Macie J. Cecil

December 13, 1933 - January 23, 2009

Macie June Cecil, 75, of Barkers Ridge, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 23, 2009 in a Beckley hospital, following a long illness. Born December 13, 1933 at Dott, she was the daughter of the late Raider Byrd and Gladys Lafferty Hylton. Mrs. Cecil was a homemaker. She was Baptist by faith and attended the Good Shepherd Independent Church, Mullens. In her leisure, she enjoyed being with family and spending time with her grandchildren and attending church, cooking, and loved animals, especially her Chihuahua, Tiny. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Allen Cecil; two sons, Richard and Jimmy Cecil; a brother, Clarence Hylton; and a sister, Laddy Hubbard. Those left to cherish her memory include a daughter, Jeanette Bailey, of Barkers Ridge; three sons, David Cecil and his wife, Charlene, of Beckley, Roger Cecil of Barkers Ridge, and Kenneth Cecil of Beckley; eleven grandchildren, Cindy, Andy, Jimmy, Melissa, Crystal, Brian, Eddie, Mandy, Adam, Buddy, and Andie; and six great-grandchildren, Jody, Georgia, Bailey, Samatha, Emily, and Devin. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Tankersley Funeral Home with Rev. Mickey Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Andy, Brian, Buddy, and Jimmy Cecil, Roger Collins, and Eddie Bailey.