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Mrs. Violet Virginia Norman Hickman, 86, of Beckley, died Thursday, February 9, 2017. Born March 7, 1930 in Mt. Airy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Annie Mae Rawley Norman. Vio...

Mr. James Jones Jr. , 30, of Beckley, WV died Monday, February 6, 2017. Born August 12, 1986 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of Bishop James Sr. and Delena Mays Jones of Beckley, WV. Mr. Jones...

Ronald Edward Davis, 56, long term resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, died February 3, 2017 following a sudden illness. Ronald was the eighth child of James N. Davis and Maggie Lee Fisher Davis. Ronald...

Mrs. Fran Allen, 57, of Mt. Hope died Thursday, February 2, 2017. Born March 2, 1959 in Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter Marion Scruggs and the late Odessa Adkins Scruggs. She was a dedicated ...

Deacon Charles Louis Clements, 72, Beckley, WV died Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born November 16, 1944 in Helen WV, he was the son of the late Louis Russell Clements and Lois Eulene Burks. After g...

Evangelist Nellie Mae Jones, 88, of Beckley died Thursday, January 26, 2017. Born February 17, 1928 in Mt. Airy, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Moore and Lola Ann Gilbert. She was a ...

Mr. Lawrence "Bo Bo" Deskins, 77, of Beckley died Monday, January 23, 2017. Born August 14, 1939 in Skelton, WV. he was the son of the late James Dooms and Gladys Morris Deskins. Mr. Deskins gra...

Ms. Carolyn A. Crawl 65, of Woodbridge VA, formerly of Harvey, WV, Toledo, OH and Huntsville, Al died Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Born March 19, 1951, Harvey, WV, she was the daughter of the late ...

Evangelist Bertha I. Carpenter, 76, of White Sulphur Springs, WV died Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born November 3, 1940 in Blue Sulphur, WV she was the daughter of the late Deacon Otis L. Carpenter ...

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Harvey, 75, of Beckley, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Born September 17, 1941 in Whitby, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Howard and Ethel Hattie Thaxton Oliver. Mr...

Mr. William Kent ôSmokeyö Bradley, 69, of Beckley, entered his Heavenly Home on Friday, December 9, 2016 after an extended illness. Born June 19, 1947 in Lynchburg, VA, he was the son of the late...

Mrs. Ruth Alma Harper, 91, of NC, formerly of Minden, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Born November 24, 1925 in Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Walter Jackson and Elvira Lu...

Ms. Loretta Jean Morris, 69, of Beckley, died Monday, December 5, 2016. Born November 6, 1947 in Lillybrook, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sammie and Minnie Hall. Mrs. Morris was employed...

Mrs. Clara Mae Booker Johnson, 90, of Mt. Hope died December 1, 2016. Born April 15, 1926 in Horseshoe Bend, WV, she was the daughter of the late Jerry A. and Alice Ware Booker. Mrs. Johnson was...

Mrs. Arjean Virgil Thompson, of Southgate, Michigan, formerly of Beckley, WV died Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Born in Slab Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late Loranzy and Beatricie Moore. ...

Ms. Margarette Jenkins, 96, of Beckley, WV died Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Born November 25, 1919 in Logan, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Maggie Harris Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins grew...

Hewitt "Hillbilly" Grasty Jr. 60, of Harlem Heights died Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Born April 1, 1956 in Summerlee, WV, he was the son of the late Hewitt Sr. and Thelma Johnson Grasty. A 1975 ...

Mr. Richard Gray, 65, of Mt Hope, died Saturday, November 19, 2016. Born December 29, 1950, he was the son of the late William and Louise Gray. He graduated from Mt Hope High School, where he ra...

Ernest Harold Robertson, 84, of Glen Jean, WV died November 17, 2016. Born August 16, 1932 in Buckingham Co, VA, he was the youngest born to the late William Henry and Cora Johnson Robertson. In...

Mrs. Bernice Berger, 94, of Bartonville, PA, formerly of Beckley died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Born March 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Luvenia Mahan. Mrs. Berger reti...

Sheena Dawn Jones, 27, of Beckley, formerly of Mt. Hope, died Friday, November 11, 2016. Born January 27, 1989 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of Misty Jones of Beckley, and Micheal (Tamika...

Evangelist Drema Robertson, 60, of Beckley, WV died Friday, November 11, 2016. Born June 24, 1956 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of Delores Martin Robinson of Beckley and the late James "Trap...

Mr. Sylvester Lee Adams, Sr. , 92, of Fort Washington, MD, formerly of Harper Heights, WV died Thursday, November 3, 2016. Born March 27, 1924 in Winding Gulf, WV, he was the son of the late Johnni...

Mildred "Mickey" Taylor, 77, of Charlotte NC, formerly of Beckley, died Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born March 30, 1939 in Besoco, WV, she was the daughter of the late James and Mabel Poole English. ...

Mr. Tony Harris, 56, of Beckley died Saturday, October 29, 2016. Born January 4, 1960, he was the son of the late Joesph Stewart Brown and Ethelene Brown Parker. He worked at Bob Evans and Logan...

Ms. Carol Edwards, 76, of Beckley, died Friday, October 28, 2016. Born May 29, 1940 in Sandy Level, VA, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Edwards Sr. and Nora Mae Toler Edwards. She worked...

Mr. Phillip Edward "Big Phil" Hairston, 61, of Beckley, formerly of Rhodell, WV died Thursday, October 13, 2016. Born April 4, 1955 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Thurston and Alice Hai...

Rachel Evette Wright, 59, of Beckley, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 17, 1957 in Beckley, WV, ...

Deacon James ôJimmyö Cox, 69, of Beckley, formerly of Tams and Stotesbury, WV died Saturday, October 1, 2016. Born February 5, 1947 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Nelson and Gladys Hu...

Rev. Abner C. Wright, Sr. , 91, of Beckley died Sunday, September 25, 2016. Born June 14, 1925 in North Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Asa and Virginia Wright. He was united in marriage...

Sherman Lee Ross, was born on February 24, 1941 in Tams, West Virginia, the thirteenth of seventeen children born to Thomas J. and Gracie Wade Ross. He was called to his heavenly reward on Saturday, S...

Vondel Bannister, 52, of Glen Jean died Thursday, September 22, 2016. Born March 23, 1964, he was the son of Robert ôBobbyö and Flora Smith of Glen Jean, WV and the late Lee Andrew Bannister. ...

Maurine ôLadyö Austin, 71, of Germantown, MD, formerly of Beckley, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Born June 27, 1945 in Fireco, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Viola Carter A...

William Austin "Chucky" Simon, 45, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Beckley, died Friday, September 16, 2016. Born February 2, 1971 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Rudolph "Chuckie" and Joann Cou...

Mr. Norman Lloyd Calloway, Sr. , of Charleston, SC, formerly of Mount Hope, WV, died Wednesday, September 16, 2016. He was a retired U. S. Navy veteran and retired from the Postal Service in Decemb...

Mr. Clyde Lee Arline Jr. , 51, of Hurricane, West Virginia died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born March 23, 1965 in Rockville Centre, New York, he was the son of Clyde Lee and Vivian Arline Sr. M...

Jerry Earl Edmonds Jr. , 73, of Henderson, NC, formerly of Beckley, WV, departed this life on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in his home. Born on September 3, 1943, he was the son of the Parthenia Foun...

Mr. Jessie Romanuel James, 64, of Beckley, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House after a long illness. Born July 13, 1952 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Derothia Drucilla Sweatt...

Thomas Nathaniel Crowder Sr. , 73, of Deepwater, WV died Saturday, September 3, 2016. Born May 1, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia he was the son of the late Gustava and Aurelia Calvert Crowder. ...

Shea Tanette Kenney, 43, of Beckley, WV, passed from this life into eternal rest on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. She was born May 21, 1973, in Beckley, WV,...

Audrey Jean Cain Cox, 72, of Roanoke, VA formerly of Beckley died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born in Beckley, on December 10, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Herbert G. Cain and Roberta Ric...

Mrs. Catherine Lydia Gray, 97, of Mt. Hope, died Friday, August 19, 2016. Born July 9, 1919 in Goshen, VA, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Ada Hackney Nicholas. She worked for Govern...

Sharon Kay "Sherry" Greer Carrington of Beckley was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on August 11, 2016 in the comfort of her home while being taken care of by her loving family. Sharon w...

Mr. George H. Palmer, 63, of Montgomery, WV died Monday, August 8, 2016. Born March 12, 1953 in Carbondale, WV, he was the son of Garfield Bohanna Sr. of Smithers and the late Helen Bohanna, Daniel...

Mrs. Beatrice Stone Anderson, 73, of Beckley died Monday, August 8, 2016. Born April 27, 1943 in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Etta Mae Stone, Sr. She was formerly em...

Mr. Early Henderson, 68, of Mabscott died Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Born June 5, 1948 in Wytheville, VA, he was the son of the late William and Stella Henderson. He worked as a Veteran Consultant...

Elder Wilma Melissa Schofield Starkey, 73, of Beckley, died Thursday, July 28, 2016. Born December 10, 1942 in Amigo, WV, she was the daughter of Dr. Tanner Schofield-Cole and the late Elder Willie...

Deacon Daniel Aurilious Lewis "Dan-Dan the Dry Wall Man", 63, of Beckley, died Monday, July 25, 2016. Born October 5, 1952 in Beckley, WV he was the son of the late William and Susie Evans Lewis. ...

ritchie-johnson@suddenlinkmail. com. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley, WV, is in charge of arrangements. Obituary originally published in the July 20, 2016, edition of The West Virginia...

Juanita Williams Parham, 63, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Lewis Gale Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia after a long illness. Juanita was born in Fayette County, West Virginia on December 16, 1952 to Sa...