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Viola Kay Lewis

Viola Kay Lewis

Jan 16, 2015

Viola Kay Lewis, 85, of Ripley, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Eldercare in Ripley following a long illness. She was born August 18, 1929 at Rockcastle, a daughter of Everett and Ina Barnette Kay. She is survived by her husband, Henry Lewis of Ripley; daughter, Angie Staats of Ripley; step-son, Leslie Lewis of Ripley; sister, Violet Kerns...

Elmer Lee Walker

Elmer Lee Walker

Jan 13, 2015

Elmer Lee Walker, 77 of Kenna passed away January 13, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Cottageville following a long illness. He was born May 4, 1937. He attended the Hickory Grove Church and retired as a Carpenter having worked for Al Marino Inc., and John Fletcher Construction. He is survived by his wife whom was the...

Freda Pignato

Freda Pignato

Jan 13, 2015

Freda M. Pignato of Ripley passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Ravenswood Care Center. She was 83, born on March 22, 1931 to Nathan and Bertha Casto whom preceded her in death. Her husband Carl W. Pignato and her son Bill Pignato also preceded her in death. Freda was a Christian. She enjoyed being a member of...

Nora Beaver

Nora Beaver

Jan 5, 2015

Nora L. Beaver 64 of Goldtown passed away January 5, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley.

Nora L. Beaver

Nora L. Beaver

Jan 5, 2015

Nora Lee Beaver, 64 of Kenna passed away January 5, 2015 at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following a long illness. She was born June 24, 1950 to the late Morris and Izola Moles Robertson. She attended the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, and more recently attended the Goodwill Community Church. Nora is survived by her husband Robert Beaver...

Howard Keith Gandee

Howard Keith Gandee

Jan 5, 2015

Howard Keith Gandee, 70 of Ripley passed away January 5, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following a long illness. He was born May 16, 1944 at Fairplain a son of the late Foster and Vesta Crane Gandee. He retired from the Teamsters Union and was a Truck Driver. He formerly worked for State Construction. He enjoyed spending...

Ralph Balis

Ralph Balis

Jan 5, 2015

Ralph Edwin Balis, 68, of Sandyville passed away January 5, 2015 of injuries sustained in a fire at his home. He was born December 21, 1946 in Sandyville, a son of the late Samuel and Gatha Richards Balis. He was a farmer and known as a horseman. Ralph is survived by brothers, Leon(Sue) of Given, Delmas Balis of Ravenswood,...

Eva Jean Miller

Eva Jean Miller

Jan 5, 2015

Eva Jean Miller 82 of Leroy passed away January 5, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Pleasants County, West Virginia August 12, 1932. She and her husband owned and operated Miller Excavating for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman Miller and a grandson Ian Hineman and granddaughter...

Sawyer Wolford

Sawyer Wolford

Jan 4, 2015

Sawyer Andrew Wolford, born January 4, 2015, son of Jamion and Taran Parsons Wolford of Kenna, WV, went to be in the arms of Jesus on January 4, 2015. Although Sawyer was here for only a short while, during his time on earth he was surrounded with much love. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his...

Donald V. Roub

Donald V. Roub

Dec 28, 2014

Donald V. Roub, 90 of Ripley went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston He was born February 7, 1924 in Pennsylvania, son of the late Joseph and Florence Donnelly Roub. He was an Army Veteran of World War II where he served as a Medic. Don was a member of...

Claudette Hicks

Claudette Hicks

Dec 22, 2014

Claudette Counts Hicks 79 of Kenna passed away December 22, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born June 8, 1935 at Kentuck, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Garrett Counts. She worked as a Waitress for many years and was a proud member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 5501....

Herman "Blink" Cavender

Herman "Blink" Cavender

Dec 18, 2014

Herman E. "Blink" Cavender, 88 of Sandyville passed away December 18, 2014 at his home following a long illness. He was born January 21, 1926 at Gay, WV. and was a US Army Veteran of World War II. He retired from the Operating Engineers Local 132, and attended the Sandyville United Methodist Church. "Blink" was well known in his...

Anna Lee Shouldis

Anna Lee Shouldis

Dec 18, 2014

Anna Lee Shouldis, 87 of Ripley formerly of Reedy passed away December 18, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born September 9, 1927 in Mingo County a daughter of the late Dennis and Iva Wolfe Shouldis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Spencer Baptist Temple. She loved to bake and spend...

Ora Lee Mancil

Ora Lee Mancil

Dec 18, 2014

Ora Lee Mancil, 95 of Hampton, Virginia, formerly of Liverpool, WV passed away December 18, 2014 at Ravenswood Care Center following a long illness. She was born January 4, 1919 at Liverpool, a daughter of the late Artie and Loretta Powers Sarver. She was a homemaker and worked at Stone and Thomas Department Store. She loved gardening and growing...

Cora Kathleen Coon

Cora Kathleen Coon

Dec 15, 2014

Cora Kathleen Coon, 88 of Ripley passed away December 15, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born April 26, 1926 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late M.R. and Corda Rhodes Coon. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ripley Tabernacle Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Harry Monroe Murphy

Harry Monroe Murphy

Dec 14, 2014

Harry Monroe Murphy, 67, of Kenna passed away December 14, 2014 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born February 20, 1947 at Newton, WV, a son of the late Monroe and Ocie Murphy. While attending Wirt County High School, Harry was a four year letterman in basketball and baseball. He was an avid fisherman, loving...

Ova Ray Randolph

Ova Ray Randolph

Dec 2, 2014

Ova Ray Randolph departed this life surrounded by family on December 2, 2014, at CAMC Hospital, Charleston. He spent one week in ICU due to heart failure and pneumonia, complicated by dementia. He was 84 years old. Ray was born to Tommy and Dessie Casto Randolph in Kenna on March 20, 1930. He attended Ripley schools and worked for...

Edgar L. Tolley

Edgar L. Tolley

Dec 2, 2014

Edgar Leon Tolley, 82 of Ripley passed away December 2, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. He was born October 21, 1932 in Jackson County, a son of the late Benjamin and Dolly Parsons Tolley. He was a lifelong farmer and a Christian by faith. He is survived by a sister Tressie Irene Hughes of Ripley....

William Roton

William Roton

Dec 2, 2014

William M. Roton, 82 of Statts Mill passed away December 2, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. He was born October 9, 1932 at Falling Rock, a son of the late Jesse James and Ruth Strickland Roton. He was a steel worker and worked at Mid-West Steel. He is survived by his wife Bonnie Fields Roton;...

Burl "Bud" Gilman

Burl "Bud" Gilman

Nov 28, 2014

Burl "Bud" Gilman 80 of Ripley passed away November 28, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a short illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Bea Gilman and a son, Kenneth Ray Gilman. Bud's request for cremation with no service is being honored. Waybright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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