Obituaries
Benny Lemon
Feb 13, 2010
Benny Lee "Lucky" Lemon Jr., 46, of Hinton died Saturday, February 13, 2010. Born August 22, 1963 at Hinton he was a son of the late Benny Lemon and Lovottia Mae "Sissy" Graham. Benny was well known in Summers County for his excellent mechanic work and he enjoyed collecting model cars. Preceded in death by two sisters; Linda and Teresa...

Ivaliene Dean
Feb 6, 2010
Ivaliene ?Ivy? Dean 82, of Hinton, formerly of Brooks, died at 10:55 P.M. Saturday at the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born March 25, 1927 at Brooks, she was the daughter of the late Waymon and Bertie Adkins Berry. Ivy was a homemaker and loved her flowers and friends. She attended the Sandstone Baptist...
Edra Adkins
Feb 6, 2010
Edra Blanche Adkins, 84, of Hilldale went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at her home following a long illness. Born April 24, 1925 at Kanawha, Co., WV she was the owner of Bluestone Grill and lived most of her life in Summers Co. She enjoyed playing bingo, gardening, fishing and raising her flower garden and...

Piney Harvey
Feb 5, 2010
Monday February 8, 2010, 2:00 P.M. at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel Click for Map and Directions
Silas Ward
Feb 4, 2010
Silas Denford ?Den? Ward, of Hinton, died peacefully at 8:50 PM, Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with his family by his side, following a short illness. He was born on September 19, 1913 at Hix and was a son of the late Ulyses ?Dock? and ?Lilly? Caroline Berry Ward. He was 96 years old....
Jimmy Ferguson
Jan 31, 2010
Jimmy E. Ferguson, 73 of Ellison went home to be with Lord, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center following a long illness. Born July 24, 1936 at Ellison he was the eldest son of the late Wayne Tolliver and Ruby Farley Ferguson. A veteran who served his country in the United States Army, member of...
Darrell Carr
Jan 27, 2010
Darrell Lee Carr, 42, of Hilldale passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at his home. Born May 16, 1967 in Beckley he was a son of Darrell McGinnis Carr and Peggy Lou Collins Carr of Hilldale. A member of the 1987 Class of Hinton High School, Lee loved spending time with his grandsons, nieces and nephew; he was an avid...
Helen Pack
Jan 24, 2010
Helen Lillian Yancey Pack, 75, of Nimitz entered into eternal rest, Sunday January 24, 2010 at Summers Nursing and Rehab following a long illness. Born May 23, 1934 at Lerona she was a daughter of the late Homer Elliot and Sara Ann Pack Yancey. A member of the Mary Jane Memorial Methodist Church at Streeter, homemaker, lifelong resident of Summers...

Janice Taylor
Jan 17, 2010
Janice P. Taylor, 63, of Marie entered into eternal rest at her home Sunday, January 17, 2010 following a long illness. Born May 17, 1946 in Raleigh Co. she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Shrewsberry Bonds. Janice lived most of her life in Summers Co, had formerly worked as a cook at Riverview Nursing Home, enjoyed...
Virginia Plumley
Jan 17, 2010
Virginia R. Whittaker Plumley, 83, of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Raleigh Center in Daniels following a long illness. Born July 20, 1926 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late William ?Will? and Nanny Whittaker and she was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs....
Gary King
Jan 14, 2010
Gary H. King, 66, of Sandstone went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Raleigh General Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 12, 1943 at Broad Run in Mason County, WV he was a son of the late Herbert Rice and Esther Weaver King. Gary was a faithful member of the Lick Creek...
Gregory Reed
Jan 9, 2010
Gregory Scott Reed, 33 of Summers County passed away Saturday January 9, 2010 at Summers County ARH. Greg had battled diabetes for the last 27 years. Born September 16, 1976 in Summers County he is the son of Roger and Patty Ratliff Reed of Madams Creek. He was a 1994 graduate of Hinton High School who played on the Bobcat...
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...
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...
Kenneth Howard
Jan 8, 2010
Kenneth Melvin Howard, 71, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2010, after a long battle with Alzheimer?s. He was born on April 5, 1938 in Cunard, WV. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents Harry and LouRetha Howard and his brother Donald. Kenneth proudly served his country in the army before retiring from Continental Telephone Company....

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
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
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
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
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...