Obituaries
Charles Elliot Wanegar
Mar 22, 2014
Charles Wanegar, 70, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born August 19, 1943 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Norman and Docia A. Botkin Wanegar. Charles worked as a tax accountant for over 45 years. During that time Charlie made many a friend and loyal customer not only because of his...
Joy Belle Bailey
Mar 21, 2014
Joy Belle Bailey, 72, of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born January 9, 1942 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Jesse J. and Ruby Lee Lilly Furrow. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Wayne Furrow and a brother-in-law, Lewis Redden....
Donna Lee Lilly Henry
Mar 20, 2014
Donna Lee Lilly Henry, 53, of Lanark, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Born June 24, 1960 in Beckley she was the daughter of the late Arnett Lee Lilly and Margaret Ann Meadows Lilly of Beckley. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a brother, Gregory Lilly. Donna attended the Calvary Assembly of God. She loved...
Vicky L. Robinson
Mar 19, 2014
Vicky Robinson, 62 of Shady Spring, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her residence. Born February 3, 1952 in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Jacob and June Marie Lucas. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Cindy Foster. Vicky was a school teacher for the Fayette County Board of Education...
Jaxon Tate & Jayden Riley Smith
Mar 18, 2014
Jaxon Tate and Jayden Riley Smith twin children of Jennifer Joelene Smith of Beaver were stillborn Tuesday, March 18, 2014. There will be no service or visitation. Interment was in the Calfee Cemetery at Mt. Tabor. Online condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Mary Ruth Holdren
Mar 13, 2014
Mary Ruth Fleming Holdren died March 13, 2014 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. She was a native of West Virginia, born at Eccles on July 3, 1931, the sixth daughter of Philip Grant and Gertrude Falin Fleming, both deceased. She was a 1948 graduate of Trap Hill High School, Surveyor. She worked from September 1948 to May...
Christine M. Tankersley
Mar 12, 2014
Christine Tankersley, 86 of Beckley WV, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 12th 2014. Born September 15, 1927 in Albany, KY, she was the daughter of the late John and Belle Stockton Reeder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sister, Mary and Martha and by a brother, William. Christine was a homemaker and...
MIldred Gross Lilly
Mar 12, 2014
Mildred Gross Lilly of Shady Spring, departed for her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Born January 19, 1927 Mildred was the daughter of the late Bill and Opal Gross of Beaver. She was the second of nine children. Mildred graduated from the Raleigh General School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse and worked most of her career at...
Grayson Meadows
Mar 5, 2014
Grayson Meadows, 88, of Shady Spring, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Born on May 16, 1925, he was the son of the late Grace Reed Meadows and Lacy E. Meadows. He was preceded in death by a son, James D. Meadows; three brothers, Kenneth, Leonard and Lacy (Junior) Meadows and two sisters, Phyllis Meadows...
Lena Giovanni Ramella
Mar 3, 2014
Lena Giovanni Ramella, 92, of Daniels, formerly of Welch, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014. Born February 3, 1921 in Sicily, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Francesca Rasi. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Roosevelt Ramella; sister, Maria Oliver and brother, Francesco “Frank” Rasi. Lena was a former sales...
Gary Jason Adkins
Feb 27, 2014
Gary Jason Adkins, 60, of Sandstone passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. Born December 30, 1953 in Fairbanks, AK, he was the son of Walter Franklin Adkins and the late Vera Wardensky Adkins. Gary was a heavy equipment operator having worked for Lanford Brothers in Roanoke, VA. He grew up as a military brat living in the Philippines, Guam, Japan,...
Arlene Farmer White
Feb 26, 2014
Arlene Farmer Chambers White, was born January 1, 1932, at Bolt, West Virginia, and died February 26, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Anthony A. and Icie Tabor Farmer. On November 2, 2000, she was diagnosed with Evan’s Syndrome. She was a member of the Breckenridge Missionary Baptist Church at Bolt since 1949, where she served as correspondence...
Martha Smith
Feb 23, 2014
Martha Smith, 76, of Palm Bay, Florida, formerly of Beckley, passed away at University of Virginia Medical Center on February 23, 2014. She was born on June 3, 1937, in Raleigh County, to the late Woodrow and Ruth Grimes. Martha was a magistrate assistant in Raleigh County for fifteen years until moving to Floyd, Virginia, where she became a magistrate...
Ruby Basconi
Feb 21, 2014
Mrs. Ruby Alice Justice Basconi, 83, of Beckley passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Villages at Greystone after a long illness. She was born July 23, 1931 to the late Oscar Claude and Gaye Perry Justice. Ruby Alice was a graduate of Oceana High School. She was a homemaker, caregiver, and loving mother and grandmother to 3 children,...
Stewart Nelson Stover
Feb 15, 2014
Stewart N. 'Stew' Stover, 50, of Dorothy, passed away February 15, 2014 in Lexington, KY following a long illness. Born November 9, 1963 in Beckley he was the son of the late Jackie Lee and Patricia Faye Griffith Stover. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Trent Stover. Stew at one time was a teacher for...
Walter Nixon, Sr.
Feb 15, 2014
Walter “Coach” Nixon, Sr., 83, of Cool Ridge, WV passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014. Born June 10, 1930 at Bolt, WV, he was the son of the late Paul and Nora Maddow Nixon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, Paul, Andy and Teddy Nixon and sisters, Pauline Nixon and Anna Belle Nixon Hamilton....
Bonnie Christine Lazzaro
Feb 11, 2014
Bonnie Christine Lazzaro, 60, of Edgewood, MD formerly WV of passed away at her residence Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Born July 2, 1953 in Lindsay, WV, she was the daughter of Hazel Williams Meadows of Beckley and the late Howard Meadows. In addition to her mother she is survived by her husband, Angelo Lazzaro of Edgewood, MD; son, Jerry Bilodeau...
Margaret D. Wood
Feb 9, 2014
Margaret Dorine Wood, 92, of Beckley passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. She was a life-long resident of the Beckley area and spent winters in Florida for several years. She was born on October 30, 1921. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and was a member of the Carriage Drive Church of Christ. Margaret worked 40 years for Smith...
Dennis Jade Haynes
Feb 8, 2014
Dennis Jade Haynes, 43, of Beaver, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born February 9, 1970 in Hamilton, OH, he was the son of Patrick and Gayle Lyons Haynes of Beaver. Dennis held a Masters degree in Education. He was a teacher for the Academy of Vocal and Musical Arts and the...
Velva Marie Lusk
Jan 28, 2014
Velva Marie McVey Lusk, “Granny Jay”, went home to be with the Lord on January 28, 2014. She was 103 years old and the last surviving member of her family. She was born September 8, 1910 at McVey, near Sullivan, WV. Her parents were Andrew Jackson McVey and Willie Terry McVey. Mrs. Lusk was a lifelong resident of Pemberton, WV....
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