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09/11/1964

- 08/06/2018

09/11/1964 - 08/06/2018

Mr. Cornelius Douglas "Ray" Akers, 53, of Beckley, died Monday, August 6, 2018. Born September 11, 1964 in Mullens, WV, he was the son of Johnnie Mae Jordan of Glen Rogers and the late Bobby Willia...



06/25/1938

- 08/05/2018

06/25/1938 - 08/05/2018

Mrs. Irene Wilkes, 80, of Beckley died Saturday August 4, 2018. Born June 25, 1938 in Sullivan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Mason and Virginia Bryson Powell. Irene was a retired educa...



08/09/1984

- 08/01/2018

08/09/1984 - 08/01/2018

Elder Timothy Michael Starkey, 33, of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Beckley, died Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Born August 9, 1984 in Beckley, he was the son of Kenneth Starkey Sr. of Beckley and the lat...



04/02/1929

- 08/01/2018

04/02/1929 - 08/01/2018

Deacon Jerry Phillip Peck, Sr. , 89, of Beckley died Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Born April 2, 1929 in Lanark, WV, he was the son of the late Willie and Arie Peck. He was a coal miner, member of ...



09/18/1944

- 07/27/2018

09/18/1944 - 07/27/2018

Mrs. JoAnn Simon, 73, of Beckley died Friday, July 27, 2018. Born September 18, 1944 in Stanaford City, WV, she was the daughter of Mary Cousins of Lanark and the late Carl L. Cousins. She wor...



07/19/1988

- 07/24/2018

07/19/1988 - 07/24/2018

Mr. Stevie Watts, Jr. , 30, of Fayetteville, WV died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born July 19, 1988 in Beckley, WV he was the son of Stevie Watts Sr. of Oak Hill, WV and Aletha Thomas of Mt. Hope, WV. ...



01/15/1927

- 07/24/2018

01/15/1927 - 07/24/2018

Mr. Jordan B. "Snooky" Evans Jr. , 91, of Hilltop, WV. peacefully transitioned from Earth to Glory at his home on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born January 15, 1927 in Concho, WV, he was the son of the ...



09/04/1927

- 07/24/2018

09/04/1927 - 07/24/2018

Mrs. Fannie Crite Shepherd, 100, of Coral Springs, FL formerly of Lanark, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. A life-long resident of Lanark, she moved, in 2012, to reside with her daughter. Born Septembe...



02/23/1975

- 07/20/2018

02/23/1975 - 07/20/2018

Mr. David Antuan Walton, 43, of Glen Jean, WV, died Friday, July 20, 2018. Born February 23, 1975 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Diane Gore (Rev. William Richard) Stevens of Red Star, WV and the...



Passed 07/17/2018

Passed 07/17/2018

Clinton E. Thomas, 67 departed this life July 17, 2018. Husband of Dr. Jacqueline E. Thomas; father of Valerie Ann Bryant and Lucretia Palmer; step-father of Allen J. Jones "Jay" and Kimberly Ann Free...



07/31/1943

- 07/13/2018

07/31/1943 - 07/13/2018

Mrs. Nancy Gray Haley, 74, of Beckley, died Friday, July 13, 2018. Born July 31, 1943 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late James Patrick and Ruth Hildren Canterberry. Nancy was a cleric...



Passed 07/09/2018

Passed 07/09/2018

Mrs. Beatrice Lett, 90, of Oak Hill, died Monday, July 9, 2018. Funeral service will be 2:00PM Sunday, July 15, 2018 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Scarbro, with Rev. Chares Gore officiatin...



11/08/1947

- 07/01/2018

11/08/1947 - 07/01/2018

Mr. Gaston Pick Smith, 70, of Beckley died Sunday, July 1, 2018. Born November 8, 1947 in Slab Fork, WV, he was the son of the late Gaston and Bertha Watson Smith. A member of St. Paul Baptist T...



02/11/1926

- 06/26/2018

02/11/1926 - 06/26/2018

Mrs. Irma Lucille Brooks, 92, of Beckley, died Monday, June 26, 2018. Born February 11, 1926 in Rocky Mount, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Fralin Webb. She was a mem...



10/10/1936

- 06/25/2018

10/10/1936 - 06/25/2018

Mrs. Queen Esther Motley, 81, of Beckley died Monday, June 25, 2018. Born October 10, 1936 in Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ethel Strickland Moore. She was a memb...



02/23/1923

- 06/20/2018

02/23/1923 - 06/20/2018

Mrs. Virginia Moore Ward, 95, of Beckley, formerly of Detroit, MI died Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Born February 23, 1923 in Mt. Airy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel Stricklan...



02/14/1949

- 06/08/2018

02/14/1949 - 06/08/2018

Mr. Jessie Lawson, 69, of Beckley died Friday, June 8, 2018. Born February 14, 1949 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Anna Gwinn of Harper Heights and the late Phillip Lawson. He was a member of...



04/03/1956

- 06/07/2018

04/03/1956 - 06/07/2018

Mr. Brian Kincannon, 62, of Beckley died Thursday, June 7, 2018. Born April 3, 1956 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Ray Kincannon and Charlotte Kincannon Hughes. In addition to his ...



08/03/1950

- 06/01/2018

08/03/1950 - 06/01/2018

Mrs. Elizabeth "Annie" Blair, 67, of Beckley, died Friday, June 1, 2018. Born August 3, 1950 in Wise County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Myra Stillwell Carnette. She was a ...



04/08/1953

- 05/27/2018

04/08/1953 - 05/27/2018

Mr. Melvin Victor Bush, 65, of Oak Hill, WV, died Sunday, May 27, 2018. Born April 8, 1953 in Man, WV, he was the son of the late Roger and Sophia Bush Sr. Melvin was an Army veteran and dearl...



11/16/1960

- 05/22/2018

11/16/1960 - 05/22/2018

Ms. Cynthia Ann "Cympi" Hall, 57, of Beckley, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Born November 16, 1960 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late William Hall and Sally Hall Lawson. She was a memb...



02/09/1938

- 05/21/2018

02/09/1938 - 05/21/2018

Mrs. Faye Yvonne Roche', 80, of Oak Hill, died Monday, May 21, 2018. Born February 9, 1938 in Harewood, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Elsie Oliver Howard Sr. She was a Minist...



06/01/1953

- 05/16/2018

06/01/1953 - 05/16/2018

Mr. Goldie C. Bruh Rhodes, 64, of Beckley, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Born June 1, 1953 in Ronceverte, WV, he was the son of Newassa D. Creasy Rhodes of Beckley and the late Goldie F Rhodes. ...



10/04/1922

- 05/10/2018

10/04/1922 - 05/10/2018

Mrs. Eunice Fleming, 95, of Mt. Hope, WV died Thursday, May 10, 2018. Born October 4, 1922 in Mt. Hope, she was the daughter of the late Alfonzo F. and Maggie Evans Burrell. Also preceding her...



02/08/1924

- 05/09/2018

02/08/1924 - 05/09/2018

Mr. Joseph Edward Ritchie, 94, of Fayetteville, WV died Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Born February 8, 1924 in Big Island, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel James and Sadie Mae Claytor Ritchie. ...



11/28/1934

- 05/07/2018

11/28/1934 - 05/07/2018

Mrs. Letitia Smith, 83, of Beckley died Monday, May 7, 2018. Born November 28, 1934 in Ronceverte, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Luewellyn Cousins Reynolds She was a cafeteria ...



05/11/1958

- 05/06/2018

05/11/1958 - 05/06/2018

Deacon Richard Anthony Caldwell, 59, of Beckley died Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Born May 11, 1958 in Raleigh Co. WV, he was the son of the late James "Bama" Ross and Dorothy Law Caldwell Martin. He ...



09/05/1949

- 05/03/2018

09/05/1949 - 05/03/2018

Mrs. Rose Marion Stevens French, 68, of Beckley, died Thursday, May 3, 2018. Born September 5, 1949 in Wycoma, WV, she was the daughter of Catherine Stevens of Beckley and the late Robert Stevens....



09/17/1937

- 05/03/2018

09/17/1937 - 05/03/2018

Mr. Coleman "Pete" Eugene Myers, 80, of Beckley, WV died Thursday, May 3, 2018. Born September 17, 1937 in Cowen, WV, he was the son of the late Thyrill and Marie Myers. In addition to his par...



02/05/1926

- 04/23/2018

02/05/1926 - 04/23/2018

Arthur Eugene Simmons passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at his home in Beckley, WV. He was the eldest child born to Rev. Albert E. and Hettie Bennett Simmons on February 5, 1926 in Glen White,...



03/26/1948

- 04/21/2018

03/26/1948 - 04/21/2018

First Lady Karen Ruth 'Kay' Staples, 70, of Beckley died Saturday, April 21, 2018. Born March 26, 1948, in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth Deberry Hairston. ...



05/08/1930

- 04/15/2018

05/08/1930 - 04/15/2018

Ms. Hazell Cornelia Redd, 87, of Beckley, died Sunday, April 15, 2018. Born May 8, 1930 in East Gulf, WV, she was the daughter of the late Rev. John and Deaconess Bettie Hubbard Redd. She was ...



12/04/1977

- 04/10/2018

12/04/1977 - 04/10/2018

Mr. Corey Jerome Henry, 40, of Beckley died Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Born December 4, 1977, in Hinton, WV, he was the son of Lawrence and Crystal Gore Henry. He was an Entrepreneur and was a m...



Passed 04/01/2018

Passed 04/01/2018

Mrs. Christine H. Spencer, 90, of Portsmouth, VA, formerly of Stanaford, died Sunday, April 1, 2018. Graveside service will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Beckl...



05/27/1928

- 03/26/2018

05/27/1928 - 03/26/2018

Mrs. Daisy Ellen Essie Lee Benson Robertson, 89, of Beckley, died Monday, March 26, 2018. Born May 27, 1928 in Lancaster, SC, she was the daughter of the late Johnson and Ellen Meeks Benson. Mrs...



05/07/1924

- 03/17/2018

05/07/1924 - 03/17/2018

Pastor Emeritus Tanner Schofield-Cole was born May 7, 1924, in Prince Edward County, VA, to the late William and Evie Walker. She transitioned to Heaven Saturday, March 17, 2018, following a long illn...



06/18/1948

- 03/01/2018

06/18/1948 - 03/01/2018

Mrs. Barbara Ann Moore Pate, 69, of Beckley died Thursday, March 1, 2018. Born June 18, 1948 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Wilbur and Florence Annie Oakes Moore. Barbara...



07/03/1951

- 02/24/2018

07/03/1951 - 02/24/2018

Mr. Donald Eugene "Bull" Parker, 66, of Beckley died Saturday, February 24, 2018. Born July 3, 1951 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Adie and Stella Mae Wilson Parker. He worked as a C...



04/22/1934

- 02/18/2018

04/22/1934 - 02/18/2018

CLEVELAND, OH - Edward, one of six children, was born to Samuel A. and Naomi E. Abram Sr. on April 22, 1934, in Fayetteville, WV. He died Sunday, February 18, 2018. Edward graduated from Stratton ...



02/28/1942

- 02/15/2018

02/28/1942 - 02/15/2018

Mr. Russell Manns, 75, of Beckley, died Thursday, February 15, 2018. Born February 28, 1942 in Winding Gulf, he was the son of the late Raymond and Lillian Moon Manns A 1960 graduate of Stratton...



12/10/1962

- 02/10/2018

12/10/1962 - 02/10/2018

Kenneth Leon Copney, was born on December 10, 1962 in Beckley WV. He was the eldest of five children and only son born to the late Ralph and Evang. Margaret Copney. The Lord called him home on Februar...



05/19/1944

- 02/09/2018

05/19/1944 - 02/09/2018

Mrs. Janice Mae Moore, 73, of Beckley died Friday, February 9, 2018. Born May 19, 1944 in Layland, WV, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Ruth Parks Kemp. She was a member ...



12/14/1942

- 02/05/2018

12/14/1942 - 02/05/2018

Mr. Richard Campbell, 75, of Detroit, MI, formerly of Beckley, died Monday, February 5, 2018. Born December 14, 1942. Richard, a graduate of Stratton High School, was a US Marine Corp veteran,...



06/22/1939

- 02/04/2018

06/22/1939 - 02/04/2018

Deacon James R. ôJimö Moore, Jr. ,78, of Lanark, WV died Sunday, February 4, 2018. Born June 22, 1939 in Stanaford, WV, he was the son of the late James and Mary Sue Daniels Moore. ...



01/14/1969

- 01/30/2018

01/14/1969 - 01/30/2018

Mr. Sandy Lewis "Boonie" Wells Jr. , 49, of Midtown Terrace, Mt. Hope passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born January 14, 1969 in B...



11/06/1926

- 01/25/2018

11/06/1926 - 01/25/2018

Mrs. Charlotte Lee "Honey" Martin, 91, Of Hilltop, WV died Thursday, January 25, 2018. Born November 6, 1926 in Carlisle, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Lurena Edding Woods. Charlo...



10/21/1936

- 01/15/2018

10/21/1936 - 01/15/2018

Mrs. Zenobia 'Nobie' Flynn, 81, of Beckley died Monday, January 15, 2018. Born October 21, 1936 in Hillsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roman Sr. and Margaret Phillips. She worked fo...



02/19/1948

- 01/15/2018

02/19/1948 - 01/15/2018

Moses "Mo" Curry, 69, passed Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born February 19, 1948 in Macon, Georgia to the late Nettie Mae Rouse. He was a member of the Heart of God Ministries, sang in the Men's ...



11/15/1936

- 01/14/2018

11/15/1936 - 01/14/2018

Deacon Willie Epps Jr. , 81, of Beckley, died Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born November 15, 1936 in Fireco, WV, he was the son of the late Willie and Rosa Epps Sr. Deacon Epps was a member of We...



09/07/1951

- 11/17/2017

09/07/1951 - 11/17/2017

Mr. Leonza Lee Mims, 66, of Scarbro, WV, died Friday, November 17, 2017. Born September 7, 1951 in Derryhale, WV, he was the son of the late Willie Lee and Betty Jane Johnson Mims. He was a US A...



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