Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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,...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Tonya Lavette Jackson departed this life on November 2, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital. Our beloved Tonya was born in Beckley, WV on July 3, 1973 to Thomas and Wanda Jackson. She was the youngest...

WELCH - Mrs. Sandra Faye Parker, 68, of Northfork, WV died Sunday, October 22, 2017. Born July 21, 1949 in Meade, WV, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Beatrice Brown Austin. Sandra...

Mrs. Teresa Eloise Dews, 80, of Beckley, WV, died Sunday, October 8, 2017. Born March 26, 1937 in Harper, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Ruth South Pennix. She was a homemaker...

Deacon Curtis Robinson, 61, of Beckley, died Saturday, October 7, 2017. Born November 18, 1955 in Beckley, he was the son of Lois Harbison Holmes of Beckley and the late Walter Robinson. A gradu...

Mrs. Helen Wiley, 89, of Lewisburg, WV died Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Born July 1, 1928 in Lewisburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Richard Lewis and Anna Brown. She worked as a caretaker...

Mr. Elbie Rutland, 92, of Beckley WV, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Born April, 25 1925 in Smock, PA, he was the son of the late Edward West and Evelyn Williams. Elbie retired from Facilities...

Mrs. Johnnie Frances Watkins, 91, of Page, WV died Sunday, August 6, 2017. Born February 18, 1926 in Leslie, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mattie Hamm. Frances was a homemaker,...

David Donnell McDowell, 35, of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Born January 18, 1982 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of David Lewis McDowell, Jr. and Jacqueline Grasty Coleman. Donnell ...

Mrs. Margaret Delores "Ms. Jackie" Marshall, 84, of White Sulphur Springs died Saturday, June 10, 2017. Born October 19, 1932 in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late James W. Graham and Ma...

Mrs. Blonzetta Jasper Walker, 92, formerly of Mt. Hope, WV died Monday, June 5, 2017 in Brandermill Health Services Assisted Living in Midlothian, VA. From birth in Mt. Hope, WV on April 23, 1925 t...

Ms. Marion Evangeline Scruggs 64, of Mt. Hope died Friday, June 2, 2017. Born July 14, 1952 in Oak Hill, she was the daughter of Marion Scruggs of Cleveland, OH and the late Odessa Adkins Scruggs. ...

Marshall A. Ross, 75, of Pittsburgh, PA died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Born July 3, 1942 in Woodbay WV, he was the son of the late Thomas A. Ross Jr. and Pauline Poole Ross. Marshall retired from t...

Mr. Arnold Agee Jr. died Sunday, May 7, 2017. Born February 11, 1958 in Newark NJ, he was the son of Arnold Agee Sr. and the late Shirley Lee Agee. He was a floor mechanic and member of St. Matt...

Katherine Hairston of Beckley, WV transcended to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at home following an extended illness. She was born on May 9, 1926 in Eccles WV to the union of Nancy Jo S...

Mr. Calvin Curtis Lee, 63, of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Service noon May 12, 2017 at the Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel, 748 S. Fayette St. , Beckley. Arrangements by Ritc...

Mr. Ernest E. Fleshman, 72, of Harvey, WV died Monday, May 1, 2017. Born August 30, 1944 in Prudence, WV, he was the son of the late Bennie and Beaulah Fleshman. He was a member of Harvey Missio...

Mr. George "Skeets" Blakey, Jr. , 82, of Mt. Hope, WV, formerly of Whipple, WV died Sunday April 30, 2017. Born July 18, 1935 in Anjean, WV, he was the son of the late George Blakey Sr. and Polly H...

Mr. James Burger, 84, of Beckley died Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born September 14, 1932 in Raleigh, he was the son of the late Charlie Burger and Mary Crowder Burger. He worked for Earhart Car ...

Mr. Daemian Odonde Martin, 45, of Mt. Hope, died Sunday, April 16, 2017. Born February 14, 1972 in Nuremburg, Germany, he was the son of Hanan Anderson Khaaliq of Fayetteville, WV and the late D...

Mr. Stanley Cook, 70, of Beckley died Monday, April 10, 2017. Born March 31, 1947 in Jacksonville, FL, he was the son of Reva Martin Cook of Beckley and the late Andy Lee Cook. He was a Retired ...

Ramona Elizabeth Cosby Saunders, 66, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Born January 3, 1951 in Whipple, WV, she was the daughter of the late Morris Henry Williams and Juanita Cosby Nich...

Mr. George Gaylor Stephens, 72, of Mt. Hope died Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born May 15, 1944 in Mt. Hope, WV, the seventh son of the late Shirley E. and Eva M. Miller Stephens. George moved to Cle...

Mrs. Marie Martin Knight, 87, of Mt. Hope, WV died Saturday, March 25, 2017. Born April 15, 1929 in Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clarence OÆDell Shepherd and Louise Davis. S...

Mr. Bernard Jerome "Stogie" Owens Sr. , 92, of Mt. Hope, WV died Thursday, March 23, 2017. Born March 24, 1924 in Turkey Knob, WV, he was the son of the late Ella Miles Baker. He was a member of...

Mrs. Clementene Gray, 93, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Mt. Hope, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Born July 20, 1923, in Martinsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank D. Spencer and ...

Mrs. Helen Whitlow Blanks, 91, of Skelton, WV died Thursday, March 9, 2017. Born December 16, 1925 in Raleigh, WV, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Whitlow Sr. and Hattie Lee Price Whitlow....

Mr. Charles Hooper 70, of Minden died Thursday, March 9, 2017. Born April 6, 1946 in Minden, WV, he was the son of the late Henry and Lola Yancey Hooper. Mr. Hooper worked as an automobile mecha...

Ms. Cynthia L. Jackson, 67, of Mt. Hope, WV, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 after a short illness. Born March 23, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Ann Jackson. In...

Ms. Eva Mae Harris, 91, of Beckley, formerly of Amigo and Rhodell, died Thursday, February 16, 2017. Born December 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late George and Mammie Simpson Harris. Ms...

Mark T. Portee, 52, of Mt. Hope, WV died Monday, February 13, 2017. He was born at August 15, 1964 in Rockville Center, NY. He was the son of Kathleen Leonard (Howard A. ) of Mt. Hope and the late ...