Belva Eurada Skeen
Aug 5, 2022
Belva Eurada Skeen, 88 of Ripley, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2022 at Camden Clark Medical Center. Eurada was born August 11, 1933 at Belgrove, Jackson County, a daughter of the late Amos and Edith Stalnaker Westfall. In addition to her parents Eurada was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Glenn Skeen and a son, Anthony “Butch”...
Lakin Todd Southall
Aug 5, 2022
Lakin Todd Southall, 56, of Sissonville passed away at home under the care of Hospice with his wife Tereasa by his side. Todd was born in Gallipolis, Ohio to the parents of Mr. And Mrs. Lakin Southall. Todd grew up in Jackson County being the typical boy playing football and discovering his love of music thru his Dad. He...
Paul David Woodyard
Aug 3, 2022
Paul David Woodyard, 89 of Ravenswood, passed away August 3, 2022 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. He was born October 3, 1932 In Grafton son of the late Clair and Lula Phillips Woodyard. He enjoyed dancing especially the Jitterbug where he won contests. When he became old enough to work he went to work at the family business, W....
Vernese Kay Good
Aug 1, 2022
Vernese Kay Good, 68 of Sissonville, passed away August 1, 2022 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a long illness. She was born November 18, 1953 in Charleston, daughter of the late Lawrence and Vernese Newhouse Burdette. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, swimming and going to the beach but her greatest joy was spending time with her...
Mildred Mae Wayne
Jul 30, 2022
Mildred Mae Wayne, 72, of Sandyville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 17, 1949 in Hurley, VA to the late Conley and Pauline Hurley Blankenship. She was a devout Christian and her family was her pride and joy. In addition to her...
Barbara Woodrum
Jul 30, 2022
Barbara Jean Woodrum, 85, of Ripley, WV, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, and joined her son Mark in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Her funeral service will be held on August 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Ripley Baptist Temple, with Pastor Rick Perrine officiating. A private interment will be held at Fairplain Cemetery. Barbara was...
Vicki Lee Samples
Jul 22, 2022
Vicki Lee Samples, 62, of Cottageville left this world suddenly in DeLand, FL and entered Heaven’s Gate on Friday, July 22, 2022. Vicki was born August 22, 1959 in Charleston, WV a daughter of the late Denny Paul and Roma Lee Arthur Harrison. She was a 1977 graduate of Ripley High School, as well as a graduate of Marshall...
Robert D. King
Jul 20, 2022
Robert Darrell King, 83, of Ravenswood passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following an extended illness. He was born in West Hamlin, WV a son of the late John and Nellie Mullins King. Robert served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a retired coal miner with over 30 years of service....
Liam Thomas Sharp
Jul 18, 2022
Liam Thomas Sharp, infant son of Joshua and Olivia Sharp, was stillborn July 18, 2022 at 12:38PM at CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston. Born into the arms of angels at 28 weeks old, he weighed 2lbs 14 oz., measured nearly 17 inches in length, was growing quickly (especially those feet), and was going to be a large and...
Major Frank Stolper
Jul 16, 2022
On Saturday, July 16, 2022, Frank Stolper passed away at the age of 77. He was born on July 24, 1944, in New Jersey. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in political science. He joined the Air Force after college as an aircraft maintenance officer and retired as a Major. He then worked for the state...
Doris Belle Wilson
Jul 10, 2022
Doris Belle Wilson, 82, of Ripley passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born May 13, 1940 in Ripley a daughter of the late O’Dell and Gertha Mae Anderson Chancey. Doris enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening and working with floral arrangements. She was a longtime employee of Kaiser Aluminum and a...
Patti Nuckles Snyder
Jul 9, 2022
Patti Sue (Nuckles) Snyder, 73 of Evans, passed away July 9. 2022 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a long illness. She was born July 12, 1948 in Charleston, daughter of the late Ralph and Lois Karr Nuckles. Patti graduated from Ripley High School with the Class of 1966. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. She...
Sandra Sue Landfried
Jul 9, 2022
Sandra Sue Landfried, 84 of Ripley, passed away on July 9, 2022 at home following an extended illness. She was born December 4, 1937 in Ripley, daughter of the late Phillip Dane and Rosalie Bonto Landfried. She enjoyed working on genealogy research and was a story teller. She was a musician and enjoyed all types of music including classical...
Janet L. Edens
Jul 8, 2022
Janet Louise Edens, 84 of Sissonville passed away July 8, 2022 at her home surrounded by family following a long illness. She was born April 21, 1938 in Charleston, daughter of the late Othur David and Gracie Lee Haynes Thaxton. She attended Sissonville High School and WV State University. After raising six children, she became an Insurance Agent and...
Steven E. Bissell
Jul 7, 2022
Steven Ellis Bissell, 45, of Ripley, WV, entered into his final rest on Thursday, July 7, 2022 of unknown causes, while away from home working. He was born in Spencer, WV, on June 22, 1977. Surviving Steven are his fiance, Laura Dean Shamblin-Smith (Ripley) and their children: Karissa Ann Bissell (Morgantown), Ethan Ellis Bissell, Arlie James Bissell, Ava Kenley...
Edana Hope Travis
Jul 5, 2022
It is with great sorrow that our dearly beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Edana Hope Travis passed away at 101 years of age on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. She was born on November 23, 1920 in Coal Fork, WV in the same house in which she later shared with her husband and raised 5 children. She was preceded in...
Curtis M. Winter
Jul 4, 2022
Curtis Michael Winter, 35 of Ripley, passed away suddenly on July 4, 2022. He was born April 26, 1987 in Parkersburg, son of Jim Winter and Cheri Lane Baldwin. He was a 2006 graduate of Ripley High School where he was a member of the Ripley High School Football Team. He worked in the Oil and Gas Industry for...
Libby Eagle
Jun 27, 2022
M. Elizabeth “Libby” Eagle, 86 of Leroy, passed away June 27, 2022 at her home following a long illness. She was born January 11, 1936 in Reedy, daughter of the late Edgar Thurman and Shady Stump Lovell. She was a homemaker and attended the Faith Fellowship Church. She enjoyed quilting and her quilting guild. Libby was a kind person...
Stephen Elmore
Jun 27, 2022
Stephen D. Elmore, 72 of Walton, went home to meet his Lord and Savior on June 27, 2022. He was born June 21, 1950 in Charleston, a son of the late Forrest and Gatha Brisendine Elmore. He worked in the construction industry as a carpenter and welder. He loved hunting and playing the guitar and writing songs that he...
Steven S. Jones
Jun 23, 2022
Steven Shane Jones, 35 of Ripley, passed away June 23, 2022. He was born September 23, 1986 in Mt. Vernon, OH, son of Sattis and Donna Mobley Jones. He was a 2005 graduate of Ripley High School and was a Laborer. Steven enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping and was very talented in mechanical work. He could do almost anything...
