Obituaries
Lucy Lucas
Mar 10, 2017
Lucy Mae Lilly Lucas, 84, of Ellison passed away Friday morning, March 10, 2017 at her home following a long illness. Born June 14, 1932 at Suck Creek , Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Margaret Janie Lilly Lilly. Lucy was of the Baptist Faith and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by...
Roger Richmond
Mar 6, 2017
Roger Lee Richmond, 61, of Riverside Rest passed away Monday March 6, 2017 at his home following an apparent heart attack. Born October 25, 1955 at Hinton he was a son of the late Jesse Arley and Syble Ann O'Bryan Richmond. Roger was a lifelong resident of Summers County. He was a disabled Trackman for CSX Railway who enjoyed spending...
Martha Mounts
Feb 25, 2017
II Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Martha Sue Ball Mounts, 77, of Madams Creek, Hinton joined the angel choir in Heaven on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Princeton Health Care Center following a long illness. Born October 10, 1939 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of...
Angela Buckland
Feb 24, 2017
Angela Buckland, 45, of Hinton went to be with the Lord Friday, February 24, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House following a short battle with cancer. Born November 16, 1971 at Fairfax, VA she was a daughter of Earl and Emmy Jeffries Buckland of Pence Springs. Angie was of the Baptist faith. She lived most of her life in Summers County....

Sharon Smithson
Feb 24, 2017
Sharon Elaine Edwards Marcum Smithson, 58, of Burlington, NC formerly of True went to be with the Lord Friday, February 24, 2017 at Hospice Home in Burlington, NC following a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 6, 1959 in True she was a daughter of the late Arthur Wilson Edwards and Violet Delores Shumate. Sharon was a homemaker who enjoyed...
Brenda Hicks
Feb 21, 2017
Brenda Hicks, 60, of Hinton passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at CAMC General Division following a short illness. Born at Dublin, CA she was a daughter of Elizabeth "Betty" Davis of Sandstone and the late Edward Richmond. Brenda was a homemaker who enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Hicks and one...
Kalen Helton
Feb 14, 2017
Kalen Jeannette Helton, 75, of Hinton reunited with loved ones in Heaven Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born May 26, 1941 at Sandstone she was a daughter of the late John B. and Mamie Bragg Wingfield. Kalen was a former employee of Bowling's Dairy Bar, Reed's Market, Riverside Floral and Summers County Council...
Loretta Willliams
Jan 28, 2017
Loretta Mae Williams, 53, of Hinton formerly of Beckley passed away January 28, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House following a short battle with cancer. Born June 29, 1963 in Beckley she was the daughter of the late Wiley Raymond and Maggie Belle Taylor. Miss Loretta was a former employee of Kroger in Hinton. She enjoyed the simple things in life...
Ernest Smith
Jan 27, 2017
Ernest Clyde "Chris" Smith, 57, of Tug Creek, Hinton, WV, went home to be with the Lord and re-united with his wife Rosie Friday, January 27, 2017at Raleigh General Hospital, following a short illness. Born December 25, 1959 at Elkton, Maryland, he was the son of the late Billy Joe Sr. and Virginia Helen Ayers Smith. He was a member...

Jerry Graham
Jan 25, 2017
Jerry Lee "Henry" Graham Sr. 59, of Elk Knob went home to be with the Lord Wednesday January 25, 2017 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation following a long illness. Born April 18, 1957 at Summers County he was a son of the late Beechy and Thelma Sears Graham. Jerry attended Elk Knob Baptist Church. He was a US Army Veteran...
Phillip Light
Jan 24, 2017
Phillip Jasper "P.J." Light, 79, of Marie joined his wife in eternal rest Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his home following a long illness. Born January 25, 1937 at Marie he was a son of the late David Cicero Light and Daisy Richardson Light Marsh. Phillip was a retired school bus driver for the Summers County Board of Education and...
Pauline Lane
Jan 22, 2017
Pauline Lilly Lane, 92, of Hinton died peacefully Sunday January 22, 2017 at Debra Cline's Care Home following a long illness. Born July 4, 1924 at Madams Creek she was the daughter of the late Paul S. and Mae Ward Lilly. A member of the Mt. Olivet Church, former employee of Summers County Hospital where she was employed as a...

Preston Hedrick
Jan 21, 2017
Preston J. Hedrick, 83, died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his son's home in Wayside. He was born August 21, 1933, the son of the late William D. (Bill) and Ibra Meadows Bowyer Hedrick. Preston graduated from Talcott High School in 1952 and began a career with the Department of Highways. He was a member of Pence Springs Community Church....
James Young
Jan 13, 2017
James R. "Wetback" Young, 56, of Madams Creek passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at his home following a sudden illness. Born November 25, 1960 at Presque Isle, Maine he was a son of Ople H. "Sarge" Young Jr. of Madams Creek and the late E. Marilyn Young. James was an U.S. Air Force Veteran and a former utility worker...

Margaret Williams
Jan 7, 2017
Margaret R. Williams, 95, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hilldale, following a brief illness. Born October 10, 1921 in Summers County, she was a daughter of the late Walden and Margaret Phillips Redden. Margaret was a graduate of Hinton High School, a member...

Floyd Meador
Jan 3, 2017
Floyd C. "Buddy" Meador, 78, of Zephyrhills, FL formerly of Forest Hill went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Gulfside Center for Hospice Care in Zephyrhills, FL following a long illness. Born September 17, 1938 in True he was the son of the late Lark McDowell and Ruthy Mandy Bonds Meador. Buddy served his country...

Bessie Yancey
Dec 31, 2016
Bessie Pack Yancey, 93, of Bellepoint entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born February 27, 1923 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Lutishie Lou Daniels Lucas. Bessie was a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church, a former employee of the...
Joseph Moss
Dec 30, 2016
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Moss, 67, of Hinton formerly of Mt. Hope went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Summers Co. ARH Hospital following a long illness. Born September 10, 1949 @ Milton, WV he was a son of the late Robert Franklin and Pearl Marie Dailey Moss. Tony was a former coal miner in...
Carlos Ward
Dec 16, 2016
Carlos Marion Ward, 64, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday December 16, 2016 at his home following a long illness. Born December 1, 1952 at Hix he was the son of the late Noley Eb and Goldie Irene Bennett Ward. Carlos was a passionate farmer, former employee of Galloway Buick in Greensboro, NC and Pipestem State...
Earl Rose
Dec 14, 2016
Earl Edward Rose Sr., 71, of Lewisburg went home to celebrate Christmas with his Savior Wednesday December 14, 2016 in the Doctor's Hospital at Augusta, GA following a sudden illness. Born April 1, 1945 at Huntington he was a son of the late John C. and Alma Opal Perdue Rose. He was a US Navy Vietnam Veteran having served on...