James Keith Boggess Jr.
May 8, 2013
James Keith Boggess Jr. James Keith Boggess Jr., received his final call for the best drywall man May 8, 2013 when he took the Great Carpenter's hand. Surviving: Mother, Lorena Boggess of Kenna; Fiancee, Stephanie Lockhart of Kenna; Daughters, Christina Lynne Boggess of Ravenswood and Jennifer Louise Boggess of Kenna; Grandson, Justin Richard Atkinson Jr.; Sister, Elizabeth Cobb of...
Harold E. "Punk" Starcher
May 6, 2013
Harold E. "Punk" Starcher Harold E. "Punk" Starcher Jr., 84, passed away at his Ripley home Monday evening following an extended illness. He was born August 13, 1928 in Logan, WV, son of the late Harold and Margaret McIntosh Starcher. He was a civil engineer with many projects to his credit and owned and operated Chartwell Corporation in Ripley....
Carlos D. James
May 5, 2013
Carlos D. James 66 of Spencer passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 following a long illness. He was born August 15, 1946 in West Virginia a son of the late Arthur and Gladys Horn James. He was a mechanic in the United States Army with 27 years of service. He is survived by his fiancee Mary Starcher with whom...
Henry W. Miller
Apr 26, 2013
Henry Wade Miller Henry Wade Miller 87 of Ripley passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg following a short illness. He was born November 16, 1925 at Roane County a son of the late Willie Ray and Mary Erma Guthrie Miller. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and Retired from...
Timothy Robert Simons
Apr 22, 2013
Tim Simons Timothy Robert Simons, 49, of Stonelick Road, Gay, passed away Monday morning, April 22, 2013 at his home following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 26, 1964 at Ripley, son of Donald R. and Barbara Sue Casto Simons. He was a Ripley High School graduate and attended numerous classes and training sessions...
Bart Allen Hughart
Apr 21, 2013
Bart Allen Hughart, 43 of Cottageville passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital, Huntington following a short illness. He was born July 5, 1969 at Wichita, KS a son of Neil NA Diane Flanagan Hughart of Cottageville. He was a graduate of Ripley High School and was a former employee of Coldwater Creek and Cresent Powers...
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...
