Obituaries

Bernice McCall
Aug 28, 2008
Bernice E. Webb McCall, 68, of Ballengee, went home to be with the Lord on August 28, 2008, following a long illness. Born January 23, 1940 at Ballengee, she was the daughter of the late Lester Guy and Emma Jane Hodge Webb. Mrs. McCall was a homemaker and attended the War Ridge Freewill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her...

Ida Nelson
Aug 24, 2008
Ida Marie Meadows Nelson 86, of Ballengee went to be with her Lord and Savior August 24, 2008 in the Springfield Center at Lindside after a long illness. Born March 29, 1922 at Talcott she was the daughter of the late Bert and Mary Meadows. Mrs. Nelson was a homemaker and a member of the Riverview Chapel in Hinton where...

Bobbie Bradley
Aug 22, 2008
Bobbie Jean Upton Simmons Bradley, 64, of Beckley went home to be with Jesus on August 22, 2008 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born September 18, 1943 at Jumping Branch she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Upton Simmons. She was a deaconess at her church the Spirit of God Ministries of Lester...

Agnes Franklin
Aug 21, 2008
Agnes Kincaid Franklin, 85, of Deland, Florida formerly of Forest Hill died Thursday, August 21, 2008 in a Florala, Alabama hospital following a short illness. Born March 1, 1923 at Barger Springs she was a daughter of the late Barger and Malinda Kessinger Meadows. She was a former employee of A&P Grocery Company as a sales clerk and loved her...

Ira Greer
Aug 20, 2008
Ira Linzy Greer, 77, of Jumping Branch, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after a courageous 7 month battle with bladder cancer. His loving wife of 47 years, Peggy, son Gary and grandson Christopher Edward met him at the Pearly Gates with arms out stretched in welcome. Ira was born on May...

Timothy Zimmerman
Aug 18, 2008
Timothy Ray â??Timboâ?? Zimmerman, 49, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord 12:10 A.M. Monday, August 18, 2008 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born April 12, 1959 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Drema Lee Zimmerman. Timbo received the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior on August 16, 2008....

Russell Gadd
Aug 16, 2008
Russell Bee Gadd, 81, of True, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Beckley, following a long illness. He was born January 25, 1927, at Bertha in Summers Co. to the late Noah and Beatrice Gore Gadd. Russell was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran; a retired Tool and Die Maker for Remington Rand Corporation...

Michael Reed
Aug 10, 2008
Michael S. Reed, 17, of Meadow Creek died Sunday, August 10, 2008 near Meadow Creek from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Michael was born September 18, 1990 at Princeton. He would have been a Senior at Summers County High School this fall. He was a free spirited individual who loved outdoors, the river, motorcycles and cars. Preceded in...

Charles Cole
Aug 7, 2008
Charles David (Peanut) Cole-Lowe, 36, of Beaver, formerly of Burr Ridge, IL, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday August 7, 2008 at the Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown, following a long illness that he fought until God took his hand and said, â??come with me child, it is your day.â?? Born June 27, 1972 at Chicago, IL, he...

Ruby Gill
Aug 6, 2008
Ruby Ann Plumley Gill, 54, of Hinton, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Fairlea, following a long illness. Born November 11, 1953 at Camp Branch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Richard Plumley and Virginia Bennett Plumley Richmond. Ruby was employed as a nurse aide for many years at the Summers Co....

Jason Deaver
Aug 1, 2008
Jason Charles Deaver, 28, of Lerona, died Friday, August 01, 2008 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA, following a short illness. Born October 10, 1979 at Princeton, WV he was the son of Charles and Theresa Jo Strattis Deaver of Lerona. He attended the Church of Christ at Lerona; a former employee of Pipestem State Park where he worked...

Lisa Bragg
Jul 26, 2008
Lisa Lemon Bragg, 45 of Hinton died Saturday July 26, 2008 at the Duke Medical Center in Durham NC following a long illness. Born May 16, 1963 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late James A. Lemon and Gladys M. Lemon of Hinton. Lisa was a Baptist who has been a lifelong resident of Summers County.She enjoyed taking...

Cecil Okes
Jul 24, 2008
Cecil Ray Okes, 83, of Nimitz, formerly of Cleveland, OH, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 24, 2008 at the Rocking Chair Residential Care following a long illness. Born May 14, 1925 at Ellison, he was the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes. Cecil was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church, he...

Bertha Basham
Jul 24, 2008
Bertha Alice Basham, 87, of Ellison Ridge passed away July 24, 2008 at her home following a long illness. Born March 12, 1921 at Ellison Ridge she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes. A lifelong resident of Summers County and a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Willa Cales
Jul 21, 2008
Willa B. Cales of Melbourne, FL formerly of Hinton died Monday evening, July 21, 2008 at her residence following a long illness.Born at Thayer in Fayette Co., she was the daughter of the late Fred Earl and Sue Waldon Dillard Huddleston. Willa was a member of the Sandstone Baptist Church, a former member of Hintonâ??s Silver Leaf Chapter #5 Order...

Dallas Pack
Jul 19, 2008
Dallas C. Pack, 74, of Jumping Branch, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 7, 1934 at Streeter, in Summers Co., he was the son of the late Ralph C. and Lydia Johnson Pack. Mr. Pack was a member of the Bluestone View Primitive Baptist Church on Ellison Ridge and was...

Goldie Tolliver
Jul 17, 2008
Goldie Cox Lilly Tolliver, 99, of Hilldale, departed this life and entered her heavenly home on July 17, 2008 at the Summers Co. Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born February 17, 1909, in Lilly, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Mary A. Mann Cox. A native of Jumping Branch, she had been...

Jackie Fleshman
Jul 15, 2008
Jackie Everette Fleshman 67 of Green Sulpher Springs, WV passed away at 3:15 pm on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley WV following a long illness. Jackie was born August 5, 1940 at Green Sulpher Springs and was the son of the late Ewell and Adena Kincaid Fleshman and was a member of the Lick...

Eleanor Stalnaker
Jul 13, 2008
Eleanor Grace Ryan Stalnaker, 74, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord, Sunday morning July 13, 2008 at Allegheny Regional Hospital at Low Moor, VA, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 3, 1933 at Fairmont, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Arthur and Loleta Kelly Ryan. Former employee of Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co....

Dorothy Lilly
Jul 12, 2008
Dorothy Faye Lilly, 61 of Nimitz, went home to heaven Saturday morning, July 12, 2008 after a very short illness.Born April 25, 1947 at Nimitz, she was the daughter of the late Robert Waldo â??Darrellâ?? and Macie Clara Lilly and had lived all of her life at Nimitz. A member of the Glen Morgan Missionary Baptist Church where she never...