Obituaries
Mary Bennett
Oct 27, 2009
Mary Lena Jones Bennett, 98, of Forest Hill formerly of Beckley died 12:25 P.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born April 17, 1911 in Monroe County she was a daughter of the late Shield Ballard Jones and Rose Ella Brooks Jones. A member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley, Mrs. Bennett...
Juanita Garten
Oct 23, 2009
Juanita F. Garten, 71, of Brooks went home to be with the Lord, Friday, October 23, 2009 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 23, 1938 in Summers County she was a daughter of the late Clarence F. and Charlotte Cales Rider. A former Nursing Assistant at Summers Co. Hospital and Summers Co. Continuous Care Center...
Margaret Gill
Oct 20, 2009
Margaret Joe Ann Raines Gill, 72, of Hilldale died Tuesday morning, October 20, 2009 at her home following a long courageous battle with lung cancer. Born November 5, 1936 at Barger Springs she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Virginia Claire McCall Raines. Margaret was a housekeeper for many different families and she loved playing bingo. Preceded...
Gilbert Petrey
Oct 16, 2009
Gilbert W. Petrey, 86, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord, Friday October 16, 2009 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born September 9, 1923 at Pipestem he was a son of the late Ward and Nina Campbell Petrey and was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A United States Navy Veteran who served his country during...
Martha Buckland
Oct 16, 2009
Martha L. Buckland, 51, of Hinton, died October 16, 2009 at her home following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Lawrence Bennett officiating. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from 10:00 A.M. until time of services, Monday. The family has entrusted...
Zane Adkins
Oct 12, 2009
Zane Baden Adkins, 77, Chestnut Mountain died 12:45 P.M. Monday, October 12, 2009 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born June 14, 1932 in Summers County he was a son of the late James Thomas and Elsie Ellen Adkins. An avid hunter and outdoorsman he loved working on small engines and listening to bluegrass music, retired from Pipestem...
Thomas Richmond
Oct 8, 2009
Thomas Estel Richmond, 42, of Ballengee went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 8, 2009 following a sudden illness. Born March 8, 1967 at Hinton he was a son of the late Estel Howard and Nancy Lee Webb Richmond. A 1985 graduate of Union High School he was employed by Tom Nelson at Brookefield Farms at Lowell and...
James Farley
Sep 28, 2009
James Clifford Farley, 63, of Manning, South Carolina, formerly of Wayside, WV passed away following an apparent heart attack while hunting on September 28, 2009. Born June 24, 1946 in Summers County, he is the son of the late Otho and Ethel Williams Farley. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Union. He was an...
Virgil Cochran
Sep 20, 2009
Virgil Dewey ?Dee Cee? Cochran III, 25, of Clayton died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born June 28, 1984 in Mercer Co. he was a son of Victoria Smith Kesler and her husband John David of Clayton and Jimmy Ray Wheeler and companion Jennie Ward of Riverside Rest. Dee Cee was a member of the...
Lottie Parker
Sep 17, 2009
Lottie Parker, 81, of Talcott, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the home of her sister following a long illness. Born August 1, 1928 at Judson she was a daughter of the late John A. and Sarah C. Bennett Sears. Lottie was a homemaker and had lived most of her life in Summers County, loved doing needlepoint, crossword puzzles and...
Lennis Farley
Sep 11, 2009
Lennis J. Farley, 91, of Forest Hill went home to be with the Lord, September 11, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short illness. Born November 24, 1917 she was a daughter of the late Henry Andrew and Madeline Mae Weikel Privett. A homemaker, she loved her family and her Savior Jesus Christ dearly. She was a member of...
Steven Adkins
Sep 9, 2009
Steven Wayne ?Turkey? Adkins, 47, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Summers County ARH following a long illness. Born December 26, 1961 at Detroit, MI he was a son of the late Russell Dillon and Sylvia Margaret Graham Adkins. A past employee of Gore?s Autobody with 18 years of service and K&S...
Margaret Davis
Sep 8, 2009
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Anna Shores
Sep 4, 2009
Anna Marie Shores, 38 of Cool Ridge formerly of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Friday September 4, 2009 at her home. Born December 5, 1970 at Elkton, MD, she was a daughter of the late William Edward Shores and Norma Biggs Shores of Cool Ridge. A 1989 graduate of Hinton High School and a 2009 graduate of Mountain...
Jean Shrewsbury
Aug 31, 2009
Jean Elizabeth Shrewsbury, 80, of Beckley, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 28, 1929 at Green Sulphur Springs, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Virgie Graham. She was a homemaker and had resided most of her life in Beckley. Preceding her in death are her...
Anna Graham
Aug 22, 2009
Anna Elizabeth Graham, 86, of Hinton went to be with the Lord with her family by her side on August 22, 2009 at Summers Co. ARH Hospital after a long illness. Born October 2, 1922 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Rufus Blaine and Mamie Louise Ward Richmond. A lifelong resident of Summers County she enjoyed...
Jack Surin
Aug 13, 2009
Jack Surin 60, of Madams Creek died suddenly August 13, 2009 following an apparent heart attack at his home. Born April 10, 1949 in Chicago, IL he was a son of the late John and Eileen Marie Regan Surin. Jack, along with his wife Yvonne owned and operated Grandpa?s General Store and Grandpa?s Riverview Lofts. A former Auto Mechanic Instructor...
Stephen Surber
Aug 12, 2009
Stephen H. ?Steve? Surber, 62, of Madams Creek, Hinton, died at 3:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at UVA Hospital at Charlottesville, VA following a long illness. Born May 27, 1947 at Hinton, he was a son of Francis ?Hank? and Wilma Yancey Surber of Harrisonburg, VA. Steve was a disabled employee of CSX Corp. for 38 years where he...
Lewis Wills
Aug 5, 2009
Lewis W. Wills Sr., 74 of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord at 12:40 A.M. Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at his home following a short illness. Born November 7, 1934 at Jumping Branch, he was a son of the late Joe and Lena Lilly Wills. Lewis worked at a box factory in Baltimore till his retirement when...
Michael Jennings
Aug 1, 2009
Michael Keith Jennings, 29, of Jumping Branch died Saturday, August 1, 2009 following an accident while fishing on the Bluestone River near Lilly. Born October 1, 1979 in Beckley, he was a son of Larry R. Jennings of Sandstone and Ruth Ann ?Susie? Jennings of Jumping Branch. A 1998 graduate of Summers County High School, an employee of the West...
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