Obituaries

Ralph Ballengee
Mar 13, 2007
Ralph Emory Ballengee, 69 of Sandstone went home to be with the Lord, March 13, 2007 at the home of Grayson and Barbara Brinegar his family and caregivers following a short illness. Born September 24, 1937 in Ohio he was the son of the late Jim and Hattie Sears Ballengee and he was the last surviving member of his immediate...

Charles Dawson
Mar 1, 2007
Charles William Dawson, 61, of Hilldale, died at 6:24 A.M. Thursday, March 01, 2007 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Fairlea, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 3, 1945 at Hilldale, he was the son of the late William Howard and Mary Elizabeth Boone Dawson. He was a former employee of the LEAR Corporation of Covington, VA...

Robert Wynes
Feb 22, 2007
Robert Langford â??Langâ?? Wynes, 54, of Talcott, died at 1:40 A.M. Thursday February 22, 2007, at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Fairlea, following a long illness. Born October 10, 1952 at Lowell, he was the son of Patricia A. Chapman Wynes of Lowell and the late William Lee Wynes Sr. â??Langâ?? was a 1972 graduate of Talcott High School,...

James Ashley
Feb 20, 2007
James David Ashley, 50 of Beckley formerly of Hinton, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007. Born February 8, 1957 at Hinton, he was the son of Jack Bean Ashley of Hinton and the late Betty Jo Thompson Ashley. David was a 1975 graduate of Hinton High School and a graduate of WV Tech at Montgomery with degrees in Electrical and Mining...

Helen Farmer
Feb 18, 2007
Helen M. Farmer, 76, of Madams Creek, Hinton died at 3:00 P.M. Sunday February 18, 2007 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born February 12, 1931 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Bessie Davis Farmer and had lived all of her life in Hinton. She was a former nurse aide...

Lennie Wills
Feb 17, 2007
Lennie Wilma Wills, 89, of Jumping Branch a loving wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord 8:50 P.M. Saturday, February 17, 2007 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born February 19, 1917 at Ellison, she was a daughter of the late Wilbert and Susie Pettry Cox. A lifelong resident of Summers Co....

Basil Garten
Feb 11, 2007
Basil Lee Garten, 56, of Hinton, died Sunday, February 11, 2007 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born April 12, 1950 at Brooks, he was the son of the late Powell and Lorene Bragg Garten. Basil was a 1969 Graduate of Hinton High School, a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Viet Nam...

Debbie Bower
Feb 11, 2007
Debbie Bower, 53, of Barger Springs died Sunday February 11, 2007 at her home following a long illness. Born August 19, 1953 at Talcott she was the daughter of Betty Joe Nelson Mann of Talcott and the late Joe Mann. She was a 1971 graduate of Talcott High School and a 27 year employee of the Hinton Kroger Store. She...

Mary Lawson
Feb 9, 2007
Mary Belle Lawson, 89, of Hinton, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, February 9, 2007 at her home, following a short illness. Born November 3, 1917 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Hattie Echoles Lawson Sr. Mary was a member of the First Christian Church of Hinton. She was retired from the Medical Records Department of...

Gary Lilly
Feb 8, 2007
Gary Wayne Lilly, 51, of Lebanon, Ky., formerly of Pipestem, WV, died Wednesday, February 8, at University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fl.Born May 14, 1955 at Pipestem, he was the son of the late James C. â??Busterâ?? and Margie Keaton Lilly of Pipestem. Mr. Lilly spent most of his working career as a plant superintendent for a Capital...

Nicole Cales
Jan 29, 2007
Nicole Cales, 10, of Ramp, died Monday, January 29, 2007 at the CAMC General Division, at Charleston, from injuries received in an automobile accident of January 27, 2007. Born August 13, 1996 at Beckley, she was the daughter of James and Teresa Wood Cales of Ramp. Nicole was a 5th grade student at Hinton Area Elementary School and was a...

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...