Obituaries
Margaret Davis
Sep 8, 2009
Friday September 11, 2009, 2:00PM at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel Click for Map and Directions
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...
Virgil Meadows
Jul 29, 2009
Virgil Franklin Meadows, 65, of Fredericktown, PA died peacefully at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, surrounded by his family in the Mon Valley Hospital. Born August 7, 1943 at Wayside, he was a son of Madeline Wood Meadows of Wayside and the late Dorsie Meadows. Mr. Meadows had worked as a mechanic at both Blackburn Chevrolet in Hinton and...
Emma Allen
Jul 23, 2009
Emma Ruth Allen, 85, of Hinton, left this life to join her Lord and Savior on July 23, 2009 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a short illness. Born February 7, 1924 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Otis Jasper Sims and Tidie Cleo Wilson Sims. Mrs. Allen was a homemaker who enjoyed...
William Martin
Jul 20, 2009
William A. Martin, 80, of Talcott, passed away at 7:55 P.M. Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 11, 1928 at Judson he was a son of the late Waitman Esco and Ethel Mae Grimmett Martin. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he was retired from the West Virginia Department...

Jacquleen
Jul 17, 2009
Jacquleen Conley Via, 73 of Richmond, VA left us to be with the Lord on Friday, July 17, 2009. Born December 3, 1936 in Staffordville, KY she was the daughter of the late Hollie and June Tackett Conley. Jackie loved her family very much and we will miss her strong personality, her witty humor and prideful ways. Preceded in death...

Alfred Ward
Jul 15, 2009
Alfred Tunnie Ward, 77, of Elk Knob passed away July 15, 2009 at Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born March 7, 1932 in Summers County, he was the son of the late William and Macil Carter Ward and was of the Baptist Faith. Alfred was preceded in death by two brothers, Delford and James Ward...

Hazel Lilly
Jul 13, 2009
Hazel Kathleen Lilly, 85 of Ravenswood, formerly of Hinton, died July 13, 2009 at home following a long illness. Born February 24, 1924 at Big Creek she was a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Ollie G. Goff. Hazel moved to Ravenswood in 1982 with her husband Raymond where she worked as an In-home Healthcare Aide. Besides her parents...

Mary Wickline
Jul 10, 2009
Mary Ethel Wickline, 79 of Alderson died at 1:30 P.M., Friday, July 10, 2009 in the Beckley ARH with her family by her side, following a short illness. Born April 5, 1930 at Hix WV, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Effie Richmond Cales and the step-daughter of Hobert Williams. Mary was a loving and devoted at...

Roger Bragg
Jul 9, 2009
Roger Dale Bragg, 46, of Brooks went home to be with the Lord, July 9, 2009 at his home. Born June 2, 1963 in Summers County he was a son of Juanita Garten of Brooks and the late Robert Bragg. A lifelong resident of Summers County, he enjoyed CB and Short Wave Radios. Roger was a very loving husband, brother...
Tanner Noble
Jul 7, 2009
Tanner Quinton Richmond Noble, 14, was carried to heaven on wings of angels to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at his home. Born June 14, 1995 in Lewisburg he is the son of Patrick and Pricilla Richmond Noble of Peterstown. Tanner attended Cotton Belt Elementary in South Carolina and loved watching Little Bear on television. Tanner always...

Glendora Jones
Jul 7, 2009
Glendora M. Jones, 92 of Marie went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born September 10, 1916 at Bertha she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Elma Mitchell Martin. A member of Spruce Run Chapel where she served as a Sunday School Teacher...

Ginger Bragg
Jul 5, 2009
Ginger Whittaker Bragg, 42, of Glade Springs died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at her home following a long illness. Born October 15, 1966 in Beckley, she is the daughter of Jack Whittaker of Rocky Gap, Virginia and Jewell Ward Whittaker of Beckley. Ginger was a loving mother and daughter who attended the Church of God and also severed as an...
John Reed Jr.
Jun 28, 2009
John R. Reed Jr., 34 of Hinton died peacefully in his sleep after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Sunday June 28, 2009. Born August 6, 1974 in Summers County he is the son of Roger and Patty Ratliff Reed of Madams Creek. John attended Martha's Chapel United Methodist Church. He was a 1992 graduate of Hinton High...