Obituaries
Velma Marie Cantley
Jun 28, 2018
Velma Marie Cantley, born February 16, 1932 at Dry Creek, WV joined her parents in Heaven on June 28, 2018. She passed quietly at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Cressie Cantley. She owned and operated Velma’s Beauty Shop in Beckley for more than 40 years....
Franklin Lee Plummer
Jun 16, 2018
Franklin Lee Plummer passed away into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the age of 85. Born in Stotesbury, WV, on January 4, 1933, he was a son of the late Robert Melton Plummer, Sr. and Margaret (Taylor) Plummer. He was the youngest of seven siblings, being preceded in death by brothers Albert, Dwight Victor,...
Donna Kay Ferrell
Jun 16, 2018
Donna kay Ferrell, 68, of Naoma, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018. Born February 15, 1950 at Sand Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles Willis and Kathleen Reba Tony Perdue. Donna was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, embroidery, family and worrying about everyone but herself. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Timmy Taylor and...
Edward Junior Ewing
Jun 11, 2018
Junior E. Ewing of Beckley WV, passed away on June 11 2018 at the age of 62. He was born in Huntington WV and raised in Beckley. In the summer you could always find him at the ballpark, his home away from home. He was a big Woodrow Wilson fan and an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan as well. He will...
Sharron Lee Sigmund
Jun 10, 2018
Sharron Avey Sigmund born December 16, 1951 died Sunday June 10, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital. Sharron was first diagnosed with cancer in 2012. She fought a long, courageous battle but recently developed pneumonia and additional complications from which she could not recover. Sharron faced adversity with a fearlessly positive attitude and remarkable grace. Her strength and optimism were comforting...
Andrew Jackson McVey
Jun 9, 2018
**** SERVICE CORRECTION ***** The funeral service on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 for Andrew Jackson McVey HAS BEEN MOVED FROM CALFEE FUNERAL HOME TO CROSS POINT CHURCH OF GOD, 110 CRESCENT RD, Beckley, WV 25801. Friends may visit with the family from 12-2 p.m. with service to follow. ******************************************************************* Andrew Jackson McVey, 42, of MacArthur, passed away Saturday, June 9,...
Rita Mae Anderson
Jun 4, 2018
Mrs. Rita Mae (Lester) Anderson, 74, of Beckley, formerly of Gary, WV, completed her pilgrim journey on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born February 14, 1944 in Havaco, WV, Rita was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Reta Justice Lester. A cosmetologist for 40 years, she worked at Unisex Salon in Welch, and after...
Karen Rose Borders
Jun 2, 2018
Like the lighthouses she adored, the light within Karen Rose Pyle Borders touched many lives. She stood at the center of her family as a bastion of strength that calmed rough waters. Her light shone brightly, not only for her family fleet but for every passing ship. Karen, age 64, passed away suddenly on June 2, 2018, in her home...
Esther Ruth Sterling
May 30, 2018
Esther Ruth Sterling, 74, of Maple Fork passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Born May 29, 1944 at Slab Fork, she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Goldie Clark Gray. Ruth was a member of Cranberry Baptist Church. She loved making crafts and working at Beckley Motorsports Park. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
James E. Linkous, Sr.
May 20, 2018
James E. Linkous, Sr., 85, of Fairdale, formerly of Matheny, WV , passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Born January 22, 1933 at Dott, WV, he was the son of the late Ralph Haslep and Clara Mamie Doyle Linkous. James was a retired coal miner for Eastern Associated Coal, Kopperston Mines. He was a member of the Matheny United Methodist...
Millie Ann Cochran
May 14, 2018
Millie Ann Cochran, 80, of Alderson, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. Born August 15, 1937 in Amigo, WV, she was the daughter of the late Craig and Lottie Dison Milam. Millie was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Cochran. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Carraher and husband...
Michael Keith Adkins
May 12, 2018
Michael Keith Adkins, 68, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018. Born April 24, 1950 in Beckley he was the son of the late Frank Adkins, Jr. and Irene Mann Adkins of Johnson City, TN. Michael was a retired mine operator for Eastern Associated Coal. He was a disabled veteran serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. In...
Janice Hope Dunlap
May 11, 2018
Janice Hope Dunlap, 89, of Crab Orchard, passed away in her sleep Friday, 11 May 2018. Hope was born to the late William Monroe and Ocal Elizabeth Canady Horton on 16 July 1928 in Crab Orchard, WV. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High school in 1946. She worked as a clerk at Cohen Drugstore in Beckley, and at Crab Orchard...
Emmett S. Pugh, III
May 10, 2018
Emmett Swecker Pugh III, 67, of Beckley passed away peacefully on May 10, 2018 surrounded by members of his family and in the presence of the Lord. Emmett S. Pugh III was born on November 21, 1950 in Beckley, WV, the son of the late Emmett S. Pugh Jr. and Virginia Minter Pugh. Emmett was educated in the Raleigh County...
Danny Lee Williams
May 10, 2018
Danny Lee Williams, 66, of Naoma, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018. Born August 13, 1951 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Harry Lee and Jean Allen Williams. Danny was a logger and coal miner and enjoyed gardening and fishing. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Shawknee Alderman; son,...
Edgar Stanley Rose
May 8, 2018
Edgar Stanley Rose, 83, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Born March 8, 1935 in Pineville, WV. He was the son of the late Edgar Bernie and Margaret Thelma Rose. He was a retired technician for C&P Telephone with 33 years of service. Stan assisted at Mountain State University and the Greater Beckley Christian School basketball team. Stan...
Lorene Tolbert
May 8, 2018
Lorene Tolbert, age 94, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Lewisburg, WV. She was born in Lynch, Kentucky on July 4, 1923 to Earl McGrady and Eura Rivers McGrady. They later moved to Beckley,WV where she met her life-long partner and husband, John. As a young woman she worked at Penny's Department Store doing...
Truman Lynch Sayre
May 6, 2018
Truman Lynch Sayre, Sr. passed away at his home at Flat Top Lake on May 6, 2018 with loving wife, Nora Crawford-Sayre, by his side. He was born in Beckley, August 19, 1925, to the late Floyd M. (Sr.) and Winifred Sayre and married Nora in 1996. She has been his devoted partner for 22 years and caretaker as his...
Shelvia Jean Carpenter
May 4, 2018
Shelvia Jean Carpenter, 79, of Burlington, NC, formerly of Coal City, WV, went to be with our Lord on May 4, 2018 at home surrounded by her daughters. Shelvia grew up in Stotesbury, WV, where she began to enjoy literature, writing, academics and graduated with honors at Mark Twain High School and represented her high school in national competitions in...
Beverly Devon Moore
May 2, 2018
And though she be but little, she is fierce. Beverly Devon Crawford Moore, 70, of Daniels, took her sweet time entering Heaven's Pearly Gates on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Born August 3, 1947 in Skelton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lee Crawford and Hazel Palmer Meadows. Devon was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
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