Obituaries

Elizabeth Martin

Elizabeth Martin

May 30, 2008

Elizabeth S. â??Babeâ?? Martin, 77, of the Westwood Center, Bluefield, VA formerly of Hinton, died at 7:30 A.M. Monday, May 30, 2008 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital at Roanoke, VA, following a long illness. Born April 27, 1931 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Henry Sheppard and Pearl Meadows Sheppard Cales. She resided in Hinton until her...

Billy Ailstock

Billy Ailstock

May 30, 2008

Billy E. Ailstock, 90, of Hinton, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Summers Nursing and Rehab Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born July 8, 1917 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Wylie S. and Maycle Vest Ailstock. Billy was a retired Mail Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, he was a member of St....

Leslie Harvey

Leslie Harvey

May 30, 2008

Leslie Harold Harvey, 91, of Nimitz, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Harmony House Care Home at Lerona, following a short illness. Born February 17, 1917 at Streeter, he was the son of the late Eugene Livingston and Minora Alice Lilly Harvey. Harold had live all his life in Summers Co., he was retired from the Kroger Co. after...

Henry Woodrum

Henry Woodrum

May 28, 2008

Henry Elbert Woodrum, 84 of Hilldale died 2:30 AM, May 28, 2007 at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale following a short illness. Born January 27, 1923 at Buck he was the son of the late Harrison S. and Lola May Woodrum. Henry was a former employee of the West Virginia Department of Highways. Preceded in death by...

Franklin Rogers

Franklin Rogers

May 16, 2008

Franklin Delano â??Frankâ?? Rogers, 74, of Talcott, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at his home, following a short illness. Born January 30, 1934 at Widen, WV, he was the son of the late Matthew H. and Virginia Belle Bishop Rogers. Frank was a retired Commercial Painter and an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Besides his parents he is preceded...

Daniel Thompson

Daniel Thompson

May 15, 2008

Daniel Webster Thompson 89, of Jumping Branch died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center. Born November 4, 1918 at Jumping Branch, he was the son of the late William Franklin and Alberta Biola Plumley Thompson. Dan was a decorated veteran of the United States Army who served his country in the South Pacific during...

Janice Thompson

Janice Thompson

May 14, 2008

Janice Faye Thompson, 70 of Nimitz, went to be with her maker on May 14, 2008 after a short but courageous battle with acute onset leukemia. Born March 7, 1938 in Cross Plains, TN she was the oldest daughter of the late Paul C. and Mary Catherine â??Catâ?? Carlisle Dixon. Janice cherished her childhood memories growing up with her extended...

James Weatherford

James Weatherford

May 9, 2008

James Patrick â??Patâ?? Weatherford, 77 of True, WV and Melbourne, FL died May 9, 2008 in Longview Texas. Born June 23, 1930 at Printer, WV he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Moyer Weatherford. Retired from Lockheed Martin as a Senior Electronic Technician where he worked for more than 34 years at Cape Canaveral, FL and was...

Robert Pack

Robert Pack

May 3, 2008

Robert Joseph â??Bobbyâ?? Pack, 43, of Nimitz, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at his home, following a sudden illness. Born March 14, 1965 at New Britain, Conn. He is the son of the late Walter H. Pack Sr. and Andrea M. Stawski Pack of Nimitz. Bobby was a member of the Saint Patrickâ??s Catholic Church of Hinton; was formerly a...

SGT Mills

SGT Mills

May 1, 2008

SGT Zane L Mills II, 25, of Kingwood, WV, died suddenly, Thursday, May 1, 2008 at his home. Born July 21, 1982 at Hinton, he is the son of Mary Darlene Cannon-Lee and husband Terry of Kingwood and Zane L Mills and wife Debbie G. of Cool Ridge. SGT Mills was currently serving with the State of WV Camp Dawson...

Hazel McBride

Hazel McBride

Apr 30, 2008

Hazel Browning McBride, 54, of Pipestem, died at 2:57 A.M. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the Princeton Community Hospital, following a long illness. Born June 16, 1953 at Welch, she was the daughter of the late William and Belle Kerns Browning. Hazel was a 1972 graduate of Ieager High School and was a former employee of Samâ??s Wholesale Club at...

Rone Martin

Rone Martin

Apr 28, 2008

Mr. Rone Wallace â??Wallyâ?? Martin, 71, of Ballengee, died Monday, April 28, 2008 at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following a short illness. Born March 30, 1937 at Ballengee, he was the son of the late Lewis and Ester Jane Pyatt Martin. Mr. Martin was a retired steelworker and farmer and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Preceded in...

Oscar Basham

Oscar Basham

Apr 27, 2008

Oscar Lewis Basham, 90, of Jumping Branch, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Charleston Area Medical Center General Division, following injuries received in an accident on April 15, 2008. Born October 12, 1917 at Ellison, he was the son of the late Aden Lewis and Ollie Via Pack Basham. Mr. Basham was a member of the Jumping Branch Gospel...

Virginia Meadows

Virginia Meadows

Apr 23, 2008

Virginia Shirey Lilly Meadows, 85, of Hinton, died at 1:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 16, 1922 at Wiggins, in Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Elizabeth Boone Wiseman. Virginia was a former employee of Willeyâ??s Hardware in Hinton, she...

Ruby Basham

Ruby Basham

Apr 21, 2008

Ruby M. Basham, 95, of Clearwater, FL, previously of Jumping Branch, WV, died Monday, April 21, 2008 in Clearwater, FL. Born March 21, 1913 at Ellison, WV, she was the daughter of the late Larkin and Martha Meadows Lilly. Mrs. Basham was a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church at Jumping Branch, a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great...

Dorothy Teasley

Dorothy Teasley

Apr 18, 2008

Dorothy Ruth Teasley, 60, of Hinton, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at the home of her sister on Tug Creek, following a long illness.Born November 13, 1947 at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Bill Gilpin and the late Effie Gill.She was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys Gill.Survived by three brothers; Billy Gill of Hinton and...

Margaret Stennett

Margaret Stennett

Apr 11, 2008

Margaret A. Tolbert Stennett, 82, of Hilldale, peacefully passed away on April 11, 2008 after a short illness. She died as she wished, in her home with her devoted family by her side. Born at Hilldale on December 9, 1925 to John & Effie Mann Tolbert. As the baby of this loving farm family, her three sisters and brother doted...

Ora Pack

Ora Pack

Apr 10, 2008

Ora B. Pack, 94, of Litchfield, Ohio formerly of Streeter died April 10, 2008 at Hospice Visiting Nurse Service in Akron, Ohio.Born April 10, 1914 at Pantherâ??s Knob and had lived most of her life in Summers County. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Harvey Cooper.Mrs. Pack was a member of the Rhoda Ann Memorial Missionary...

Howard Creed

Howard Creed

Apr 9, 2008

Howard Milton Creed, 76 of Hinton died Wednesday morning April 9, 2008 at his home following a short illness. Born September 28, 1931 at Caretta in the McDowell Co. Coalfields and was a son of the late Shade Milton and Selma Edith Folden Creed. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by three sons; Stewart Milton, Jerry and James...

Desiree Adkins

Desiree Adkins

Apr 8, 2008

Desiree Nicole Adkins, infant daughter of Danny P. Adkins and Samantha June Kessler Crews was ushered into the arms of God in heaven on April 8, 2008. Although her stay with us was for a short time her loving memory will be engraved in our hearts and minds forever. Preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, R.L. Hyden; maternal grandmother,...

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