Obituaries
Connie Sue Cole
Dec 14, 2012
Connie Sue Cole, 65, of Midway, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012. Born August 22, 1947 at Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of Fred Acord of Crab Orchard and the late Gloria Cozart Acord. Connie was a homemaker. She was a member of the Akers Baptist Church in Lester. She enjoyed crafts, crocheting and quilting. In addition to...
Betty Jo Sims Pugh
Dec 12, 2012
Betty Jo Sims Pugh, 59, of Meadow Bridge, WV, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Born December 25, 1952 in Hinton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joe Anthony and Betty Margaret Osborne Sims. Betty Jo was a former Director of Human Resources for Beckley Hospital. She loved her horses, cats and dogs. In addition to her parents...
Roberta Jean Peak Taylor Elkins
Dec 11, 2012
Roberta Jean Peak Taylor Elkins, 63, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 following a sudden illness. Born January 27, 1949 at Helen, WV, she was the daughter of Retha Pierce and the late Bruce Peak. Roberta was a floral designer for Kroger. She was a member of the Jones Memorial Baptist Church, a breast cancer supporter and loved...
Norma G. Frazier
Dec 9, 2012
Norma G. Frazier, 95, of Crab Orchard, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 in a Beckley hospital. Born September 16, 1917 at True, WV, she was the daughter of the late Green W. and Esther Meador. Norma attended the Glen View Independent Baptist Church. She was a former member of the Crab Orchard Women’s Club. She loved flowers, gardening and...
Larry Ted Stacy
Dec 8, 2012
Larry Ted Stacy, 66, of Pemberton, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. Born May 9, 1946 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Ted Theodore Stacy and Doris Evelyn Wyatt Perdue. Larry formerly worked for Crooks Produce and was involved with Beckley Motor Speedway for over 50 years. He was a member of the Gracemen Quartet and was...
Randall Conrad Warden
Dec 8, 2012
Randall C. Warden, 55, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. Born December 30, 1956 in Beckley, he was the son of the late George and Ora Mae Allen Warden, Sr. Randall was pastor for 6 years at Maple Valley Baptist Church in Maple Fork and also worked for WJLS A.M. Radio. In addition to pastoring he taught at...
Elijah Short, Sr.
Dec 6, 2012
Elijah Short, Sr., 87, of Mabscott, passed away Thursday, December 6 in Beckley. Born July 26, 1925 in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Isaiah “Zar” and Elsie Newcomb Short. Elijah was a coal miner having worked for Fall River Coal Company and attended Mt Tabor Baptist Church. Besides his parents, Elijah was preceded in death by...
Ligao Chen
Dec 5, 2012
Ligao Chen, of Oak Hill, passed away Wednesday in Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. Born November 20, 1934 in China, he was the son of the late Bao-cen and Shum Chen. Li came to the United States in 1990. He was a retired chemist for Lamplighters Industries in Oak Hill, WV and a substitute teacher in Fayette Co....
Donnie Howard Fogle
Dec 1, 2012
Donnie Howard Fogle, 59, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012. He was born July 25, 1953 in Holly Hill, SC. Survivors include a son, Donnie Wayne Fogle and wife Crystal of Beckley; sisters, Aletha (Pokey) Singletary and Shannon ; brother, Dale Fogle all of SC; grandsons, Rhoade and Linkoln Fogle, friend, Sandy McCormick. Graveside rites will be 1:00...
Ruth M. Malagrida
Nov 29, 2012
Ruth M. Malagrida, 86, of Crab Orchard, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 in a Beckley hospital. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Calfee Cemetery at Mt. Tabor. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Raleigh County Humane Society, 325 Grey Flats Rd, Beckley, WV 25801. On line condolences may be...
Marsha Adkins
Nov 25, 2012
Marsha Brook Webb Adkins, 24, of Dry Creek, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. Born June 19, 1988 in Beckley, she was the daughter of Quincy Randall Webb of Dry Creek and Barbara Dawn Smerecansky Maynor of Beckley. Marsha was a loving mother who loved horses and spending time with her children. In addition to her parents she is survived...
Harry Todd
Nov 24, 2012
Harry Todd of Shady Spring, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012. Born On February 24, 1937 in Whitesville, WV, he was the son of the late Lonnie and Nellie Simmons Todd. He was preceded in death by brothers Charles Todd of Scotts Depot, WV and Glenn Todd of Warner Robins, GA. Upon graduation from Trap Hill High School in 1954,...
Bradley David Shumate
Nov 23, 2012
Bradley David Shumate, 34, of Beckley previously of Myrtle Beach, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 23, 2012. Born August 17, 1978 he was the son of Debbie L. Shumate of Beckley and Greg Shumate and his wife Pam of Branchland, WV. Preceding Brad in death were his grandparents, Lloyd and Margaret Cochran and grandmother, Billie Jean Shumate. Brad enjoyed watching...
Estella Marie Pettry
Nov 22, 2012
Estella Marie Pettry, 79, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Suzan Lynn Britch
Nov 20, 2012
Suzan Lyn Britch, 60, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in a Charleston hospital follow a long illness. Born January 14, 1952 in Hackensack, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Carl Junior and Delores Moore Grubb. Suzan was a retired nurse’s aide. Survivors include her brother, Carl Grubb and his wife Lois of Mabscott. Following her...
Sharon Ann Hall
Nov 19, 2012
Sharon Ann Hall, 61, of Beckley, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born November 5, 1951 in Elyria, OH she was the daughter of Margaret Tomechko of Uniontown, PA and the late Fred Schreckengost. Also preceding her in death were her step-father, John Tomechko and her grandparents, Fred and Lois Schreckengost and Mary and Samuel Mehallic....
Nathan Wayne McGraw, Jr.
Nov 17, 2012
Nathan Wayne McGraw, Jr. of Beckley, WV, born November 17, 2012.went home to be with the Lord at 1:00 a.m. leaving behind his loving, broken hearted parents Nathan and Abrillya McDowell McGraw; grandparents, Damon and Mary McDowell, Elphie Saxer, Steve and Michelle McGraw and Felicia Ames; great grandparents, Rev. Rebecca Wallace, Yvonne and Darrell Williams and JoAnn Karantonis. He had...
Donald Herbert Herby Norman
Nov 17, 2012
Donald Herbert “Herby” Norman, 79, of Crab Orchard, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born October 22, 1933 at Amigo, WV, he was the son of the late Walter Martin and Locy Shrewsbury Norman. Donald was a retired brakeman for Norfolk and Southern Railroad. He was a member of the Sophia United Methodist Church, the United...
Carl Berhnardt Geissinger
Nov 15, 2012
Carl Bernhardt Geissinger, 83, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012. Born January 14, 1929 in New Brighton, PA, he was the son of the late John Carl and Jessie Irene Zimmer Geissinger. Carl was a retired Methodist minister and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Carl is survived by his wife Jane Evelyn McCoy Geissinger; daughter, Jenny Crutchfield of...
Jonathan Michael Dutton
Nov 14, 2012
Jonathan Michael Dutton, 36, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 in Charleston. Born August 23, 1976 he is the son of Kathy Entinger and her husband David and Mike Dutton and his wife Angie. He was preceded in death by a son, Taylor Dutton and a brother, James Dutton. Jon was a maintenance supervisor at Manor House Apartments....
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