Obituary

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.        revelation 21:4

christopher allen hickman of charleston passed away at hubbard house on september 28, 2017, after a long battle with alzheimer’s. He was preceded in death by his parents, james and alice hickman and brother john preston hickman.

He is survived by his wife, regina of charleston; son, bradley (vanessa) of mineral wells; daughter, tiffany (drew) smith of charleston.Grandchildren johnathan hickman, kenyon, ava and devon smith; his sisters, janet hickman and margaret weinberger both of charleston.

He was born in rainelle, greenbrier county on august 23 1955.  his family later moved to charleston. He graduated from sissonville high school class of 1973.

He retired from aep-john amos plant. He was a union member and officer of steelworkers local 8621.  he loved working with his

tools and got his contractor license. He later worked at officemax and tractor supply.

Alzheimer’s didn’t take all of his quick wit and humor. He enjoyed his last months with family and friends.

His last month was spent at home under the compassionate kindness and care of kanawha hospice and hubbard house. Thank you, scott, beth, cheryl, sharon and jane.

Special thanks to these family, friends and neighbors for their kindness, meals and help with chris-jeff mosteller, joey coen, leslie fisher, paulette thomas, alta & keith vanbibber, kenny & linda boggess, phil & laverne fowler.

Per chris’s wishes a private service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to kanawha hospice 1606 kanawha blvd west, charleston, wv 25387, or kanawha county animal shelter, 1248 greenbrier street, charleston, wv 25311.

Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.Barlowbonsall.Com

cremation and arrangements are in the care of barlow-bonsall funeral home in charleston.