Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

Mrs. Joyce Cochran, 90, of Beckley, WV died Sunday, September 16, 2018. As per her request, she was cremated. There will be no visitation or service. Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Fune...

Mrs. Marie Patterson, 95, of Beckley died Saturday, September 15, 2018. Memorial service will be 1:00PM Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Ebenezer Baptist Church 770 S. Fayette St. , Beckley with Rev. ...

Mrs. Newassa Delayne Rhodes, 87, of Beckley, died Friday, September 7, 2018. Born September 12, 1930 in Quinwood, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Cleo Davis Creasy. She was ...

Priscilla "Evelyn" Simpson, of Beckley, passed Sunday, September 2, 2018. Born September 30, 1938 in Tams, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harrien and Naomi Branch Jackson. Graduating fro...

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Belcher, 88, of Beckley, died Saturday, September 1, 2018. Born October 23, 1929 in MacDonald, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Howard Thomas. She was a...

Rev. Constance G. Tucker Allen, 84, of Lester died Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Born April 25, 1934 in Lester, WV, she was the daughter of the late James and Luella Pogue Tucker. She attended Strat...

Ms. Charlene Celetta Pryor of Beckley died Monday, August 13, 2018. Honoring her wishes, there will be no service or flowers. She requested that, in lieu of flowers, condolences, or food, donations...

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Mays, 87, of Mt. Hope, died Thursday, August 9, 2018. Born August 28, 1930, in Mt. Hope, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Calloway and Rosetta Payne. She was a member of ...

Ms. Dianna Patricia Ovalle, 29, of Mt. Hope, passed tragically on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, just minutes from her home, when she was struck by another vehicle resulting in a fatal head-on collision, ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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....

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...

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,...

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...