Obituaries
Elaine Frances Brewer
May 1, 2012
Elaine Frances Brewer, 97, a longtime resident of Beckley, died May 1, 2012, at the Villages at Greystone after a long illness. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Beckley where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the Friendship Class and Circle. She worked many years in the church library and was known for...
Dana Leigh Brooks
Apr 26, 2012
Dana Leigh Ball Brooks, 52, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born July 20, 1959 in Beckley she was the daughter of the late Jack G. Ball, a well known sports figure and boxing promoter in Raleigh Co. during the early 70’s and a member of the Summers Co. Athletic Hall of Fame and...
Christine Elmore
Apr 18, 2012
Christine Elmore, 87, of Crab Orchard, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born February 4, 1925 in Clinchfield, NC, she was the daughter of the late S.D. and Mary Lou Franklin Calhoun. She was a retired factory worker and had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 60 years. In addition to her parents...
Lewis Buchanan
Apr 16, 2012
Lewis Campbell Buchanan, 84, of Beaver, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born September 10, 1927 he was the son of the late Garland and Olga McCall Buchanan. Lewis was owner and CEO of Buchanan Corporation, Lilly Ice & Bottling Works, Ashland Gas, Beckley Oil, Stevens Gas, Caldwell Gas Service and Buchanan Trucking. He was a...
Hansel Edward Parsons, Jr.
Apr 10, 2012
Hansel Edward (Bird) Parsons, Jr., 49, of Crab Orchard, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at a Charleston hospital. Born June 20, 1962 in Mullens, WV, Hansel was the son of the late Rev. Hansel Edward and Anna Marie Young Parsons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, David Ray Parsons. Hansel was a...
Betty Sue McVey
Apr 9, 2012
Betty Sue McVey, 83, of Pemberton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 9, 2012, where she will spend eternity with no more pain, sorrow or tears as she is with God in his loving care. Born February 11, 1929, in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Daphna Houck. In addition to her...
Herbert Theodore Wells
Apr 7, 2012
Herbert T. Wells, 85, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Daniels. Born on May 3, 1926, in Grantsville, WV , he was the son of the late Ted H. and Ruth Curry Wells. Herbert was a graduate of Richwood High School, a sergeant in the Army having fought during WWII and the Korean War . After his...
Betty Jean Jackson
Apr 4, 2012
Betty Jean Jackson, 76, of Oak Hill, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born February 21, 1936 in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Florence Stump. Betty was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...
Betty Jean Jackson
Apr 4, 2012
Betty Jean Jackson, 76, of Oak Hill, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born February 21, 1936 in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Florence Stump. Betty was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...
Ocal Helen Shumate
Apr 4, 2012
Ocal Helen Horton Shumate, 85, of Crab Orchard, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born June 20, 1926 at Surveyor, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Monroe and Ocal Elizabeth Canaday Shumate. Helen was a retired teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education. She was a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist...
John Johnson
Apr 3, 2012
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Betty Jo Patton
Mar 31, 2012
Betty Jo Reid Patton, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 31, 2012 following a short illness. Born August 13, 1929 in Sophia, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Eli and Wanda Mae Phipps Reid. Betty Jo was a 1947 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, a receptionist for Dr. Grover Hedrick for...
Shelby McVey
Mar 28, 2012
Shelby W. McVey, 72, of Hueytown, Al, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Graveside rites and burial will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 in the McVey Cemetery on Sullivan Rd. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Terry Dale Blankenship
Mar 27, 2012
Terry Dale Blankenship, 60, of Bolt, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born August 31, 1951 in Williamson, WV, he was the son of the late Otis and Lovis Norman Blankenship. Terry was a mobile equipment operator for Peabody Coal. He enjoyed playing guitar, hunting, fishing, the outdoors and riding his horse “Lil Man.” Terry loved...
James Sydney Larrick
Mar 25, 2012
James Sydney “Syd” Larrick, 100, of Scott Depot, WV went home to the Lord on Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at the Hospice of Huntington house after enjoying a long and productive life on this earth. Syd was born in Middletown, VA on November 28, 1911 and was the son of the late Sydney and Ida May Larrick. He first attended...
John Glen Kelley
Mar 22, 2012
On Thursday, March 22, 2012, our beloved, papaw,” John Glen Kelley, 79, of Coal City, WV, got a new pair of tennis shoes when he went to be with the Lord. Born March 30, 1932 in Atkins, VA, he was the son of the late Troy and Rose Anderson Kelly. In addition to his loving parents, John Glen was preceded...
Orville Lee Stover
Mar 22, 2012
Orville Lee Stover, 74, of Clarksburg, WV, formerly of Saxon, WV, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 in a Bridgeport hospital. Born April 17, 1937 in Saxon, he was the son of the late Orville Ray and Christie Lee Tabor Stover. Orville was the former owner of Stover Appliance Center in Saxon and most recently worked for Mountaineer Auctions in...
Donald M. Bratcher
Mar 21, 2012
Donald M. Bratcher, 88, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House. Born July 3, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO, he was the son of the late Jean and Zula Helen Engleman Bratcher. Donald was retired from the U.S. Navy. Following his time in the Navy he worked as a security officer for North Carolina School...
Helen A. Lewis
Mar 14, 2012
Helen A. (Walker) Lewis, 85, of Shady Spring, WV went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2012 while at the Bowers Hospice House. Born August 19, 1926 in Josephine, WV she was the daughter of the late Stralie and Nada Meadows Walker. Helen was the owner and manager of the S&S IGA Foodliner in Beaver, WV for many...
Madeline Peggy Diggs
Mar 12, 2012
Madeline 'Peggy' Diggs, 84, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at Avalon by Otterbein Nursing Home in Maineville, Ohio. Born December 6, 1927, at Stover, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Chloe Edwards. She was a retired nurse, last working at the VA Medical Center in Beckley and Hospice. Peggy was a devoted mother, grandmother, and...
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