Obituaries

William Pack
Mar 11, 2013
William Ashley ?Bill? Pack, 89, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord and his loved ones Monday, March 11, 2013 at his residence following a long illness. Born June 10, 1923 in Raleigh County he was a son of the late Samuel Lee and Sarah Vest Pack and the last surviving member of his immediate family. Bill...

Paul Chattin
Mar 9, 2013
Paul Junior Chattin, 77 formerly of ?Tunnel Hill? Hilldale passed away at the Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley on Saturday, March 9, 2013 and went to his eternal reward. Born September 15, 1935 in Summers County, he was a son of the late Paul ?Babe? and Mabel Clara Wimmer Chattin. Paul was a lifelong resident of Summers County who served...

Aretha Ward
Mar 1, 2013
Aretha Ann Ward, 68, of Pipestem entered into eternal rest Friday, March 1, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born April 16, 1944 in Summers County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Benton and Hattie Faye Bragg Jolliffe. She dearly loved her family and was a talented seamstress who enjoyed sewing and flower gardening. Aretha was preceded in death...
Bernard Bostic
Mar 1, 2013
Bernard Ross Bostic, 89, of Talcott went home to be with the Lord, Friday March 1, 2013 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Born August 29, 1923 at Talcott, he was a son of the late William O. and Pauline Saunders Bostic. Bernard was a member of the Rollynsburg Baptist Church and was retired from...

Thomas Bonds
Feb 23, 2013
Thomas L. Bonds, 80, of Big Creek Road, Hinton was ushered into heaven, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Bower?s Hospice House in Beckley, following a long illness. Born August 15, 1932 in True,WV to the late Rrena McGraw Tincher. He was a former employee of Mack?s Transport and Williams Transport in Hinton. Thomas enjoyed going to church, watching his...
Marguerite Trueman
Feb 12, 2013
Marguerite DiBetta Trueman, 88, of Pence Springs, formerly of New Orleans, LA passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013, following a short illness. Born May 15, 1924 at New Orleans, LA she was a daughter of the late Frank and Maria Grasso DiBetta. Marguerite was a former secretary, having worked in the 1940?s on one of the first made IBM computers....

Ronald Brown
Feb 8, 2013
Ronald Lee Brown Sr., 59, of Hinton entered into eternal rest Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home following a sudden illness. Born September 21, 1953 in Wyoming Co., he was a son of the late Earl Clark and Erma Agnus Milam Brown. He had lived most of his life in Summers Co. and was of the Baptist Faith. Ronald...
Roy Hocum
Feb 7, 2013
Roy ?Arkie? Hocum, 74, of Ramp, died at 1:20 PM, Thursday, February 7, 2013, following a long illness. Born November 5, 1938 at Ramp, he was the son of the late Edgar and Virginia Bowles Hocum. He had lived most of his life at Ramp and had lived and worked in Northberg, NJ for Owens Illinois Glass. Roy was a...

Arland David
Feb 5, 2013
Arland David Dix, 77, of Pipestem, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. David, ?Sonny Boy?, was born January 1, 1936, in Hix, WV, the son of the late Fred G. Dick, and Joy (Gunnoe) Dick of Beckley, WV. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Kermet and Don, and a sister, Alfreda. A 1954 graduate of Woodrow...
William Mann
Feb 3, 2013
William L. ?Bill? Mann, 82, of Talcott passed away February 3, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born September 23, 1930 at Talcott he was the son of the late Everette L. and Florence C. Bostic Mann. Bill was a retired machinist for the C&O Railway with 43 years of service. He enjoyed farming, sharing...
Tom Plumley
Jan 30, 2013
Tom R. Plumley, 77, of Hinton died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born March 15, 1935 at Glade, WV he was a son of the late J. Amos and Nell Ward Plumley. Tom lived most of his life in Hinton and was a 50 plus year member of the...
Ernest Martin
Jan 21, 2013
Ernest Arthur (Jim) Martin, Sr., died peacefully on January 21, 2013 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Jim was born on July 18, 1925 in Marie, WV to Arthur W. and Bessie Mitchell Martin. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Ernest (Ernie) A. Martin, Jr., siblings: Howard Martin, Emmett Martin, Glendora Jones, Gladys Meadows, and...

Ernestine Bragg
Jan 21, 2013
Ernestine Bragg, 72, of Hinton died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Grand Strand Regional Hospital Myrtle Beach, SC, following a sudden illness. Born June 20, 1940 at Lillybrook she was as daughter of the late Earsel Lytton Sr. and Ruby Pearl Basham Lytton. Ernestine was a homemaker who lived most of her life in Summers County. She attended Princewick Missionary...

Ronald Vest
Jan 21, 2013
Ronald G. Vest, 86, of Hinton, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Summers County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale following a long illness. Born December 21, 1926 at Summers County he was a son of the late Green Hamilton and Roxie Bennett Vest. Ronald was a member of the First Christian Church in Hinton where he served as an...
Helen Young
Jan 20, 2013
Helen L. Young Cole, 91, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 20, 2013 following a long illness. Born July 31, 1921 at Raleigh County she was a daughter of the late Paul D. Epperly Sr. and Lottie Epperly Ford. Helen was a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church of Jumping Branch. She was a loving...

Ronald Bennett
Jan 19, 2013
Ronald J. Bennett, 87, of Mount View Road, Jumping Branch, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 after a long illness. Born February 28, 1925 at Jumping Branch, he was the son of the late Oliver S. and Caldonia ?Callie? Vest Bennett. Ronald was a United States Army Veteran having served his country during the Korean War, a member of the UMWA,...

Elizabeth Lilly
Jan 14, 2013
Elizabeth Ann ?Betty? Lilly, 83, of Mocksville, NC, formerly of Pipestem Creek, WV, passed away January 14, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Born May 5, 1929 at New Camp, KY, she was a daughter of the late Fred Isaac and Elsie Montgomery Isaac. Betty was a loving mother who enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles. She...
Pauline Sizemore
Jan 13, 2013
Pauline ?Polly? Francis Garten Dillon Sizemore, 69, of Marie, WV, went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2013. Born on December 14, 1943, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Kelly Monroe Dillon Sr., and her second husband Howard Edward Sizemore. She was the daughter of Pauline Fauster Garten & Dorsey Allen Garten of Marie, WV....

Wilma Bauer
Jan 11, 2013
Wilma Bernadean Bauer, 83, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 11, 2013 at Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born November 28, 1929 at Pipestem she was a daughter of the late Samuel F. and Carrie Ellen Knight. Mrs. Bauer was a homemaker and caregiver and had lived most of her life...

Dennis Bowles
Jan 10, 2013
Dennis Bowles, 64, of Lerona left this life and entered into eternal rest with his heavenly father, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Heartland of Beckley following a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 16, 1948 at Sandstone he was a son of the late Zory and Ida Pearl Bowles. Dennis was a kind hearted simple man who would help anyone....