Obituaries

Martha Abshire

Martha Abshire

Apr 18, 2009

Martha Carol Mills Abshire, 60, of Jumping Branch, rose up to Heaven on the wings of Angels at the Bowerâ??s Hospice House on Saturday, April 18, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 24, 1948 at White Oak, to Elizabeth and the late Lacy Mills. Martha married Thomas Noel Abshire, March 23, 1974. They...

Betty Bowling

Betty Bowling

Apr 18, 2009

Betty Jo Hilton Bowling, 79, of Nimitz, went home to be with her Lord, April 18, 2009 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness.Born December 31, 1929 in Cleveland, OH she was the only daughter of the late Arthur Earl Hilton and Nellie Mae Pack Hilton White and step-father Patrick Henry White.She was a member of the Nimitz...

Abraham Ward

Abraham Ward

Apr 16, 2009

Abraham â??Abeâ?? Ward, 68, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord, April 16, 2009 at the Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born May 30, 1940 at Hix he was a son of the late Friend and Rena Jones Ward. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he worked as a timberman and farmer for most of his...

Issac Adkins

Issac Adkins

Apr 9, 2009

Issac â??Ikeâ?? Adkins, 86, of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord, April 9, 2009 at the home of his niece following a short illness. Born August 12, 1922 at Meadow Creek he was a son of the late Fisher and Sally Bragg Adkins. Issac was of the Baptist Faith and had lived almost all of his life...

Rhelda Meadows

Rhelda Meadows

Mar 30, 2009

Rhelda V. Meadows, 92, of Fincastle, VA, formerly of Daniels, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2009, at the home of her daughter, following a short illness. Born May 14, 1916 at Ellison, she was the daughter of the late George and Nancy Etta Hinton Lilly. Mrs. Meadows was a member of the Beaver Baptist...

James Settle

James Settle

Mar 29, 2009

James E. Settle, 81, of Judson Road, Talcott, died 2:30 A.M. Sunday, March 29, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born June 10, 1927 at Ronceverte, he was the son of the late Clayton L. and Luvenia A. Cox Settle. He was a World War II Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp. and later the U.S. Air...

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Mar 28, 2009

Margaret R. Johnson, 61, of Indian Mills, WV died at 5:45 P.M. Saturday, March 28, 2009 at her home following a long illness. She was born February 23, 1948 in McDowell Co. WV and was the daughter of the late Jess Lee and Thelma Louise Meadows Raines. Mrs. Johnson was a 20 year employee of the Summers Co. Council on...

Oris Harvey

Oris Harvey

Mar 26, 2009

Oris Lee Harvey, 97, of Forest Hill passed away Thursday evening, March 26, 2009 in the Summers Co. ARH where he had been a patient since Sunday. Although his health had been in decline for several months, he had been active until recent weeks. Mr. Harvey was born at the family farm at Cave Ridge in Summers Co. on July...

Bernice Adkins

Bernice Adkins

Mar 24, 2009

On March 23, 2009 Bernice Geneva Garten Adkins, 90 went home to Heaven. Born May 6, 1918 at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late Walter Larue and Mary Chenessie Bragg Garten. She was the last member of her immediate family. She was of the Baptist Faith. Preceded in death by her husband Otey â??Oatâ?? Adkins on November 27,...

Doretha Patterson

Doretha Patterson

Mar 21, 2009

Doretha â??Reaâ?? Smith Patterson, 52, of Beckley formerly of Hinton, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born October 28, 1956 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Lewis D. and Geneva Smith of Hinton. A lifelong resident of Summers County, she was a former beautician who loved caring for...

Woodrow Lusk

Woodrow Lusk

Mar 20, 2009

Rev. Woodrow Wilson Lusk, 96, of Shady Spring, went home to be with the Lord, Friday March 20, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born November 2, 1912 at Duhring, WV he was a son of the late Freelin Jasper and Virgie Bailey Lusk. Rev. Lusk was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God at Sophia, ordained...

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Mar 13, 2009

Mr. Lloyd M. Whitlock, 85, of 414 Greenbrier Dr., Hinton, died Friday, March 13, 2009, following a sudden heart attack. Born April 18, 1923 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Stanley A. and Nola Mae Angell Whitlock. Lloyd was the Manager of Hinton Builders and Supply Co. where he retired after many years of dedicated service. A...

Calvin Bennett

Calvin Bennett

Mar 9, 2009

Shining bright as a star, illuminating the tip of Zion Mt. are three crosses. Their joyous light encaptures our heart and spirit every welcoming season, letting us know we are loved and at peace.To make this possible, an extraordinary man brought forward a gift to the Hinton community, giving all of us the ability to stop the moment and absorb...

James Pack

James Pack

Mar 3, 2009

James Mark Pack, 55, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following complications of a massive heart attack. He was born January 31, 1954 at Hinton and was a son of the late C.W. â??Charlieâ?? and Bessie Bower Pack. Jim was a lifelong resident of...

Joseph Woodrum

Joseph Woodrum

Mar 3, 2009

Joseph Glen â??Joeâ?? Woodrum, 43, of Athens, WV and Norman, OK, formerly of Hinton died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his apartment in Norman following an apparent heart attack. Born January 24, 1966 at Hinton, he was the son of Mrs. Joan Briers Woodrum Monroe and husband Jim of Hinton and the late Dr. Jack D. Woodrum. Joe was a...

Betty Pritchett

Betty Pritchett

Mar 2, 2009

Betty Lou Lilly Pritchett, 69, of Verona, VA for the past 25 years, formerly of Nimitz, passed away peacefully Monday, March 2, 2009 following an extended illness. Born July 3, 1939 at Nimitz, she was a daughter of the late Lunda L. Lilly and Mary L. Lilly of Nimitz. Betty graduated from Hinton High School Class of 1958 and married...

James Basham

James Basham

Feb 27, 2009

On the evening of Friday, February 27th, James Basham peacefully slipped away into the arms of Christ following a long illness at UVA Hospital Charlottesville, Virginia. James was born on November 9th, 1927 in Hinton and was the son of the late Lyndsay Basham and Ocie Nabors Basham. He was raised on Southside and remained in Hinton where he met...

Russell Pierce Sr.

Russell Pierce Sr.

Feb 17, 2009

Russell M. Pierce Sr., 65, of Talcott, departed this life Tuesday evening at his home, following a short illness. Born April 12, 1943 at Virginia, he was the son of Mrs. Mabel Allen Pierce of Low Moor, VA and the late Clinton Pierce Sr. Russell was a member of the 2nd Baptist Church at Talcott, and was a retired employee...

Charles Yancey

Charles Yancey

Feb 15, 2009

Jack Dempsey Yancey, 80, of Disputanta, VA formerly of Hinton, passed into eternal rest, February 15, 2009 at the VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA following a short illness. Born July 23, 1928 at Winding Gulf in Raleigh Co. he was the son of the late John William and Hilda Marie Young Yancey. A former Telegrapher for the C&O Railway he...

Joy Foster

Joy Foster

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Joy Armada Foster, 85 of Newton Falls, Ohio passed away 1:48 A.M. on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio with her daughter by her side. Joy was born on Wednesday, October 17, 1923 in Green Sulphur Springs. She was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Lura Hedrick Hicks. Joy grew up in...