Obituaries

Russell Bennett

Russell Bennett

Mar 1, 2016

Russell Lee Bennett, 40, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born June 30, 1975 at Hinton, he was a son of the late Gary Richmond and Wilma Lee Bennett Angell. He attended Maple Fork Baptist Church, was a former employee of Les's Painting in Hinton...

Alec Thornsbury

Alec Thornsbury

Feb 27, 2016

Alec Ray Thornsbury, 33, of Hinton went home to be with his Heavenly Father on February 27, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital following an accident at his home. Born July 30, 1982 in Pineville he was the son of Larry Stafford of Pineville and Evelyn Kay Rose Burghy of Hinton. Alec was employed by Kroger Co. in Hinton for the...

Melba Meadows

Melba Meadows

Feb 26, 2016

Melba Ruth Hogan Meadows, 82, of Madams Creek went home to be with the Lord Friday February 26, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 21, 1934 at Madams Creek she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillie Yancey Hogan. A homemaker who was of the Baptist faith she enjoyed caring for her children...

Omer Teabo

Omer Teabo

Feb 23, 2016

Omer Webster Teabo, 74, of Tug Creek passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born March 28, 1941 at Hinton he was the son of the late George William and Nettie Fay Gill Teabo. Mr. Teabo was a former employee of Wilson Tree Company, custodian for the Hinton State Police Dept. Detachment and...

Maydean Hill

Maydean Hill

Feb 21, 2016

Maydean O. Hill, 67, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her home following a short illness. Born April 8, 1948 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Russell and Oma Ward Gill. A homemaker she was a devoted wife and mother who loved all children. Maydean loved planting and tending...

David Fox

David Fox

Feb 20, 2016

David James Fox, 56, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born August 21, 1959 at Marian, Indiana he was the son of Hobert and Janice Graham Fox of Elk Knob. A member of the Laurel Creek Baptist Church, former Maintenance Operator for the City of...

Stella Gregory

Stella Gregory

Feb 18, 2016

Stella Carol Harvey Gregory, 73, of Blairsville, GA, formerly of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. Born April 10, 1942 at Beech Run she was a daughter of Wade V. and Bessie Pack Harvey. Carol was of the Baptist faith. She had...

Alfred Cales

Alfred Cales

Feb 9, 2016

Alfred Edward Cales, 75, of Carriere, MS, formerly of Hix, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Born June 25, 1940, he was the son of the late Allen Preston and Effie Lillian Richmond Cales. He was a Receiving Clerk for Ford Motor Company. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Alton Cales and wife Wilda, David...

Gladys Upton

Gladys Upton

Feb 9, 2016

Gladys Mae Upton went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 9, 2016, following a short illness at Summers Nursing and Rehab Center. Born February 29, 1932 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Burman and Emma Jane Bennett Adkins. Gladys was a lifelong resident of Summers County. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with...

Nora Martin

Nora Martin

Feb 8, 2016

Nora Ethel Martin, 51, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord on February 8,2016. Born August 11,1964 she was a daughter of the late Effie Caroline McKinney. Nora was of Christian faith. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family. Besides her mother she was proceeded in death by a son, James Martin Jr.; grandson,...

William Richmond

William Richmond

Feb 3, 2016

William S. "Billy" Richmond, 51, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Wednesday February 3, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following a sudden illness. Born October 3, 1964 in Hopewell, VA he was the son of Robert Richmond Sr. of Hopewell, VA and Edna Moten Richmond of Jumping Branch. Billy worked various jobs throughout his...

Barbara Carr

Barbara Carr

Jan 29, 2016

Ms. Barbara Louise Nichols Carr, 81, of Hickory, NC, passed away Friday, January 29th, 2016 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born October 26, 1934 at Hinton, she was the daughter of late Silas C. and Nellie Erma Nichols. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Claris F. Nichols, and her sister, Virginia Nichols Clifford. Barbara was...

Gary Deeds

Gary Deeds

Jan 28, 2016

Gary Marvin Deeds, 71, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born July 31, 1944 at Hinton he was a son of the late Thomas Marvin Deeds and Opal Eagle Deeds Pack Gary was a member of Bluestone Baptist Church. He graduated from...

Alma Cyrus

Alma Cyrus

Jan 27, 2016

Alma Lois Cyrus, 54, of Clarksburg, formerly of Green Sulphur Springs passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 11, 1962 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Dempsey and Helen Burnette Cyrus. Alma was of the Baptist Faith, enjoyed church functions, reading her Bible,...

Lucinda Upton

Lucinda Upton

Jan 26, 2016

Lucinda Wills Vest Upton Born in a 2-story hand hewed log house on Suck Creek near Ellison, West Virginia on Sunday, March 13, 1921, Lucinda Wills Vest Upton graduated to a glorious mansion in heaven on January 26, 2016. At the age of 94, she still remembered seeing her first airplane flying over the mountains as she and her mother...

Bernice Tate

Bernice Tate

Jan 25, 2016

Bernice C. Tate, 33, of Hinton passed away on Monday January 25, 2016 at CAMC Memorial Division following a short illness. Born July 3, 1982 at Hinton, she was the daughter of Roger "Droop" Wynes of Hinton and the late Margaret Tate. She was a lifelong resident of Summers County who loved camping, fishing, and the outdoors. Besides her father,...

Rosie Adkins

Rosie Adkins

Jan 23, 2016

Rosie Bell Adkins, 67, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Saturday January 23, 2016 at Main Street Care in Hinton following a long illness. Born October 13, 1948 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late Clifford G. Adkins and Hallie Mae Adkins of Hinton. A lifelong resident of Summers County she enjoyed spending time with...

Charles Fortner

Charles Fortner

Jan 22, 2016

Charles Edward Fortner Sr., 69, of Talcott passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House Beckley following a long illness. Born July 17, 1946 in Wyoming Co. he was the son of the late Wonnie B. and Ilene Booth Fortner. Charlies worked as a construction worker and coal miner until he was disabled. Besides his parents he was...

Ralph Shirey

Ralph Shirey

Jan 20, 2016

Ralph Garland "Shag" Shirey Jr., 66, of 62 Redskin Dr. Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 20, 2016 following a long illness. Born March 13, 1949 in Hinton he was the son of the late Ralph Garland Shirey Sr. and Virginia Wiseman Shirey Lilly Meadows. Shag was a wonderful and gentle husband and a diehard Washington...

Jimmy Gunter

Jimmy Gunter

Jan 17, 2016

Jimmie Dale Gunter, 69, of Hinton, passed away on Sunday January 17, 2016 at Main Street Care following a short illness. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday January 20, 2016 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Robbie Merritt officiating. Friends may call from noon until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral parlors. In...

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