Obituaries

Everett Hunt
May 18, 2017
Everett "Lee" Hunt, 76, of Nimitz passed away May 18, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family following a short illness. Born May 19, 1940 at Belle he was a son of the late Elzie L. and Lula M. Messer Hunt. Lee was retired from the U.S. Marine Corp. with 20 years of service, a member of the...
Thomas Maddy
May 18, 2017
Thomas Lynn Maddy, 76, of Hinton died May 18, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. He was born May 13, 1941 in Hinton to Irvin S. and Marie Tallman Maddy. He graduated from Hinton High School in 1959 and received a B.S. degree in Recreation from West Virginia University in 1964. After college, he worked for the WV Department...

Tiffany Sears
May 17, 2017
Tiffany Renee Sears, 39, of Jumping Branch entered into Heaven's glory and reunited with her mother May 17, 2017 at her home following a sudden illness. Born January 6, 1978 in Summers County, Tiffany was a daughter of Russell "Sleepy" Grimmett of Brooks and the late Anna Mae Grimmett. She lived all her life in Summers County where she met...

Ivan Cales
May 15, 2017
Ivan D. Cales Sr., 78, of Hinton passed away May 15, 2017 at his home following a long illness. At Ivan's request there will be no services and the body has been cremated. Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp.com

Russell Adkins
May 13, 2017
Russell Dale Adkins, 62, of Hinton passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his home following a sudden illness. Born July 21, 1954 in Hinton he was a son of Hallie Mae Adkins and the late Clifford George Adkins. Russell was a former employee of the City of Hinton Street Department and a construction worker for Reynolds Construction Company. He...

Muriel Wickline
May 2, 2017
Muriel E. Wickline, 92, of Forest Hill (Buck), WV passed away peacefully at home Tuesday May 2nd, 2017. He was blessed to have been home on the farm he cherished and worked for over 50 years. He was born October 5, 1924 in Beckley, WV to the late H.L. and Sylvia Hanson-Wickline. He graduated from Trap Hill High School. Mr....

Janice Voak
Apr 28, 2017
Janice Marlene Voak, 73, of Shallotte, NC formerly of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Friday April 28, 2017 at her home following a short illness. Born December 25, 1943 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late Oris Vernon and L. Hassie Hatcher Basham. Janice was of the Baptist faith. She was a former...
Joseph Bennett
Apr 27, 2017
Joseph Michael "Mike" Bennett, 54, of Hinton entered into eternal rest Thursday April 27, 2017 at Specialty Select Hospital in Charleston, WV following a long illness. Born January 30, 1963 at Hinton he was a son of Ramona Crook Bennett of Hinton and the late Joe T. Bennett. Mike was a member of Bellepoint Baptist Church, a 1984 Hinton High...

Arthur Freeman
Apr 26, 2017
Arthur W. Freeman, 64, of Ballengee formerly of Pipestem passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his home following an apparent heart attack. Born July 3, 1952 at Hinton he was a son of the late Walter and Marie Petrey Freeman. Arthur was a carpenter and a lifelong resident of Summers County. He enjoyed leaf blowing, auto mechanics, spending time...

Nancy Walters
Apr 25, 2017
Nancy Carol Warwick Walters, 82, of Bellepoint departed this life for her heavenly home Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born December 18, 1934 at Raleigh County she was a daughter of the late John "Ted" and Addine Morris Warwick. Nancy was a member of War Ridge Freewill Baptist Church. She was...
Debbie Grimmett
Apr 22, 2017
Debbie Grimmett, 55, of Elk Knob passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her home following a sudden illness. Born March 25, 1962 at Hinton she was a daughter of Mildred J. Adkins Bennett of Hinton and the late Russell Samuel Bennett. Debbie was of the Baptist faith. She was an employee of Advance Auto in Columbus, OH and most...

Lesley Schaubauch
Apr 18, 2017
Lesley Yancey Schaubauch, 42, of Hinton went to be with her Daddy on April 18, 2017. Born July 16, 1974 in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of Sandra Kay Treadway Yancey and the late Jack Dempsey Yancey. Lesley enjoyed tracking her family through genealogy and loved animals dearly. She was preceded in death by two aunts, Kellen Phipps and...
Terry Briers
Apr 17, 2017
Terry Briers, 78, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord Monday April 17, 2017 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 17, 1938 at Hinton he was a son of the late Leslie "Les" and Mary McGhee Briers. Terry was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hinton. He was a US...
William Bragg
Apr 9, 2017
William Albert "Skeeter" Bragg, 41, of Kingwood formerly of Beckley went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his home. Born July 13, 1975 at Beckley he was a son of the late Ezekiel Earl "Butch" and Alice Settle Bragg. Skeeter was a man that never met a stranger so he leaves behind countless friends....

Arnie Farley
Apr 3, 2017
Arnie Ray Farley, 70, of Beckley formerly of Shady Spring passed away Monday April 3, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born May 17, 1946 at Abraham he was a son of the late Orbie and Nancy Inez Farley. Arnie was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County who enjoyed watching television and spending time with family and...
Mildred Martin
Apr 1, 2017
Mildred Agnes Martin, 76, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Bower's Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 1, 1940 at Talcott she was a daughter of the late Lonnie Adkins and Rachael Raines of Hinton. Mildred was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Summers County. She was of the...
Ronald Sears
Mar 31, 2017
Ronald Lee Sears, 56, of Hinton passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home following a long illness. Born September 27, 1960 at Green Sulphur Springs he was the son of the late Willard Dempsey and Bessie Sears. A lifelong resident of Summers County he was a timberman and logger who enjoyed hunting, collecting guns and riding 4 wheelers....
Betty Meadows
Mar 29, 2017
Betty J. Meadows of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday March 29, 2017 in Martinsburg, WV. Born April 28, 1932 in Hinton she was a daughter of the late Haze and Mattie Williams Criddle. Betty was a member of the Central Baptist Church and formerly attended the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church. She was a former employee...
Drema Adkins
Mar 25, 2017
Drema L. Adkins, 79 of Beckley passed away Saturday March 25, 2017 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born April 16, 1937 at Thayer WV. She was a daughter of the late Okey W. and Thelma G. Cooper Compton. Drema was of the Christian Faith, a former employee of G.C. Murphy Co. in Hinton and Montgomery Ward's...
Shirley Miller
Mar 24, 2017
Shirley Ann Miller, 74, of Nimitz passed away March 24, 2017 at Bower's Hospice House in Beckley. Born June 6, 1942 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. and Adena Garten Maddy of Pence Springs. She was a faithful member of the Bluestone Baptist Church in Jumping Branch, graduate of Talcott High School, graduate of LPN...