Obituaries

Jan 15, 2010

Frank Fred Fragile, Jr., 48, of Beckley, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010, in a local hospital. Mr. Fragile was born February 3, 1961, in Beckley, the son of the late Frank Fred Fragile, Sr. and Betty Moore Fragile. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kevin Michael Fragile in 1998. Mr. Fragile was...

Jan 12, 2010

John O. “Buster” Smith died peacefully on January 12, 2010 at the Villages of Greystone in Beaver, WV. The youngest and last of seven children, Buster was born on March 22, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith. His father was a prominent coal mine owner in Beckley, WV. Growing up in Beckley, Buster graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...

Jan 3, 2010

On Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, Mildred Robertson went to meet the Lord. She passed quietly and comfortably after a full life and a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched. Born in Macalpin WV on Oct. 24th 1925 to her parents, Everette and Nellie Aldridge, “Millie” graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...

Dec 29, 2009

Jafar Hussain Jafary, 84, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in a Beckley hospital following an extended illness. Born December 2, 1925 in Jhang, Pakistan, he was the son of the late Shar Muhammad and Ghor Bibi. Mr. Jafary was a civil servant for the government of Pakistan. He was a member of the Islamic Association of Beckley...

Dec 18, 2009

Mary Retha Fink Price, 93, of Beckley, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2009 at her home. A lifelong resident of Raleigh County, she was born April 3, 1916 at Sprague. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Jackson and Viola Bolen Fink. The granddaughter of the late John F. & Sara Elizabeth Cole Bolen and Alexander “Etch” &...

Dec 10, 2009

Andrew Martin DeCoster, 71, of Beckley passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 in the Beckley VA Hospital. Born December 12, 1937 in Lawrence, MA, he was the son of the late Frank and Alice Pamyla DeCoster. Andrew was a computer analyst. He was a radio operator for the U.S Air Force and a former instructor at the West Virginia Business...

Dec 5, 2009

Nelle Weir Keefer, age 94, of Beckley, took the hand of an angel and left her earthly home on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Born January 12, 1915, in Beckley, she was one of three daughters of Charles and Eva Richardson of Beckley. Others who left for their heavenly homes before her were her two infant sons, her mother Eva, father...

Nov 27, 2009

Anise Trail Collins, 95, of Lester went to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, November 27, 2009. Born February 8, 1914, on the Thomas Holt Covey Farm on Tam’s Mountain; she was the youngest child of the late James H. Trail and Susan Covey Trail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first...

Nov 25, 2009

Marylee Hutchinson Fournier, 74, of Glen Rogers, died at her residence surrounded by her family from a short battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Born July 1, 1935 at Tolleytown, she was the daughter of the late Fred Cline and Freeda Hutchinson Broyles. She was a graduate of Trap Hill High School in 1953, and she enjoyed quilting...

Nov 23, 2009

Nancy Pat Hamilton Lewis-Smith, 90, of 104 Virginia Street, Beckley, died Monday, November 23, 2009. Born January 21, 1919, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Edward St. Clair and Kate Boone Hamilton. Nancy Pat was an involved owner and president of the many corporations that comprised Lewis Automotive Group, a Beckley landmark since...

Nov 19, 2009

Dr. William D. McLean, 80, of Beckley passed away Thursday, November 19, 2009. Born December 10, 1928 in Beckley, he was the son of the late David Waddell and Margaret McTaggart McLean. Dr. McLean graduated from Hampten-Sydney College and received his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He served his internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Following his...

Nov 18, 2009

Sadie Reed McKinney, 89, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House. Born May 3, 1920 at Amigo, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Virginia Elizabeth Graham Reed. Sadie was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard and sons,...

Nov 18, 2009

George Thomas Coker, Jr., 83, of Beckley passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House. Born January 2, 1926 in Macon, GA he was the son of the late George Thomas and Fannie Angeline Holt Coker. Mr. Coker was founder of Morris-Coker, Inc. George was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II participating in the invasion of Okinawa...

Nov 7, 2009

Eugene “Totsie” Grose 51, of Beckley passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009 in a Beckley hospital following a massive stroke. Born May 20, 1958 in Beckley he was the son of the late Solomon Earl and Lena Cobb Grose. He was a maintenance worker for McDonalds and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. Totsie was a loving and kind person...

Oct 31, 2009

Irene Snow Williams, 82, passed away in her home in Beckley on October 31, 2009, following a long illness and under the care of Hospice of Southern West Virginia. Born in Mabscott, she was the daughter of the late George W. Williams, Sr., and Fleda Snow Doss Williams, and sister to the late George W. Williams, Jr. Surviving family includes...

Oct 27, 2009

This rainy day, Tuesday October 27, 2009 can only show the sadness for the loss of our beautiful and beloved wife, mommy, ma maw, daughter, sister, and friend. Heaven has taken a great Angel! Teresa Elaine Massey Reid, 52, of Oak Grove Road, Beckley, left this world, October 27, 2009, to join her Lord and Savior. Born May 2, 1957,...

Oct 20, 2009

Gloria Faye Jones, 77 of Crab Orchard, went to be with our father, Bruce Everette Jones, in heaven Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at a local hospital. Born February 5, 1932 in Powellton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Alderman and Thelma (Tiny) Hudnal Alderman. Our mother was a homemaker whose life consisted of her kids and grandkids...

Oct 16, 2009

Virginia Lee Smith, 85, of Stanaford, WV, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 in Tega Cay, SC. Born March 10, 1924 in Lanark, WV, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Bessie Hanks Richmond. Virginia was a homemaker and a member of the Stanaford Missionary Baptist Church. She was a lifetime resident of Raleigh County. Besides her parents...

Oct 16, 2009

Oct 10, 2009

Mary Hornbrook Kirkpatrick, Beckley, departed this life at the Bowers Hospice House on October 10, 2009. Born February 28, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Mary B. Lilly Hornbrook. Mary was a 1943 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended the Erma Beard School of dance. She was a graduate of Ward Belmont College...