Obituaries
Larna Bartlett Cavendish
Feb 17, 2017
Larna (Bartlett) Cavendish, 94, of Beckley, died Feb. 17, 2017, in Chesterfield, Va. Larna was the oldest daughter of Aaron and Catherine Bartlett of Harrison County. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Lawrence Cavendish, her parents and five brothers, Les, Lawrence, Arnold (Babe), Mike and Carl. Larna is survived by her sisters, Bernice Schulz of...
Noel Rettas Walton
Feb 17, 2017
Noel Rettas Walton, 85, of Beckley passed awayat home surrounded by family, Friday, February 17, 2017. Born February 21, 1931on McKinney Ridge at Slab Fork, WV she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Hazel Martin Horton. Noel was a 1949 graduate of Trap Hill High School. She worked as a Black Lung Advocate for Raleigh County Community Action....
Randy Cecil Sweatte
Feb 17, 2017
Randy Cecil Sweatte, 57, of Beckley, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017. Born June 4, 1957 in Beckley he was the son of Gwendolyn Ward Sweatte Grant of Beckley and the late Nathaniel Sweatte. Randy was a telemarketer and car detailer. He was a Star trek fan and was a member of New Life Fellowship Church. In addition to his...
Ricky Lee Kiblinger
Feb 13, 2017
Ricky Lee Kiblinger, 57, of Crab Orchard, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017. Born March 9, 1959 in Beckley he was the son of the late Hazel Atlas “Bud” and Margaret Lucille Vaughn Kiblinger. Ricky was a former laborer and mechanic. He loved cars, hunting, fishing and playing pool. He is survived by his wife, Robin Renee Ferrell Kiblinger; daughters,...
Elliott Ira Deck
Feb 1, 2017
Elliott Ira Deck, 89, of Crab Orchard, passed away February 1, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House. Born October 31, 1927 in Crab Orchard he was the son of the late Ennis Ira and Rose Etta Belcher Deck. Elliott was a former collection agent for the Internal Revenue Service. He was a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church. Elliott enjoyed...
Leighton Caris Farley, Jr.
Jan 30, 2017
Leighton Caris Farley, Jr 80, of Midway, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 30, 2017. Born on October 9, 1936 on Farley Hill in Winding Gulf, WV. He was the son of the late Leighton C. & Ethel Darnell Farley. Leighton was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Mae McGraw Farley and daughter, Pamela Darlene...
Lucille Frisbee Conelly
Jan 28, 2017
Lucille Frisbee Conelly, 97, of Charleston, formerly of Beckley, passed away peacefully at the Arthur B. Hodges Center on Saturday, January 28, following a short illness. She was born on December 21, 1919, in Asheville, NC, the daughter of the late Ellis Francis Frisbee and Annie Green Frisbee. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Hubbard Conelly, her...
Charley Waitkus
Jan 22, 2017
Charley Waitkus, 81, of Crab Orchard passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 in Charleston. Born January 12, 1936 in Lester, WV he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Jarvis Waitkus and stepmother Merle Strickland Waitkus. Besides his parents, Charley was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Raymond Chesser. After graduating from Trap Hill High School Charley...
Vernon Dale Stover
Jan 19, 2017
Vernon Dale Stover, 84, formerly of Glen Daniel and The Villages of Greystone, died Thursday, January 19, 2017at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born August 2, 1932 in Stickney, WV, he was the son of the late James and Gertrude Scarbro Stover. Mr. Stover was a graduate of Marsh Fork High School. He served in the Air Force and worked for...
Ethel Irene Lambert
Jan 19, 2017
Ethel Irene Lambert, 96, of Oak Hill passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House. Born September 15, 1920 in Patrick County, VA, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Maude Goins Going. Ethel was a homemaker and a member of the Sophia Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, cooking and spending time with...
Harriet Ennis Hedy Teel
Jan 17, 2017
Harriet “Hedy” Ennis Teel, 77, of Beckley passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born April 13, 1939 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Noel and Elsie Smith Ennis. Hedy was a retired school teacher for Raleigh County Schools with 26 years of service. She was a member of...
Kenneth Snuffer
Jan 7, 2017
Kenneth Snuffer was born to Dorr and Estell (Blevins) Snuffer on June 13, 1935 in Glen View, WV and later graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Gordon, GA. After the military he became a police officer and detective in Norfolk, VA. A new handpicked set of officers from across the state were...
Jerry Louise Shriver
Jan 4, 2017
Jerry Louise (O'Leary) Shriver , 69, of Beckley, WV died Wednesday, January 4, 2017. She was born February 5, 1947 in Muskogee, OK to Col. Robert Jeremiah and Lois Anne (Brandt) O'Leary of Las Cruces, NM. She was raised in an Army household living in many parts of the world including Japan, Germany and Turkey. She graduated from Radford College...
Lana Dale Sears
Jan 3, 2017
Surrounded at home by her loving family, Lana Dale Sears, age 74, of Coal City, WV, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, following a sudden illness. Born January 28, 1942, in Jonben, WV, she was the daughter of the late Orville Lawson and Audrey Florine Mills Hughes and the stepdaughter of Basil Hughes. A...
Carol June Ragan
Jan 2, 2017
Carol June Ragan passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in Oak Hill. Born June 29, 1937 in Looneynille, WV she was the daughter of the late Glyde Grover and Zella Mae Looney Edegell. Following Carol's wishes she will be cremated with no services scheduled. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Theresa Mary DellaMea
Dec 31, 2016
Theresa Mary DellaMea, 100, of Beckley, entered into eternal life on December 31, 2016. Born August 20, 1916 in Winding Gulf she was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Providenza Mirsola Amato. Besides her parents, Theresa was preceded in death by her husband, Enrico “Henry” DellaMea; four brothers, Joe, Emanuel, Jr., Sam and Kelly Amato; three sisters, Madaline Alaimo,...
Jane Kelly Fournier
Dec 23, 2016
Jane Kelly Fournier, 47, of Glen Rogers, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 after a short illness. Born August 25, 1969 in Mullens, she was the daughter of the late William Jack Griffith and Norma Lee Sinecoff. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Robert Griffith. Jane was an extremely devoted mother and wife...
Sterling T. Lewis, Jr.
Dec 14, 2016
Sterling T. Lewis, Jr., 65 of Hurricane, WV, left this earth peacefully surrounded by his family following a short but hard fought battle with cancer. Born January 19, 1951, he was the only child of the late Sterling T. Lewis, Sr. and Helen Walker Lewis of Shady Spring. After graduating from Shady Spring High School in 1968 he went on...
Patricia Ann Doleman
Dec 14, 2016
Patricia Ann Shumate Doleman, 74, of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born March 31, 1942 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sherman George and Opal Lee McKinney Shumate. Patricia was a former secretary for the US government retiring after 25 years of service. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Johnny Valyer Thompson
Dec 13, 2016
On December 13, 2016, Johnny Valyer Thompson, 84, of Coal City entered into eternal life. Johnny was of the Primitive Baptist faith and died at home as he wished, surrounded by his family. Johnny had battled a very aggressive cancer in the last year of his life. Johnny was born in Coal City on July 14, 1932 to the late...
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