Obituaries

Vergie Ballengee
Jun 6, 2006
Vergie Dick Ballengee, 95, of Franklin, OH, formerly of Hinton, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the Franklin Ridge Nursing Home at Franklin, OH, following a long illness. Born March 15, 1911 at Sandstone, was a member of the Upland Baptist Church and attended the Community Christian Church. She worked at Camp Lightfoot, cared for the elderly in her home,...

Mary Wicker
Jun 5, 2006
Mary Pauline Wicker, 90, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Cleveland, OH and Hinton, died Monday June 5, 2006 at 3:40 P.M. at the Palm Gardens of Clearwater, following a long illness. Born July 14, 1915 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Stella Sarah Barker Ellison. Mrs. Wicker had lived the early part of her...

Pauline Ward
Jun 3, 2006
Pauline F. Ward, 74, of Hilldale, formerly of Hinton, died at 5:25 A.M. Saturday June 3, 2006 at the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center, following a long illness. Born September 13, 1931 at Chestnut Mountain in Summers County, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Myrtle Richmond Taylor. Lifelong resident of Summers County, member of the Community Christian...

Sharon Bonds
Jun 1, 2006
Sharon Ann Bonds 33, of Fairlea died Thursday, June 1, 2006 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born May 21, 1973 at Ronceverte, she was the daughter of Carlos and Ona Imogene Plumley Bonds of Hilldale.Sharon was a graduate of Summers County High School and was a member of the 1989-1990 Lady Bobcats State Champion Basketball team. She had...

Delcie Biars
May 29, 2006
Delcie Marie Biars, 89 of Beech Run, Hinton died Monday, May 29, 2006 in the Bluestone Personal Care Home near Nimitz following a short illness. Born April 26, 1917 in Hinton she was a daughter of the late Peter and Emma Meadows Meadows. Delcie was the last surviving member of her immediate family and had lived all her life in...

Jean Chattin
May 24, 2006
Jean Boyd Chattin, 79 of Talcott died at 2:40 P.M. Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at home following a short illness. Born December 18, 1926 at Hilldale, she was a daughter of the late William R. and Lena Wyant Boyd. A lifelong resident of Talcott, she was a homemaker and a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church. Preceded in death by...

Virginia Burroughs
May 16, 2006
Virginia Maxine Lilly Burroughs, 83, of Mentor, OH, formerly of Nimitz, went home to be with the Lord at 2:45 A.M. May 16, 2006 at Western Reserve Healthcare at Kirtland, OH, following a long illness. Born April 28, 1923 at Ellison, she was the daughter of the late James Sanford and Vevie Ann Lilly Lilly. Mrs. Burroughs was a retired...

Glendon Cales
May 15, 2006
Glendon M. Cales 62, of Hilldale, died at 3:30 P.M. Monday, May 15, 2006 at his home, following a short illness. Born April 11, 1944 in Greenbrier Co., he was the son of the late Minor Alzone Cales and the late Ruth McCloud Cales Sears. Glendon lived most of his life at Hilldale, he was a retired Conductor for the...

Billy Webb
May 14, 2006
Billy David Webb, 70, of Pipestem died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born October 20, 1935 at Pipestem he was a son of the late Dempsey Buren and Estelle Wood Webb. Billy was a retired construction worker, avid fisherman and he attended the Baptist Church. Preceded in death by a...

James Richmond
May 12, 2006
James W. Richmond, 75, of Canton, OH, died Friday, May 12, 2006 at his home, following an extended illness. Born December 9, 1930 in Hinton, he was the son of the late Burman and Delilah Mock Richmond. Mr. Richmond had been a resident of Canton since 1966. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He retired...

Violet A.
May 9, 2006
Mrs. Violet A. Fox, 96, of 313 6th. Ave. Hinton, died at 10:05 P.M. May 9, 2006 in the Briar Nursing and Rehab Center at Fairlea following a long illness. Born July 23, 1909, at Covington, VA she was the daughter of the late James Issac and Leona Wolfe Arrington. A baptized believer, she attended the Riverview Chapel and in...

Beatrice Lane
May 4, 2006
Beatrice Virginia Lane, 68, of Charleston, died Wednesday, May 4, 2006 at the Charleston Area Medical Center at Charleston, following a long illness.Born April 30, 1938 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Beecher and Grace Hicks Graham.Preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Lane, two sisters; Eloise and Wanda and two brothers; Clayton and Percy.Survived by three...

Luther Wills
Apr 24, 2006
Luther Garland Wills , 77, of Hinton, went home to be with the lord Monday, April 24, 2006 at his home. Born May 27, 1928 in Summers Co., he was the son of the late Hubert H. and Rosalie Hill Wills. Mr. Wills was a member of the River Valley Baptist Church and retired as the Street Foreman for the...

Thomas Allen
Apr 16, 2006
Thomas Jasper Allen, 62, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 at the Kimes Convalescent Center at Athens, OH, following a long illness. Born March 15, 1944 at Hinton, WV, he was the son of the late Jasper Jackson and Nina Palmer Allen. Mr. Allen was retired from Hercules Inc. of Covington, VA. He was a member of the Hinton Elks Lodge,...

Charlene Keaton
Apr 11, 2006
Charlene Virginia Keaton, 86, of Beckley formerly resident of Hinton died at 6:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness.Born May 22, 1919 at Pipestem she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Effie Rena Lilly. Mrs. Keaton attended the Central Baptist Church in Hinton, before moving to Beckley in...

Elizabeth Smith
Apr 8, 2006
Elizabeth J. â??Minnieâ?? Smith, 51, of 512 4th Ave. Hinton, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at her home, following a long illness. Born December 11, 1954 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Frances Smith Cook. She was a livelong resident of Summers Co., she was a member of the Ramp Holiness Church and a...

Rodney Wills
Apr 7, 2006
Rodney Keith Wills, 50, of Pipestem, was set free of his pain and went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 7, 2006 at his home, following a long illness. Born on May 25, 1955 at Beckley, he is the son of Icie Pegram Wills of True and the late Sanford T. Wills. Keith was a construction carpenter...

Kyle Carter
Apr 4, 2006
Kyle Bronco Carter, 93, of Mt. View, went home to be with the Lord on April 4, 2006 at 8:28 P.M. at the Summers Co. Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born October 13, 1912, at Ryecove, VA. He was the son of the late William Hershel and Evaline Fletcher Carter. Retired heavy equipment operator, member of the Hamilton...

Alice Okes
Apr 3, 2006
Alice Frances Pack Okes, 71, of Blacksburg, VA, died Monday, April 3, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital at Blacksburg. Born at Streeter November 8, 1934 to the late Pearl Bryan and Ruby Violet Cooper Pack.She was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Pack. She was retired from the Christiansburg Police Department and was a granduate of Hinton High School...

Norman Adkins
Apr 3, 2006
Norman Edward â??Edâ?? Adkins, 85, of Hinton, died at 7:30 P. M. Monday, April 3, 2006 at the Summers Co. App Reg. Hospital following a long illness. Born March 27, 1921 at Sandstone, he was the son of the late Norman Casky and Gertie Susan Taylor Adkins.Mr. Adkins was a lifelong resident of Summers County and he was of the...