Obituaries
Thelma Rose O'Dell Hale
Jun 14, 2010
Thelma Rose Wills O’Dell Hale-Passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Manor House Hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia. She had lived in Beckley, West Virginia from birth through a large part of her adult life. She had also lived in Mississippi, Japan, Alaska, New Mexico, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, and in her later years, Bainbridge, Georgia. She was born...
Mary Louise Wilson
Jun 13, 2010
Mary Louise Wilson, 60, of Daniels, passed away in the arms of Jesus on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Born October 2, 1949 in Beckley she was the daughter of Mary Lucas Meadows of Daniels and the late Delbert D. Meadows. Mary was a homemaker and a member of Beckley Moose Lodge. She was of the Baptist faith. Besides her father...
Charles Hubert Jones
Jun 9, 2010
Charles Hubert Jones, 79, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in the VA Medical Center following a long illness. Following his wishes he will be cremated. There will be no service or visitation. On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Charles Albert Minnick, Sr.
Jun 8, 2010
Charles Albert Minnick, Sr., 87, of Beaver, passed on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 at home surrounded by family. Born April 4, 1923 in Wilkinsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Harry Linford Minnick and Mary Teed Minnick. He was of the Methodist faith, and member of the Masons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
John Paul Dr. White
May 31, 2010
Dr. John Paul White, of Beckley WV, passed away Monday, May 31, 2010, after a long illness. He died a peaceful death under the able care of Bowers Hospice House in his beloved Beckley. Born in 1939, John grew up in Logan, WV, the son of Gene and Norma White. He graduated with a B.S. degree from West Virginia University...
Helen Jennings Jackson
May 28, 2010
Helen Jennings Jackson, 93, of Waxhaw, NC, formerly of Daniels, WV, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010. Born September 8, 1916 in Park, VA, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm H. and Carrie Osborne Jennings. Helen was a lovely lady who loved gospel music, flowers and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was...
Kay Hee Lee
May 23, 2010
Kay Hee Lee, 86, of Beckley, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010 in a Beckley health care center. Born August 21, 1923 in Seoul, South Korea, she was the daughter of the late Ik Kyo Han and Jae Kon Lee. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker, a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Black Knight Country Club, Grandview Country Club...
Wanda Alice Catherine Lickliter
May 21, 2010
Wanda Alice Catherine Lickliter, 88, of Beckley, passed away Friday, may 21, 2010 at her residence. Born November 13, 1921 in Vale, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emory Lee and Irene Frantz Patterson. Wanda was a registered nurse retiring from Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Methodist Women, Raleigh...
Fefa M. Passalaqua
May 21, 2010
Fefa M. Passalaqua,88, of Oak Hill, formerly of Beckley, passed away, Friday, May 21, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center after a long illness. Born August 8, 1921 at Winding Gulf, WV, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Randazzo Passalaqua. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her twin sister, Lena F. Passalaqua...
Gerald Ray Day
May 11, 2010
Gerald Ray Day, of Besoco, passed away May 11, 2010 in a local hospital following a short illness. Born January 8, 1963 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Edward “Skip” Day and Sue Ann Stewart England of Besoco. Gerald was a disabled coal miner and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. Besides his father he was preceded...
Larry Gene Mann
Apr 28, 2010
Larry Gene Mann, 63, of Shady Spring, passed away Wednesday April 28, 2010 in a local hospital. Born March 26, 1947 in Beckley, he was the son of Harold Mann of Cool Ridge, WV and the late Louise Taylor Mann. Larry enjoyed Nascar, fishing and hunting. Besides his father he is survived by his wife, Arlene P. Chamberlain Mann, brother,...
Emma Lucille Clark
Apr 25, 2010
Emma Lucille Clark, 92, of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Lester, passed away at her residence Sunday, April 25, 2010. Born May 17, 1917 in Lexington, KY, she was the daughter of the late Paris Floyd and Mahalia McKinney. Emma was a homemaker and a member of the Lester Baptist Church. She had been a resident of Mechanicsville for the past...
Peggy Delene Blevins
Apr 23, 2010
Peggy Delene Blevins, 72, of Victor, WV, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center. Born August 29, 1937 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Dale and Percy Kate Lilly Epling. Peggy was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Fayette County. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by sisters, Ramona Ellison, Belle...
John Dale King, Jr.
Apr 23, 2010
John Dale King, Jr., 28, of Glen Daniel, WV, died Friday, April 23, 2010 in a Charleston hospital from injuries received in a mining accident at ICG Coal. Born January 14, 1982 in York County, SC, he was the son of John Dale and Nancy Head King. John was a coal miner for ICG Coal and a member of the...
Margaret Rose Shanks
Apr 22, 2010
Margaret Rose Shanks, 86 of Beckley passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010 in a Beckley hospital. Born January 7, 1924 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late James and Hilda Tolbert Prince. Margaret was a retired nurse anesthetist having worked at Raleigh General Hospital for many years. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Beckley and...
Patricia Hudson
Apr 21, 2010
PATRICIA MILES HUDSON, 78, of Leesburg, Virginia since the early 1970’s passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in Lansdowne, Virginia. Mrs. Hudson was born March 21st 1932 in Washington, DC to the late Paul and Nancy Reynolds Miles. Her husband, James Mathew Hudson predeceased her in 2002. She was raised in Washington and received her B.A. degree from American...
Lucreata Mae Miller
Apr 20, 2010
Lucreata Mae Miller, 75 of Hilltop passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Born September 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Estel Christian Lawson and Oretha Mae James Lawson and Wilton Gillenwalter. Lucreata loved to play bingo, go to church and read her Bible. She was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Nellie B. Melito
Apr 20, 2010
Nellie Bowling Melito Nellie B. Melito, age 77 of Beckley, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born January 23, 1933 in Lester, WV, she was preceded in death by her first husband Charles E. McMillion and her second husband Carmelo Melito. She is survived by four children;...
Roger Dean Blevins
Apr 19, 2010
Roger Dean Blevins, Sr., 53, of Coal City, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010, in a Beckley hospital. Born March 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Ben Blevins and Virginia Bolen Blevins. Mr. Blevins was self-employed as a mechanic, and a life-long resident of Coal City. Mr. Blevins is survived by three sons, Roger D. Blevins, Jr....
Marie Ada Brown
Apr 9, 2010
Marie Ada Brown, 89, of Beckley, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 in a Beckley hospital. Born March 20, 1921 at Sun, WV, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Mary Ballard Sweeney. Marie was a homemaker and had been a resident of Raleigh County since 1934. She was a member of the Sprague Freewill Baptist Church...