Obituaries
Ernest Smith
Jan 27, 2017
Ernest Clyde "Chris" Smith, 57, of Tug Creek, Hinton, WV, went home to be with the Lord and re-united with his wife Rosie Friday, January 27, 2017at Raleigh General Hospital, following a short illness. Born December 25, 1959 at Elkton, Maryland, he was the son of the late Billy Joe Sr. and Virginia Helen Ayers Smith. He was a member...
Jerry Graham
Jan 25, 2017
Jerry Lee "Henry" Graham Sr. 59, of Elk Knob went home to be with the Lord Wednesday January 25, 2017 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation following a long illness. Born April 18, 1957 at Summers County he was a son of the late Beechy and Thelma Sears Graham. Jerry attended Elk Knob Baptist Church. He was a US Army Veteran...
Phillip Light
Jan 24, 2017
Phillip Jasper "P.J." Light, 79, of Marie joined his wife in eternal rest Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his home following a long illness. Born January 25, 1937 at Marie he was a son of the late David Cicero Light and Daisy Richardson Light Marsh. Phillip was a retired school bus driver for the Summers County Board of Education and...
Pauline Lane
Jan 22, 2017
Pauline Lilly Lane, 92, of Hinton died peacefully Sunday January 22, 2017 at Debra Cline's Care Home following a long illness. Born July 4, 1924 at Madams Creek she was the daughter of the late Paul S. and Mae Ward Lilly. A member of the Mt. Olivet Church, former employee of Summers County Hospital where she was employed as a...
Preston Hedrick
Jan 21, 2017
Preston J. Hedrick, 83, died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his son's home in Wayside. He was born August 21, 1933, the son of the late William D. (Bill) and Ibra Meadows Bowyer Hedrick. Preston graduated from Talcott High School in 1952 and began a career with the Department of Highways. He was a member of Pence Springs Community Church....
James Young
Jan 13, 2017
James R. "Wetback" Young, 56, of Madams Creek passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at his home following a sudden illness. Born November 25, 1960 at Presque Isle, Maine he was a son of Ople H. "Sarge" Young Jr. of Madams Creek and the late E. Marilyn Young. James was an U.S. Air Force Veteran and a former utility worker...
Margaret Williams
Jan 7, 2017
Margaret R. Williams, 95, of Jumping Branch, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hilldale, following a brief illness. Born October 10, 1921 in Summers County, she was a daughter of the late Walden and Margaret Phillips Redden. Margaret was a graduate of Hinton High School, a member...
Floyd Meador
Jan 3, 2017
Floyd C. "Buddy" Meador, 78, of Zephyrhills, FL formerly of Forest Hill went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Gulfside Center for Hospice Care in Zephyrhills, FL following a long illness. Born September 17, 1938 in True he was the son of the late Lark McDowell and Ruthy Mandy Bonds Meador. Buddy served his country...
Bessie Yancey
Dec 31, 2016
Bessie Pack Yancey, 93, of Bellepoint entered into eternal rest Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born February 27, 1923 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Lutishie Lou Daniels Lucas. Bessie was a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church, a former employee of the...
Joseph Moss
Dec 30, 2016
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Moss, 67, of Hinton formerly of Mt. Hope went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Summers Co. ARH Hospital following a long illness. Born September 10, 1949 @ Milton, WV he was a son of the late Robert Franklin and Pearl Marie Dailey Moss. Tony was a former coal miner in...
Carlos Ward
Dec 16, 2016
Carlos Marion Ward, 64, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday December 16, 2016 at his home following a long illness. Born December 1, 1952 at Hix he was the son of the late Noley Eb and Goldie Irene Bennett Ward. Carlos was a passionate farmer, former employee of Galloway Buick in Greensboro, NC and Pipestem State...
Earl Rose
Dec 14, 2016
Earl Edward Rose Sr., 71, of Lewisburg went home to celebrate Christmas with his Savior Wednesday December 14, 2016 in the Doctor's Hospital at Augusta, GA following a sudden illness. Born April 1, 1945 at Huntington he was a son of the late John C. and Alma Opal Perdue Rose. He was a US Navy Vietnam Veteran having served on...
Neva Blankenship
Dec 8, 2016
Neva May Blankenship, 72, of Pipestem passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at her home following a sudden illness. Born April 17, 1944 at Summers County she was a daughter of the late Zed and Frances Louise Young. Neva was a member of the Rocky Mt. Church at Pipestem. She was a former employee of Oak Supper Club and McDonalds...
Mary Hersman
Dec 3, 2016
Mary Virginia McGraw Hersman, 86, of Hinton passed away Saturday December 3, 2016 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born January 1, 1930 at Charleston, WV she was a daughter of the late Earl William and Luella Miller McGraw. Mary was a former employee of Summers Finance Co., Hinton Furniture Co. and Summers Co. DHHR. She...
Jimmie Ward
Dec 2, 2016
Jimmie G. Ward, 76, of Pipestem formerly of Roanoke, VA went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 2, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital following a long battle with cancer. Born July 21, 1940 at Hix he was the son of the late Mathew and Felicia Berry Ward. Jimmie was a member of the Rocky Mount Community Church and...
James Harless
Nov 29, 2016
James Lawson "Jim Ed" Harless, 82 of Elton passed away peacefully, Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 29, 1934 in Crichton, WV he was a son of the late Lawson Wade and Mary Virginia Harless. James was a retired coal miner who enjoyed four wheeling and playing penny ante poker. He gave...
Mary Richmond
Nov 26, 2016
Mary Imogene Richmond, 79, of Elk Knob took her journey home Saturday November 26, 2016 at her home following a long illness. Born May 21, 1937 at Hix she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Atha R. Gillian Ward. Imogene was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Summers Co. and a member of Bennett Memorial Chapel. She...
Ada Ward
Nov 25, 2016
Ada Mae Berry Ward, 84, of Chestnut Mt. entered into eternal rest Friday November 25, 2016 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born February 16, 1932 in Raleigh Co. she was the daughter of the late Sampson and Viola Ethel Plumley Berry. Mrs. Ward lived most of her life in Summers Co. and was of the Baptist...
Wilford Smith
Nov 20, 2016
Wilford Elliott Smith, 82, of Kirby Mt., Clayton passed away 3:00 pm Sunday November 20, 2016 at his home following a long illness. Born December 10, 1933 at Kirby Mt. he was the son of the late Elijah Lee "Bruce" and Eliza Jane Smith. A former timberman, logger, carpenter, mason, mechanic and machinist he enjoyed hunting, outdoors, playing music with...
Charles Burks
Nov 20, 2016
Charles W. Burks, 77, of Forest Hill formerly of Princeton journeyed to his heavenly home Sunday November 20, 2016 at his home. Born August 31, 1939 in Wyoming County he was the son of the late Wade and Virginia Junkins Burks. Charlie was a proud United States Army Veteran and a coal miner until his retirement from Buchanon Coal Company....
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