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Frank E. Waybright Sr.
Jun 8, 2014
Frank Edward Waybright Sr. 85 of New Haven formerly of Ripley passed away June 8, 2014 at his home following a long illness. He was born September 23, 1928 at Jackson County a son of the late Fred and Lemah Hickman Waybright. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and served as a Communication Specialist. He was...
Freda W. Smith
Jun 7, 2014
Freda Smith Freda Wylene Smith, 93, of Leroy, died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at CAMC Memorial following a long illness. She was born May 9, 1921 in Jackson County, daughter of the late James Wiley and Janie King Moore. Freda was retired from the Duncan Post Office with 40 years of service and also managed a general store in...
Zeppie C. Hall
Jun 6, 2014
Zeppie Casto Hall has gone to be with the Lord. She entered her heavenly rest from Cedar Ridge Center. The family would like to express great appreciation to the staff who so lovingly and tenderly cared for her and also to the hospice team who provided such quality of life as well as great love, care and compassion. Zeppie...
Jeffery Glen Knuckles
Jun 5, 2014
Jeffery Glen Knuckles Jr. 30 of Ripley passed away June 5, 2014 at Charleston General Hospital. He was born July 13, 1983 at Jackson County a son of Jeffery and Deborah Wright Knuckles of Ripley. He was formerly employed at NGK. Jeffery enjoyed fishing and loved anything with a motor. He was known to always be willing to help...
Shirley Westfall
Jun 4, 2014
Shirley Jones Westfall, 84, of Ripley, passed away Wednesday evening, June 4, 2014, at the Ravenswood Care Center following an extended illness. She was born April 25, 1930 at Harmony, daughter of the late David and Dona Westfall Jones. Shirley was a retail clerk at several area stores but primarily worked for Heck's. Surviving: Son, Danny Williams (Jeanie) of...
Charles O. Randolph
Jun 1, 2014
Charlie Randolph, 73, of Ripley, passed from a life filled with love and happiness on Sunday morning, June 1, 2014. He was born at Ripley on January 14, 1941, son of the late Rudie R. and Glenva Morris Randolph. He was a 1958 graduate of Ripley High School and the 1962 class of West Virginia Tech, where he graduated...
John M. Bowling
May 30, 2014
John McClellan Bowling Jr., 84, of Ripley, formerly of Boone County, passed away Friday morning, May 30, 2014, at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. He was born January 27, 1930, in Boone County, son of the late John M. and Lillian Rogers Bowling. He was a truck driver with the Teamster's Union and retired after many years...
Fannie C. Cobb
May 24, 2014
On May 24, 2014 our beloved Mother Fannie Cobb, 90, went home to be with the Lord. She was born February1, 1924 at Belgrove a daughter of the late Earnest and Ada Casto. She was also preceded in death by her spouse and best friend Austin Cobb; sisters Laura (Basil) Hutton, Esta (Laffette) Parsons; brothers Clair (Neva) Casto and...
Georgia Florence Casto
May 20, 2014
Georgia Florence Casto, 95 of Kenna, formerly of Amity Drive in Charleston passed away May 20, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born February 4, 1919 at Jackson County, a daughter of the late Ike and Mitia Casto. She was a homemaker and a Christian by faith. She is survived by sons William "Junior"...
Wilma Jean Utt
May 19, 2014
Wilma Jean Utt, 79 of Liverpool Community in Jackson County passed away May 19, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born September 19, 1934 at Jackson County, a daughter of the late Homer and Lula McGrew Dennis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Liverpool United Methodist Church. Her life was her...
Shawn M. Holstein
May 17, 2014
Shawn M. Holstein (nee Worth), 51, of Parma, Ohio, loving wife of Dallas, dear mother of Sierra and Selena Holstein; beloved daughter of the late Jesse and Gloria Worthy; sister of Robin, Joani, Denise, Vernon and Brandon; dear aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews; friend of many. A celebration of the life of Shawn Holstein will be...
Jack Boswell
May 15, 2014
Otis Warren "Jack" Boswell, 85 passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 on his family homestead in Given, WV. He will be long remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was an honest man who found joy in the simple pleasures of life--a cup of coffee and good conversation. Jack was born on August 14, 1928, the youngest...
William Joseph Kenny
May 14, 2014
William Joseph "Bill" Kenny, 38, of Ripley, passed away at home Wednesday evening following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1975 in Virginia and formerly worked in manufacturing, including Century Aluminum. In recent years he worked in the oil and gas industry. Surviving: His mother, Arlene Pearson Ramsey of Ripley; Sons, Steven Jeffrey Fisher of Ripley and...
Sandra Asbury
May 13, 2014
Sandra Kay "Nanny" Asbury, 49, of Ripley, passed away Tuesday morning, May 13, 2014 at CAMC Memorial following a sudden illness. Sandra was born March 26, 1965 in Sissonville, daughter of Roy and Dessie Phillips Asbury. She enjoyed going to school and church, was a graduate of Ripley High School and attended Grace Gospel Church. She also enjoyed her...
Patricia Southall
May 9, 2014
Patricia Ann Southall, 50, of Ripley passed away suddenly on May 9, 2014. She was born July 10, 1963 at Ripley a daughter of Eleanor Skeen Westfall of Ravenswood and the late Edward Darrell Westfall. She was a homemaker and loved to crochet, can and read her Bible. In addition to her mother she is survived by daughters Aimee...
Kathrin Delong
May 8, 2014
Kathrin Tackett Delong, 84, of Ripley, passed away Thursday afternoon at Eldercare of Ripley following an extended illness. She was born July 27, 1929 in Kanawha County, daughter of the late Howard R. and Ernie Horn Tackett. She was a lifelong homemaker. Surviving: Son, Larry Kerns of Washington state; Brothers, Lawrence Tackett of Leroy, Delbert Tackett of Gay and...
Darlena Landis
May 7, 2014
Darlena Landis 86 of Kenna passed away May 7, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital following a short illness. She was born October 28, 1927 a daughter of the late Josie Cunningham Harrison and was a lifelong resident of Kenna. She attended Watts Chapel Church and loved quilting with the Ladies Aid at the church. Some of her quilts were...
Chelsea Moore
May 6, 2014
Chelsea Dawn Moore 21 of Ripley passed away suddenly on May 6, 2014. She was born October 8, 1992 at Charleston a daughter of Georgia Moore of Ripley and Arliss Casto of Leon. She was a 2011 graduate of Ripley High School and attended the Ripley Baptist Temple and Grace Gospel Baptist Church. Chelsea loved life especially being with...
James Washington Groves Jr.
May 5, 2014
James W. "Jim" Groves Jr., 82, of Sandyville, passed away Monday morning at Eldercare of Ripley following an extended illness. He was born February 15, 1932 in Roane County, son of the late James W. and Goldie Elswick Groves. He retired from the scalping department of Ravenswood Aluminum following over three decades of service, loved the outdoors and loved...
Douglas Angus
May 4, 2014
Douglas T. Angus, 62, of Millwood passed away suddenly on May 4, 2014 at his home. He was born November 16, 1951 at Charleston, WV, a son of the late Billy Angus and Maxine Salser Dewitt . He was a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in accounting and worked as an Accountant with TRS in Ravenswood....
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