Obituaries
Claudia Ailene Blevins Smith
Aug 9, 2022
Claudia Ailene Blevins Smith, 79, of Clayton went home to be with the Lord Tuesday August 9, 2022 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness.
Born February 7, 1943 at Matoaka she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Napolean and Jossie May Lefler Blevins. A homemaker who was formerly...
Glenna Mojeane Adkins
Aug 7, 2022
Glenna Mojeane Adkins, 73, of Beckley formerly of Hinton passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her home following a long illness.
Born March 24, 1949 at Ramp she was a daughter of the late Robert and Annie Francis Clay Hicks.
Homemaker and lived most of her life in Summers Co. and enjoyed flower gardening,...
Dana L. Stalnaker
Aug 7, 2022
Dana L. Stalnaker, 91, of Talcott gained his heavenly reward; his faith is now sight; on Sunday August 7, 2022 at CAMC General Hospital following a short illness.
Born August 1, 1931 at Braxton County, WV he was the son of the late Samuel and Lula Underwood Stalnaker. He served his country...
Joshua Mark Wills
Aug 6, 2022
Joshua Mark Wills, 40, of True went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 6, 2022, after a short illness.
Josh was born February 10, 1982, at Beckley, to John W. Wills and LaVerne Farley Wills of True.
Josh was a lifelong resident of Summers County. He served his country in the United States Army in the Iraq...
Janice Fox
Jul 31, 2022
Janice Fox went to be with our Lord in Heaven July 31, 2022 after a long illness. Born April 6, 1941 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Audie Clayton Graham and Zona Lee Bennett Graham.
Beloved by all: family and friends. Always remembered as the sweetest, kindest, and caring lady. Proverbs best describes the type of...
Iris C. "Granny" McCallister
Jul 31, 2022
Iris C. “Granny” McCallister, 71, of Hinton passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness.
Born November 14, 1950 at Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe County she was the daughter of the late Homer David Sr. and Pearl Lane Carr.
Iris was a...
Daniel E. Harmon
Jul 29, 2022
Daniel E. Harmon Jr., 48, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 29, 2022.
Born April 18, 1974 at Mullens he was a son of the late Daniel E. and Eva Gay Pack Harmon.
Daniel was the prominent business owner of Harmon Construction LLC. He donated to many charities; Zombie Walk and Runs,...
Merlin D. Lilly
Jul 26, 2022
Merlin D. Lilly, 84, of Ellison Ridge passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short illness.
Born September 11, 1937 at Ellison Ridge he was a son of the late Howard L. and Clarice Graham Lilly.
Merlin was a member of Ellison Missionary Baptist Church and attended Dunns Missionary Baptist...
Harold D. "Hopi" Richmond
Jul 24, 2022
Harold D. “Hopi” Richmond, 86, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Sunday July 24, 2022 at his home following a long illness.
Born September 25, 1935 at Hix he was the son of the late George Estel and Bertha Calvert Richmond. A former Patrolman and Chief of Police for...
Doris Evelyn Gill
Jul 24, 2022
Doris Evelyn Gill, 87, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Sunday July 24, 2022 at Summers Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness.
Born March 3, 1935 at True she was the daughter of the late Joe and Edna Wills Lemon. A homemaker who loved attending church at...
Kathryn Day Hill
Jul 22, 2022
Kathryn Day Hill, 66, of Jumping Branch passed away Friday, July 22, 2022.
Kathryn was born February 14, 1956. She loved her family dearly. Kathryn enjoyed fishing, gardening and taking in all the beauty God gave us.
She leaves behind a husband and soulmate of 28 years, Bobby Hill Jr.; two beautiful daughters, Breeze...
Robert Keith "Bobby" Lilly
Jul 18, 2022
Robert Keith “Bobby” Lilly, 63, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 18, 2022 at his home following a long illness.
Born July 8, 1959 in Beckley he was a son of the late James E. and Virginia E. Cadle Lilly.
Bobby was a mechanic and a truck driver. He...
Harold "Neal" Cooper
Jul 17, 2022
Harold “Neal” Cooper, 65, of Sandusky, OH formerly of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 17, 2022 at The Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, OH.
Born August 22, 1956 in Beckley he was the son of Betty Pack Cooper Barnish of Twinsburg, OH and the late John Darrell Cooper.
Neal was a...
Janet L. Richmond
Jul 12, 2022
Janet L. Richmond, 88, of Talcott passed away July 12, 2022 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness.
Born November 9, 1933 at Griffiths Creek she was a daughter of the late Oakland S. and Lillie M. Honaker Bowden.
Janet was a former employee of the Summers County Board of Education as...
Thomas Lacy "Bouncer" Lilly
Jul 7, 2022
Thomas Lacy Lilly 62 of Pipestem known by most as “Bouncer” died July 7, 2022. Born March 24, 1960 at Pipestem he was the son of the late Earl and Betty Thompson Lilly.
He fought a brave battle with cancer after having been in remission for several years. During those years...
David Ray Cales
Jul 5, 2022
David Ray Cales passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, July 5, 2022.
Born October 25, 1951 at Sandstone he was the son of Louise Bowles Cales Adkins of Sandstone and the late Emmett Paul Cales.
He worked over 20 years at Western Auto as a Sales Representative and was later self-employed...
Joan Etta Woodrum Monroe
Jul 5, 2022
Joan Etta Woodrum Monroe, 84, of Hinton went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at her home following a long illness.
Born March 6, 1938, in Hinton she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Jennings and Mildred Cheetham Briers.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Gilbert Dean Bennett
Jun 26, 2022
Gilbert “Dean” Bennett, 89, of Hinton passed away June 26, 2022 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a battle with ALS.
Born June 3, 1933 in Hinton he was the son of the late Mike and Ethel “Faye” Waddell Bennett. A 1951 graduate of Hinton High School, he worked as a Telegraph...
Sally Jean Wills
Jun 23, 2022
Sally Jean Wills “Grandmaw Sally”, 84, a resident of Hinton for most of her life passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 following a tough battle with illness.
Sally was born November 1, 1937 in Bellevue, Ohio to John and Agnes Baker Golupski.
She was very outgoing, loved bowling, cars, her cat, Penny and...
Carlos "Rockie" McMillion
Jun 19, 2022
With a broken heart, we announce the passing of Carlos “Rockie” McMillion of Piney View, WV, on June 19th, 2022. We lost him to way to early and unexpectedly, at the age of 36.
He was born on May 30, 1986, in Beckley WV. He grew up playing football, baseball, karate, and wrestling. He was an all-star athlete;...