Obituaries

Jun 12, 2009

Phillip Gene Williams, 57, of Beckley, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at his home surrounded by family members and friends. Born September 28, 1951, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Edward Gene Williams and Sue Carol Simmons. Phillip worked as a Pipe Fitter for the West Virginia Pipe Line, and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. Survivors...

Jun 12, 2009

Joyce K. Phipps, 68, of Beckley, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born August 31, 1940, in Ravenscliff, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wanus Shumate and Loreen Phillips Shumate Collier. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a retired Social Worker for the State of West Virginia....

Jun 9, 2009

Lucy Mae Burnette, 35, of Glen Morgan, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 following a short illness. Born July 8, 1973, she was the daughter of Danny Burnette of New Richmond, WV, and Joanne Howerton of Glen Morgan, WV. She was employed at Jay Enterprises. Survivors besides her parents, include her fianc Shane Ritter; sisters, Mary...

Jun 5, 2009

Betty Ruth Bettina, 79, of Maxwell Hill Road, went to be with the Lord, Friday, June 5, 2009 following a long illness. Born January 28, 1930 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Ozzie and Vella Lacy Crawford. Betty was a loving wife and mother. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She was a homemaker...

May 29, 2009

Alex D. George, 92, of Beckley, died Friday, May29, 2009 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born September 6, 1916 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Daib and Mary Damus George. Alex was a senior partner with the former Georges Fashions in Beckley. He was a 1936 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, an...

May 17, 2009

Nancy Carol Miller, 62, of Lester, went home to Heaven on may 17, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 30, 1946 she was the daughter of Nina Cook of Helen and the late Garland Cook. She was employed for seventeen years as an LPN at Heartland of Beckley. She attended Helen Baptist Church. She is survived by...

May 9, 2009

Ella Davis Laing Farmer, age 101, of Bolt, died May 9, 2009 at Lexington, KY of natural causes. She had been living in Lexington, Kentucky, with her daughter Linda Granacher and son-in-law Dr. Robert P. Granacher, Jr. She was the widow of the late Herman G. Farmer, a former sheriff and school principal of Raleigh County, West Virginia. Born in...

May 7, 2009

Margaret Cochran, 82, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 in Morgantown, WV after a brief illness. Born January 30, 1927 at Gary, WV, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Theresa Chickos Toth. Margaret was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Cochran, two brothers; Louis and Gabor Toth,...

May 1, 2009

Joyce Fondale,78, of Crab Orchard, died Friday, May 1, 2009 following an extended illness. Born November 2, 1930 in Crab Orchard, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lula Pearl Deck Bowman. Joyce was a retired registered nurse having worked at Raleigh General Hospital. She was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church and a lifetime resident...

May 1, 2009

Katherine “Kitty” Kennedy Klaus, 83, of Beckley, went to be with the Lord, Friday, May 1, 2009 after a long illness. Born in Vanwood, WV on September 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Kennedy. She was a long time member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Catholic daughters, American Legion Auxillary and the...

Apr 25, 2009

Barbara Ann Bower Parker Smelser, 67, of Beckley, passed from her earthly body on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in a local health care center following an extended illness. Born January 6, 1942, she was the daughter of Kathleen Bower of Daniels and the late Joseph Bower. She was an interior decorator and attended Beckley College and WV State College. Barbara...

Apr 24, 2009

Hugh E. (Ed) Hall, 78, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana passed away at Bowers Hospice House Friday, April 24, 2009 after a long illness. Born June 21, 1930 at Twin Branch, WV, he was the son of the late Milton A. and Jessie Slavey Hall. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Novella Temper of Columbus, OH. Ed...

Apr 19, 2009

Dr. James Thomas Farris, 89, of Beckley, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in an Oak Hill care center. Born May 10, 1919 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Gus and Jamelia Salem Farris. Dr. Farris was a retired dentist having practiced in Beckley for many years. He was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Knights...

Apr 15, 2009

Apr 13, 2009

Charles Bowling, 40, of Flat Top, died Monday, April 13, 2009 at his residence. Charlie was born on May 9, 1968 in Beckley. He was the son of Bob and Tresa Littlejohn Bowling. He was employed in regional sales by Champion Homes of Clayburgh, PA. He was a member of St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church. He was preceded in...

Apr 12, 2009

Clarence Hancock, 94, life long resident of Raleigh County, died of natural causes on April 12, 2009. Clarence was well known in this area having served as assistant vice president and loan officer for the Beckley National Bank for many years prior to his retirement in 1980. It is fitting, and perhaps an honor, that Clarence died on Easter Sunday...

Apr 11, 2009

Benny A. Greco, 78, of Beckley, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. He was born in Chicago, IL September 7, 1930, the son of the late Mary Greco. Benny was a retired truck driver, a member of Faith Baptist Church and the Chicago Truck Drivers, Helpers and Warehouse Workers Union. He was a...

Apr 10, 2009

Anna Katherine Burk Thompson, 85, of Beckley passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness with kidney disease. She was born January 23, 1924 at Hinton, WV, the daughter of the late William Lindsay and Annie O’Brian Burk. Anna was a retired former employee of Greenbrier Dairy in Stanaford and Borden Corporation. Besides...

Apr 9, 2009

Rita Jean Allenbaugh, 80, of Beckley died Thursday, April 9, 2009 in a local hospital. Born October 20, 1928 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Icie Wood Burleigh. Rita was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Sarah Circle. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi...

Apr 9, 2009

Rachel Barbara Evans, 72, departed this life from a Beckley hospital on April 10, 2009 after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents K. Glen Evans and Mary Ann Henson Evans. She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by her uncle, Samuel S. Evans of Beckley and her aunt, Charline...