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Emogene Dixon Lanham
Jul 29, 2015
Emogene Dixon Lanham, 73 of Kenna, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her home following a long illness. She was born January 23, 1942 at Charleston, daughter of Ira Dixon of Charleston and the late Narvella Jenkins Dixon. She was a homemaker and retired in the mailroom at the Federal Bankruptcy Court with 10 years of service. She...
Robert R. "Bob" Westfall
Jul 27, 2015
Robert Rex "Bob" Westfall, 72, of Parkersburg, passed away July 27, 2015 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born July 22, 1943 in Jackson County, a son of the late Estel and Sylvia Price Westfall. He attended the Independent Baptist Church in Vienna. In his early years he worked at Bunk Patterson's Service Station...
Frances E. Guthrie
Jul 27, 2015
Frances Elizabeth Guthrie, 94 of Ripley passed away July 27, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. Frances was born April 12, 1921 in Jackson County, daughter of the late Arthur and Girtha Keffer Matheny. She and her husband, the late Rev. D. C. "Dutch" Guthrie served many years together in doing the Lord's work and was...
Basil C. Randolph
Jul 25, 2015
Basil C. Randolph, 92, of Ripley passed away July 25, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 15, 1923 at Charleston, a son of the late Brady and Ora Bell Casto Randolph. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Kaiser Aluminum where he was a mechanic. He was known...
Frank J. Marino
Jul 18, 2015
Frank Joseph Marino born June 6, 1937 in Shinnston, WV, died July 18, 2015. He was the son of the late Joseph A. and Rose R. Marino of Welch, WV., and the late Anna Rose Belcastro of Shinnston. He married Patricia Mahaffey and together they raised two children who made them very proud, Lori Ann Marino Mahan, a teacher...
Braylin Andrew Dewhite Winters
Jul 17, 2015
Braylin Andrew DeWhite Winters was born on July 17, 2015 at 11:33 am to Christen Casto and Andrew Winters. Their baby was too beautiful for an earthly home and was called to heaven. In addition to his parents he is survived by his grandparents, Angie Kay-Casto, Christopher Casto, Pamela Winters and Dwayne Winters. Funeral Service will be 4:00 pm...
Harold W. Hayhurst
Jul 16, 2015
Harold W. Hayhurst passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015. He was born June 8, 1936 in Fairmont, a son of the late Denzil and Virgie Mae Merrill Hayhurst.He has been a Christian for 55 years and a member of Ripley Baptist Temple for over 50 years. Harold retired from Ravenswood Aluminum. He leaves behind his loving wife and...
Charles Stover
Jul 6, 2015
Charles S. Stover, 69 of Cross Lanes passed away July 6, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Charlie was born March 20, 1946 at Kenna a son of the late Wallace and Lorene Barnette Stover. He was a 1964 graduate of Ripley High School and retired from Columbia Gas with over 30 years of service. He...
Deborah Cossin
Jul 5, 2015
Deborah Louise "Debbie" Cossin, 67, of Ripley passed away at her home July 5, 2015 following a long illness. She was born April 9, 1948 in Jackson County, WV, daughter of the late Guy Arthur and Leoma Raines Parsons. She was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School and worked for over 20 years at Ravenswood Health Care. She...
David "Buddy" Haynes
Jul 2, 2015
David "Buddy" Haynes, 67 of Gay passed away July 2, 2015 at is home following a long illness. He was born October 7, 1947 at Charleston son of the late Clovis and Wavie Rhodes Haynes . He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart. "Buddy" retired from the City of Charleston as...
Troy E. Rollins
Jun 25, 2015
Troy E. Rollins, 48 of Evans passed away June 25, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. He was born December 5, 1966 in Japan, a son of Jim and Joyce Byrd Rollins. Troy was a member of the Ripley High School Class of 1985. He was a US Army Veteran and in the National Guard where he...
Shirley Ann Myers
Jun 23, 2015
Shirley Ann Myers, 53 of Pinch passed away at her home following a long illness. She was born September 24, 1961 in Charleston, daughter of the late Sylvester and Helen Morris White. She was employed by Smith Bakery and played Competitive Pool for Denver's Depot where she won numerous trophies. She is survived by her husband Randy Myers of...
Mamie Bell Cummings
Jun 19, 2015
Mamie Bell Cummings, 81 of Gay passed away peacefully at her home on June 19, 2015. She was born August 1, 1933 at Gay, daughter of the late James and Pearl Ice Jefferies. She was a homemaker and retired from Cedar Lakes where she worked in the Cafeteria. She attended the Aplin United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and...
Wilma Lanham
Jun 11, 2015
Wilma Lee Lanham, 59 of Leroy passed away June 11, 2015 at her home, surrounded by family, following a long illness. She was born November 20, 1955 at Ripley, a daughter of the late Ofa and Opal Riley Shamblin. She was an LPN for over 25 years and was employed at Eldercare of West Virginia in Ripley for over...
Frances E. Fields
Jun 10, 2015
Frances Ermalie Fields, 68 of Statts Mill passed away June 10, 2015 t Cabell Huntington Hospital following a long illness. She was born October 23, 1946 at Statts Mill, Jackson County, daughter of the late William H. and Clara Fields Fisher. She was a homemaker and was formerly employed at Jackson General Hospital in Dietary for 20 years. She...
Donald Dwight Casto
Jun 8, 2015
Donald Dwight Casto, 72 of Ripley, passed away June 8, 2015 at Charleston General Hospital following a long illness. He was born September 20, 1942 at Ripley, a son of the late Oman and Mildred Benson Casto. He was an Army Veteran and served in Korea and was in I Corps Company with the 8th Army 6th Missile 8th...
Danny Lee Casto
Jun 7, 2015
Danny Lee Casto, 61 of Ravenswood went to be at peace with the Lord on June 7, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born May 27, 1954 at Liberty, a son of the late James O. and Florence Thornton Casto. He was a Chemical Operator with Dow Chemical and retired after 36 years of...
Isabelle Vandergriff
Jun 4, 2015
Emily Isabelle Vandergriff, 91 of Ripley passed away June 4, 2015 at Ravenswood Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. She was born September 12, 1923 in Jackson County, daughter of the late Frank and Ada Myers Thomas. She worked several years in Dade City, Florida where she was manager of the Dime Store. She also worked...
Jean Dolan Vealey
Jun 2, 2015
Jean Dolan Vealey, 84 of Kenna went to be with the Lord on June 2, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born November 26, 1930 at Charleston, daughter of the late Carl and Okla Fields Dolan. She retired as a Secretary with the West Virginia Department of Highways and was a member of the Grasslick Baptist...
John Easter
May 28, 2015
John Easter, 78 passed away, Thursday, May 28, 2015 at home in Hedgesville, WV. John was born March 26, 1937 in Charleston, WV to Daniel "Eb" and Amanda VandeLinde Easter. He graduated from Ripley High School in 1956 and joined Kaiser Aluminum out of high school where he worked for over 40 years. He served his country honorably while...
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