Obituaries
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...
Emma Lee Lilly
Jan 22, 2010
Emma Lee Lilly, 85, of Coal City passed away at her residence Friday, January 22, 2010. Born May 7, 1924 at Oxley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lowell and Maude Snyder Lilly. Emma was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Willard Lilly and a...
Donald Ray Lilly
Jan 18, 2010
Donald Ray Lilly, Sr, 76, died January 18, 2010, at the River Garden Hebrew Home in Jacksonville, FL, following a long illness. He leaves his loving and devoted wife of 56 years, Phyllis Marie (Deal) Lilly; two sons, Donald R Lilly, Jr. and his wife Karen of Roanoke, VA and Randall L Lilly and his wife Bonnie of Orlando, FL;...
Mary Ann Burgess
Jan 17, 2010
Mary Ann Burgess, 51, of Mt. Hope, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her residence. Born December 1, 1958 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Garnet Bailey Bennett. Mary was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by and infant daughter, Crystal Flint...
Frank Fred Fragile
Jan 15, 2010
Frank Fred Fragile, Jr., 48, of Beckley, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010, in a local hospital. Mr. Fragile was born February 3, 1961, in Beckley, the son of the late Frank Fred Fragile, Sr. and Betty Moore Fragile. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kevin Michael Fragile in 1998. Mr. Fragile was...
John Otis Smith
Jan 12, 2010
John O. “Buster” Smith died peacefully on January 12, 2010 at the Villages of Greystone in Beaver, WV. The youngest and last of seven children, Buster was born on March 22, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith. His father was a prominent coal mine owner in Beckley, WV. Growing up in Beckley, Buster graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...
Mildred Louise Robertson
Jan 3, 2010
On Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, Mildred Robertson went to meet the Lord. She passed quietly and comfortably after a full life and a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched. Born in Macalpin WV on Oct. 24th 1925 to her parents, Everette and Nellie Aldridge, “Millie” graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...
Jafar Hussain Jafary
Dec 29, 2009
Jafar Hussain Jafary, 84, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in a Beckley hospital following an extended illness. Born December 2, 1925 in Jhang, Pakistan, he was the son of the late Shar Muhammad and Ghor Bibi. Mr. Jafary was a civil servant for the government of Pakistan. He was a member of the Islamic Association of Beckley...
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