Obituary

Drexel “drex” monroe vealey, 84, of charleston, passed away monday, july 21, 2014.

He was born in paint creek to the late marie and charles vealey. He graduated from stonewall jackson high school in 1948. After serving his country in the navy, he attended and graduated from morris harvey college with a bachelor of science degree in marketing in 1956. After working several years, drex decided to go back to school and attended wvu and obtained his law degree. He began his legal career working for legal aid and later worked as a partner in the law firm of kaufman, ghiz, vealey & sergent and later ghiz and vealey. Drex also worked for the lawyers title insurance company in lakeland, fla., for a brief period of time. He finished out his career working as an attorney for the state public service commission before retiring at age 65 and moving to florida in 1995. Drex moved back to charleston in 2006 to be closer to his family.

Surviving drex are his two children, sarah vogel (tom) and david vealey; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his brother, harold (sharon); sister, jan farris (john); and many nieces and nephews. Drex was preceded in death by his sister, betty bradley. Also important in his life were the mother of his children, kay perry vealey, and joanna gibson vealey, mother of his stepchildren, jeffrey gibson, tonya stamarski and nathaniel gibson.

Memorial service will be held at 6 p.M. Wednesday, july 23, at barlow bonsall funeral home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank quarry manor assisted living, braley care homes and dream home assisted living for the special care they provided drex during his struggles with alzheimer’s. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to hospice care and the alzheimer’s association.

You may send condolences to the family at www.Barlowbonsall.Com.

Barlow bonsall funeral home has been entrusted to handle the arrangements.