Obituaries

Jan 9, 2007

Mrs. Browning was a homemaker and attended the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethern. She was preceded in death by her husband Dale Browning in 1981 and by a son-in-law, Ronnie Thompson.

Jan 8, 2007

Mr. Nunn was owner/operator of Nunn Lumber Company, operating his own logging business for many years and also retired from Ellis Creek Coal Company as a formean. He was a veteran having served with the US Navy during WWII. he was preceded in death by his wife Mamie Opal Nunn on November 17, 1998, whom he married on August 21,...

Jan 6, 2007

Bruce was born December 6, 1977 in Charleston, WV, the son of Paul Araujo of St. Albans and the late Annise Weddington Araujo. He was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church. He was active in Challenger T-Ball, Challenger bolwing and the Blue Jay Day Program in Beaver, WV. He...

Jan 5, 2007

Jan 5, 2007

Dottie was born January 31, 1922 at Matoka, the daughter of the late Latham O. and Mary Leola Taylor Payne. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Miller, by two twin infant daughters, Sarah Lee and Dottie Lee, by her sister, Mabel Payne Gillespie and by two brothers, H. Orland Payne...

Jan 5, 2007

Jan 5, 2007

Thelma was born in Beckley, December 4, 1943, the daughter of the late Sam and Mamie Phipps Cheek. She was retired from the housekeeping department at Pinecrest Hospital and was of the Baptist faith. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Dec 17, 2006

Mr. Wisen was born to a poor Mennonite family and was one of 16 children. His father was a Mennonite poultry farmer and his mother was Amish. His parents immigrated from Germany because of lack of religious freedom. Mr. Wisen enlisted in the USMC in 1941 and was stationed at Camp Le Jeune, NC and the Philippines. He served for...

Dec 15, 2006

Julia was the daughter of the late J.B. and Mary Wills Wilson. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McVey, her grandson, Jason McVey and by her son-in-law, Jim Lane. Follwing Julia's wishes ther will be no visitation or service.

Dec 12, 2006

Mrs. Friend was a ward clerk having worked at Beckley Hospital, was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 and was one of the founding members of the Beckley Child Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas M. Friend, by a brother, Robert O. Kintsler and...

Dec 7, 2006

Frances was born November 23, 1918 at Madams Creek to the late Jack and Ora Mae Mankin Frazier. She was a homemaker having lived in Crab Orchard for sixty one years. She enjoyed hunting and fishing with her husband and after his death was active in her senior group as long as her health permitted. She was preceded in death...

Nov 30, 2006

Sam was a 1956 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and a 1960 graduate of Concord College. He was a retired educator serving in some capacity with the Mercer, Summers and Raleigh counties Board of Education. After his retirement Sam devoted much of his time in trying to assist the animal shelters in Fayette, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties. Besides...

Nov 26, 2006

Mr. Harper was a 1948 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, D.C. and retired from the U.S. justice Department, DEA, accounting department. He was a veteran having served in the Korean War from 1953-1954. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Eileen Gadd Fleshman, B. Jeanette Dietz, Lyda Harper and Margaret L. Harper.

Nov 24, 2006

Margaret was a employee of Bay Pine VA hsopital in the St. Petersburg, Florida area working as a secretary in the x-ray department. She had been a resident of Ritter Drive in Shady spring for the past 3 years.

Nov 24, 2006

Mrs. Puckett was a former employee of Heck's Department Store working in the baby department. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Puckett, by two brothers, Emmett and Victor Altizer, by one sister, Maxine Parsley and by a grandson, Laine. She had been a resident of Beckley for the past 33 years.

Nov 24, 2006

Mrs. Bruster was preceded in death by her fist husband, Grover C. Trail, Sr., her second husband, James H. Bruster, by a stepson, Grover C. Trail, Jr., by a sister, Gladys Truman and by her parents, John C. and Ada M. Bailey.

Nov 22, 2006

Mrs. Chambers was a resident of Beckley for more than 65 years. She was President of Chambers Oil Company and was a mmeber of the Memorial Baptist Church and the Sunshine Sunday School Class. She was a devoted mother who enjoyed cooking, sewing and outdoor activites at Flat Top Lake. She was preceded in death by her hsuband, George B....

Nov 16, 2006

Dottie was co-owner with her husband of Pete and Bob's Drive In and Dot's Packett. She was a long-time member of The First Baptist Church of Beckley. She was preceded in death by her husbnd, Robert L. Long, Sr., son Robert (Robbie) L. Long, Jr., infant duaghter, Vickie Kay Long, grandson Craig Long, daughter-in-law, Trish Long and a son-in-law Clarence...

Nov 11, 2006

Mr. Farris was a charter member of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne division where he served as a glider man. He spent 41 months in the military, 29 of those over seas, participating in 6 major campaigns, and was discharged as a master sergeant. After military service, he returned to Beckley where he was co-owner of Gus farris Department Store...

Nov 8, 2006

Born September 5, 1973 in Beckley, he was the son of Larry Joseph Griffith of Beckley and Carol Jean Small Blake of Beckley. Eric was an owner/operator of a landscaping business in North Carolina where he had been a resident for the past 4 years.