Earl Wayne Haga

PRINCETON - Earl Wayne “Red” Haga, 80, of Princeton died Thursday, February 18, 2016. Born February 14, 1936, in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late William Roosevelt Haga and Mary Ines Walls Haga. Wayne was faithful to the Lord and loved his wife and family. He was a partner in Persinger and Company, LLC prior to his retirement and was a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Princeton, as he had been in congregations in Galax, Bedford and Roanoke, Virginia. Wayne had a ready smile and he enjoyed travel, golf and fishing with a troupe of dear friends. An alumnus of Concord College (now Concord University), he was a member of and held leadership positions in groups such as the Lions Club, The United Way, Concord University Alumni Association, professional associations and many others. Through his service and by example, he taught his children to be responsible citizens, to learn and to seek to do good. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Rosa Woodring Haga, siblings Louise McLean and William Haga, Jr. and half-sibling, Norma Jean Akers. Survivors include two sons, Michael W. Haga of Charleston, SC, and Kevin Haga and wife Paula of Valrico, FL; siblings, James “Cotton” Haga and wife “Tincie” of Helen, WV; Carl Haga and wife Rachael of Corrine, WV; Kay Sanford and husband “Sandy” of Aurora, CO; Evelyn Mills and husband “Sonny” of Zephyr Hills, FL; half-siblings, Tina Varejcka of Nebraska and William Haga and wife Maggie of California, and many beloved in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2016, at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel with Rev. Scott Sears officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Earl Wayne and Rosa Woodring Haga Scholarship Fund at Concord University c/o Concord University Foundation, P.O. Box 1405, Athens, WV 24712. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday, February 21 at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To view a video tribute to Mr. Haga or share online condolences with the family please visit www.bailey-kirk.com.

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Earl Wayne Haga

February 14, 1936 - February 18, 2016