Obituaries

Grover Meadows
May 18, 2013
Grover Junior Meadows, 63, of Hinton died Saturday May 18, 2013 at Summers Co. ARH following a short illness. Graveside service and burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday May 22, 2013 in the Martin Family Cemetery at Little Wolf Creek with Minister Gary Adkins officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
William Garrett
May 15, 2013
William Edward Garrett, 68, of Sandstone Falls passed away May 15, 2013 at home. Known as Bill or Butch to many friends and family, he enjoyed the river and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Margaret Garrett. He is survived by one sister, Nancy; two brothers, Steve and Keith; aunts, Helen Smith and Elizabeth Gwinn;...

Felicia Blackburn
May 14, 2013
Felicia Ann Blackburn, 25, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 10, 1987 at Pike County, Kentucky she was a daughter of Zellia Mae Blackburn of Jumping Branch and the late Alvin Blackburn. Annie was a volunteer for REACHH and a...
Angela Meadows
May 13, 2013
Angela ?Angie? Rene Meadows, 38, of Ballard went home to be with the Lord Monday May 13, 2013 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born January 9, 1975 at Grundy,VA she was a daughter of Virginia Ratliff Justice of Jolo, WV and the late Walter Justice. Angie was of the Baptist Faith and had attended Hurley High...

Lacy Humphries
May 13, 2013
Lacy Crawford Humphries, 85, of Big Creek, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Summers Nursing & Rehab Center following a long illness. Born May 24, 1927 at Pence Springs, she was a daughter of the late Homer R. and Lillian Martin Crawford. Lacy was a member of the Big Creek Baptist Church and loved reading her bible and attending...
Garnet Adkins
May 5, 2013
Garnet Vernon Adkins, 75, of Beckley passed away May 5, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House following a brief battle with cancer. Born October 31, 1937 at Sandstone, he was a son of the late Forest Wesley Adkins and Madeline Meadows Adkins. Mr. Adkins served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1961. He attended Hinton High School and graduated...
Alvin Garten
May 3, 2013
Alvin Adrian Garten, 80, of Pence Springs went to be with his Lord Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Lewis Gale Medical Center, following a short illness. Born July 10, 1932 at Pence Springs he was a son of the late Otie Carl and Stella Ann Miller Garten. Alvin was a lifelong resident of Pence Springs and a member of...
Jackie Crook
Apr 30, 2013
Jackie Lee Crook Sr., 72, of Nimitz went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born January 24, 1941 at Nimitz he was a son of the late Reverend Orville W. and Lucille Hall Crook. Jackie dearly loved the Lord and attended Faith Baptist Church in Oakvale. He also...
Clayton Williams
Apr 17, 2013
Clayton Williams, 83, of Beckley went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday April 17, 2013 at the Bower?s Hospice House following a long illness. Born May 6, 1929 in Pike Co. KY he was a son of the late James Arthur and Armenda Williamson Williams. He retired from New River Coal Co. after 40 years of service and had...

Barger Meadows
Apr 11, 2013
Barger Basil Meadows Jr., 54, of Talcott entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 11, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born May 29, 1958 at Talcott he was a son of the late Barger B. Sr. and Helen K. Salisbury Meadows. He was a member of the Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church. Barger was a retired heavy equipment...

Goldie Gore
Apr 11, 2013
Goldie Mae Gore, 74, of Hinton passed away, April 11, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born March 13, 1939 in Summers County she was a daughter of the late David B. and Thelma Edith Rouse Adkins. Goldie was a homemaker who enjoyed watching television and spending time with family and friends. Other than her...

Arthur Ayers
Apr 10, 2013
Arthur C. Ayers, 81 of Hinton went home to be with the Lord and his wife Mary Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born March 18, 1932 at Hinton he was the son of the late James O. and Pearl Jones Ayers. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Arthur was a...

Larry Gill
Apr 9, 2013
Larry Clay Gill, 61, of Nimitz passed away Tuesday April 9, 2013 at his home following a long illness. Born February 15, 1952 at Hinton he was the son of the late Otis C. and Jessie Rader Gill. An employee of Briers Furniture Co. for 25 years where he worked in delivery and appliance maintenance, he enjoyed singing, playing music...
Donald J.
Apr 9, 2013
Donald Joseph Via, 92, of Hinton was united with his Lord and Savior and reunited with loved ones and friends on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 following a long illness. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith....." (2 Tim. 4:7) Born in Summers County, March 2, 1921, Donald was the oldest son...

Denver Bias
Apr 8, 2013
Denver Carl Bias, 74, of Hinton passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born May 4, 1938 at Henlawson, West Virginia he was a son of the late Averal R. and Cleo White Bias. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hinton, a US Army Veteran and a retired...

Elsie Harrah
Apr 6, 2013
Elsie Tate Harrah, 85, of Pine Hill died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital, following a short illness. Born August 25, 1927 in Pemberton she was a daughter of the late Andrew Tate and Lydia Ellen Guess Tate. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and enjoyed attending services as long as her...
Ruby Wheeler
Apr 5, 2013
Ruby A. Keffer Wheeler of Hinton, our 100 year old mother went home to be with the Lord on April 5, 2013 after a wonderful, long life. Born February 4, 1913 at Buck she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Virginia Carson Keffer. She was the oldest living member of the Elk Knob Baptist Church, a member of...
Russell E.
Mar 25, 2013
Russell E. Cox, 77, of Glen Morgan passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. On Sunday, March 24, 2013 he had given his heart to the Lord. Born October 19, 1935 at Dunns he was a son of the late Columbus E. and Sylvia Moye Cox. Russell lived in Pennsylvania for several years...

Mildred Russell
Mar 21, 2013
Mildred B. Russell, 69, of Hinton passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 20, 1943 at McDowell County, WV she was a daughter of the late Shafter and Almentia Bowman Day. Mildred was a graduate of Gary High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening and loved animals....

Jerry Cales
Mar 14, 2013
Jerry Dale Cales, 62, of Chestnut Mountain went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in the Main Street Care Facility in Hinton following a long illness. Born November 28, 1950 at Chestnut Mountain he was a son of the late Arnold and Ocie Mae Adkins Cales. Jerry was a member of the Chestnut Mountain Church of...