Obituaries
Daniel Curfman
Jun 1, 2014
Daniel Curfman, 29, of Pence Springs passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his home following a sudden illness. Born April 26, 1985 at Pennsylvania he was a son of Craig Curfman of Pennsylvania and Monica Hawkey of Alderson. Daniel was a former cashier for Family Dollar in Alderson. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends....
Elmo Davis
May 31, 2014
Elmo Davis, 92, of Talcott passed away, Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Main Street Care in Hinton following a short illness. Born November 29, 1921 at Ballengee he was a son of the late Lomer A. and Allie Lyons Davis. Mr. Davis volunteered his service to the Army in early 1942 during WWII. He trained and deployed as an infantryman...
Lynda Smith
May 23, 2014
Lynda Faye Smith, 70, of Piney View formerly of Hinton entered into eternal rest Friday, May 23, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following a short illness. Born August 10, 1943 at Narrows, VA she was a daughter of the late George Henderson Brookman and Eilene Meadows Goins. Lynda was a homemaker of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed...
Darrell Fox
May 18, 2014
Darrell R. "Doc" Fox, 67, of Ballengee went home to be with the Lord, Sunday May 18, 2014 at CAMC General Division following a long illness. Born March 9, 1947 in Summers County he was a son of the late Manuel R. and Laura Belle Atwell Fox. Darrell was a retired coal miner for Pritchard Mining and a member of...
William Turner
May 14, 2014
William E. (Billy) Turner, 57, of Forest Hill passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC on May 14, 2014. Born March 23, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of Earl Turner and Dorothy Jane Turner of Forest Hill. Billy was a member of the Roles Chapel Baptist Church where he served as a...

Barbara Smith
May 9, 2014
Barbara Smith, 65, of Shady Spring, formerly of Hinton, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born July 18, 1948 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Sylvia Graham Adkins. Barbara was a homemaker and had lived most of her life in Summers County. She was preceded in death...
Betty Fox
May 8, 2014
Betty Lou Fox, 65, of Jumping Branch reunited in heaven with her husband and family Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 26, 1948 in McDowell County she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Mary Etta Cook Meador. Betty was a homemaker and a private caretaker for the elderly....

Danny Bennett
May 7, 2014
Danny Lee Bennett, 64 of Madams Creek near Hinton died Wednesday May 7, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following an apparent heart attack. Born February 26, 1950 at Rupert he was the son of the late Leonard and Thelma Vest Bennett. Danny was a 1969 graduate of Shady Spring High School, retired in 2003 after 40 years of...
Patricia Meadows
May 6, 2014
Patricia Gail Meadows, 57, of Hinton, quietly and peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born March 2, 1957 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth E. Meadows and Mildred Waddell Meadows of Hinton. Patricia had lived most of her life...
Pauline Canterbury
May 3, 2014
Pauline Virginia Gill Canterbury, 90, of Peterstown, formerly of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Born December 10, 1923 at Ramp, WV she was a daughter of the late Okie and Hattie Gill Ward. Pauline was of the Baptist faith. She was an active member of the...
Ruth Ames
Apr 25, 2014
Ruth Jacqueline Gore Ames, age 90, formerly of Hinton WV, died unexpectedly on Friday April 25, 2014 at Shelby Manor Assisted Living in Shelby NC, where she had been in residence since 2008. Born on August 2, 1923 in Bertha WV, she was the daughter of the late John William Gore and Ethel Barton Gore of Hinton. She was preceded...

Mary Vest
Apr 21, 2014
Mary L. Vest 93, of Hinton passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Main Street Care following a long illness. Born July 30, 1920 at Athens she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Nommie Hoye Bird Earles. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Friday, April 25, 2014 at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors with Pastor Robbie Merritt...

Danny Gill
Apr 16, 2014
Danny L. "Nip" Gill, 72, of Talcott passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following an apparent heart attack. Born October 28, 1941 at Summers County he was a son of the late Nathaniel W. Gill and Sudie Belle Craycraft Gill. Danny was a retired US Army Sgt. First Class having served during the Vietnam...
Isaac Daniel
Apr 12, 2014
Isaac William Daniel , 23 day old beloved infant son of Jackie and Susan Daniel passed away on April 12, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital. Although his life was short he brought many joyful memories to the lives of those who knew him. Isaac was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Kennith Ray Barker Sr.; maternal grandparents,...

Esther Fitzsimmons
Apr 11, 2014
Esther Iris Bennett Reed Fitzsimmons, 97, died April 11, 2014 at Bethany Lutheran Village, Centerville, OH. She was born November 2, 1916 in White Oak, WV to Elbert and Eunice Mooney Bennett. She was the second oldest of eight children, had a dry and mischievous sense of humor, and enjoyed nothing more than bringing joy to others. She married Ronald...

Freda Krise
Apr 8, 2014
Freda Mae Pettry Krise, 85, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend died April 8, 2014 in Suffolk. Born on Aug. 30, 1928 in Beaver, W. Va., she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, George E. "Speedy" Krise and parents, Fred and Cora Mae Pettry. She was a member of Brent Lox Baptist Church in...

David Waddell
Apr 7, 2014
David Wayne Waddell, 67, of Ballard passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at his home following a long illness. Born April 28, 1946 at Pemberton he was a son of Liza Bragg Waddell of Greenville and the late Clifford F. Waddell. David was of the Christian faith. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Milbrook Apartments in Pikesville, MD. David...
Mary Highlander
Apr 5, 2014
Mary Evelyn Highlander, 63, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Springfield Center in Lindside following a long illness. Born May 16, 1950 in Raleigh County she was the daughter of the late Denny M. and Florence Mills Richmond. A former certified nursing assistant at Summers Nursing and Rehab, she was of...

Goldie Howerton
Apr 5, 2014
Goldie Haynes Howerton, 81, of Talcott formerly of Bud went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born June 1, 1932 at Wyoming County she was a daughter of the late James S. and Elsie Dunford Haynes. Goldie had attended Pillar of Truth Church and was a member of...
Cathy Willey
Apr 3, 2014
Cathy L. Willey, 53, of Nimitz departed this earth to be in heaven Thursday, April 3, 2014 at University of Virginia Medical Center following a courageous battle with leukemia. Born July 19, 1960 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Ila Harvey Thompson. Cathy was a 1978 graduate of Hinton High School, obtaining her LPN licensure...