Obituaries
Elgie Daniel "Felix" Shumate
Nov 23, 2021
Elgie Daniel “Felix” Shumate of Charleston, WV, formerly of Beckley, WV passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Born December 8, 1929 in Beckley to Daniel Brisco “Slick” and Eula Mae Tucker Shumate. Felix was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He served with the Army Air Corp, U.S Air Force from 1946-1949. He owned and operated Slicks License Service...
Victoria Carol Cochran
Nov 22, 2021
Victoria Carol Higgins Cochran, 63, of Crab Orchard, passed away at her home on November 22, 2021 following a long illness. Born April 18th, 1958, she was the daughter of the late William (Bill) Higgins and the late Phyllis Faye Harper Higgins. She is preceded in death by her husband of 16 years, Roy Junior Cochran. Being born into a...
Cheryl Lynn Fairchild
Nov 21, 2021
Cheryl Lynn Fairchild, 62, of Beckley, received her wings on November 21, 2021 at home surrounded by family and friends following a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 24, 1959, in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of Drema Norris Donaghue of Beckley and the late Robert Meador, who passed away in December, 2020. Cheryl was a Christian and her...
Genevieve "Gen" Alvers
Nov 20, 2021
Genevieve “Gen” Alvers, 94, of Winter Springs, Florida passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 20, 2021 after a brief illness. Genevieve was born on January 20, 1927 in Sophia, West Virginia. She lived in Beckley, West Virginia until 1961 when she remarried and moved to Ohio. From the early 1960’s Gen would come to Palatka, Florida every year with her...
Roy Waddell Bazzarre
Nov 20, 2021
Roy Waddell Bazzare, 99, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021. Born August 9, 1922, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward and Minnie Black Bazzarre. Roy enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He loved animals and was active in the Beckley First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Paul A. Andis
Nov 16, 2021
Paul A. Andis, 62, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born January 22, 1959, in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late Kenneth W. Andis, Sr. and Betty L. Burks Andis. Mr. Andis graduated from S. Fayette High School and last attended church at the Calloway Heights Baptist Church in Beckley,...
Warren Neal Aldridge
Nov 14, 2021
Warren Neal Aldridge, 72, of Shady Spring, WV, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021. Born October 29, 1949 in Cohutta, GA, he was the son of the late Silas Lloyd and Nannie O’Dell Heitt Aldridge. Warren was a maintenance technician for the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. He was a U.S. navy veteran and served in the Army reserves...
Eunice (Riffe) Canaday Deck
Nov 3, 2021
Eunice (Riffe) Canaday Deck, 88 years young, got her angel wings on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 following a long battle with dementia. She was a lifelong resident of Crab Orchard, WV and lived the last 2 years of her life at the Rockin Chair in Lerona, WV. Born in Crab Orchard on October 22, 1933 along with her twin brother,...
Kenneth E. Buck
Oct 30, 2021
Kenneth E. Buck, 80, of Shady Spring, WV passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born January 21, 1941 in Waseca, MN, he was the son of the late William and Leola Zachgo Buck. Kenneth was a former electrician for Mining Controls. He served as a Green Beret with the U.S. Army. He was a member of Clifftop Baptist Church and...
Freda Phipps Cook
Oct 29, 2021
Freda Phipps Cook, 86 of Beaver, formerly of Sprague, WV, passed away on November 29, 2021 following a long illness. Born August 3, 1935 in Crab Orchard, WV, she was the daughter of G. Cleve Phipps and Laura Mae Phipps. Preceded in death recently was her husband of 66 years, Richard L. Cook. Freda and Richard enjoyed many years of...
Bobby Ray Bonds
Oct 29, 2021
Bobby ‘Sonny’ Ray Bonds, 77, of Sophia, WV went home to be with the Lord, on Friday morning, October 29, 2021, at 6:16 a.m. He was born on February 11, 1944, in Stotesbury, WV to the late Sidney Johnson and Willie Marie Bonds. Bobby was a retired coal miner and proud Veteran of the United States Army, Military Police. He...
Ronnie Cleveland Fink, II
Oct 28, 2021
Ronnie Cleveland Fink, II, 41, of Beckley, left this earthly plane on Wednesday,October 27th, 2021 after a long, hard-fought battle with multiple illnesses. At approximately 6pm on that evening the Holy Spirit came into his room and gently escorted Ronnie out of that pain ridden body into the Kingdom of Heaven. Ronnie was born in Beckley on April 14th ,...
Terry Joe Brooks
Oct 28, 2021
Terry Joe Brooks, 77, of Beckley WV, passed away October 28, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Washington DC following a short illness. Terry was born June 6, 1944. He was the son of the late Vaughan and Regina (Bales) Brooks. Terry was a veteran and had served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Currituck. He received the...
Anna Zornes
Oct 28, 2021
Anna Marie Zornes born on September 3, 1943 passed away on October 28, 2021 at her home in Princewick WV. She was the daughter of Harold Adkins and Mary Virginia Thompson. Anna was preceded in death by her sister, Dorthy Martin; brother, Harold Adkins, Jr.; late husbands Theodore Garretson and David Zornes. Anna and Theodore had 4 children together, son...
Ronnie Cleveland Fink, II
Oct 27, 2021
Ronnie Cleveland Fink, II, 41, of Beckley, left this earthly plane on Wednesday,October 27th, 2021 after a long, hard-fought battle with multiple illnesses. At approximately 6pm on that evening the Holy Spirit came into his room and gently escorted Ronnie out of that pain ridden body into the Kingdom of Heaven. Ronnie was born in Beckley on April 14th ,...
Patrick William Vanover
Oct 21, 2021
Patrick William Vanover, 48, of Beckley, Wv, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from a short illness. Born in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late James Vanover and Rose Ann Vanover of Beckley. He was a 1992 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. Patrick worked in sales...
Roger Dale Prince
Oct 20, 2021
Roger Dale Prince, 68, of Crab Orchard, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Born August 1, 1953, in Crab Orchard he was the son of the late Paul Samuel Prince. Besides his father, Roger was preceded in death by his brother, Danny Prince and sisters-in-law, Judy Prince and Jo Anne Prince. Roger was a Highway Technician for the State of...
Ricky Clark
Oct 20, 2021
Ricky Clark, age 70, of Glen View, WV went to be home with the Lord on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, after losing a battle with a short illness. Ricky, the son of Lloyd and Hazel Clark of Eccles, WV, was born August 4, 1951, at Eccles. He was a 1971 graduate of Trap Hill High School and was a member...
Ryan Glenn Haga
Oct 20, 2021
Ryan Glenn Haga, 44, of Soak Creek, West Virginia, passed away on October 20, 2021. Ryan was a loving and devoted family man and a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Ryan was born on January 21, 1977, in Beckley. Ryan was an avid golfer. He also loved hunting and being outdoors. Ryan coached Sophia Soak Creek Elementary School basketball for...
Jimmy Hanson
Oct 19, 2021
On October 19,2021, Jimmy Hanson passed away peacefully at hospice in Beckley, WV after a short battle with pneumonia complications. He was 64 years old. Jimmy is survived by his son, Bradley Hanson; brother Clifford Hanson; sisters, Sandra Blackwell, JoAnn Mahan, Janet Gillum and Anna Rogers. He was preceded in death by mother, Sadie Hanson and father Rev. Herbert T...
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