Obituaries

Columbus Graham
Aug 24, 2015
Columbus Jackson Graham, 79 , of Woodbridge, VA departed this world August 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born November 18, 1935 at Chestnut Mountain, WV he was the beloved husband of Hettie B. Graham- the love of his life; dear and precious father of Donna Brown (Glen Sr.), Corsonda Richmond, Donald Richmond, Roberta Jane Graham...

James Kirby
Aug 23, 2015
James Victor "Vic" Kirby, 48, of Wayside went home to be with the Lord Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Born September 1, 1966 at Clifton Forge, VA he is the son of James Ronald and Margaret Abbott Kirby of Wayside. Victor was a member of the War Ridge Free Will Baptist Church...
Virginia Fox
Aug 19, 2015
Virginia "Mogene" Fox, 93, of Tug Creek went home to be with the Lord Wednesday August 19, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 25, 1922 at Tug Creek she was a daughter of the late Burman Green and Emma Jane Bennett Adkins. Virginia was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker who lived most...
Mary Gibbons
Aug 13, 2015
Mary Irene Gibbons, 89, of Clarksville, TN formerly of Coal City went home to be with the Lord Thursday, August 13, 2015 in Spring Meadows Health Care Center following a long illness. Born July 10, 1926 at Ellison she was the daughter of the late Aden L. and Ollie V. Pack Basham. She retired from Joseph E. Seagram and Sons...
Zelda Elkins
Aug 13, 2015
Zelda "Kitty" Elkins, 91, of Ballengee went home to be with the Lord Thursday August 13, 2015 at Glenwood Park following a long illness. Born September 6, 1923 at McAlpin she was the daughter of the late Ross and Elma Canterbury Jones. A homemaker she lived most of her life in Wyoming County, member of the Oak Grove United Methodist...

Anna Martin
Aug 7, 2015
Anna Jane "Ruth" Martin, 79, of Talcott, passed away August 7, 2015 at Summers County Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born May 9, 1936 at Judson, she was a daughter of the late Waitman Esco and Ethel Mae Grimmett Martin and lived most of her life at Boone Creek, Judson. Ruth was a member of Rollynsburg Baptist Church...
Marjorie Waid
Aug 3, 2015
Marjorie Osborne Waid, 91, of Folsom, LA passed away peacefully, Monday, August 3, 2015. Born July 28, 1924 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late George and Addie Hoke Osborne. Marjorie was a member of Women of the Moose. She was a clerical worker who enjoyed playing piano and spending time with family and friends. She was of...

Marilyn Miles
Aug 1, 2015
Marilyn "Mary" Miles, 52, of Lakewood, OH went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Mary was born October 19, 1962 in Martins Ferry, OH to Betty Lou Scott Greenlee of Cleveland, OH and the late Earl Joseph Greenlee. Mary is preceded in death by three husbands, Earnest "Earnie"...
Decredia Wills
Jul 24, 2015
Decredia Inis "Crete" "Dee" Wills, 83, of Wardensville, WV, formerly of Martinsburg, WV went to be with our Lord on Friday, July 24, 2015 at her residence. Decredia was born on October 25, 1931 in Hinton, WV, the daughter of the late Walter and Rachael M. Robison Cales. She was a former employee for Charles Skaggs Store in Hinton, WV,...

Alice Reed
Jul 23, 2015
Alice F. "Susie" Allen Reed, 65, of Hinton went to be with the Lord Thursday July 23, 2015 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born March 3, 1950 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late Charlie O. and Marie Allen. A 1968 graduate of Hinton High School she went on to become a loving wife and...

Ethel Harvey
Jul 20, 2015
Ethel Louise Harvey, 88, of Jumping Branch passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born March 22, 1927 at Summers County, she was the daughter of the late George and Marinda Muncy Bennett. She was a healthcare worker that was a member of Riverview Chapel for 50 years. Besides her parents, Louise is...
Columbus Ward
Jul 11, 2015
Columbus Maxwell "Fritz" Ward, 82, of Richmond, VA, was called home on July 11, 2015. He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Ward Taylor; father, Russell Ward and sister, Pauline Ward. He is survived by his six children, Robert Wayne Ward, Richard Carl "Ricky" Ward, Ernest Maxwell Ward(Teresa), Michael Edward Ward(Cathy), Deborah Ward Warriner and Diane Ward(Leroy); 13...
Amanda Cales
Jul 11, 2015
Amanda Beth Cales, 80, of Brooks, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale. Born March 9, 1935 at Brooks, WV daughter of the late Charles L. (Tug) and Minnie Dillon Cales. She was employed by WV Department of Transporation for 23 Years, graduate of Hinton High School. Amanda was a charter member...

Lloyd Ward
Jul 10, 2015
Lloyd Ward of Sandstone passed from this life into the loving hands of God Friday, July 10, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a long illness. Born October 1, 1937 he was the eleventh of twelve children given to Felisha Arvela Berry Ward and Matthew Ward of Sandstone. Lloyd was a farmer, of the holiness faith who loved...

Jennie Cook
Jul 8, 2015
Jennie Cook, 88, of Ellison Ridge went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at CAMC General Hospital following a sudden illness. Born February 17, 1927 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Oscar M. and Estella Adkins. She was a former custodian for the Lilly Heights School at Ellison, a Christian who enjoyed gardening,...
Vickie Carter
Jul 7, 2015
Vickie Jo Carter, 61, of Front Royal, VA former resident of Hinton passed away Tuesday July 7, 2015 at her home following a long illness. Born January 6, 1954 at Charleston, WV she was the daughter of June McCuiston Elwell of Lewisburg and the late Delvin D. Elwell Sr. She was a 1972 graduate of Hinton High School, attended Bob...
Lorettta Harvey
Jul 6, 2015
Following a short illness, Loretta (Rita) Lilly Harvey, age 86, of Nimitz, passed peacefully on July 6, 2015, at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, West Virginia, where she spent her last days being cared for with love and dignity. Born July 9, 1928, in Summers County, she was the daughter and last surviving child of Caesar C. and Georgia...
Bob Richmond
Jul 5, 2015
Bob F. Richmond, 74, of Meadow Creek passed away Sunday July 5, 2015, at Raleigh General Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 27, 1940 at Meadow Creek, he was the son of the late Elmer F. and Nettie Hoke Richmond. He was a member of the Meadow Creek Baptist Church; 1958 graduate of Sandstone High School, he attended the...

Theressa Dancy
Jul 4, 2015
Theressa Ann Dancy, 65, of Warren, MI formerly of Ghent passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Detroit, MI following a long illness. Born April 10, 1950 in Dickenson Co., VA she was a daughter of the late Robert E. and Margie Agnus Edwards Vest. She was a former car salesman and business lady who enjoyed music, dancing, family gatherings,...
Ruth McGuire
Jul 4, 2015
Ruth Virginia McGuire, 95, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord at 4:45 A.M., Saturday, July 04, 2015 following a short illness. Born November 22, 1919 at Alderson, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Nellie West Humphreys. Ruth moved to Hinton from the Beckley area in 1950. She is a member of the First...