Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

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...

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...