Kathy Marie Nelson
Nov 21, 2013
Kathy Marie Nelson passed away November 21, 2013 at Thomas Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Kathy was born March 23, 1972 at Charleston a daughter Clyde and Roberta Crihfield Cottrell of Ripley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Prayer and Faith Tabernacle. In addition to her parent she is survived by her husband Joseph Nelson;...
Robert Gregory Shamblin
Nov 20, 2013
Robert Gregory Shamblin, 51, of Kenna, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2013 at CAMC General in Charleston following an extended illness. He was born May 18, 1962 in Charleston, son of the late Olaf and Jewell Hamon Shamblin. Surviving: Brothers, Jack Shamblin of Kenna, Harold "Shorty" Shamblin of Romance, Kenvil Shamblin of Romance and Luther "Cricket" Shamblin of Sissonville;...
Beatrice Jones
Nov 18, 2013
Beatrice Jones 88 of Ripley passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Caring Place in Ripley following a long illness. She was born April 20, 1925 in Jackson County a daughter of the late Elswith "Dink" and Pearl Hatcher Thomas. She is the last survivor of her immediate family. She was a school teacher in Jackson and Roane...
Rodney L. Rhodes
Nov 16, 2013
Rodney Leon Rhodes, 58 of Gay, Jackson County passed away suddenly on November 16, 2013 at his home. He was born July 1, 1955 at Ripley a son of Leon Rhodes of Ripley and the late Betty Landis Rhodes. He was a 1973 graduate of Ripley High School where he enjoyed playing Football, Wrestling and Baseball. He was active...
Elsie Marie Withrow
Nov 10, 2013
Elsie Marie Jones Withrow, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister passed away at age 80 on November 10, 2013 at 11:04 a.m. Elsie was born in Clendenin, WV on November 26, 1932. Elsie spent her whole life making sure her children and grandchildren were loved and cared for through her endless acts of kindness and insurmountable strength. Elsie always...
Barbara Helen Bourgeois
Nov 9, 2013
Barbara Helen Bourgeois, 65, of Ripley, Passed away Saturday morning, November 9, 2013 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Barbara was born November 29, 1947 in Wayne County, WV, daughter of the late Ernest and Mabel Adkins Webb. She was a lifelong homemaker. Surviving: Daughter, Kelly Burns (William) of Ripley; Grandson, Alexander Nicolas Burn, at...
Richard Keith "Rick" Simmons
Nov 8, 2013
Richard Keith "Rick" Simmons of Ravenswood passed away November 8, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following a long illness. Rick was born May 24, 1956 at Ripley a son of Dorris "Dot" Miller Simmons Nichols of Jupiter, FL and the Late Keith Simmons. He was a third generation publisher of the Jackson Herald. He graduated from Ripley...
John E. "Erston" Thomas
Nov 5, 2013
John E. "Erston" Thomas 85 of Kenna passed away November 5, 2013 at Hubbard House West, South Charleston following a long illness. He was born February 22, 1928 at Belgrove a son of the late Elsworth and Pearl Hatcher Thomas. He was a retired Diesel Mechanic for Point Express. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Bonnett...
Jimmie B. Wolford
Nov 2, 2013
Jimmie B. Wolford 83, of Ripley, passed away Saturday evening, November 2, 2013, at the Ravenswood Care Center following a long illness. He was born December 4m 1929 at Liberty, WV, son of the late Fred and Stella Smith Wolford. He retired as a millwright from Century Aluminum (Kaiser), loved to go camping in his off time and was...
Minerva Vineyard Reynolds
Oct 31, 2013
Minerva Orla (Vineyard) Reynolds was born July 16, 1914, in an area known as Rush Creek in Roane County near Spencer, WV. She finished her earthly journey October 30, 2013 in Orange City, FL. Minn, as everyone knew her, trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior at 14 years of age while praying with her godly mother. Her entrance into...
Walter W. Stike
Oct 31, 2013
Walter Weldon Stike 83 of Charleston passed away October 31, 2013 at Charleston General Hospital following a long illness. He was born August 1, 1930 the youngest child of John and Chloe Phipps Stike. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters. He is survived by three sons James (Kelli) Stike of Hendersonville, NC; David Stike...
William Lionel Currey Jr.
Oct 27, 2013
William Lionel Currey Jr. of Charleston, WV born February 14, 1919 to William Lionel Currey Sr. and Doris Beulah (Kalt) Currey, Jackson Co., WV went home to Jesus October 27, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Wynona "Nonie" Regina (Powell) Currey of 49 years, a brother Rex Currey, and two sisters: Ina Rose (Currey)...
Claudia Jorgenson
Oct 26, 2013
Claudia Christine Jorgensen, 49, of Gandeeville, passed away at her home Saturday afternoon following an extended illness. Claudia was born May 13, 1964 at Akron, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert E. McKay and Christine Nowlin McKay. Christine was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and a lifelong homemaker. Her main interest, in addition to her family, was...
Clarence "Ben" Canterbury
Oct 25, 2013
Clarence "Ben" Canterbury, 80, a well known and popular Ripley businessman and school bus driver prior to his retirement, passed away Friday afternoon at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following an extended illness. He was born March 24, 1933 in Frame, WV, the 10th of 19 children born to the late Rev. Rome and Gertrude Chandler Canterbury. Following high...
Sammy Dean Fields
Oct 20, 2013
Sammy Dean Fields, 61, of Ripley, passed away at his home Sunday evening, October 20, 2013 following an extended illness. He was born May 10, 1952 at Kenna, WV, son of the late Hoyt and Margie Fields. Sammy was a career military man with 14 years in the air force and four years in the U.S. Army. Following his...
Barbara Price
Oct 10, 2013
Barbara Arlene Price, 75, of Aplin Ridge, passed away suddenly at home Thursday morning, October 10, 2013. She was born on March 22, 1938 at Kanawha City, daughter of the late Romie Canter. She was a lifelong homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Surviving: Her husband of 52 years, Hubert Price; Sons, Romie Smith (Cheryl) of Evans, Bill Smith...
Donald Skeen
Oct 8, 2013
Donald Skeen, 91, of Goldtown, passed away Tuesday morning, October 8, 2013 at CAMC-General following an extended illness. He was born November 2, 1921 at Fletcher, son of the late Abendigo and Alice Cadle Skeen and the last surviving member of that family. He was an Army veteran of WW-II, arriving at Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack. Donald...
Beatrice Wimmer
Oct 2, 2013
Beatrice Schweitzer Wimmer, 101, of Columbus, Ohio, resident of Sandyville, WV died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV after a short illness. Bea was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on July 7, 1912. She was preceded in death by her husband John J. Wimmer, a daughter Norma Colliver, a daughter Carole Douglas, a grandson Charles "Chuckie"...
Betty Swartz
Oct 2, 2013
Betty Swartz, of Ripley, passed away Wednesday morning, October 2, 2013 at CAMC General Division following a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley.
