John Lee Jarvis

John Lee Jarvis, 71, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away suddenly, June 4th, 2020 at his residence. John was the father of Carolee Hale (Chris) of Wilmington, N.C. and John Lee Jarvis (Jessica) of Sylvia, N.C. John graduated from Marshall University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and a Master’s Degree in Safety/OSHA. After graduating from Marshall, John joined the Police Academy and became an officer for the Huntington Police Department. While in the department John joined the team in the Drug Unit for many years. After his long career with the police department John decided to leave and start working for ACF Industries as Safety Director using his OSHA Degree. John had several other adventures during his life that he excelled and enjoyed. He also was an owner for several popular nightclubs in the Huntington area. In his later years, John was a devoted son to his mother and a great friend and advocate to her and the other residents of Huntington Health and Rehab Center. He was very attentive, kind, caring, and generous to all the residents. He was blessed with a wonderful sense of humor, quick wit, and had many great stories and funny jokes to tell that brought laughter and smiles to many. John was preceded in death by his father, John Owen “Jack” Jarvis, his mother, Gladys Maxine Frazier Jarvis, and his sister, Jan Lynn Price. Besides his children, John is survived by his brother, William Gary Jarvis(Beverly) his sister, Jina Leah Ward (Gary) and his grandchildren, Garrett Lee, Alex Lambert, Gabriel Jarvis, and Lilia Jarvis. John also had several nephews he loved and he so enjoyed watching them grow up and excel in life. John was a big advocate for animals and loved them all. Funeral arrangements are with Reger Funeral Home and services will be Wednesday at 1:30 pm at the Reger Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 12:30 pm until service time on Wednesday. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com .