Obituaries

Feb 18, 2006

Denver was born in Winona, WV on January 19, 1935. He was the son of the late Denver V. and Bertie Petitt. He drove the Harper Road/Crescent Road bus route for the Raleigh County Board of Education for 25 years. He was a devoted Christian having been a member of the Mabscott Christian Baptist Church for 30 years. He liked...

Feb 13, 2006

After her retirement Iva spent a lot of time reading, working in her flowers and volunteering at Raleigh General Hospital. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Beckley. In addition to her family she is also survived by her two dogs Mandy and Maggie. Iva was preceded in death by her parents Robert O. and Virgie Lee...

Feb 13, 2006

Feb 11, 2006

Mr. Puckett was born November 17, 1912 in Halifax, VA to George Thomas and Carrie Guthrie Puckett. On October 1, 1938 he married Dorothy Wohr of Lynchburg, VA who survives him. Mr. Puckett came to Beckley in 1937 as manager of the plumbing and heating department at the raleigh Hardware Company, where he worked for 30 years. From 1967 to...

Jan 20, 2006

Chippie graduated from Glen Lyn High School in 1935. She was a member of the Elgood Methodist Church and was a Residnet Director of Wilson Hall at Concord College retiring in 1985. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donzie Lloyd Ferguson, a great grandson Nicholas Paul McClure, five brothers; Aubrey, Allen, Fred, Blake and Lake and by six...

Jan 19, 2006

Sidney worked at Heartland of Beckley, Commission on Aging and in the home health care field. She attended the Pemberton Revival Center and was an avid lover of animals.

Jan 1, 1753

Mr. Clemens was a lifetime farmer. he was honored as Southern Soil farmer of the Year in 1991. He was a member of the American Angus Association. he retired from the Raleigh County School system as a custodian at Fairdale Elementary School in 1981. He was of the Baptist faith having last attended the Cove Creek Community Church at Saxon....

Jan 1, 1753

Tyler was an angel sent down from heaven if just for a little while to bring us joy to our lives. He was so loved, so wanted, so needed. He will forever be in our hearts, Mommy and Daddy's angel. We will forever miss you baby Tyler.

Jan 1, 1753

Sep 3, 0022

Bobby Harold Ellison, 82 of Coal City, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Huntington. Born August 14, 1940, in Fireco, WV, he was the son of the late Owen and Hettie Mullens Ellison.

Bob was a former building manager for Grubb & Ellis Management Services. He spent most of his life in Chicago before returning to Coal City upon...