Obituaries
Martha Bennett
Apr 3, 2018
Martha Ann Bennett, 81, of Zion Mountain passed away Tuesday April 3, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born October 20, 1936 at Long Bottom she was the daughter of the late Wayman and Stella Adkins Berry. Martha was a lifelong resident of Summers County, member of the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle and a homemaker. She enjoyed...
JoAnn Fox
Apr 2, 2018
Joann Van Sickle Fox, 86, of 144 Bass Lake Circle Hinton, died Monday night, April 2, 2018 at her home following a long illness. Born January 10, 1932 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late B.W. and Alease Matheny Van Sickle. She was a lifelong resident of Hinton. Joann was a former head cashier at the National Bank...
Stanley Ward
Apr 1, 2018
One of Summers County's finest carpenters, citizens, and neighbors, Stanley H. Ward was called home from Pipestem on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the age of 71. Stanley served in the Vietnam War for the United States Air Force as a mechanic. After the war he was stationed primarily in Virginia, before resettling in his hometown of Hinton. He was...
Frances Carroll
Mar 30, 2018
Frances Lilly Carroll, 90, of Jane Lew went home to be with the Lord March 30, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Louisa, KY following a short illness. Born November 30, 1927 in Hinton she was a daughter of the late Paul S. and Mae Ward Lilly. A homemaker and an extraordinary mother she enjoyed sewing, crocheting, bird...
Dempsey Shepard
Mar 26, 2018
Dempsey D. Shepard, 95, of Hix Mountain entered into eternal rest with the Lord, Monday, March 26, 2018 at Peyton Hospice House following a long illness. Born June 24, 1922 at Tempa he was a son of the late Thomas A. and Mary E. Lively Shepard. Dempsey was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a former employee of O'Bryan's...
Edward Taylor
Mar 19, 2018
Edward "Ebbie" Taylor, 75, of Marie passed away Monday March 19, 2018, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born January 12, 1943 at Thayer, WV he was a son of the late Clarence and Maddie Rakes Taylor. Edward was a former employee of Coles Nursery with over 30 years of service. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, spending...
Marilyn Biggs
Mar 17, 2018
Marilyn Wills Biggs, 81, of Beech Run passed away Saturday March 17, 2018 at her home. Born February 4, 1937 at Madams Creek she was the daughter of the late Ted and Estelle Charlton Wills. She was preceded in death by her first husband Howard A. Foster. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 34 years, Tom...
Paul Naylor
Mar 10, 2018
Paul Edward Allen Naylor, 36, of Madams Creek passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born April 12, 1981 at Hinton he was a son of the late Teresa Magaha. Paul enjoyed life and spending time with family and friends. Art was his passion. Children held a special place in his heart. Those left...
Virginia Newman
Mar 6, 2018
Virginia Charlotte Newman, 89, of Hinton has earned her heavenly wings on Tuesday March 6, 2018 following a long illness. Born August 17, 1928 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late Dewey Dick and Virgie Cynthia Ballengee. She was of the Baptist Faith, retired from manufacturing for Maryland Cup Inc. with over 20 years of service. Loved gardening,...
John Davis
Mar 6, 2018
On March 6, 2018 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC, following a short illness, John H. (Hank) Davis II left this earth to spend eternity with his Lord Jesus Christ. Born April 8, 1945 at Beckley he was a son of the late John H. and Margaret L. Woods Davis. Mr. Davis graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School...
Adolphus Ward
Mar 3, 2018
Adolphus Gene "Jinky" Ward, 69, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 1, 1949 at Hinton he was a son of the late Albert Lee and Pauline Francis Ward. Gene was retired from the Army National Guard, 1 Howitzer...
Verona Dick
Feb 26, 2018
Verona Lucy Dick, 92, of Ramp went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 26, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born September 3, 1925 at Green Sulphur Springs she was a daughter of the late Joseph Francis (Frank) and Evelyn Alice Hicks Fox. Verona attended Ramp Holiness Church. She worked as a receptionist/secretary...
Jason Epling
Feb 24, 2018
Jason E. Epling, 76, of Hilldale formerly of Indiana went home to be with the Lord Saturday February 24, 2018 at Bower's Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 18, 1942 at Hinton he was the son of the late Arnold and Dorothy Gadd Epling. Retired from General Motors in Indiana where he worked as a fork truck operator,...
Raymond Harvey
Feb 18, 2018
Raymond D. Harvey, 90, of Hinton formerly of Sandyville, WV passed from this life into his glorious life 10:15 A.M. Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born April 19, 1927 at Hinton he was a son of the late Oral and Daisy Lilly Harvey. Raymond attended Bluestone Baptist Church as long as...
Ashby Rhodes
Feb 15, 2018
Ashby Marshall Rhodes, 94, made his last voyage when he passed away peacefully at Westminster Palms in St.Petersburg, FL, on February 15, 2018. Born July 5, 1923 in Hinton, WV to the late William Daniel Rhodes and Katherine Pyles Rhodes Macdonald, he grew up in Pence Springs, graduated from Pence Springs High School and served in the South Pacific with...
Virginia Stennett
Feb 13, 2018
Virginia Belle "Jenny Bell" Bragg Stennett, 78, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born May 29, 1939 at Ellison she was a daughter of the late Basil M. "Poppy" and Daisy Barlow Bragg. Virginia was a member of the Jumping Branch Gospel Tabernacle....
Marion Heath
Feb 11, 2018
Marion Harrison Heath, 62, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his home following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born March 5, 1955 at Richmond, VA he was a son of the late Marion Page Heath and Sarah Francis Lawrence Heath. Marion was an employee of Pipestem State Park where he worked...
Mary O'Connor
Feb 11, 2018
Mary Frances O'Connor of Dover, DE, formerly of Hinton, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at her home following a long illness. Mary was an only child, born in Hinton, West Virginia on January 2, 1940 to the late Fred and Pauline Murrell O'Connor. Mary graduated from Hinton High School in 1957 as the Valedictorian of her class and went...
Donna Gill
Feb 10, 2018
Donna Ann Gill, 42, of Tug Creek Mt., Hinton passed away Saturday February 10, 2018 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a long illness. Born November 28, 1975 at Bluefield she was a daughter of the late Donald L. and Mary Ann Brumit Gill. Donna attended Hinton High School and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed boating, listening to...
Robert Shelton
Feb 8, 2018
Robert Dale "Kizer" Shelton, 61, of Sophia, passed away February 8, 2018 at his home following a short illness. Born October 18, 1956 in Jumping Branch he was the son of the late John R. "Bobby" and Pauline Vest Shelton. A former employee of Abshire's Sawmill he enjoyed going fishing. Preceded in death by his dear friend, Okey Cox. Survived...
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