Obituaries

Jul 16, 2004

Retired Master Sgt. Jerry Ryan VanStavern, 60, of Ballangee, passed away in his sleep Friday, July 16, 2004 at his home. Born October 19, 1943 in Summers County, he was the son of Bertie Winfrey VanStavern of Ballengee and the late Roy Frank VanStavern. Jerry was a Retired Master Sgt. from the United States Army. He served two tours in...

Jul 14, 2004

Don Pennington, 85, of Hinton, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 14 2004 after an extended illness. Don was born November 9, 1918 at Princeton, WV. Don was the son of the late Charles M. Pennington & Susan Snyder Pennington. He was the youngest and last survivor of nine children. He was a member of Bellepoint Baptist Church...

Jul 9, 2004

Clarice E. Lilly, 92, of Ellison, died Friday morning, July 9, 2004 at the Sunbridge Pine Lodge Care Home at Beckley, following a long illness. Born March 11, 1912 at Pipestem, Clarice was a daughter of the late John Lewis and Minnie Meadows Graham and had been a lifelong resident of Ellison and was a member of the Ellison Missionary...

Jul 6, 2004

Mary E. Underwood Tolliver, 90, of Jumping Branch, died Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at the Summers Co. Continuous Care Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born April 2, 1914 at Garden Ground in Fayette Co., she was a daughter of the late Rufus R. and Estie Wright Underwood. Mrs. Tolliver was a homemaker and a member of the Mary...

Jun 30, 2004

Colton Lee Harrrah, stillborn son of Keith and Rhonda Kessler Harrah, died June 30, 2004 at the Raleigh General Hospital.Private Graveside Services were held at 6:00 P.M. Friday, July 2, 2004 with Pastor Eddie Harris officiating. Viewing Information: None Funeral Information: Private Graveside Services were held at 6:00 P.M. Friday, July 2, 2004

Jun 22, 2004

Agnes Whanger Harvey, 80, of Hinton, a current resident of Greystone Inn at Beaver, died at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital at Beckley, following a brief illness.Born August 22, 1923 at Rovceverte, she was a daughter of the late Frank T. and Glenna Forren Whanger.Mrs. Harvey had lived most of her life in Hinton. She retired...

Jun 21, 2004

Mrs. Lucile Wicker Weber, 94, of Hinton, died Monday, June 21, 2004 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born February 3, 1910 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Everette Carrington and Bertie Malva Sims Wicker. Mrs. Wicker was a former resident of South Charleston, WV and Fort Lauderdale, FL and retired to Hinton...

Jun 16, 2004

Mr. Nile Bruce Horton, 62, of Maple Heights, OH, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at the Parma General Hospital at Parma, OH, following a long illness.Born November 9, 1941, he was a son of the late James B. and Nanna Horton.Mr. Horton was a retired railroad inspector.He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Bragg Horton in May of...

Jun 13, 2004

Mr. E. C. ?Jack? Harvey, 77, of Hinton, died Sunday, June 13, 2004, at The Greystone Inn at Beaver, following a long illness.Born August 25, 1926 at Buck, in Summers Co., he was a son of the late Eustus Clinton and Mayme Huffman Harvey.Mr. Harvey was a lifelong resident of Summers Co. He was a retired conductor for the CSX...

Apr 23, 2004

Milton C. ?Mel? Plumley, 61, of Hines, WV, died 12:30 pm Thursday, December 23, 2004 at his home a long courageous battle with mesothelioma. Born April 26, 1943 in Summers County he was a son of Norma J. Plumley of Grand Rapids, MI and the late Clyde Curtis Plumley. Mel was preceded in death by his father Clyde C. Plumley,...

Jul 4, 2001

Dr. Forrest Matthew Mingo, 87 of Hinton died April 21, 2007 in the Summers County ARH following a short illness. Born July 4, 1919 in Richmond VA., he was the son of the late Charles â??Patsyâ?? and Daisy Elizabeth Belcher Mingo. Dr. Mingo was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hinton and was a veteran of WW II...

Aug 8, 2000

Michael S. Reed, 17, of Meadow Creek died Sunday, August 10, 2008 near Meadow Creek from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Michael was born September 18, 1990 at Princeton. He would have been a Senior at Summers County High School this fall. He was a free spirited individual who loved outdoors, the river, motorcycles and cars. Preceded in...

Dec 2, 1950

Corporal Harles D. Gill 26 of Hinton who was declared Missing in Action December 2, 1950 in Korea has been recovered 58 years after his death. Born May 8, 1924 in Hinton he was the son of the late Lewis E. and Minnie Bennett Gill. Harles was a United States Army Veteran of World War II who reenlisted during the...

Sandra Lee O'Bryan Newell passed away on February 26, 2020, in Tallahassee, Florida.  She was born on May 14, 1951, in Charleston, West Virginia to Oma Bragg and Voy Travis O'Bryan, Summers County natives.   With her parents, she moved to Fort White, Florida, in 1953.  A graduate of Columbia High School, Class of 1969, she then graduated from the...

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