Percy Obenchain Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

OBENCHAIN, Percy (Mack) Jr. November 14, 1935 – August 25, 2017 Passed away in the Veterans Hospital August 25, 2017. Born and raised in Covington, Virginia, graduated Covington High School, moved to Craig County to live with his grandmother Margaret (Maggie Maw) Phillips and then served in the U S Air Force. Mack later lived with Bob and Marie All of New Castle, and then moved to Roanoke Virginia in 1966. He retired from Norfolk Western/Southern Railroad where he worked as a clerk for 30 years then worked part-time at Kroger Towers for eight years. Mack was a member of Paxton Chapel Church in New Castle. Mack is survived by his wife of 51 years, Dessie Louise Crawford Obenchain, his mother-in-law, Helen Crawford, sister-in-law Linda Crawford Oiler and brother-in-law Joe Oiler, sister-in-law Nancy Crawford Ellett and brother-in-law Rick Ellett, as well as numerous local nephews and nieces and many cousins in South Carolina and North Carolina. Percy is preceded in death by his parents Dorothy (Phillips) Obenchain Sparks and Percy McCorkel Obenchain, Sr. and sister Paula Ann Obenchain. Mack loved hunting and fishing and football games as well as playing cards (Rook and Canasta). He will be sadly missed by family and friends. Funeral services will be held 2p.m. Monday, August 28, 2017 at Paitsel Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Morris officiating. Interment will follow at Crawford Memorial Cemetery located beside Paxton Chapel Church, New Castle. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Paitsel Funeral Home. Arrangements by Paitsel Funeral Home. www.paitselfh.com

Percy Obenchain

November 14, 1935 - August 25, 2017