Obituaries
James Edward
Dec 22, 2011
James Edward ?Jimmy? Chambers Sr., 39, of Crab Orchard, formerly of Shady Spring, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 22, 2011 at his home. Born May 27, 1972 at Beckley, he was a son of the late Gilbert Edward Jr. and Mary Ellen Wilson Chambers. Jimmy was a mechanic for Quinn?s Service Station in Crab Orchard. He loved to draw,...
Charles McDonald
Dec 17, 2011
Charles M. McDonald, 69, of Pipestem Creek died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the VA Medical Ctr. in Beckley following a long illness. Graveside services and burial will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Bluefield, VA with Chaplain Paul Bricker officiating. Friends may call from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM Tuesday at the...
Virginia Crockett
Dec 12, 2011
Virginia Wilson Crockett, 98, of Pence Springs, WV, died at 9:24AM, Monday, December 12, 2011 at the Summers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born October 15, 1913 at Talcott, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Newton and Stella Evans Wilson and had lived most of her life in Talcott-Pence Springs areas. She was a homemaker...
Robert Hudson
Dec 9, 2011
Robert R. "Robbie" Hudson III, 28, of Princeton, formerly of True, entered into eternal rest Friday, December 9, 2011 at his home. Born February 14, 1983, at Raleigh County, he was a son of Robert R. "Bob" Hudson Jr. and Susie Hudson, both of True. Robbie was a 2001 graduate of Pikeview High School who worked as an equipment operator...
Franklin Bennett
Dec 7, 2011
Franklin J. Bennett, 76, of Brooks died December 7, 2011 at his home. Born September 7, 1935 at Brooks, WV, he was a son of the late Bob Bennett and Gussie Susan Cales Joiner. Franklin was a graduate of Sandstone High School and was a simple man who lived a simple life and enjoyed farming, taking care of his land,...
Gloria Harrah
Dec 4, 2011
Gloria E. Surbaugh Harrah, 76, of Green Sulphur Springs, formerly of Beckley, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 4, 2011 at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 3, 1935, at Meadow Creek, she was a daughter of the late John Ezra Surbaugh and Mary Elizabeth Surbaugh Hume. Gloria worked for the Summers County Board...
John Casto
Dec 3, 2011
John W. "Jack" Casto, of Inverness, Florida, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Born in Danese, West Virginia on April 14, 1930, he was the son of the late William Mart and Pearl Heaster Casto. He was of the Methodist Faith. As a businessman, Jack owned and operated Dairy Queen restaurants in Covington and Buena Vista, Virginia. Jack was...
Clinton Spade
Nov 18, 2011
Clinton Alan Spade, 54, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 18, 2011. Born November 4, 1957 in Hinton, WV he was a son of the late Edith Madeline Canterbury and Jack Leslie Spade both of Hinton. Alan was a graduate of Hinton High school class of 1976. He enjoyed a simple lifestyle and loved the outdoors....
Charles Adkins
Nov 17, 2011
Charles Michael "Chuckie" Adkins, 57, of Ballard, formerly of Hinton, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home following a long illness. Born July 27, 1954, at Morgantown, he was a son of the late Ed and Juanita Ward Sims. Chuckie was a logger and construction worker who enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to the...
Raymond Wiseman
Nov 5, 2011
Raymond O. Wiseman, 86, of Talcott passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his home following a long illness. Born June 14, 1925 at Mountain View in Summers Co. he was a son of the late Perry Alexander and Margaret Thompson Wiseman. Raymond was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church at Talcott and served his country during World...
Gregory Crook
Nov 4, 2011
Gregory Scott Crook, 46, of Jumping Branch died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his home. Born June 21, 1965 at Alexandria, VA he was the son of the late Connie K. Clark Crook and Brice Crook of White Oak. A 1983 graduate of Hinton High School he was a member of Bluestone Baptist Church, formerly employed as a foreman at...
Dorothy Jean
Nov 1, 2011
Dorothy Jean ?Ma Jean? Cales Hall, 85, of Big Creek Road, left this world and entered Heavens gates on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. She was born January 14, 1926 at Summers County, to Peter Burman Cales and Mary Elizabeth Cox Cales. Jean knew Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was a lifelong member of Big Creek Baptist Church who...
Beulah Lopes
Oct 31, 2011
Beulah Lopes, 68, of Ballengee, WV, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 31, 2011 at home following a long illness. Born May 7, 1943 at Dot, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ida Nelson. Beulah was a very talented model, author and painter who attended the Riverview Chapel while her health permitted, co-owner...
Rebecca Harris
Oct 30, 2011
Rebecca Mae Harris, 50, of San Benito, TX, formerly of Talcott, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX following an apparent heart attack. Born July 29, 1961 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late William A. ?Bill? Martin and Goldie Marie Richmond Martin of...
Yolanda Meadows
Oct 26, 2011
Yolanda Sue Meadows, 26, of Hinton died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at home following a sudden illness. Born December 1, 1984 in Ronceverte, WV she was the daughter of Michael W. Meadows Sr. and Debbie L. Bailey Meadows of Streeter. Preceded in death by one brother, Michael Wayne ?Bear? Meadows II; maternal grandfather, James Bailey and her paternal step-grandfather, Roy...
Richard Simms
Oct 21, 2011
Richard C. "Dick" Simms, 88, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Brier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fairlea following a long illness. Born December 20, 1922 at Hinton, he was a son of the late Fred M. and Sibyl Upton Simms. Dick was a member of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church serving as a...
Robert Ratliff
Oct 18, 2011
Robert "Clinton" Ratliff, 77, of Jumping Branch, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born August 24, 1934 at Leatherwood, he was a son of the late Charles Sr. and Jenny Harvey Ratliff. For the last 40 years he had lived in Jumping Branch. Clinton was employed as a conductor and brakeman...
Earl Gravely
Oct 17, 2011
Earl David "Brud" Gravely, 74 , of Meadow Creek passed away October 17, 2011 at his home following a short illness. Born December 1, 1936 at Mabscott, he was a son of the late John Lee and Thelma Edith Rouse Gravely. Brud was a retired mechanic for H&N Ford in Hinton and Loving Motors in Virginia. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Ira Gearheart
Oct 14, 2011
Ira P. "Robbie" Gearheart, 54, of Princeton, WV, formerly of Athens, died October 14, 2011 at his residence. Born August 16, 1957, in Bluefield WV, he was the son of Mary F. Gearheart of Princeton, WV and the late Bobby C. Gearheart. Robbie was formerly employed at Princeton Community Hospital where he worked for over 18 years. He was especially...
Billy Dunn
Oct 12, 2011
Billy C. Dunn, 39, of 1506 Temple Street Hinton, WV, died suddenly at home on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Born April 13, 1972 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Ruby Plumley Gill. Also preceding him in death were his grandmother Virginia Corrine Richmond and an uncle Richard "Cowboy" Plumley. Billy was reared by his grandfather and grandmother....
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