Obituaries

Elaine Berkley
Feb 7, 2018
Elaine M. Berkley, 62, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord Wednesday February 7, 2018 at Peyton Hospice House following a long illness. Born July 23, 1955 at Christiansburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Blaine Sr. and Mary Ella Cook Eggleston. A member of the Pence Springs Community Church and worked as a receptionist...

Howard Babineau
Jan 26, 2018
Howard Robert "Bob" Babineau, 71, of Shady Spring went home to be with the Lord Friday January 26, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born March 24, 1946 at Hinton he was the son of the late Robert Neville Babineau and Vera Yancey Babineau Johnson. A 1963 graduate of Hinton High School, served his country during the...
William Martin
Jan 18, 2018
William "Bill" Martin, 81, of Forest Hill passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born September 26, 1936 at Hinton he was a son of the late John Edgar and Minnie Beatrice Michaels Martin. Bill was a retired employee of the Department of Highways where he was a grader operator with 30 years of...
Jerry Eggleston
Jan 13, 2018
Jerry Allen Eggleston, 71, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord January 13, 2018 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden heart attack. Born May 14, 1946 at Hinton he was a son of the late James and JoAnn Lilly Eggleston. Jerry was a born again Christian who attended Upland Baptist Church where he served as...
Wanda Ward
Jan 11, 2018
Wanda Marie Cales Ward, 72, of Chestnut Mt. passed away Thursday January 11, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House surrounded by her loving family following a long illness. Born February 25, 1945 at Chestnut Mt. she was the daughter of the late Ocie M. and Arnold Cales. Wanda was a member of the Ramp Church of Christ, former Medical Records Clerk...
Gary Huffman
Jan 11, 2018
Gary K. Huffman, 58, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 11, 2018 at his home following a short illness. Born August 22, 1959 at Hinton he was a son of Leota Williams Spade of Talcott and the late John Lee Huffman. Gary was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church, a former carpenter for Wykle...

Edwin Ward
Jan 7, 2018
Edwin Ray Ward, 67, of Hilldale passed away January 7, 2018 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born April 8, 1950 at Hinton he was a son of the late Hayward Norman Ward and Verna Mae Williams Voiers. Edwin was a member of Bellepoint Baptist Church and attended Little Wolf Creek Baptist Church. He was a...
George Kounse
Jan 6, 2018
George Malcolm Kounse, 91, of Pence Springs went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born March 15, 1926 at Pence Springs, he was the son of the late Walter Percy and Rosa Lewis Campbell Kounse. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served his...

Thomas Read
Jan 6, 2018
Thomas Leigh Read Jr., 89, of New Port Richey, FL went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 6, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born December 17, 1928 he was the son of the late Thomas Leigh Read Sr., former prosecuting attorney in Summers County, and Harriet Whanger Read. Thomas was a graduate of Hinton High...

Sammy Cook
Jan 2, 2018
Sammy Junior Cook, 78, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born October 17, 1939 at Clorrie, WV he was a son of the late James Ervin and Demia Lou Dixon Cook. Sammy was a former manager of apartment complexes who enjoyed playing bingo and...
Keith Yancey
Dec 30, 2017
Keith Douglas Yancey, 45, of Beaver entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born May 28, 1972 in Summers County he was a son of the late Billy Franklin Yancey and Victory Cook Yancey. Keith was an over the road truck driver and operator who enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR...
Sadie Angell
Dec 30, 2017
Sadie Eileen Angell, 97, of Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Hinton, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Ridgeway Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born at Madams Creek on March 12, 1920, to the late John A. and Marinda Fink Yancey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Julia Marchisin
Dec 29, 2017
Julia Marchisin, 105, of Hinton passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Main Street Care following a long illness. Born September 13, 1913 in West Virginia she was a daughter of the late John and Eva Marchisin. She was a registered nurse and a US Army Veteran having served during World War II. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday,...

Helen Settle
Dec 29, 2017
Helen Marie Settle, 87, of Talcott died Friday, December 29, 2017 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born March 24, 1929 at Madams Creek she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Goldie Bolen Lilly. Helen was of the Holiness faith. She was a wife, mother and everything everyone needed at all times. Helen was...

James Stoddard
Dec 25, 2017
James C. Stoddard, 85, of Hinton went to meet his Heavenly Father Monday, December 25, 2017 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born May 2, 1932 at Summers County he was a son of the late Albert "Whitey" and Ella Sadie Lilly Stoddard. James was a member of the Avis Holiness Church where he served as...
Emily Briers
Dec 24, 2017
Emily Dale Keaton Briers passed from this life to her heavenly home on Sunday, December 24, 2017 following a long illness. Born August 27, 1938 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Berma "Bunch" Honaker Keaton and O. Ike Keaton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Ronald L. Keaton, sister-in-law Rita...

Edward Wills
Dec 18, 2017
Edward Lee Wills, 85 of Nimitz went home to be with his Savior Monday, December 18, 2017 at home following a short illness. Born October 26, 1932 at Jumping Branch he was the son of the late Oather and Bertha Wills. Edward worked for the C&O Railway for 39 years traveling from Hinton to Clifton Forge, VA until his retirement...
Margaret Stowers
Dec 16, 2017
Margaret Ellen "Midge" Lucas Stowers, 64, of Chestnut Mountain formerly of Fireco entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born April 4, 1953 at Summers County she was a daughter of the late George Robert "Dink" and Lucy Mae Lilly Lucas. Margaret was a longtime contributor to St. Jude Foundation. She...
Sharon Ward
Dec 14, 2017
Sharon Ann "Sherry Baby" Ward, 54, of Hix went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home following a sudden illness. Born February 27, 1963 at Clifton Forge, VA she was a daughter of the late Billy Keith and Glenna Ruth Ward Wright. Sharon was a member of the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church where she...

James Patterson
Dec 10, 2017
James Clyde Patterson, 61 of Midway, formerly of Summers County went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Born November 5, 1956 at Greenbrier County he was a son of the late Nelson Clyde and Barbara Ann Cale Patterson. James was a construction worker who loved playing music. He...