Obituaries

Lorena Ward

Lorena Ward

Jun 26, 2009

Lorena Buckland Ward, 99, of Hinton past away June 26, 2009 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born December 8, 1909 at Ramp, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie H. and Mary Kessler Richmond. Lorena was a faithful member of the Ramp Holiness Church as long as her health permitted and was a...

Edith Williams

Edith Williams

Jun 23, 2009

Edith V. Williams, 78, of Elk Knob died 10:45 A.M. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Heartland of Beckley following a long illness. Born November 18, 1930 at Ramp, she was a daughter of the late Walter A. and Nannie Harr Martin. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. she was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking meals for her family and...

Wanda Yancey

Wanda Yancey

Jun 10, 2009

Mrs. Wanda J. Yancey, 69, of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Summers County Appalachian Hospital following a long illness. Born May 31, 1940 in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Sally Ellis Cook. Mrs. Yancey had lived most of her life in Summers County where she was a...

Phyllis Bowling

Phyllis Bowling

Jun 9, 2009

Phyllis G. Bowling, 70 of, Hinton passed away, Tuesday June 9, 2009 at her home following a long illness. Born February 28, 1939 at Hinton, the youngest of 8 children she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Ada Mae Bennett Bragg. A hardworking nurse of 30 years she began her career at Hinton Hospital and was a...

Casey Ward

Casey Ward

Jun 2, 2009

Casey Lee Ward, six day old infant son of Beverly Ward of Hinton and Allen Cassidy of Springfield Missouri went home to be with Jesus, June 2, 2009 at Women and Childrenâ??s Hospital in Charleston. Born May 28, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, Casey was a very precious gift from God even though his life was brief with...

Curtis Pack

Curtis Pack

May 31, 2009

Curtis D. Pack, 54, of Streeter, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division following injuries received from an ATV accident. Born June 30, 1954 at Beckley he was a son of James E. Pack Sr. and Helen Lillian Yancey Pack of Nimitz. Curtis lived most of his life in Summers Co. and was a member...

Margaret Bennett

Margaret Bennett

May 31, 2009

Margaret E. Bennett 95, of Hinton died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center at Hilldale following a short illness. Born June 17, 1913 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late Fount and Cora Jane Fox Grimmett. A homemaker she was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahâ??s Witnesses in Hinton and...

Roger Ayers

Roger Ayers

May 30, 2009

Roger Dale Ayers, 63 of Lockbridge, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley after a long illness. Born December 27, 1945 at Hinton he was a son of the late Charles W. Ayers and Iva Bragg Ayers Anderson. Roger attended schools in Summers County before joining the United State...

Anna Edmondson

Anna Edmondson

May 29, 2009

Anna Sue Iddings Barker Edmondson, 70, of Virginia Beach, VA formerly of Hinton, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 at Bayside Hospital Virginia Beach, VA following a short illness. Born September 16, 1938 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Glada Hatcher and Charles William Iddings. She enjoyed being a help by working and giving to various organizations,...

Paula Blackburn

Paula Blackburn

May 27, 2009

Paula Jean Cales Blackburn, 42, of Ramp entered into the arms of Jesus; Wednesday, May 27, 2009 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Born April 5, 1967 at Sandusky, OH she was a daughter of Herman and Jeanie Hall Cales of Ramp. A lifelong resident of Summers County she attended the Mabscott Holiness Church. Paula was a loving wife,...

Benjamin Adkins

Benjamin Adkins

May 26, 2009

Benjamin R. â??Benâ?? Adkins, 79 of Hinton, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born June 11, 1929 at Hinton he was a son of the late Burman Greene and Emma Jane Bennett Adkins. Ben was a lifelong resident of Hinton. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Patsy J. Gill,...

Teddy Wills

Teddy Wills

May 22, 2009

Teddy Ray Wills, 63 of Tug Creek Mountain, Hinton joined his family in heaven on Friday May 22, 2009 in the Summers Co. ARH following a sudden illness Born December 27, 1945 at Hinton he was a son of the late Roy R. â??Jackâ?? and Vada J. Gill Wills. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he retired from the Summers...

Thelma Moye

Thelma Moye

May 20, 2009

This is to announce the passing of Mrs. Thelma Ann (Peggy) Moye, September 9, 1926 â?? May 20, 2009. She was born in Union, WV. Peggy is the daughter of Andy and Mamie Canterbury, of Hinton. In 1945 she married the only true love of her life, Barney R. Moye (deceased, January 1991) of Mercer County, WV, a returning World...

Gladys Gill

Gladys Gill

May 17, 2009

Gladys Z. Gill, 87 of Bluefield, formerly of Hinton, died May 17, 2009 at Westwood Health Care in Bluefield following a long illness. Born March 20, 1922 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Dayton and Minnie Plumley Massie. A devoted wife and loving mother she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hinton and even...

Kenneth Holland

Kenneth Holland

May 13, 2009

Kenneth J. â??Kennyâ?? Holland, 68, of 119 Riverside Drive, Hinton, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday morning May 13, 2009 at the Bowers Hospice House at Beckley, following a long illness. Born July 27, 1940 at Charleston, he was a son of the late Ray Edward and Esther Dean Holland. Kenny lived most of his life in Kanawha, a 1958 Graduate...

Gary Foster

Gary Foster

May 11, 2009

Gary Wayne Foster, 48, of Beckley formerly of Hinton, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at his home. Born June 19, 1960 at Hinton he was a son of Marie Petrey of Hinton. A Veteran of the United States Army, member of the Hinton Moose Lodge, employee of Fisher Auto Parts and a avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Preceded...

Harry Pilkington

Harry Pilkington

May 9, 2009

Harry Pilkington, 89 of Hinton went home to be with his Lord and Savior , Saturday morning, May 9, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born May 14, 1919 at Hespeler, Ontario Canada, he was a son of the late George and Florence Singleton Pilkington. Harry served in the Royal Canadian Medical Corp from 1942-1946 earning the rank...

Gary McBride

Gary McBride

Apr 27, 2009

Gary Wayne McBride, 54, of Pipestem, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at the University of Virginia Hospital at Charlottesville, following a long illness.Born December 25, 1954 at Pipestem, he was the son of Lacy McBride and wife Diana of Pipestem and Jane Adkins Spade of Hinton.Gary worked several years at the Pipestem State Park, the Old Hinton Hosptial and a...

Glenna Petrey

Glenna Petrey

Apr 24, 2009

Glenna Petrey, 72, of Pipestem went home to be with her Lord Friday, April 24, 2009 at her home in Lerona with her family beside her. Born August 27, 1936 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Rufus Blaine and Delphia Bragg Richmond. Glenna was a loving mother and grandmother and homemaker who had lived in Summers...

William Harper

William Harper

Apr 22, 2009

William Grayson Harper, 84 of Sand Knob died Wednesday April 22, 2009 at Summers County ARH. Born June 19, 1924 in Summers County he was the son of the late William Grover and Demma Irene Harner Harper. Mr. Harper was a member of the Sand Knob United Methodist Church and the Hinton Masonic Lodge #62 A.F. & A.M.. Mr. Harper...