Obituaries
Reva Mae Smith
Jul 17, 2011
Reva Mae Smith, 73, of Beckley passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 following a long illness. Born November 1, 1937 in Peterstown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Mary Helen Miller Dunn. Reva was employed as a sales associate at Leggetts for many years. She was an avid West Virginia University sports fan, enjoyed watching Nascar...
John Jeffrey Tabor
Jul 17, 2011
John Jeffrey Tabor, 52, of Beckley died Sunday, July 17, 2011 following a sudden illness. Born April 29, 1959 in Beckley, he was the son of Glen Dale Tabor, Sr. of Beaver and the late Lois E. Jarrell Tabor. John was very involved with the youth in the community having founded the Beckley Bash Baseball Team where they won three...
Julia Christine Harding
Jul 15, 2011
Julia Christine Harding, 32, of Shady Spring passed away Friday, July 15, 2011. Born June 28, 1979 in Beckley, she was the daughter of Ron and Marceline Holdren Price. Julia was a lifelong member of the community where she was a homemaker and loving mother to her children. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Shane Harding of...
Thomas Irving Akers
Jul 11, 2011
Thomas Akers, 69 of Sterling, Virginia, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 following a short illness. Born April 24, 1942, he was the son of the late Robert and Leona Honaker Akers. Robert lived for many years in Sterling, Virginia where he retired from Dulles Airport. Survivors include many cousins and friends. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, with...
Encil Josephine Sigman Dean
Jul 6, 2011
Encil Josephine Sigman Dean, 91, passed away Wednesday, July, 6, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House. Born March 17, 1920, the daughter of the late Fred Walter and Avie Mable Bailey Sigman. She attended Oak Grove Christian Church and belonged to Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge 206. She was a homemaker and 49-year resident of Beckley. In addition to her parents, she...
Sadie Mae Wender
Jun 27, 2011
Sadie Mae Ray Wender, 100, of Beckley, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in a Beckley hospital. Born September 26, 1910 in Huntington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Standard and Helen Ray. Sadie was a retired music teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Beckley Woman’s...
John Price
Jun 25, 2011
John Kelly Price, 76, of Beckley, passed away June 25, 2011 at Jackie Withrow Hospital following a long illness. Born July 4, 1934 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Halbert D. and Golden Gates Clay Price. John formerly owned and operated Fayette Collecting Service in Oak Hill and Minit–Print It in Beckley. He was a member of...
Hilda Lee Watkins Lilly
Jun 25, 2011
Hilda Lee Watkins Lilly, 89, of Beaver, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 following a short illness. Born September 30, 1921 in Clinchfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Lacey Virginia Luttrell Watkins. Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Glendon Lilly and sister, Lacye Katherine Watkins. After graduating from Mullens High School, Hilda...
Ernest Lee Allenbaugh
Jun 23, 2011
Ernest Lee Allenbaugh, Jr. of Beckley, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Bowers Hospice House. Born June 19, 1927 in Tourison, WV, he was the son of the late Ernest Lee Allenbaugh, Sr. and Ula Kathryn Sledd. Ernest was a retired mechanical designer/builder. He had worked at Beckley Manufacturing Company, Houchins Block, and Instrument Transformers (Florida). Ernest was...
Betty M. Sims
Jun 19, 2011
Betty M. Sims, 80, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 in a Beckley hospital. Born January 11, 1931 in Hinton, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Larkin and Maggie Bell Houston Osborne. Betty was a homemaker, a member of the First United Methodist Church, Sarah Circle, Beta Sigma Phi Eta Master Chapter and Women of...
Armine Irene Sadler
Jun 18, 2011
Armine Irene Sadler, 85, of Beckley, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born November 11, 1925 in Iroquois, WV, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Ethel Hale Kell. Mrs. Sadler was a retired admissions supervisor for Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was an active member of the First Baptist...
John R. Hornbrook, Jr.
Jun 13, 2011
John R. Hornbrook, Jr., born June 22, 1918, departed this life on June 13, 2011, at Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late John R. Hornbrook and Mary B. Lilly Hornbrook. He was the last living member of his family. He was a graduate of the Greenbrier Military School and West Virginia University. He was a member of...
Grace Mash
Jun 10, 2011
Grace Mash, 95, of Sophia, passed away at her residence Friday, June 10, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapelwith Pastor Vondie Cook, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Bluefield, WV. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Mary M. Meadows
Jun 10, 2011
Mary M. Meadows of Daniels, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at Raleigh Center. Born in Beaver, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Melinda Stewart Lucas. Mary was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church in Daniels. She loved spending time with and taking care of animals. She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh Co. She...
Jeanette Rees Weeks
Jun 8, 2011
Jeanette, or simply Grandma, as she was known to many, was a fiercely independent southern lady who met adversity or illness with stubborn tenacity and classy flair. She believed in family, and taught us all that when you are pelted by lemons, you deal with it and make some delicious lemonade. She lived through the Great Depression which, of course,...
Virginia Sue Ginny Allison
Jun 3, 2011
Virginia Sue Allison, 50, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday June 3, 2011 at her home. Born April 17, 1961 in Beckley, Ginny was the daughter of Charles Edward Cassity and the late Sharon Jeanette Goodman Cassity. Ginny was a long time resident of Beckley. From 1992 to 2002, she worked as legal secretary for Tracy Ward in Dalton, GA and...
Lottie Pearl Duncan
May 30, 2011
Lottie Pearl Duncan, 83, of MacArthur, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at Bowers Hopice House. Born July 2, 1927 in Sophia, WV, she was the daughter of the late Otto Arley and Pearl Dick Sears. Lottie was a homemaker and attended worship services at the Salvation Army when she was able. She was preceded in death by a sister,...
James Eldon Cantrell, II
May 29, 2011
James Eldon Cantrell, II, 57, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. Born January 18, 1954 in Beckley, he was the son of the late James Eldon and Mildred Margaret Weeks Cantrell. James was a communication specialist in Regional Command at Raleigh General Hospital, a paramedic for more than 30 years currently serving with the Princeton Rescue Squad and...
Sidney Allen Clarke
May 29, 2011
Sidney Allen Clarke, 49, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. Born September 9, 1961 in Alexandria, VA, he was the son of the late Sidney Allen Clarke, Sr. and Hattie Marie Griffith Clarke of Beckley. Sidney was a master carpenter for Alliance Construction Management. He loved hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors. He was a U.S. Army veteran...
Alonzo Leonard Moore
May 28, 2011
On May 28, 2011 Alonzo Leonard Moore “PaPa” of Coal City went to be with his Lord and Savior. Lonnie was born Nov. 6, 1924 at Wickham, WV and served both Oak Grove Christian Church and Glen White Church of God during his long life. He also served his country in the Army Air Force during World War II. He...
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