Obituaries

Larry Cooper

Larry Cooper

Jan 8, 2010

Larry Dean Cooper 52 of Sandstone passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley following a long illness. Born June 9, 1957 in Hinton son of the late James W. Jim and Billie Mae Cales Cooper. Larry was a disabled heavy equipment operator and spent his entire life in Sandstone. He had an enormous spark for...

Pauline Ward

Pauline Ward

Jan 8, 2010

Edna Pauline Ward, 84 of Pipestem passed away at her home on Friday January 8th, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born, Edna Pauline Cooper on the 14th of January 1925 at Little Bluestone in Summers County. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Zula Lyon Cooper. Pauline spent her childhood in Summers County where she with...

Fred Chapman

Fred Chapman

Dec 29, 2009

Fred Chapman, 88, of Pence Springs formerly of Blackberry City, Mingo Co. died December 29, 2009 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born August 17, 1921 at Blackberry City he was a son of the late Lon and Retha Mullins Chapman. A Veteran of the United States Army, Fred served his country during World War II, retired...

David Hicks

David Hicks

Dec 23, 2009

David Ray Hicks, 58 of Alderson died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 in Gauley Bridge. Born June 24, 1951 in Summers County he was the son of the late Herbert and Virginia Williams Hicks. A veteran of the United States Army he served his country during the Vietnam War, was a member of the Hinton Gospel Tabernacle, an avid outdoorsman who...

Patty Lilly

Patty Lilly

Dec 22, 2009

Patty Cales Lilly, 78 of Avis, Hinton died Tuesday afternoon, December 22, 2009 at Summers County ARH following a short illness. Born November 15, 1931 in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Polly Frances Briers Miller and James H. Cales. Former employee of G.C. Murphy?s Company when she lived in Hinton and provided private child services for over...

Glen Neely

Glen Neely

Dec 20, 2009

Glen Robert Neely, 78, of Hinton entered into eternal rest Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the VA Medical Center, Beckley following a long illness. Born February 28, 1931 at Pipestem he was a son of the late D.C. and Nova Mann Neely. Glen was an electrician for 30 years, member of NEBF and IBEW and he served his country in...

Ernest Buckland

Ernest Buckland

Dec 18, 2009

Ernest Leroy Buckland, 64, of Hinton, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at the UVA Hospital at Charlottesville, VA, following a short illness. Born September 13, 1945 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Dewey Wilber and Annie Mae Lusk Buckland. Preceded in death by two sisters; Ethel Colgneri and Ruby Mae Buckland. Mr. Buckland was a disabled truck...

Clifford Bennett

Clifford Bennett

Dec 17, 2009

Clifford Bennett, 81, of Shady Spring, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following an apparent heart attack. Born January 12, 1928, at Raleigh Co., he was the son of the late Clark and Ida Mae Smith Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a timberman and heavy equipment operator and...

Carl McDonie

Carl McDonie

Dec 13, 2009

Carl Edward McDonie, 45, of Hinton, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born March 3, 1964 at Hinton he was the son of Kebbie McDonie of Buck and the late Carl Junior McDonie. A lifelong resident of Hinton he was employed as a truck driver and was of the Baptist Faith. Carl was a...

Charles Gill

Charles Gill

Dec 11, 2009

Charles Richard Gill Sr., 58, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Friday, December 11, 2009 at Charleston Area Medical Center- Memorial Division following a long illness. Born September 29, 1951 in Raleigh County he was a son of the late Russell L. and Oma Ward Gill. Charles was employed as a driller for the International Union of...

Alice Boone

Alice Boone

Dec 9, 2009

Mary Alice Boone, 87, of Hilldale entered into eternal rest and reunited with her loving family, Wednesday, December 09, 2009 following a short illness. Born March 13, 1922 at Ronceverte she was a daughter of the late Charles Lewis and Elizabeth Jackson Boone Morgan. A member of Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church where as long as her health permitted she...

James Taylor

James Taylor

Nov 29, 2009

James Roscoe Taylor, 75, of C&O Dam Road in Daniels went to his eternal rest on November 29, 2009 following a long illness. Born November 22, 1934 at Scarbro he was the son of the late Curtis Bryon and Janet Prosser Taylor. A Retired Coal Miner and a member of the UMWA he served his country as a Veteran of...

Juanita Woodrum

Juanita Woodrum

Nov 28, 2009

Laura Juanita Woodrum 82, of LaSalle, Illinois formerly of Hinton passed away 11:50 A.M. Saturday, November 28, 2009 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Born December 17, 1926 in Hinton she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Anne E. Patrick Woodrum. Attended Hinton High School, Piedmont Bible College and graduated from University of Virginia Hospital School of...

Herbert Hancock

Herbert Hancock

Nov 25, 2009

Herbert C. ?Herb? Hancock, 82, of Cleveland, OH formerly of Beckley entered into eternal rest Wednesday, November 25, 2009 with his wife of 64 years, Mary Virginia and his nephews, Gerald Canterbury and Dr. Bryan Canterbury at his side. Born August 20, 1927 at Beckley, he was a son of the late Hugh and Jessie Hancock. Herb was employed by...

Ronnie Dean

Ronnie Dean

Nov 24, 2009

Ronnie Dean Cox, 46, of Jumping Branch entered into eternal rest, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 following a long illness. Born December 25, 1962 at Hinton he was a son of the late Henry Brady Cox and Betty Farley Cox Eads of Princeton. A lifelong resident of Summers County he enjoyed hunting, fishing, drag racing and horseback riding. Ronnie was of...

Marie Tincher

Marie Tincher

Nov 19, 2009

Marie Tincher, 62 of Tug Creek Connection Road, Hinton went home to Heaven on November 19, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born March 1, 1947 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Jesse ?Buddy? and Dora Canterbury Bragg. Marie was a very special person who was loved by everyone that...

Anna Shanklin

Anna Shanklin

Nov 9, 2009

Anna Marie Shanklin, 86, of Fairlea, formerly of Marie, died Monday, November 9, 2009 following a long illness. Born August 10, 1923 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Ed and Josie Meador Anderson. A member of the New Hope United Methodist Church, she formerly owned and operated Shanklin?s Store and she served as postmaster for the Marie...

Clarice Irene

Clarice Irene

Nov 8, 2009

Clarice Irene Cox 77, of Fayetteville, NC formerly of Hinton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 8, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. in Greenville, NC following a long illness. Born September 20, 1932 at Ellison, she was a daughter of the late Clacy D. and Una Basham of Ellison Ridge. Mrs. Cox was of the Baptist...

Louise Collins

Louise Collins

Nov 3, 2009

Louise Margaret Farley Collins, 82, of Christiansburg, VA, formerly of Hinton, died 3:58 P.M. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at Cleveland, OH following a short illness. Born November 26, 1926 at True, she was a daughter of the late Olen and Loxie Adkins Farley. Louise had formerly worked as a presser in the sewing industry in Radford, VA as well as...

Anna Harvey

Anna Harvey

Oct 31, 2009

Anna Marie Epperly Harvey, 80, of Hinton, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009, at home following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born March 25, 1929, in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Epperly Sr. and Mary Etta Basham Epperly. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford J. Harvey; a sister,...

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