Obituaries

Bettie Gwinn

Bettie Gwinn

Mar 21, 2019

Bettie Jane Meadows Gilpin Gwinn, 80, of Jumping Branch went home to Heaven on angel wings, Thursday March 21, 2019 at her home following a long illness. Born September 25, 1938 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Marlin Markus Meadows and Donnie Susan Ward Meadows. Bettie was a member of the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle; a 1956 graduate...

Daisy Willey

Daisy Willey

Mar 19, 2019

Daisy Katherine Willey, 91, of Hinton completed her life journey and went home to be with her savior on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Summers County ARH following a long illness. Born March 27, 1927 at Crumps Bottom she was the daughter of the late Howard Porter Young and Molly Caperton Young. Katherine was a member of the First Baptist...

Karl Waller

Karl Waller

Mar 12, 2019

Karl Lennart Waller, 95, of Chicago, IL passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Wesley Place in Chicago, IL following a long illness. Born February 3, 1923 in Sweden he was the son of the late David Eustavson and Ingeborg Waller. Karl worked for many years in the tool and die industry. Karl loved Summers Co. and enjoyed visiting his...

Charles Pitzer

Charles Pitzer

Mar 11, 2019

Charles Howard Pitzer, 67, of Tug Creek passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born May 14, 1951 at Summers County he was a son of the late Thomas Pitzer and Willowvee Sears Pitzer Cyrus. Charles was a US Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a foreman for...

Denver Abshire

Denver Abshire

Mar 11, 2019

Denver W. "Dickie" Abshire, 77, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home following a long illness. Born February 22, 1942 at Talcott he was a son of the late Denver W. and Marie Hodge Abshire and his stepfather Gene Sears. Dickie was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church. He was...

Magdalene Clark

Magdalene Clark

Mar 11, 2019

Magdalene Ruth (Meador) Clark, 91, of Ellison Ridge, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at her home. Born July 2, 1927 at Ellison, she was the daughter of the late Auzle and Cinda Meador. Magdalene was a homemaker and a member of the Mountain Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Kathern Jennings and a brother,...

Deborah Redden

Deborah Redden

Mar 6, 2019

Deborah Lynn Redden, 60, of Lewisburg went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home following a long illness. Born March 17, 1958 at Hinton she was a daughter of Sue Graham Morgan of Lewisburg and the late Rev. Sterling D. Morgan. Debbie was a 1976 graduate and salutatorian of Talcott High School where she...

Lavonna Wykle

Lavonna Wykle

Feb 26, 2019

Lavonna H. "Bonnie" Wykle, 84, of Talcott formerly of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord Tuesday February 26, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 9, 1934 in Summers Co. she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Russell and Anel Alvis Harvey Bennett. Bonnie was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church, former...

Donald Milam

Donald Milam

Feb 25, 2019

Donald Ray Milam, 88, of Clayton following a battle with cancer went to be with the Lord, Monday, February 25, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley. Born march 9, 1930 at Saxon, WV he was the son of the late Benjamin and Della Wills Milam. Donald was a lineman in the US Army serving during the Korean Conflict....

Charles Martin

Charles Martin

Feb 25, 2019

Charles Wilson "Buddy" Martin, 87, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 25, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 29, 1932 at Hinton he was the son of the late John and Margaret Lamb Martin. Buddy was retired from E.F. Hauserman in Cleveland, OH. He was a member of Cooks...

Helen Newsome

Helen Newsome

Feb 24, 2019

Helen V. Newsome, affectionately known as Ginger, 83, of Shady Spring went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 24, 2019 peacefully at home. Born June 24, 1935 in South Charleston, WV she was a daughter of the late Helen V. Leishman. Ginger was a homemaker and member of Bluestone Baptist Church where she served as a teacher of...

Robert Cox

Robert Cox

Feb 17, 2019

Robert Clinton Cox, 69, of Ellison passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at his home. Born October 29, 1949 at Ellison he was a son of the late Josiah Fred and Martha Elizabeth Farley Cox. He was a timberman and had worked as a security guard at Pipestem State Park. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by two...

Christopher Norris

Christopher Norris

Feb 16, 2019

Christopher Michael Norris, 54, of Sandstone formerly of Paducah, KY passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a short illness. Born in Taunton, MA on April 24, 1964 he was a son of Edward F. Norris of Las Vegas, NV and Sandra Lee Faratus Norris of Montpelier, VT....

Drema Whitt

Drema Whitt

Feb 16, 2019

Drema Gail Ward Whitt, 58, of Ward Bench, Hix went home to be with the Lord, Saturday February 16, 2019 at her home following a short illness. Born May 7, 1960 at Hix she was the daughter of the late Ebb and Goldie Bennett Ward. Drema was a former CNA at Summers Continuous Care Center and member of Chestnut Mt....

Lisa Wines

Lisa Wines

Feb 14, 2019

Lisa Haskins Wines, 51, of Alderson went home to be in the loving arms of Jesus on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019 at her home following a long illness. Born March 21, 1967 at Blackwater Falls, WI she was a daughter of the late Janet Haskins and Ellie Haskins of Merritt Island, FL. Lisa worked 24 years at Ron Jon's...

Wilma Byrd

Wilma Byrd

Feb 7, 2019

Wilma Faye Adkins Byrd, 66, of Hinton went to her heavenly home Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born April 23, 1952 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Russell Dillon and Sylvia Graham Adkins. Wilma recently graduated with her GED. She was a former caregiver and volunteer at Loaves and Fishes....

Mildred Meadows

Mildred Meadows

Feb 3, 2019

Mildred F. Waddell Meadows, 89 of Hinton went home surrounded by her family, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Born Dec. 23, 1929 at Glen Morgan, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Waddell and Lona Wills Waddell Myers. She was a lifelong resident of Summers County, a member of The First Baptist Church of Hinton, and their Fidelis...

Connie Lane

Connie Lane

Feb 2, 2019

Connie Mable Berry Lane,76, passed away Saturday, February 2, at the Pinelodge Nursing Home in Beckley. Born June 27, 1942 at Longbottom to the late Waymon and Stella Adkins Berry she was a homemaker and babysitter. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Lane; three brothers, Beecher, Melvin and Kester Berry; two sisters, Priscilla Wheeler...

Jerry Sears

Jerry Sears

Jan 27, 2019

Jerry Ordman Sears, 64, of Pence Springs went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Greenbrier Medical Center following a long illness. Born October 2, 1954 on the Jerret Farm at Raiders Valley in Greenbrier County, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Sears and Goldie M. Cooper Sears Wyrick. Jerry was a track...

Jerry Cales

Jerry Cales

Jan 26, 2019

On January 26th, 2019 at 3:10 AM, Jerry got his heart's desire and left this world of pain and went home. He had fought a long battle with illness. Born July 28, 1945 at Hix, he was the son of the late Preston Allen and Effie Richmond Cales and stepfather, Hobert Williams. Jerry had worked in the printing business several...