Obituaries

Eva Bower

Eva Bower

Oct 8, 2015

Eva Pearl Worley (Bower), born May 14, 1919 was born in Daniels, WV. She was the daughter of the late Charley and Ethel Griffith Worley. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Louise (Aug. 22, 1946), a brother, Junior Worley, (July 30, 1944), a brother, George Wilton Worley (Dec. 6, 2004), a sister, Macil Waddell...

Betty Beasley

Betty Beasley

Oct 7, 2015

Betty Florence Vass Beasley, age 88, of Morristown, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 4, 1927 in Hinton, WV. She enjoyed visiting nieces, nephews, and their children when the family gathered at Pipestem Resort, WV. Previously, the family gathered at the Hinton home place for great food and...

India Rudisill

India Rudisill

Oct 5, 2015

India T. Rudisill, 99, of Barger Springs went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 5, 2015 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born June 22, 1916 at Barger Springs, she was the daughter of the late Whitley Harmon and Lillie Viola Parker Tabor. India was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church....

Charles Kouns

Charles Kouns

Oct 1, 2015

Charles Kenneth "Cotton" Kouns, 78, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long battle of illnesses. Born May 26, 1937 in Kentucky he was a son of the late Clayton and Iona Broome Kouns. Charles was a member of the Faith Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening and fishing....

Dorothy Meadows

Dorothy Meadows

Oct 1, 2015

Dorothy Marie Light Meadows, 84, of Hinton passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born October 7, 1930 at Maplewood she was a daughter of the late Alpha and Ninnie Rogers Light Brown. Dorothy was a member of the Hinton First United Methodist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star Alderson Chapter...

Phyllis Cales

Phyllis Cales

Sep 30, 2015

Phyllis Jane Cales, 64, of Chestnut Mountain passed away at 6:10 P.M. September 30, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 8, 1951 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Otis Ward and Ellen Jane Ward of Chestnut Mountain. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Summers County. She was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Helen Angell

Helen Angell

Sep 30, 2015

Helen Louise Angell, 93, of Hinton passed away Wednesday September 30, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born January 14, 1922 in Summers Co. she was the daughter of the late Lindsay W. and Ocie Nabors Basham. A lifelong resident of Summers County and a member of the Beech Run Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her...

Patricia Keesee

Patricia Keesee

Sep 29, 2015

Patricia Ann Keesee, 67, of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at her home. Born September 30, 1947 at Twin Branch she was a daughter of the late Dewey C. May and Mildred Mann May Lester. Patricia was a member of the New Hope Church of Nazarene in Hinton where she was active...

Norris Cox

Norris Cox

Sep 26, 2015

Norris C. Cox, 68, of Lebanon, VA, formerly of Ellison, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, September 26, 2015 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital at Abingdon, VA following a long illness. Born July 13, 1946 at Ellison he was a son of the late Josiah Fred and Martha Elizabeth Farley Cox. Norris was a timber man in WV...

William Meador

William Meador

Sep 24, 2015

William Troy Meador, 34, of Hinton passed away Thursday September 24, 2015 in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following a sudden illness. Born March 17, 1981 at Union, he was the son of William David Meador of Hinton and Sandra Lou Williams of Ravenswood. Troy was a carpenter and loved to live his life to the fullest. Besides his...

Lucy Thomas

Lucy Thomas

Sep 24, 2015

Lucy Boone Thomas, 88, of Clayton-Judson Road went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born June 1, 1927 at Hix she was the daughter of the late William H. and Nora Ward Richmond. Lucy was a member of the Church of the Living God at Madams Creek....

Frances Lilly

Frances Lilly

Sep 16, 2015

Frances Helen Martin Lilly, 69, of Riner, VA formerly of Hinton passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her home following a long illness. Born December 1, 1945 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Granville K. and Louise Collins Martin. Frances was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving and caring homemaker who enjoyed gardening,...

Dana Bragg

Dana Bragg

Sep 10, 2015

Dana Marie Bragg, 34, of Tug Creek, Hinton, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Summers County ARH following a sudden illness. Born August 29, 1981 at Waynesboro, VA, she was a daughter of Jeannie Gump Burkett and husband Barry of Waynesboro and the late Randy Alshire. Dana was a former employee of Pipestem State Park and Save A...

James Wood

James Wood

Sep 8, 2015

James L. "Woody" Wood, 63, of Crab Orchard went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Born August 17, 1952 at Shady Spring, he was a son of the late Hulda and Golden Wood. Woody proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps., lived life to the fullest and loved his family. He is preceded...

Susan Weikle

Susan Weikle

Sep 7, 2015

Susan G. Harvey Weikle, 55, of Nimitz passed away, Monday, September 7, 2015 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division. Born February 10, 1960 in Ohio she was a daughter of the late Donald and Alma Lilly Harvey. Susan worked at home as a telemarketer. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. Most of all, she enjoyed playing...

Gary Richmond

Gary Richmond

Sep 4, 2015

Gary Wayne Richmond, 59, of Chestnut Mountain passed away at Duke University Hospital on September 4, 2015 following a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born January 5, 1956 at Hinton Hospital, he was the seventh child of the late Homer and Mattie Ward Richmond. Gary worked in carpentry and the roofing business. He attended Mountain State University majoring in science...

Mary Lilly

Mary Lilly

Aug 28, 2015

Mary Louise Lilly, 99, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord 2:55 pm Friday August 28, 2015 at Bower's Hospice House following a long illness and we miss her already. Born February 17, 1916 in Summers County she was a daughter of the late Pearly and Ida Lilly Harvey. A member of the Grace Baptist Church she worked...

Rita Fortner

Rita Fortner

Aug 28, 2015

Rita Marie Meadows Fortner, 52, of Chesapeake, VA formerly of Hinton entered into eternal rest Friday, August 28, 2015 in the Chesapeake General Hospital following a sudden illness. Born January 1, 1963 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Bobby Lee and Betty Jean Foster Meadows. Rita's life was spent taking care of others, as a Certified Nursing...

Mayo Donohoe

Mayo Donohoe

Aug 28, 2015

Mayo S. Donohoe, 75, of Hinton passed away Friday August 28, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born July 17, 1940 at Hinton he was the son of the late Pearl and Ethel Bower Donohoe. Mayo was a retired school bus operator for the Summers Co. Board of Education with 18 years of service, former patrolman for...

Russell Bennett

Russell Bennett

Aug 28, 2015

Russell Bennett, 66, of Meadow Creek entered into eternal rest Friday, August 28, 2015 at his home following a sudden illness. Born August 1, 1949 at Camp Branch he was a son of the late Nelson and Ruby Durrett Bennett. Russell was a 51 year resident of Meadow Creek. He was a farmer and a handyman who lived a simple...