Russell Brown Wittig Jr.

Russell “Rus” Brown Wittig, Jr. (85), of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away on December 29, 2018. Rus was born in Daphna, near Broadway, Virginia on May 23, 1933. He was the oldest child of the late Russell Brown Wittig, Sr. (Pete) and Nannie Mabel Zirkle Wittig. On May 24, 1975, he was united in marriage to Coleen F. Robertson. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his step-daughters, Deborah Raynes and husband, David, of Broadway, Virginia and Dee Ann Queen and husband, Dave, of Williamstown, West Virginia; grandchildren, Daniel Raynes of Broadway, Virginia, Kage Queen and wife, Kelsey, of Smyrna, Delaware and Mahkayla Queen and fiancé, Brandon Streeter, of Williamstown, West Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Joy Marie Andes Wittig, a brother, Walter Carlton Wittig, and a sister and brother-in-law, Deborah Elizabeth Wittig Sims and Larry Sims. A memorial service will be held at Wayside Methodist Church in Vienna, West Virginia on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Another memorial service will be held at Mount Olivet Church of the Brethren in Timberville, Virginia on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Per his wishes, Rus will be cremated and his ashes spread on the Shenandoah Mountain in Virginia at a later date. Contributions in his memory may be made to Wayside Building Fund, Wayside Methodist Church, 3001 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, West Virginia 26105.