Harold B Christian

Harold was born in Logan, West Virginia on December 11, 1952 to Harold B. Christian Sr. and Vada M. Williams.

He is survived by his wife, Gale Christian; his two sons Michael Watson and John Watson; his granddaughter Michaela Watson; his sister Gale Coleman-Christian; Aunt Fay Browning; and first cousins Sue Mullins and Thomas Christian.

Harold was born a simple man of simple means. Growing up in West Virginia during his childhood, he learned many of the core values that he took with him into adulthood. As a result of those core values, he enlisted in the army first as a coms guy and later a motor pool sargent. He retired out and went to Unilever as a maintenance technician, where he worked until he retired.

A good father, a good husband, and a good friend. His sole focus was the care of his daughter, Mandy Christian, and because of him and Gale, Mandy had the fullest life she could have. As a father to John and Mike, he was always there and always offered advice, as well as letting his boys make their own mistakes and be there when they did. He fixed a lot of things he didn’t break, and that carries the weight of the type of person he was. Harold and his boys spent many a day working on the jon boat or the pontoon boat, fishing, or just sitting on the porch talking.

Fishing was a passion that Harold held dear to his heart, accompanied with grilling at home during the holidays. The 4th of July was a big event for Harold, spending thousands of dollars over the course of years to grill for the neighborhood and experience generations grow.

He was there during the full time care of Mandy Christian until her passing.

His two sons, John and Michael, are on-site foreman for a product handling installation service that services the entirety of the United States. If it is a product you use in your household, it was most likely moved by one of the hundreds of systems John and Michael installed or maintained. Harold was proud of his boys and they were proud to call him their father.

Michaela Watson had a best friend and grandfather in Harold, and at times, a business partner in Michaela’s craft business. They spent their time raising chickens, where Harold would take her to get the eggs and sometimes went overboard.

There was so much more he enjoyed as a person and he will be missed more than he will know.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Services are entrusted to Crumpler Funeral Home.