Obituaries

Elsie Adkins
Nov 21, 2018
Elsie Bell Rohrbaugh Adkins, 75, of Hinton went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born April 3, 1943 at Smoke Holes, WV she was the daughter of the late McKinley and Ella Jane Conrad Rohrbaugh. Elsie was a homemaker of the Christian faith. She enjoyed gardening and loved...

Chester Meadows
Nov 20, 2018
Chester Boyd "Bucky" Meadows, 77, of Talcott passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born March 21, 1942 at Cowen he was a son of the late Barger Basil and Helen Kathleen Salisbery Meadows. Chester was a Member of the United Steel Workers of America. He was employed by Vecellio & Grogan obtaining many...
Donald Richmond
Nov 19, 2018
Donald Curtis "Bubby" Richmond, 56, of Woodbridge, VA dear devoted son, gentle and beloved brother, departed this world on Monday, November 19, 2018 surrounded by his family. Donald was born March 10, 1962 in Hinton to Hettie Bragg Richmond and Donald Curtis Richmond Sr. Donald Sr. died on the day Donald Jr turned five months old. God in his eternal...
Caroline Emerson
Nov 15, 2018
Caroline Cindy Emerson, 56, of Hinton passed away Thursday November 15, 2018 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 10, 1962 in Frankfurt, Germany she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ursula Sweezer Schweizer. Caroline was a chef, a waitress and a manager of the kitchen of Petro Truck Stop in Elkton, MD....
Betty Hill
Nov 14, 2018
Betty Lou Hill, 78, of Cleveland, OH entered into eternal rest Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her home following a long illness. Born May 6, 1940 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Sam R. and Mary Lena Bonds Coleman. She was a former employee of Enroll Shirt Co. and G.C. Murphy Co. and had attended the Church...

Randy Adkins
Nov 11, 2018
Randy Wilson Adkins, 50, of Beckley passed away Sunday November 11, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born March 18, 1968 at Beckley he was a son of the late Garnet Vernon and Drema L. Compton Adkins. Randy was employed by the Kroger Corporation with over 20 years of service. He enjoyed sports and collecting baseball cards. Besides...
Iona Ryan
Nov 5, 2018
Iona Harris Ryan, 88, of Greenbrier Drive in Hinton died Monday, November 5, 2018 at home. Born August 18, 1930, Iona was the daughter of the late J. Arnold and Glenna Lacy Harris. Iona served as secretary to six pastors at the First Baptist Church, where she was an active member for many years. In addition to her job as...
Henry Adkins
Nov 3, 2018
Henry E. Adkins, 86, of Keatley Springs passed away Saturday November 3, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born May 23, 1932 at Hinton he was a son of the late Hunter Dunn and Annie Pearl Gill Adkins. Henry was a retired Public Works Department employee of the City of Hinton, a member of the Church of the...
Janet Breen
Oct 28, 2018
Janet Gilpin Breen, 82, of Russell, KY, formerly of Hinton passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Oakmont Manor surrounded by loving family. Born November 5, 1935 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Walter (Buddy) and Georgia Anderson Gilpin. Janet was of the Baptist faith, she was a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church where she was...

Emma Snow
Oct 10, 2018
Emma Jean "Jeanie" Lucas Snow, 59, of Greenville passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at her home following a sudden illness. Born September 25, 1959 at Talcott, she was the daughter of the late Elsworth and Mary Surber Lucas. Jeanie was a former assistant manager at Coin-Op Laundry and Car Wash, who enjoyed making people laugh and spending time with...
Robert Keaton
Oct 9, 2018
Robert Arnold "Bob" Keaton, 72, of Jumping Branch passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House following complications of pneumonia. Born December 26, 1945 at Summers County he was a son of the late Arnold J. "Chess" Keaton and Mildred Law Keaton of Jumping Branch. Bob was a former equipment operator for Omans Construction, Hercules Plant, Shop Foreman...
Mark Smith
Oct 2, 2018
Mark Lewis Smith, 51 of Hinton went to be home with the Lord, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a short illness. Mark was born on June 10, 1967 in Hinton. He was the son of the late Verna Mae Smith and the grandson of the late Lewis Sr. and Geneva Thompson Smith whom...

Ellison Boone
Sep 25, 2018
Ellison Perry "Bubby" Boone, 74, of Tempa entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born January 19, 1944 at Tempa he was a son of the late Wilbert Ray and Leona N. Richmond Boone. Bubby was of the Baptist faith. He was a contractor who owned and operated Boone's Construction and a...

Brenda Garten
Sep 21, 2018
Brenda C. Garten, 68, went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 21, 2018 at her home in Talcott, following a courageous battle with cancer with her loving family by her side, including her faithful loving cat "Baby Boy". Born March 20, 1950 in Talcott she was a daughter of the late Paul and Norma Sears Garten. Brenda was...
Patrick Branch
Sep 8, 2018
Patrick Ray Branch, 33, of Hinton passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 following a sudden illness. Born April 25, 1985 at Floyd County, VA he was a son of Kim Mabe of Dublin, VA and the late Patrick Lewis Branch and Charles Mabe. Patrick was an employee of Applebee's in Lewisburg and a former employee of Kroger Co. in Hinton...
James Bowen
Sep 7, 2018
Sgt. James Lee Bowen, 90, of Wayside, WV went home to be with the Lord Friday September 7, 2018 following a short illness. Born January 23, 1928 at Alleghany County, VA he was the son of the late George H. and Anna Marie Davis Bowen. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and...
Ricky Pack
Sep 7, 2018
Psalms 116 : 1 - 19 Ricky Robert Pack, 57, of Nimitz passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center following a long illness. Born June 22, 1961 in Heidleberg, Germany he was a son of Andrea Pack of Nimitz and the late Walter H. Pack Sr. Ricky was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a...

Leonard Sears
Sep 7, 2018
Leonard Mason Sears, 71, of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Friday September 7, 2018 following a long illness. He was born April 17, 1947 at Hilldale to the late Charlie and Anna May Collins Sears. Leonard was a graduate of Talcott High School and a US Army Veteran. He was a former butcher at Foodland and had worked...
Scott Gwinn
Sep 3, 2018
Scott Bland Gwinn, 52, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord peacefully, Monday, September 3, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House at Beckley following a long illness. Born May 21, 1966, he was a son of the late Carroll B. Gwinn and Anna Jean Gill-Vandall. Scott was preceded in death by his grandparents Clyde Gwinn and Ada Gwinn, Morgan...
Marie Comer
Aug 31, 2018
Marie Ellen Jackson Comer, 83, of Riverside Rest went home to be with the Lord, Friday August 31, 2018 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Born November 28, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a proud "Thanksgiving Day" baby and was a daughter of the late Cecil and Zula Wilson Jackson. Marie was a former Teachers...