Pastor GregoryAllen Bland, age 63 of Petersburg, WV went to his Heavenly Home on
Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg.
Greg was born on July 16, 1959 in Petersburg, WV and was a son of the late Billy Rush
Bland and Hilda Elizabeth (Mauzy) Bland.
Greg is survived by his wife of 39 years, Carol Jean (Whetzel) Bland, 2 sons, Jonathan
Gregory Bland and wife Heather of Petersburg, WV and Joshua Nathanael Bland of
Winter Garden, Florida; one granddaughter, Lettie Summer Bland; step-mother, Emma
Bland of Petersburg, WV; three brothers, Bobby Bland, Billy R. Bland Jr. and wife
Teresa, and Jeff Bland all of Dorcas, WV. One half-sister, Beverly Dawn Goldizen and
husband Tom of Riverton, WV, one adopted brother, Joseph Bland, one adopted sister,
Evelyn Ours and husband Ray of Petersburg, WV and several nieces and nephews.
Greg was a graduate of Petersburg High School in 1977 and graduated fromAntietam
Bible College in Hagerstown, MD. He first pastored White Pine and Kelley’s Chapel
Churches of the Brethren in a yoke parish in Purgittsville, WV. He also pastored the
Knobley Church of the Brethren in Antioch, WV and Maysville Bible Brethren in
Maysville, WV and Harper’s Chapel in South Fork, WV.
Greg worked for Potomac Highland Guild for several years and was a Walmart greeter at
Moorefield for 10 years. His pastime was woodworking as a hobby. He also enjoyed
hunting and spending time in the family hunting cabin.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 5 – 8 pm at the
Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, WV.
Funeral service will be Thursday 11AM in the Chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home with
Pastor Craig Howard and Pastor Randy Mongold officiating.
Interment will be in the Brake Cemetery, Petersburg, WV.
Memorials may be made to the Bland Family, c/o of Schaeffer Funeral Home,
Petersburg, WV.