Obituaries

Roger Ratliff

Roger Ratliff

Mar 2, 2015

Roger Dare Ratliff, 86, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 02, 2015 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 21, 1928 in Summers County he was the son of the late Garnett B. "Bulldog" Ratliff Sr. and Effie Fern Samples Ratliff. He was a member of the Beech Run Baptist...

James Steers

James Steers

Feb 28, 2015

James T. Steers, 69, of Hinton passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 1, 1945 at Hinton he was the son of the late William and Rosie Gill Steers. A preacher of the Holiness Faith he loved church, gospel music and his flower garden. Besides his parents he was...

Glema Wills

Glema Wills

Feb 27, 2015

Glema Blanche Cochran Wills, 98, of Jumping Branch passed away on February 27, 2015 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born September 25, 1916 at Jumping Branch, she was the daughter of the late Michael Alexander and Ora Dell Mills Cochran. Blanche was a member of the Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church. She was a homemaker...

Albert Ward

Albert Ward

Feb 20, 2015

Albert William "Alb" Ward, 85 of 9103 Judson Rd. Hinton passed away February 20, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Born October 27, 1929 in Summers County he was the son of the late Friend McDonald and Rena Ann Jones Ward. A lifelong resident of Summers County he served his country in the United States Army during the...

Beverly Faris

Beverly Faris

Feb 19, 2015

Beverly Dawn Mayle Faris, age 50, of Catawba passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Born April 9, 1964 in Harrison, WV, she was the daughter of Glaydene George Mayle of Salem, WV and the late Willis Mayle. Besides her mother, she is survived by her husband, Richard "Ricky" Faris of Catawba; two daughters, Brandi Fulbright of Catawba and Amanda...

Edith Caldwell

Edith Caldwell

Feb 19, 2015

Edith Butler Caldwell, 95, of Alderson, passed away February 19, 2015. Born August 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Bessie Cody Butler. Edith spent many years working as a maid for the Greenbrier. She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, quilting, taking car rides through the countryside, and, above all, spending time with her family. Edith was...

Cathy Roberts

Cathy Roberts

Feb 15, 2015

Cathy Sue Roberts, of Shallotte, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Roberts was born on November 18, 1964 in Hinton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Bobby and Patricia Adkins. Cathy earned her degree in nursing but later found her true calling in cosmetology, most notably, Salon on Carmel and Park 51 Barber & Styling. Surviving are...

Lydia Bales

Lydia Bales

Feb 11, 2015

Lydia Lynn Oxley Bales, 53, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Born November 4, 1961 at Hinton she was a daughter of Stuart and Lila Oxley of Hinton. Lydia was a 1980 graduate of Hinton High School and had attended Beckley College. She had worked as...

Nancy Martin

Nancy Martin

Feb 4, 2015

Nancy Jean Martin, 70 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Born May 21, 1944 at Hinton she was the daughter of the late William and Rosie Gill Steers. Nancy was of the holiness faith, she loved listening to gospel music, going to church and spending time...

Virginia Smith

Virginia Smith

Jan 31, 2015

Virginia Roseanna "Rosie" Smith, 53, of Tug Creek went home to be with the Lord Saturday January 31, 2015 at Summers County ARH Hospital following a sudden illness. Born January 1, 1962 at Hinton she was the daughter of Hazel Clay Wiedenhoft of Falls Mills, VA and the late Merlin McKinnely Cyrus. A highway contractor for the United States Postal...

Henry Pack

Henry Pack

Jan 30, 2015

Henry B. Pack, 59, of Hinton, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in Somerset, KY following an apparent heart attack. Born September 4, 1955 at Fayette County, he was the son of the late Cletis F. and Betty Jo Cales Pack. Henry was a United States Army Veteran. He worked as a carpenter, electrician, and professional truck driver. He loved...

Kandi George

Kandi George

Jan 30, 2015

Kandi Ammos George, 50, of Hinton passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on January 30, 2015 following a short illness. Kandi was a homemaker who loved camping, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother in law, Elizabeth Smith. She is survived by her children, Zachary George and wife Jessica George...

Nellie Harrah

Nellie Harrah

Jan 27, 2015

Nellie Mae Lester Harrah, 80, of Meadow Creek went home to join Heaven's family choir Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Main Street Care in Hinton, following a long illness. Born July 29, 1934 at Meadow Creek, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Jason and Chlora Jane Gwinn Smith. Nellie was a lifelong resident of Summers County. She was...

Brian Bennett

Brian Bennett

Jan 21, 2015

Brian Scott Bennett, 42, of Hinton passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born February 22, 1972 at Hinton he was a son of Ramona Crook Bennett of Hinton and the late Joe T. Bennett. Brian was a 1990 Hinton High School Graduate where he was a member of the football, basketball,...

Devota Shumate

Devota Shumate

Jan 20, 2015

Mrs. Devota H. Shumate, 83, of Madison, Indiana died Tuesday, at 8:45 a.m. on January 20, 2015 at the Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Devota was born on February 4, 1931 in Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Lura Hedrick Hicks. She grew up in Green Sulphur Springs with...

Dale Basham

Dale Basham

Jan 18, 2015

Dale Harrison Basham, 38, of Tug Creek passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 following injuries received from a residential house fire. Born January 8, 1977 at Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Carl Dean Basham and Deloris Ward Basham of Sandstone. Besides his father, Dale was also preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Plummer Ward; paternal...

Matthew Cole

Matthew Cole

Jan 18, 2015

Matthew Wayne Cole, 30, of Hix passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 following injuries received from a residential house fire. Born June 27, 1984 at Summers County he was a son of Jacqueline Jane "Jackie" Ward Cole of Hinton and the late Teddy Wayne Cole. Matthew was a former employee of Pit Row on the Hinton By Pass, Deeds Dairy...

Danny Richmond

Danny Richmond

Jan 17, 2015

Danny W. "Rookie" Richmond passed from this life into the loving hands of God at the age of 60 years on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at his home. Born August 15, 1954 at Sandstone he was the sixth child of seven given to the late Homer and Mattie Ward Richmond. Besides his parents those waiting to welcome him home are...

Clifford Cales

Clifford Cales

Jan 13, 2015

Clifford A. Cales, 80, of Meadow Bridge entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born March 21, 1934 at Green Sulphur Springs, he was a son of the late Roy H. and Mamie C. Bryant Cales. Cliff graduated from Sandstone High School and Moller Barber College...

Janelle McQuiston

Janelle McQuiston

Jan 8, 2015

Janelle Raye McQuiston "Meadows", 40, of Hinton, WV, passed away in a vehicle accident on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Janelle was born on January 30, 1974 to Dennis McQuiston of Lisbon, Ohio and Sherry Unger-Campbell of Lisbon, Ohio. She attended high school in Columbiana, Ohio, then continued her education in the medical field. Janelle was a very caring person and...

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