Calling honors were 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 15 and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, September 16 for Gary Haught, Class of 1971, who passed away Tuesday, September 13.

Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, September 16 at the Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Avenue, Fairmont. Gary will be buried in the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton with full military rites.

Gary is survived by his mother, Nellie Fortney Haught, 81, who shared a Traction Avenue home in Monongah with Gary. His dad, Jennings Haught, predeceased Gary. He also is survived by his children Shawn, Jennifer and Sunnie.

Gary’s sister is Tammy Haught Vandergrift of Frankfurt, Kentucky, who wrote:

“In Loving Memory of my Big Brother. Gary Haught. 01/22/1954-09/13/2016. U will be missed every day.”

Gary was a fighter, as a member of the Army and as a boxer. He underwent surgery in October 2015, and had been in Veterans Administration hospitals in Clarksburg and Pittsburgh for a total of 3 or more weeks. But the disease finally put him down for the Final Count.

He also dealt with his Mom’s 2015 stay in Fairmont Regional Medical Center.

Gary was the guy behind Gary’s Pro Painting. Another talent that Gary had.

Gary’s fellow Class of 1971 member, Jafus “Jay” Holman, Jr., kept Monongah High alumni informed of Gary’s situation as the news got worse and worse.

Sue Schrader, Class of 1971, who spoke to Gary during his final days, wrote to Jay:

“I am so grateful you let me talk to him, Jay. Thank you for being there and letting him know that we all loved him. I will miss his laughter. I enjoyed him so much.”

Gary’s obituary:

Gary Allen Haught
(January 22, 1954 - September 13, 2016)

Gary Allen Haught, 62, of Monongah passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Louis A. Johnson VA Hospital in Clarksburg. He was born January 22, 1954 in Marion County, son of the late Jennings Haught and Nellie (Fortney) Haught of Monongah.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated his own painting business for many years. Gary was very well liked and enjoyed his many friends on facebook.

In addition to his mother, Nellie Haught of Monongah, he is survived by one son and two daughters, Shawn, Jennifer, and Sunnie; one sister, Tammy Vandergrift of Kentucky; a nephew, Chris Vandergrift and wife Trenna; and a great nephew, Issac Vandergrift.

The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave. in Fairmont from 11 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday Sept. 16, in the funeral home with Pastor Bill Preston officiating.

 

Interment will follow at the WV National Cemetery with full military rites being performed at graveside by the Taylor County Color Guard Unit.

 

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com  

 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Nellie Haught and mailed to Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave. Fairmont, WV 26554.


Jay, Sally, Sue & another Susan pay their respects to Gary

Sue Ahouse Schrader, Class of 1971; John “JB” Baransky of Fairmont; Mary Kitty Ahouse Morrison, Class of 1968; Parma Fetty, Class of 1973; Jim Davis, Class of 1964; Sally Wood Tarley, Class of 1959; and Jay Holman, Jr., Class of 1971, were among those who paid their final respects to Gary at Friday’s calling hours.