Obituaries
Mildred Louise Pittman
Mar 11, 2011
Mildred Louise Pittman of Glen View, WV, finished her course on March 11, 2011, at the age of 92. Born July 1, 1918 in Eccles, WV, the daughter of the late Frank Day and Susie Day Spence. She was greeted by those family and friends who had preceded her, husband Alvin Pittman; her sisters, Sally Hanson, Nora Hayes, Margaret Murphy;...
Juanita Martin Ford
Mar 9, 2011
Juanita Martin Ford, 94, of Shady Spring passed away March 9, 2011 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born June 3, 1916 in Abney WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Delilah Lavenia Lilly Martin. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of the community. Juanita was a member of the First Baptist Church of Shady Spring...
Herbert Edward Snuffer
Mar 9, 2011
Herbert Edward Snuffer, 90, of Beckley, entered into a new life on March 9, 2011, at his home in the loving care of his bride of 71 years Hazel Ferguson whom he married in October 1939. Born January 19, 1921 in Bolt, WV, he was the eldest son of the late Herbert Cyrus Snuffer and Elsie Jane Shrewsbury Snuffer. Edward...
George Gail webb
Mar 3, 2011
George Gail Webb, 62, of Beckley, passed away at the Beckley Veterans Area Medical Center, Thursday, March 3, 2011. Born November 20, 1948 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Virgil George and Doris Holmes Webb. George was retired from the U.S. Navy serving 13 years including two tours in Vietnam. He was a former member of...
Russell Lee Floyd
Mar 2, 2011
Russell Lee Floyd, 89, of Beckley went to be with his Lord on March 2, 2011 at the Hospice House in Cranberry surrounded by his family and special caregivers. He fought a courageous battle with COPD and remained strong in his faith throughout the illness. Born May 11, 1921 at Holleytown, he was the son of the late Eugene and...
Ruby Cook Daraban
Feb 26, 2011
Ruby Cook Daraban, 84, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 after a short illness. Born December 10, 1926 in Glen Rogers, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alven Arnold and Bessie Brinegar Cook. Ruby was a retired head bookkeeper for Mosler Safe Co. and attended the Church of God. Besides her parents she was preceded in...
Rachel Imojean Perkins
Feb 25, 2011
Rachel Imojean Perkins, 78, of Glen View, WV, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born September 29, 1932 at Beeson, WV, she was the daughter of the late Vesper and Dorothy Bailey Shrewsbury. Rachel was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed quilting, cooking and canning, bird watching...
Herman H. Harvey, III
Feb 23, 2011
Herman H. Harvey III, 96 of Beckley left this earth and entered a new life on February 23, 2011, at Bowers Hospice House, after a short illness. Born January 13, 1915 in McDowell County, WV, he was the son of David H. and Chloe Farley Harvey. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Ruth Harvey Holding, Eula Harvey McKinney,...
Ernest Johnson Blevins
Feb 18, 2011
Ernest J. Blevins, 84, of Crab Orchard, died February 18, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House. Born March 12, 1926, in Hot Coal, WV, he was the son of the late Roby Blevins and Flora Fortner Blevins. He worked in maintenance/construction for Darrell Williams Builders. He was a life-time resident of West Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Twyla Grace Harouff
Feb 18, 2011
Twyla Grace Harouff, 94, of Beckley, passed away on February 18, 2011 at McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV. Born October 29, 1916, in Sunburst, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Huffman and Ethel Edmonia Harouff. During her life, Twyla was Secretary to Charles Neff, Board of Directors, WVU for 12 years, the Secretary at...
Linda Gay Midkiff
Feb 17, 2011
After a brave four month battle with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Linda is currently making footprints on heaven’s beaches. Linda Gay Midkiff, 59, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House. Born May 4, 1951, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Cleo and Katherine Hagerman Haga. Linda was a member of St. Stephens...
Marie Sigmond
Feb 6, 2011
Marie (Sissy) Sigmond, 85, of Beckley, formerly of Kopperston, WV, passed away February 6, 2011, at 3:35 a.m. at the Bowers Hospice House after a long illness. Born January 23, 1926 in Giles, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Frances Messer Holbrook. Marie was a member of Cross Point Church of God in Beckley and...
Genevieve Easter Lehman
Feb 1, 2011
Genevieve Easter Lehman, 88, of Glen White, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born April 16, 1922 in Lundale, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lelia Honaker Nickell. Genevieve was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of Raleigh Co. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry...
Richard Franklin Wiseman
Jan 19, 2011
Richard Franklin Wiseman, 55, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Born December 1, 1955 in Beckley he was the son of Peggy Burleigh Wiseman of Beckley and the late Richard Lane Wiseman. Richard was a retired truck driver and was also involved in construction and strip mining. Besides his mother he is survived by his sisters, Elizabeth Elaine...
Joseph David Evans
Jan 18, 2011
Joseph David Evans, age 65, of Beckley, died at the Bowers Hospice House on January 18, 2011. He was the son of the late Joseph and Ruth Rakes Evans. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lois Anita Evans, son, Joseph David Evans, II and his wife Alisa of Concord, NC and his two grandchildren, Lilly and Paul Evans....
Betty P. Lilly
Jan 16, 2011
Friend to all and stranger to none. Betty P. (Nana) Lilly, 78, of Beckley, was taken up peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 16, 2011. She was the daughter of the late I. Howard Phillips and Jessie Lee Oliver Phillips. Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Howard Lee Phillips and Thomas Earl Philips. She is survived by...
Nola T. McNicol
Jan 15, 2011
Nola T. McNicol, 79, of Lester, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, in a local hospital. Born November 13, 1931, in Beckley WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Trail and Mary Catherine Trail of Lester. Nola was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years Jack B. McNicol, her parents, and a brother, Nathan Preston...
Kwan Ho Lee
Jan 9, 2011
Dr. Kwan Ho Lee, 88, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Born September 17, 1922 in Seoul, Korea, he was the son of the late Kyo Sung Lee and Wan Yong Lee. Dr. Lee practiced in Beckley for many years prior to his retirement. He was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Knights...
Francesco Paul Fulco
Jan 9, 2011
Francesco Paul Fulco, 84, of Beckley died peacefully in his sleep on January 9, 2011. He was a dedicated husband and family man. He was born in Enna, Sicily on April 9, 1926 to Luigi and Maria Verde Fulco where he began his woodworking art of cabinetry at a young age. He lived in Brazil, married and then came to...
Peggy Alice Cochran
Jan 7, 2011
Peggy Alice Cochran, 66, of Beckley, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born August 25, 1944 in Sumter, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Esther Ardis. Peggy was a former bookkeeper for Injection Services in Winston-Salem, NC and most recently was a tour guide at the Beckley Exhibition...
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