Obituary of Alfred Lee Doty

Alfred Lee Doty Of Kistler, WV Alfred Lee Doty, 83, of Kistler, departed this life to be with the Lord Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. He was born May 30, 1929, at Man, the son of the late Ernest Henry, Sr. and Addie Ruth Burgess Doty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ernest H. Doty, Jr. and his wife, Beatrice Porter Doty, Jack T. Doty, Sr. and his wife, Virginia Gollihue Doty, and Max B. Doty. Alfred was a retired mechanic and electrician in the coal mines for 42 years and was a member of the U.M.W.A. District 17. As a young man, Al earned his pilot's license and loved to fly airplanes. A couple of years ago, accompanied by his son Roger, he was able to revisit his love of flying when a local pilot from our local airport allowed him to have a supervised piloting session over WV. One of the greatest accomplishments of Al's life was when he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1993. He immediately took membership in Kistler Freewill Baptist Church where he was a very active member and enjoyed taking part in all church activities. Devoted to his family, Al was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Quiet by nature, Al was humble in all that he did and has left a legacy of faithfulness for those who shared his life. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Al was the loving husband of 63 years to the love of his life, Beulah Copley Doty; the devoted father of Roger Doty, Sr. of Charleston and Bruce (Ramona) Doty of Lorado; the beloved brother of Ruth White of Andover, OH, Myrna (David) Bucy of Melbourne, FL, Mona (Troy) Lambert of Chesapeake, VA, and Diana "Jo" (Thomas) Morelli of Virginia Beach, VA and sister-in-law, Von Doty of Kistler; the loving grandfather of three, Amanda (Stacey) Hager of Charleston, Roger (Kristy) Doty of Beckley, and Tracey (Riki) De of Crites; great-grandfather to grandsons, Jase Doty of Beckley and Cashel and Cormac Hager of Charleston; and uncle to many nieces and nephews along with a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Kistler Freewill Baptist Church at Kistler with Rev. Roland Cook assisted by Rev. Harry "Buddy" Hager and Al's special friend and Brother in Christ, George Duncan. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Kistler Freewill Baptist Church and one hour prior to services at the church also. Pall bearers will be family and friends. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in memory of Al to the Kistler Freewill Baptist Church, P. O. Box 121, Kistler, WV 25628. Online condolences may be sent to www.krantzmcneelyfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man.