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Arthur Lee Pernell
Apr 21, 2013
Arthur Lee Pernell Arthur Lee Pernell, 42, of Ripley, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 21, 2013 at home following a sudden illness. He was born August 30, 1970 in Elkhart, Indiana, son of Paul and Pam Kerns Pernell. He attended Ripley High School and was an asbestos abatement technician in the construction trade. In addition to his parents he...
Linda Lou Davis
Apr 18, 2013
LINDA DAVIS Linda Lou Davis, 52, of Ripley, passed away suddenly Thursday evening, April 18, 2013, on Sugar Creek near Kenna. Linda was born June 14, 1969 in Kanawha County, daughter of the late Ralph and Lucy Payne Davis. She was a lifelong homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving: Her life's partner of over 20 years, Charles...
Virginia Josephine Groves
Apr 14, 2013
Virginia Josephine Groves 92 was born April 24, 1920 at Elkhurst, WV and passed away at her home in Ripley April 14, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was a member of The Church of God of Prophecy in Sand Fork, WV. She has been a member of the Church of God for 55 years and is the last...
Pansy Lou Yates Paxton
Apr 14, 2013
Pansy Lou Paxton Pansy Lou (Yates) Paxton, 74, of Letart, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington following a sudden illness. She was born June 2, 1938 in Vago, WV, daughter of the late Lonnie and Thelma Cooper Yates. She was a graduate of East Bank High School, longtime Letart resident and lifelong...
Jarrell Harvey Snodgrass
Apr 14, 2013
Jarrell Snodgrass Jarrell Harvey Snodgrass, 88, of Ripley, entered into heaven Sunday, April 14, 2013 at home following a long illness. He was born December 30, 1924 at Davis Creek, WV, son of the late Truman and Eva Hudson Snodgrass. A graduate of South Charleston High School, he served his country during WW-II in the U.S. Army and was...
Lonnie "Bill" Walker
Apr 12, 2013
Lonnie "Bill" Walker 68 of Kenna went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 12, 2013 after a short battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 8, 1944 a son of the late Delbert and Reba Layne Walker- Robinson. Bill was a decorated Vietnam Veteran wounded during combat and was a recipient...
Angel Ocheltree
Apr 10, 2013
Angel Ocheltree, 52, left us Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her home in Pinehurst, NC surrounded by her family. A celebration of life was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Pinecrest High School Auditorium in Southern Pines, NC. At the request of the family, all attendees were asked to wear bright and cheerful clothing in...
Vonda Helen Palmer
Apr 10, 2013
Helen Palmer Vonda Helen Palmer, of Parkersburg WV, passed away April 10, 2013 at her home. She was born January 14, 1923 at Burnt House in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late Clay and Lena Roberts Metz. She graduated from Harrisville High School with the class of 1941. She attended the Mt. Pisgah United Church and the Trinity...
Walter W. Burdette
Apr 9, 2013
Walter Wayne Burdette 83 of Leroy, Jackson County passed away April 9, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. He was born November 10, 1929 at Roane County a son of the late Henry Clinton and Lula Blanch Cline Burdette. He was a Christian and a member of the Mill Creek Baptist Church where he served as...
Samuel L. Skeen
Apr 4, 2013
Samuel L. "Sam" Skeen 66 of Ripley passed away April 4, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following a short illness. Sam was born October 23, 1946 at Kenna, son of Willadeen Parsons Skeen Poling of Ripley and the late Odell Skeen. He was a graduate of Ripley High School and West Virginia University. Upon graduation from WVU with...
Ernest Otis Raines
Mar 26, 2013
Ernest Otis Raines 70 of Ripley passed away suddenly at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. He was born February 6, 1943 at Ripley, son of the late Otis and Ruby Comer Raines. He worked in construction for many years being employed by Lee- Mac, and Coal Companies. He worked at the ABC Store in Ripley but recently was self-employed along...
Clifford Rolland Winter
Mar 24, 2013
Rolland Winter Rolland Winter, 85, of Given, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Hubbard House in Charleston following a brief illness. He was born May 4, 1927 in Jackson County, son of the late Rondus and Edith Simmons Winter. He was a lifelong farmer and, along with his father, operated Winter's Exxon in Fairplain until shortly after his...
Hubert Webster Walker
Mar 21, 2013
Hubert Webster Walker Hubert Webster Walker, 73, of Ripley, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at CAMC following a short illness. Webster, as he was universally known by friends and family, was born October 5, 1939, son of the late Daniel (Web) Webster Walker and Pearl Anderson Walker. He was a member of the Wood County Flywheelers, Mason County...
Glenn F. Hunter
Mar 15, 2013
Glenn F. Hunter Glenn F. Hunter, 63, of Ripley, went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, March 15, 2013. Glenn was born September 4, 1949 at Rockcastle, son of the late John Henry and Alberta Carney Hunter. He was a member of the Abundant Life Church in Ripley and enjoyed farming, especially going to the cattle...
Timothy Casto
Mar 9, 2013
Timothy Casto Jr. Timothy Thomas Casto Jr., age 2, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Women's and Children's Hospital in Charleston following a sudden illness. He was born November 23, 2010 in Parkersburg, son of Timothy and Jessica Walker Casto of Ripley. In addition to his parents, surviviors include: Brothers, Dalton Young, Donavan Casto and Tyler Casto, all...
Gene Allen Shamblen
Mar 5, 2013
Gene Allen Shamblen Gene Allen Shamblen was called home to be with the Lord on March 5th at CAMC Memorial after a courageous battle against HLH (HemophagocyticLymphohistiocytosis) and cancer. Gene was 57 years old from Kenna, WV. He was born on September 24, 1955 to Herman and Freda Shamblen. Gene is survived by his loving and devoted wife of...
Eunice Barbara Wilson
Mar 5, 2013
Eunice B. Wilson Eunice Barbara Wilson, 81, of Gay, passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2013 at Camden Clark Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born July 11, 1931 in the Sugar Creek community of southern Jackson County, daughter of the late Emmitt and Georgia Young Lanham. She was a lifelong homemaker and in-home caregiver for the ill...
Melinda Sue Willard
Mar 4, 2013
Melinda Sue Willard Melinda Sue Willard, 37, of Ravenswood, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington following a lifelong struggle with kidney disease. Melinda was born on August 12, 1975 in Fulton County, Georgia, daughter of George F. Willard Jr. and Kathryn Patton Willard. She was a graduate of Parkersburg South High...
Evelyn Poling Johnson
Mar 3, 2013
Evelyn Poling Johnson journeyed home early the morning of March 3, 2013. Born June 10, 1932 in Gay, WV; she was the daughter of James Albert Harpold and Blanche Marie Fields, having 2 brothers and 5 sisters. She was mother to 5 children, 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and married to the late B. Noel Poling. Later marriage to...
Ima Gene Mortley
Mar 3, 2013
Ima Gene Mortley passed away March 3, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. Arrangements pending.
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