Obituaries

Dec 10, 2007

Larry was a veteran of WWII and a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. He was the last surviving of ten children of Walter S. and Nettie Mae Kenny Cavendish. He held a Masters Degree in Agriculture form WVU and taught in public schools in West Virginia for 6 years, including advising the National Gold Emblem Chapter at Ripley High...

Dec 2, 2007

Mr. Reed was a veteran of the US Army earning the rank of Sergeant. He was a retired self employed accountant and had been a area resident for over 60 years. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Reed, by a granddaughter, Victoria Reed, by a sister, Joyce Fleming and a brother, Ezra Dale Reed.

Nov 14, 2007

Dr. Daniel obtained both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia. He was a veteran of World War II having served his country in the Air Force as a physician with the rank of captain. While attending the University of Virginia he met the late Joan Crawford Daniel to whom he was married for 40 years until...

Nov 12, 2007

Mr. Collins was a 1941 graduate of Trap Hill High School. He first worked for the Celanese Corporation in Narrows, Va. and then served with the US Navy during WWII. He was a graduate of Beckley College and Concord College where he earned his teaching degree. His first teaching assignment began in a one room school at Maple Meadow and...

Oct 25, 2007

Irene lived at Killarney, WV until 1942 at which time she moved to the Crab Orchard area for the remainder of her life. She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from the office staff of UMWA Health and Retirement Funds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry O'Shinski; by an infant son, Jerry Wayne O'Shinski; by...

Oct 24, 2007

Holly attended Woodrow Wilson High School and was a student at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center. She was preceded in death by her materal grandparents, Mary and Pete Salazar and by paternal grandfather, Arthur Bill Alberty. Holly was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Oct 6, 2007

Hattie moved to Florida during WW II and retired from J.C. Penny after thirty years of service. She returned to Beckley in 2005 to share the remainder of her life with her sister, Pauline. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers; Ray and Howard Redden, three sisters; Leona Curtis, Eva M. Knuckles and Oma...

Sep 30, 2007

Cathy was a retired homemaker after having worked for Quick Prince Printing in Beckley and Resource Plus in Jacksonville, FL. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her friends and family. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley.

Sep 27, 2007

Paul was a self employed general contractor and a life long resident of Raleigh County. He was preceded in death by his father, Chester Redden and by his grandmother, Sally Ann Jacobs

Sep 20, 2007

Mrs. Carfrey worked 40 years as a legal secretary, later as an apartment manager. During this time she assisted her husband in pastoring various churchs in Ohio, Arizona and California. She was a member of the Hilltop Baptist Church at Midway and had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 16 years. Mary was preceded in death by...

Sep 17, 2007

Mrs. Rhodes was a homemaker and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eccles, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Rhodes on December 6, 1991. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Sep 15, 2007

Mr. Stansbury served as a B17 tail gunner in the U.S. Air Force from 1942-1945. While on a mission, his plane was shot down behind enemy lines and he was held as a prisoner of war for nine months. Due to his injuries he received trying to return to allied territory after the crash, he was awarded a purple heart....

Sep 12, 2007

Mr. Snuffer was a retired coal miner and former welder for the US Department of Defense. He was dedicated to the people of the town of Lester, serving as Mayor for over 30 years. He was a member and deacon at the Enon Primitive Baptist Church at Lester, member of Region I Planning and Development Council, active supporter of Sentors...

Sep 11, 2007

Lena was active in charitable organizations, including Meal on Wheels, Monte Marine, the Catholic Church, YMCA and St. Francis Hospital. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Albert W. Nekoranec, by her sisters, Clara Bergstrom and Lillian Massinople.

Sep 7, 2007

Mr. Stone was a retired pipe fitter for Detroit Steel in Mansfield, OH. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had been a resident of Raleigh County since December, 2000.

Aug 30, 2007

Aug 27, 2007

Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker and faithful member of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren. She was preceded in death by her husband Seldon; by sisters, Agnes Pence, Pauline Parker, Bernice Wiekle, Kathleen Furrow and Hazel Perkins; by two brothers, Maynard and Andrew Pence; and by tow grandchldren, Amy and Debbie.

Aug 23, 2007

Mrs. Brooks was a homemaker, a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church and the Fellowship Class. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer B. Brooks and by a brother, James R. Farley.

Aug 10, 2007

Myra was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and the College of WV. She loved crafts, reading, family and gatherings and growing flowers. She was last employed as a RN at Raleigh General Hospital. Myra was a Christian and members of Star Ministeries. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Aug 2, 2007

Mrs. Rist was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Beckley and had been a resident of Beckley since 1948. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Rist, Jr.