Obituaries

Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward

Jan 27, 2014

Sarah Ann Ward, 49, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 27, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital following a sudden illness. Born August 11, 1964 at Nicholas County she was a daughter of the late Shirley Ann Akers and Chilton D. Akers of Beckley. Sarah was a homemaker who lived most of her life in Summers...

Pearl Berry

Pearl Berry

Jan 26, 2014

Pearl Virginia Richmond Berry, 89, of Brooks passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born October 15, 1924 at Sandstone, she was a daughter of the late Charles Ballard and Mary Lee Smith Richmond. Pearl was a homemaker that enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She was a lifelong...

Eddie Adkins

Eddie Adkins

Jan 23, 2014

Eddie E. Adkins, 67, of Hinton died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born November 8, 1946 at Hinton he was the son of the late Lonnie and Rachel Adkins. Eddie was a lifelong resident of Summers Co. and a former employee of Cabot Gas Co. Preceded in death by one brother, Delbert Lee...

Robert Turner

Robert Turner

Jan 18, 2014

Robert Joe Turner, 81, of Carleton, MI formerly of Forest Hill, WV passed away Saturday January 18, 2014 in the Oakwood Hospital following a short illness. Born June 7, 1932 at Hinton he was the son of the late Joe and Norene Violet Saunders Turner. Bob retired as a paint supervisor for General Motors after 30 years of service. He...

Randall Kouns

Randall Kouns

Jan 15, 2014

Randall Wayne Kouns, 54, of East Peoria, IL passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at his home following a sudden illness. Graveside service and burial will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Haven of Rest Cemetery at Pence Springs with Pastor J.D. Fox officiating. Friends may gather at the cemetery from 10:30 A.M. until time of services.

Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Jan 3, 2014

Steve Allen Smith, 57, of Hinton passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at his home following a long illness. Born September 14, 1956 he was a son of the late Jessie and Gladys Phillips Smith and reared by his grandmother the late Eva Smith. Steve was of the Baptist faith and had lived most of his life in Summers County....

Violet Buckland

Violet Buckland

Jan 3, 2014

Violet Marie Buckland, 96, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 03, 2014 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a short illness. Born May 12, 1917 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Tony and Cora Elizabeth Adkins. Mrs. Buckland was a member of Rollynsburg Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and...

Buran Meadows

Buran Meadows

Jan 3, 2014

Buran E. Meadows, 91, of Manassas, VA formerly of Hinton died Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born October 14, 1922 at Brooks, he was a son of the late Henry and Edna Cales Meadows. Buran was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. He retired from C&O Railway following many years of service. Buran...

Ina Coffman

Ina Coffman

Jan 3, 2014

Mrs. Ina Coffman of Hinton left this earth peacefully January 3, 2014 at 8:45 P.M. in the Summer's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hilldale, WV. Ina, the daughter of Alpha Alonzo Martin and Grace Dona Cox Martin, was born September 18, 1913. The Martin's had 10 children, Ethel Irene Cooper (deceased), James Edward Martin (deceased), Bertha Frances Goddard (deceased), Robert Alonzo...

James Beasley

James Beasley

Dec 24, 2013

James E. ?Wootie? Beasley, 67, of Hinton, WV, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 following a short illness. Born February 5, 1946 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Jim Beasley and Hallie Grimmett Beasley. Wootie was a 1964 graduate of Hinton High School and later achieved his Bachelor?s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bluefield State College. He...

Tressie Ratliff

Tressie Ratliff

Dec 23, 2013

Tressie Imogene Ratliff, 79, of Hilldale went to be home with the Lord, Monday, December 23, 2013, at CAMC Memorial Division following a short illness. Born December 26, 1933 at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late James William and Sadie Elizabeth Meadows Gill. She was an active member of the Pence Springs Community Church. She was a homemaker...

Mattie Richmond

Mattie Richmond

Dec 22, 2013

Mattie Jane Ward Richmond, of Hinton, passed into the loving hands of God, Sunday, December 22, 2013, at home with her family, at the beautiful age of 82. Mattie was the seventh child of eleven given to the late Felisha Arvela Berry Ward and Matthew Ward of Sandstone. Those waiting to welcome her home are her husband of 60 years,...

Bessie Rudisill

Bessie Rudisill

Dec 19, 2013

Bessie Viola Rudisill, 95, of Barger Springs went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born April 28, 1918 at Barger Springs she was a daughter of the late Harmon and Lilly Tabor. Bessie was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church. She was a former employee...

Gary Hellems

Gary Hellems

Dec 17, 2013

Gary Michael Hellems, 64, formerly of Hinton residing at Forest Hill passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Born June 7, 1949 in Kanawha Co. he was the son of the late James H. ?Buck? and Grace Perkins Hellems. Mike was a former employee of Sterling Smokeless where he worked as a coal mine surveyor. He later retired as an officer...

Clark Adkins

Clark Adkins

Dec 16, 2013

Clark ?Pee Wee? Adkins, 61, of Keeney Mt. died Monday December 16, 2013 at Summers County ARH following a sudden illness. Born April 25, 1952 at Summers County he was the son of the late Blaine and Letha Cook Adkins. A lifelong resident of Summers County, former employee of the City of Hinton Maintenance Dept. he enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin

Dec 12, 2013

Daniel David Martin Sr., 82, of Brimfield, Ohio went home to be with the Lord, December 12, 2013 after a long illness. Born November 29, 1931 in Pipestem, WV he was the son of the late Docia Martin and Giles Summers Martin. He was the seventh son of a seventh son and when he was just a boy he would...

Delphia Meadows

Delphia Meadows

Dec 12, 2013

Delphia Irene Meadows, 85 of Hinton died Thursday December 12, 2013 at Summers County ARH following a short illness. Born October 23, 1928 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Amos and Vida Mae Martin. She was a homemaker who attended the Avis Holiness Church. Preceded in death by three sisters, Daisy Tate, Jenny Martin and Ruby...

Dempsey Cyrus

Dempsey Cyrus

Dec 12, 2013

Dempsey Franklin Cyrus, 85, of Green Sulphur Springs went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Raleigh General Hospital, following a long illness. Born May 10, 1928, he was the son of the late Oscar Pearl and Mary Emma Cyrus. Dempsey was a timber cutter as a young man, a lifelong farmer, a gifted musician, and worked...

Edward Lilly

Edward Lilly

Dec 12, 2013

Edward Lee Lilly, 54, of Ellison went home to be with the Lord Thursday December 12, 2013 at his home following a short illness. Born April 11, 1959 at Ellison he was the son of the late Kennett and Thelma Mae Farley Lilly. A lifelong resident of Summers County, former employee of Links Lumber Co., where he worked for 10...

Syble Lilly

Syble Lilly

Dec 9, 2013

Syble Maxine Moye Lilly, 84, of Ellison passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at the home of Deborah Cline at Lerona. Born February 26, 1929 at Dunns, WV she was a daughter of the late James E. and Ethel E. Meador Moye. Syble was a graduate of Spanishburg High School and a member of the Ellison Missionary Baptist Church. Besides...

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