Obituaries

Hayden Richmond

Hayden Richmond

Aug 16, 2005

Hayden Eldridge Richmond, 71, of Alderson, formerly of Hix, died at 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at the Brier Nursing Home at Fairlea, following a long illness. Born May 23, 1934 at Hix, he was a son of the late William Harrison and Nora Ward Richmond. Mr. Richmond had lived most of his life in the Kernersville and Greensboro,...

Juanita Basham

Juanita Basham

Aug 14, 2005

Juanita Moore Basham, 94, of Hinton, WV, went to our Lord in Heaven on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the home of her son and daughter-in-lawâ??s in Barboursville, WV.Juanita was born May 10, 1911 in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alta Castijo (Castle) Moore of Houston, TX. She was the...

Georgia Lowe

Georgia Lowe

Aug 10, 2005

Georgia Vernice Lowe, 93, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord on August 10, 2005 at 12:51 A.M. following an extended illness. Born April 4, 1912 at Garden Ground in Fayette Co. she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Estee Wright Underwood. Mrs. Lowe was a lifelong resident of Jumping Branch and a member of...

Mary Brown

Mary Brown

Aug 8, 2005

Mary Kathleen Lilly Brown, 90 of Huddleston, Va. Formally of Forest Hill, WV. Passed away 1:30 A. M. Monday, August 8, 2005 at the Bedford Memorial Hospital in Bedford, Va. Born August 26 1914 at Junta, WV. She was the daughter of the late Ballard Chapman and Mary Magdalene Sweeney Lilly. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Palestine Baptist...

Wanda Bragg

Wanda Bragg

Aug 5, 2005

Wanda Lee Lane Bragg 64, of Greenville, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 5, 2005. Born September 25, 1940 at True she was the daughter of the late James and Lelia Lucas Lane. Wanda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Brooks Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband of...

Deborah Triplett

Deborah Triplett

Aug 2, 2005

Deborah Y. Triplett 49, of True died Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at her home following a courageous bout with cancer. Born December 15, 1955 in Hinton, she was the daughter of Betty Edwards Spangler Ellison of True and the late Woodrow Spangler. Debbie was a former manager of Bob Evans Restaurant. She was an avid football fan who enjoyed cooking...

Novagene Keatley

Novagene Keatley

Jul 29, 2005

Novagene â??Novaâ?? Keatley, 72, a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend from Pence Springs passed away early Friday afternoon following a brief but serious illness. Nova was born on September 13, 1932 to her parents Stires and Cleo Sherwood. Her parents preceded her in death, Her sisters Tressie Atkinson, Wilma Sherwood, and Leah â??Nadineâ?? Carter also preceded her...

Edith Coffman

Edith Coffman

Jul 28, 2005

Edith Eckle Coffman, 94, of Beckley, formerly of Hinton, passed away at a Beckley Care Center, Thursday, July 28, 2005, following a long illness. Born March 22, 1911 at Sandstone, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Celia Hanshaw Eckle. Mrs. Coffman attended school at Sandstone and was the 1st woman school bus driver, during WWII, while...

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...

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