Graveside services for
Dana Ray Stinson
Dearly Beloved: I’m the senior pastor at Hissom Tabernacle. After today, feel free to reach out to me if you need anything. On the behalf of Dana’s family, we would like to thank you all for your compassion and for being here today. We have gathered here today to praise God, to be a witness of our Christian faith, and to celebrate and honor the life of Dana Ray Stinson.
Prayer: Lord today is a tough day for us. Accepting the fact that in the next few minutes we are going to be saying our farewell to Dana is so difficult. But we choose to worship you and celebrate the life his life, whom you have called back into your presence. Lord come near today and linger with us. We are so grateful that you have made us all in your own image, giving us gifts and talents with which to serve you. Thank you for Dana’s life, and all the 85 years we shared with him. We lift him to you today, in honor of the good we saw in him and the love we felt from him. Please give us the strength to leave him in your care, in the knowledge of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Song sang by his grandson Hayden Linhart Amazing Grace My Chains are gone
Reading of the obituary,
Dana Ray Stinson, 85, of St. Albans, WV passed away February 5, 2024 surrounded by his family and friends at the Hubbard House West, South Charleston after an extended illness.
He was born May 3, 1938 in St. Albans, WV to the late Ross Stinson and Reba Brightwell. Also preceding in death is his sister Irene Mullins; brothers Alvin “Rocky” Jr, Delbert, and Willard Stinson and step-son David Michael Daniels.
Dana was a 1958 graduate of St. Albans High School where he played football and enjoyed other sports as well, he spent many days bowling at Town and Country Lanes, loved the outdoors hunting deer, riding his tractor and cutting grass. He was retired from the Charleston Gazette and Daily Mail with many years of service and has been currently employed as a carrier with the Herald-Dispatch in the St. Albans area.
Surviving is his loving wife Rebecca Moore Stinson and daughter Jessica Linhart (Kevin) Linhart; his children Dana Wayne Stinson of Parkersburg, WV, Joanna Godfrey of Randleman, NC, Jonathan Stinson of St. Albans, WV, and grandchildren Ghree Lockard, Evanna Graham, Elainna, Juliana and Hayden Linhart, Dakota Stinson.
A graveside service will be conducted Friday, February 9, 2024, 2 PM at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Dunbar with his daughter Pastor Jessica Linhart officiating. Burial will follow after the service.
Song by his grandson “When I get to Heaven, I’m gonna sing sing sing!”
Reading of Psalm 23 (King James Version)
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”
A word from scripture:
Let’s take comfort from God’s Word today: John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? (John 11:25-26)
3 things to take from the scripture for today:
FIRST, peace is promised.
SECOND, God has prepared a place for us.
THIRD, God has prepared a way for us to get there
Pray Together! The Lord’s Prayer
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
Opportunity for audience to speak of Dana!
Committal prayer:
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother Dana Ray Stinson and we commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust. In the name of Jesus the Son, Amen!
