Obituaries
John Logan Persinger
Apr 3, 2009
John Logan Persinger, II, 78, of Mabscott died at his residence on Friday, April 3, 2009 following a long illness. Born October 22, 1930 at Clifftop, WV, he was the son of the late John Logan and Stella Jane Black Persinger. He was a retired coal miner and contractor. John was a U.S. Marine veteran and had been a resident...
Robert Lee Scott
Mar 26, 2009
Robert Lee Scott went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2009, following complications in association with his battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Bob, as he was known to family and friends, was born in Beckley; he was the son of the Late John and Gladys Scott. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of...
Eva Amick
Mar 26, 2009
Eva Mae Amick of Marianna, Fl, formerly of Beckley WV passed away on March 26, 2009 in Marianna.. She was born August 24, 1908 at Quinamont, WV. She was the last surviving child of her parents, John and Mattie McGraw Kauff. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Perry Austin Amick, one sister and...
Charles T. Cochran, Sr.
Mar 24, 2009
Charles T. Cochran, Sr., 72, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at home following a long illness. Born February 27, 1937 at Glen White, WV, he was the son of the late Rev. Roy and Mildred Mutter Cochran. He attended school at Glen White and joined the U.S. Navy in 1953. Mr. Cochran was a retired long distance truck driver...
Karen Elizabeth O'Neal
Mar 21, 2009
Karen Elizabeth O’Neal, 51, of Galloway, Ohio, formerly of Crab Orchard died Saturday March 21, 2009 at her residence. Born March 16, 1958 at Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of Russell R. O’Neal of Crab Orchard and the late Hazel Ann O’Neal. For many years Karen attended the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson...
William H. File, Jr.
Mar 15, 2009
William Henry File, Jr., 94, of Beckley, died on March 15, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. Born October 13, 1914 at his parents’ home on North Kanawha Street in Beckley, he was the son of the late Judge W. H. File, Sr. and Addie Lanier File. Mr. File was a 1930 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High...
Paul Bond
Mar 8, 2009
Mr. Paul Bond of Beckley, WV, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2009. He was 93 years old. Mr. Bond was born on July 26, 1915, in Glen White, WV, the son of the late Joe and Blanche Meadows Bond. He graduated from Trap Hill High School and attended Charleston Business College. From 1936 to 1977...
Dario Pitotti
Mar 4, 2009
Dario Pitotti, 89, of Beckley, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in the Raleigh County General Hospital following an extended illness.. Born September 5, 1919 in Blue Diamond, KY, he was the son of the late Guiseppe and Laura Giovannelli Pitotti. Dario was a retired mechanical engineer and master mechanic/electrician for Eastern Associated Coal Corp. He was a bombardier with the...
Barbara Lou Garris Bowles
Feb 12, 2009
Barbara Lou (Garris) Bowles, 62, of Fitzpatrick Rd. in Beckley departed this life Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Bowers Hospice House after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born December 29, 1946 in Crab Orchard, she was the daughter of the late John and Rosie Farmer Garris. Barbara was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend....
Martha Jane Mullins
Feb 10, 2009
Martha Jane Mullins was born in Epperly, West Virginia on March 15, 1948. Janie passed away peacefully on February 10, 2009 after battling cancer for over ten years. She died at her home in Chaparral, New Mexico at the age of 60. Janie was a devoted mother and wife, supporting her family and husband through many journeys across the country....
Gary Schiffer
Feb 8, 2009
In Loving Memory of Gary Schiffer who died on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at age 68 at the Bowers Hospice House. Gary was born in Beckley, West Virginia on January 1, 1941 to his late mother Anne Cook Schiffer. He grew up and eventually returned to spend his life in Beckley with short stints in NY as a “runner” on...
Betty Trent Hayes
Feb 7, 2009
Betty Trent Hayes, 78, of Ravenna, OH, formerly of Mt. Hope, WV, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the home of her son Randall Trent following a short illness. Born February 24, 1930 at Oswald, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Virginia Brown Kincaid. Betty graduated from...
Jesse Michael Cline
Feb 3, 2009
Jesse Michael Cline of Beckley, WV passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the age of 36. He was born in Charleston, WV on May 13, 1972. Those remaining to celebrate his life and cherish his memory are: His mother, Patrikina Cline, and her husband Steve Costelli of Surfside Beach, SC, his father John Cline, and his wife,...
Anna Bell Daniel
Feb 1, 2009
Anna Bell Moore Daniel, 74, of Saxon, WV, died at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born March 21, 1934 at Queen Schoals, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Maggie Mann Moore. Anna Bell was a housewife and farmer. She was a member of the Cove Creek Community Church and had been a resident...
Geraldine Sizemore
Jan 31, 2009
Geraldine Sizemore, 67, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 in a local hospital following a long illness. Born April 29, 1941 at Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Freda Rowe Hensley. Mrs. Sizemore was a homemaker and attended the Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh...
Floda Mae Cantabery
Jan 29, 2009
Floda Mae Cantabery, age 89, of Beckley, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. Born December 7, 1919 in Beckley she was one of three daughters of Charles and Eva Richardson of Beckley. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Wanda Dunkley. Floda was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High...
Palmer Hill Walker
Jan 21, 2009
Palmer Hill Walker, 59, of Beckley died January 21, 2009 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Beckley Presbyterian Church with Rev. Adrian Pratt officiating. The family will gather with friends at the church following the service. On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com Arrangements by Calfee Funeral...
Kathleen Julia Ruth
Jan 18, 2009
Kathleen Julia Ruth, 91, of Mabscott, died January 18, 2009 in a local hospital following an extended illness. Born August 29, 1917 at Sophia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lewis and Anne Bell Trail Harrah. Mrs. Ruth was a homemaker and served with the Women's Army Corps during WW II. She was of the Baptist faith. Besides...
Richard Eugene Gillum
Jan 1, 2009
Richard Eugene Gillum, 50, of Mabscott, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in a local hospital. Born February 18, 1958 in Beckley, he was the son of George Edward and Billie Jean Reinhart Gillum of Beckley. Richard was a self employed contractor and a member of the Oak Grove Christian Church. He was a lifetime resident of Raleigh County. Besides his...
Sarah Nell Kelly
Dec 30, 2008
Sarah Nell Rasco Kelly, 91, formerly of Piney View, WV and Hernando, FL, Passed away peacefully December 30, 2008 at her home in Charleston, SC following a short illness. Born March 21, 1917 in Clay County, AL, she was the eldest daughter of the late Marvin T. Rasco and Maude Jacobs Rasco of Crab Orchard, WV. Nell was a member...
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