Obituaries

Kenneth Ayers

Kenneth Ayers

Nov 8, 2013

Kenneth Columbus Ayers, 83, of Sandstone died Friday, November 8, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley, WV. Born June 20, 1930 at Ramp he was the son of the late Charles N. and Sallie Ayers. He retired from Hurley Medical Center in Flint, MI and was a Korean War Veteran having served in the United States Army, former...

John Allen

John Allen

Nov 7, 2013

John Henry Allen, 82, of Washington DC died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Sunrise at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, VA. Born February 28, 1931 at Hilldale he was a son of the late Grover and India Light Allen. John was a 1947 Graduate of Talcott High School and a Graduate of American University, Washington DC. He served on Capitol Hill...

Margaret Keaton

Margaret Keaton

Nov 6, 2013

Margaret S. ?Peggy? Keaton, 78, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at her home following a sudden illness. Born May 30, 1935 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late Elder Joseph Ray ?J.R.? and Cora Alice Lilly. Peggy was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church and attended...

Leoda Harrah

Leoda Harrah

Nov 5, 2013

Leoda Harrah, 95, of Princeton formerly of Meadow Creek entered into eternal rest Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Angel?s Touch Assisted Living in Princeton following a long illness. Born October 22, 1918 at Royal, WV she was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Almay Stewart Adkins. Leoda attended Hinton Church of God and Meadow Creek Baptist Church. She was...

Patricia Welch

Patricia Welch

Nov 1, 2013

Patricia Jean Booth Welch, 60, of Princeton, formerly of Daniels, went to be home with the Lord, Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born December 19, 1952 at Meadow Creek, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. Richmond and Louisa Lee Smith Richmond. Patricia worked as a homemaker. She enjoyed NASCAR...

Alma Harvey

Alma Harvey

Oct 15, 2013

Alma Corrinne (Lilly) Harvey, 81, from Leatherwood Road in Nimitz, left her earthly home and entered into her heavenly mansion on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 where her husband, Donald has been patiently waiting to see her again. She passed away at Raleigh General Hospital surrounded by her family. Born on April 12, 1932 at Flat Top, WV, she was the...

Peggy Carr

Peggy Carr

Oct 14, 2013

Peggy Lou Carr, 66, of Hilldale passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 at Charleston Area Medical Center following a short illness. Born, February, 22, 1947 at Clear Creek in Raleigh County she was a daughter of the late Donnie and Mary Fraley Collins. Peggy was retired as an LPN from Riverview Nursing Home at Rich Creek, VA. She was a...

Billy Dick

Billy Dick

Oct 14, 2013

Billy Joe Dick, Sr. 35, of Ramp died October 14, 2013 at his home. Born May 4, 1978 at Summers County he was a son of Dorothy Cales and husband Gary of Ramp and the late Cleo Dick. Billy attended Lighthouse Church of Jesus and Ramp Holiness Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with family and friends....

Willis Cole

Willis Cole

Oct 13, 2013

Willis Mark ?Bimbo? Cole, 58, of True formerly of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 13, 2013. Born October 11, 1955 at Beckley he was a son of the late Willis Harold and Bonnie Beatrice Pack Cole. Bimbo was of the Baptist faith and thanked the Lord everyday for his life. He was a proud US...

Mary Mann

Mary Mann

Oct 10, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Ford Mann, 94, of Hilldale, went to be with the Lord on October 10, 2013 at Main Street Care in Hinton. Born on November 26, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Mary Bertie Brown Ford. She grew up in Ballengee, and was a 1936 graduate of Talcott High School. Preceded in death by her...

Philip Mann

Philip Mann

Oct 8, 2013

Philip Aaron Mann 34, of Charleston, formerly of Hilldale, went to be with his Lord on Sunday October 8, 2013 following a long illness. Born December 15, 1978 at Hinton he was the son of Philip E. and Mary Ruth Palmer Mann of Hilldale. A 1996 graduate of Summers County High School he attended Concord College, United States Air Force...

William Angell

William Angell

Oct 6, 2013

William E. ?Billy? Angell Sr., 57, of Madison Heights, VA, formerly of Hinton, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 6:00 A.M. at his home, following a long illness. Born April 4, 1956 at Hinton he was a son of Betty Jane Arrington Angell of Hinton and the late Bernard B. Angell Sr. Billy was a 1974 graduate of Hinton High...

Mable I.

Mable I.

Sep 30, 2013

Mable I. Fox, 86, of Madison, formerly of Brooks passed away September 30, 2013 following a long illness. Born November 9, 1926 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of the late William and Grace Ellison Wills. Mable was a member of the Hinton Church of Christ, a homemaker and lived most of her life at Brooks. She was a...

Columbus Martin

Columbus Martin

Sep 28, 2013

On Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 1:10 pm DreLynne Columbus Martin was born a sleeping angel. He is the son of Michael and Andrea Adkins Martin and the little brother of Michael Lane Martin, all of Hinton DreLynne is survived by his paternal grandma, Rita Martin of Daniels and his maternal grandparents, Jackie and Kathleen Adkins of Hinton, he is...

Joe Boland

Joe Boland

Sep 22, 2013

Joe C. Boland, 80, of Jumping Branch was called to his heavenly home, Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born November 21, 1932 in Summers County he was a son of the late Harold and Hattie Higginbotham Boland. Joe was a US Army Veteran having served in Germany. He served the state as a...

Leola Wiseman

Leola Wiseman

Sep 22, 2013

Leola Bennett Wiseman, 87, of Talcott passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at her home following a short illness. Born December 26, 1925 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of the late Mike J. and Ethel Faye Waddell Bennett. Leola was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church at Talcott and a former telegraph operator for the C&O...

Christina Holland

Christina Holland

Sep 20, 2013

Christina B. ?Teeny? Holland, 87, of Sandstone went home to be with the Lord, Friday September 20, 2013 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Born October 10, 1925 at Sandstone she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Mary Myrtle Cantrell Bragg. A member of Sandstone Baptist Church where she sang in the choir as...

Luther "Thomas"

Luther "Thomas"

Sep 20, 2013

If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. Luther ?Tom? Cox, of Ghent went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2013, surrounded by those who loved him deeply. Born May 8, 1929, in Summers County, he was the son of the late Wilbert Nelson and Lura Susie Cox. In addition to his parents, he...

Sarah E.

Sarah E.

Sep 17, 2013

Sarah E. (Adkins) Gill, 76, of Tug Creek Rd. Hinton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. II Timothy Chapter 4 Verses 6-8. For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my...

Dexter Chandler

Dexter Chandler

Sep 17, 2013

Dexter ?Deck? Lee Chandler, 75 of Beckley, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 after a period of declining health. Deck was born August 29, 1938 to Sarah Josephine Chandler of Beckley and the late Letcher G. Chandler. He was of the protestant faith. Deck attended Teel School and Woodrow Wilson High School. During his lifetime he resided in West...