Obituaries

Robert Tucker
Mar 28, 2012
Robert E. Tucker, 71, of Hinton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born May 9, 1940, in Huntington, he was a son of the late Cline L. Tucker and Mary Lilly Tucker Maddy. Robert was a Veteran of the United States Army. He retired...
Heather Adkins
Mar 27, 2012
Heather Noell Spade Adkins, 36, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 11, 1975 in Hinton, she was a daughter of Debra Bragg Adkins of Jumping Branch and the late Benny Allen Spade. Heather was a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church at Jumping Branch. She was...
Eddie Booth
Mar 25, 2012
Eddie Ray Booth, 33, of Princeton formerly of Daniels died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division. Born December 22, 1978, at Charleston, he was a son of Patricia Richmond Welch of Princeton and the late Herbert J. Booth. Eddie was of the Pentecostal Faith. He was a former construction worker that was a Nascar fan...
Mildred Lilly
Mar 24, 2012
Mildred I. Lilly, 63, of Madams Creek, passed into eternal rest Saturday, March 24, 2012 following a long illness. Born July 5, 1948, in Summers County, she was the daughter of the late Madlean T. Adkins. Mildred formerly attended the Hinton Church of Christ as long as her health permitted. She attended Hinton High School and was later employed by...
Macy Basham
Mar 19, 2012
Macy Fay Basham, 100, fell asleep in Jesus on Monday, March 19, 2012 at her home after an illness of the last few days. Mrs. Basham was born at Streeter in Summers County December 25, 1911. She was a daughter of the late G.W. "Wash" and Louie Belle Vest Pack. She was a paternal granddaughter of Samuel and Rhoda Ann...

Ella Morris
Mar 18, 2012
Ella Sue Morris, 78, of Grafton, WV, formerly of Hinton died March 18, 2012 at Grafton City Hospital following a long illness. Born September 27, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Lura Louise Honaker Morris. Preceded in death by her brother and sisters, James Earl Morris, Margie Smith and Ina Mae Rowe. She is survived by...
Patricia Moore
Mar 15, 2012
Patricia A. Sweeney Moore, 64, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 15, 2012 at The Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a long illness. Born January 17, 1948, at Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Kyle Bronco and Josephine Saunders Newberry Carter. Patricia was the last surviving member of her immediate family and...
Ronnie Wortman
Mar 10, 2012
Ronnie "Tattoo Ron" Wortman, 53, of Hinton died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 8, 1958, at Washington, D.C., he was a son of James Wortman of Mitchell, IN and the late Wilma Blevins Wortman. Ronnie was a very kind hearted giving person with a great sense of humor and...

Florine DiNuzzo
Mar 9, 2012
Florine V. DiNuzzo, 76, of Chicago IL, formerly of Jumping Branch died March 9, 2012 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago following a long illness. Born May 18, 1935 at Jumping Branch she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Alice Adkins Vest. Florine was a LPN who loved serving people through her job. Preceded in death by her...

James Rucker
Mar 5, 2012
James Howard Rucker, 64, of Meadow Creek, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at his home following a long illness. Born January 1, 1948, at Meadow Creek, he was a son of Margie L. Rucker of Beckley and the late James Howard Gill and. James was a lifelong resident of Summers County and a member of Meadow Creek Baptist Church....
Frances Morris
Mar 2, 2012
Frances H. Morris, 87, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Friday, March 2, 2012 at her home following a long illness. Born March 14, 1924, at Covington, VA, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Ann Stone Holcomb. Frances was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Hinton and was active in the Women?s...
Willis Wills
Mar 1, 2012
Willis Robert Wills, 96 years old, of Jumping Branch, a loving Dad and Grandfather, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital, at Hinton, following a short illness. Born May 1, 1915, at Streeter, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Mary Farley Wills. Willis was a...
Ronald Crook
Feb 28, 2012
Ronald Clayton Crook ,73, of Lewisburg, formerly of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday February 28, 2012 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a short battle with cancer. Born January 11, 1939 at Jumping Branch, he was the son of the late Phillip Alexander and Ethel Kesler Crook. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by...

Patricia Cales
Feb 23, 2012
Patricia Sue Cales, 56, of Talcott, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born September 30, 1955, at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Robert Brammer and Nancy Cox Brammer of Rixeyville, VA. Patricia was a homemaker who had lived most of her...
Murvel Lilly
Feb 22, 2012
Murvel L. ?Jack? Lilly, age 71, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, at Hilldale, due to a long illness. Born September 23, 1940, at Summers County, he was a son of the late Ernest L. Lilly and Virgie M. Cook Lilly. Mr. Lilly attended Hinton High School, served with the US Army and...
Ralph Ward
Feb 22, 2012
Ralph Junior Ward, age 77, of Elkton, MD, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Born on March 16, 1934, in Hinton, WV, he was the son of the late Friend and Rena Jones Ward. Mr. Ward retired from Curtis Paper Mill, Newark, DE, where he was a supervisor. He enjoyed hunting and gardening. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ward...
Stephen Wills
Feb 20, 2012
Stephen Lee Wills, 38, of Ellison, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 20, 2012. He had suffered from a life long illness. Born April 13, 1973 at Hinton he the son of Robert Nelson and Patricia Ann Crook Wills. Stephen attended and took his sons when his health permitted Bluestone View Primitive Baptist Church and Mt. Creek...

Rex Eldon
Feb 18, 2012
Rex Elden Cox 47 of Franklin, Ohio died Saturday February 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Hinton, West Virginia the son of Thomas and Drema (Ward) Cox. Rex was an Electrician and worked for Miller Adams Electric in Beavercreek, Oh. He also attended the Dixie Highway Christian Center. Rex is survived by his 2 daughters, Amanda Rose...

James Gill
Feb 15, 2012
James Donald Gill, 54, of Alderson, formerly of Hinton died February 15, 2012 at an Alderson Care Home following a long illness. Graveside service and burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Upland Cemetery near Hinton with Evangelist Tim Spencer officiating. Friends may gather at the Upland Cemetery from 10:30 AM until time of...
Joyce Adkins
Feb 1, 2012
Joyce M. Adkins, 62, of Hinton, died February 1, 2012 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born December 21, 1949, at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late Charlie James Buckland and Violet Adkins Buckland of Hilldale. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Summers County and was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church at...