Obituaries
Orbra B. "Sonny" Angell
Feb 12, 2024
Pastor Orbra B. “Sonny” Angell Jr., 77, of Beech Run is now absent from the body and present with the Lord following a long illness.
Born November 4, 1946 at Hinton he was the son of the late Orbra Benford Angell and Margaret Ann Thompson Angell. Sonny was the...
Lacy Beacher McBride
Feb 11, 2024
Lacy Beacher McBride, 87, of Pipestem fell asleep in death Sunday February 11, 2024 at his home with family by his side following a short illness.
Born April 9, 1936 at Pipestem he was the son of the late Kary Marshall and Lottie Belle Meadows McBride. Lacy was a devoted...
Reginald Arthur Bower Jr.
Feb 10, 2024
Reginald Arthur Bower Jr., 78, of Lewisburg passed away as the sun went down on February 10, 2024 at Lewis Gale Memorial Hospital in Salem, VA following complications from a stroke.
Born June 1, 1945 at Hinton he was the son of the late...
Ronald Hobart Ramsey
Feb 9, 2024
Ronald Hobart Ramsey, 84, of Pataskala, Ohio passed away Friday, February 9, 2024 at Grant Medical surrounded by family and loved ones.
He was born March 28, 1939 in Forest Hill, West Virginia to the late Nannie and Hobart Ramsey. Ronald retired from Western Electric/AT&T after 30+ years of hard work. Ronald would go on to work...
Edna Irene Moten Richmond
Feb 4, 2024
Edna Irene Moten Richmond, 85, passed away at home Sunday, February 4, 2024 suddenly of complications of a chronic illness.
Born October 10, 1938, in Jumping Branch, she was a daughter of the late William Samuel and Vila Lilly Moten.
Edna was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Nimitz however, she occasionally...
Deborah A. Barker-Miller
Feb 2, 2024
Deborah Ann Barker-Miller, 69, of Bluefield entered into eternal rest Friday, February 2, 2024 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short battle with cancer.
Born December 24, 1954 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Sue Iddings Barker Edmondson.
Deborah graduated from nursing school in 1986 with...
Barbara Janet Adkins
Jan 31, 2024
Barbara Janet Adkins, 88, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at Main Street Care following a short illness.
Born February 24, 1935 at True she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Phyllis Neely Hogan.
Barbara was a member of Pipestem Southern Baptist Church. She...
Flora Loretta Simmons Smith
Jan 21, 2024
Flora Loretta Simmons Smith, 84, of Summers County went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Mercer Healthcare Center following a long illness.
Born July 6, 1939, in New York City, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Flora B. Weir Simmons.
Flora was a graduate of...
Deloris Jane Ward Young
Jan 17, 2024
Deloris Jane Ward Young, 81, passed away peacefully into her heavenly father’s mansion, surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a long illness.
Born July 19, 1942 at Sandstone she was a daughter of the late Shan and Stella Faye Ward.
Deloris was of the Baptist...
Janice Christine Willard Snyder
Jan 17, 2024
JANICE CHRISTINE WILLARD SNYDER, 72, of Poca and Hinton, died on January 17th, 2024. She had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
She was born July 29th, 1951 in High Point, NC to Leslie and Margaret Willard.
She graduated from High Point Central High School in 1969 and was a majorette. After high school, she...
Ryan S. Plumley
Jan 16, 2024
Ryan S. Plumley, 80, of Hinton passed away Tuesday January 16, 2024, at his home following a long illness.
Born July 18, 1943, at Hinton he was the son of the late Jesse and Gladys Gill Plumley. A member of the Elk Knob Baptist Church and was employed by the WV Department...
Philip Joel Pugh
Jan 13, 2024
Philip Joel Pugh, 62, of Meadow Bridge entered into eternal rest Saturday, January 13, 2024 at his home following a short illness.
Born February 24, 1961 at Chicago, IL he was a son of the late Ralph and Irene Armstrong Pugh.
Philip was a United States Army Veteran, a former truck driver and enjoyed...
Megan Joelle Wills
Jan 10, 2024
Megan Joelle Wills, 19, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at her home.
Born December 11, 2004 at Beckley she was a daughter of Herbert Lee Wills Jr. and Mary Ellen Toler Wills of Jumping Branch.
Megan was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church and had made...
Iris Anita Plummer
Jan 6, 2024
Iris Anita Plummer, 61, of Wayside went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 6, 2024 at her home following a short illness.
Born June 29, 1962 at Ronceverte she was a daughter of the late Ira and Myrtle Anna Deens Plummer.
Iris was a former employee of Dollar General. She was a Christian. Iris...
William J. Richmond Jr.
Jan 4, 2024
William J. Richmond Jr., 57, of Daniels passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 following a sudden illness.
Born March 9, 1966 at Hinton, he was a son of the late William J. Sr. and Mildred Louise Tanner Richmond.
He was a former employee of Triple R Recycling Center, a landscaper, and performed many odd...
Marvin Wilson Hill
Jan 3, 2024
Marvin Wilson Hill, 83, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of Pipestem, WV went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at the Wickliffe Country Place Wickliffe, OH following a long illness.
Born January 24, 1940 at Pipestem, he was a son of the late Albert H. and Addie Bower Hill.
Marvin was an exceptional...
Donna Kay Maddy
Jan 3, 2024
Donna Kay Maddy, 75, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord Wednesday January 3, 2024, at Main Street Care following a long illness.
Born May 21, 1948, at Nimitz, she was a daughter of the late Carl Abshire and Melba Maxine Lilly Vest.
Donna worked in the office of Dr. Stanley Day for...
Marilyn Elaine Holdren Cooper
Jan 2, 2024
Marilyn Elaine Holdren Cooper, 79, of Marie went home to be with the Lord Tuesday January 2, 2024 at her home following a long illness.
Born February 22, 1944 at Sprague she was the daughter of the late Charles Russell and Margaret Alice Stroud Holdren Baker. Marilyn was a member of Fairview Baptist Church at Forest Hill...
Mary Reta McKeown
Dec 28, 2023
Mary Reta McKeown passed on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at her home.
Born on Vickers Ridge in Roane county she was a daughter of the late Howard and Goldie Rhodes Cox.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton “Jiggs” McKeown and five brothers, Mayford, Roy, Raymond, Robert and Harold Cox.
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Luther Wesley "Shorty" Stapleton
Dec 28, 2023
Luther Wesley “Shorty: Stapleton, 76, of Princeton went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 28, 2023 at the Mercer Healthcare Center in Bluefield, WV following a long illness.
Born August 5, 1947 in Charleston he was a son of the late Charles and Anna Mae Richards Stapleton.
Luther was a former electrician and coal...
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