Obituary

Emily humphries warden, of charleston died oct. 24, 2015 at the arthur b. Hodges center.  she had a short illness.
She was a retired kanawha county school teacher with 35 years of service.  she taught in several kanawha county schools and was the business education supervisor when she retired in 1988.  she was a member of the baptist temple since 1947.  she was a member of the delta kappa gamma, past president of the sheppard’s center of charleston, and past president of the pilot club of charleston and the east end coalition for families, volunteer in the prokids program, member of the red hat society, past president of church women united and served on the board of american baptist ministries.
She was preceded in death by her husband, lacy e. Warden jr., in 1981 and her son, lacy e. Warden iii in 2015.
She was a native of hinton, she attended longwood college in farmville, va and graduated from wvu.  she received her master’s degree from marshall university.
She is survived by her daughter, libby crick and her husband, george novaky, of lexington, sc and grandchildren; jamie crick of west palm beach, fl and katherine warden of barrow, alaska.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.M. On wed. Oct. 28, 2015, at barlow bonsall funeral home, charleston.  visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  burial will be at a later date in hinton, wv.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charleston baptist temple, 209 morris st, charleston, wv 25301 or the sheppard’s center.