Obituaries

Charles Willey

Charles Willey

Dec 25, 2015

Charles E. "Eddie" Willey Jr., 66, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 25, 2015 following a short battle with cancer. Born April 11, 1949 at Hinton he was the son of Katherine Young Willey of Hinton and the late Charles E. Willey Sr. Eddie was a 1967 graduate of Hinton High School, member of the...

Bonnie Bennett

Bonnie Bennett

Dec 24, 2015

Bonnie Jean Garten Bennett, 80, of Judson went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Summers Co. ARH following a lingering illness. Born April 18, 1935 in Summers Co. she was the daughter of the late Odle and Ruby Saunders Garten. Bonnie will be loved and missed by family, friends, community and her longtime church family....

Freeman Lusk

Freeman Lusk

Dec 16, 2015

Freeman Buddy "Shorty" Lusk, 75, of Talcott, WV went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 16, 2015 following a long illness. Born June 15, 1940 in Midway, WV he was the son of the late Truby Lusk and Violet Woods Lusk. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lisa Ann Lusk and two sisters, Diana Weikle and...

Mary Meadows

Mary Meadows

Dec 13, 2015

MARY CATHERINE BAKER MEADOWS , 99, passed away on December 13, 2015 at St. Mary's Highland Hills Retirement Village in Watkinsville, GA. She was born in Alderson, WV (Muddy Creek Mountain) on May 6, 1916 to William Lake Baker and Maggie Clevie Arbaugh Baker. She graduated from Nursing School at the Hinton (WV) Hospital in 1936 and worked there, where...

Herbert Crook

Herbert Crook

Dec 8, 2015

Herbert S. Crook, 86, of Hilldale passed away Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Graveside service and burial will be held 11:00 am Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Restwood Memorial Gardens with Pastor Edward S. Crook officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery by 10:45 am on Thursday.

Helene Fredeking

Helene Fredeking

Dec 8, 2015

Helene M. Fredeking, 75, of Lutherville, MD passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 following a long illness. Graveside service and burial will be held 1:00 pm Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Greenbrier Burial Park in Hinton with Pastor Robbie Merritt officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at 12:00 pm at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton....

William Anderson

William Anderson

Dec 4, 2015

William "Bill" Duane Anderson, 68, of New River Road Hinton went home to be with the Lord Jesus, Friday December 4, 2015 following a short illness. Born April 11, 1947 at Beckley he was the son of the late Duane Ralph and Emma Jane Ennis Anderson. Bill was an Ordained Minister for the past ten years having been a child...

Margie Cuckovich

Margie Cuckovich

Dec 2, 2015

Margie Elizabeth Nabors Cuckovich, 89, of Hinton passed away Wednesday December 2, 2015 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Upland Cemetery near Hinton with Pastor Robbie Merritt officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:30 P.M. on Friday. Arrangements...

Kenneth Cooper

Kenneth Cooper

Nov 28, 2015

Kenneth Jack Cooper, 84, of Ballengee, WV passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born August 4, 1931 at Sandstone he was a son of the late James P. and Grace T. Cooper. Jack attended War Ridge Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of the Ballengee Farm Club. He was a US Army Veteran...

Sally Ward

Sally Ward

Nov 25, 2015

Sally Vernice (Vernie as she was known on the mountain)Adkins Ward and Ms. Sally (as she was known at the nursing home), age 86, of Hix Mountain died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 3:38 A.M. at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley surrounded by her daughters and granddaughters following a long illness. Born October 21, 1929 in Summers County, she was...

Michael Helton

Michael Helton

Nov 24, 2015

On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Heaven gained a very special angel, Michael Scott (Mike) Helton. Mike blessed our lives beginning on June 17, 1973. He was the loving son of Kalen and the late Howard R. Helton Sr. of Hinton. Mike was a fun, loving, and hardworking man that would do anything for anyone, whether it was family friends, or...

Richard Clayton

Richard Clayton

Nov 22, 2015

Richard Allen Clayton, 62, of Forest Hill passed away November 22, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born May 13, 1953 at Lillybrook he was a son of the late William Hayden and Willia Ines Wooten Clayton. Richard was a disabled construction worker, a member of Labor Union #453 and a former truck driver for Silo Ice...

Bonnie Lilly

Bonnie Lilly

Nov 18, 2015

Bonnie M. Lilly of Ellison went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital in Hinton following a short illness. Born June 11, 1951 at Ellison she was a daughter of the late Kennett and Thelma Mae Farley Lilly. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Summers County. Preceded in death by...

Carmen McGuire

Carmen McGuire

Nov 14, 2015

Carmen Gene McGuire Sr., 60, of Hinton went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday November 14, 2015 at his home following a long illness. Born February 28, 1955 at Springdale he was the son of the late Elmer McGuire and Drema Cales McGuire Blankenship and his stepfather, Paul Blankenship of Hinton. He was a United States Army...

Jane Houchins

Jane Houchins

Nov 13, 2015

Jane Ellen Houchins, 76, of Bellepoint went home to be with the Lord, Friday, November 13, 2015 at Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born January 12, 1939 at Hamilton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Elbert and Della Johnson Cox. Jane was a homemaker and a member of the Bellepoint Baptist Church. She...

Richard Bostic

Richard Bostic

Nov 9, 2015

Richard D. Bostic, loving husband, father and grandfather, 94, passed away November 9, 2015, at home. Born November 18, 1920, he was the son of William Otho and Pauline Bostic of Talcott, WV., one of nine children. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death is his wife of 74 years, Betty Jane; his brothers: Ralph, Howard, Jack, James and...

Roy Sears

Roy Sears

Nov 8, 2015

Roy Allen "Johnny" Sears Jr., 68 of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Allen Sears Sr. & Goldie Louellen Smith Sears; several brothers and sisters; a son in law, Tasewell Johnson Sr. Roy served his country proudly in the Marine Corps and was wounded in Vietnam and received the...

Jessie Neely

Jessie Neely

Nov 5, 2015

Jessie Lois Neely, 86, of Lenoir, NC, formerly of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Caldwell Hospice - Robbins Center in Hudson, NC following a short illness. Born March 25, 1929 at Pipestem, she was a daughter of the late John Levi and Ada Keaton Neely. Jessie was a member of...

Edna Faris

Edna Faris

Nov 2, 2015

Edna E. Shrewsberry Faris, 90, of Indian Mills, WV, died Monday, November 2, 2015, at the Princeton Community Hospital, following a short illness. Born October 11, 1925 at Indian Mills, she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Eunice McDowell Shrewsberry, and was lifelong resident of Summers Co. Edna worked as a cook at the 4-H camp for...

Ethel Lilly

Ethel Lilly

Nov 2, 2015

(March 19, 1930-November 2, 2015) Ethel "Little Ett" Lilly, 85 of Nimitz, went to be with her Lord and Savior on the evening of November 2, 2015 after a long struggle with health. She was surrounded by family and friends at the time of her passing. Ethel brought life to a room and she liked to laugh. People who knew...