Obituaries

Aug 30, 2007

Aug 27, 2007

Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker and faithful member of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren. She was preceded in death by her husband Seldon; by sisters, Agnes Pence, Pauline Parker, Bernice Wiekle, Kathleen Furrow and Hazel Perkins; by two brothers, Maynard and Andrew Pence; and by tow grandchldren, Amy and Debbie.

Aug 23, 2007

Mrs. Brooks was a homemaker, a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church and the Fellowship Class. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer B. Brooks and by a brother, James R. Farley.

Aug 10, 2007

Myra was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and the College of WV. She loved crafts, reading, family and gatherings and growing flowers. She was last employed as a RN at Raleigh General Hospital. Myra was a Christian and members of Star Ministeries. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Aug 2, 2007

Mrs. Rist was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Beckley and had been a resident of Beckley since 1948. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Rist, Jr.

Jul 31, 2007

Mrs. Goss grew up on the family farm at Flat Top, Wv and married Ralph Goss in 1935. he was a member of the Oak Grove Christian Church for 48 years having been baptized into Christ at the baptizing pond at Pemberton by Preacher Floyd Minor in the late 1940's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Goss,...

Jul 28, 2007

Mrs. Yon married Claudio Yon in Piedicavallo in 1945. In 1951, Alma with her two year old daughter, Maria, joined her husband in Beckley, where he had begun making a home for his family. Alma was a devoted wife, mother, and 'nonna' was a friend to all who knew her. Her bright smile and light heartedness drew people to her...

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Jul 16, 2007

In addition to his parents, Andrew Thomas and Violet Marie Hill, Charles was preceded in death by his wife Mary Rose Hill in 1990, by a son, Charles L. Hill by a brother, Kermit E. Hll and by a sister, Elva Katherine Hill.

Jul 11, 2007

Mrs. O'Neal was a member of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren and served as church organist. She taught piano, former employee of Westmoreland Coal Company and the Hub & Vogue in Beckley. Mrs. O'Neal was the last surviving of her brothers and sister and had been a resident of Crab Orchard for over 70 years.

Jul 4, 2007

Gary, Jr. attended the Church of God at Sophia and had been a resident of Midway for the past 8 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Drema Smith Cook and by his grandmother, Bertie Lilly.

Jul 4, 2007

Mrs. Culicerto was born to Guiseppe and Laura Giovenelli Pitotti. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Beckley and was a member of the Catholic Daughter of American and the Ladies of St. Francis for over 40 years. She was a volunteer at the Shepherd's Ceneter and Pinecrest Hospital. She was preceded in death by her...

Jul 1, 2007

Kenneth was a born again Christian and was of the Baptist Faith. We was a former employee of Gray and Southland Lumber Companies and also worked for Westmoreland Cola Company at the Eccels #5 mine. Kenneth was an avid baseball and football fan and had been a resident of Coal City for the past 6 years, formerly living at Daniels.

Jun 27, 2007

Dorothy was a retired school teacher having taught at Kopperston Elementary School, teaching for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burman Caton, by four brothers, Ernest, Fred, Cecil and Erle McKinney, by two sisters, Bethel Largent and Arlene McKinney. Dorothy was of the Baptist faith and had lived in Columbia, Maryland for the past four...

May 25, 2007

Born of September 2, 1924 to Elia and Maria Yon, immigrants of Piedicavallo, Italy. he retured to Italy at the age of 13 monts. Claudio began his careeer at a very early age as a shepard in the Alps of Piedicavallo, Italy and later becamber a baker. He married his wife Alma in 1945 in Piedicavallo. He came to the...

May 22, 2007

Mrs. Bonds attended local schools and was a 1936 graducate of WWHS. A retired educator, having taught for 35 years, Virginia was a 1940 graducate of Marshall Unviersity and received her Masters Degree from Ohio State University in 1945. Virginia was a active member for over 50 years and past matron of the Bethlehem Chapter #71, Order of the Eastern...

May 13, 2007

Elizabeth retired as accounts receivable collection manager for Dunn and Bradstreet in New York after 32 years of service. She was a member of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Beckley where she served as church treasurer and was a member of the ladies auxiliary. She was also a member of the VFW ladies auxiliary, Women of the Moose and...

May 13, 2007

Clarence retired from the WV Department of Human Services after 23 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a lifetime resident of Raleigh County. He was preceded in by his wife, Betty Lou Williams Stoots.

May 1, 2007

Mrs. Williams was a retired LPN having worked at Crestview Nursing in Medina, OH. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Durbin and had been a resident of bartow since 1978. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville L. Williams, Jr., a son, John Williams, two grandchildren; Kitt Gibson and Kenneth R. Williams, three brothers;...