Obituaries

Latricia Meadows

Latricia Meadows

Mar 25, 2014

Latricia Mary Meadows, 44, of Beckley went to heaven on the wings of angels, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her home following a sudden illness. Born December 10, 1969 at Beckley she was a daughter of the late Mary E. Meadows. Latricia graduated from Hinton High School in 1989 and was a member of the Sandstone Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Clara Meadows

Clara Meadows

Mar 23, 2014

Clara Katherine Meadows, 82, of Meadow Bridge, formerly of Madams Creek entered into eternal rest Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 15, 1931 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Curtis and Thelma Goddard Egner. Clara was a member of the Mt. Olivet Church. She was the last...

Arnold Berry

Arnold Berry

Mar 20, 2014

Arnold E. Berry Sr., 90, of Brooks passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Summers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, following a long illness. Born October 25, 1923 at Longbottom, he was a son of the late Sampson Schley and the late Viola Ethel Plumley Berry. In addition to his parents, he was proceeded in death by his wife of 66...

Luther Meadows

Luther Meadows

Mar 17, 2014

Luther Hayze Meadows, 89, of Brooks went home to be with the Lord, Monday March 17, 2014 in the Springfield Nursing Home at Lindside, WV following a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. Born August 27, 1924 in Raleigh County, he was the son of the late Everette and Ida Plumley Meadows. Self employed painter for many years while his health...

Charles Ramsey

Charles Ramsey

Mar 15, 2014

Charles (Jeff) Ramsey, 89, Torch, Ohio passed away into the arms of God on Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was born in Forest Hill, West Virginia, to Hobert and Nannie Ramsey, on March 13, 1925. He was the first of seven children. At the age of 17 he entered the U.S. Navy and is a World War II veteran. He...

Donald Lemon

Donald Lemon

Mar 14, 2014

Donald Ray Lemon, 63, of True went home to be with the Lord, Friday March 14, 2014, at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born May 11, 1950 in Hinton he was a son of the late Howard W. and Ruth Thompson Lemon. Donnie attended the James Chapel United Methodist Church, a former equipment operator in...

Russell Bennett

Russell Bennett

Mar 12, 2014

Russell Junior "Shorty" Bennett, 54, of Hinton, passed away on March 12, 2014 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born October 10, 1959 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Samuel Russell Bennett and Mildred Adkins Bennett of Hinton. Russell was a former mechanic of Park Avenue Exxon and dispatcher for Hinton Taxi. He...

Russell Bennett

Russell Bennett

Mar 7, 2014

Russell Clair Bennett, 95, of Lake Park, FL passed away Friday March 7, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL following a long illness. Born November 18, 1918 in Jumping Brach, WV he was the son of the late Elbert P. and Eunice Mooney Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a United States Army Veteran having served his country...

Maxine Richmond

Maxine Richmond

Feb 27, 2014

Maxine Richmond, 81, of True went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Born November 25, 1932 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ollie Buckland Goff. Maxine was a member of Cooks Chapel Baptist Church. She was a 1953 Hinton High School graduate and had...

Lloyd Ward

Lloyd Ward

Feb 13, 2014

Lloyd Garland Ward, 82, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the VA Medical Center following a long illness. Born August 31, 1931 at Barksdale he was a son of the late Enny S. and Beatrice Meadows Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church, a retired welder for CSX...

Howard Crook

Howard Crook

Feb 7, 2014

Howard Thomas (Tommy) Crook, 70, of Jumping Branch, WV, went home to be with the Lord following a long illness on Friday, February 7, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. He was born May 16, 1943 at Jumping Branch, WV, the oldest son of the late Howard Taft Crook and Myrtle Alice Irwin. He was of...

Charles Forrest

Charles Forrest

Jan 31, 2014

Charles William Forrest, 78, of Hinton formerly of Columbia, KY went home to be with the Lord January 31, 2014 at his home following a long illness. Charles accepted the Lord as his Savior on November 29, 1979. Born August 3, 1935 at Willow Shade, KY he was the son of the late Edgar W. and Lora T. Martin Forrest....

Charles Holstein

Charles Holstein

Jan 29, 2014

Charles Edwin Holstein Sr., 91, of Hopewell, VA died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Riverview Rehab and Nursing Center in Hopewell, VA. Born June 23, 1922 at Arbuckle, Mason County, he was the son of the late Frederick Brooks and Mary Tillis Holstein. Charles was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church where he served many years as...

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.

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...

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...