Wylie Edward Hetzer

Wylie Edward “Ed” Hetzer, 83, walked into heaven after spending the day with his family at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House on January 24, 2021. He was born June 26, 1937 in Huntington, WV to the late Wylie and Ernestine Hetzer. Ed graduated from Huntington High School in 1955 and worked as a computer/data processing programmer until his retirement. He was a former Sunday School teacher and youth group leader at Madison Avenue Church of God. He also served on the church’s Board of Trustees, served as the treasurer and was on the Church Council. He was currently attending New Beginnings Church of God in Kenova. He was a little league baseball coach but his greatest joys were attending all the activities his grandkids were involved in, doing family vacations and camping. Also preceding Ed in death: brother, Darwin; and in-laws, Forrest and Mary Violet Smith. He married his high school sweetheart, Mayelma Violet Smith and they shared 64 wonderful years together. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Mark (Katherine) of Barboursville; and a daughter, Deidrea “Dee” Graves of Georgetown, Ky. Ed was a wonderful Paps to three grandchildren: Tanessa (Philip) Blankenship, Tyler (Kirsten) Hetzer and Jonathan Edward Graves. He had three great grandchildren who were the light of his life: Olivia and Christian Blankenship and Maddix Hetzer. Services will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 12 pm at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Bill Blankenship and Pastor Bob Ingels. Pallbearers will be: grandsons Tyler Hetzer and Jonathan Graves; grandson-in-law Philip Blankenship; Mike Collins, Charlie McGuire, Ron Capron, and Dan Purrington.  Friends may call from 10 am until service time on Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. Those attending are asked to follow CDC guidelines and state mandates of social distancing and mask wearing. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice House of Huntington, or New Beginnings Church of God, Kenova.