James C. Picarella
Mar 12, 2019
James C. Picarella, 79 of Ripley, passed away March 12, 2019 in Select Specialty Hospital following a long illness. He was born August 17, 1939 in Smithers, WV, a son of the late Charles and Sarah Compton Picarella. He graduated from Montgomery High School with the Class of 1958. Jim was a retired Mill Operator from Kaiser Aluminum which...
Delmer Edward Young
Mar 12, 2019
Delmer Edward Young, 90, of Ripley passed away, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1928 at Statts Mill, a son of the late Thomas Foley and Phoebe Lauree Harmon Young. Delmer was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served his country during the Korean War. He loved the outdoors and...
Youdoris Faber
Mar 11, 2019
Youdoris Faber, 92 of Ripley, passed away March 11, 2019 in Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born September 30, 1926 in Goldtown, a daughter of the late Chris and Cora Wingett Faber. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers, Jessie, Alva and Marshall and sisters Belle Hutchinson, Annalene Faber, Rosalie...
Wanda F. Jackson
Mar 10, 2019
Wanda Faye Jackson 77 of Ripley, passed away March 10, 2019 at her home following an extended illness. She was born March 11, 1941 in Ripley, a daughter of the late Vadis Hackney and Gladys Garrett Westfall. She loved her family and enjoyed being with all of them. She also enjoyed going to church where she was a member...
Mark E. Rhule
Mar 9, 2019
Mark E. Rhule, 62, of Goldtown passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was born February 10, 1957 at Charleston a son of Emogene McLane Rhule and the late Robert Mankin Rhule. Mark was a veteran of the U.S. Army and later worked at Kanawha Manufacturing. He enjoyed taking care of his mother and helping her work...
Carl Menear
Mar 7, 2019
Carl Calvin Menear, 65, of Markleysburg, PA passed away March 7, 2019 following an extended illness. He was born January 29, 1954 at Buffalo, NY a son of the late Carl Charles and Helen Reseter Menear. He is survived by sisters Rebecca Kona of NJ, Robin Youst of Morgantown, and Carlene Rose of Ripley, WV. In honoring Carl’s wishes...
Orville "Cleo" Raines
Mar 5, 2019
Orville “Cleo” Raines, 86, left this world on March 5, 2019 at Ravenswood Village surrounded by his family. He was born February 10, 1933 at Ripley a son of the late George Harrison and Emma Jane Redman Raines. Cleo worked in the dairy industry and was a Supervisor for Broughton’s with 34 ½ years of service at the time...
Anthony "Butch" Skeen
Mar 5, 2019
Anthony Wayne “Butch” Skeen, 69, of Ripley passed away March 5, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born April 19, 1949 at Belgrove, a son of Belva Eurada Westfall Skeen and the late Gerald Glenn Skeen. After high school he attended Marshall University and earned his degree in education. He taught for several years...
Roger Gene Counts
Mar 1, 2019
Roger Gene Counts, 68, of Kenna passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at Oak Ridge Center, Charleston following a short illness. He was born June 15, 1950 in Jackson County, WV a son of the late Frederick Gene and Macel Marie Koon. Roger was a coal miner by trade who loved to hunt, fish, and go camping. He is...
Delbert E. Tackett Sr.
Feb 28, 2019
Delbert E. Tackett Sr., 73 of Millwood, passed away February 28, 2019 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born November 23, 1945 at Liberty, a son of the late Howard and Ernie Horne Tackett. He was a US Army Veteran and retired from Century Aluminum as a Welder and enjoyed working on and selling used...
Charles W. Paxton
Feb 25, 2019
Charles William Paxton, 86 of Letart passed away February 25, 2019 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, OH. He was born September 27, 1932 in Ronda, WV, a son of the late Charles Henson and Marie Alice Morris Paxton. He was a US Army Veteran and served with the 3rd Armored Division. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum and enjoyed Golfing,...
Jean Ellen Garnes
Feb 22, 2019
Jean Ellen Garnes, 64, of Fairplain passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at Hubbard Hospice House following a short illness. She was born July 23, 1954 at Charleston, WV a daughter of the late King Junior and Reba Ethel Harrison Garnes. She is survived by a son Trevor Stutler of Morgantown; Brother Hershel Harrison of Huntington; Sisters Norma Rice...
Stanley "Keith" Thomas
Feb 18, 2019
Stanley “Keith” Thomas, 79, of Aplin Ridge, Gay, WV, passed this life at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley on February 18, surrounded by family and friends. Keith was born April 6, 1939 at Belgrove to the the late Charles “Ivan” and Mildred Scarberry Thomas. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dempsey Thomas. Surviving are his wife of 59...
Sandra Reed
Feb 12, 2019
Sandra Reed, 72, of Ripley, WV passed away February 12, 2019 following a short illness. She was born November 30, 1946, a daughter of the late Omer and Faith Staats Anderson. She was preceded in death by her three brothers: Don, Bob, and Rudy Anderson and two brothers-in-law: Bob Hutton and Mike Hall. Sandra worked for City National Bank,...
Rosalee French
Feb 12, 2019
Katherine Rosalee (Casto) French, 91, passed away at her home of 48 years in Ripley, WV on February 12, 2019. Rosalee was born July 5, 1927 in Given, WV, a daughter of the late Luther F. and Oma Myrtle Bowles Casto. She often told stories of taking care of her siblings while growing up and at the age of...
Carol Sue Mckemy
Feb 1, 2019
Carol Sue (Raines) McKemy, 83, of Kenna passed peacefully and went to be with her Lord on February 1, 2019 at Bowers Hospice, Beckley, following a long illness. Born on December 17, 1935, Carol was the daughter of the late Dallas and Ava Rhodes Raines. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters Lorain Stogdon and Gay...
Dixie Easley
Jan 29, 2019
Dixie Ray (Morgan) Easley, 75 of Evans, passed away on January 29, 2019 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. She was born March 9, 1943 in Renick, WV, a daughter of the late Archie and Mary Morgan. She was a retired R.N. and was a nurse at Jackson General Hospital, CAMC, Lakin Hospital and Holzer Medical Center...
Bryce Allen Hosey-Coffey
Jan 28, 2019
Bryce Allen Hosey-Coffey was born January 28, 2019, at 9:52 p.m. but immediately met the eyes of Jesus. Bryce was born after a full-term pregnancy to the loving parents of Larry Coffey and Tiffany Hosey of Ripley, WV. Family and friends surrounded baby Bryce immediately upon birth and cherished the time they spent holding this precious baby boy. Bryce...
Jack "Hoss" Williams Jr.
Jan 28, 2019
Jack Williams, Jr. 55 of Ripley, passed away January 28, 2019 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV. He was born May 6, 1963 in Charleston, WV., a son of Belle Ball Williams and the late Jack Williams Sr. He was self-employed doing odd jobs. He loved to hang out with his brother Randy and work on cars. In addition...
Betty Ann Tolley
Jan 24, 2019
Betty Ann Tolley, age 83, of Reynoldsburg, OH, formerly of Ripley, WV, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born in coal country in Mammoth, WV on February 22, 1935 to the late James and Ada Poling. In West Virginia, she was a long-time Avon representative for many years. She enjoyed clogging with...
