Obituaries

Mabel Dunn

Mabel Dunn

Jul 9, 2013

Mabel Carnes Dunn, 88, of Rockport, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Rockport Coastal Care Center. Mabel was born January 27, 1925 in Pineville, Kentucky to John Riley and Etta Carnes. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in chemistry and worked as a chemist at DuPont...

Dakota Cales

Dakota Cales

Jul 5, 2013

Dakota Wayne Cales, 20 day old infant son of Casey D. Cales and Tiffany G. Whitt of Hinton, was carried to the arms of Jesus on angels wings, Friday July 5, 2013 at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born June 15, 2013 at Charleston, WV he was given to us for only a short time but filled our lives...

Bonnie Meadows

Bonnie Meadows

Jun 30, 2013

Bonnie Furrow Meadows, 58, of Lindside went home to be with the Lord, Sunday June 30, 2013 at the Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital, Blacksburg, VA following a short illness. Born December 29, 1954 at Summers County she was a daughter of Margaret Fox Furrow of Marie and the late Dewey Albert Furrow. She was a homemaker who volunteered at area...

Clifford Ward

Clifford Ward

Jun 29, 2013

Clifford Lee Ward, 77, of Elk Knob passed away June 29, 2013 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a long illness. Born October 25, 1935 at Hix, he was a son of the late Howard William and Macil Carter Ward and was of the Baptist Faith. Clifford was preceded in death by three brothers, Delford, James and Alfred Ward;...

Thelma Johnson

Thelma Johnson

Jun 26, 2013

Thelma Grace Furrow Johnson, 83 of True, WV, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her home. Born June 22, 1930 at Pluto, WV, she a daughter of the late Garvey and Nona Bennett Furrow. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Johnson; one sister, Dorothy Lindsay; three brothers, Dewey, Johnny and Emmett Furrow, Sr....

Freeman Holder

Freeman Holder

Jun 26, 2013

On June 26, 2013, after a lengthy illness, Freeman Wiley Holder of Jacksonville, Florida passed away. Freeman who was originally from Columbia, Tennessee, was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Wiley Holder (1985), and his mother, Myrtle Belle Carpenter Holder (2001). He was the grandson of the late J.D. Holder and his wife, Sallie Connell and J.H. Carpenter and...

Kenneth Bragg

Kenneth Bragg

Jun 15, 2013

Kenneth Eugene ?Gene? Bragg, 45, of Ellison Ridge Road, Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, June 15, 2013 at his home following a massive heart attack. Born February 11, 1968 in Beckley, he was the son of Robert K. and Loretta (Sue) Arthur Bragg of Jumping Branch. Gene was a 1986 Graduate of Hinton High School...

Ralph Cochran

Ralph Cochran

Jun 9, 2013

Ralph Chester Cochran, 73, of Princeton passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family following a long illness. Born December 13, 1939 at Warford in Summers Co. where he lived the early part of his life he was the son of the late John Albert Cochran and Effie Lee Forren Cochran Cox and his step-father,...

Brenda Foster

Brenda Foster

Jun 9, 2013

Brenda Kay Foster, 61, of Marie, WV passed away on Sunday morning June 9, 2013 at her home following a long illness. Born of January 14, 1952 at Alpoca, WV she was the daughter of Clara Lee McKinney Lusk of Lexington, VA and the late Leonard Calvin Hugh Lilly. Besides her father she was preceded in death by her son,...

Gertrude McKinney

Gertrude McKinney

Jun 9, 2013

LEWISBURG, WV: Gertrude Vera Richmond McKinney, age 94, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the Greenbrier Manor, in Fairlea, West Virginia where Mrs. McKinney has resided for the past year and a half. Gertrude was just days shy of reaching her 95th birthday when the Lord called her home. Born June 25, 1918 at Judson, she was the daughter of...

Walter Jones

Walter Jones

Jun 7, 2013

Walter Churchill Jones, 69, of Hinton, formerly of Sophia, entered into eternal rest, Friday, June 7, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born September 23, 1943 at Sophia, he was the son of the late Charlie C. and Myrtle Polk Jones. Walter attended Sophia High School, and was a construction worker for Bill Toner Construction. He was of...

Benny Houchins

Benny Houchins

May 27, 2013

Benny Dale Houchins, 72, of Jumping Branch, died peacefully at 1:30 AM Monday, May 27, 2013 following a long illness. Born April 21, 1941 at Pipestem, he was a son of the late Lonnie Lee and Grace Trusby Lilly Houchins. Benny was a former employee of A&P Grocery Store in Hinton where he worked for 21 years. Following his employment...

Thelma Chapman

Thelma Chapman

May 24, 2013

Thelma Bragg Chapman, 86, of Mount Hope died Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Bower?s Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 2, 1926 at Ellison, she was a daughter of the late Basil and Daisy Barlow Bragg. Thelma was a member of the Jumping Branch Gospel Tabernacle and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by one sister,...

Darrell Bowles

Darrell Bowles

May 18, 2013

Darrell L. ?Joe? Bowles, 70, of Forest Hill passed away Saturday May 18, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born December 13, 1942 in Summers Co. he was the son of the late Homer and Ruby Williams Bowles. Preceded in death by three brothers, Arnold, Marion ?Bud? and James ?Jim? Bowles and two sisters, Charlotte and Diane Cales....

Grover Meadows

Grover Meadows

May 18, 2013

Grover Junior Meadows, 63, of Hinton died Saturday May 18, 2013 at Summers Co. ARH following a short illness. Graveside service and burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday May 22, 2013 in the Martin Family Cemetery at Little Wolf Creek with Minister Gary Adkins officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

William Garrett

William Garrett

May 15, 2013

William Edward Garrett, 68, of Sandstone Falls passed away May 15, 2013 at home. Known as Bill or Butch to many friends and family, he enjoyed the river and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Margaret Garrett. He is survived by one sister, Nancy; two brothers, Steve and Keith; aunts, Helen Smith and Elizabeth Gwinn;...

Felicia Blackburn

Felicia Blackburn

May 14, 2013

Felicia Ann Blackburn, 25, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 10, 1987 at Pike County, Kentucky she was a daughter of Zellia Mae Blackburn of Jumping Branch and the late Alvin Blackburn. Annie was a volunteer for REACHH and a...

Angela Meadows

Angela Meadows

May 13, 2013

Angela ?Angie? Rene Meadows, 38, of Ballard went home to be with the Lord Monday May 13, 2013 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born January 9, 1975 at Grundy,VA she was a daughter of Virginia Ratliff Justice of Jolo, WV and the late Walter Justice. Angie was of the Baptist Faith and had attended Hurley High...

Lacy Humphries

Lacy Humphries

May 13, 2013

Lacy Crawford Humphries, 85, of Big Creek, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Summers Nursing & Rehab Center following a long illness. Born May 24, 1927 at Pence Springs, she was a daughter of the late Homer R. and Lillian Martin Crawford. Lacy was a member of the Big Creek Baptist Church and loved reading her bible and attending...

Garnet Adkins

Garnet Adkins

May 5, 2013

Garnet Vernon Adkins, 75, of Beckley passed away May 5, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House following a brief battle with cancer. Born October 31, 1937 at Sandstone, he was a son of the late Forest Wesley Adkins and Madeline Meadows Adkins. Mr. Adkins served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1961. He attended Hinton High School and graduated...