Bernita K. Epling Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Bernita K. Epling of Ripley, West Virginia, who passed away on April 20, 2026, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Bernita may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bernard Knott and Susie Kathleen Knott (Bland); and her husband Gary L. Epling. She is survived by: her daughter Rebekah Epling; her siblings, Stephen Knotts, Karla Upton and Karen Fillingame; and her grandson Walker.