Obituary

John r. Henning, 84, of charleston, wv passed away peacefully saturday, may 4, 2019 at hubbard hospice house.

John was born september 9, 1934 in new matamoras, ohio. John graduated from marietta (ohio) college with a degree in petroleum engineering in 1956. With almost 40 years of service with the columbia system companies, in 1989 he became vice president of exploration and development for columbia gas transmission   he was elected president and ceo of columbia natural resources and columbia coal gasification.   over the span of his career, he was credited with pioneering innovative techniques in the areas of exploration and production. In 2012, john was inducted into the marietta college petroleum engineering and geology hall of fame.

He is survived by his children; sons, john drew of charleston, wv, matthew robert of woodstock, ga; daughter, paige (jeff) richmond of leon, wv; grandchildren, avery, ,allison, jennifer, and ryan henning and adam and dylan richmond.

John will be sadly missed by his friends and family. The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to shirley greenwood and also thank the staff at hubbard hospice house for the wonderful care they provided.

Donations may be made in john’s memory to: the donald c, hubbard and john r. Henning scholarship fund established at marietta college, 215 fifth street, marietta, oh 45750

per john’s request there will be no service or funeral scheduled.

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

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