Obituaries

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...

Elvin Cooper

Elvin Cooper

Jan 16, 2016

Elvin Lewis "Cookie" Cooper, 75, of True passed away Saturday January 16, 2016 at his home. Born December 27, 1940 at True he was the son of the late Joffree Elvin and Edna Ruth Short Cooper. A retired coal preparation plant construction supervisor for Elgin Industries of Chicago IL. Cookie enjoyed attending classic car shows, over the years repairing and...

Mary Dutton

Mary Dutton

Jan 12, 2016

Mary Lois Hartley Dutton, 90, of Conway, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on January 12, 2016, surrounded by her family. Born April 26, 1925 in Hot Coal, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William A. Hartley and Lillian B. Herndon Hartley. She was married to the late James Christopher "Jimmy" Dutton for a wonderful 42...

Carol Lilly

Carol Lilly

Jan 10, 2016

Carol Faye Cooper Lilly, 73, of Jumping Branch passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born May 23, 1942 at Little Bluestone, she was a daughter of the late Elisha B. and Letha B. Basham Cooper. Carol was a member of the Jumping Branch Tabernacle and former employee of Pipestem State Park. She...

Jeffrey Meadows

Jeffrey Meadows

Jan 7, 2016

Jeffrey Marcus Meadows, 51, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 7, 2016 at his home following a short illness. Born March 8, 1964 at Talcott he was the son of Tommy R. and Anita L. Hoke Meadows of Hilldale. Jeff was the owner and operator of Hillbilly Auto Body in Hilldale, employee of Volvo Trucks...

Elmer Patton

Elmer Patton

Jan 2, 2016

Elmer Earl Patton, 88, of Hinton, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at home surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born February 24, 1927 at Meadow Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Carl Patton and Ada Bryson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters and one brother. In his...

Lowell Mills

Lowell Mills

Dec 28, 2015

Lowell Verlis Mills, 69, of Spokane, WA, formerly of Herndon passed away December 28, 2015 from complications of diabetes. Born February 2, 1946 in Herndon, he was a son of the late London L. and Ollie McKinney Mills. Lowell worked for Northwest Airlines for 35 years. Because of his love for hunting and fishing he decided to make his home...

Julia Ward

Julia Ward

Dec 26, 2015

Julia Mae Ward, 80, of Ramp, after a courageous 6 year fight with cancer, won the final victory when she passed from this earth to her heavenly home on December 26, 2015. Born July 23, 1935 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late John Hatcher and Cuba Helen Lowe. Julia was a member of the Ramp Holiness Church...