Obituaries

Clinton Spade

Clinton Spade

Nov 18, 2011

Clinton Alan Spade, 54, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 18, 2011. Born November 4, 1957 in Hinton, WV he was a son of the late Edith Madeline Canterbury and Jack Leslie Spade both of Hinton. Alan was a graduate of Hinton High school class of 1976. He enjoyed a simple lifestyle and loved the outdoors....

Charles Adkins

Charles Adkins

Nov 17, 2011

Charles Michael "Chuckie" Adkins, 57, of Ballard, formerly of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home following a long illness. Born July 27, 1954, at Morgantown, he was a son of the late Ed and Juanita Ward Sims. Chuckie was a logger and construction worker who enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to the...

Raymond Wiseman

Raymond Wiseman

Nov 5, 2011

Raymond O. Wiseman, 86, of Talcott passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his home following a long illness. Born June 14, 1925 at Mountain View in Summers Co. he was a son of the late Perry Alexander and Margaret Thompson Wiseman. Raymond was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church at Talcott and served his country during World...

Gregory Crook

Gregory Crook

Nov 4, 2011

Gregory Scott Crook, 46, of Jumping Branch died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his home. Born June 21, 1965 at Alexandria, VA he was the son of the late Connie K. Clark Crook and Brice Crook of White Oak. A 1983 graduate of Hinton High School he was a member of Bluestone Baptist Church, formerly employed as a foreman at...

Dorothy Jean

Dorothy Jean

Nov 1, 2011

Dorothy Jean ?Ma Jean? Cales Hall, 85, of Big Creek Road, left this world and entered Heavens gates on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. She was born January 14, 1926 at Summers County, to Peter Burman Cales and Mary Elizabeth Cox Cales. Jean knew Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was a lifelong member of Big Creek Baptist Church who...

Beulah Lopes

Beulah Lopes

Oct 31, 2011

Beulah Lopes, 68, of Ballengee, WV, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 31, 2011 at home following a long illness. Born May 7, 1943 at Dot, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ida Nelson. Beulah was a very talented model, author and painter who attended the Riverview Chapel while her health permitted, co-owner...

Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Harris

Oct 30, 2011

Rebecca Mae Harris, 50, of San Benito, TX, formerly of Talcott, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX following an apparent heart attack. Born July 29, 1961 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late William A. ?Bill? Martin and Goldie Marie Richmond Martin of...

Yolanda Meadows

Yolanda Meadows

Oct 26, 2011

Yolanda Sue Meadows, 26, of Hinton died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at home following a sudden illness. Born December 1, 1984 in Ronceverte, WV she was the daughter of Michael W. Meadows Sr. and Debbie L. Bailey Meadows of Streeter. Preceded in death by one brother, Michael Wayne ?Bear? Meadows II; maternal grandfather, James Bailey and her paternal step-grandfather, Roy...

Richard Simms

Richard Simms

Oct 21, 2011

Richard C. "Dick" Simms, 88, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Brier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fairlea following a long illness. Born December 20, 1922 at Hinton, he was a son of the late Fred M. and Sibyl Upton Simms. Dick was a member of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church serving as a...

Robert Ratliff

Robert Ratliff

Oct 18, 2011

Robert "Clinton" Ratliff, 77, of Jumping Branch, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born August 24, 1934 at Leatherwood, he was a son of the late Charles Sr. and Jenny Harvey Ratliff. For the last 40 years he had lived in Jumping Branch. Clinton was employed as a conductor and brakeman...

Earl Gravely

Earl Gravely

Oct 17, 2011

Earl David "Brud" Gravely, 74 , of Meadow Creek passed away October 17, 2011 at his home following a short illness. Born December 1, 1936 at Mabscott, he was a son of the late John Lee and Thelma Edith Rouse Gravely. Brud was a retired mechanic for H&N Ford in Hinton and Loving Motors in Virginia. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Ira Gearheart

Ira Gearheart

Oct 14, 2011

Ira P. "Robbie" Gearheart, 54, of Princeton, WV, formerly of Athens, died October 14, 2011 at his residence. Born August 16, 1957, in Bluefield WV, he was the son of Mary F. Gearheart of Princeton, WV and the late Bobby C. Gearheart. Robbie was formerly employed at Princeton Community Hospital where he worked for over 18 years. He was especially...

Billy Dunn

Billy Dunn

Oct 12, 2011

Billy C. Dunn, 39, of 1506 Temple Street Hinton, WV, died suddenly at home on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Born April 13, 1972 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Ruby Plumley Gill. Also preceding him in death were his grandmother Virginia Corrine Richmond and an uncle Richard "Cowboy" Plumley. Billy was reared by his grandfather and grandmother....

Vera Ellison

Vera Ellison

Oct 10, 2011

Vera Iris Ellison, 94, of Nimitz, WV, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 10, 2011, at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Vera was born July 14, 1917 at Ellison, WV. She was the daughter of the late William "Mack" and Wessie V. Lilly Ellison. Vera was the oldest surviving member of the Nimitz...

Ralph Privett

Ralph Privett

Oct 8, 2011

Ralph L. Privett, 84, of Forest Hill, WV formerly of Tipton, MI went home to rest Saturday, October 8, 2011 in the Inova Hospital, Falls Church, VA following a long illness. A visitation and memorial service will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, Milford, MI from 6-8 p.m. with the memorial service at 8...

Milton Kiddy

Milton Kiddy

Oct 4, 2011

Milton O. Kiddy, 75, passed away October 4, 2011 at Beckley following a long illness. Graveside Services will be held October 7, 2011 at the Woodrum Town Cemetery near Hinton.

Charles Martin

Charles Martin

Oct 3, 2011

Charles Henry Martin, 81, of Forest Hill, died this morning, October 3, 2011, at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division, following a long illness. Born March 3, 1930 at Summers County, he was the son of the late John Edgar and Minnie Michael Martin. Charles worked most of his life in gardening and was a handy man. He was...

Lona McBride

Lona McBride

Oct 1, 2011

Lona Ann McBride of Pipestem, our beloved wife and mother died early Saturday morning October 1, 2011 at Summers County ARH Hospital. Born October 15, 1940 in Raleigh County to her parents James Layton and Jesse Blanche Rose, a lifelong resident of Summers County she was a homemaker who loved to cook and care for her family as well as...

Anna Lilly

Anna Lilly

Sep 26, 2011

Anna M. Allen Lilly, 66, of Jumping Branch, West Virginia, went to be with her LORD & SAVIOR, September 26, 2011, following a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born May, 1945, in Hinton. She was a daughter of the late Marie and Charlie O. Allen, and also preceded in death by a brother, Norman Dean Allen. Anna is...

Roy Honaker

Roy Honaker

Sep 25, 2011

Roy Lee Honaker Sr. 88, of Hinton passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hilldale following a short illness. Born November 4, 1922 at Pipestem he was the son of the late Thomas A. and Verdie M. Keaton Honaker. After returning from World War II, where he served in the Navy C.B?s he married...