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Gatha  Belle Rhodes

Gatha Belle Rhodes

Jun 30, 2019

Gatha Belle Rhodes, 86, of Gay passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 following an extended illness. Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 3rd at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with Pastor Danny Cummings officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Aplin Cemetery, Gay. Online memories and condolences...

Dorean Virgina Anderson

Dorean Virgina Anderson

Jun 26, 2019

Dorean Virginia (Fields) Anderson, 88, of Kenna passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 28, 1931 a daughter of the late William B. and Corda Belle Fields of Statts Mill, WV. She married Johnnie C. Anderson on August 19, 1946 and had been married 55 years before his death...

Robert "Bob"  Harpold

Robert "Bob" Harpold

Jun 25, 2019

Robert “Bob” Harpold, 76, of Statts Mill passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Hubbard Hospice House West following a short illness. A memorial service to celebrate Bob’s life will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9th at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until the time of the service. Online memories and condolences...

Eurada L.  Landis

Eurada L. Landis

Jun 24, 2019

Eurada Lee Skeen Landis, 92, of Kenna, WV, passed away at home on June 24, 2019, after a long illness from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. Born August 21, 1926, and raised in Kentuck, WV, Eurada was the youngest daughter of Virgil and Alice Kerns Skeen. Her parents and siblings all preceded her in death and included...

Myrtle Marie Ray

Myrtle Marie Ray

Jun 24, 2019

Myrtle Marie Ray, 62 of Kenna passed away June 24, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center following a short illness. She was born March 5, 1957 in Ripley, a daughter of Lenora Casto Persinger and the Late Henry Clinton Persinger. She was a homemaker. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Ray;...

Larry Drake Saunders

Larry Drake Saunders

Jun 23, 2019

Larry Saunders, 64 of Ripley, WV passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 following a sudden illness. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Carla (Shumway) Saunders of Ripley; his children Eric Saunders of Southport, NC, Matthew (Miranda) Saunders of Evans, WV, Kari Saunders (Kenneth Kay) of Ripley, WV and Megan (Brandon) Board of Fraziers Bottom, WV; sister-in-law...

Evelyn  Joan Thomas

Evelyn Joan Thomas

Jun 20, 2019

Evelyn Joan (Staats) Thomas, 94, died Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Doverwood Village in Hamilton, OH, comforted by the gentle love of her family, church, friends, and her love of the Lord. Evelyn made a house a home wherever she lived and by count, that included over thirty-nine locations throughout the United States. She was born on June 9,...

Mary Carmichael

Mary Carmichael

Jun 17, 2019

Mary Carmichael, 94 of Ravenswood, passed away June 17, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, following a short illness. She was born February 27, 1925 in Belleville, WV, a daughter of the late William Earl and Orpha Ruble Allen. She was a member of the Medina Community Church and was a great homemaker in caring for her family....

Thelma Jean  Harris

Thelma Jean Harris

Jun 15, 2019

Thelma Jean Harris, 70 of Cottageville, passed away at her home surrounded by family on June 15, 2019. She was born September 4, 1948 in Putnam County, a daughter of the late Dessie and Hazel Starcher King. She enjoyed Adult Coloring and Crocheting. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Harry Harris; daughter Cynthia Harris; son Dion...

Alice Gertrude  Barnette

Alice Gertrude Barnette

Jun 13, 2019

Alice Gertrude Barnette born August 5, 1929, went to be with the Lord after a long illness on June 13, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Alva (John) Barnette. She is survived by daughters Tammy (Troy) Toney and Mary (Don) Jett all of Given; grandchildren Chris Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence, Christina Paynter, Karissa Cox and Steven...

Carroll Eugene Rhodes

Carroll Eugene Rhodes

Jun 10, 2019

Carroll Eugene Rhodes, 86, was born on April 14, 1933 in Charleston, WV. He peacefully left his life on earth and ascended to his Jesus on June 10, 2019 at Cedar Ridge Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Clayton H. Rhodes, Mazie Rhodes and Lona F. Rhodes. Carroll spent most of his life working the family...

Terry Lee Jeffery

Terry Lee Jeffery

May 30, 2019

Terry Lee Jeffery, 44, of Kenna passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at his home following a short illness. He was born October 2, 1974 at Charleston, WV a son of Estella Sheets Jeffery and the late Terry Jeffery. Terry was a jack-of-all-trades who could do anything and do it well. He worked in the coal mines as well...

Janet  Sue Denton

Janet Sue Denton

May 23, 2019

Janet Sue (Hatcher) Denton, 75 of Hendersonville, TN formerly of Kenna, and most recently of Sweetbriar Assisted Living in Dunbar, passed away May 23, 2019 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, WV following a long illness. Janet was born January 25, 1944 in Kenna, a daughter of the late Clyde and Inez Gandee Hatcher. She was a 1962 graduate of...

Jackson  W.  Bonar

Jackson W. Bonar

May 21, 2019

Jackson Wilson Bonar, 82, of Brandon, MS passed away May 21, 2019 at UMC in Jackson, MS as a result from a serious car accident in Louisville, MS in route to Sandyville, WV. Jackson was born in Murraysville, WV on July 3, 1936 to Ada Mae and Edward Nelson Bonar. He attended Ravenswood High School and West Virginia University....

Peggy  Darrough

Peggy Darrough

May 20, 2019

Peggy Oneil Darrough 80 of Ripley passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at Eldercare of Ripley following an extended illness. She was born March 31, 1939 in Lindon, WV, a daughter of the late Hamer and Sophia McCune Bailey. She worked as a Legal Secretary for Rob Fisher and Orton Jones. She attended Hayes Fork Church in Lindon and...

William M. Talbert

William M. Talbert

May 19, 2019

William Michael Talbert, 40 of Kenna passed away on May 19, 2019 at his home following an extended illness. He was born September 15, 1978 in Orlando, FL. He was a 1998 graduate of Ripley High School and enjoyed collecting Fire Trucks and Stuffed Animals. He is survived by his mother and father, Rosa and Garland Maze of Kenna....

Evelyn  Jane Watson

Evelyn Jane Watson

May 17, 2019

Evelyn Jane Watson, 82 of Kenna, passed away May 17, 2019 at Cedar Ridge Center, Sissonville, following a long illness. She was born August 28, 1936 in Kentuck, WV, a daughter of the late George and Cora Taylor Southall. She was a homemaker and In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Garfield Watson....

Mary (Dewees) Rhodes

Mary (Dewees) Rhodes

May 16, 2019

Mary Louise (DeWees) Rhodes, 63 of Pensacola, FL, formerly of Kenna, WV, passed away May 16, 2019 following a long illness. She was born February 8, 1956 at Kenna, a daughter of E. Louise (Lewis) DeWees and the late Averal D. DeWees. Mary was a graduate of the Ripley High School Class of 1974 and a graduate of the...

Ralph E. Nuckles

Ralph E. Nuckles

May 15, 2019

Ralph Nuckles, 88, of Ripley passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at CAMC General Hospital following a short illness. He was born July 13, 1930 at Given, WV a son of the late Virgil O. and Acel Ella Dillon Nuckles. Ralph worked as a customer service manager at Kaiser Aluminum and retired with 30 plus years of service. He...

Christopher Lynd Hayes

Christopher Lynd Hayes

May 15, 2019

Christopher Lynd Hayes, 70, of Ravenswood passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at his home following an extended illness. He was born May 25, 1948 in Tucson, AZ a son of the late Harry Dayton and Alice Holliday Hayes. Chris served his country in the U.S. Army as a chaplain during the Vietnam War. Following his time in the...

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