Obituaries
Carol Gill
Aug 14, 2020
Carol A. Gill, 81, of Hinton passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness.
Born May 1, 1939 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Omar Deanie and Mildred G. Richmond Fox.
Carol was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness....
Terry Ballengee
Aug 2, 2020
Terry Phillip “Lurch” Ballengee, 65, of Charles City, VA formerly of Hinton passed away peacefully Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his home in his sleep following a sudden illness.
Born April 11, 1955 at Christiansburg, VA he was the son of Angeleen Romanello Ballengee of Bellepoint and the late Isaac “Ike” Ballengee Jr. A 1973 graduate of...
Sylvia Crowe
Aug 1, 2020
Sylvia Grace Crowe, 70, of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her home following a short illness.
Born January 12, 1950 at Glade Creek she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Hatfield.
Sylvia was a former cook at Sandstone Elementary and High School and...
Roger Thomas
Aug 1, 2020
Roger Lee Thomas, 73, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Saturday August 1, 2020 at White Sulphur Springs Center following a short illness.
Born October 21, 1946 at Talcott he was the son of the late William Thurman and Ellene Bragg Thomas. A lifelong resident of Summers County he enjoyed hunting fish bait and...
Betty Graham
Jul 30, 2020
Betty Jo Graham, 89, of Fayetteville, GA passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was born on March 10, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Howard and Maude (Brumfield) Fisher. Her greatest joy was her family. Betty is survived by her husband, Tom Graham; son, Greg (Brenda) Graham; daughter, Gail (Larry) Brown; grandchildren, Lisa Lynch, Greg Graham, Chris...
Barbara Wills Richmond Gills
Jul 27, 2020
Barbara L. Wills Richmond Gills, 84, of Daniels went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 27, 2020 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness.
Born November 30, 1935 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of the late Norville and Myrtle Hogan Wills.
Barbara was a...
Jacob "Jake" Napier
Jul 26, 2020
Jacob “Jake” Wade Napier, a resident of Headland, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020. He was 86.
Funeral services in Jake’s honor will be held at 11 am on Friday, July 31, 2020 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Philip Harrelson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will...
Margaret Furrow
Jul 26, 2020
Margaret Naomi (Fox) Furrow of Marie, WV passed away peacefully at Glenwood Park in Princeton, WV on Sunday, July 26, 2020 with her family by her side, holding her hand and singing Amazing Grace.
She was born on February 8, 1935 to the late Manuel and Laura Belle Fox. In 1952 she married the...
Larry Dick
Jul 23, 2020
Larry Edward Dick, 78, of Sandstone passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness.
Born January 30, 1942 at Hinton he was a son of the late Walter and Sallie Bragg Dick.
Larry was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Summers County. He...
Lola Worley (Gray)
Jul 20, 2020
Lola Mae Worley (Gray), 86, of Streeter went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 20, 2020 at AustinWoods Nursing Center in Austintown, OH following a long illness.
Born September 7, 1933 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Griffith Worley.
Lola Mae...
Dorothy Lilly
Jul 19, 2020
Dorothy Carol Lilly of Crab Orchard went to be with the Lord on Sunday July 19th, just shy of her 84th birthday.
Born and raised in the Hinton area, she was the daughter of the late Everette Yancey and Annie Hogan Yancey.
Dorothy most recently worked at and attended many...
Arnold Shortridge
Jul 16, 2020
Arnold Perry Shortridge, 77, of Peterstown went peacefully home to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton.
Born March 10, 1943 in Quinwood he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Pittensbarger Shortridge.
He retired from Handy Clean Products of Greensboro,...
Emery Lilly
Jul 15, 2020
Emery Ray Lilly, 90, of Camp Creek died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness.
Born January 15, 1930 in Summers County he was a son of the late McKinley and Bertha Pack Lilly.
Emery enjoyed reading his Bible, living in the country...
Charles Richmond
Jul 12, 2020
Charles Calvin Richmond, 96, of Indianapolis, passed away July 12, 2020. He was born October 13, 1923 in Ramp, West Virginia to the late Lon and Mary Richmond. Charles attended Charleston School of Business, West Virginia, and married Mildred M. Dawson. He was employed in the sales division of Aero Drapery for 30 years, retiring in 1985. Charles was a...
Christina Bennett
Jul 12, 2020
Christina Louise (Toulis) Bennett, 57, of Pipestem, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020, at her home following a brief illness.
Born October 28, 1962, she was the daughter of Vivian (Craven) Toulis of Evans, GA and Earl (Faye) Toulis of Converse, IN. Christina was born and raised on a farm in Fairmount,...
Brenda Willey
Jul 12, 2020
Brenda Ruth Kounse Willey, 68, of Pence Springs went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Peyton House following a long illness.
Born October 23, 1951 at Newport News, VA she was a daughter of the late George Malcolm and Janet Shaffer Kounse.
Brenda was a...
J.C. Walters
Jul 8, 2020
J.C. Walters, 64, of Bellepoint passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House following a short but courageous battle with cancer.
Born September 14, 1955 at Kilsyth, he was a son of the late Clyde Walters Jr. and Nancy Warwick Walters.
J.C. was a construction worker and member of the Beckley Local Laborers...
James "Butch" Richmond Jr.
Jul 7, 2020
James “Butch” E. Richmond Jr., 53 of Sand Knob, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 7, 2020 following a long illness.
Born October 28, 1966 in Tucson, AZ, he was the son of James “Jimmy” E. Richmond, Sr. and Venita Lilly Richmond of Sand Knob.
He was preceded in death by his...
Thomas Murphy III
Jul 6, 2020
Thomas Patrick Murphy III, 67, of Meadow Creek formerly of Dixon, IL went to be with his heavenly father Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home.
Born November 11, 1952 at Philadelphia, PA he was a son of Thomas Patrick Murphy II and Julia Bennett Murphy.
Thomas had twenty seven years of service with Raynor...
Jackie Conner
Jul 4, 2020
Jackie Eugene Conner, 63, of Jumping Branch passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 16, 1956 in Summers County, he was a son of the late Jackie E. and Rose P. Stanley Conner.
Jackie was a member of the Jumping Branch Tabernacle. He...