Obituaries

Margaret Bennett

Margaret Bennett

May 31, 2009

Margaret E. Bennett 95, of Hinton died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center at Hilldale following a short illness. Born June 17, 1913 in Summers Co. she was a daughter of the late Fount and Cora Jane Fox Grimmett. A homemaker she was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahâ??s Witnesses in Hinton and...

Roger Ayers

Roger Ayers

May 30, 2009

Roger Dale Ayers, 63 of Lockbridge, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley after a long illness. Born December 27, 1945 at Hinton he was a son of the late Charles W. Ayers and Iva Bragg Ayers Anderson. Roger attended schools in Summers County before joining the United State...

Anna Edmondson

Anna Edmondson

May 29, 2009

Anna Sue Iddings Barker Edmondson, 70, of Virginia Beach, VA formerly of Hinton, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 at Bayside Hospital Virginia Beach, VA following a short illness. Born September 16, 1938 at Hinton she was a daughter of the late Glada Hatcher and Charles William Iddings. She enjoyed being a help by working and giving to various organizations,...

Paula Blackburn

Paula Blackburn

May 27, 2009

Paula Jean Cales Blackburn, 42, of Ramp entered into the arms of Jesus; Wednesday, May 27, 2009 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Born April 5, 1967 at Sandusky, OH she was a daughter of Herman and Jeanie Hall Cales of Ramp. A lifelong resident of Summers County she attended the Mabscott Holiness Church. Paula was a loving wife,...

Benjamin Adkins

Benjamin Adkins

May 26, 2009

Benjamin R. â??Benâ?? Adkins, 79 of Hinton, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born June 11, 1929 at Hinton he was a son of the late Burman Greene and Emma Jane Bennett Adkins. Ben was a lifelong resident of Hinton. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Patsy J. Gill,...

Teddy Wills

Teddy Wills

May 22, 2009

Teddy Ray Wills, 63 of Tug Creek Mountain, Hinton joined his family in heaven on Friday May 22, 2009 in the Summers Co. ARH following a sudden illness Born December 27, 1945 at Hinton he was a son of the late Roy R. â??Jackâ?? and Vada J. Gill Wills. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he retired from the Summers...

Thelma Moye

Thelma Moye

May 20, 2009

This is to announce the passing of Mrs. Thelma Ann (Peggy) Moye, September 9, 1926 â?? May 20, 2009. She was born in Union, WV. Peggy is the daughter of Andy and Mamie Canterbury, of Hinton. In 1945 she married the only true love of her life, Barney R. Moye (deceased, January 1991) of Mercer County, WV, a returning World...

Gladys Gill

Gladys Gill

May 17, 2009

Gladys Z. Gill, 87 of Bluefield, formerly of Hinton, died May 17, 2009 at Westwood Health Care in Bluefield following a long illness. Born March 20, 1922 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Dayton and Minnie Plumley Massie. A devoted wife and loving mother she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hinton and even...

Kenneth Holland

Kenneth Holland

May 13, 2009

Kenneth J. â??Kennyâ?? Holland, 68, of 119 Riverside Drive, Hinton, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday morning May 13, 2009 at the Bowers Hospice House at Beckley, following a long illness. Born July 27, 1940 at Charleston, he was a son of the late Ray Edward and Esther Dean Holland. Kenny lived most of his life in Kanawha, a 1958 Graduate...

Gary Foster

Gary Foster

May 11, 2009

Gary Wayne Foster, 48, of Beckley formerly of Hinton, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at his home. Born June 19, 1960 at Hinton he was a son of Marie Petrey of Hinton. A Veteran of the United States Army, member of the Hinton Moose Lodge, employee of Fisher Auto Parts and a avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Preceded...

Harry Pilkington

Harry Pilkington

May 9, 2009

Harry Pilkington, 89 of Hinton went home to be with his Lord and Savior , Saturday morning, May 9, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born May 14, 1919 at Hespeler, Ontario Canada, he was a son of the late George and Florence Singleton Pilkington. Harry served in the Royal Canadian Medical Corp from 1942-1946 earning the rank...

Gary McBride

Gary McBride

Apr 27, 2009

Gary Wayne McBride, 54, of Pipestem, died Monday, April 27, 2009 at the University of Virginia Hospital at Charlottesville, following a long illness.Born December 25, 1954 at Pipestem, he was the son of Lacy McBride and wife Diana of Pipestem and Jane Adkins Spade of Hinton.Gary worked several years at the Pipestem State Park, the Old Hinton Hosptial and a...

Glenna Petrey

Glenna Petrey

Apr 24, 2009

Glenna Petrey, 72, of Pipestem went home to be with her Lord Friday, April 24, 2009 at her home in Lerona with her family beside her. Born August 27, 1936 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Rufus Blaine and Delphia Bragg Richmond. Glenna was a loving mother and grandmother and homemaker who had lived in Summers...

William Harper

William Harper

Apr 22, 2009

William Grayson Harper, 84 of Sand Knob died Wednesday April 22, 2009 at Summers County ARH. Born June 19, 1924 in Summers County he was the son of the late William Grover and Demma Irene Harner Harper. Mr. Harper was a member of the Sand Knob United Methodist Church and the Hinton Masonic Lodge #62 A.F. & A.M.. Mr. Harper...

Martha Abshire

Martha Abshire

Apr 18, 2009

Martha Carol Mills Abshire, 60, of Jumping Branch, rose up to Heaven on the wings of Angels at the Bowerâ??s Hospice House on Saturday, April 18, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 24, 1948 at White Oak, to Elizabeth and the late Lacy Mills. Martha married Thomas Noel Abshire, March 23, 1974. They...

Betty Bowling

Betty Bowling

Apr 18, 2009

Betty Jo Hilton Bowling, 79, of Nimitz, went home to be with her Lord, April 18, 2009 at the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness.Born December 31, 1929 in Cleveland, OH she was the only daughter of the late Arthur Earl Hilton and Nellie Mae Pack Hilton White and step-father Patrick Henry White.She was a member of the Nimitz...

Abraham Ward

Abraham Ward

Apr 16, 2009

Abraham â??Abeâ?? Ward, 68, of Pipestem went home to be with the Lord, April 16, 2009 at the Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born May 30, 1940 at Hix he was a son of the late Friend and Rena Jones Ward. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he worked as a timberman and farmer for most of his...

Issac Adkins

Issac Adkins

Apr 9, 2009

Issac â??Ikeâ?? Adkins, 86, of Meadow Creek went home to be with the Lord, April 9, 2009 at the home of his niece following a short illness. Born August 12, 1922 at Meadow Creek he was a son of the late Fisher and Sally Bragg Adkins. Issac was of the Baptist Faith and had lived almost all of his life...

Rhelda Meadows

Rhelda Meadows

Mar 30, 2009

Rhelda V. Meadows, 92, of Fincastle, VA, formerly of Daniels, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2009, at the home of her daughter, following a short illness. Born May 14, 1916 at Ellison, she was the daughter of the late George and Nancy Etta Hinton Lilly. Mrs. Meadows was a member of the Beaver Baptist...

James Settle

James Settle

Mar 29, 2009

James E. Settle, 81, of Judson Road, Talcott, died 2:30 A.M. Sunday, March 29, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Born June 10, 1927 at Ronceverte, he was the son of the late Clayton L. and Luvenia A. Cox Settle. He was a World War II Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp. and later the U.S. Air...

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