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Deloris J. Rutter

Deloris J. Rutter

Jul 23, 2013

Deloris June Rutter, 79, of Gay, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on June 16, 1934 at Clendenin WV, daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Rene Short Overbaugh. She was a lifelong homemaker and Christian whose passion was her children, grandchildren and great-grandcchildren. She loved to cook,...

Franklin F. Adkins Sr.

Franklin F. Adkins Sr.

Jul 22, 2013

Franklin Frazier Adkins Sr. 78 of Sandyville passed away July 22, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital in Huntington following a long illness. He was born in Boone County on December 28, 1934 and graduated from Sherman High School where he played Baseball and Basketball. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum and Century Aluminum with 40 years of Service and loved...

Kelly Ann Casto

Kelly Ann Casto

Jul 18, 2013

Kelly Casto Kelly Ann Casto, 30, of Gay, passed away early Thursday morning in Roane County from injuries sustained when a vehicle struck the house she was staying in. Kelly was born January 21, 1983 in Ripley, daughter of Randy and Patty Fields Casto of Limber Ridge. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she is survived...

Dessie Smith

Dessie Smith

Jul 17, 2013

Dessie May Smith 74 of Advent passed away July 17, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following a long illness. She was born October 6, 1938 at Advent a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Vernie Chapman Smith. She was a farmer and attended the Stonelick Church. She is survived by two sisters Bessie and Ella Smith both...

Ellen Ardena Anthony

Ellen Ardena Anthony

Jul 10, 2013

Ellen Anthony Ellen Ardena Anthony, 69, of Hurricane, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House following an extended illness. She was born April 24, 1944 in Putnam County, daughter of the late Freeman and Mildred Bailey Shamblin. A lifelong homemaker, she also worked as a cook at Cedar Lakes and the former Townhouse Restaurant in Ripley....

Calvin Thomas

Calvin Thomas

Jul 9, 2013

Calvin Thomas, 86 of Ripley, WV passed away July 9, 2013 at his home following a long illness. He was born March 8, 1927 in Charleston, WV a son of the late John D. and Rachel Hall Thomas. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Frances Thomas; son William Calvin Thomas and brothers Harwood Thomas and Daniel...

Teddy Crouch

Teddy Crouch

Jul 1, 2013

Teddy Ray Crouch, 58, of Charleston, passed away July 1, 2012 at CAMC following a sudden illness. He was born November 1, 1954 in Kanawha County, son of the late Samuel Crouch and Mary Liversadge Crouch. He was a laborer and had been employed by an area cemetery. Surviving: Mother, Mary Crouch of Charleston; Brothers, Lawrence Crouch of Huntington,...

Charles Everett Dillon

Charles Everett Dillon

Jun 30, 2013

Charles Everett Dillon 92 of Ripley passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Ravenswood Village Nursing and Rehabilitation following a long illness. He was born September 23, 1920 at Sandyville the son of the late Charles Homer and Cora Hertje Dillon. He served in the United States Army in World War II and retired from his military career in...

Maysel Smith Walker

Maysel Smith Walker

Jun 29, 2013

Maysel Walker Maysel Kathleen Walker, 78, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Roane County, passed away June 29 in Cleveland following an extended illness. She was born December 22, 1934 at Smithfield in Roane County, daughter of Elbert and Belva Nichols Smith. Surviving: Daughter, Debra Justice (Donald) of Spencer; Grandson, Robert Smith; Brothers, Johnny, Richard, Ben and Kenneth Smith; Sisters,...

Jorita Mae Jenkins Bowman

Jorita Mae Jenkins Bowman

Jun 23, 2013

Jorita Mae Jenkins Bowman 60 of Ripley passed away June 23, 2013 at her home surrounded by family following a long illness. She was born August 11, 1952 at Charleston a daughter of the late Thaddeus L. and Edna Mae Harrison Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a lifelong Christian. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Zina Mabel Barker

Zina Mabel Barker

Jun 21, 2013

Mabel Skeenes Barker of Leroy, WV died June 21, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV four days short of her 99th birthday. Born June 25, 1914 at Turtle Creek in Boone County, WV, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Skeenes. Mrs. Barker was saved at Olive Branch Baptist church at a young age...

Crystal M. Thomas

Crystal M. Thomas

Jun 21, 2013

Crystal Mae Thomas, 95 of Washington, WV passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at Worthington Manor in Parkersburg following a long illness. She was born March 7, 1918 at Jackson County a daughter of the late Otha and Ina Thomas Price. She was a Christian and Homemaker that loved to Quilt and Garden. She attended the Gospel Tabernacle in...

Irene Thomas Kelly

Irene Thomas Kelly

Jun 15, 2013

Irene Thomas Kelly, 98, of Ripley, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born September 14, 1914 at Belgrove, WV, daughter of the late E.D. and Pearl Hatcher Thomas. She was a lifelong homemaker and a longtime member of the Apline Church. Irene was preceded in death by her husband,...

Deborah Lynn Wentz

Deborah Lynn Wentz

Jun 14, 2013

Deborah Lynn Wentz, 57 of Charleston passed away at her home on June 14, 2013 following a battle with cancer. She was born August 9, 1955 at Charleston a daughter of Delores Short Wilson Rhodes and the late Lester Wilson. She was a former employee of Wendy's in Charleston and formerly at the Wendy's in Dunbar. In addition to...

Arnold Odell Williams

Arnold Odell Williams

Jun 13, 2013

Arnold Williams Arnold Odell Williams, 93, of Eldercare of Ripley, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley following an extended illness. He was born in Jackson County on April 30, 1920, son of the late Elijah J. and Ethel Wandling Williams. He was a graduate of Ripley High School, an Army veteran of WW...

Ellen Marie Bailey

Ellen Marie Bailey

Jun 12, 2013

Ellen Marie Bailey Ellen M. Bailey, 49, of Ravenswood, formerly of Charleston, passed away Wednesday evening at Goldtown from injuries received in an auto accident. She was born June 21, 1963 in New Jersey, daughter of Richard Plechner, currently of New Jersey and Eleanor Garretson, currently of Ohio. She worked for the State Auditor's Office in Charleston and recently...

Joshua Ronald Casto

Joshua Ronald Casto

Jun 8, 2013

Joshua Ronald Casto 36 of Kenna passed away June 8, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born September 15, 1976 at Ripley a son of Cheri Ann Crihfield Casto of Kenna and the late Robert Eldon Casto. Josh was a graduate of Ripley High School and attended the Vista and Plainview Church. He was...

Lana J. Taylor

Lana J. Taylor

Jun 7, 2013

Lana J. Taylor 61 of Kenna passed away June 7, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born July 27, 1951 at Kanawha County a daughter of Margaret Marie Brogan and the late Norman Boyd Brogan. She worked in accounting at Columbia Gas and was formerly employed at Bert Wolfe Ford, Charleston Lincoln Mercury and...

Allen Casto

Allen Casto

Jun 5, 2013

Ward Allen Casto of Sandyville passed away June 5, 2013 at his home. Born a son of the late Ward and Pauline Casto he worked in Auto Parts for Moses Cadillac and formerly for the Tom Peden Dealership. He is survived by a son Chris Shamblin of Sandyville; brothers Gary Casto of Ohio, Ray Walker of Sandyville and Andy...

Helen Louise Balser

Helen Louise Balser

May 31, 2013

Helen Balser Helen Louise Gale Balser, 81, of Sandyville, passed away Friday evening, June 31, 2013 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston following an extended illness. She was born May 19, 1932 in Parkersburg, daughter of the late Richard P. and Edna Gale. She was a lifelong homemaker and full time mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Helen's husband of...

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