Obituaries – Their Stories Live On

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...

Mr. Jimmie Dailey, 87, of Beckley, WV died Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Born February 20, 1929 in Linden, AL, he was the son of the late Ella Louise Mosley. Mr. Dailey served six years in the US Nav...

Millard Murray Francis, Jr. , 82, of Beckley, WV died Saturday, July 2, 2016. Born October 6, 1933 in Slab Fork, WV, he was the son of the late Millard Murray and Cordie Coleman Francis. He reti...

Mrs. Marie Rose Parks, 103, of Mt. Hope, WV died Friday, July 1, 2016. Born May 5, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Rose Lee Payne. She attended DuBois High School and was a co...

Philip Douglas "Buck" Thompson, 54, of 320 Bair St. , Beckley, died Monday, June 27, 2016. Born April 25, 1962, in Beckley, WV, he was the third son of the late Elgin "Buck" Thompson and Madeline ...

Mr. Clinard "BB" Bernard Bowles, Jr. , 51, of Scarbro, WV, formerly of Ansted, died Monday, June 20, 2016. Born December 19, 1964 in Montgomery, WV, he was the son of the late Clinard and Martha Ta...

On Friday, June 10, 2016, Coach Jerome David Fruit of Oak Hill, WV left this world only to be remembered by those who loved him. Born on March 3, 1954 in Lanark, WV, Jerome was the son of the late Lac...

Mrs. Phyllis Elaine Simms Parker, 64, of Detroit, MI. , died Monday, May 30, 2016. Born November 22, 1951 in Pence Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late George and Audrey Simms. Also prece...

Mr. Darius Alexander Damone Toney, 29, died Monday, May 30, 2016. Born March 29, 1987, in Bluefield, West Virginia he was the son of Robert Towns of Columbus, OH and Tina Toney of Beckley, WV. M...

Mrs. Lucy G. Watson Wooten, 89, of Glen White WV died Thursday, May 19, 2016. Born September 21, 1926 in, Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Bertha Woodson and Jeremiah Watson. She ...

Mrs. Mattie Geneva "Miss Mattie" Bolling, 101, of Galax, VA, formerly of Long Branch, WV, died Friday, May 13, 2016, after living a blessed life for over a century. Born September 3, 1914, in Kimbe...

Mrs. Lillie Mae Harbinson Berry Shepherd, 88, of Mabscott died Saturday, May 7, 2016. Born October 3, 1927 in Mabscott, WV, she was the daughter of the late Molten and Lillie Mae Dooley Harbinson. ...

Mr. Antonio Scott Thomas, 52, of Mead, WV died Friday, May 6, 2016. Born December 16, 1963 in Mullins, he was the son of Cynthia Thomas and the late William Thomas. He worked as a cook and mecha...

Mr. Thomas Roland Hosey, 78, of Fayetteville, went home to be with our Savior Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, May 2, 2016. Born December 10, 1937 at Minden, WV, he was the son of the late Ed and Odess...

Mr. Ralph Edward Walton, 67, died Monday May 2, 2016 at home in Martinsburg, WV. Born March 12, 1949 in Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Hubert Abbott and Gertrude Armstead Walton. A Dis...

Mrs. Odessa Wynn, 99, of Matteson, IL, formerly of West Wickham, died Sunday, May 1, 2016. Born November 9, 1916 in Mabscott, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Ellen Ray Stanton. ...

Mr. Samuel William Brown, Sr. , 80, of Beckley, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Born February 14, 1936 in Manville, OH, he was the son of the late William Brown and Anna Brown Watson. He was a c...

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Neely passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born July 10, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the only child of the late William and Add...

Mrs. Rosetta Marie ôChummieö Dow Burger, 75, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 following a long illness. Born June 13, 1940 in Raleigh, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Luther Dow and Mar...

Mrs. Elsie Choice Hopkins, 93, of Schenectady, NY, formerly of Edmond and Winona WV, died Thursday, April 7, 2016. Born October 6, 1922 in Winona, WV, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Allen ...

Mr. David Lawrence Shepard, 47, of Beckley, died Monday, April 4, 2016. Born April 14, 1968 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Willie Lawrence and Mary Jean Saunders McNeil. He worked as ...

Clara Adams, 88, of Beckley, W. Va. , went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Visitation and Homegoing Services will be 11 a. m. on Friday, April 8th at St. Matthew AME Church, 103 ...

Mr. Ronald V. Mason, age 69, of Beckley, passed away at Raleigh General Hospital on the morning of Friday, April 1, 2016 with his wife, children, and siblings by his side. He was born in Washington...

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Dickerson Dixon, 98, of White Sulphur Springs, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born October 19, 1917 in Hot Springs, Virginia, she was the da...

Mrs. Ethelene ôPluckieö Henry, 85, of Beckley, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Born September 17, 1930 in Slab Fork, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Tommy Joyce and Lucy Ellen Joyce...

Mrs. Hazel Mae Johnson, 88, of Mt. Hope went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Born April 9, 1927 in Dunloup, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Yula Mae Bradley. In ad...

Marie Staples Williams, 85, of Beckley, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. Born December 10, 1930 in Besoco, West Virginia, daughter of the late Nelson and Martha Carson Staples, she was the last survi...

Quetta Tyree Muzzle, native of Charleston, WV, daughter of Walter Jefferson and Eulalia Peeks, exhausted her earthly destiny on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Accomplished in a myriad of fields and discip...

Mr. William Leander "Bill" Moore, 51, of Beckley, died Monday, March 7, 2016. Born July 27, 1964 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Emma Sears Moore of Beckley and the late Reverend Calvin Moore Sr....

Mrs. Rosetta Teresa Swain, 71, of Beckley, died Friday, February 26, 2016. Born August 25, 1944 in Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Annie Moore. A 1962 graduate of Stratton Hi...

Mr. Karl Edward Pugh, 56, of Beckley, died Thursday, February 25, 2016. Born October 17, 1959 in Beckley, he was the son of Carol Edwards of Beckley, WV and Issac Pugh. He was preceded in death ...

Mr. Carlton Pierre Mims, 48, of Greentown, WV departed this life on Monday, February 22, 2016, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born April 7, 1967 in Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of Carolyn...

Mrs. Eunice Nicholas passed away peacefully Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV after an extended illness. Born December 16, 1925 in Jefferson, (now Clarksville) VA, to t...