Obituaries
Angelo Perry Prunesti
Jul 21, 2018
Angelo Perry Prunesti, 16, of Beckley entered the Kingdom of Heaven July 21, 2018. He was struck by a motor vehicle while pushing his bike across the highway. Born June 20, 2002 in Beckley, he was the son of Perry Anthony and Lisa Anna Hill Prunesti. Angelo was full of energy and life. He enjoyed working out, kick boxing, wrestling...
Avery Murillo
Jul 18, 2018
Avery Murillo, stillborn child of Lisett Mendez and Alvaro Murillo entered into a new life on July 18, 2018. Avery is also survived by paternal grandparents, Gloria Gallegoes and Arturo Murillo; maternal grandparents, Imelda and Ambrosio Magana; maternal great grandmother, Josefina Magana; aunt, Fabiola Murillo. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Calfee Cemetery with Very...
Mariel Wooddell West Smith
Jul 18, 2018
Mariel Wooddell West Smith, Villages of Greystone, Beaver, WV Mariel Wooddell West Smith, age 95, formerly of Beckley, died July 18. She was born in Mt. Hope, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Grover C and Bess Wooddell, who moved to Beckley in 1928. Mariel retired after 25 years as a school teacher with the Raleigh County School System....
Thomas Benjamin Taylor
Jul 15, 2018
Thomas (Benny) Taylor, Sr., 73 of Clear Creek, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018. Born March 17, 1945 in Clear Creek, he was the son of the late Benjamin Edgar and Ella Maude Lilly Taylor. Benny was a retired coal miner and a member of the Workman Creek Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Lee Jester Taylor;...
Eddie Eugene Sergent
Jul 12, 2018
On July 12 at 10 AM, Eddie Eugene Sergent, 86, passed onto his heavenly home after a lengthy illness. Eddie had been a long-time resident of Beckley, WV, Nags Head, NC and finally Ripley, WV. He was born on July 8, 1932, the son of the late Lige Heyward and Sudie Pearl Sergent. He was preceded in death by brothers...
Billy Edward Doss
Jul 9, 2018
Billy Edward Doss, 77, of Beckley, died Monday, July 9, 2018. Born October 15, 1940 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Frank Thomas and Kelsey Ann Doss. Besides his parents Billy was preceded in death by his wife, Lovie Geraldine West Doss. Billy worked in maintenance and was an all around handyman. He was a friendly,...
Judith Amber Lewis
Jul 9, 2018
Judith Amber Lewis, 67, of Sophia, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 in Huntington. Born February 12, 1951 in Beckley she was the daughter of the late Everett and Helen Wilson Perdue. Judith loved being with her family and was a caretaker for her brother. Survivors include her daughters, Angela Mullens and her husband Stephen, Barbara Gillispie and her husband...
Velma Marie Cantley
Jun 28, 2018
Velma Marie Cantley, born February 16, 1932 at Dry Creek, WV joined her parents in Heaven on June 28, 2018. She passed quietly at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Cressie Cantley. She owned and operated Velma’s Beauty Shop in Beckley for more than 40 years....
Donna Kay Ferrell
Jun 16, 2018
Donna kay Ferrell, 68, of Naoma, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018. Born February 15, 1950 at Sand Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles Willis and Kathleen Reba Tony Perdue. Donna was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, embroidery, family and worrying about everyone but herself. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Timmy Taylor and...
Franklin Lee Plummer
Jun 16, 2018
Franklin Lee Plummer passed away into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the age of 85. Born in Stotesbury, WV, on January 4, 1933, he was a son of the late Robert Melton Plummer, Sr. and Margaret (Taylor) Plummer. He was the youngest of seven siblings, being preceded in death by brothers Albert, Dwight Victor,...
Edward Junior Ewing
Jun 11, 2018
Junior E. Ewing of Beckley WV, passed away on June 11 2018 at the age of 62. He was born in Huntington WV and raised in Beckley. In the summer you could always find him at the ballpark, his home away from home. He was a big Woodrow Wilson fan and an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan as well. He will...
Sharron Lee Sigmund
Jun 10, 2018
Sharron Avey Sigmund born December 16, 1951 died Sunday June 10, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital. Sharron was first diagnosed with cancer in 2012. She fought a long, courageous battle but recently developed pneumonia and additional complications from which she could not recover. Sharron faced adversity with a fearlessly positive attitude and remarkable grace. Her strength and optimism were comforting...
Andrew Jackson McVey
Jun 9, 2018
**** SERVICE CORRECTION ***** The funeral service on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 for Andrew Jackson McVey HAS BEEN MOVED FROM CALFEE FUNERAL HOME TO CROSS POINT CHURCH OF GOD, 110 CRESCENT RD, Beckley, WV 25801. Friends may visit with the family from 12-2 p.m. with service to follow. ******************************************************************* Andrew Jackson McVey, 42, of MacArthur, passed away Saturday, June 9,...
Rita Mae Anderson
Jun 4, 2018
Mrs. Rita Mae (Lester) Anderson, 74, of Beckley, formerly of Gary, WV, completed her pilgrim journey on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born February 14, 1944 in Havaco, WV, Rita was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Reta Justice Lester. A cosmetologist for 40 years, she worked at Unisex Salon in Welch, and after...
Karen Rose Borders
Jun 2, 2018
Like the lighthouses she adored, the light within Karen Rose Pyle Borders touched many lives. She stood at the center of her family as a bastion of strength that calmed rough waters. Her light shone brightly, not only for her family fleet but for every passing ship. Karen, age 64, passed away suddenly on June 2, 2018, in her home...
Esther Ruth Sterling
May 30, 2018
Esther Ruth Sterling, 74, of Maple Fork passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Born May 29, 1944 at Slab Fork, she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Goldie Clark Gray. Ruth was a member of Cranberry Baptist Church. She loved making crafts and working at Beckley Motorsports Park. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
James E. Linkous, Sr.
May 20, 2018
James E. Linkous, Sr., 85, of Fairdale, formerly of Matheny, WV , passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Born January 22, 1933 at Dott, WV, he was the son of the late Ralph Haslep and Clara Mamie Doyle Linkous. James was a retired coal miner for Eastern Associated Coal, Kopperston Mines. He was a member of the Matheny United Methodist...
Millie Ann Cochran
May 14, 2018
Millie Ann Cochran, 80, of Alderson, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. Born August 15, 1937 in Amigo, WV, she was the daughter of the late Craig and Lottie Dison Milam. Millie was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Cochran. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Carraher and husband...
Michael Keith Adkins
May 12, 2018
Michael Keith Adkins, 68, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018. Born April 24, 1950 in Beckley he was the son of the late Frank Adkins, Jr. and Irene Mann Adkins of Johnson City, TN. Michael was a retired mine operator for Eastern Associated Coal. He was a disabled veteran serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. In...
Janice Hope Dunlap
May 11, 2018
Janice Hope Dunlap, 89, of Crab Orchard, passed away in her sleep Friday, 11 May 2018. Hope was born to the late William Monroe and Ocal Elizabeth Canady Horton on 16 July 1928 in Crab Orchard, WV. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High school in 1946. She worked as a clerk at Cohen Drugstore in Beckley, and at Crab Orchard...
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