Wilma Eileen Staats Vickers
Feb 4, 2013
WILMA EILEEN STAATS VICKERS Wilma Eileen Staats Vickers, age 96, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Morningside Assisted Living of Raleigh, NC. Born in Ripley, WV, Eileen was the eldest daughter of Oshel and Ora Staats. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Vickers Jr., brothers John Robert Staats and...
James E. Tyler Jr.
Feb 3, 2013
James E. Tyler Jr. 84 of Ripley died at his home on February 3, 2013 following many years with prostate cancer. He was a Professional Engineer, retired from FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee. There he followed his love of flying by obtaining all flight certifications and becoming a private flight instructor. Jim followed many avocations with perfection and enthusiasm. He...
Elmer Lee Grady
Feb 3, 2013
Elmer Lee Grady, 79 of Joes Run Community, Sandyville went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 3, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 4, 1933 at Jackson County a son of the late Carl and Mildred Lupardus Grady. Elmer was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict....
Betty "Betsy" Elaine Staats
Feb 2, 2013
Betty "Betsy" Elaine Conrad Staats, 39, of Odaville, received her permanent set of angel wings on February 2, 2013. Betsy passed away at CAMC, General Division, Charleston, WV. Betsy was born in Ripley, Jackson County on July 15, 1973, to Charles and Paulette Westfall Conrad. Betsy married her best friend and soul mate, Terry Lee Staats, in the Drift...
Stuart M. Wood Jr.
Feb 2, 2013
Stuart M. "Woody" Wood Jr. 61 of Given passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born June 19, 1951 at Baltimore, MD a son of the late Stuart M. and Evelyn Forbes Wood. He was a Veteran of the US Army and retired from the US Postal Service. He was owner...
Robert Theodore Hickman
Jan 28, 2013
Robert Hickman Roberrt Theodore Hickman, who kept the Good Lord smiling, entered through the :early Gates on January 28, 2013 following a brief illness. He was born in New Brighton, PA, son of the late Merle and Emma Luella Merrill Hickman. He grew up in Ripley, WV and graduated from Ripley High School. He was also a graduate of...
Lorena Maye Mitchell
Jan 27, 2013
Lorena Maye Mitchell 81 of Leroy passed away January 27, 2013 at her home following a sudden illness. She was born January 14, 1932 at Roane County a daughter of the late George W. and Sylvia Streets burgess. She was a homemaker and worked with mentally challenged children and attended the Little Creek Church. She is survived by a...
Evelene Richards Myers
Jan 26, 2013
Evelene Myers Evelene Richards Myers, 89, of Ripley, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 26, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born November 15, 1923 in Jackson County, daughter of the late Oscar and Leoda Randolph Myers. A lifelong homemaker, Evelene was not afraid of hard work, even cutting her own wood up until a...
Cary Marlin Lilly
Jan 20, 2013
Cary Marlin Lilly, 67 of Leroy died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born September 15, 1945 at Kanawha County a son of the late Carl and Esta Harrison Lilly. He retired with a military career from the US Army and was the Owner of Lilly's Barber Shop in Ripley. He...
Elmer Huston Bullard
Jan 19, 2013
Elmer Huston Bullard Elmer Huston Bullard, 87, of Kenna, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2013. He was born on February 6, 1925 in Clay County WV, the son of Roy Lee Bullard and Lou Vena Salyers Bullard Campbell. Elmer was a proud U.S. Army veteran and a life member of the American Legion and VFW. He was inducted...
Joseph Luther Mccormick Jr.
Jan 15, 2013
Joseph L. McCormick Jr. Joseph Luther McCormick Jr., 78, of Ripley, left this earth to be with God Tuesday evening, January 15, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. He was born January 9, 1935 in Charleston, son of the late Joseph L. and Emma Reed McCormick. He was a pipefitter and had retired from both Monsanto...
Rachel Lynn Lones
Jan 12, 2013
Rachel Lynn Lones Rachel Lynn Lones, 45, of Cloverville, MI, passed away to heaven on January 12, 2013 at home at the age of 45. She was born in Springfield, OH, on September 10, 1967 to Clifford and Janet Morris Lones. Rachel had a traumatic birth resulting in cerebral palsy and has never talked or walked. She was, however,...
Ellen Evelyn Rhodes
Jan 5, 2013
Ellen Evelyn Landis Rhodes, 77 of Ripley went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 5, 2013 at her home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1935 at Jackson County a daughter of the late Perry and Frances Casto Landis. She was a graduate of Liberty Bible College, a homemaker and attended the...
Beatrice G. Gilman
Jan 2, 2013
Beatrice G. Gilman 74 of Ripley passed away January 2, 2013 at Eldercare of West Virginia, Ripley following a long illness. She was born March 9, 1938 at Inez, KY and she along with her husband owned and operated The Country Place in Ripley. She is survived by her husband Burl "Bud" Gilman. She was preceded in death by...
Harley M. "Buddy" Goff
Dec 28, 2012
Harley M. "Buddy" Goff Jr. Harley M. "Buddy" Goff Jr., 82, of Evans, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born September 3, 1930 at Nitro, WV, son of the late Harley M. and Helen Custer Goff. He was a 1948 graduate of South Charleston High School and retired from the...
Winfred Dwight Hannum
Dec 26, 2012
Winfred Dwight Hannum, 56 of Ripley passed away December 26, 2012 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus following a long illness. He was born May 11, 1956 at Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Bernard and Doris Ashby Hannum. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a mechanic. He most recently worked at 21 Country Market Hardware....
Junior Alan Hosey
Dec 25, 2012
Junior Alan Hosey, 49 of Kenna passed away December 25, 2012 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born July 8, 1963 at Parkersburg a son of the late Woodrow and Blondena Hosey. He formerly worked at Go Mart in Fairplain and 84 Lumber. He is survived by his wife Ellen Cummings Hosey; a son Jacoby Hosey;...
Lowell Glen Jarvis
Dec 20, 2012
Lowell Glen Jarvis 78 of Ripley passed away December 20, 2012 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born November 7, 1934 at Calhoun County a son of the late Carl Jarvis and Jessie Hicks He was a Truck Driver for 49 years having worked for several trucking companies and retired from Dana Transport. He is...
Terry Clendenin
Dec 19, 2012
Terry Clendenin Terry Clendenin, 61, of Kenna, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House following an extended illness. He was born December 21, 1950 in Charleston, son of Denver "Buddy" Clendenin and the late Clara Currey Clendenin. Prior to his illness he was a heavy equipment operator in the construction trades and a veteran of the...
Virginia "Ginny" Starcher
Dec 19, 2012
Mrs. Harold E. Starcher, Jr. ("Ginny"), died December 19, 2012, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, West Virginia, after a long illness. Born February 23, 1930 in Wheeling, West Virgina, the daughter of Roy William and Ella Rae Lowe Jolliffe. She is the wife of Harold E. Starcher, Jr. and mother of two children, Mark L. Starcher (Paige) Mclean, Virginia...
