Obituaries
Randy Nelson Kennedy
Jan 5, 2019
Randy Nelson Kennedy, 65 of Beckley, WV passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was dearly loved and will be sadly missed by his loving family and friends. He was born July 20, 1953 in Iaeger, WV, the son of the late Virgil and Carolyn Allen Kennedy of...
Clyde Douglas Peters
Jan 4, 2019
Clyde D. Peters, 76, of Beaver, passed away January 4, 2019. Born December 3, 1942 at Richlands, VA, he was the son of the late J.A. “Doc” Peters and Eva P. Peters of Princeton, WV. Mr. Peters was a 1960 graduate of Gramby High School in Norfolk, VA, received his B.S. from Concord College and a M.A. in counseling from...
Richard Rick Venable
Jan 4, 2019
Richard “Rick” Venable, 70, of Coal City went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 4, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House. Born June 15, 1948 to the late Raymond and Mary Thompson Venable. Rick attended the Sunset Missionary Baptist Church in Coal City where he had many friends. He also attended Mabscott Christian Baptist Church. Always...
Maxine Ellison
Jan 3, 2019
Maxine Ellison, 90, of Mabscott, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. Born July 6, 1928 in Lillybrook, WV , she was the daughter of the late Clarence Lye and Dora Medows Ellison. Maxine was a former administrative assistant. She was a graduate of Stoco High. She attended Hillcrest Baptist Church where she volunteered and was the official bell ringer of...
Terrance Anthony Gober, II
Jan 2, 2019
Gunnery Sergeant Terrance Anthony Gober, II, 35 of Beckley passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Born January 2, 1984 in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of Terrance Anthony Gober and Robin Denham. Terrance was a 17 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp enlisting out of high school. He served 4 combat tours and was presently serving as...
Barry Clay Woods
Dec 31, 2018
Barry Clay Woods of Flat Top Lake, passed away December 31, 2018, at the age of 87. Born October 8, 1931 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Barry was the son of the Late Jay Woods and Blanche Woods Ashworth of Beckley, West Virginia. He was a 1949 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley and attended the Kiski Preparatory School...
Helen G Lilly
Dec 28, 2018
Helen Geraldine Lilly, 86 of Beaver, WV passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the White Sulphur Springs Care Center. Born in Leslie, WV on December 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Walter Price Farthing and the late Ruth Underwood Farthing. She enjoyed a wonderful life while married for 58 years to and traveled the world...
Norma Jean Walthew
Dec 24, 2018
On December 24th' 2018, Norma Jean Walthew passed peacefully in her daughter's arms. In life her two greatest loves were the Lord Jesus Christ and her family, Dawn, Raina and Steve Green. She was also a long time resident of Hilltop Nursing Home where she called so many family. Their loving care for the past 8 years is very much...
Marian Vecellio Calain
Dec 24, 2018
Marian Vecellio Calain, 83, of Beckley, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. Born November 22, 1935 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Modesto and Lydia Zande Vecellio. Marian graduated from Concord College and was a retired teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools. She was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church. In addition to her parents...
Irene Besso Fink
Dec 19, 2018
Irene Besso Fink passed away peacefully at Bowers Hospice House on the evening of December 19, 2018, at the age of 94. She grew up in New York enjoying the amenities of the city and summers at camp in the Catskills. She briefly attended the University of Wisconsin (Madison). She left college when she met the love of her life,...
Curtis Sears
Dec 17, 2018
Curtis Sears, 83, of Crab Orchard, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home with his loving wife of 52 years on this day, Jean Sears by his side. Born March 12, 1935, he was the son of the late Otto and Pearl Sears of MacArthur. Curtis retired from the Department of Highways after 22 years of service....
Georgia Ann Alexander
Dec 12, 2018
Georgia Ann Alexander, age 57, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018. She was a friend to all, a caretaker to many, animal lover, and a graduate of Mountain State University. She will be remembered in life by daughter, Misti Ann Fink (husband Bill Sellards), grandson, Mason Sellards, father, Jackie Alexander Senior, mother, Anna Mae Alexander...
Karen Sue Wood
Dec 7, 2018
Karen Sue Wood, 60, of Oak Hill, formerly a lifelong resident of Beckley and MacArthur passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 from a battle with cancer at Bowers Hospice House. Karen was born in Beckley on February 18, 1958, the only daughter and second born child to the late Homer Lloyd Wood and Jetta Garnet Archer Wood. Of Christian faith,...
Thomas Dwayne Martin
Dec 4, 2018
Thomas “Dwayne” Martin, 57, of Sophia WV, passed away on December 4, 2018, after a long illness, at the family farm on Spruce Run in Newport, Virginia. Dwayne was the son of Kenneth Camden Martin and Mary Ann McElrath Veneri of Sophia. He was born on September 17, 1961 in Beckley, WV He was a lifelong resident of Sophia and...
Marvin R. Teel
Dec 3, 2018
Marvin Ray Teel, 74, of Beckley, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018. Born December 17, 1943 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Luther and Vivian Bronson Teel. Marvin was a teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education. He served as a Lt. with the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church....
Stollie Buffurine
Dec 1, 2018
Stollie A. Buffurine, 86 of Beckley passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018. Born February 29, 1932 at Pine Knob, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Daisy Mae Hendricks Pettry. Stollie was a retired nurse. She was a member of Cross Point Church of God and past president of the ladies group. She loved shopping, planting flowers and...
Alvah Mickey Sizemore
Dec 1, 2018
Alvah “Mickey” Sizemore Jr., 70 of Beckley, WV crossed to his Heavenly Home on December 1, 2018 in Beckley. He was the son of the late Alvah Sr. and Eva Jane (Phillips) Sizemore. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by stepson, Bruce Hatfield, stepdaughter, Connie Adkins, granddaughter, Michelle Daniels and 11 brothers and sisters. Mickey was a retired...
James William Bolen
Nov 25, 2018
James William Bolen, 70, of Midway, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born March 8, 1948 in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late James Dillard and Virginia Faye Perdue Bolen. James was a retired construction worker. He was a member of Laborers’ International Union and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He enjoyed fishing and watching football and...
Lance Edward Lucas
Nov 24, 2018
Lance Edward Lucas, 31, of Dameron, WV, earned his angel wings and entered into his Heavenly home on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Born March 17, 1987 in Beckley he was the son of Pamela Sue Lilly and the late Frank Edward Lucas. Besides his father Lance was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Frank Lucas and Burnell Hamrick and uncle,...
Mary Ann Williams
Nov 22, 2018
Mary Ann Williams, 88, went to be with the Lord on November 22, 2018. Born October 27, 1930 in Price Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Beulah and Owen Gillespie. Mary Ann was a loving wife and mother who loved her crafts and painting. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William James Williams, whom...
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