Obituaries

Patricia Farley

Patricia Farley

Jul 24, 2005

Patricia Lee Thompson Farley, 66, of Indian Mills, died of leukemia Sunday, July 24, 2005 at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. Born October 14, 1938 at Epperly, she was the daughter of the late Oka Meador Thompson and Wesley Thompson. She was a graduate of the class of 1956 at Stoco High School. Patricia worked in the assessorsâ??...

Arthur Ward

Arthur Ward

Jul 22, 2005

Arthur Jennings Ward, 62 of Elk Knob Road, Hinton, went to be with the Lord, Friday July 22, 2005 at 5:45 P.M. at his home following a long illness. Born July 25, 1942 at Hix he was a son of the late Hobart L. and Julie F. Ward Ward. Arthur attended the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church and was a retired...

Carol Fleshman

Carol Fleshman

Jul 17, 2005

Carol Bernice Smith Fleshman, 41, of Sandstone, died unexpectedly, Sunday, July 17, 2005 at the CAMC General Division at Charleston. Born February 26, 1964, in Fairfax, VA, she was a daughter of the late Ronnie Martin and the late Eleanor Sue Smith. Former resident of Ft. Myers, Florida and had been a resident of Sandstone for the past ten years....

Bobby Hocum

Bobby Hocum

Jul 14, 2005

Bobby Lewis Hocum, 59, of Sandstone formerly of Wilson, N.C. died 11:15 P.M. Thursday, July 14, 2005 at his home surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born October 21, 1945 at Charleston, W.V., he was a son of the late Edgar Alexander and Virginia Ellen Bowles Hocum. Retired from Saint Gobain Container Co. where he worked as a...

Macil Ward

Macil Ward

Jul 10, 2005

. Macil G. Ward, 88 of Ellison died at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10, 2005 in the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born November 16, 1916 in Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Ulysses Adkins and the late Mary Susan Adkins Cales. Mrs. Ward was a lifelong resident of Summers Co., she was...

Ruby Steers

Ruby Steers

Jul 7, 2005

Ruby Kay Steers, 61, of Castlewood, VA, formerly of Summers Co., died Thursday, July 7, 2005 at the Russell Co. Medical Center, at Lebanon, VA, following a long illness. Born May 18, 1944 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Vida Martin Martin. Preceded in death by her husband, John L. Steers. Survived by one daughter,...

Margaret Apostolon

Margaret Apostolon

Jul 6, 2005

Margaret Louise Angell Apostolon, 71, of 1406 Greenbrier Drive, Hinton, departed this life July 6, 2005. Born June 27, 1934 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Zina Earl and Minnie Cox Angell. She was of the Baptist Faith and attended the Beech Run Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Dr. Billy M....

Ronald Surbaugh

Ronald Surbaugh

Jul 4, 2005

Ronald E. Surbaugh, Jr., 61, of 313 14th Ave., Hinton, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at his home, following a sudden illness. Born February 12, 1944, he was a son of the late Ronald E. and Mildred Marie Ellison Surbaugh Sr. and had lived most of his life in Chicago. Mr. Surbaugh was a retired Bus Driver for the Chicago...

Melvin Williams

Melvin Williams

Jun 30, 2005

Melvin Edward Williams, 78, of Tempa, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at his home, following a long illness. Born October 14,1926 at Tempa, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Skaggs Williams. Melvin was a former Coal Miner, Logger, and Farmer. He was a member of the Tempa Baptist Church and enjoyed music and spending time with...

Philip Gill

Philip Gill

Jun 26, 2005

Philip W. Gill, 55, of Esmond, RI, formerly of Hinton, died Sunday at 1:00 P.M. at the Massachusetts General Hospital, at Boston, MA, following a sudden illness. Born October 5, 1949 at Hinton, he was a son of Mrs. Gladys Massey Gill of Bluefield, WV and the late Basil Earl Gill. Philip was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam...

Edha Burnett

Edha Burnett

Jun 26, 2005

Edha Madeline â??Magâ?? Burnett, 89, of Hinton died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at her home following a long illness. Born May 7, 1916 at Elk Knob she was the youngest of nine children born to Ulysses and Elizabeth Betty Fox Grimmett. A member of the Elk Knob Baptist Church, homemaker, who very much loved her whole family. Preceded in death...

James Meadows

James Meadows

Jun 23, 2005

James W. â??Wild Billâ?? Meadows, 73, of Hilldale died at 7:15 P.M. Thursday, June 23, 2005 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea following a long illness. Born February 15, 1932 in Hinton, he was a son of the late Roy and Mary E. Ballengee Meadows and had lived all his life in Summers and Raleigh Counties. Survived by...

Charles Lowe

Charles Lowe

Jun 22, 2005

Charles J. Lowe, 60, of Burr Ridge, Illinois, formerly of Odd, WV, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the LaGrange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange, Ill., following a long illness. Born August 31, 1944 at Oswego, WV, he was a son of the late Adam and Liddie Ford Stapleton. Charles had worked for more than 23 years, at the Amaco Gas Station...

Olive Johnson

Olive Johnson

Jun 20, 2005

Olive Lorena Johnson, 92 of Hinton, WV died Monday, June 20, 2005 at the Summers County Continuous Care Center at Hilldale following a short illness. Born April 11, 1913 at Pemberton, WV she was a daughter of the late Flora and Ida Cole Hawley. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was employed as a Deputy...

Karen Lilly

Karen Lilly

Jun 8, 2005

Karen Kay Lilly, 54, of Nimitz, died at 1:45 A.M. Wednesday at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following a long illness. Born April 13, 1951 at Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Eldridge McKinley and Isobelle Martin Bragg. Mrs. Lilly was a homemaker, a member of the Primative Baptist Church and had been a resident of Nimitz...

Mildred Richmond

Mildred Richmond

May 26, 2005

Mildred E. Grimmett Richmond, 77, of Elk Knob, died at 3:40 P.M. Thursday, May 26, 2005 at her home, following a long illness. Born December 6, 1927 at Big Creek in Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Otis and Ida Williams Grimmett. Mrs. Richmond was a homemaker and had worked for about 10 years as a mail...

Elizabeth Codish

Elizabeth Codish

May 24, 2005

Elizabeth Tolbert Codish, 85, of Bay Village, OH, formerly of Summers Co., died Tuesday, May 24, 2005. Born on April 7, 1920, she was the devoted daughter of John L. and Effie Jane Tolbert.She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Codish. She was a loving mother and best friend to daughters Jayne Huseby and husband Odd of Tucson,...

Harry Garrett

Harry Garrett

May 24, 2005

Harry I. Garrett, 88, of Athens, GA, formerly of Hinton, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at his home in Athens. Preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Evelyn Reid Garrett, his parents, Alex Newton and Lottie May Morrison Garrett, his son Douglas I. Garrett, his daughter-in-law, Ann B. Garrett and five siblings. Harry was a retired train dispatcher...

Cosby Farley

Cosby Farley

May 23, 2005

Cosby D. Lilly Farley, 80 of Hinton died Monday May 23, 2005 in Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born July 13, 1924 at Lilly in Summers County, she was the daughter of the late Elder Jefferson Levi ?Bun? and Mary C. (Lilly) Lilly. Mrs. Farley was a homemaker and was a Primitive Baptist by faith. She...

Patricia Karras

Patricia Karras

May 17, 2005

Mrs. Patricia Aurelia Karras, 57, of Judson Rd., Hinton, died at 11:45 P.M. Tuesday at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division, following a long illness. Born October 6, 1947 at Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar L. West and the late Edna Greider West Turner. She had lived most of her life in the Hampton...

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