Mary Lou White
Nov 8, 2015
Mary Lou White, 76, of Kentuck passed away November 8, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. She was born April 28, 1939 in Roane County, a daughter of the late Benjamin Averial and Thelma Scarberry Ray. She was a retired Bus Driver with the Jackson County Board of Education and enjoyed being outdoors and raising flowers....
Robert P. "Bob" Balis
Nov 8, 2015
November 8, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. Bob was born on January 31, 1938 in Sandyville, a son of the late Church "C.E." and Virginia Palmer Balis. He served his country in the US Army, 101st Airborne Unit. He was a Pipeliner and Truck Driver and worked for Murphy Brothers And Kaiser Aluminum Trucking. He attended the Independence United...
Basil Fields
Nov 6, 2015
Basil C. Fields, 85 of Gay passed away November 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by family following a long illness. He was born May 28, 1930 in Jackson County, a son of the late Virgil and Jannetta Price Fields. He worked as a mechanic for the state of West Virginia and attended the Aplin United Methodist Church and...
Jerold Lynn Bowman
Nov 6, 2015
Jerold Lynn Bowman, 64 of Reedy passed away November 6, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born March 27, 1951 in Ararat, Virginia, son of Macy Montgomery Bowman of Proctorville, OH and the late Frank Bowman. He was a graduate of Spencer High School. Jerold was a true outdoorsman and respected nature. He loved to...
Joyce Wine
Nov 4, 2015
Joyce Eilene (Thompson) Wine, 52 of Ripley passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. She was born July 26, 1963 at Gallipolis, OH, daughter of John W. and Ruth V. Salser Thompson of Ravenswood. She was a homemaker, loving wife and mother. Joyce enjoyed gardening and painting ceramics. She was a giving person whom...
Virgie Maxine Boggess
Nov 3, 2015
Virgie Maxine Boggess, 83, of Ripley passed away November 3, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. She was born May 24, 1932 at Kenna, a daughter of the late Charlie and Lucy Parsons. She was a homemaker and prior to her illness attended the West Riple Baptist Church. She is survived by a sister, Bonnie Simmons, of Ripley. In addition...
James W. Whisman
Nov 2, 2015
James W. Whisman, 83, of Ripley passed away November 2, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. He was born July 4, 1932 in Big Stone Gap, VA, son of the late Turley D. and Ora Cleek Whisman. Jim served his country in the United States Navy with four years of active duty and four years of inactive duty. He...
Rosemary Fay Bell
Nov 1, 2015
Rosemary Fay Bell, 90 of Ripley, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Charleston General Hospital following a short illness. She was born August 17, 1925 at Olcott , WV, a daughter of the late French Lemuel and Rhoda Holstein DeBord. She was a graduate of Washington District High School and worked many years as an Office Manager for...
Raymond Clegg Sansbury
Oct 31, 2015
Raymond Clegg Sansbury, 87, returned to his heavenly home on October 31, 2015 after an extended illness. Raymond was born March 8, 1928 in Washington, PA, a son of the late Albert "Bert" and Mildred Sansbury. He graduated from Grafton High School and worked at Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV where he retired as a Maintenance Supervisor. Raymond was...
Mary Ann Spainhour
Oct 29, 2015
Mary Ann Spainhour, 82 of Ripley, passed away October 29, 2015, surrounded by family at her home. She was born July 24, 1933, in Charleston, a daughter of the late Clyde and Rosetta Arrington Lawrence. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by sons, Mike (Cindy) Spainhour, Doug Spainhour (and life...
Effie Mae Barnette
Oct 23, 2015
Effie Mae Barnette, 75, of Ripley passed away October 23, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. She was born May 26, 1040 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Dennie and Ruby Lynch Anderson. She was a Waitress at many local Restaurants and was a Caregiver for many elderly around Ripley. She is survived by...
Brett Randall Mace
Oct 23, 2015
Brett R. Mace, 55, of Charleston passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born November 27, 1959 at Charleston, a son of the late Darrell and Evelyn Randolph Mace. He worked as a Cook most of his life. Some of the places he worked at included the Blossom Dairy, Sam's Uptown...
Clarinda Jo Haprold
Oct 22, 2015
Clarinda Jo Harpold, 79, of Ripley passed away October 22, 2015 at Camden Clark Hospital surrounded by her family following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur E. Morgan and Catherine F. Burkell. Clara Jo was a homemaker and a business owner in the Ripley area for several years. In more recent years she spent...
Velmada Carney Williams
Oct 19, 2015
Velmada Carney Williams, 93 of Millwood passed away October 19, 2015 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, following a long illness. She was born December 19, 1921 at Given, a daughter of the late Jesse Austin and Linnie Hill Carney. She was a resident of Charleston of almost 40 years and was employed at the Quarrier Diner and The...
Gary D. Spence
Oct 12, 2015
Retired LT. Gary D. Spence, 81 of Homosassa, FL formerly of Kanawha County, passed away October 12, 2015 in Homosassa, FL following a sudden illness. He was born December 4, 1933 in Winfield, a son of the late Clay and Ethel Davis Spence. He was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and served in several countries and...
Mike Kiser
Oct 8, 2015
Michael James Kiser, 56 of Kentuck passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Mike was born on May 8, 1959 in Ripley, West Virginia, a son of James "Bubby" and Phyllis Skeen Kiser. He graduated from Ripley High School with the class of 1977. Mike was a member of...
Rosie Maggie Wolfe
Oct 1, 2015
Rosie Maggie Casto Wolfe, 84, of Ripley passed away October 1, 2015 at home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1931 at Belgrove, daughter of the late Harm and Alice Parsons Casto. She was a homemaker and attended the Ravenswood First United Pentecostal Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Lona M. Carney
Sep 29, 2015
Lona M. Carney, 88, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born January 23, 1927 at Kenna, a daughter of the late Oshel and Sybil Skeen Fisher. She was a homemaker and attended various churches in the area. She will be remembered as a hard worker and loved...
Dan Casto
Sep 29, 2015
Daniel D. "Dan" Casto, 78 of Homestead, FL, formerly of Ripley passed away, September 29, 2015 at home following a long illness. Dan was born November 17, 1936 at Given, WV, a son of the late Dolan and Hazel Harpold Casto. He served his country in the United States Army and retired from United Bank, formerly The First National...
Nevada Sueann Burnem
Sep 22, 2015
Nevada Sue Ann Burnem, 72 of Sandyville passed away September 22, 2015 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington following a long illness. She was born November 13, 1942 at Hastings, WV, daughter of the late Samuel Porter and Anna Laura King Braniff. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Robin Lynn Funk and her husband Robert of...
