Obituaries
Clara Lilly
Jun 7, 2012
Clara Geraldine ?Jerry? Lilly, 87, passed away, Thursday June 7, 2012 at the Oakmont Nursing Home in Flatwoods, KY following a long illness. Born December 18, 1924 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Clara Richmond Lilly. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and a graduate of Hinton High School class of 1943....
James Bryson
May 26, 2012
James William Bryson, 87, of Hilldale, passed away, May 26, 2012 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a short illness. Born November 6, 1924 in Summers County, he was a son of the late James W. Bryson Sr. and Lenna D. Williams Bryson. He was a lifelong resident of Summers Co. and retired from the C&O Railroad after...
Marlene Martin
May 22, 2012
Marlene Rolanda Martin, 44, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday May 22, 2012 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born December 31, 1967 at Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow E. ?Woody? and Blanche L. Hightower Martin. Marlene was a homemaker. She attended the Church of the Living God at Madams Creek. She...
Dewey Lilly
May 21, 2012
Dewey J. Lilly, 85, of Hilldale passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born January 16, 1927 at Pipestem, son of the late William C. and Grace Pack Lilly. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by infant son Edwin Ray Lilly, brother Herbert Lilly, and infant sister, Mamie...
David Gill
May 16, 2012
David Nelson Gill, 48, of Tug Creek passed away at 5:15 P.M. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at home following a short illness. Born June 29, 1963 at Elk Mills, Maryland, he was the son of James (Nelson) Gill of Pipestem and the late Patsy J. Adkins Gill. David was of the Baptist faith and lived all of his life in...
Junior Harrah
May 12, 2012
Junior Harlan Harrah,77, of Meadow Creek passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Huntington, West Virginia. Born January 18, 1935 in Lockbridge he was a son of Leoda Adkins Harrah of Princeton and the late Jesse Harrah. Junior was in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War aboard the USS Oriskany from September 1952 until December 1955. After...

Ronald Grimmett
May 8, 2012
Ronald Keith Grimmett, 73, resident of Willow Spring, North Carolina passed away on May 8, 2012, after fighting a long term illness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Born January 14, 1939 in Summers County, WV he was a son of the late Herman Cline and Delma Athena Massey Grimmett, and one brother, H. Neil Grimmett. Keith is survived by...
Maxine Collins
May 6, 2012
Maxine Collins, 72, of Ballard, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 following a short illness at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division. Born November 1, 1939, in Summers County, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Bertha Bragg. Mrs. Collins was of the Baptist Faith and had previously lived and worked in Baltimore, MD for 30 years, then...

Lula Pack
Apr 20, 2012
Lula Edith Pack, 90, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord, Friday April 20, 2012 at the Raleigh Center in Daniels following a long illness. Born August 25, 1921 at Streeter, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Lucinda L. Johnson Pack. Lula was a lifelong resident of Summers Co., a homemaker and was...
Plummer Ward
Apr 17, 2012
Plummer H. Ward, 83, of Sandstone, died at 12:30AM Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born January 29, 1929, at Hix, he was a son of the late Wilbur H. and Vada Susan Graham Ward. Plummer was a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of...
James Albert
Apr 16, 2012
James Albert (Jimmy) Cochran, Sr. Jimmy smiled as he left this world and entered Heaven?s gate Monday, April 16th, 2012 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a long illness. He was born September 10, 1938, at Warford and is preceded in death by his parents John Albert Cochran, Effie Lee Forren Cochran Cox and stepfather Earl E. Cox....
Adam Gill
Apr 15, 2012
Adam Lee Gill, 34, of Talcott, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following a long illness. Born November 2, 1977 at Hinton the was the son of Billy and Selane Gill of Hinton. Adam loved big trucks, four wheelers, fishing and outdoor sports. Preceded in death by...
Helen Meadows
Apr 14, 2012
Helen Kathleen Meadows, 90, of Talcott, formerly of Clarksburg went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the home of James and Carolyn Huffman, following a short illness. Born May 3, 1921 at Clarksburg, she was a daughter of the late Boyd C. and Lotta Gaye Wood Salisbury. Helen worked various jobs until she retired from...
Wanda Neely
Apr 12, 2012
Wanda Lee Lilly Neely, 96, of Pipestem, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Glenwood Healthcare Retirement Village following a long illness. Born May 31, 1915 at Warford, WV, she was a daughter of the late Bud Homer and Jeanetta Pearl Farley Lilly. Wanda was a homemaker and a member of the Greenbrier Primitive...

Julia Raines
Apr 8, 2012
Julia Raines, 94, of Talcott, died April 8, 2012 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born June 17, 1917, at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late Allen Andrew and Sarah Elizabeth Hodge Raines. Julia was a lifelong resident of Summers County. Preceded in death by three brothers, Charlie "Bud" Raines, James Clifford Raines and Jesse Jack Raines...
Shanna Chapman
Apr 7, 2012
Shanna Marie Gill Chapman, 28, of Flat Top, formerly of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the home of her mother following an extended illness. Born, June 27, 1983 at Hinton, she was a daughter of Diana Shrader Gill of Beaver and the late Charles Richard Gill Sr. Shanna was a loving wife,...
Aaron Nowack
Apr 6, 2012
Aaron Lee Nowack, 28, of Sterling Heights, MI died Friday, April 6, 2012 in Detroit, MI. Born June 19, 1983 in Mt. Clemens, MI, he was the son of Paul William Nowack of Detroit, MI and Denise Renae Vest Nowack of Sterling Heights, MI. Aaron had worked as a tree climber for Allen's Tree Service for ten years. He enjoyed...
Timothy Petrey
Apr 1, 2012
Timothy Burl Petrey, 43, of Lexington, KY passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. Affectionately known as Timmy, he was the son of the late Burl Petrey Jr. and Armenta Smith Richmond and Terry Richmond of Lester, WV. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Samuel and Leva Smith and paternal grandparents, Burl and...
Beulah Pennington
Mar 30, 2012
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Louise Dillon
Mar 29, 2012
Louise C. Dillon, 97, of Fredericksburg, VA formerly of Marie, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Heritage Hall Health Care Center following a long illness. Born December 6, 1914 at Bramwell, she was the daughter of the late William C. Cowan and Ethel M. Cowan Bowden. Louise was a loving Mother who loved to cook and provide for her...