Obituaries
Richard Keith Rick Lane
Apr 5, 2010
Richard (Rick) Keith Lane, age 45 of Cool Ridge, died tragically along with his crew and co-workers in the Performance Coal’s Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion on April 5, 2010. Rick was born the middle son on July 14, 1964 to Mason and the late Ann Coburn Lane in Albany, Oregon. He graduated from Shady Spring High School in...
Aliyah Brooke King
Apr 5, 2010
Aliyah Brooke King, infant daughter of Phillip King and Chrissie Richmond of Mt. Hope, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 5, 2010. Besides her parents she is survived by a sister, Makayla Barringer of Mt. Hope, maternal grandparents; Lonnie and Johanna Richmond of Red Star, WV, paternal grandparents; Thomas King of Oak Hill, WV and Cathy and Eugene...
George Andrew Thornley
Mar 26, 2010
George Andrew Thornley, 67, of Beckley and Titusville, FL, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House following an extended illness. Born May 9, 1942 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Peter and Ethel Bodo Thornley. George was co-owner of Mallimar Truck Parts. A big part of George’s life was being the “CEO” of the...
Charles Frank Lannutti
Mar 24, 2010
Charles “Big Charlie” Frank Lannutti, 63 of Lester, WV, passed away on March 24, 2010, after a sudden illness. He was the son of the late Charlie and Frances Yannie Lannutti. Charlie owned and operated Big Charlie’s Packette in Lester for many years. Besides his parents and loving stepfather, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Don and Darien...
Mary K. Venable
Mar 23, 2010
Mary K. Venable, 89, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House. Born May 16, 1920 at Ballard, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Amos and Viva Holdren Thompson. Mary was a homemaker and had been a resident of Raleigh County since 1948. She was a member and former secretary of Mabscott...
Cunningham Diana F
Mar 22, 2010
Diana F. Cunningham, 61, of Coal City, entered into a new life Monday, March 22, 2010. Born January 9, 1949 in Stickney, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Burnette and Myrtle Woddall, and was the baby girl of 13 children. Diana was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to her family and to know her was...
Ruby Lee Furrow
Mar 21, 2010
Ruby Lee Furrow, 88, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born July 26, 1921 at Blue Jay, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Minnie Lemon Lilly. Ruby was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Raleigh County. She was a member of the Pemberton Missionary Baptist Church. Besides...
Aubrey Ray Kinzel
Mar 11, 2010
Aubrey Ray Kinzel, 62, of Lester, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born June 28, 1947 at Letart, WV, he was the son of the late Chester and Bertha Devault Kinzel. Aubrey was a retired heavy equipment operator for United Steel Workers of America, Local 14614. He was a member of Midway VFW...
Robert Earl Godbey, Sr.
Mar 10, 2010
Robert Earl Godbey, Sr., 86, of Bonham, TX formerly of Mabscott, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Bonham, TX. Born April 15, 1923, he was the son of the late Wayman Ike and Irene Shrewsbury Godbey. Robert was a retired U.S. Postal worker and a U.S. Marine veteran of W.W. II. Semper Fi Grandpa! He loved Mabscott and was...
Antionetta Amato
Mar 9, 2010
Antonietta Amato, born August 24, 1913, the oldest daughter of the late Patsy and Gerlando Amato of Aragona, Sicily went home to be with the Lord whom she loved very much March 9th. 2010. She died in her Mac Arthur home, the fort that had secured her life for the past 70 years. With her were her daughter and son-in...
Anna Lee Meade
Mar 8, 2010
Anna Lee Rakes Meade, 90 years old, of Daniels, WV died during the early morning of March 8, 2010 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born April 3, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ines Worley Rakes. Anna was a graduate of Shady Spring High School and Concord College with a B.S. degree in Education. She received her...
Kenneth Wheeler
Mar 8, 2010
Kenneth Henry Wheeler, 82, of Beckley, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away March 8, 2010 at his residence. Born August 5, 1927 in Ansonia, CT, he was the son of the late Alfred and Alice Lewis Wheeler. Ken attended Colgate and Wake Forest universities and graduated from Marshall College now Marshall University. He received his master’s degree from...
Jack Saunders
Mar 3, 2010
Jack Saunders, faithful husband, father, uncle, brother-in-law and friend went to live in the mansion prepared especially for him by his beloved Savior on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV, after a short illness. Jack was born on April 24, 1923, in Jesse, WV, to James W. Saunders and Victoria Harmon Saunders. In addition...
Mary Ann Griffith Evans
Feb 28, 2010
Mary Ann Griffith Evans of Celina, TN, formerly of Beckley entered a new life February 28, 2010 after a sudden illness. Born November 1, 1956 in Beckley, she was the daughter of James and Julia Cheek Griffith. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Concord College, Mary Ann was a former teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education...
Silea Amelia Luchini
Feb 23, 2010
Silea Amelia Luchini, 90, of Beckley, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in her home. She was born May 7, 1919, in Dogna, Italy. She was the daughter of the late Severino and Margaret Bosia Cappellari. She came to West Virginia because her father built roads throughout West Virginia. Silea graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1937. She studied in...
Dorothy E. Haynes
Feb 21, 2010
Dorothy E. Haynes, 80, of Beaver, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House. Born June 3, 1929 at Barboursville, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn Dowdy Wroten, Dorothy was a retired secretary working in many fields during her career. She was a great mother and a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother. She was...
Herman Ohler
Feb 16, 2010
Herman Ohler, 79, of Lester, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Raleigh Center following a long illness. Born September 25, 1930 at Christian, WV, he was the son of the late George and Ruth Messer Ohler. Mr. Ohler was a 30 year veteran of the U.S. Navy retiring with the rank of Lt. Commander. Following his retirement Herman worked...
Patrick Arnold Lovell
Feb 10, 2010
Patrick Arnold Lovell, Sr., 81, of Beckley, WV, passed away at home on February 10, 2010. Born July 5, 1928, he was the son of the late Harry N. and Nona Elva Milem Lovell. Mr. Lovell was a U.S. Marine Veteran, the former owner/operator of Lovell Trucking Inc. and Black Mountain State Ltd. He was a former licensed private pilot...
Pauline Kathryn Rand
Jan 31, 2010
Pauline Kathryn Rand, 91, of Beckley passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House. Born December 3, 1918 at Crab Orchard, she was the daughter of the late Eugene S. and Dora Ella Wilson Floyd. Pauline was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class. Besides her parents she was...
Laura Blake
Jan 26, 2010
Mrs. Laura Blake, 73, of Beckley, died Tuesday , January 26, 2010 at her son’s home after a sudden illness. Born August 31, 1936 in Philippi WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Atha Rogers. Laura was employed by Leggett’s for eighteen years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley...
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