Obituaries
John Johnson
Apr 3, 2012
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Betty Jo Patton
Mar 31, 2012
Betty Jo Reid Patton, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 31, 2012 following a short illness. Born August 13, 1929 in Sophia, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Eli and Wanda Mae Phipps Reid. Betty Jo was a 1947 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, a receptionist for Dr. Grover Hedrick for...
Shelby McVey
Mar 28, 2012
Shelby W. McVey, 72, of Hueytown, Al, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Graveside rites and burial will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 in the McVey Cemetery on Sullivan Rd. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Terry Dale Blankenship
Mar 27, 2012
Terry Dale Blankenship, 60, of Bolt, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Born August 31, 1951 in Williamson, WV, he was the son of the late Otis and Lovis Norman Blankenship. Terry was a mobile equipment operator for Peabody Coal. He enjoyed playing guitar, hunting, fishing, the outdoors and riding his horse “Lil Man.” Terry loved...
James Sydney Larrick
Mar 25, 2012
James Sydney “Syd” Larrick, 100, of Scott Depot, WV went home to the Lord on Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at the Hospice of Huntington house after enjoying a long and productive life on this earth. Syd was born in Middletown, VA on November 28, 1911 and was the son of the late Sydney and Ida May Larrick. He first attended...
John Glen Kelley
Mar 22, 2012
On Thursday, March 22, 2012, our beloved, papaw,” John Glen Kelley, 79, of Coal City, WV, got a new pair of tennis shoes when he went to be with the Lord. Born March 30, 1932 in Atkins, VA, he was the son of the late Troy and Rose Anderson Kelly. In addition to his loving parents, John Glen was preceded...
Orville Lee Stover
Mar 22, 2012
Orville Lee Stover, 74, of Clarksburg, WV, formerly of Saxon, WV, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 in a Bridgeport hospital. Born April 17, 1937 in Saxon, he was the son of the late Orville Ray and Christie Lee Tabor Stover. Orville was the former owner of Stover Appliance Center in Saxon and most recently worked for Mountaineer Auctions in...
Donald M. Bratcher
Mar 21, 2012
Donald M. Bratcher, 88, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House. Born July 3, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO, he was the son of the late Jean and Zula Helen Engleman Bratcher. Donald was retired from the U.S. Navy. Following his time in the Navy he worked as a security officer for North Carolina School...
Helen A. Lewis
Mar 14, 2012
Helen A. (Walker) Lewis, 85, of Shady Spring, WV went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2012 while at the Bowers Hospice House. Born August 19, 1926 in Josephine, WV she was the daughter of the late Stralie and Nada Meadows Walker. Helen was the owner and manager of the S&S IGA Foodliner in Beaver, WV for many...
Madeline Peggy Diggs
Mar 12, 2012
Madeline 'Peggy' Diggs, 84, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at Avalon by Otterbein Nursing Home in Maineville, Ohio. Born December 6, 1927, at Stover, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Chloe Edwards. She was a retired nurse, last working at the VA Medical Center in Beckley and Hospice. Peggy was a devoted mother, grandmother, and...
Franklin Delano Scott
Mar 1, 2012
Franklin Delano Scott, 71, of Piney View, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. Born December 27, 1940 at Grandview, WV, he was the son of the late Harold and Mae Redden Scott. Franklin was a retired electrician for Kings Mill Energy. He loved to hunt, tinker with cars and small engines and spending time with his kids and grandkids. In...
Lillian Elleen Ward
Feb 24, 2012
Lillian Elleen Ward died on February 24, 2012 following a long illness. She was born on March 15, 1924 in Montgomery County, Virginia. Her parents were the late Carl James and Minnie Sue Hughes Elliott. She grew up in Prices Fork, Virginia where she met her husband the late William K. Ward Sr. She was employed by the Radford Arsenal...
Irene Pigg
Feb 24, 2012
Irene StClair Pigg, 92, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, passed away Friday, February 24, 2012. Born October 2,1919 at Epperly Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Della Gray StClair. Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Cletus Pigg and siblings, Ray StClair, Elsie Saunders, Cecil StClair,Roy StClair, Mary Hall, Garnet Deweese, Irene was the granddaughter,...
Barbara Ann Booker
Feb 19, 2012
Barbara Ann Francis Booker, 71, of Beckley, passed away at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 19, 1941 at Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of Charles Francis and the late Dorothy Winston Francis. Barbara was a member of the United Apostolic Faith Church. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Francis, Jr. and...
Nancy Jean Rickards
Feb 19, 2012
Nancy Jean Rickards, 66, of Oak Hill, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House. Graveside services and burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Palm Memorial Gardens in Matheny, WV. . Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Nancy Carolyn Brierley
Feb 16, 2012
On February 16, 2012 at 7:10 p.m. at Bowers Hospice House, Nancy Carolyn Buckland Brierley won her battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s as she entered into heaven to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Born march 29, 1934 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the Carl and Lucille Finch Buckland. She was a 1952 graduate of Woodrow...
Anthony Sokola
Feb 15, 2012
Anthony Sokola, 80, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the Beckley VA Medical Center. Born December 28, 1931 at Sun, WV, he was the son of the late Andrew Stephen and Hattie Teresa Musial Sokola. Anthony was a retired mechanic having last worked for Lewis Terminal Garage. He was a member of Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church...
Arthur Henson Dunlap
Feb 14, 2012
Arthur Henson Dunlap, 87, of Crab Orchard, passed away, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born July 19, 1924 at Train, WV, he was the son of the late Percy E. and Amy Pricilla Pauley Dunlap. Henson was a retired railway mail carrier for the United States Postal Service. He was a member of the...
David Allen Daniel
Jan 26, 2012
David Allen Daniel, 57, of Glen Daniel, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born January 22, 1955 in Saxon, WV, he was the son of the late Winford and Anna Belle Moore Daniel. David was a former coal miner having worked for Kopperston Coal. He was an avid gardener and outdoorsman. He enjoyed spending time...
Ernest Lee Green
Jan 19, 2012
Ernest Lee Green, 62, of Beckley, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his residence. Born April 4, 1949 in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Charles and Zelva Blankenship Roach. Ernest was a retired coal miner for Beckley Coal Co. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Glen Daniel and the UMWA. He enjoyed...