Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

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 ...

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. ...