Obituaries
Latona Basham
Dec 15, 2018
Latona Lee "Toni" Basham, 84, of Beech Run obtained her heavenly reward, Saturday December 15, 2018 at the Bower's Hospice House following an extended illness. Born November 17, 1934 at Columbus, OH she was a daughter of the late Orville A. and Mary Elizabeth Young Eller. Toni was a homemaker, member of the Beech Run Baptist Church who enjoyed reading...
Betty Ward
Dec 7, 2018
Betty Ward, 73, of Geneva Ohio formerly of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 7, 2018 at her home following a long illness. Born May 8, 1945 in Indiana she was the daughter of the late Ollie Hall. Mrs. Ward was a homemaker who loved attending church, playing bingo and traveling while her health permitted....
Pecolia Carter
Dec 4, 2018
Pecolia E. Carter, 90, of Hinton went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Born August 3, 1928 at Chesterfield, SC she was a daughter of the late Frank and Les Diggs Patterson. Pecolia was a homemaker of the Baptist Faith. She attended Camon Baptist Church. Pecolia was a...
Orrie Taylor
Dec 3, 2018
Orrie Joseph "Country Joe" Taylor, 67, of Hinton passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital from cardiac arrest and a broken heart. Born June 5, 1951 in Salem, Ohio he was the son of Norma June (Byers) Taylor of Salem, Ohio and the late Ora Joseph Taylor. Joe attended school in Mineral Ridge, Ohio until 1968...

Walter Neely
Dec 3, 2018
Walter "David" Neely, 73, of Nimitz passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 following injuries received from an automobile accident. Born March 29, 1945 at Summers County he was a son of the late Erastus Brady "E.B" and Mary Harvey Neely. David was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a former employee of C&O Railway and CSX. He was the owner...
Frederick Vass
Nov 27, 2018
Frederick Owen Vass, 92, of Jumping Branch went to Heaven to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Born September 16, 1926 at Hinton he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Effie Jane Allen Vass. Fred was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hinton where he previously served...

Elsie Adkins
Nov 21, 2018
Elsie Bell Rohrbaugh Adkins, 75, of Hinton went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born April 3, 1943 at Smoke Holes, WV she was the daughter of the late McKinley and Ella Jane Conrad Rohrbaugh. Elsie was a homemaker of the Christian faith. She enjoyed gardening and loved...

Chester Meadows
Nov 20, 2018
Chester Boyd "Bucky" Meadows, 77, of Talcott passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born March 21, 1942 at Cowen he was a son of the late Barger Basil and Helen Kathleen Salisbery Meadows. Chester was a Member of the United Steel Workers of America. He was employed by Vecellio & Grogan obtaining many...
Donald Richmond
Nov 19, 2018
Donald Curtis "Bubby" Richmond, 56, of Woodbridge, VA dear devoted son, gentle and beloved brother, departed this world on Monday, November 19, 2018 surrounded by his family. Donald was born March 10, 1962 in Hinton to Hettie Bragg Richmond and Donald Curtis Richmond Sr. Donald Sr. died on the day Donald Jr turned five months old. God in his eternal...
Caroline Emerson
Nov 15, 2018
Caroline Cindy Emerson, 56, of Hinton passed away Thursday November 15, 2018 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 10, 1962 in Frankfurt, Germany she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ursula Sweezer Schweizer. Caroline was a chef, a waitress and a manager of the kitchen of Petro Truck Stop in Elkton, MD....
Betty Hill
Nov 14, 2018
Betty Lou Hill, 78, of Cleveland, OH entered into eternal rest Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her home following a long illness. Born May 6, 1940 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Sam R. and Mary Lena Bonds Coleman. She was a former employee of Enroll Shirt Co. and G.C. Murphy Co. and had attended the Church...

Randy Adkins
Nov 11, 2018
Randy Wilson Adkins, 50, of Beckley passed away Sunday November 11, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born March 18, 1968 at Beckley he was a son of the late Garnet Vernon and Drema L. Compton Adkins. Randy was employed by the Kroger Corporation with over 20 years of service. He enjoyed sports and collecting baseball cards. Besides...
Iona Ryan
Nov 5, 2018
Iona Harris Ryan, 88, of Greenbrier Drive in Hinton died Monday, November 5, 2018 at home. Born August 18, 1930, Iona was the daughter of the late J. Arnold and Glenna Lacy Harris. Iona served as secretary to six pastors at the First Baptist Church, where she was an active member for many years. In addition to her job as...
Henry Adkins
Nov 3, 2018
Henry E. Adkins, 86, of Keatley Springs passed away Saturday November 3, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born May 23, 1932 at Hinton he was a son of the late Hunter Dunn and Annie Pearl Gill Adkins. Henry was a retired Public Works Department employee of the City of Hinton, a member of the Church of the...
Janet Breen
Oct 28, 2018
Janet Gilpin Breen, 82, of Russell, KY, formerly of Hinton passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Oakmont Manor surrounded by loving family. Born November 5, 1935 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Walter (Buddy) and Georgia Anderson Gilpin. Janet was of the Baptist faith, she was a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church where she was...

Emma Snow
Oct 10, 2018
Emma Jean "Jeanie" Lucas Snow, 59, of Greenville passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at her home following a sudden illness. Born September 25, 1959 at Talcott, she was the daughter of the late Elsworth and Mary Surber Lucas. Jeanie was a former assistant manager at Coin-Op Laundry and Car Wash, who enjoyed making people laugh and spending time with...
Robert Keaton
Oct 9, 2018
Robert Arnold "Bob" Keaton, 72, of Jumping Branch passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House following complications of pneumonia. Born December 26, 1945 at Summers County he was a son of the late Arnold J. "Chess" Keaton and Mildred Law Keaton of Jumping Branch. Bob was a former equipment operator for Omans Construction, Hercules Plant, Shop Foreman...
Mark Smith
Oct 2, 2018
Mark Lewis Smith, 51 of Hinton went to be home with the Lord, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a short illness. Mark was born on June 10, 1967 in Hinton. He was the son of the late Verna Mae Smith and the grandson of the late Lewis Sr. and Geneva Thompson Smith whom...

Ellison Boone
Sep 25, 2018
Ellison Perry "Bubby" Boone, 74, of Tempa entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born January 19, 1944 at Tempa he was a son of the late Wilbert Ray and Leona N. Richmond Boone. Bubby was of the Baptist faith. He was a contractor who owned and operated Boone's Construction and a...

Brenda Garten
Sep 21, 2018
Brenda C. Garten, 68, went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 21, 2018 at her home in Talcott, following a courageous battle with cancer with her loving family by her side, including her faithful loving cat "Baby Boy". Born March 20, 1950 in Talcott she was a daughter of the late Paul and Norma Sears Garten. Brenda was...