Obituaries
Robert Richie Cobby Hope, Jr.
Apr 9, 2017
Robert “Cobby” Richie Hope Jr. of Fireco Went home to be with Jesus on April 9, 2017. Born February 4, 1930, Cobby lived his entire life in Fireco, initially, with his first wife, Charlotte Roark, where they raised their three daughters Debra, Bonnie and Carrie. Cobby graduated Stoco High School in Lego, WV. After high school, he served in the...
Frankie Deeds Martin
Apr 8, 2017
Frankie Deeds Martin, 84, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017. Born April 24, 1932 at Madams Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Young Deeds. Frankie attended Hinton High School. She retired from Kroger and was a member of United Methodist Temple. Frankie loved dogs and following WVU Mountaineer football and basketball. In...
Juanita Spanbauer
Apr 7, 2017
Juanita Spanbauer, 85, a resident of the Villages of Greystone, formerly of Crab Orchard passed away in her sleep Friday, April 7, 2017. Born January 24, 1932 in she was the daughter of the late Roby F. and Vedia Underwood Blevins.She was preceded in death by her husband Roderick Spanbauer. Juanita was the loving mother of her only child, Paul...
Olga Mastalski
Apr 7, 2017
Olga Mastakski, 90, passed away April 7th, surrounded by family and dear friends in her final days at Bowers Hospice House. Born October 17, 1926 in Nemicoln, PA. She was the daughter of the late John and Rose Mastalski who immigrated from Poland, planting roots in Beckley to raise their eight children. Olga graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School class...
Ralph Leonard Beckett
Apr 6, 2017
On Thursday, April 6, 2017, a brilliant mind left our world. Ralph Leonard Beckett died following a brief illness. He was born February 9, 1933 in Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, WV to Robert D. Beckett and Geneva Underwood Beckett. Preceding him in death were his wife of 55 years, Joan Maples Beckett (75) in 2008 and his son, Ralph Robert...
Lucian Moody Waddell
Mar 28, 2017
Lucian Moody Waddell, 86 of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Cabell-Hunting Hospital. Born December 13, 1930 in Coal City, WV, he was the son of the late Dewey George and Hallie Cooper Waddell. Moody graduated from Stoco High School in 1949. He attended Glenville State College for one year before serving two years in the Army during...
Ella Lou Tyree
Mar 25, 2017
Ella Lou Tyree, 82, of Crab Orchard, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. Born April 5, 1934 in Lester, she was the daughter of the late Taft and Mary Peters McMillion. Ella was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack C. Tyree. She is survived by...
Johnny D. Scott
Mar 23, 2017
Johnny D. Scott, 90, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017. Born April 9, 1926 in Skelton, WV, he was the son of the late Ace Howard and Mary Williams Scott. Johnny was an engineer for C&P Telephone with 38 years of service. He was a member of Joyful Life Baptist Church, Amateur Radio Association and Telephone Pioneers. Johnny...
Arlene Tetsworth Hess
Mar 16, 2017
Arlene Tetsworth Hess, 86, of Beckley passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017. Born December 17, 1930 in Hammond, IN, she was the daughter of the late George and Julia Ann Wisler Phillips. Arlene was a retired social worker for the state of Florida. She is survived by her children, Lauren Green (Mark) of Ft. Pierce, FL, Leilani Chandler (Bob) of...
David Eugene Acord
Mar 11, 2017
David E. Acord, 78, of Pax, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017. David will be laid to rest on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. No services or visitations are planned. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Carolyn Ann Thompson
Mar 8, 2017
Carolyn Ann Thompson, 62, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born April 14, 1954 in Mullens, WV, she was the daughter of the late Artie Wade and Dinah Inez Toler Thompson. Carolyn attended Christ Like Worship Center. She liked traveling and was a people person who loved helping people and making them smile. Carolyn loved working for the...
Eunice Pearl O'Neal
Mar 4, 2017
Eunice Pearl O’Neal, 88 of Lester, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House. Born April 6, 1928 in Lester she was the daughter of the late Jessie Lawrence and Ruth Haley Cochran. Besides her parents Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene P. O’Neal; sister, Floral Whitenack and infant sister, Peggy Cochran. Eunice was a...
Amanda Lynette Smith Hicks
Feb 27, 2017
Amanda Lynette Smith Hicks, 33 of Beckley, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley. Born February 15, 1984 in Beckley, she was the daughter of Connie Smith of Midway. Amanda was a former EMT with Stat EMS and Upper Laurel Ambulance. Her greatest joy was her dog Abigail, being an EMT, helping people and all...
Joseph Edward Peplowski
Feb 26, 2017
Joseph Edward Peplowski, 89 of Beckley, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017. Born May 2, 1927 in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Alexander and Bernice Zaloga Peplowski. Joe worked for over 30 years at Leisure Lanes, formerly Bowl Wick at an AMF mechanic. He served with the Army Corp of Engineers 1428 Float Bridge Company. He...
Ilene Vivian Bleigh
Feb 24, 2017
Ilene Vivian Bleigh, 86 of Beckley, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. Born February 14, 1931 in Dust Camp, WV she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Dorothy Pringle Rowh. Ilene was a clerk at Kroger and former co-owner of The Place in Rainelle. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church and volunteered at...
Geraldine Marie Sibray
Feb 23, 2017
Geraldine Marie Sibray, 82, of Beckley, W.Va., was taken to Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Born August 5, 1934, in Uniontown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Ledvar and Sophia Irene (Farris) Staun. In 1958 she married James Lee Sibray, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and soon thereafter moved to Beckley. Mrs. Sibray was a lifelong community leader,...
Samuel Paul Rahall
Feb 23, 2017
Samuel Paul Rahal, 58, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017. Born February 17, 1959 in Beckley he was the son of the late George Rahal and Phyllis Jean Houchins Rahal of Beckley. Sam was a retired equipment operator for the WV Parkways Authority. He loved cars, his family, especially his grandbabies and his dogs. He never met a...
Doris Clemens Hall
Feb 23, 2017
Doris Clemens Hall, age 90, died on 23 February, 2017, at The Bowers House in Beckley West Virginia. Doris was born on 06 Aug 1926 and is survived by her son, George (Beno) Hall, of Rock Creek: her Grandsons, Joe Elswick, Sam Elswick, George Holtzapfel, Jim Blanton, Paul Blanton and several great grands and great, great grands. She is preceded...
Dorothy Jean Ayers
Feb 22, 2017
On Wednesday morning, February 22, 2017, Dorothy Jean Ayers went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dorothy came into this world on March 9, 1927, as Gina Galluccio, born to Italian immigrants, Dominick and Maria Galluccio, who came to America in search of a better life. She spent her early life living in the coal mining town...
Elmer A. Adkins
Feb 20, 2017
Elmer A. Adkins, 64, of Princewick went home to be with the Lord February 20, 2017. He was born August 16, 1952 in Beckley to the late Elmer L. and Opal Marlene Farley Adkins of Princewick. Elmer owned Adkins Body Shop for many years. He had hands of magic and a talent like no other. He worked at Coca Cola...
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