Obituaries
Ruth Geraldine Farrish
Dec 11, 2016
Ruth Geraldine Farrish, 87, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at home. Born December 8, 1929 in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Harem Jacob and Pricie Pearl Farrish. Ruth was a homemaker and enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens. Besides her parents Ruth was preceded in death by her sons, Doug and...
Norma T. Larabee
Dec 9, 2016
Norma (Boots) Larabee ne Trail of Bradley, WV passed away on December 9, 2016. Boots was born on September 18, 1926 to the late Thomas Henry and Mary Catherine Dunn Trail. Boots was a graduate of Trap Hill High School and Concord College where she received her teaching degree. Boots taught in various schools in Raleigh and Fayette Counties for...
Mazella Virginia Riner
Dec 7, 2016
Mazella Virginia White Riner, 88, of Beckley passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Born February 9, 1928 in Eccles, WV, she was the daughter of the late Barney Christopher and Edna Maude Beckelheimer White. Mazella was a former teacher retiring from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1995. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter,...
Robert Ray Pugh
Nov 26, 2016
Robert Ray Pugh, 47, of Colcord, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016. Born March 23, 1969 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Billy Eugene and Frances Geraldine Thompson Pugh. Robert is survived by his brother, Billy Pugh, Jr. of Colcord. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Sycamore Pentecostal Church in Sycamore,...
Harley Roscoe Jack Weese
Nov 17, 2016
Harley Roscoe “Jack” Weese, 86, of Midway, WV, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016. Born March 18, 1930 in Grantsville, WV, he was the son of the late Clifford and Ethel Collins Weese. In addition to his parents, was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Marie Weese in September, 2016; sisters, Betty Hiler, Shirley Graden, Linda Weese and brother...
Clarence Sydney Tom Glover
Nov 17, 2016
Clarence Sydney “Tom” Glover, Jr., 83 of Beckley passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016. Born June 18, 1933 in Warm Springs, VA, he was the son of the late Clarence Sydney and Mildred Sherman Glover, Sr. Tom graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Virginia Tech and WV Tech where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. After his career retirement,...
Betty Lee Daniel
Nov 14, 2016
Betty Lee Daniel, 90, of Beckley, WV died on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born July 15, 1926 at Glen Rogers, WV, she was the daughter and only child of the late Edmund A. and Betty Young Rippetoe, formerly of Granville Ave, Beckley. She was a graduate of Marsh Fork High School and attended Marshall University....
Jean Kendrick
Nov 13, 2016
Jean Fletcher Kendrick, 79, of Beckley, WV, formerly of Apex, NC, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 after a long illness. Jean was born and raised in Grundy, VA and also lived in Welch, WV, Beckley, WV and Apex, NC before returning to Beckley. She had been a member of both Calloway Heights Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Beckley...
Gregory Lee Plummer
Nov 8, 2016
Gregory Lee Plummer, 63, of Cool Ridge, was called home to be with the Lord on November 8, 2016 following a short illness. Born September 13, 1953 in Beckley he was the son of Franklin Lee Plummer and the late Joy Emogene Shivley Plummer. After graduating from Shady Spring High School in 1971 Greg began his career in the truck...
Brenda Gail Toni
Nov 8, 2016
Brenda Gail Toni, 59, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Born August 13, 1957 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Allie Lou Toney Gilkerson. Survivors include daughters, Kimberly Gail Houck of Wanchese, NC and Kathleen June Crouch of Beckley; grandchildren, Althea Bailee Pemberton of Beckley, Owyn Samuel Scott Huron of Richmond, VA,...
George William Thompson
Oct 31, 2016
George William Thompson, 76, of Ripley, formerly of Fairdale, died October 31, 2016. Born June 19, 1940 in Beckley, he was the son of the late George P. and Norma Jean Snuffer Thompson. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Sara Jane Jones Thompson and William and Lida Adkins Snuffer. George was a teacher...
Leo Cook
Oct 23, 2016
Leo Gibson Cook, 75, of Crab Orchard passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016. Born November 20, 1940 in Augusta, GA, he was the son of the late Leo and Winnie Sue Gibson Cook. Leo was a retired line superintendant for AEP. He was an ordained deacon and a charter member of Jordan Christian Fellowship. Providing for his family was very...
Fred Ray Yates
Oct 22, 2016
Fred Ray Yates, 94, passed away on Saturday, October, 22nd, at home on Roosevelt Street in Crab Orchard, W.Va. Born in Buffalo, W.Va., on October 24th, 1921, Fred was the oldest and only son of the late Fred C. Yates and Frances Raynes Yates. Later he was blessed with two sisters, Edith Jane and Fayanna McCray-Hulbert who preceded him in...
Jack Edward Patton
Oct 22, 2016
Jack Edward Patton 80, of Patton Farms, Eccles, WV passed away October 22nd 2016. He was born July 28, 1936, the son of the late Walter and Thelma Cooper Patton. Jack grew up on the Patton Dairy Farm and attended Eccles and Trap Hill schools. He was a member of the 1952 Trap Hill Wildcat basketball team and was president...
Sharon A. Meador
Oct 20, 2016
Sharon Albertine Meador, 66, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016. Born June 2, 1950 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Basil and Albertine Harvey Meador. Sharon was a teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education. She was a 1968 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and a proud graduate of Marshall University. She was...
George Randolph Randy Long
Oct 13, 2016
George Randolph “Randy” Long, 73, of Austin, TX, formerly of Beckley, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016. Born January 1, 1943 in Beckley he was the son of the late Robert Leslie and Frances Keith Young Long. Randy was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Marshall University. He was a retired computer programmer for the Department of Veterans...
Tommy Earl Ellis
Oct 9, 2016
Tommy Earl Ellis, 89, of Sophia, died Sunday, October 9, 2016. Born April 8, 1927 in Mullens, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Smith and Ida Mary Johnson Ellis. Tommy was a retired coal miner for Eastern Associated Coal. He liked to stay busy. His hobbies included trading and working on cars. He was a member of...
Charles Frederick Hudson
Oct 7, 2016
Charles F. Hudson, 88, of Piney View, went into eternity Friday, October 7, 2016. Born February 5, 1928 in Blacksburg, VA, he was the son of the late Robert and Esthal McGraw Hudson. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by his brothers, James and Robert Hudson and sister, Lillian Hudson White. Mr. Hudson was a graduate...
Elsie Marie Weese
Sep 27, 2016
Elsie Marie “Bush” Weese, 87, of Midway, WV, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at her residence. Born November 28, 1928 in Tanner, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Hester Viola Bush. In addition to her parents, Marie was preceded in death by her brothers, David, Ernest, Jr., Charles and Porter and a sister, Marjorie...
Frances Sarrett
Sep 23, 2016
Frances Jeanette Sarrett, 83, of Arnett, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House. Born January 14, 1933 in Montcoal she was the daughter of the late Freeland and Virgie Pettry Webb. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Eddie Webb and an infant child. Frances was a homemaker and took great...
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