Obituaries

Edward Cales

Edward Cales

Sep 3, 2019

Edward Milton Cales (Brud), 90, of Bel Air, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. The angels gently lifted his soul and took him to be with the Lord. Born February 28, 1929 at Hinton he was a son of the late Walter Manley and Rachael Mae Robinson Cales. Ed left Hinton when he was...

Melvin Bragg

Melvin Bragg

Sep 3, 2019

Melvin "Junior" Bragg, 71, of Tug Creek, Hinton entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at his home following a long illness. Born April 6, 1948 in Summers County he was a son of the late Melvin M. Sr. and Mary Bennett Bragg. Junior was of the Baptist faith. He was a tree climber and trimmer and had helped...

Roger McKinney

Roger McKinney

Aug 30, 2019

Roger Wayne McKinney, 70, of Hix, WV, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at the family home place following a short illness. Born July 29, 1949, in Rupert WV, he was the son of the late Ralph and Joy Ann Meadows McKinney Bumgarner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister; Brenda Gay McKinney; one...

Ada Wills

Ada Wills

Aug 24, 2019

Ada Virginia "Ginny or MawMaw" Wills, 95, of Madams Creek, Hinton went home to be with her Lord 11:00 AM Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born August 9, 1924 at Sand Knob, she was a daughter of the late Homer Lee and Ora Hamm Lilly. Ginny was a former member...

Shelby Kimble

Shelby Kimble

Aug 19, 2019

Shelby Jean Crook Kimble, 78, of Warrenton, VA, formerly of Jumping Branch, entered into eternal rest Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Fauquier Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warrenton, VA. Born February 14, 1941 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late Phillip Alexander and Ethel Florence Kesler Crook. Shelby was a retired employee of Fauquier County Board...

Timothy Lacy

Timothy Lacy

Aug 7, 2019

Timothy Wayne Lacy, 46, of Nimitz passed away August 7, 2019 at his home. Born June 10, 1973 at Beckley he was a son of Terry Lee Lacy of Nimitz and the late Linda Sue Keaton Lacy. Timmy was a carpenter who enjoyed hunting, fishing and flying model airplanes. Besides his father those left to cherish his memory include two...

Doris Lilly

Doris Lilly

Jul 27, 2019

Doris L. Walthall Lilly, 88, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Saturday July 27, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 20, 1930 at Muddy Creek Mountain she was the daughter of the late Macil Glen and Erma Laura McCallister Walthall. She was baptized as a teen in the Greenbrier river and was...

Jackie Hatcher

Jackie Hatcher

Jul 24, 2019

Jackie Ray Hatcher, 77, of Nimitz passed into the rest of the Lord Wednesday July 24, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Born May 16, 1942 at Beckley he was the son of the late Dolphus "Doc" and Mildred Pack Hatcher. Jack graduated from high school in Waverly, OH where he excelled in track and field. After graduation...

Kevin Cochran

Kevin Cochran

Jul 22, 2019

Kevin Michael Cochran, 50, of Princeton, WV entered into eternal rest Monday, July 22, 2019 at his home following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born July 30, 1968 in Toledo, Ohio he was a son of the late Ralph Chester and Janet A. Hall-Cochran. Kevin, a former data entry specialist, was currently a student at Concord University studying to...

Robert Rakes

Robert Rakes

Jul 12, 2019

Robert Edward "Buckwheat" or "Bob" Rakes, 84, of Tug Creek, Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 12, 2019 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare. Born March 10, 1935 at Hinton he was a son of the late William Edward "Bill" and Edna Dick Rakes. Robert was of the Baptist faith. He was a disabled construction worker...

Jason Mayes

Jason Mayes

Jul 11, 2019

Jason Marshall Mayes, 39, of Shady Spring went to his Heavenly home Thursday, July 11, 2019. Born August 14, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan to the union of the late William Marshall and Cassandra Hall Mayes. Jason relocated to Shady Spring in early 2000 where he met Audrea Adkins. Jason was a realtor of which he owned (Amayesing Realty) in Hinton....

Lena Richmond

Lena Richmond

Jul 8, 2019

Lena Bell Richmond, 89, of Summers Co. went home to her Heavenly Father on Monday, July 8, 2019. She was born May 24, 1930 at Jumping Branch, WV and was the daughter of the late Sherman and Sarah Francis Richmond and the devoted wife and widow of John R. Richmond who preceded her in death in 2004. She lived in...

Bobby Bennett

Bobby Bennett

Jul 8, 2019

Bobby R. Bennett, 86, of Beckley passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born March 3, 1933 at Pluto he was the son of the late Ed and Sadie Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a timberman in his early years, and he retired from the State of WV with 29 years of service. In...

Micah Adkins

Micah Adkins

Jul 5, 2019

Micah James Adkins, 16, of Mt. Hope went home to be with the Lord, Friday July 5, 2019. Born May 31, 2003 at Beckley he was a son of Sarah A. Steele and fiancé Harry Bragg of Mt. Hope and Robert J. Adkins of Hinton and his adopted mother Lora A. Brinegar of Hinton. Micah attended Oak Hill High School...

Harry Thompson

Harry Thompson

Jun 27, 2019

Harry R. Thompson, 97, of Pence Springs formerly of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born April 23, 1922 at Fireco he was a son of the late Charles A. and Sadie Pearl Gill Thompson. Harry was a member of Sandstone Baptist Church. He was...

Nancy Lightner

Nancy Lightner

Jun 26, 2019

Nancy A. Lightner, 87, of Brooks passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born June 4, 1932 in Fayette County she was a daughter of the late George and Dolly Cline Webb. Nancy was a homemaker who loved the outdoors, her animals, shopping, painting, country music and summer vacations. She was a very...

Fred Meadows

Fred Meadows

Jun 22, 2019

Fred Lewis Meadows, 77, of Ballengee entered into eternal rest Saturday, June 22, 2019 at his home following a long illness. Born June 7, 1942 in Summers County he was a son of the late Fred and Gracie Mae Gill Meadows. Fred was a construction worker who enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends. He was preceded...

Roger Gill

Roger Gill

Jun 21, 2019

Roger Lee Gill, 69, of Madams Creek, Hinton entered into eternal rest Friday, June 21, 2019 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following a long illness. Born October 27, 1949 at Hinton he was a son of the late Russell L. and Oma Evelyn Ward Gill. Roger was a former construction worker who enjoyed gardening and spending time with...

Reverend Alderman

Reverend Alderman

Jun 17, 2019

Reverend Elmo Ray Alderman Sr., 96, went to be with the Lord on Monday June 17, 2019 at The Oak Hill Place in Oak Hill, WV. He was born May 22, 1923 in White Sulphur Springs to Wesley Oscar Alderman and Lillian Keys Alderman. After graduating from White Sulphur Springs High School, Elmo enlisted in the United States Navy and...

Vincent Meadows

Vincent Meadows

Jun 8, 2019

Vincent James Meadows, 57, of Hinton, West Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday June 8, 2019 at The Brier following a long illness. Born October 6, 1961 at New Britain Hospital in New Britain, CT he was a son of the late Billy Joe and Janet Santucci Meadows. Vinnie retired from Williams Transport in 2009, attended...

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