Obituaries

Clark Dunn
Nov 17, 2016
Clark Dunn, 64, of Meadow Creek formerly of Boston, MA passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Bower's Hospice House following a battle with lung cancer. Born February 12, 1952 at Clayton, GA he was a son of the late Abraham and Nancy Isaac Dunn. Clark served his country as a US Marine for three years. He was an avid...
Joseph Brown
Nov 14, 2016
Joseph Samuel Brown, 50, of Jumping Branch died November 14, 2016 at 6:40 A.M. at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born November 15, 1965 in East Chicago, IL he was a son of Gordon and Nancy J. South Brown of Salt Lake City, UT. Joseph was a master diesel mechanic at Ramey Ford in Princeton who...
Wanda Anderson
Nov 14, 2016
Wanda Jean Anderson, 89, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House. Born February 13, 1927 at Clio, MI, she was preceded in death by her husband, son and granddaughter. Wanda loved attending church at Calvary Baptist Church in WV and Crossroads Baptist Church in FL. She is survived by one son, Phillip Anderson and wife Linda of...
Bertie VanStavern
Nov 11, 2016
Bertie Lee VanStavern, 95, of Ballengee went home to be with the Lord Friday November 11, 2016 at Springfield Center in Lindside following a short illness. Born August 13, 1921 at Wayside she was the daughter of the late Douglas R. and Virgie Mae Wickline Winfrey. A lifelong resident of Ballengee and the surrounding area she was a homemaker who...
Nina Richmond
Nov 10, 2016
Nina Richmond, 62, of New River Road, Hinton formerly of Portsmouth, OH went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 10, 2016 at her home following a short illness. Born May 30, 1954 at Irish Mountain, she was a daughter of Janie Bragg Pentheny of Portsmouth, OH. Nina was a former home health care provider who loved taking care...
Bobby Crowe
Oct 29, 2016
Bobby Owens Crowe, 61, of Riverside Rest went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his home following a short illness. Born Ocotber 23, 1955 at Union he was a son of the late William Owens and Carolyn June Carr Crowe. Bobby was of the Baptist Faith and served his community in transportation services at the...
Tammy Mongeni
Oct 27, 2016
Tammy Lynn Bennett Mongeni, 54, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Thursday, October 27, 2016 following a long illness. Born May 9, 1962 in Hinton she was the daughter of Meridith "Big Boy" and Frieda Wills Bennett. Tammy was a proud, loving mother and a member of Central Baptist Church in Hinton. She spent most of her...
Rudolph Gore
Oct 24, 2016
Rudolph R. Gore, 59 of Forest Hill, WV, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Beckley VAMC after battling a long illness. He was a 17 year veteran of the United States Air Force. Born March 29, 1957 in Talcott, WV, he was a son of Elizabeth "Libby" Gore of Hinton, WV and the late Charles "Rudy" Gore. He...
Lyla Sizemore
Oct 19, 2016
Lyla Irene Sizemore, 91, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at her home following a long illness. Born March 23, 1925 at Streeter she was a daughter of the late Sylva and Eliza Harvey Pack Kochy. Lyla was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church at Bim, WV and attended Grace Baptist at...
Steven Tickle
Oct 17, 2016
Steven Lee Tickle, 68, of True passed away October 17, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division. Born June 14, 1948 at True he was a son of the late Dorsey Tickle and Romie Albert Epperly and stepfather James Epperly. Steve was of the Baptist faith. He was a 1967 graduate of Hinton High School with a degree in...
Margaret Martin
Sep 30, 2016
Margaret Irene (Chick) Glass Martin, of Talcott, WV passed away peacefully on September 30, 2016 at the Summers County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Chick was born on November 17, 1926 in Talcott and grew up there. She graduated from Talcott High School in 1944. She married the love of her life, Jim Martin in June 1946. They were married for...
Eddie Lilly
Sep 26, 2016
Eddie Dan Lilly went on to his Heavenly home on Monday, September 26, 2016 from Main Street Care in Hinton. He was born December 14, 1954, at his home on Leatherwood Road in Summers County, WV. He has now completed 61 years of his life on earth. In those years, Eddie saw his family leave, one by one. His father,...
Vertra Smith
Sep 24, 2016
Vertra Short Smith, 78, of Woodrumtown went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born August 23, 1938 at Pads Fork, Wyoming County she was a daughter of the late Isaiah and Elsie Newcomb Short. Vertra was a member of the New Hope Church of Nazarene in...
Connie Adkins
Sep 21, 2016
Connie Sue Adkins, 59, of Bunker Hill went home to be with the Lord Wednesday September 21, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born February 13, 1957 in Hinton she was the daughter of Hallie Adkins of Hinton and the late Clifford Adkins. A homemaker she enjoyed knitting, yard work and taking care of her home. Preceded...
Velma Farley
Sep 19, 2016
Velma Ruth Farley, 83, of Ellison passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 25, 1933 at Daniels, WV she was a daughter of the late Fred and Maggie Lester Reed. She was a homemaker and a cook at Lilly Heights School at Ellison. Velma was a loving mother and grandmother who loved spending...
India Brown
Sep 14, 2016
India "Peepsie" Beatrice Allen Brown, 89, of Hinton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House. Born December 13, 1926 in Summers County she was a daughter of the late Grover C. Allen Sr. and India B. Light Allen. India was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hinton. She had...
Joyce Miller
Sep 11, 2016
Joyce Clorene Harvey Miller was born at Cave Ridge in Summers County on Feb. 23, 1935 and passed away at her residence on September 11, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Oris Lee and Bessie (Hogan) Harvey. Her mother died a few days after her birth, and her paternal grandparents, John Pearly and Ida (Lilly) Harvey took her...

Berlin Sears
Sep 10, 2016
Berlin Marie Sears, 78, of Muddy Creek Mountain passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a short illness. Graveside service and burial will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the Huffman Cemetery at Buck. Friends are asked to gather at the cemetery from 10:30 A.M. until time of services on Thursday. Gathering of...
Joy Bumgarner
Sep 9, 2016
Joy Ann McKinney Bumgarner, 85, of Hix, went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born March 13, 1931 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee Meadows and Cuba Ward Lowe. Joy was a member of the Ramp Holiness Church. She...

Jessie Berry
Sep 9, 2016
Jessie Margaret Richmond Berry, 93, of Brooks passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Main Street Care following a long illness. Born January 5, 1923 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Smith Richmond. She was a homemaker who loved children. Jessie was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Ralph Berry; an infant...