Obituaries

Charles Lucas
Apr 26, 2016
Charles Douglas Lucas Sr., 63, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord April 26, 2016 at following a long illness. Born January 5, 1953 at Hinton he was the son of the late Elsworth and Mary Surber Lucas. Chuck was an honest, caring man, who devoted his life to his wife and children proving everyday why a father...

Virginia Buckland
Apr 24, 2016
Virginia Ellen Cox Buckland, Age 87, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2016. She departed this life from the Summers County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale. Virginia had made her home there for the last several years. Virginia was the daughter of Silas Green and Mintie Ellen Buckland Cox. She was born October 29, 1927 at...
Edgar Rush
Apr 24, 2016
Edgar Allen Rush, 54, of Madams Creek went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born April 14, 1962 at Madams Creek he was a son of the late Edgar Rush Jr. and Janet Reed Rush Woods of Madams Creek. Edgar was a member of Pipestem Southern...
Frieda Lilly
Apr 22, 2016
Frieda Diane Lilly, 62, of Ellison Ridge entered into eternal rest Friday, April 22, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division following a long illness. Born August 23, 1953 at Summers County she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Macil Adkins Ward. She was a member of the First Church of Nazarene. Diane was a homemaker and...
Richard Bradford
Apr 21, 2016
Richard Dean Bradford "ParkBrake" 39, of River Road, Hinton died April 21, 2016. Born May 4, 1976 he was the son of Richard and Janice Bradford of Hinton. Other than his parents he is survived by his fiancé and companion, Cheryl; four children, Madison and Autumn of Georgia and Felicia and Aidan of Coal City; a sister, Pamela and husband...
Verna Voiers
Apr 21, 2016
Verna Mae Voiers, 87, of Hilldale entered into the arms of the Lord, Thursday April 21, 2016 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born July 7, 1928 at Clayton she was a daughter of French C. and Lottie Ballengee Williams. She was a graduate and class president of the first practical nursing class in Summers County, January 4, 1970. She...

Okley Ballengee
Apr 17, 2016
Okley O. Ballengee, 94, of Shady Spring passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 17, 1922 in Summers Co. he was the son of the late Tom and Lizzy Bennett Ballengee. Okley was a laborer many years with Anchor and Alaska Fence Co. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and spending time...
Brenda Ward
Apr 10, 2016
Brenda Gail Ward, 66, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord on Sunday April 10, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born December 31, 1949 in Greensboro, NC she was the daughter of the late Robert Daniel Lowe and Bobbie Ann Reid Walker of Greensboro, NC. She was known to everyone as Gail and attended...
Sandra Adkins
Apr 1, 2016
Sandra Kay "Sissy" Adkins, 48, of Hinton passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born November 15, 1967 at Hinton she was a daughter Catherine Thomas Adkins of Hinton and the late Clarence Willard Adkins. Sissy was a lifelong resident of Summers Co. who enjoyed spending time with her friends...
Shealvey Ratcliffe
Mar 19, 2016
Shealvey Jean Keaton Ratcliffe, 76, of Cave Ridge went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 19, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family following a long illness. Born June 23, 1939 at Pipestem she was a daughter of the late Jack and Pauline Lilly Keaton. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Shealvey was...
Wilma Plumley
Mar 15, 2016
Wilma Shirey Plumley 80, of Hinton left this earth to be with the Lord on March 15, 2016. She was born February 20, 1936 in Hinton, WV. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents Ralph Shirey of Hinton and Lillian Shirey Whitlow of Peterstown, two brothers Eddie Shirey of Peterstown and Bill Shirey of Biloxi, Mississippi. Wilma was also...

Larry Shull
Mar 11, 2016
Larry McVey Shull, 67, of Hinton, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born October 5, 1948 in Ocala, FL he was a son of the late Foyce McVee Shull and Hope Allen Shull. Larry was a member of the Ministry Place he loved reading his Bible and attending church services. He enjoyed taking...

Margie Rucker
Mar 9, 2016
Margie Lorene Rucker, 90, of Beckley, WV passed away Wednesday March 9, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born March 5, 1926 at Meadow Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Elsie Rucker and Fleta Bell Childrey Rucker. Margie was a homemaker who enjoyed going to flea markets and who loved spending...
Carol Slatton
Mar 7, 2016
Carol Sue Bragg Slatton of Barger Springs, WV went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2016 at the Summers County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born June 10, 1941 in Glen Rogers, WV to the late Lloyd Edward Bragg and Rita Irene Elkins Bragg. Carol was a good and kind Christian woman of the Baptist faith. She...
Dana Keaton
Mar 3, 2016
Dana Joe Keaton, 90, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Princeton Community following a long illness. Born January 2, 1926 at Pipestem, he was the son of Lonnie B. and Josie Vest Keaton. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, Graduated from Hinton High School with class of 1947....
Billy Meadows
Mar 1, 2016
Billy Joe Meadows, 80, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the VAMC in Beckley following a short illness. Born November 18, 1935 at Fireco he was a son of the late Elliott Ozar and Ethel Violet Meadows. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, a member of Church of...
Russell Bennett
Mar 1, 2016
Russell Lee Bennett, 40, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born June 30, 1975 at Hinton, he was a son of the late Gary Richmond and Wilma Lee Bennett Angell. He attended Maple Fork Baptist Church, was a former employee of Les's Painting in Hinton...
Alec Thornsbury
Feb 27, 2016
Alec Ray Thornsbury, 33, of Hinton went home to be with his Heavenly Father on February 27, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital following an accident at his home. Born July 30, 1982 in Pineville he was the son of Larry Stafford of Pineville and Evelyn Kay Rose Burghy of Hinton. Alec was employed by Kroger Co. in Hinton for the...

Melba Meadows
Feb 26, 2016
Melba Ruth Hogan Meadows, 82, of Madams Creek went home to be with the Lord Friday February 26, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 21, 1934 at Madams Creek she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie Yancey Hogan. A homemaker who was of the Baptist faith she enjoyed caring for her children...

Omer Teabo
Feb 23, 2016
Omer Webster Teabo, 74, of Tug Creek passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born March 28, 1941 at Hinton he was the son of the late George William and Nettie Fay Gill Teabo. Mr. Teabo was a former employee of Wilson Tree Company, custodian for the Hinton State Police Dept. Detachment and...