Obituaries
Gary Wayne Meadows
Jul 23, 2012
Gary Wayne Meadows, 57, of Glen Daniel, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 . Gary accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and was ready to be with Him when his name was called. Born July 10, 1955, he was the son of the late Gene Meadows. Gary was a faithful member of the Bolt Church of God for 22...
Norma Jean Willis Lovell
Jul 20, 2012
Norma Jean Willis Lovell went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 20, 2012. Born November 19, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Giles Lester and Margaret Surber Willis. Norma graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1948 and attended the old United Methodist Temple church in Beckley throughout her childhood. In addition to her parents, Norma...
Jimmy D. Beckett
Jul 19, 2012
Jimmy D. Beckett, 79 of Crab Orchard, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN, surrounded by his family. Born May 15, 1933 in Fitzpatrick, he was the son of the late Clair Enon Beckett and Moda Meadows Beckett. Jimmy was a member of the Crab Orchard Church for 68 years...
Jelica Helen Compton
Jul 3, 2012
Jelica 'Helen' Compton passed away on Tuesday morning, July 3, 2012 at The Villages at Greystone, her home for the past year. Born on December 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Bogich and Billy Jane Charapich. She attended school in Gary, WV and received her education degree from Concord College in 1944. She taught at Gary High...
Georgia Ruth Rakes
Jul 2, 2012
Georgia “Ruth” Rakes 86, of Maple Meadow passed away Monday July 2 She led a quiet, humble fulfilled life caring and sharing for her family. Her gentleness and her surprising wit will always define a part of the beautiful woman who we have been blessed to call mother. She has left a lasting impression on our hearts forever. Born June...
Helen Crump
Jul 2, 2012
Helen Crump, 98, of Beckley, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012. Born December 19, 1913 at Jenkinjones, WV, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Emling Poszich. Helen was a homemaker and loved crocheting and working in her garden, which she did until the age of 85. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Lonnie Omer Gunter
Jul 1, 2012
Lonnie Omer Gunter, Jr., 92, of Shady Spring, passed away at home Sunday, July 1, 2012. Born February 16, 1920 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Lonnie Omer and Maude Hatcher Gunter. He was preceded in death by sisters, Ardis Lively, Margaret Ann Comet and Jean Elizabeth Young and brothers Nolan and Ronald Gunter. Lonnie was a...
Madge Prince
Jun 30, 2012
Madge Click Prince, 86, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 at her home. She was born October 18, 1925 at Whitman, Logan County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late R. E. Click and Ina Belle Greene Click. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her only brother, SSgt George Brascue Click...
Ellis Riffe
Jun 24, 2012
.Ellis Riffe, 85, of Crab Orchard, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012. Born June 10, 1927 in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late Duffey Alderson and Beatrice Stephens Riffe. Ellis was a retired machinist having worked for Long Airdox in Beckley. He was a member and former deacon of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, Friendship Sunday school...
Isaac Harrison Jenkins, Jr.
Jun 23, 2012
Isaac Harrison Jenkins, Jr., 84, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born February 23, 1928 in Eccles, WV, he was the son of the late Isaac Harrison and Victoria Hammond Jenkins. Isaac was a federal electrical mine inspector and a Mason for over 50 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Harry Mack Sizemore
Jun 16, 2012
Harry ” Mack” Sizemore, 80, of Lester, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 16, 2012. Born December 10, 1931 in Pierpont, WV, he was the son of the late Alvah and Eva Jane Phillips Sizemore. Harry was a coal miner retiring from Eastern Associated Coal. He was a member of Cove Creek Community Church and UMWA Local...
Roy Edward O" Buck Dial
Jun 14, 2012
Roy Edward “Buck “O” Dial, 49, of Amigo, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at his residence. Born January 13, 1963 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late John Edward Dial and Carrie Maxine Norman Dial of Amigo. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by brothers, Aaron Kyle, Jason Lewon and Kevin Matthew....
June Wriston Moore
Jun 11, 2012
June Wriston Moore, of Fairborn, died of natural causes on June 11, 2012 at Dayspring Care Center in Fairborn. She was the daughter of Dr. Robert Wriston and Minnie Davis Wriston and was born at her parent’s home on Neville Street in Beckley, W.Va., on July 11, 1915. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Donald Moore, her...
Delilah Marie Steele
May 31, 2012
Delilah Marie Steele, 25, of Glen Morgan, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 31, 2012. Born October 3, 1986 in Charleston, she was the daughter of Ollie Frances McKinney of Beckley and the late Lonnie Steele. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her grandfather, Lonnie Dorsel Steele and aunt Lucy Burnette. Delilah...
Ellen Sue Scott
May 29, 2012
Ellen Sue Scott, 60, of Beckley, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at her residence. Born June 5, 1951 in Summers Co., she was the daughter of Virginia Cox Buckland and the late Orval Lancin Buckland. She was a 1969 graduate of Hinton High School as well as a graduate of Concord College. Sue...
Mary Wills
May 26, 2012
Mary Frances Wills, 90, of Beckley died at home on Saturday, May 26, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born in Kayford, WV on June 15, 1921 the daughter of the late Garland Pritchard Burgess and Velma Pearl Burgess Holmes. She is survived by a son, William R. Wills, Jr. of Columbia, MD, a daughter Lois A. Sokola of...
Delmar Ray Riffe
May 14, 2012
Delmar Ray Riffe, 82, of Grandview, passed on to his heavenly rest May 14, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. Born March 6, 1930, in Mabscott, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles Walton and Alma Meadows Riffe. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Daniel Riffe and wife Sandie of Trinity, Fla., and David...
Mancel V. Sigmond
May 9, 2012
Mancel V. Sigmond, 89, of Beckley, WV, formerly of Kopperston, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV, after a short illness. Born August 13, 1922, at Poca, WV, he was the son of the late Fred and Avie Sigmond. He was a member of the Cross Point Church of God in Beckley,...
Reba Adamos
May 9, 2012
Reba Adamos, 86, of Daniels, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Charleston. Born August 31, 1925 in Beaver, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Cal and Betty Pettry. Reba was a retired secretary at Shady Spring Jr. High and loved spending time with her family. Besides her parents, Reba was preceded in death by her husband...
Doreen Burgess
May 3, 2012
Doreen Burgess, 88, of Crab Orchard, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born February 26, 1924 in Premier, WV, she was the daughter of the late Dorr and Estel Blevins Snuffer. Doreen was a homemaker and a member of the Glen White Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Tommy Burgess of Mt. Hope; brothers, Fred Snuffer...
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