Obituaries
Edwin Ward
Jan 7, 2018
Edwin Ray Ward, 67, of Hilldale passed away January 7, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born April 8, 1950 at Hinton he was a son of the late Hayward Norman Ward and Verna Mae Williams Voiers. Edwin was a member of Bellepoint Baptist Church and attended Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church. He was a...
George Kounse
Jan 6, 2018
George Malcolm Kounse, 91, of Pence Springs went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born March 15, 1926 at Pence Springs, he was the son of the late Walter Percy and Rosa Lewis Campbell Kounse. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served his...
Thomas Read
Jan 6, 2018
Thomas Leigh Read Jr., 89, of New Port Richey, FL went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 6, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born December 17, 1928 he was the son of the late Thomas Leigh Read Sr., former prosecuting attorney in Summers County, and Harriet Whanger Read. Thomas was a graduate of Hinton High...
Sammy Cook
Jan 2, 2018
Sammy Junior Cook, 78, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born October 17, 1939 at Clorrie, WV he was a son of the late James Ervin and Demia Lou Dixon Cook. Sammy was a former manager of apartment complexes who enjoyed playing bingo and...
Keith Yancey
Dec 30, 2017
Keith Douglas Yancey, 45, of Beaver entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born May 28, 1972 in Summers County he was a son of the late Billy Franklin Yancey and Victory Cook Yancey. Keith was an over the road truck driver and operator who enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR...
Sadie Angell
Dec 30, 2017
Sadie Eileen Angell, 97, of Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Hinton, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Ridgeway Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born at Madams Creek on March 12, 1920, to the late John A. and Marinda Fink Yancey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Julia Marchisin
Dec 29, 2017
Julia Marchisin, 105, of Hinton passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Main Street Care following a long illness. Born September 13, 1913 in West Virginia she was a daughter of the late John and Eva Marchisin. She was a registered nurse and a US Army Veteran having served during World War II. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday,...
Helen Settle
Dec 29, 2017
Helen Marie Settle, 87, of Talcott died Friday, December 29, 2017 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born March 24, 1929 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Goldie Bolen Lilly. Helen was of the Holiness faith. She was a wife, mother and everything everyone needed at all times. Helen was...
James Stoddard
Dec 25, 2017
James C. Stoddard, 85, of Hinton went to meet his Heavenly Father Monday, December 25, 2017 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born May 2, 1932 at Summers County he was a son of the late Albert "Whitey" and Ella Sadie Lilly Stoddard. James was a member of the Avis Holiness Church where he served as...
Emily Briers
Dec 24, 2017
Emily Dale Keaton Briers passed from this life to her heavenly home on Sunday, December 24, 2017 following a long illness. Born August 27, 1938 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Berma "Bunch" Honaker Keaton and O. Ike Keaton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Ronald L. Keaton, sister-in-law Rita...
Edward Wills
Dec 18, 2017
Edward Lee Wills, 85 of Nimitz went home to be with his Savior Monday, December 18, 2017 at home following a short illness. Born October 26, 1932 at Jumping Branch he was the son of the late Oather and Bertha Wills. Edward worked for the C&O Railway for 39 years traveling from Hinton to Clifton Forge, VA until his retirement...
Margaret Stowers
Dec 16, 2017
Margaret Ellen "Midge" Lucas Stowers, 64, of Chestnut Mountain formerly of Fireco entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born April 4, 1953 at Summers County she was a daughter of the late George Robert "Dink" and Lucy Mae Lilly Lucas. Margaret was a longtime contributor to St. Jude Foundation. She...
Sharon Ward
Dec 14, 2017
Sharon Ann "Sherry Baby" Ward, 54, of Hix went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home following a sudden illness. Born February 27, 1963 at Clifton Forge, VA she was a daughter of the late Billy Keith and Glenna Ruth Ward Wright. Sharon was a member of the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church where she...
James Patterson
Dec 10, 2017
James Clyde Patterson, 61 of Midway, formerly of Summers County went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born November 5, 1956 at Greenbrier County he was a son of the late Nelson Clyde and Barbara Ann Cale Patterson. James was a construction worker who loved playing music. He...
Drema Martin
Dec 6, 2017
Drema Karen Martin, 67, of Ellison Ridge went to her heavenly home after a nine year battle with cancer at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley on December 6, 2017. Born March 11, 1950 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Alva and Margaret Adkins Bennett. Drema was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed her flower...
Sean Sears
Dec 4, 2017
Sean Robert Sears, 40, of Crimora, VA went home to be with the Lord Monday December 4, 2017 at his home. Born May 29, 1977 at Beckley he was a son of Corene Sears of Crimora and the late Billy Joe Sears. Sean enjoyed fishing, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. Besides his mother, those left to...
Terri Taylor
Dec 2, 2017
Terri Lee Spanbauer Taylor In the midmorning hours December 2, 2017 our precious, wife, mother, mamaw, sister and family treasure slipped away to be with her Heavenly Father for Christmas this year. Her pain and suffering is gone forever. Her precious Lord knew she had had enough and took her by the hand and led her gently home. She was...
Ora Bennett
Nov 28, 2017
Ora Florence Bennett, 75, of Hinton passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Bowers Hospice House following a prolonged illness. Born June 18, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Oakley Robert Bennett Sr. and Kathleen Grimmett Lilly. She was preceded in death by one son, Dale Allen Bryant and one grandson, Andy Atkins. Those left to cherish...
Frances Ames
Nov 26, 2017
Frances Maxine Ames, 92, of Elton passed away Sunday November 26, 2017 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born July 31, 1925 at Sandstone she was the daughter of the late Homer Elbert and Myrtle Jane Meadows Bennett. A homemaker she enjoyed and loved the great outdoors. Preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Ames; one son,...
Yonnie Bennett
Nov 25, 2017
Yonnie Lee Bennett, 78, of Madams Creek passed away Friday November 24, 2017 at her home following a long illness. Born November 14, 1939 at Summers County she was the daughter of the late Marlin M. and Donnie Ward Meadows. She was of the Baptist Faith, former employee of G.C. Murphy Co. and Fox's Bypass Market. Yonnie enjoyed camping, gardening...
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