Obituaries
Basil Basham
Dec 26, 2014
Basil Lewis Basham, 85, of Elk Knob died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley following a long illness. Born August 4, 1929 in Ellison he was the son of the late Wesley and Lillie Meador Basham. Basil lived most of his life in Summers Co. where he attended the Ramp Holiness Church and he worked in...
Emma Thompson
Dec 22, 2014
Emma M. Thompson, 93, of Green Sulphur Springs passed away December 22, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born August 6, 1921 at Meadow Creek she was the daughter of the late Ira and Rebecca Adkins Smith. She retired from the Summers Co. Board of Education where she worked as a cook at Sandstone Elementary School, a...
Mildred Adkins
Dec 21, 2014
Mildred Charlene Adkins, 87, of Tug Creek Mountain, Hinton, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family following a short illness. She was born in Ramp on August 22, 1927. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Nannie Harr Martin. She was a lifelong resident of Summers County, a mother and a homemaker....
Robert Weikle
Dec 20, 2014
Robert Gray Weikle, 77, of Zion Mt. went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his home following a short illness. Born May 16, 1937 in Monroe Co., he was the son of the late Hobert and Sallie Taylor Weikle. Robert was of the Baptist Faith, a member of the NRA and the United Steelworkers of...
Russell Gill
Dec 18, 2014
Russell A. Gill, 82, of Marie went home to be with the Lord, Thursday December 18, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born May 21, 1932 at Talcott he was a son of the late James William and Sadie Elizabeth Meadows Gill. Russell was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church where he served as...
Carrington Richmond
Dec 15, 2014
Carrington Dennis Richmond, 86, of Clayton left his earthly life on December 15, 2014 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, West Virginia after a sudden illness. Mr. Richmond has resided at the Greenbrier Manor in Fairlea since July, 2011. Carrington considered himself to be the family historian and was known to be a "master storyteller". Born July 9,...
Effie Weikle
Dec 14, 2014
Effie Louise Weikle, 72, of Zion Mt. went home to be with the Lord Sunday December 14, 2014 at Summers Co. ARH following a short illness. Born January 16, 1942 in Summers Co. she was the daughter of the late Robert I. and Gracie F. Bonds Bennett. A homemaker she was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed watching television, being...
Jerry Cox
Dec 7, 2014
Jerry Lee Cox, 67, of Nimitz, WV, with his family by his side, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at his home, following a long illness. He was born to Robert C. Cox and Edith Simmons Cox of Glen Rogers, WV on June 14, 1947. Jerry attended school at Glen Rogers and Woodrow Wilson High School. He was a Master...
Georgiaetta Harrah
Dec 6, 2014
Georgiaetta Gwinn Berry Harrah, 73, of Meadow Creek died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Donna in Berkeley Springs. Born April 24, 1941 at Meadow Bridge she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Georgia Vandall Gwinn. "Getta" worked at Pipestem State Park but most of her life was spent as a homemaker & caring...
James Tickle
Dec 6, 2014
James Russell Tickle, 64, of White Bluff, TN formerly of Hinton passed away Saturday December 6, 2014 at Horizon Medical Center of natural causes. Born November 4, 1950 at Hinton he was the son of the late Donald Russell and Barbara Pauline Lucas Tickle. Member of the Hinton Masonic Lodge #62 AFAM, Retired United States Navy Veteran having served his...
Lola Allen
Dec 5, 2014
Lola Rozella Allen, 82, of Hinton went home to be with her loving God Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Glenwood Retirement Village following a long illness. Born August 23, 1932 in Blue Sulphur Springs, Lola was the daughter of the late Cecil and Mary Huggins. Lola was a member of the Madams Creek Baptist Church for many years. She...
Robert Rushford
Dec 4, 2014
Robert Joseph "Joe" Rushford, 88 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Thursday December 4, 2014 at Summers Co. ARH Hospital following a short illness. Born August 8, 1926 at Hinton he was the son of the late James and Blanche Bryant Rushford. A World War II Veteran of the United States Army where he served his country...
Paul Crook
Nov 26, 2014
Paul E. Crook, 70, of Nimitz formerly of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday November 26, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short illness. Born March 30, 1944 at Bellepoint he was the son of the late Hobart Jackson and Dorothy Ernestine Moss Crook. A Veteran of the United States Army serving his country in Germany...
Mary Salisbury
Nov 25, 2014
Mary Agnes Cooper Salisbury, 98, of Hampton, VA died in peace on November 25, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Edith Kay Enoch. Mary had lived in Lewisburg, WV and Roanoke, VA for many years prior. She was born July 14, 1916, in Quinnimont, WV to John (Shorty) and Rebecca Thomas Cooper. She grew up in Hinton, WV where...
Melvin Cyrus
Nov 21, 2014
Melvin E. Cyrus, 74, of Hinton passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born May 22, 1940 at Ramp, Melvin was son of the late Walter and Beryl Parker Cyrus. He started cutting and hauling timber at the age of 13. He later worked various construction and power company jobs...
Joyce Bennett
Nov 20, 2014
Joyce Ann Bennett, 64, of Crab Orchard passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division following a short battle with cancer. Born April 22, 1950 at Fairmont she was a daughter of the late William Henderson and Helen Rebecca Poling Persick. Joyce retired from Raleigh General Hospital as a nurse anesthetist with over 20 years...
John Houchins
Nov 19, 2014
John Quincy Houchins Jr., 53, of Hinton, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at his home. Born November 7, 1961 at Columbus, OH, he was a son of Jane Ellen Cox Houchins of Hinton and the late John Quincy Houchins Sr. John was the former owner and operator of Houchins Body Shop in Hilldale. He was an avid car enthusiast...
G.W. Lightner
Nov 18, 2014
G. W."Dick"Lightner, 85 of Brooks passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born April 10, 1929 at Elverton, WV he was a son of the late George William and Emma Elizabeth Reynolds Lightner. Dick began working for the C& O Railroad as an Equipment Operator in 1945 at the age of...
Donald Harvey
Nov 17, 2014
Donald Edward "Eddie" Harvey, 61, of Hinton formerly of Cleveland, OH went home to be with the Lord Monday November 17, 2014 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 19, 1953 at Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Donald A. and Alma C. Lilly Harvey. Eddie was a member of the Cornerstone Family...
Garland Anderson
Nov 15, 2014
Garland E. Anderson Jr., 75 of Hinton finally entered into his eternal peace on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Serenity Place in Lerona following a long illness. Born May 13, 1939 at Hinton he was the son of the late Garland "Buddy" and Ruby Barton Anderson. A lifetime member of the United Transportation Union, he retired from CSX Corp. where...
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