Obituaries
Willie Elizabeth "Betty" Virts
Sep 6, 2024
Willie Elizabeth “Betty” Virts, 91, of Daniels, formerly of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 6, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.
Born November 24, 1932 at Beaver she was a daughter of James and Bertha Wallace Wood.
Betty was a graduate of Shady Spring High School and later worked as a phone operator in Beckley...
Sammy Dean Bolen
Sep 1, 2024
Sammy Dean Bolen, 66, of Sophia formerly of Forest Hill passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024 following a short illness.
Born May 9, 1958 he was a son of the late Sammy Junior and Elizabeth Ellen Farley Bolen.
Sammy was a road construction worker who enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping on the river and just being outside.
He was preceded in death by his...
Joyce Ann "Granny" Boone
Aug 28, 2024
Joyce Ann “Granny” Boone, 74, of Lewisburg went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at her home following a long illness.
Born February 18, 1950 at Arlington, VA she was a daughter of the late Raymond Alvin and Virginia F. Thomas Hurt.
Joyce was a housewife and a babysitter who enjoyed flower gardening, cooking, collecting angels and spending...
Roberta Lee Martus
Aug 27, 2024
Roberta Lee Martus, 96, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Raleigh Center following a long illness.
Born April 5, 1928 at Mohegan, WV she was a daughter of the late Homer P. and Myrtle M. (Shoemaker) Brenaman.
“Ma” was a homemaker and was kind and generous to all she met. She loved...
Barbara June Brunty
Aug 24, 2024
Barbara “June” Brunty, 75, of Pence Springs passed away Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Specialty Select Hospital following a long illness.
Born January 17, 1949 at Oceana she was a daughter of the late Weldon “Bub” and Edith Gunter Stewart.
June was a former counselor for the Federal Corrections Institute in Beckley, and a member of...
Lorene Garten Hedrick Cales
Aug 23, 2024
Lorene Garten Hedrick Cales, 90, of Pence Springs went home to be with the Lord, Friday, August 23, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family following a long illness.
Born August 9, 1934, in Pence Springs, WV and was a daughter of the late Otie Carl and Stella Anne Miller Garten.
Lorene graduated Salutatorian from Talcott High School in 1952...
Melissa LaDawn Cox Lusk
Aug 21, 2024
Melissa LaDawn Cox Lusk, 41, of Shady Spring went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 following a long illness.
Born October 23, 1982 at Beckley, she was a daughter of Trina Lewis Cox of Athens and the late Thomas David Cox Sr.
Melissa was a former hotel registration clerk...
Tommy A. Ward
Aug 20, 2024
Tommy A. Ward, 77, of Forest Hill passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness.
Born June 19, 1947 at Hinton he was a son of the late Leonard Ward.
Tommy was a construction worker and a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Those left to cherish his memory...
Billy "Joe" Willey Jr.
Aug 19, 2024
Billy “Joe” Willey Jr., 65, of Jumping Branch entered into eternal rest Monday, August 19, 2024 following a sudden cardiac event.
Born July 7, 1959 at Hinton he was a son of Billy Joe Willey Sr. of Hinton and the late Geneva Mae Wiseman Willey.
Joe was an active member of Jumping Branch Tabernacle. He retired from Kroger Corporation with 44 years...
Connie Sue Gill
Aug 19, 2024
Connie Sue Gill, 56, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Monday, August 19, 2024 at Princeton Healthcare Center following a long illness.
Born September 2, 1967 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Donald Dean Fox and Betty Lou Meador Fox.
Connie was a phlebotomist for Red Cross for 15 years she was also a residential advisor...
Burleane Mumpower
Aug 13, 2024
Burleane Mumpower, 88, of Hinton, formerly of Richmond, VA went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at her home following a courageous battle with dementia.
Born July 3, 1936 at Ivanhoe, VA she was a daughter of the late Garnet Mitchell and Oakley Robinson Porter.
Burleane was an operator for Phillip Morris for 38 ½ years. She was...
Sherry Louise Thomas
Aug 2, 2024
Sherry Louise Thomas, 45, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 2, 2024 following a long term illness.
Born August 19, 1978 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lee Thomas and Sharon Rose Tate.
Sherry was a former retail clerk who enjoyed listening to music as well as spending time with family and friends.
Besides...
Betty Jane Foster
Aug 1, 2024
Betty Jane Foster, 85, of Marie went home to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior and reunited with her husband Carl, Thursday August 1, 2024, at Lewis Gale Medical Center Salem, VA surrounded by her family.
Born January 22, 1939, at Pipestem, she was a daughter of the late Roy J. and Francis G. Kirk Houchins. Betty attended Freedom...
Ella Rose "Nanny" Beale
Jul 25, 2024
Ella Rose “Nanny” Beale, 84, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Summers Healthcare Center following a short illness.
Born December 23, 1939 at Stickleyville, VA she was a daughter of the late William Silas and Lillie Mae Plaster Fannon.
Ella was a homemaker and caretaker who enjoyed taking walks, word search puzzles, tv shows,...
Billy Ray Martin Sr.
Jul 21, 2024
Billy Ray Martin Sr., 61, of Sullivan, formerly of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 21, 2024 at his home following a long illness.
Born January 27, 1963 at Hinton he was a son of the late Granville K. Martin and Mildred Adkins Martin.
Billy enjoyed playing music, building model cars, living life to the fullest and spending...
Linda Gail Roberts
Jul 17, 2024
Linda Gail Roberts, 73, of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Bower’s Hospice House following a long illness.
Born December 11, 1950 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late James Earl and Betty Lou Vandall Ward.
Linda was a former clerk at Triangle One Stop for 18 years and a member of...
Morris Wayne "Buster" Farley
Jul 16, 2024
Morris Wayne “Buster” Farley, aged 70, of Lake Gaston, North Carolina, passed away on July 16, 2024. Born February 8, 1954, in Hinton, WV, to Otho and Ethel Williams Farley.
Wayne was preceded in death by his two sisters, Linda Buckland and Mary Marshall, and seven brothers: Raymond, Norman, Stanley, Eugene, Robert, Joe, and Clifford.
Those left to cherish his memory include...
V. Louise Adkins
Jul 13, 2024
V. Louise Adkins, 94, of Sandstone went home to be with loved ones Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Main Street Care following a short illness.
Born September 21, 1929, at Sandstone, she was a daughter of the late James and Emma Wheeler Bowles. A homemaker, she loved gardening and spending time with her grandchildren, friends and neighbors.
Besides her parents she was...
Joseph Dean "J.D." Helm
Jul 10, 2024
Joseph Dean “J.D.” Helm, 66, of Hinton passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
He was born of September 6, 1957 in Bradenton, FL and was the son of Joseph Helm and Bernadean Bauer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy stationed aboard the nuclear submarine USS Patrick Henry.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by siblings Roger Lee...
Judith R. Adkins
Jul 8, 2024
Judith R. Adkins,77, of Woodbridge, VA formerly of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Monday July 8, 2024, at Prince William Medical Center following a short illness.
Born October 6, 1946, at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late James O. and Janice Martin Allen. A homemaker and a graduate of the Hinton High School class of 1965...
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