Obituaries

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,...

Violet Dosier
Aug 26, 2006
Violet Mae Fox Dosier, 76, of Charleston, went to be with the Lord at 8:35 P.M. at the Hubbard Hospice House at Charleston, following a long battle with cancer. Born October 20, 1929 at Sandstone, she was the daughter of the late Ira Leslie and Violet Arrington Fox. Mrs. Dosier had lived the early part of her life in Summers...

Howard Cashwell
Aug 25, 2006
Howard Roland Cashwell Jr., 63, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Hinton, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at the home of his son at Franklin, TN, following a long illness. Born December 28, 1942 at Newport News, VA, he was the son of Howard R. Cashwell Sr. of Hinton and the late Mary Alice Lowry Cashwell. Howard was a Disabled U.S....

Daphna Rogers
Aug 21, 2006
Daphna Hedrick Rogers, 94, of 704 Temple St., Hinton, died 7:17 A.M. Monday, August 21, 2006 at the Pine Lodge Care Home at Beckley, following a long illness. Born May 4, 1912 at Mt. View, Summers Co. she was the daughter of the late Allen W. and Maude Richardson Hedrick. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the First United Methodist...

Glada Iddings
Aug 16, 2006
Glada Myrtle Iddings, 89, of Bluefield, WV formerly of Hinton, died Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at her home, following a long illness. Born November 17, 1916 at Streeter, she was the daughter of the late William Webster and Hattie Odie Ellison Hatcher. Mrs. Iddings was a member to the Midway Church of Christ in Bluefield. She and her family had...

Larry Saunders
Aug 15, 2006
Larry Nelson Saunders, 43, of Meadow Creek, died Tuesday morning August 15, 2006 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Fairlea, following a long illness. Born May 28, 1963 at Chicago, IL, he was the son of Delbert and Margaret Bennett Saunders of Meadow Creek. Larry was a disabled forklift operator for the Moen Faucet Co. of Chicago and was...

Wilbur Halstead
Aug 6, 2006
Wilbur D. â??Buzzâ?? Halstead, 74, of Richmond, VA, formerly of Hinton, died August 7, 2006 at Richmond, following a long illness. Buzz was retired from Virginia Power and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church at Richmond. Preceded in death by two sons; Steven and Gary Halstead. He is survived by a daughter, Monica Dragoni; one stepson, Shawn...

Angelika Garten
Aug 5, 2006
Angelika â??Angelâ?? Garten, 47 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, August 5, 2006 following a short illness. Born December 21, 1958 in Budingen-Hesse Germany she was the daughter of the late Antonio Osuna and Erna Streit. Angel attended the Brooks Baptist Church and was a very artistic person who loved creating different projects and writing poetry. Survived...

Pauline Garten
Aug 2, 2006
Pauline F. Garten, 85, of Marie, departed this life on August 2, 2006 at her home, following a short illness. Born January 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Okie and Myrtle Comer Foster. She had lived many years at Marie. During her lifetime she had been a homemaker, had shod horses, had plowed with a team of...

Roscoe Vest
Jul 27, 2006
Roscoe B. Vest, 82, of Jumping Branch, died at 8:50 A.M. Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Princeton Community Hospital at Princeton, following a long illness. Born May 11, 1924 at Jumping Branch he was a son of the late Clarence and Alice Adkins Vest. A retired farmer and timberman who was also a member of the Baptist Church. Preceded...