Obituaries
Juanita Mae Smith
Dec 2, 2015
Juanita Mae Smith, 75, of Midway, passed away December 2, 2015. Born October 8, 1940 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Marietta Christmas Cuckler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Wilson Smith and brothers, Clifton and Willie Cuckler. Juanita had a great love of baseball and watching...
Vanious H. Shumate
Dec 2, 2015
Vanious H. Shumate, 91, of Mabscott, WV, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Born March 11, 1924 in Maple Meadow, WV, he was the son of the late John N. and Linnie Snuffer Shumate. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 49 years, Georgia Lilly Shumate, his sisters Edith Kessel and Dorthy Walls, and his...
James Albert Kirby
Nov 27, 2015
James Albert Kirby, 88, of Beckley passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House. Born March 15, 1927 at Covington, KY, he was the son of the late Frank and Wilma Calfee Kirby. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Bessie Withrow (1977) and wife Mary Allen (2015) and brother Essie (1988)....
Alvie Ernest Snyder, Jr.
Nov 25, 2015
Alvie (Al) E. Snyder, Jr., 74, of Shady Spring, WV, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Born December 27, 1940 in Damascus, VA, he was the son of the late Alvie E. and Angela E. Persinger Snyder. Alvie retired from the US Navy with 23 years of service in 1981. He loved gardening and spending time with family, especially his...
Donald Burgess
Nov 23, 2015
Donald Earl Burgess, 62, of Beckley passed away Monday, November 23 in Beckley. Born November 18, 1953 in Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Helen Ruth Davidson Burgess. Besides his mother Donald was preceded in death by his sister, Janice Burgess and his grandparents. Donald was a retired US Army Supply Specialist. After retiring from the Army...
Wanda Massey Cooper
Nov 19, 2015
Wanda Massey Cooper, 85, of Beckley passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015. Born October 1, 1930 in Sophia she was the daughter of the late Henry and Minnie Akers Hatcher. Besides her parents Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Cooper; her first husband, Eugene Massey and daughter, Teresa Reid. Wanda was a CNA having worked for Heartland...
Willa Ruth Greene
Nov 9, 2015
Willa Ruth Meadows Greene died November 9, 2015 following a long illness. She was born March 25, 1927 in Beckley, WV to Newton Boyd and Sylvia Pearl Meadows. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family of three brothers and three sisters. She was the wife of Homer Ward Greene for 48 years until his death in 1995....
Gracelyn Elizabeth Dawn Bennett
Nov 7, 2015
Gracelyn Elizabeth Dawn Bennett passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Born June 4, 2015 in Beckley, she was the infant daughter of Andrew Edward and Ariel Ladawn Waddell Bennett. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Kathy Boyd and Keith Waddell; great grandparents, Clara and Ted Stump; honorary grandfather, Joseph Honaker; great aunt, Melanie Snuffer and a cousin...
Irene Hutchinson
Oct 31, 2015
Irene Black Hutchinson, 86, of Beckley, passed away October 31, 2015. Born August 12, 1929 in Sun, WV, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Black and Margaret Black Williams. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Hutchinson, brother, Tony Black and sister Shirley Cales. Irene retired from the Bank of...
Charles Edward Ratliff
Oct 30, 2015
After nearly three years of battling Amyloidosis, various cancers, stroke, heart disease and other illnesses which severely diminished his physical abilities, Charles E. Ratliff has laid aside the debilitating body and has no doubt regained all again through death as he entered into the realm of eternal glory. Throughout his last years he remained steadfast in his faith to the...
Angela Totten Spence
Oct 29, 2015
Angela M. Totten Spence, 42 of Coal City, passed away October 29, 2015 in Petersburg, VA. Born September 17, 1974 in Richmond, VA she was raised by her mom and dad, Douglas and Margie Stanley of Coal City, where she grew up. Those left to cherish her memory are her father and step mother, Robert and Lisa Spence of Petersburg,...
Rose Marie Conkle
Oct 29, 2015
Rose Marie Conkle, 70, of Surveyor passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015. Born October 6, 1945 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late Dawson and Lou Emma Acord McMillion. Besides her parents Rose was preceded in death by a son, Bernie Honaker and sister, Jean McMillion. Rose was a longtime member of the Grace Independent Baptist Church...
Johnnie Truman Snyder
Oct 29, 2015
Johnnie Truman Snyder, 66, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015. Born December 1, 1948 in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late William McKinley and Sylvia Pearl Garretson Snyder. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Tiny Clemons and a brother, Robert Snyder. Johnnie never met a stranger and had,...
James Alec Bryson
Oct 25, 2015
James Alec Bryson, 79, of Beckley passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born September 10, 1936 in Beckley, he was the son of the late D.W. and Mary Bryson. James was retired from the Social Security Administration. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Beckley, Beckley Lions Club, Elks Club, Masonic PoAge Lodge #325 in Ashland, KY,...
Rodney Shannon Brendle
Oct 25, 2015
Rodney Shannon Brendle, 41, of Fairdale, entered into the gates of Heaven on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born June 16, 1974 in Raton, NM, he was the son of Earl and Cheryl Haney Brendle of Fairdale. Rodney graduated from Liberty High School in 1993 where he served as student body president. He was an avid collector of everything but his...
Norma Jean Saul
Oct 23, 2015
Norma Saul of Beckley passed away October 23, 2015 in her sleep at home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Verdonville, WV to Joe A. Ellis and Sarah Elizabeth Ellis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter Sarah Anne Saul Dye and her son in law Mike Dye; sister...
Kassie Warrick
Oct 22, 2015
Kassie Lynn Sowder Warrick, 60, of Beckley passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Born July 22, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Albert Charles and Madge Arbutus Sowder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter Michelle Warrick; brother, Buddy Sowder and nephew Terry Maynor. Kassie was a member of The Servant...
Curtis Ray Conner
Oct 19, 2015
Curtis Ray Conner, 64, of Bradley passed away October 19, 2015 at his home following a short illness. Born November 28, 1951 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Curtis and Marie Allen Carter. Per Ray’s request he will be cremated and a remembrance of his life will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2015 between 1 p.m....
Virginia Mae Simmerman
Oct 16, 2015
Virginia “Gallaher” Simmerman, 89, of Beckley passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 in Southern Pines, NC. Born October 17, 1925 in Norton, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Roy and Orpha Gladys Bowers Gallaher. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John; son, Gary; daughter, Dianne Lynn; sisters, Pauline King, Martha...
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