Obituaries

Jewell Massey
Aug 2, 2014
Jewell Mae Massey, 88, of Hinton went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, August 02, 2014 in the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born December 28, 1925 at Madams Creek, she was a daughter of the late Paul S. and Mae Ward Lilly. Jewell gave her life to the Lord, August 11, 1946...
David Hutchens
Jul 29, 2014
David Charles Hutchens, 64, of Ballengee formerly of Beckley, passed away July 29, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Hutchens was born January 4, 1950, a son of the late Melvin Hutchens and Ethel Covey Hutchens. He was a member of Calloway Heights Baptist Church and had most recently attended War Ridge Freewill Baptist Church...

Garnet Lilly
Jul 27, 2014
Garnet G. Lilly, 98, of Sullivan passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at her home following a sudden illness. Born January 22, 1916 at Streeter she was a daughter of the late James Willard and Cedella Edith Harvey Farley. Garnet was a homemaker who loved flower gardening, family gatherings and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in...
Joseph Gunter
Jul 21, 2014
Joseph E. Gunter, 77, of Riverside Rest formerly of Matheny went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 21, 2014 at his residence following a long illness. Born May 4, 1937 at Pineville he was the son of the late Dewey and Annie Halsey Gunter. Joseph was a great husband, father, grandfather and friend who was very much loved...

April Liddon
Jul 19, 2014
April Liddon, 42, of Hinton passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her home following a short illness. Born March 30, 1972 at Union she was a daughter of Norman Liddon of Lowell and Norma Underwood Nicholson of Milford, MI. Attended Hinton Gospel Tabernacle, a graduate of Hinton High School and enjoyed reading, watching television and the outdoors. Besides her...
Robert Moore
Jul 17, 2014
Robert Lee Moore Jr., 56, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born December 19, 1957 at Cincinnati, OH he was the son of Norma K. Clements Moore of Hinton and the late Rev. Robert Lee Moore Sr. A Carpenter and electrician he enjoyed woodworking and...
Bobby Wheeler
Jul 13, 2014
Bobby Lewis "Bob" Wheeler, 79, of Hinton, died unexpectedly July 13, 2014. Born, September, 11, 1934 in Sciota County, Minford, OH he was a son of the late Rev. Eldridge Carl "Buck" Wheeler and Ruby Amanda Keffer Wheeler. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 57 years, Shirley Hyden Wheeler; one son, Timothy Lewis Wheeler; one...
Bill Corker
Jul 12, 2014
Bill Lewis Corker, 77, of Lewisburg passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Peyton Hospice House at Lewisburg after an extended illness. Bill was born on March 4, 1937 in Meadow Creek, WV to the late Everett and Margie Bowles Corker. He is also preceded in death by his sister Justine Corker Parrish. Bill loved West Virginia and its people...
Sterling Morgan
Jul 6, 2014
Rev. Sterling Morgan, 80, of Lewisburg passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at his home. Born April 8, 1934 at Ronceverte, he was the son of the late Homer K. and Elizabeth Jackson Boone Morgan. Rev. Morgan was a member of the West Virginia United Methodist Church Conference and served the churches of the Blue Sulphur Charge, Bascom-Quinwood Charge, Sophia-Mabscott...
Sidney Lilly
Jul 6, 2014
Sidney Earl Lilly, 81, of Ballard, passed away July 6, 2014 at the Heritage Hall in Rich Creek, VA. Born February 2, 1933 in Summers County, he was the son of the late Walter Earl and Ora Marie Pack Lilly. Sidney was a member, and served as a trustee for Fairview Baptist Church in Forest Hill. He served in the...
Velma Richmond
Jun 24, 2014
Pauline Richmond, 92, of Christiansburg, VA formerly of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in the Lewis - Gale Hospital, Pulaski, VA following a long illness. Born August 17, 1921 at Clenemont she was a daughter of the late John and Willie May Carter. Pauline was the last surviving member of her immediate...

Spurgeon Ward
Jun 23, 2014
Spurgeon A. Ward, 85, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Monday, June 23, 2014 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born November 24, 1928 at Brooks he was the son of the late Roscoe and Estella Bragg Ward. Mr. Ward was of the Baptist Faith and a retired employee of the C&O Railway. He...
Kevin Gore
Jun 18, 2014
Kevin B. Gore, 46, of Hinton passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home. Born November 28, 1967 at Summers County he was a son of the late Charles "Rudy" Gore and Elizabeth Carter Gore of Hinton. Kevin enjoyed being the person he was, full of life, and spending time with friends. Besides his father, he was preceded in...

Edith Hall
Jun 13, 2014
Edith Marie Hall, 91, of Hinton passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a long illness. Born June 12, 1923 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late John G. Bragg and Josie K. Cales Bragg Neighbors. Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Neil Hall Sr.; four sisters,...
Billy Moravec
Jun 12, 2014
Billy Joe Moravec, 35, of Jumping Branch, WV passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning, June 12, 2014 at the Milford Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Milford, PA. Born April 3, 1979 at Mercy Hospital in Toledo, OH he was a son of Yvonne Marie McBride (Milicic) of NY and Douglas (Sonar) McBride of Hinton, WV. and the stepson of...
Norman Via
Jun 8, 2014
Norman A. Via, 84, of Beckley was united with his Lord and Savior and reunited with his loved ones and friends on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Born in Summers County, March 21, 1930, he was one of six children born to Avery C. and Bertha Williams Via. Norman was a member of Maxwell Hill Baptist Church in Beckley. Retiring from...
Margaret Butler
Jun 5, 2014
Margret Louise Anderson born on October 23, 1933 in Lick Creek, WV to the late Carlos Washington Anderson and Georgia Pauline Williams Sherry. She was the second of four daughters. Known as Margaret Anderson Butler passed away on June 5, 2014 at 8:08 AM following a long illness. Preceding her in death are her parents; two sisters, Joy Mae Anderson...
Daniel Curfman
Jun 1, 2014
Daniel Curfman, 29, of Pence Springs passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his home following a sudden illness. Born April 26, 1985 at Pennsylvania he was a son of Craig Curfman of Pennsylvania and Monica Hawkey of Alderson. Daniel was a former cashier for Family Dollar in Alderson. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends....
Elmo Davis
May 31, 2014
Elmo Davis, 92, of Talcott passed away, Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Main Street Care in Hinton following a short illness. Born November 29, 1921 at Ballengee he was a son of the late Lomer A. and Allie Lyons Davis. Mr. Davis volunteered his service to the Army in early 1942 during WWII. He trained and deployed as an infantryman...
Lynda Smith
May 23, 2014
Lynda Faye Smith, 70, of Piney View formerly of Hinton entered into eternal rest Friday, May 23, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division following a short illness. Born August 10, 1943 at Narrows, VA she was a daughter of the late George Henderson Brookman and Eilene Meadows Goins. Lynda was a homemaker of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed...