Obituaries

Zane Adkins

Zane Adkins

Oct 12, 2009

Zane Baden Adkins, 77, Chestnut Mountain died 12:45 P.M. Monday, October 12, 2009 at Summers Co. ARH following a long illness. Born June 14, 1932 in Summers County he was a son of the late James Thomas and Elsie Ellen Adkins. An avid hunter and outdoorsman he loved working on small engines and listening to bluegrass music, retired from Pipestem...

Thomas Richmond

Thomas Richmond

Oct 8, 2009

Thomas Estel Richmond, 42, of Ballengee went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 8, 2009 following a sudden illness. Born March 8, 1967 at Hinton he was a son of the late Estel Howard and Nancy Lee Webb Richmond. A 1985 graduate of Union High School he was employed by Tom Nelson at Brookefield Farms at Lowell and...

James Farley

James Farley

Sep 28, 2009

James Clifford Farley, 63, of Manning, South Carolina, formerly of Wayside, WV passed away following an apparent heart attack while hunting on September 28, 2009. Born June 24, 1946 in Summers County, he is the son of the late Otho and Ethel Williams Farley. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Union. He was an...

Virgil Cochran

Virgil Cochran

Sep 20, 2009

Virgil Dewey ?Dee Cee? Cochran III, 25, of Clayton died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born June 28, 1984 in Mercer Co. he was a son of Victoria Smith Kesler and her husband John David of Clayton and Jimmy Ray Wheeler and companion Jennie Ward of Riverside Rest. Dee Cee was a member of the...

Lottie Parker

Lottie Parker

Sep 17, 2009

Lottie Parker, 81, of Talcott, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the home of her sister following a long illness. Born August 1, 1928 at Judson she was a daughter of the late John A. and Sarah C. Bennett Sears. Lottie was a homemaker and had lived most of her life in Summers County, loved doing needlepoint, crossword puzzles and...

Lennis Farley

Lennis Farley

Sep 11, 2009

Lennis J. Farley, 91, of Forest Hill went home to be with the Lord, September 11, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short illness. Born November 24, 1917 she was a daughter of the late Henry Andrew and Madeline Mae Weikel Privett. A homemaker, she loved her family and her Savior Jesus Christ dearly. She was a member of...

Steven Adkins

Steven Adkins

Sep 9, 2009

Steven Wayne ?Turkey? Adkins, 47, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Summers County ARH following a long illness. Born December 26, 1961 at Detroit, MI he was a son of the late Russell Dillon and Sylvia Margaret Graham Adkins. A past employee of Gore?s Autobody with 18 years of service and K&S...

Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis

Sep 8, 2009

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Anna Shores

Anna Shores

Sep 4, 2009

Anna Marie Shores, 38 of Cool Ridge formerly of Hinton went to be with the Lord, Friday September 4, 2009 at her home. Born December 5, 1970 at Elkton, MD, she was a daughter of the late William Edward Shores and Norma Biggs Shores of Cool Ridge. A 1989 graduate of Hinton High School and a 2009 graduate of Mountain...

Jean Shrewsbury

Jean Shrewsbury

Aug 31, 2009

Jean Elizabeth Shrewsbury, 80, of Beckley, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born August 28, 1929 at Green Sulphur Springs, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Virgie Graham. She was a homemaker and had resided most of her life in Beckley. Preceding her in death are her...

Anna Graham

Anna Graham

Aug 22, 2009

Anna Elizabeth Graham, 86, of Hinton went to be with the Lord with her family by her side on August 22, 2009 at Summers Co. ARH Hospital after a long illness. Born October 2, 1922 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Rufus Blaine and Mamie Louise Ward Richmond. A lifelong resident of Summers County she enjoyed...

Jack Surin

Jack Surin

Aug 13, 2009

Jack Surin 60, of Madams Creek died suddenly August 13, 2009 following an apparent heart attack at his home. Born April 10, 1949 in Chicago, IL he was a son of the late John and Eileen Marie Regan Surin. Jack, along with his wife Yvonne owned and operated Grandpa?s General Store and Grandpa?s Riverview Lofts. A former Auto Mechanic Instructor...

Stephen Surber

Stephen Surber

Aug 12, 2009

Stephen H. ?Steve? Surber, 62, of Madams Creek, Hinton, died at 3:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at UVA Hospital at Charlottesville, VA following a long illness. Born May 27, 1947 at Hinton, he was a son of Francis ?Hank? and Wilma Yancey Surber of Harrisonburg, VA. Steve was a disabled employee of CSX Corp. for 38 years where he...

Lewis Wills

Lewis Wills

Aug 5, 2009

Lewis W. Wills Sr., 74 of Jumping Branch went home to be with the Lord at 12:40 A.M. Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at his home following a short illness. Born November 7, 1934 at Jumping Branch, he was a son of the late Joe and Lena Lilly Wills. Lewis worked at a box factory in Baltimore till his retirement when...

Michael Jennings

Michael Jennings

Aug 1, 2009

Michael Keith Jennings, 29, of Jumping Branch died Saturday, August 1, 2009 following an accident while fishing on the Bluestone River near Lilly. Born October 1, 1979 in Beckley, he was a son of Larry R. Jennings of Sandstone and Ruth Ann ?Susie? Jennings of Jumping Branch. A 1998 graduate of Summers County High School, an employee of the West...

Virgil Meadows

Virgil Meadows

Jul 29, 2009

Virgil Franklin Meadows, 65, of Fredericktown, PA died peacefully at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, surrounded by his family in the Mon Valley Hospital. Born August 7, 1943 at Wayside, he was a son of Madeline Wood Meadows of Wayside and the late Dorsie Meadows. Mr. Meadows had worked as a mechanic at both Blackburn Chevrolet in Hinton and...

Emma Allen

Emma Allen

Jul 23, 2009

Emma Ruth Allen, 85, of Hinton, left this life to join her Lord and Savior on July 23, 2009 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a short illness. Born February 7, 1924 in Summers County she was the daughter of the late Otis Jasper Sims and Tidie Cleo Wilson Sims. Mrs. Allen was a homemaker who enjoyed...

William Martin

William Martin

Jul 20, 2009

William A. Martin, 80, of Talcott, passed away at 7:55 P.M. Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born September 11, 1928 at Judson he was a son of the late Waitman Esco and Ethel Mae Grimmett Martin. A lifelong resident of Summers Co. he was retired from the West Virginia Department...

Jacquleen

Jacquleen

Jul 17, 2009

Jacquleen Conley Via, 73 of Richmond, VA left us to be with the Lord on Friday, July 17, 2009. Born December 3, 1936 in Staffordville, KY she was the daughter of the late Hollie and June Tackett Conley. Jackie loved her family very much and we will miss her strong personality, her witty humor and prideful ways. Preceded in death...

Alfred Ward

Alfred Ward

Jul 15, 2009

Alfred Tunnie Ward, 77, of Elk Knob passed away July 15, 2009 at Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center following a long illness. Born March 7, 1932 in Summers County, he was the son of the late William and Macil Carter Ward and was of the Baptist Faith. Alfred was preceded in death by two brothers, Delford and James Ward...