Obituaries
Russell Bennett
Mar 12, 2014
Russell Junior "Shorty" Bennett, 54, of Hinton, passed away on March 12, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born October 10, 1959 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Samuel Russell Bennett and Mildred Adkins Bennett of Hinton. Russell was a former mechanic of Park Avenue Exxon and dispatcher for Hinton Taxi. He...

Russell Bennett
Mar 7, 2014
Russell Clair Bennett, 95, of Lake Park, FL passed away Friday March 7, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL following a long illness. Born November 18, 1918 in Jumping Brach, WV he was the son of the late Elbert P. and Eunice Mooney Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a United States Army Veteran having served his country...
Maxine Richmond
Feb 27, 2014
Maxine Richmond, 81, of True went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Born November 25, 1932 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ollie Buckland Goff. Maxine was a member of Cooks Chapel Baptist Church. She was a 1953 Hinton High School graduate and had...
Lloyd Ward
Feb 13, 2014
Lloyd Garland Ward, 82, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the VA Medical Center following a long illness. Born August 31, 1931 at Barksdale he was a son of the late Enny S. and Beatrice Meadows Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church, a retired welder for CSX...
Howard Crook
Feb 7, 2014
Howard Thomas (Tommy) Crook, 70, of Jumping Branch, WV, went home to be with the Lord following a long illness on Friday, February 7, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. He was born May 16, 1943 at Jumping Branch, WV, the oldest son of the late Howard Taft Crook and Myrtle Alice Irwin. He was of...

Charles Forrest
Jan 31, 2014
Charles William Forrest, 78, of Hinton formerly of Columbia, KY went home to be with the Lord January 31, 2014 at his home following a long illness. Charles accepted the Lord as his Savior on November 29, 1979. Born August 3, 1935 at Willow Shade, KY he was the son of the late Edgar W. and Lora T. Martin Forrest....

Charles Holstein
Jan 29, 2014
Charles Edwin Holstein Sr., 91, of Hopewell, VA died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Riverview Rehab and Nursing Center in Hopewell, VA. Born June 23, 1922 at Arbuckle, Mason County, he was the son of the late Frederick Brooks and Mary Tillis Holstein. Charles was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church where he served many years as...
Sarah Ward
Jan 27, 2014
Sarah Ann Ward, 49, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 27, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital following a sudden illness. Born August 11, 1964 at Nicholas County she was a daughter of the late Shirley Ann Akers and Chilton D. Akers of Beckley. Sarah was a homemaker who lived most of her life in Summers...

Pearl Berry
Jan 26, 2014
Pearl Virginia Richmond Berry, 89, of Brooks passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born October 15, 1924 at Sandstone, she was a daughter of the late Charles Ballard and Mary Lee Smith Richmond. Pearl was a homemaker that enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She was a lifelong...

Eddie Adkins
Jan 23, 2014
Eddie E. Adkins, 67, of Hinton died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born November 8, 1946 at Hinton he was the son of the late Lonnie and Rachel Adkins. Eddie was a lifelong resident of Summers Co. and a former employee of Cabot Gas Co. Preceded in death by one brother, Delbert Lee...
Robert Turner
Jan 18, 2014
Robert Joe Turner, 81, of Carleton, MI formerly of Forest Hill, WV passed away Saturday January 18, 2014 in the Oakwood Hospital following a short illness. Born June 7, 1932 at Hinton he was the son of the late Joe and Norene Violet Saunders Turner. Bob retired as a paint supervisor for General Motors after 30 years of service. He...

Randall Kouns
Jan 15, 2014
Randall Wayne Kouns, 54, of East Peoria, IL passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at his home following a sudden illness. Graveside service and burial will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Haven of Rest Cemetery at Pence Springs with Pastor J.D. Fox officiating. Friends may gather at the cemetery from 10:30 A.M. until time of services.

Ina Coffman
Jan 3, 2014
Mrs. Ina Coffman of Hinton left this earth peacefully January 3, 2014 at 8:45 P.M. in the Summer's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hilldale, WV. Ina, the daughter of Alpha Alonzo Martin and Grace Dona Cox Martin, was born September 18, 1913. The Martin's had 10 children, Ethel Irene Cooper (deceased), James Edward Martin (deceased), Bertha Frances Goddard (deceased), Robert Alonzo...

Violet Buckland
Jan 3, 2014
Violet Marie Buckland, 96, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 03, 2014 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a short illness. Born May 12, 1917 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Tony and Cora Elizabeth Adkins. Mrs. Buckland was a member of Rollynsburg Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and...

Steve Smith
Jan 3, 2014
Steve Allen Smith, 57, of Hinton passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at his home following a long illness. Born September 14, 1956 he was a son of the late Jessie and Gladys Phillips Smith and reared by his grandmother the late Eva Smith. Steve was of the Baptist faith and had lived most of his life in Summers County....
Buran Meadows
Jan 3, 2014
Buran E. Meadows, 91, of Manassas, VA formerly of Hinton died Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born October 14, 1922 at Brooks, he was a son of the late Henry and Edna Cales Meadows. Buran was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. He retired from C&O Railway following many years of service. Buran...
James Beasley
Dec 24, 2013
James E. ?Wootie? Beasley, 67, of Hinton, WV, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 following a short illness. Born February 5, 1946 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Jim Beasley and Hallie Grimmett Beasley. Wootie was a 1964 graduate of Hinton High School and later achieved his Bachelor?s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bluefield State College. He...
Tressie Ratliff
Dec 23, 2013
Tressie Imogene Ratliff, 79, of Hilldale went to be home with the Lord, Monday, December 23, 2013, at CAMC Memorial Division following a short illness. Born December 26, 1933 at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late James William and Sadie Elizabeth Meadows Gill. She was an active member of the Pence Springs Community Church. She was a homemaker...
Mattie Richmond
Dec 22, 2013
Mattie Jane Ward Richmond, of Hinton, passed into the loving hands of God, Sunday, December 22, 2013, at home with her family, at the beautiful age of 82. Mattie was the seventh child of eleven given to the late Felisha Arvela Berry Ward and Matthew Ward of Sandstone. Those waiting to welcome her home are her husband of 60 years,...
Bessie Rudisill
Dec 19, 2013
Bessie Viola Rudisill, 95, of Barger Springs went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born April 28, 1918 at Barger Springs she was a daughter of the late Harmon and Lilly Tabor. Bessie was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church. She was a former employee...