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Sharon West
Mar 2, 2014
Sharon L. West, 63, of Ripley, passed away Sunday morning, March 2, 2014 at Cabell Huntington Hospital following a long battle with a series of medical complications. She was born January 4, 1951 at Glen Easton (Moundsville) WV, daughter of the late Randal and Melba Rine Burkhart. She was a Christian and a member of the Hopewell Church of...

Samuel Bailey
Mar 2, 2014
Samuel G. Bailey 90 of Leroy passed away at his home on March 2, 2014 following a short illness. He was born April 8, 1923 in Kanawha County a son of the late Howard and Minnie Knopp Bailey. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, retired from the Teamsters Local 175 and attended the Joe's Run Church....

Charles Welling
Mar 1, 2014
Charles Russell Welling, 73, of Statesville, NC, formerly of Kenna, departed this life Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Mercy Hospital of Charlotte, NC furrounded by his loving family following a brief illness. He was born April 5, 1940 at Ripley, son of the late Russell and Lola Stephens Welling. Charles was known as a shrewd and visionary businessman and...

Cindy Lynn Parsons
Feb 25, 2014
Cindy Lynn Parsons, 56, of Ripley, passed away Tuesday evening, February 25, 2014 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington following a brief illness. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held Sunday, March 2, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. at the Milton VFW in Cabell County. Additional services will be announced. Service: Sunday, March 2, 2014 2-4...

James Brian " Jimmy" Wilson
Feb 22, 2014
James Brian 'Jimmy" Wilson of Sandyville passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening at home. He was born August 12, 1963 at Parkersburg a son of the late Orville and Barbara Lanham Wilson. He was a graduate of Ripley High School and an Army Veteran and served in the 812th Army Reserves. He was a construction Foreman for C.J. Hughes. In...

Marie Nieswenter
Feb 20, 2014
Marie Nieswenter, 90, of Given, passed away Thursday evening, February 20, 2014 at Rock Springs Rehabilitation in Pomeroy, Ohio, following a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Service: PENDING

Richard "Dick" Goble
Feb 14, 2014
R.H. "Dick" Gobble Richard Howard "Dick" Gobble, 80, of Ripley, passed away Friday evening, February 14, 2014, at the Ravenswood Care Center following an extended illness. He was born December 29, 1933 at Nellis in Boone County, son of the late Howard and Fern Clendennin Gobble.He was a graduate of Scott High School and a proud Navy veteran of...
Joseph M. Fields
Feb 1, 2014
Joseph M. "Joe" Fields, 82, of Statts Mill, departed this life for his heavenly home on February 1, 2014 following an extended illness. He was born May 8, 1931 in Jackson County, son of the late David and Pearl Donnovan Fields. He worked many years for the West Virginia Department of Highways, loved to work at farming and loved...

Phyllis L. Morris
Jan 31, 2014
Phyllis L. Morris, 97, of Ripley, passed away Friday morning, January 31, 2014, at Eldercare following an extended illness. She was born December 22, 1915 at Ripley, daughter of the late Arthur and Vergie Williams Hinzman. She was a lifelong homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a faithful member of the Ripley Baptist temple until her advancing...
Orville Dan Shamblin Sr.
Jan 22, 2014
Orville Dan Shamblin Sr., 67 of Ripley passed away January 22, 2014 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born March 25, 1946 at Jackson County a son of the late Adam and Mary Spencer Shamblin. He worked many different job throughout his life and was known as someone that could do about anything. He retired...

Ronnie Good
Jan 19, 2014
Ronnie Lee Good, 66 of Ripley passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Charleston General Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born July 13, 1947 at Jackson County son of the late Dorsel and Freda Price Good. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army He is survived by his fianc̩e Katie Price and her son William Price,...
Vici Lynn Vandale Payne
Jan 17, 2014
Vici Lynn Vandale Payne, 57 of Given passed away January 17, 2014 at Eldercare following a long illness. She was born September 5, 1956 at Madison a daughter of James and Betty Holt Abshire of Ripley. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Richard Payne; sons Nathan Myers and Shaun Myers; daughter Tabetha Lee; brother...

Virginia Irene (Jenny) Westfall
Jan 16, 2014
Virginia Irene "Jenny" Westfall, 65, of Parkersburg, formerly of Ripley, passed away Thursday morning, January 16, 2014, at Marietta Memorial Hospital following a four month battle with cancer. She was born February 24, 1948 at Chester, WV, daughter of the late John and Mildred Miller Bowman. She resided in Ripley most of her life and was a long-term employee...

Blonda E. Casto
Jan 13, 2014
Blonda E. Casto 81 of Ripley passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born July 20, 1932 at Gay, Jackson County, a son of the late Lloyd and Virgie Thomas Casto. He attended the Elk Fork Church in Gay and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked many years...

Linda Withrow
Jan 12, 2014
Linda L. Withrow, 50, of Ripley, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 12, 2014,at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born August 8, 1963 in Ripley, daughter of the late Elsworth and Phyllis Crihfield Lupardus. She attended Ripley High School and was a certified nursing assistant. Prior to her illness she worked for the Commission on Aging...

William M. Fields
Jan 11, 2014
William M. Fields, 76 of Ripley passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley following a short illness. He was born February 10, 1937 at Kenna, a son of the late Hoyt and Margie Fisher Fields. He attended Grace Gospel Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Bobby...

Mary Pursley
Jan 8, 2014
Mary F. Pursley Mary Pursley, 73, of Leroy, passed away Wednesday morning, January 8, 2014, at Roane General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born December 29, 1940 at Gay, WV, daughter of the late Marion and Doris Everson Harpold. She was a 1957 graduate of Ripley High School and formerly employed by GS of West Virginia at...

Shirley M. Shumate Morrison
Jan 7, 2014
Shirley M. Shumate Morrison 92 of Ripley passed away January 7, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born October 16, 1921 at Peachtree, WV a daughter of the late William and Lura Vealey Cook. She retired from Jackson General Hospital as a Nurse's Aide and was a member of the Church of Christ. She...

Aulene Harpold
Jan 7, 2014
Aulene Johnson Harpold 91 of Kenna passed away January 7, 2014 at Eldercare of Ripley following a short illness. She was born December 7, 1922 at Jackson County a daughter of the late William H. and Naomi Simmons Johnson. She was a draftsman during the war for Carnagie Steel and afterwards worked at Simmons Supermarket. She loved read and...
Charles "Pete" Jordan
Jan 6, 2014
Charles Hamon "Pete" Jordan 75 of Evans went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 6, 2014 at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell, Ohio surrounded by his family following a long illness. Pete was born on July 19, 1938 at Ripley, a son of the late George and Hattie Hamon Jordan. He graduated from Ripley High School with the...
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