Monnie V. Mahood
Feb 24, 2015
Monnie Victoria Mahood, 92 of Statts Mill passed away at her home on February 24, 2015. She was born November 10, 1922 in Jackson County, daughter of the late Virgil and Jennetta Price Fields. She was a Homemaker. She is survived by sons Lewis E. Mahood of Spencer, Delmer L. Mahood of Ripley, Jerry K. Mahood of Ripley, William...
Bobby Lee Rhodes
Feb 24, 2015
Bobby Lee Rhodes, 82, of Millwood passed away February 24, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born February 16, 1933 at Roane County a son of the late Elihue and Blanche Riddle Rhodes. He was an Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict and later a member of the Army Reserve Unit in Ripley. He...
Reva Halbert Hopkins
Feb 24, 2015
Reva Halbert Hopkins, 92 of Given passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Ravenswood Care Center following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Mrs. Hopkins was born on March 7, 1922 at Gay, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Walter and Elfie Litton Halbert and grew up on the Halbert Farms , one of which...
Orville Holmes
Feb 21, 2015
Orville James Holmes, of Ripley, formerly of Sissonville, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born May 31, 1930, to the late Russell and Macel Holmes. He was a Christian and a member of the Elizabeth Baptist Church, Sissonville. He was retired from Union Carbide, Institute, with 32 years of service. Orville was a graduate...
Edwin D. "Wayne" Anderson
Feb 21, 2015
Edwin D. "Wayne" Anderson Wayne Anderson, 86, of Ripley passed away February 21, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital after a long illness. Wayne was born Edwin Dewain Anderson on September 9, 1928 in Gay, WV to the late Elza and Bessie Tolley Anderson. He was a member of the Parchment Valley Baptist Church where he served as a Trustee...
Guy E. Landfried
Feb 16, 2015
Guy E. "Eddie" Landfried, the son of the late Guy B. and Sadie Koontz Landfried whom was born on December 28, 1941 at Kenna died on February 16, 2015 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, following a long illness. He was a member of the Ripley High School class of 1959. He was well known for his help at Hardman's...
David Lee Sheets Sr.
Feb 15, 2015
David Lee Sheets Sr. 64 of Ripley, WV passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 from pancreatic cancer at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, with family by his side. He was preceded in death by his father Leslie O. Sheets and brother Michael Sheets. He leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Judy: son David Lee Sheets Jr and wife Anna,...
James Ray Pringle
Feb 12, 2015
About dawn on Thursday, February 12, 2015, an angel was dispatched from heaven to escort James Ray Pringle,84, of Ripley, formerly of Given to his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior whom he loved and worshiped. Ray, or "Spark Plug" as he was known to his family and friends, was born April 1, 1930, the only...
Edgar "Ed" Virgil Morris
Feb 11, 2015
Edgar "Ed" Virgil Morris, 88, of Dunbar died February 11, 2015 at CAMC General Hospital in Charleston. Ed was born August 12, 1926, at Gay, West Virginia and was a 1943 graduate of Ripley High School. He saw service in World War II and the Korean War. Ed retired from LOF Glass after 36 years; Bowles, McDavid, Graff &...
Robert Glenn Yates Jr.
Feb 11, 2015
Robert Glenn Yates Jr., 63, of Ripley died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at the CAMC-Memorial Hospital in Charleston after a short illness. He was born November 7, 1951 at Charleston, a son of Zelda June Rowth Yates of Ripley and the late Robert Glenn Yates Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by brother, Gregory...
Robert Glenn Yates Jr.
Feb 11, 2015
Robert Glenn Yates Jr., 63, of Ripley died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at the CAMC-Memorial Hospital in Charleston after a short illness. He was born November 7, 1951 at Charleston, a son of Zelda June Rowth Yates of Ripley and the late Robert Glenn Yates Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by brother, Gregory...
Laura Mae Pittman
Feb 9, 2015
What more fitting obituary, eulogy, epitaph and legacy can any human have than to have it said "She Loved." Laura Mae Fitzwater Pittman born November 15, 1924 and passed away February 9, 2015 "loved more than anything else, with all her heart. She loved the Lord and served all her life" as a member of the Nazarene Church. "She...
Evelyn Jones
Feb 9, 2015
Evelyn Jones, 74, of Charleston, WV passed away February 9, 2015 at her home after a courageous fight against cancer. Evelyn was born Ruby Evelyn Moss on June 28, 1940 in Sissonville, WV to the late William Delbert (Webb) and Mamie Ethel Hughart Moss. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved son, Marty...
Robert Casto
Feb 2, 2015
Robert E. "Bob" Casto, 72 of Ripley went home to be with the Lord on February 2, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness that he fought bravely while surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 5, 1943 in Ripley to the late Harl and Virginia Randolph Casto. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator and...
Paul F. Stahlman
Feb 1, 2015
Paul F. Stahlman, 78 of Ripley joined his parents and the angels on February 1, 2015. He was born January 30, 1937 in Roane County to John and Ruth Smith Stahlman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother John David (Anna) Stahlman, brother in law John Gandee, great granddaughter Zoey Raines and great...
William Michael Baker
Jan 31, 2015
William Michael Baker was born on September 27, 1958 but on January 31, 2015, he left to be with our Father the Lord Jesus Christ, his mother Phyllis Jean Baker, sisters Donna Jo Angus and Emma Louise Baker, sister in law Cheri Baker, niece Brandie Renee Baker, great nephew Dustin Dean Baker and great niece Katherine Love who will...
Darrell G. Woods
Jan 31, 2015
Darrell G. Woods, 85 of Leroy, Jackson County passed away January 31, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following a long illness. He was born October 29, 1929 at Strange Creek, Braxton County, WV, a son of the late Charles and Zella Bennett Woods. He is an Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict and was Honorably Discharge from...
Edsel Leo Morris
Jan 23, 2015
Edsel Leo Morris, 91, of Ripley, passed away Friday afternoon, January 23, 2015 in Charlotte, NC where he had been living with his daughter, Sandy and her husband Stan Miller. He was born September 8, 1923 in Gay, WV, son of the late Virgil T. Morris and Orlie (Rhodes) Morris. Edsel attended Ripley High School, after which he served...
Richard Allen Blackshire
Jan 19, 2015
Richard Allen Blackshire, 43 of Ripley went to be with his grandparents and take care of his horses in heaven on January 19, 2015. He was born May 1, 1971 in Jackson County a son of Dennis Blackshire and Rhea Barker. He was a Truck Driver and enjoyed being with his family and caring for horses. He is survived...
Lisa R. Smolder
Jan 17, 2015
Lisa Renee Smolder, 59, of Ripley, WV was visited in the early morning hours of January 17th by the Lord's angels and carried off to heaven. She was at home, where she wanted to be, surrounded by her loving family. Lisa lost her mother, Marie Lewis, at an early age to cancer. She was forced to grow up quickly,...
