Obituaries

John Pitzer
Nov 7, 2006
John Robert â??Bobâ?? Pitzer, 78, of Hinton died 10:40 A.M. Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born May 22, 1928 in Monroe County, he was the son of the late Fleet Ellen McCormick Pitzer. A former employee of the Hinton Taxi Co. and was involved in the Evangelistic Outreach Ministry and...

Delford Ward
Nov 7, 2006
Delford Jennings Ward, 68, of Hix, died at 6:22 A.M. Tuesday, November 07, 2006 at the home of his son, with family by his side, smiling as he entered glory. Born April 25, 1938 at Hix, he was the son of the late Howard and Macil Carter Ward. He was a member of the Ramp Holiness Church and a retired...

Goldie Wyrick
Nov 5, 2006
Goldie Mae Wyrick, 78, of Pence Springs, died Sunday morning at the Allegheny Regional Hospital at Low Moor, VA, following a long illness. Born January 15, 1928 at Maybury, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter Cooper and Alice Cooper Hylton. Goldie retired from the Summers Co. Hospital at Hinton where she worked as a nurse aide. She...

Ralph Jones
Oct 30, 2006
Ralph Eugene Jones, 77, of Hinton, WV, died peacefully on October 30, 2006 after a long illness at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 12, 1929 in Hinton, he was the son of the late Shields Landon and Hazel Bowyer Jones. A lifelong resident of Summers County he attended Talcott High School and then served as a Corporal...

Elinore Cales
Oct 27, 2006
Elinore Cales, 73, of Tempa, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 27, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton. Born March 31, 1933 at Hix, she was the daughter of the late Allen Preston and Effie Lillian Richmond Cales. Elinore had dedicated her life to her church and family. She had been always been...

Charles Spade
Oct 27, 2006
Mr. Carrington Spade, 84, of Hinton, went to be with the Lord Friday, October 27, 2006 at a Welch hospital, following a long illness. Born at Hinton on September 7, 1922, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Bertie McGhee Spade. Carrington was on the Cradle Roll at the Central Baptist Church and was a faithful member...

Mable Bennett
Oct 25, 2006
Mable Catherine Bennett, 86, formerly of Summers Co., died Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at a Point Pleasant hospital, following a long illness. Born March 10, 1920 at Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Marvin â??Bardâ?? and Mazzie Elizabeth Bigony Lilly. Preceded in death by her husband, Jackson Bennett in 1984. Survived by one brother, Robert Lilly address...

Ira Wyant
Oct 18, 2006
Ira G. Wyant, 96, of Temple Terrace, FL, formerly of Raceland, KY and Summers Co., died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at Brandon Regional Hospital at Tampa, FL, following a long illness. Born April 18, 1910 in Summers Co., he was the son of the late Walter Grant and Cora Elizabeth Allen Wyant. Mr. Wyant was a retired Fireman for the...

Ernest W.
Oct 12, 2006
Ernest W. â??Buckâ?? Via, 92, of Madams Creek, Hinton, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born May 1, 1914 on Beech Run, in Summers Co., he was the son of the late Joseph Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Shrader Via. Mr. Via was a retired Carmen Helper for the...

Sally Adkins
Oct 9, 2006
Sally Faye Adkins, 47, of 1202 Greenbrier Dr., Hinton, died Monday afternoon, October 9, 2006. Born October 10, 1958 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Billy Joe and Virginia Helen Ayers Smith Sr. Sally attended the Brooks Baptist Church. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant who dedicated her life to helping others. She was a devoted wife,...

Onva Lemon
Sep 29, 2006
Miss Onva Marie Lemon, 73, of True died with grace and dignity Friday September 29, 2006 at 6:30 am at her home following a courageous battle with stomach cancer. Born October 25, 1932 at True she was the daughter of the late Willie H. and Betty Martin Lemon. Miss Lemon was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She...

Olene Bailey
Sep 27, 2006
Mrs. Olene V. Bailey, 89, of 166 Pleasant St., Hinton, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness.Born May 19, 1917 at Uster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oley and Verna Vanwinkle.Mrs. Bailey was retired from Goodyear where she worked as a secretary.Survived by her husband, James...

William Bennett
Sep 22, 2006
William R. â??Billâ?? Bennett, 72, of 1319 Temple St., Hinton, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at his home, following a long illness. Born at Ronceverte, September 30, 1933 he was the son of the late Raymond F. and Mazie A. Morgan Bennett. Bill was a retired Engineer for the CSX Corp, with 43 years of service. He was a member...

Joyce Worley
Sep 21, 2006
Maxine Basham Worley, 72 of Shallotte NC, formally of Shady Springs, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Born May 29, 1934 at Streeter WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. Oris V. and Hassie Hatcher Basham. Mrs. Worley was a van driver for the...

Imogene
Sep 19, 2006
Imogene Cox, 74, of Ghent, went home to be with the Lord on September 19, 2006 following a long illness. Born January 30, 1932 in Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lena Oakley Lilly Basham. She was a member of the Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church at Ellison. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...

Holt Donna
Sep 13, 2006
Donna Sue Holt, 52, of the Forest Hill Road, Hinton, died at 6:05 A.M. Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born October 8, 1953 at Welch, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Enola Ashley Holt. Donna had lived most of her life in Summers Co. She...

Carl Edwards
Sep 12, 2006
Rev. Carl E. Edwards, 80, of Jumping Branch, died Tuesday morning at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born October 29, 1925 at True, WV, he was the son of the late Harden and Stella Canterbury Edwards. Carl retired after 42 years of service as a Tool Car Foreman, for the CSX Corporation. He was a decorated U.S....

John Harvey
Sep 10, 2006
John Raymond Harvey, 77, of Rainelle, died at his home, following a long illness. Born June 15, 1929 at Streeter, he was the son of the late Wade and Bessie Pack Harvey. Mr. Harvey attended the Orient Hill Baptist Church and was a retired auto body repairman. Preceded in death by his first wife, Violet Yancey Harvey; two brothers, Charles...

Austin Bragg
Sep 9, 2006
Austin Hunter Bragg three day old infant son of William â??Skeeterâ?? and Lora A. Brinegar Bragg of Hix when to be with the Lord Saturday night September 9th 2006 at Cable Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Austin was born Wednesday September 6th, 2006 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. He is preceded in death by his sister Amanda Arlene Brinegar on...

William Redden
Sep 6, 2006
Mr. William Redden, 83 of Farmville VA died Wednesday evening in Richmond, VA after a long illness. Born December 7, 1922 in Rainelle, he was the son of the late Walton W. and Mary Helen Phillips Redden. He was the husband of the late Arlene Redden and he served in the United States Army during WWII. Survived by his son,...