Obituaries
Donnie Mae Daniel Clay
Nov 9, 2012
Donnie Mae Daniel Clay,78, of Beckley, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012. Born August 13, 1934 at Sandlick, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wilford and Clarcie Smith Daniel. Donnie was a retired Postmaster at Glen Daniel, WV. She was member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. In addition to her parents she was...
Erma Phyllis Brown
Nov 5, 2012
.Erma Phyllis Brown, 81, of Maple Fork, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 after a brief illness. Born November 16, 1930 at Eccles, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Blanche Newman Lester. Erma was a homemaker and a 1948 graduate of Trap Hill High School. She was a member of the Church of Christ on Carriage...
Roderick F. Spanbauer
Nov 4, 2012
Roderick F. Spanbauer, 79, of Beaver, passed away, Sunday, November 4, 2012. Born March 3, 1933 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late John G. and Agnes Johnston Spanbauer. Roderick was a retired engineer for United Technologies. He was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed golf, crossword puzzles,...
Andrew Lee Fama, Sr.
Nov 4, 2012
Andrew Lee Fama, Sr., 80 of Beckley went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 4, 2012 after a long illness. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 57 years, Karen; two sons, Andrew Lee Fama, Jr., and wife Susie, children Chrissy Phillips, Timmy Fama and wife Christa, Ashlee Fama and Ronald Lee Fama and...
June Genevieve Jones
Oct 29, 2012
June Genevieve Jones, of Crab Orchard, died Monday October 29, 2012, at her home, of natural causes. She was 88 years old. June, the daughter of the late Clisby Theodore Kessinger and Chloe Alice DeJernette Kessinger, was born on December 3rd, 1923, in Beckley. June moved to Parkersburg, WV at the age of six, after the death of her father....
Rileigh Elizabeth Turner
Oct 27, 2012
Rileigh Elizabeth Turner, affectionately known as our sweet “Baby T” went home to be with Jesus on October 27, 2012. Born October 26, 2012 she was the daughter of Jeremy David and Ashleigh Brooke Bragg Turner. She was preceded in death by great grandparents Jim Turner and Paul Lovelace. In addition to her parents she is survived by maternal grandparents,...
Karen Ann Barley
Oct 26, 2012
Karen Ann Barley, 71 of Maple Fork, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 in Fairfax, VA. Born August 8, 1941 in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Baird Worthington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Ray Barley. Karen was a member of the Mt. Hope Winolia Chapter of the Order of...
George O. Cales
Oct 20, 2012
George O. Cales, 84, of Beckley, passed away Saturday October 20, 2012 at Heartland of Rainelle following a long illness. Born March 3, 1928 in Hinton, he was the son of the late Eunice Carl and Murphy Richmond Cales. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eunice Carl Cales, Jr. and James Melvin Cales, father- in-law, Earl L. Hellems...
Eddie Dean Persinger
Oct 16, 2012
Eddie Dean Persinger, 60, of Crab Orchard, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center following a long illness. Born June 1, 1952 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Homer “Pee Wee” and Raphael Rice Persinger. Dean was a coal miner retiring from Patriot Coal. He was a member of Cross Point...
Ruth Woods Cooke Thorne
Oct 15, 2012
Ruth Woods Cooke Thorne of Beckley, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012. Born in Beckley on October 23, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Myrtle McManamay Woods of Beckley. She was a lifelong resident of Beckley and the last of her immediate family. Ruth was a member of the First Christian Church, member and past...
Patricia Lynn Patty Chandler
Oct 13, 2012
Patricia “Patty” Lynn Chandler, 66, of Crab Orchard, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012. Born July 11, 1946 in Kessler, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dolores Rice Dials. Patty was a former employee of the Raleigh County Library and the Sophia Library. She was a member of the Skelton Freewill Baptist Church. She loved her...
Merle Taylor Diatz
Oct 10, 2012
Merle Taylor Diatz, 78, of Rockville, MD, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Born June 24, 1934 in Sophia, WV, she was the daughter of the late William W. and Etta Ethel Beasley Taylor. Merle was a retired secretary for NIH. Survivors include a son, Gregory Diatz (Debbie) of Gaithersburg, MD; sister, Okalene Grisier (D’Arcy) of St. George, UT; grandchildren,...
Jean Porter Gallaher-Zutaut
Oct 4, 2012
Jean Porter Gallaher-Zutaut Jean Porter Gallaher-Zutaut, 89, of Pleasant Ridge, MI and Beckley, WV passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. By her personal wishes, she has donated her body to the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine. A memorial service and family gathering will be held at a later date. Contributions of sympathy can be made to the Salvation Army or...
Ruby Holdren Adkins
Oct 1, 2012
Ruby Holdren Adkins, 87, of Crab Orchard, formerly a 30 year resident of Shelbyville, IN and the Kanawha Valley, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born August 3, 1925 at Sprague, WV, she was the daughter of the late W.D. Holdren, Sr. and Ethel Lilly Holdren. Ruby was one of 10 siblings. In addition to her...
Jacqueline Bowman Richmond
Sep 26, 2012
II Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Jacqueline B. Lawson Bowman Richmond, 79, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born February 5, 1933 at Lanark, WV, she was the daughter of the late Mayo and Carrie Roark Lawson. Jacqueline worked as a...
Ronnie Lee Williams
Sep 20, 2012
Ronnie Lee Williams, 37, of Naoma, WV, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Born January 7, 1975 in Raleigh County, he was the son of Danny and Rosa Williams of Naoma and Virginia (Jeanie) Williams of Wooster, OH. Ronnie was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Harry and Jean Williams; his maternal grandparents, Bill...
Gazie Joe Pachuta
Sep 18, 2012
On Tuesday evening, September 18, 2012, Gazie Joe Pachuta of Beckley began his final journey to be reunited with his parents Joe and Mary Hritzo Pachuta. In addition to his parents, Gazie was preceded in death by two sisters, Agnes Dillon and JoAnn Dresser. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 58 years, Josephine Peelish Pachuta. They were each other’s...
Michael Wayne Pugh
Sep 10, 2012
Michael Wayne Pugh, 42, of Rocky Mt. VA, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012. Born June 30, 1970 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late Billy Eugene and Frances Geraldine Thompson Pugh, Sr. Michael was a disabled construction worker with Thompson Excavating. He is survived by his daughter, Breanna Pugh of Charleston, WV; son, Michael Wayne Pugh,...
Agnes Regina Smerecansky
Sep 6, 2012
Agnes Regina Smerecansky, 63, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012. Born September 1, 1949 in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Terry Roland. Agnes was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Stephen Smerecansky; daughters, Barbara Maynor of Mt. Hope and Angela Williams and husband Matthew of Stickney; grandchildren, Marsha Adkins, David...
Cleve Phipps
Aug 30, 2012
Cleve Elwood Phipps, 79, of Crab Orchard, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born April 11, 1933 in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late Cleve and Laura Snuffer Phipps. Cleve was a former driver for Egnor Monument Co. and retired from Dupont after 25 years of service. He was a member of the...
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