Obituaries

John O'Dell
Jan 26, 2007
John Patrick Oâ??Dell joined his Brothers Shannon and Joseph in Eternal Life on January 26, 2007. Born in Price Utah on April 21, 1978 he graduated from Summers County High School and joined the United States Navy Submarine Service and made patrol on USS Ohio Trident Submarine. He was a former employee of Coles Nursery at Pipestem. John received Last...

Harry Webb
Jan 23, 2007
Harry L. Webb, 79 of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord at 6:45 A.M. Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at the Bluestone Care Home following a long illness. Born June 25, 1927 at Bertha he was the son of the late Tyler and Nellie Haynes Webb. He was a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church and a lifelong resident...

Mae White
Jan 21, 2007
Mae Jerolee White, 75, of Bluefield, departed this life on January 21, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family, following a short illness. Born April 12, 1931 in Greenbrier County, she was the daughter of the late Orville and Mamie Bowden Taylor. She was a Family Nurse Practitioner in Bluefield employed by Dr. Sekkarie. She was a dedicated health...

Nellie Harvey
Jan 20, 2007
Nellie Virginia Maxey Harvey, 92, widow of the late Elder Owen Darah Harvey, passed away at 1:50 A.M. Saturday, January 20, 2007 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, where she had been a patient since Wednesday morning. She had been in poor health for several years and in noticeable decline the last several months. Mrs. Harvey was...

Joyce Crawford
Jan 19, 2007
Joyce A. Crawford, 64, of Jumping Branch died at 6:00 P.M. Friday, January 19, 2007 at the Charleston Area Medical Center following a long illness. Born May 23, 1942 at Oswald, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Zada Bowles Morrison. She was a member of the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle and was the former owner of Bobâ??s Produce...

John Wilcox
Jan 19, 2007
John L. Wilcox, 88, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 19, 2007, at CAMC, after a short illness. He was a dedicated, loving husband, father and grandfather. Born April 18, 1918 in Wyco, WV, John L. grew up near Boone, NC. He was the son of the late Arnold Glen and Hester Wilcox. Most of his career,...

Robert Smith
Jan 18, 2007
Robert Lawrence â??Larryâ?? Smith, 58, of Danville, WV, formerly of Hinton, died at 8:15 P.M. Thursday January 18, 2006 at the Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown, following a short illness. Born December 17, 1948 at Hinton, he was the son of Sarah L. Burk Smith of Hinton and the late Robert Leonard Smith. Larry was a graduate of Hinton High...

Joseph Szilvasi
Jan 13, 2007
Joseph John Szilvasi, 52, of Hinton, died Sunday, January 13, 2006, in an apartment fire, in Huntington, WV or the Joe Szilvasi Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund, c/o Reachh, 411 Temple St., Hinton, WV 25951. Born September 5, 1954 at Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Annie J. Ignatz Szilvasi of Carrick, PA and the late John Szilvazi. Mr. Szilvasi...
Earl Wills
Jan 10, 2007
Earl Junior Wills, 75, of Warrenton, VA, formerly of Martinsburg, WV died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at the Prince William Hospital at Manassas, VA, following a long illness. Born May 4, 1931 at Hinton, WV he was the son of the late Hubert H. and Rosalie Hill Wills. Mr. Wills was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran and was retired from...

Gregory Scott
Jan 3, 2007
Gregory Cole Scott, 59, of Jumping Branch died 6:00 a.m. Wednesday January 3, 2007 at the VAMC Beckley following a long illness. Born May 21, 1947 at Hinton, he was a son of Mildred Cole Scott of Jumping Branch and the late George B. Scott. Greg was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Disabled Clerk and...

James Raines
Jan 2, 2007
James Raymond Raines, 56, of Pence Springs, died at 5:40 A.M. Tuesday January 2, 2007 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born October 8, 1950 in Summers County, he was a son of the late Jesse and Thelma Louise Meadows Raines. James was a United States Marine Corp veteran who served in the Vietnam Conflict and...

Carl Amick
Dec 30, 2006
Carl William Amick, 76, of Nimitz, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2006 while working on his farm at Nimitz, WV. Born January 31, 1930 at Russellville, WV, he was the son of the late William Bartlett and Lena Nutter Amick. Mr. Amick was a 1948 graduate of Nutall High School. Following high school he joined the U.S. Navy and became...

Donna Lilly
Dec 24, 2006
Donna L. Lilly, 46, of Sutton, died from injuries received in an automobile accident at 9:00 A.M. Sunday on U.S. Rt. 19 near Sutton. Born November 4, 1960 at Elk Garden, WV, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Gladys Powell Hartman. Donna was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church at Martinsburg and a 1979...

Mary Maddy
Dec 19, 2006
Mary E. Maddy, 85, of 201 Summers St., Hinton, died Tuesday morning Dec. 19, 2006 at the Summers Co. ARH at Hinton following a long illness. Born December 10, 1921 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Belle Lilly Lilly.Mrs. Maddy was a lifelong resident of Hinton, a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church...

Kenneth Reed
Dec 19, 2006
Mr. Kenneth K. Reed, 77, of Beech Run, Hinton, died at his home on December 19, 2006. Born January 6, 1929 at Summers Co., he was the son of the late Lonnie and Virginia Meador Reed. Mr. Reed was retired from the C&O Railroad and was a U. S. Air Force Veteran. He is survived by his wife Willa Hatcher...

Jahue Meador
Dec 18, 2006
Jahue T. Meador Jr., 84, of Pipestem, died at 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 18, 2006 at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 28, 1922 at Lick Creek, WV he was the son of the late Jahue Tolliver Meador Sr. and Luzzannie Bell Blair Meador. Mr. Meador was a retired Jeweler, a trade he practiced for the...

Ernest Berry
Dec 16, 2006
Ernest Ralph Berry, 87, of Brooks, died Saturday evening at the Springfield Center at Landside, following a long illness. Born December 10, 1919 in Raleigh Co. near Hinton, he was the son of the late Sampson and Viola Plumley Berry. Mr. Berry was a former timberman and a former window factory worker for the Graham Window Co., he was an...

Ruby Parker
Dec 6, 2006
Ruby Erma Parker, 71, of 417 Temple St. Hinton, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Hinton. Born February 16, 1935, at Athens, WV she was a daughter of the late Claude Masten and Mazie Sue Weiss Trivett. A homemaker and a member of the Central Baptist Church of Amelia, OH and was active in the affairs of the Church. Ruby...

Madlean Adkins
Nov 27, 2006
Madlean T. Adkins, 83, of Hinton, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born August 4, 1923 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Burman and Emma Jane Bennett Adkins. Madlean was a very loving Mother, a lifelong resident of Hinton and attended the Freedom Baptist Church...

Charles Steers
Nov 14, 2006
Charles Dempsey Steers, 74, of Keatley Springs, died at 7:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born August 29, 1932 at Hinton, he was the son of the late William and Rosie Lea Gill Steers. Charles had lived most of his life at Hinton, he was a member...