Obituaries

Nov 16, 2010

Margueritte Ora Peters, 89, of Mabscott, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010, in a Beckley health care center. She was born July 7, 1921, in Thurmond, WV, the daughter of the late Edward and Lilly Mae Gibson Wood. She retired from the Beckley Hospital after 35 years of service. She was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church She...

Nov 5, 2010

William W. “Bill” Graham, 66, of Coal City, entered his eternal heavenly home Friday November 5, 2010. He was born February 5, 1944, in Whitby, the son of the late Tracy and Dona (Keffer) Graham, growing up in Stotesbury and Crab Orchard. He was a faithful member of the Coal City Church of God where he served as Sunday School...

Nov 2, 2010

Nov 2, 2010

Evelyn Mead Parsons, 87, of Daniels, WV, died on November 2, 2010, at her home. Born November 22, 1922, in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late May George Buchanan and Alfred Grant Mead. A lifelong resident of Beckley, Evelyn lived on Woodlawn Avenue for 47 years until she moved to Daniels to share a home with her...

Nov 2, 2010

Osie Glenna Bolen, 82, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at her residence. Born March 3, 1928 in Eccles, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Bessie Holt. She was a school teacher, retiring from Coal City Elementary School. She loved to travel. She was a member of the Coal City Church of God,...

Oct 31, 2010

Martha S. “Marty” Gillespie, 82, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born March 3, 1928 in Guam, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Tyler W. Spear (USN) and Cora R. Wickes Spear. She was of the Episcopal faith, a homemaker, and lived in the Beckley area for the...

Oct 22, 2010

Master Sergeant (Ret) Gale Lewis Redden, 73 of Boonville, NC, formerly of White Oak, WV, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 following a lengthy illness. Born March 6, 1937 in Beaver, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Myrtle Arnold Redden. Gale retired as a Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of...

Oct 19, 2010

Doris Joan Stone, 75, of MacArthur, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at her residence. Born April 19, 1935 in Vanceburg, KY, she was the daughter of the late Ancel and Nellie Eunice Wigal Caseman. Doris was a homemaker and a lifetime member of the Church of God. She had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 9...

Oct 14, 2010

Billie Jean Shumate, 73, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 following a long illness with her loving family by her side. Born February 10, 1937 in Bramwell, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ancil Cecil and Mary Ethel Rigney Mullens. Billie Jean was a homemaker, a member of the Bramwell Presbyterian Church and attended Memorial Baptist...

Oct 13, 2010

Howard Dennis Holt, 74, of Beaver, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in a Beckley hospital. Born March 12, 1936, in Sullivan, WV, he was the son of the late George Allen Holt and Mary Elizabeth Surface Holt. Howard was a proud West Virginia coal miner, retiring from Eastern Coal. He was a member of Maple Fork Baptist Church and...

Oct 10, 2010

Maxine N. Whitman, 87, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born August 8, 1923 in Canvas, WV, she was the daughter of the late Eunice Dexter and Della Groves Bryant. Maxine was a former sales clerk for J.C Penney and George’s Fashions. She was a member of the United Methodist...

Oct 6, 2010

Jeanette Lilly, 82, of Beaver, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born February 27, 1928 in Beaver, she was the daughter of the late H. Cleve and Callie N. Sullivan Lilly. Jeanette was a retired transportation and insurance clerk for the Raleigh County Board of Education. She was a member of the Beaver...

Oct 5, 2010

Dolly Sue Brannen, 34, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in a Beckley hospital. Born April 13, 1976 in Beckley she was the daughter of David Crockett Hutchison of Beckley and Cleta Mullins Williams of Arizona. Dolly was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church...

Oct 5, 2010

Pamela Powers Gallagher, 62, of Shady Spring, passed away Tuesday, October 05, 2010, in a local hospital. Born March 17, 1948 in Prosperity, WV, she was the daughter of the late Willie Edward and Ora Hill Powers. Pamela had a B.S. degree in accounting. She was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Single Action Shooting Society, and the...

Oct 2, 2010

Margaret (Peggy) Lilian Giompalo, 61, of 108 Goldcrest Drive, Beckley, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 in the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born January 13, 1949, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Ival Brown and Margaret Kennedy Brown. She attended Marshall University where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of...

Sep 30, 2010

Douglas Green Hopkins, Jr., 51, of Crab Orchard, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010, at his home. Born November 29, 1958, in Beckley, he was the son of Douglas Green Hopkins, Sr. and Patricia Faye Greco Hopkins. He was a self-employed construction worker, and a life-long resident of Raleigh County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine Hopkins,...

Sep 28, 2010

Agnes Marie Mundy, 84, of Oak Hill, formerly of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 1, 1926 in Beaver, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Lucy A. Dillon Bragg. Agnes was a former waitress and a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church. She...

Sep 28, 2010

Donna Grace Williams, 74, of Arnett, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born November 9, 1935 in Mozer, WV, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. E.I. Calhoun. She graduated from the West Virginia School for the Deaf in Romney, WV. Donna was a microfilm technician retiring from Blue Cross Blue Shield...

Sep 14, 2010

After a long illness, Linda Jeanette Linkous Stump of Beckley, joined the Lord and the love of her life, Robert Stump. Linda passed away early Tuesday morning September 14, 2010. Linda will be missed by her survivoring family members, her daughter, Sylvia Stump and fiance, Jason Holt. She will also be missed by her cherished grandson, Jason Robert (JR) Holt...

Sep 11, 2010

Robert “Bob” Edward Keiling, 83, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born May 12, 1927 in Gary, WV, he was the son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Nameth Keiling. After completing high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of WW II. After his service in the Navy Bob...