Obituaries

Oct 18, 2019

Iveta Annalee Shrader Graham, 78, of Ballard gained her wings Friday, October 18, 2019 at Peyton House Hospice Care of Fairlea following a long battle with cancer.

Born October 10, 1941 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Guy and Esta Bower Shrader.

Iveta attended New Hope Tabernacle in Union.  She was a...

Oct 16, 2019

Ellen Jane Berry Ward, 85, of Chestnut Mountain went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 9:50 P.M. at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born February 1, 1934 at Longbottom she was a daughter of the late Sampson and Viola Plumley Berry. Ellen was a member of Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church. She was...

Oct 1, 2019

Mary Grace Addleman Simmons Surbaugh, 95 of Weirton, formerly of Green Sulphur Springs, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Wyngate Senior Living Community, Weirton. Born October 24, 1923 in Hinton, WV, she was a daughter of the late Arthur A. and Violet Bleau Addleman. Although Mary was mostly a homemaker, she and her first husband were owners of...

Sep 23, 2019

Patricia Ann (Honaker) Talbott, 84, of Mt. Solon, Virginia, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019, at Sentara RMH. Patty was born May 31, 1935 in Hinton, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Russell and Virginia Honaker. She worked for Summers County Schools for many years until her retirement. Patty was a long-time member of Trinity United Methodist...

Sep 23, 2019

The Lord called our precious mother, Bessie Edna Johnson Burgess, home on Monday, September 23, 2019. She passed away at her home with her loving family at her bedside. She was 98 years old and very proud of it. Formerly of Blair, Hinton and now Lerona she was a daughter of the late James Daniel and Dorotha Miller Johnson of...

Sep 18, 2019

Frances H. Bennett, 84, of Bellpoint formerly of Nimitz went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 18, 2019 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Raleigh County on December 8, 1934 she was a daughter of the late Myrtle Mills Lilly. She was preceded in death by her husband, Finley Bennett; a son, Steve Bennett;...

Sep 13, 2019

Robert A. Combs, 83, of Jumping Branch entered into eternal rest Friday, September 13, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley following a long illness. Born February 25, 1936 at Crab Orchard he was a son of the late Rev. W.C. and Norma E. Ball Combs. Bob served in the United States Navy, was a veteran of the Korean...

Sep 12, 2019

Gary Dean Cales,70, of Florida formerly of Brooks Mtn. near Hinton passed away September 12, 2019. Born April 17, 1949 at Hinton he was the son of the late Vernon and Opal Gwinn Cales. Survived by his wife, Nancy Cales, three sons, Scott, Seth and Tony Cales, five grandchildren, one great grandchild, two brothers, Keith Cales and companion Sarah Wadsworth...

Sep 7, 2019

Virginia Madeline Reed "The Bike Lady" age 90 of Hinton, formerly of Sophia, Rhodell and Cleveland, OH departed this life to enter her eternal home on the morning of September 7, 2019 at Main Street Care in Hinton following a long illness. Born February 14, 1929 in Richwood, she was the daughter of Wiley and Cleo Loudermilk Reed. She married...

Sep 5, 2019

Francis Kay Brookman Adkins, 76, of Hinton passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 22, 1943 at Monroe County she was a daughter of the late George Henderson and Wanda Gertrude Thomas Brookman. Francis was the former owner and operator of Gotta Stop at Hilldale. She enjoyed spending time with her family...

Sep 3, 2019

Melvin "Junior" Bragg, 71, of Tug Creek, Hinton entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at his home following a long illness. Born April 6, 1948 in Summers County he was a son of the late Melvin M. Sr. and Mary Bennett Bragg. Junior was of the Baptist faith. He was a tree climber and trimmer and had helped...

Sep 3, 2019

Edward Milton Cales (Brud), 90, of Bel Air, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. The angels gently lifted his soul and took him to be with the Lord. Born February 28, 1929 at Hinton he was a son of the late Walter Manley and Rachael Mae Robinson Cales. Ed left Hinton when he was...

Aug 30, 2019

Roger Wayne McKinney, 70, of Hix, WV, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at the family home place following a short illness. Born July 29, 1949, in Rupert WV, he was the son of the late Ralph and Joy Ann Meadows McKinney Bumgarner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister; Brenda Gay McKinney; one...

Aug 24, 2019

Ada Virginia "Ginny or MawMaw" Wills, 95, of Madams Creek, Hinton went home to be with her Lord 11:00 AM Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born August 9, 1924 at Sand Knob, she was a daughter of the late Homer Lee and Ora Hamm Lilly. Ginny was a former member...

Aug 19, 2019

Shelby Jean Crook Kimble, 78, of Warrenton, VA, formerly of Jumping Branch, entered into eternal rest Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Fauquier Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warrenton, VA. Born February 14, 1941 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late Phillip Alexander and Ethel Florence Kesler Crook. Shelby was a retired employee of Fauquier County Board...

Aug 7, 2019

Timothy Wayne Lacy, 46, of Nimitz passed away August 7, 2019 at his home. Born June 10, 1973 at Beckley he was a son of Terry Lee Lacy of Nimitz and the late Linda Sue Keaton Lacy. Timmy was a carpenter who enjoyed hunting, fishing and flying model airplanes. Besides his father those left to cherish his memory include two...

Jul 27, 2019

Doris L. Walthall Lilly, 88, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Saturday July 27, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 20, 1930 at Muddy Creek Mountain she was the daughter of the late Macil Glen and Erma Laura McCallister Walthall. She was baptized as a teen in the Greenbrier river and was...

Jul 24, 2019

Jackie Ray Hatcher, 77, of Nimitz passed into the rest of the Lord Wednesday July 24, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Born May 16, 1942 at Beckley he was the son of the late Dolphus "Doc" and Mildred Pack Hatcher. Jack graduated from high school in Waverly, OH where he excelled in track and field. After graduation...

Jul 22, 2019

Kevin Michael Cochran, 50, of Princeton, WV entered into eternal rest Monday, July 22, 2019 at his home following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born July 30, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio he was a son of the late Ralph Chester and Janet A. Hall-Cochran. Kevin, a former data entry specialist, was currently a student at Concord University studying to...

Jul 12, 2019

Robert Edward "Buckwheat" or "Bob" Rakes, 84, of Tug Creek, Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 12, 2019 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare. Born March 10, 1935 at Hinton he was a son of the late William Edward "Bill" and Edna Dick Rakes. Robert was of the Baptist faith. He was a disabled construction worker...