Obituaries

William Anderson

William Anderson

Dec 4, 2015

William "Bill" Duane Anderson, 68, of New River Road Hinton went home to be with the Lord Jesus, Friday December 4, 2015 following a short illness. Born April 11, 1947 at Beckley he was the son of the late Duane Ralph and Emma Jane Ennis Anderson. Bill was an Ordained Minister for the past ten years having been a child...

Margie Cuckovich

Margie Cuckovich

Dec 2, 2015

Margie Elizabeth Nabors Cuckovich, 89, of Hinton passed away Wednesday December 2, 2015 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Upland Cemetery near Hinton with Pastor Robbie Merritt officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:30 P.M. on Friday. Arrangements...

Kenneth Cooper

Kenneth Cooper

Nov 28, 2015

Kenneth Jack Cooper, 84, of Ballengee, WV passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born August 4, 1931 at Sandstone he was a son of the late James P. and Grace T. Cooper. Jack attended War Ridge Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of the Ballengee Farm Club. He was a US Army Veteran...

Sally Ward

Sally Ward

Nov 25, 2015

Sally Vernice (Vernie as she was known on the mountain)Adkins Ward and Ms. Sally (as she was known at the nursing home), age 86, of Hix Mountain died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 3:38 A.M. at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley surrounded by her daughters and granddaughters following a long illness. Born October 21, 1929 in Summers County, she was...

Michael Helton

Michael Helton

Nov 24, 2015

On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Heaven gained a very special angel, Michael Scott (Mike) Helton. Mike blessed our lives beginning on June 17, 1973. He was the loving son of Kalen and the late Howard R. Helton Sr. of Hinton. Mike was a fun, loving, and hardworking man that would do anything for anyone, whether it was family friends, or...

Richard Clayton

Richard Clayton

Nov 22, 2015

Richard Allen Clayton, 62, of Forest Hill passed away November 22, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born May 13, 1953 at Lillybrook he was a son of the late William Hayden and Willia Ines Wooten Clayton. Richard was a disabled construction worker, a member of Labor Union #453 and a former truck driver for Silo Ice...

Bonnie Lilly

Bonnie Lilly

Nov 18, 2015

Bonnie M. Lilly of Ellison went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital in Hinton following a short illness. Born June 11, 1951 at Ellison she was a daughter of the late Kennett and Thelma Mae Farley Lilly. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Summers County. Preceded in death by...

Carmen McGuire

Carmen McGuire

Nov 14, 2015

Carmen Gene McGuire Sr., 60, of Hinton went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday November 14, 2015 at his home following a long illness. Born February 28, 1955 at Springdale he was the son of the late Elmer McGuire and Drema Cales McGuire Blankenship and his stepfather, Paul Blankenship of Hinton. He was a United States Army...

Jane Houchins

Jane Houchins

Nov 13, 2015

Jane Ellen Houchins, 76, of Bellepoint went home to be with the Lord, Friday, November 13, 2015 at Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born January 12, 1939 at Hamilton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Elbert and Della Johnson Cox. Jane was a homemaker and a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church. She...

Richard Bostic

Richard Bostic

Nov 9, 2015

Richard D. Bostic, loving husband, father and grandfather, 94, passed away November 9, 2015, at home. Born November 18, 1920, he was the son of William Otho and Pauline Bostic of Talcott, WV., one of nine children. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death is his wife of 74 years, Betty Jane; his brothers: Ralph, Howard, Jack, James and...

Roy Sears

Roy Sears

Nov 8, 2015

Roy Allen "Johnny" Sears Jr., 68 of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Allen Sears Sr. & Goldie Louellen Smith Sears; several brothers and sisters; a son in law, Tasewell Johnson Sr. Roy served his country proudly in the Marine Corps and was wounded in Vietnam and received the...

Jessie Neely

Jessie Neely

Nov 5, 2015

Jessie Lois Neely, 86, of Lenoir, NC, formerly of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Caldwell Hospice - Robbins Center in Hudson, NC following a short illness. Born March 25, 1929 at Pipestem, she was a daughter of the late John Levi and Ada Keaton Neely. Jessie was a member of...

Edna Faris

Edna Faris

Nov 2, 2015

Edna E. Shrewsberry Faris, 90, of Indian Mills, WV, died Monday, November 2, 2015, at the Princeton Community Hospital, following a short illness. Born October 11, 1925 at Indian Mills, she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Eunice McDowell Shrewsberry, and was lifelong resident of Summers Co. Edna worked as a cook at the 4-H camp for...

Ethel Lilly

Ethel Lilly

Nov 2, 2015

(March 19, 1930-November 2, 2015) Ethel "Little Ett" Lilly, 85 of Nimitz, went to be with her Lord and Savior on the evening of November 2, 2015 after a long struggle with health. She was surrounded by family and friends at the time of her passing. Ethel brought life to a room and she liked to laugh. People who knew...

Alan Lilly

Alan Lilly

Oct 24, 2015

Alan Cecil Lilly, 64, of Hilldale passed away Saturday October 24, 2015 at Summers Nursing and Rehab Center following a short illness. Born February 19, 1951 at Beckley, he was a son of the late Edward Timberlake and Mary Vest Lilly. Alan was of the Baptist faith. Alan was very independent although he was diagnosed at an early age with...

Dora Ratliff

Dora Ratliff

Oct 22, 2015

Dora Lee Jones Ratliff, 85, of Hinton passed away October 22, 2015 at her home following a long illness. Born October 9, 1930 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Shields Landon Jones and Hazel Bowyer Jones. Dora was a graduate of Talcott High School and Davis Beauty School of Richmond, VA. She was the owner of Les...

Leonard Sparks

Leonard Sparks

Oct 17, 2015

Leonard Basil Sparks, age 82, passed away October 17, 2015 at his home in Port St. Lucie, FL. He was born March 21, 1933 in White Sulphur Springs, WV; son of Robert A. and Annie Angle Sparks. Leonard came to Port St. Lucie in 1998 from English, WV. He was a retired Coal miner and served in the Korean War...

Homer Morgan

Homer Morgan

Oct 16, 2015

Homer Edgar Morgan, 87, of Hinton, beloved father, grandfather and friend lost his battle with cancer October 16, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Homer was born August 30, 1928 in Ronceverte, WV to the late Lee Roy and Bessie Miller Morgan. He had a forty-five plus years career as a Carman with the Railroad, he spent his...

Wilbert Rollyson

Wilbert Rollyson

Oct 14, 2015

Wilbert "Sonny" Rollyson, 73, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born July 28, 1942 at Braxton County he was a son of the late Vastel and Marvis Stalnaker Rollyson. Sonny was retired from Invacare Corporation with 35 years of service. He was a...

Glenda Hedrick

Glenda Hedrick

Oct 9, 2015

Glenda Ann Rudisill Hedrick, 54, of Wayside, WV, formerly of Pence Springs, went home to be with Jesus October 9, 2015 after a long and tiresome illness. Ann was born April 15, 1961 in Pence Springs. She was a daughter of the late Glen B. Rudisill and Goldie Rudisill Wyrick. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one...