Obituaries

Jan 5, 2007

Jan 5, 2007

Dottie was born January 31, 1922 at Matoka, the daughter of the late Latham O. and Mary Leola Taylor Payne. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Miller, by two twin infant daughters, Sarah Lee and Dottie Lee, by her sister, Mabel Payne Gillespie and by two brothers, H. Orland Payne...

Jan 5, 2007

Thelma was born in Beckley, December 4, 1943, the daughter of the late Sam and Mamie Phipps Cheek. She was retired from the housekeeping department at Pinecrest Hospital and was of the Baptist faith. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.

Jan 5, 2007

Dec 17, 2006

Mr. Wisen was born to a poor Mennonite family and was one of 16 children. His father was a Mennonite poultry farmer and his mother was Amish. His parents immigrated from Germany because of lack of religious freedom. Mr. Wisen enlisted in the USMC in 1941 and was stationed at Camp Le Jeune, NC and the Philippines. He served for...

Dec 15, 2006

Julia was the daughter of the late J.B. and Mary Wills Wilson. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McVey, her grandson, Jason McVey and by her son-in-law, Jim Lane. Follwing Julia's wishes ther will be no visitation or service.

Dec 12, 2006

Mrs. Friend was a ward clerk having worked at Beckley Hospital, was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 and was one of the founding members of the Beckley Child Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas M. Friend, by a brother, Robert O. Kintsler and...

Dec 7, 2006

Frances was born November 23, 1918 at Madams Creek to the late Jack and Ora Mae Mankin Frazier. She was a homemaker having lived in Crab Orchard for sixty one years. She enjoyed hunting and fishing with her husband and after his death was active in her senior group as long as her health permitted. She was preceded in death...

Nov 30, 2006

Sam was a 1956 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and a 1960 graduate of Concord College. He was a retired educator serving in some capacity with the Mercer, Summers and Raleigh counties Board of Education. After his retirement Sam devoted much of his time in trying to assist the animal shelters in Fayette, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties. Besides...

Nov 26, 2006

Mr. Harper was a 1948 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, D.C. and retired from the U.S. justice Department, DEA, accounting department. He was a veteran having served in the Korean War from 1953-1954. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Eileen Gadd Fleshman, B. Jeanette Dietz, Lyda Harper and Margaret L. Harper.

Nov 24, 2006

Mrs. Puckett was a former employee of Heck's Department Store working in the baby department. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Puckett, by two brothers, Emmett and Victor Altizer, by one sister, Maxine Parsley and by a grandson, Laine. She had been a resident of Beckley for the past 33 years.

Nov 24, 2006

Margaret was a employee of Bay Pine VA hsopital in the St. Petersburg, Florida area working as a secretary in the x-ray department. She had been a resident of Ritter Drive in Shady spring for the past 3 years.

Nov 24, 2006

Mrs. Bruster was preceded in death by her fist husband, Grover C. Trail, Sr., her second husband, James H. Bruster, by a stepson, Grover C. Trail, Jr., by a sister, Gladys Truman and by her parents, John C. and Ada M. Bailey.

Nov 22, 2006

Mrs. Chambers was a resident of Beckley for more than 65 years. She was President of Chambers Oil Company and was a mmeber of the Memorial Baptist Church and the Sunshine Sunday School Class. She was a devoted mother who enjoyed cooking, sewing and outdoor activites at Flat Top Lake. She was preceded in death by her hsuband, George B....

Nov 16, 2006

Dottie was co-owner with her husband of Pete and Bob's Drive In and Dot's Packett. She was a long-time member of The First Baptist Church of Beckley. She was preceded in death by her husbnd, Robert L. Long, Sr., son Robert (Robbie) L. Long, Jr., infant duaghter, Vickie Kay Long, grandson Craig Long, daughter-in-law, Trish Long and a son-in-law Clarence...

Nov 11, 2006

Mr. Farris was a charter member of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne division where he served as a glider man. He spent 41 months in the military, 29 of those over seas, participating in 6 major campaigns, and was discharged as a master sergeant. After military service, he returned to Beckley where he was co-owner of Gus farris Department Store...

Nov 8, 2006

Born September 5, 1973 in Beckley, he was the son of Larry Joseph Griffith of Beckley and Carol Jean Small Blake of Beckley. Eric was an owner/operator of a landscaping business in North Carolina where he had been a resident for the past 4 years.

Nov 3, 2006

Mr. Gautier was a retired store manager for Slab Fork Coal Company. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WW II, was of the Presbyterian faith and had been a resident of Midway for 52 years. Burton was preceded in death by a sister, Gerturde Snyder and by a brother, Richard Gautier.

Oct 31, 2006

Tood was a 2006 honor graduate of Woodrow Wilson Hign School and was emplyed by the YMCA in Beckley prior to going to WVU.

Oct 29, 2006

Conrad owned Becklely Tire and Rubber Co. for 35 years until his retirement in 1976. He was also a real estate broker with Sigmund-McLean Realtors in Beckley. Conrad was a past president and member of the Beckley Lions Club for 50 plus years. He was also a member of the Elks and other civic organization. He was a member of...