Deakin, Estella Virginia Eckard, 92, of 
Wheeling, WV., died Sunday, July 25, 2010 in 
Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling.
	She was born December 14, 1917 in 
Wheeling, WV.
	Mrs. Deakin retired with 22 years of 
service with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, 
Corporate Offices, Wheeling ;was a member of 
Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church.  
	She was a 50 year member of both the 
Order of the Eastern Star and the White Shrine 
of Jerusalem, and a member of  Daughters of the 
Nile.
	She was preceded in death by her 
husband, John Nelson Deakin, Jr in 2006.
	                          Surviving are 
a daughter, Arlene L. Helms and her husband, 
Donald of Dandridge, TN; a grandchild, Charles 
Nelson Helms of Dandridge, TN; a niece, Linda 
Jane Eckard Grossman, of New York City, NY.
	Friends will be received from 10 a.m. 
until the time of service at 11:30 a.m. Friday, 
July 30, 2010 at the Kepner Funeral Home, 
National Road at Bethany Pike, Wheeling, 304-232-
2732 with the Reverend Chuck Laplaca 
officiating.  Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, 
Wheeling.
	Memorial contributions may made to the 
Knights Templar Eye Foundation c/o Scottish 
Rite, 83-14th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.
	Personal condolence may be offered to 
the family at www.kepnerfuneral.com.