Obituaries

Helen Williams
Dec 19, 2008
Helen Sue Richmond Williams, 71, of Beech Run, Hinton, died at 11:30 A.M. Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Summers Co. ARH at Hinton following a short illness. Born November 22, 1937 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Burt C. and Lila Amick Richmond. She was a former employee of the West Virginia State Prison for Women...

Lucille Vest
Dec 14, 2008
Lucille M. Vest, 83, of Beckley, formerly of Madamâ??s Creek, Hinton, died 3:00 P.M. Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Raleigh Center of Daniels following a long illness. Born July 6, 1925 at Brooks, WV she was the daughter of the late Cleve and Pearl Ayers Ballengee. She was a homemaker and attended the Martha Chapel United Methodist Church on...

Dicie Lewis
Dec 5, 2008
Dicie M. Wills Lewis, 80, of Dundalk, MD formerly of Ellison Ridge, WV died Friday, December 5, 2008 at Bayview Hospital in Maryland. Born July 1, 1928 at Ellison she was a daughter of the late Joseph Basil and Lena Joyce Lilly Wills. She was of the Baptist Faith and a member of the Moose Lodge Chapter #97 in Dundalk,...

Cathy Plumley
Dec 5, 2008
Cathy Denise Plumley, 34 of Madams Creek near Hinton entered into her eternal rest, Friday, December 5, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 17, 1974, at Summers County she was a daughter of Robert and Juanita Via Bennett of Madams Creek. She was a Christian, lifelong resident of Summers Co., a 1992 graduate of Hinton High School...

Myrtle Richmond
Dec 3, 2008
Myrtle M. Richmond, 101 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, December 3, 2008 at Heartland of Beckley following a short illness. Born December 1, 1907 at Longbottom, she was a daughter of the late John Henry â??Docâ?? and Sarah Clementine Vance Adkins. She attended the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle while her health permitted, a homemaker who loved to...

Anna Vandall
Nov 30, 2008
Anna Jean Vandall, 66, of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a sudden illness. Born February 3, 1942 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Morgan and Lilly Martin Gill. She attended church services at Hinton House Apartments Chapel while her...

David Adkins
Nov 26, 2008
David B. Adkins, 89, of Meadow Creek died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born March 12, 1919 at Longbottom he was a son of the late William Fisher and Sally Ann Bragg Adkins. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. who was a member of the Meadow Creek Baptist Church, retired laborer with...

Mamie Carte
Nov 18, 2008
Mamie Alice Anderson Carte, 101, of 1302 Temple St., Hinton, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born June 8, 1907 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late William Preston â??Uncle Budâ?? and Elizabeth June Young Anderson. She was a lifelong resident of Hinton. Mamie was a...

Susan Whittaker
Nov 18, 2008
Susan Jean Whittaker, 56, of 171 Pleasant St., Hinton, died suddenly Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at her home. Born February 19, 1952 at San Antonio, TX, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Jeane Wolf Brunk. Sue had worked for the Tassos family for many years at the Hinton Hot Dog Stand and The Bobcat Den. Most recently...

Donald Dunn
Nov 13, 2008
Donald G. Dunn, 91, of Groves, TX, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Renaissance Hospital. Born March 30, 1917 at Forest Hill, WV, he was a son of the late Samuel Rufus and Venice Clare Vass Dunn. He had been a resident of Groves for the past 48 years, and was a member of Groves First United Methodist Church. Mr....

Naomi Deaver
Nov 12, 2008
Naomi H. Deaver, 85, of Pipestem went to be with her Lord and Savior at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 following a long illness. Born on February 12, 1923 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edna Mae Lilly Gill. She lived all her life in the Summers County...

Leona Boone
Nov 11, 2008
Leona Nora Richmond Boone, 90, of Judson died 11:44 A.M. Tuesday, November 11, 2008 following a long illness. Born September 3, 1918 at Ramp, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Leona Nora Ward Richmond. Mrs. Boone was a homemaker and a charter member of the Tempa Baptist Church. She recently became a member of the Hinton...

John Richmond
Nov 10, 2008
John H. Richmond, 82, of Brooks, died 10:00 P.M. Monday, November 10, 2008 at the Summers Nursing and Rehab at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born January 5, 1926 in Raleigh County, he was the son of the late William Howard and Mary Bama Hogan Richmond. John was a retired timberman and truck driver who served his country in the...

Nancy Canterbury
Nov 9, 2008
Nancy Jane Bower Erskine Canterbury, 74, of Granite Falls, NC, formerly of Summers Co., died Sunday morning following a long illness.Born October 12, 1934 at Jumping Branch, she was the youngest daughter of the late Elijah A. and Ollie Dodd Bower.Nancy was a home maker, she had lived most of her live in Summers and Monroe Counties. She had moved...

Kathy Painter
Nov 9, 2008
Kathy Delores Burnett Cales Painter, 57, of Hinton, departed this life on Sunday, November 9, 2008, at the Brier Nursing and Rehab at Ronceverte, where she had been a resident for the past eight years, following a long illness. Born June 22, 1951 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Edha Madalene â??Magâ?? Grimmett Burnett....

Rrena Tincher
Nov 7, 2008
Rrena Mae Tincher, 98, formerly of Big Creek, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Hopemont State Hospital at Terra Alta, WV, following a long illness. Born March 27, 1910 at Prince, she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Sina McGraw and had lived most of her life in Summers Co. Rrena was a homemaker and a member...

Kennamae Lilly
Nov 5, 2008
Kennamae Anderson Lilly, 88, of Nimitz, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Harmony House Adult Care of Lerona, following a long illness. Born May 22, 1920 at Jumping Branch, she was the daughter of the late Willie C. and Edna Richmond Anderson and lived her entire life in Summers Co. She was a...

Dorothy Lilly
Nov 4, 2008
Dorothy Anne Buckland Lilly, 85, of White Oak, formerly of Hilldale, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Sunbridge Pine Lodge Care and Rehab Center, following a long illness. Born May 11, 1923 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late William Elbert and Maggie Cox Buckland. Mrs. Lilly was a member of the White Oak Missionary Baptist Church at...

Darrell Weikle
Oct 27, 2008
Darrell Wayne Weikle, 41, of Hinton, died Monday at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital at Beckley, following a long illness. Born July 20, 1967 at Hinton, he was the son of Doris Lemon Gill of Pipestem. Darrell attended the Old Country Church of Hinton. Besides his mother, he is survived by his companion of many years, Martha Sears, three daughters;...

Allen Reese
Oct 25, 2008
Allen B. Reese, 46, of Talcott, died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Summers Co. ARH following a sudden illness. Born March 30, 1962 at Montgomery, he was a son of the late Darrell and Thelma Reese. He is preceded in death by one sister, Alice Parrish and one brother, Ernest â??Squeakieâ?? Reese. He is survived by his wife, Aldona...