Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

Mr. James Buford Robertson, 52, of Charleston, WV died Thursday, March 26, 2020. Born June 27, 1967 in Roanoke, VA, he was the son of the late Berkley Robertson and Bertha Russell. In addition to hi...

Ms. Vanessa Audrey Rhodes, lovingly known as “Van” reached for the arms of the Angels and took flight to the Kingdom of Heaven peacefully in her home, on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the age of 63. ...

Mrs. Brenda Carrol Canterbury Turner Walker Price, 68, of Rock Creek, WV, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 after a long illness. Born January 22, 1952 in Charleston, WV, she was ...

Mr. Carlton Cunningham of Beckley, WV died Saturday, March 14, 2020. Funeral Service 11:00AM Monday, March 23, 2020 at St. Paul Baptist Temple 129 Rice St. Beckley. Burial will follow in Donel C. K...

Mrs. Estella Austin, 91, of Beckley, WV died Saturday, March 14, 2020. As per her request, she has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Email condolences to ritchie-johns...

Mr. Shawn Dewayne Anderson, 48, of Murfreesboro, TN and Beckley, died Friday, March 13, 2020. Shawn was born March 5, 1972 in Beckley, he was the son of Michael Anderson of Beckley and the late Rez...

Mrs. Sarah Broyles, 85, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, March 13, 2020. As per her request, she has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Email condolences to ritchie-johnson...

Ms. Brandi Jo Miller, 28, of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday, March 10, 2020. As per her request, she has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Email condolences to ritchie-jo...

On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 4:59 PM Betty Mae Robinson, formally of Beckley, peacefully entered into eternal rest at New Hope Gracious Personal Care in Pittsburgh, PA. Betty, affectionately known as m...

Mr. Thurman Lester, 72, of Beckley, WV died Thursday, February 27, 2020. Funeral service will be 1:00PM Friday, March 6, 2020 at New Jerusalem Holiness Church, Glen White, WV. Burial will follow in G...

Mrs. Virginia Wise, 94, of Beckley, WV died Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Funeral service will be 12:00Noon Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev. Philander Mo...

Mrs. Catherine Bradford, 97, of Harvey, WV died Sunday, February 23, 2020. Mrs. Bradford was born November 4, 1922 in Laurel Bottom, WV to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Booker. Mrs. Bradford, for over 50 years...

Mrs Patricia "Pat" Payne Dollisme of Mt. Hope, WV died Sunday February 23, 2020. Memorial service will be 11:00AM Saturday, March 14, 2020 at United Missionary Baptist Church 205 S. Fayette Ave. Mt. ...

Mr. Marvin Maurice Mann “Butch” or “Boss Man”, 70, of Charleston, WV transitioned Monday, February 17, 2020 at CAMC General Division. Marvin was born September 8, 1949 in Beckley, WV, he was ...

Mari Dashay Gosnell, 31, entered into eternal life Sunday, February 16, 2020. Mari was born November 28, 1988 in Beckley, WV. She was the third of five children born to the late Dana E. Wilson-White...

Mr. Larry Edward Thompson, 68, of Princeton, peacefully departed this life and went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Born September 4, 1951 in Helen, WV, he was the son of the lat...

Mr. Charles W. Patterson, 77, of Beckley, WV died Wednesday January 29, 2020. As per his request, he was cremated. Email condolences to ritchie-johnson@suddenlinkmail. com Arrangements entrus...

Mr. Romey “Sid” Yoho, 83, of Oak Hill, WV, formerly of Moundsville, WV died Saturday, January 25, 2020. Born January 20, 1937 in Moundsville, WV. he was the son of the late Jake Yoho and Alice L...

Mrs. Ila Y. Russell of Beckley, WV was born February 8, 1940, in JonBen, WV to the late Charles and Francis Rhodes. Ila departed this life Friday, January 24, 2020 at Harper Mills Nursing Center, Bec...

Ms. Annie Lea Jefferson, 85, of Fayetteville, WV died Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Born February 28, 1934 in Birmingham, AL, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Jefferson. Ms. Jefferso...

Mr. Anthony “Moe” Leon Raimey, 55, of Daniels, WV, gained his wings on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at home surrounded by loved ones. Moe was born on July 30, 1964 in Welch, WV, son of the late Dor...

Mrs. Mary Ellen Hill, 98, of Glen White, WV died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Marietta, GA, following a long illness. Mrs. Hill was born January 12, 1922 in Hale County, AL, she was the daughter o...

Mr. David Allen Thompson, 61, of Minden, WV died Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born in Minden, WV to the John and Joretta Thompson Sr. of Oak Hill, WV. He worked as a truck driver. He leav...

Mr. Donald Ray Canada, 60, of Scarbro, WV went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 10, 2020 after a long illness. He was born in Beckley. WV on November 23, 1959 to Andrew Sr. and Lillie Evans Ca...

On Thursday, January 9th, 2020, Carol Lewis Cain, 55, of Beckley, WV went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She has gained her heavenly reward. Carol was born February 16, 1964 in Beckley, WV, th...

Mr. Charles Edward Leftwich, 84, of Beckley, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Charles was born on June 10, 1935 to the l...

Mrs. Doris Royster Leftwich Venable left her earthly home on January 4, 2020 to meet her heavenly Father and His son, Jesus, and to join her mother, father and brother, Robert D. Royster, who preceded...

Mr. Gary Lee Schoolfield, 58, of Atlanta, GA formerly of Beckley, WV died Friday, January 3, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Gary was born May 5, 1961 in Wyoming General Ho...

Mrs. Betty Jean Patterson, 90, of Hilltop, WV died Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Born April 11, 1929 in Mount Hope, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Ida Bell Abbott Walton Sr...

Mrs. Patricia Diane "Cooney" Gray Beasley, 66, of Mt. Hope, WV died Monday, December 23, 2019. Born May 7, 1953, in Mount Hope, WV, she was the daughter of the late William and Louise Gray. Mrs. Be...

Mrs. Emily McCoullum Parker was the second of five children born March 11, 1919 in Opelousas AL to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Odessa Hill McCoullum. She died Sunday, December 15, 2019. Mrs. Parker was ra...

Sandra Keith O’Neal, lovingly known as Sand or Sandy, was called from labor to reward on December 14, 2019. As the Lord and the ancestors waited with open arms, she departed peacefully at Calvary H...

Mr. Melvin Thomas “Bootney” Woodson, 84, of Beckley, WV died Saturday, December 14, 2019. Born June 1, 1935 in Kaymoor, WV, he was the son of the late Charles “Charlie” and Virginia “Virgie...

Mrs. Betty Burns of Beckley, WV died Thursday, December 12, 2019. As per her request, she has been cremated. There will be no service or visitation. Email condolences to ritchie-johnson@suddenlinkm...

Rev Avaurn S. Staples, 89, of Beckley, WV died Wednesday December 4, 2019. Born November 19, 1930 in Arlington, WV (McDowell County) to the late John Lee and Bertha Davis Stewart, she was the oldes...

Ms. Whakitha Mishawn Lewis, also known as “Kiki” was born September 20,1970, in Corona, Queens NY. Kiki was the second oldest of the remaining six, out of ten children, to the late Leon Baruch Bro...

Mrs. Donna “Ebony Fox” Walton McKayhan, 62, of Mt. Hope, WV died Monday, November 25, 2019. Born June 3, 1957 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Gertrude Armstead Walton...

Denise Helena Price, 53, our loving mother and grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 25, 2019, peacefully at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, after her courageous fight wi...

Mr. Daniel Frazier, 73, of Beckley, WV died Thursday, November 21, 2019. As per his request, he was cremated. There will be no service or visitation. Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Fune...

Mr. James Edward Shannon, 45, of Beckley, WV died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Raleigh General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Linda Ann Shannon and Edward Pittman Jr. ; two dau...

Mr. Donald Lee Thompson Sr. , 65, of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, spreading his wings and taking his heavenly flight to be with the Lord. Born April 21, 1954 in Beckley, he was...

Mrs. Theola Mae Coleman Echols, 95, of So. Charleston, formerly of Beckley, died Saturday, November 8, 2019. Born June 29, 1924 in Lochgelly, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Ma...

Mr. Douglas Joe Ezell Smith, 90, of Beckley, WV, died Friday, November 1, 2019 in Beckley, WV. Douglas was born August 9, 1929 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Joe Ezell and Mary Jennie Hu...

Ms. Lucille Cleo Loving, 84, of Beckley, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born April 23,1935 in Summerlee, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alice Thompson, Lando...

Mr. John Archie Gray, 78, of Mount Hope, WV departed this life on Monday, October 28, 2019 following a sudden illness. He was born in Cabin Creek, WV to the late John D. and Clementene Spencer Gray on...

Mrs. Shirley Sue Wilborne-Frazier, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 21, 2019 while at home with her husband, Clarence and her niece, Wanda. She was born October 23, 1941 in Scoob...

Alberta Murray Casey took her rest on the morning of October 14, 2019 after a long illness. She was born December 19, 1956 at the U. S. Naval Hospital in St. Albans, New York to Rev. Thomas R. Murray...

Mr. Edward Franklin Giles, 82, of Glen Morgan, WV, died Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born June 2, 1937 in Chester County, PA, he was the son of the late Julia Barton and John Giles. Mr. Giles was a m...

Ms. Ruby Mae Jefferson, 96, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born January 22, 1923 in Birmingham, AL, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie (Martin) Jefferson. Ms. Jeffers...

Mr. Kenneth Lee Borders Sr. , 85, of Beckley WV died Friday, October 11, 2019. Kenneth was born May 15, 1934 in Eccles WV, he was the son of the late Foster and Mary Grant Borders. Kenneth was a...