Obituaries
Patrick Branch
Sep 8, 2018
Patrick Ray Branch, 33, of Hinton passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 following a sudden illness. Born April 25, 1985 at Floyd County, VA he was a son of Kim Mabe of Dublin, VA and the late Patrick Lewis Branch and Charles Mabe. Patrick was an employee of Applebee's in Lewisburg and a former employee of Kroger Co. in Hinton...
James Bowen
Sep 7, 2018
Sgt. James Lee Bowen, 90, of Wayside, WV went home to be with the Lord Friday September 7, 2018 following a short illness. Born January 23, 1928 at Alleghany County, VA he was the son of the late George H. and Anna Marie Davis Bowen. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and...
Ricky Pack
Sep 7, 2018
Psalms 116 : 1 - 19 Ricky Robert Pack, 57, of Nimitz passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center following a long illness. Born June 22, 1961 in Heidleberg, Germany he was a son of Andrea Pack of Nimitz and the late Walter H. Pack Sr. Ricky was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a...

Leonard Sears
Sep 7, 2018
Leonard Mason Sears, 71, of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Friday September 7, 2018 following a long illness. He was born April 17, 1947 at Hilldale to the late Charlie and Anna May Collins Sears. Leonard was a graduate of Talcott High School and a US Army Veteran. He was a former butcher at Foodland and had worked...
Scott Gwinn
Sep 3, 2018
Scott Bland Gwinn, 52, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord peacefully, Monday, September 3, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House at Beckley following a long illness. Born May 21, 1966, he was a son of the late Carroll B. Gwinn and Anna Jean Gill-Vandall. Scott was preceded in death by his grandparents Clyde Gwinn and Ada Gwinn, Morgan...
Marie Comer
Aug 31, 2018
Marie Ellen Jackson Comer, 83, of Riverside Rest went home to be with the Lord, Friday August 31, 2018 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Born November 28, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a proud "Thanksgiving Day" baby and was a daughter of the late Cecil and Zula Wilson Jackson. Marie was a former Teachers...

Mildred Coleman
Aug 17, 2018
Mrs. Mildred Glenna Coleman, 98, passed away peacefully at 12:15 A.M. on August 17, 2018, at home, surrounded by her family. Mildred was born January 12, 1920, at Green Sulphur Springs. She was the first of ten children born to the late Allen Jasper and Lora Amelia Williams Brinegar. At age 6, she moved with her family to a farm...
Sheila Harrah
Aug 15, 2018
Sheila Harrah, 58, of Clifton Forge, VA formerly of Hinton gained her wings on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born July 4, 1960 in Hinton she was a daughter of Glenna Bragg Bailey and the late Glenville Richmond. Besides her mother she is survived by her husband, John Harrah; children, J. W. Harrah, Crystal Settle and Jay Settle; grandson, Matthew Settle;...

Phillip Dillon
Aug 14, 2018
Phillip Dale Dillon, 61, of Talcott entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 14, 2018 following injuries received from an accident while cutting timber. Born November 11, 1956 at Talcott he was a son of the late Charles Lewis and Gertrude Allen Dillon. Dale was a U.S. Marine Corp. Veteran who attended Friendship Baptist Church. He was a carpenter and cabinet...

Brother Harless
Aug 10, 2018
Brother Dolphus Jean Harless affectionately known as Dad, PaPaw, PaPaw with the chickens, Candy Man and Brother went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 10, 2018 at his home following a short illness. Born October 28, 1936 in Crichton, WV to Lawson and Mary Duncan Harless he was one of eleven children. Dolphus was a faithful member of...

Edward Hamm
Aug 6, 2018
Edward Carroll Hamm, 89, of Forest Hill passed away Monday, August 6, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following a short illness. Born March 28, 1929 at Madams Creek he was the son of the late Luther W. and Mattie J. Lilly Hamm. Ed worked for 30 years with United States Steel in Lorain, OH, 25 years for...
Betty Keaton
Aug 4, 2018
Betty J. Maddy Keaton, 90, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Saturday August 4, 2018 at Main Street Care following a short illness. Born July 19, 1928 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late Frank and Stella Lester Maddy. A graduate of the Hinton High School class of 1946 and a graduate of Martz Beauty...

Delores Ferrell
Aug 4, 2018
A life well lived. Our beloved Delores Jean Ferrell went home to God on August 4, 2018 after years of suffering with illness. She was born into a German farm family in northern Indiana on February 9 of 1927. They weathered the depression and World War II with dignity despite their humble situation. She was the devoted wife for 59...
Michael Stokes
Aug 1, 2018
Michael Paul Stokes, 62, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born July 14, 1956 at Baltimore, MD he was a son of Delma Ciesielski of Talcott and the late Paul J. Stokes. Michael was a member of Pence Springs Community Church. He was a longshoreman...

Pastor Bennett
Aug 1, 2018
Pastor Lawrence L. Bennett, 82, of Judson went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 13, 1935 at Big Stick, WV. He was the son of the late Luther and Mamie Grimmett Bennett. Lawrence was the former pastor of the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle and...

Roger Buckland
Jul 24, 2018
Roger Monroe Buckland, 69, of Lindside went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born October 11, 1948 at Forest Hill he was a son of the late David O. and Christine Cottle Buckland. Roger was a construction worker and a member of the Local Laborer's Union of Beckley....
Linda Foster
Jul 19, 2018
Linda Richmond Bragg Foster, 58, of Graham, NC passed away Thursday July 19, 2018 at the Transition Hospice Home following a long illness. Born August 29, 1959 in Raleigh County, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Jacob and Mildred Louise Tanner Richmond. Linda was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed photography, watching TV and spending time with...
Zonita Lipscomb
Jul 18, 2018
Zonita June Deeds Lipscomb, 87, of Hinton went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born December 8, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Zelda F. Lilly Reed and stepdaughter of Howard F. Reed. Zonita was a member of the Hinton First United Methodist Church. She worked many...
Petrus Karras
Jul 17, 2018
Petrus Kostas Karras, 87, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House. Born March 8, 1931 at Barnstable, MA he was the son of the late Kostas and Anna Wilde Karras. Retired United States Navy Veteran having served his country during the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict where he received a Good...
Ricky Slatton
Jul 14, 2018
Ricky Lee Slatton, 56, of Lindside, West Virginia, passed away at his home on the morning of July 14, 2018. He was born on November 28, 1961, in Pineville, West Virginia, to Clarence Slatton and Carol Bragg Slatton. He lived most of his life in Summers and Monroe Counties. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife...