Obituaries

Jessica Pittman
Nov 7, 2007
Jessica Lee Pittman, 22 of Cool Ridge died Wednesday morning November 7, 2007 at home. Born August 3, 1985 in Beckley she is the daughter of Paula Ann Pittman of Charleston and James Leroy Pittman of Cool Ridge. Jessie was a fantastic artist who loved music and hanging out with her friends.She is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather...

Mary Wallace
Oct 24, 2007
Mary Rose Wallace, 90, of Hinton passed over to her eternal reward, Wednesday October 24, 2007 at her home surrounded by family and friends following a short illness. Born January 22, 1917 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late John R. and Mae Miller Hobbs. She was a lifelong resident of Summers Co., a Charter Member of the...

Betty Mann
Oct 23, 2007
Betty J. Mann, 74, of Talcott, died Oct. 23, 2007 at the Giles Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born March 29, 1933 at Braeholm in Logan Co., she was a daughter of the late E. B. and Elizabeth Brooks Nelson. She had lived most of her life at Talcott, a homemaker, Member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, The...

Luther Basham
Oct 19, 2007
Luther V. Basham, 88 of Jumping Branch, died Friday October 19, 2007 at the Harmony House Nursing Home following a long illness. Born June 6, 1919 in Summers Co. he was a son of the late Aden and Ollie Pack Basham. A Veteran of the United States Army who served his country in World War II, avid outdoorsman who attended...

Harold Reed
Oct 13, 2007
Harold Elmer Reed, 78, of Hinton, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following a long illness. Born October 5, 1929 in Summers Co., he was the son of the late Lonza L and Nina S. Deeds Reed. Harold served his country proudly in the United States Air Force from 1951 until 1959 during...

Stella Lilly
Oct 11, 2007
Stella Cleo Worley Lilly, 96 of Beckley, formerly of Ellison, died at 4:20 A.M. Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the Pinecrest Nursing Home, following a long illness. Born August 18, 1911 at Dunns, she was the daughter of the late Logan and Dosie Pettrey Lilly and had lived all of her life in Summers and Raleigh Counties. She was a...

James Vallandingham
Oct 8, 2007
James Walter Vallandingham, 72, of San Antonio, TX, formerly of Hinton, passed away on October 8, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born the son of the late Marvin and Lois Bennett Vallandingham on March 8, 1935, in Hinton, West Virginia. After graduation from Hinton High School, he had his first tour in the US Army from 1953 to...

Violet Pack
Oct 5, 2007
Mae Pack, 91, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Jumping Branch, died Friday at 2:30 A. M. October 5, 2007 at the Community Hospice of North East Florida, following a short illness. Born June 7, 1916 at Slab Fork, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Maggie Meadows Maddy. At the age of 14 she went to the Pack...

Mary Stephens
Sep 30, 2007
Mary C. â??Margaretâ?? Stephens, 87, of Madams Creek, Hinton, died Sunday September 30, 2007 at 2:06 P.M. at the Bowerâ??s Hospice House, following a long illness. Born October 12, 1919 at Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Josie Snuffer Montgomery. Mrs. Stephens was a homemaker, a member of the Church of the Brethern at Crab Orchard and...

Myrtle Quesenberry
Sep 30, 2007
Myrtle K. Quesenberry, 87, of Hinton, died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a short illness. Born December 11, 1919 at Blue Jay, she was the daughter of the late Lindsey and Lena Meadows Cox. She was the past owner and operator of the Kitchen Restaurant in Hinton and was a loving...

Losey Bennett
Sep 26, 2007
Losey Lee â??Leeâ?? Bennett, 55, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA. Born January 10, 1952 in Hinton, he was the son of the late Losey Ernest and Margaret Faye Meadows Bennett. Losey was a Christian who was a retired Maintenance Supervisor for Pipestem State...

Joseph Jolliffe
Sep 15, 2007
Joseph Leroy â??Joeâ?? Jolliffe, 58, of Hinton, died at 10:15 Am. Saturday, September 15, 2007 at his home, following a long illness. Born January 16, 1949 at Hinton, he was the son of Mrs. Hattie Faye Bragg Jolliffe of Hinton and the late Thomas Benton Jolliffe. Joe was a Timberman, a member of the Freedom Baptist Church on Powleyâ??s Creek...

Arbutus Adkins
Sep 11, 2007
Arbutus Osborne Adkins, 76 of Hinton died Tuesday evening September 11, 2007 at the Springfield Center in Lindside following a long illness. Born October 24, 1930 at Milton, she was the daughter of the late James Howard and Eliza Jane Devlin Osborne. Mrs. Adkins was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hinton and a homemaker. Preceded in death...

Shirley Cales
Sep 10, 2007
Shirley Jean Cales, 65, of Hilldale, died at 3:05 P.M. Monday, September 10, 2007 at the home of her son, at Dunbar, following a long illness. Born July 26, 1942 in Fayette Co., she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Ruth Hurd Williams. Shirley lived most of her life at Hilldale. She was a member of the U.S....

David Meadows
Sep 9, 2007
David N. Meadows, 55 of Leland NC, formerly of Madams Creek died Sunday September 9, 2007 at his home following a short illness of cancer. Born April 22, 1952 at Madams Creek he was the son of Donald and Melba Hogan Meadows of Madams Creek. David had worked for Waste Industries of New Hanover County, NC for 25 years and...

James Pitzer
Sep 8, 2007
James â??Samboâ?? Pitzer, 55, of Tug Creek died Saturday September 8, 2007 at his home. Born May 16, 1952 at Hinton he was a son of the late Thomas Pitzer and Willowvee Pitzer Cyrus and stepfather James Cyrus. A skilled logger, heavy equipment operator and mechanic for Lane Trucking with 20 years of service who had a real love for...

Fred Bolling
Sep 8, 2007
Fred S. Bolling 94, of Southside died Saturday September 8, 2007 at his home following a long illness. Born October 15, 1912 in Raleigh Co. near Hinton he was a son of the late Sherman and Sarah Underwood Bolling. Fred worked in timber most of his life having worked for his brother Nathan Bolling and the D.B. Abshire Lumber Co.Retired...

Lorna Pack
Sep 3, 2007
Lorna D. Pack, 94, of Forrest Hill, died at 5:30 P.M. Monday September 3, 2007 at her home following a short illness. Born January 22, 1913 at Dunns, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Ali Walter and Tennarie Caroline Mann Lilly. Mrs. Pack was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church at Red Sulphur Springs and...

Doris Eagle
Sep 1, 2007
Doris L. Eagle, 92, of Hinton, died Saturday September 1, 2007 at 7:20 pm at the Bluestone Care Home at Nimitz, following a long illness.Born March 29, 1915 at Everette, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Bradley â??Stoney Billâ?? and Mildred Vialls Loomis.She was a graduate of Hinton High School in 1936, Wilfred Beauty Academy in New...

Roger Wilson
Aug 29, 2007
Roger Dolan Wilson Sr., 54, of Shady Spring, WV died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at his home. Born November 2, 1952 at Hazy, WV, he was the son of Rev. Delpha Jeffries Lusk and her husband W.W. Lusk of Shady Spring, WV and Don Wilson and his wife Roxie of Lexington, NC. Roger was an automobile mechanic. Preceded in death...