Obituaries
Edith Caldwell
Feb 19, 2015
Edith Butler Caldwell, 95, of Alderson, passed away February 19, 2015. Born August 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Bessie Cody Butler. Edith spent many years working as a maid for the Greenbrier. She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, quilting, taking car rides through the countryside, and, above all, spending time with her family. Edith was...
Beverly Faris
Feb 19, 2015
Beverly Dawn Mayle Faris, age 50, of Catawba passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Born April 9, 1964 in Harrison, WV, she was the daughter of Glaydene George Mayle of Salem, WV and the late Willis Mayle. Besides her mother, she is survived by her husband, Richard "Ricky" Faris of Catawba; two daughters, Brandi Fulbright of Catawba and Amanda...

Cathy Roberts
Feb 15, 2015
Cathy Sue Roberts, of Shallotte, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Roberts was born on November 18, 1964 in Hinton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Bobby and Patricia Adkins. Cathy earned her degree in nursing but later found her true calling in cosmetology, most notably, Salon on Carmel and Park 51 Barber & Styling. Surviving are...
Lydia Bales
Feb 11, 2015
Lydia Lynn Oxley Bales, 53, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Born November 4, 1961 at Hinton she was a daughter of Stuart and Lila Oxley of Hinton. Lydia was a 1980 graduate of Hinton High School and had attended Beckley College. She had worked as...
Nancy Martin
Feb 4, 2015
Nancy Jean Martin, 70 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Born May 21, 1944 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late William and Rosie Gill Steers. Nancy was of the holiness faith, she loved listening to gospel music, going to church and spending time...
Virginia Smith
Jan 31, 2015
Virginia Roseanna "Rosie" Smith, 53, of Tug Creek went home to be with the Lord Saturday January 31, 2015 at Summers County ARH Hospital following a sudden illness. Born January 1, 1962 at Hinton she was the daughter of Hazel Clay Wiedenhoft of Falls Mills, VA and the late Merlin McKinnely Cyrus. A highway contractor for the United States Postal...

Henry Pack
Jan 30, 2015
Henry B. Pack, 59, of Hinton, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in Somerset, KY following an apparent heart attack. Born September 4, 1955 at Fayette County, he was the son of the late Cletis F. and Betty Jo Cales Pack. Henry was a United States Army Veteran. He worked as a carpenter, electrician, and professional truck driver. He loved...
Kandi George
Jan 30, 2015
Kandi Ammos George, 50, of Hinton passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on January 30, 2015 following a short illness. Kandi was a homemaker who loved camping, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother in law, Elizabeth Smith. She is survived by her children, Zachary George and wife Jessica George...
Nellie Harrah
Jan 27, 2015
Nellie Mae Lester Harrah, 80, of Meadow Creek went home to join Heaven's family choir Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Main Street Care in Hinton, following a long illness. Born July 29, 1934 at Meadow Creek, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Jason and Chlora Jane Gwinn Smith. Nellie was a lifelong resident of Summers County. She was...
Brian Bennett
Jan 21, 2015
Brian Scott Bennett, 42, of Hinton passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born February 22, 1972 at Hinton he was a son of Ramona Crook Bennett of Hinton and the late Joe T. Bennett. Brian was a 1990 Hinton High School Graduate where he was a member of the football, basketball,...
Devota Shumate
Jan 20, 2015
Mrs. Devota H. Shumate, 83, of Madison, Indiana died Tuesday, at 8:45 a.m. on January 20, 2015 at the Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Devota was born on February 4, 1931 in Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Lura Hedrick Hicks. She grew up in Green Sulphur Springs with...

Dale Basham
Jan 18, 2015
Dale Harrison Basham, 38, of Tug Creek passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 following injuries received from a residential house fire. Born January 8, 1977 at Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Carl Dean Basham and Deloris Ward Basham of Sandstone. Besides his father, Dale was also preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Plummer Ward; paternal...

Matthew Cole
Jan 18, 2015
Matthew Wayne Cole, 30, of Hix passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 following injuries received from a residential house fire. Born June 27, 1984 at Summers County he was a son of Jacqueline Jane "Jackie" Ward Cole of Hinton and the late Teddy Wayne Cole. Matthew was a former employee of Pit Row on the Hinton By Pass, Deeds Dairy...
Danny Richmond
Jan 17, 2015
Danny W. "Rookie" Richmond passed from this life into the loving hands of God at the age of 60 years on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at his home. Born August 15, 1954 at Sandstone he was the sixth child of seven given to the late Homer and Mattie Ward Richmond. Besides his parents those waiting to welcome him home are...
Clifford Cales
Jan 13, 2015
Clifford A. Cales, 80, of Meadow Bridge entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born March 21, 1934 at Green Sulphur Springs, he was a son of the late Roy H. and Mamie C. Bryant Cales. Cliff graduated from Sandstone High School and Moller Barber College...
Janelle McQuiston
Jan 8, 2015
Janelle Raye McQuiston "Meadows", 40, of Hinton, WV, passed away in a vehicle accident on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Janelle was born on January 30, 1974 to Dennis McQuiston of Lisbon, Ohio and Sherry Unger-Campbell of Lisbon, Ohio. She attended high school in Columbiana, Ohio, then continued her education in the medical field. Janelle was a very caring person and...
Luella Campbell
Jan 6, 2015
Luella Campbell, 66, of Marie went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday January 6, 2015 at her home following a short battle with cancer. Born February 19, 1948 at Raleigh County, she was a daughter of the late James D. Clement Jr. and Ann Fleemen Redden and Husband Chester of Beckley. Luella was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She...
Everett Martin
Jan 5, 2015
Everett Linard Martin, 79, of Elk Knob went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 5, 2015 at his home following a long illness. Born May 22, 1935 at Hinton, he was a son of the late Amos and Vina Mae Adkins Martin. Everett was of the holiness faith. He enjoyed music, playing his guitar, and spending time with...

William Hicks
Jan 3, 2015
William Clyde Hicks, 61, of Sandstone passed away Saturday January 3, 2015 at his home following a sudden illness. Born November 18, 1953 at Sandstone he was a son of the late Ira Robert and Vella Mae Gwinn Hicks. William was a retired auto mechanic with Don Heath Auto Haus in Greensboro, NC and a former supervisor at the Cone...
Rebecca Faris
Jan 2, 2015
Rebecca E. (Becky) Faris, 54, of Indian Mills Rd., Bozoo, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Bower Hospice House at Beckley, following a short illness. Born June 6, 1960 at Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of Edna E. Faris of Bozoo with whom she made her home for the past 25 years, and the late O. Dean Faris....