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...
Bruce E. "Doc" Murrey Sr.
Jan 23, 2019
Bruce Edgar “Doc” Murrey Sr., 90, of Sandyville died January 23, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 25, 1928 in Athens, OH, the son of the late Frank Atkins Murrey Sr and Bernice Currey Murrey. Bruce joined the U.S. Navy at the age of seventeen in 1946 and took his training at Great...
Delmer Eugene Fields
Jan 21, 2019
Delmer Eugene Fields, 62, of Kenna passed away on a lovely Monday, January 21, 2019 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born October 8, 1956 at Belgrove a son of Delmer Perry and Phoebe Crihfield Fields. He worked at several different jobs including Asplundh as well as Lambert Stone. He loved picking his guitar and...
William Keith Shatto
Jan 19, 2019
William Keith Shatto, 62 of Ripley, passed away January 19, 2019 at his home following a short illness. He was born on January 8, 1957 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a son of Robert Eugene and Mary Elizabeth Bourgeois Shatto. Keith was a United States Air Force veteran. Following his time in the Air Force, he and his mother started...
Charles T. Frum
Jan 18, 2019
Charles “Chuck” T. Frum, 79 of Ripley, formerly of West Union, passed away January 18, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. He was born October 11, 1939 in Smithburg, WV, son of Delmus Michael and Ethel Jean Stanard Frum. He attended West Union High School where he played football and graduated from Gilmore High School in Sandyville, WV....
Patricia J. Picarella
Jan 18, 2019
Patricia Jane Picarella, 80 of Ripley, passed away January 18, 2019 at Charleston General Hospital following a long illness. She was born August 17, 1938 in Cannelton, WV , a daughter of the late Rev. Howard and Catherine Morris. She was a graduate of Montgomery High School and a homemaker. Patsy loved being with her family especially her grandbabies....
Jonah James Elliott
Jan 11, 2019
Jonah James Elliott, of Sandyville, WV, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the age of 87. He was a retired truck driver and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and all around family man. There is nothing he would not do for his family. Jonah is survived by his daughters Joni Redman and Pam Elliott, his son, Steven...
Frankie D. Shamblin
Jan 10, 2019
Frankie D. Shamblin, 80, of Ripley died Thursday, January 10, 2018 following a short illness. She was born September 6, 1938 in Kanawha County, a daughter of the late Aubrey and Ada Kersey Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Shamblin; son Mickelle Shamblin; daughter Kimberly Shamblin Wright; brother Larry W....
Trorie Christine Atkinson Olszewski
Jan 7, 2019
Trorie Christine Atkinson Olszewski took her first breath in heaven on January 7, 2019. Trorie was a vibrant young woman with a passion for life and deep love of family and community. She was born on August 17, 1991 in Ansbach, Germany. Trorie’s family relocated to her mother’s hometown of Ripley, WV in her childhood, and she continued her...
Bobby Ray Wayne
Jan 4, 2019
Bobby Ray Wayne, 68 of Sandyville, passed away at his home suddenly on January 4, 2019. He was born on October 24, 1950 in Ripley, a son of Frances Palmer Angus and the late Bobby Brooks Wayne. He worked 30 years on Drilling Rigs and 24 years as a Mechanic at Edwards Trucking and Al-Rec. He loved to go...
Dianne J Zgorzelski
Jan 2, 2019
Dianne Jay Zgorzelski, 66 of Kenna, passed away January 2, 2019 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV following a sudden illness. She was born September 19, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert Jay and Erma Jean Swaney Skinner. She was a homemaker and professional housekeeper and loved her family. She taught her family “Strong Family...
Robert E. Ball
Jan 1, 2019
Robert E. Ball, born to Edward and Ann Ball in Jackson County, MS, October 13, 1947 died in Jackson County, WV January 1st, 2019 with his wife, Vanessa, by his side. Robert graduated from Ripley High School in 1965 and from WVU in 1970 and remained a long-standing RHS and WVU sports fan. He served in the HQ Battery,...
Jean Ann Thomas
Dec 28, 2018
Jean Ann Thomas, 74, of Kenna passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. She was born August 1, 1944 at Sissonville, a daughter of the late Mark and Thelma Holley Fisher. Jean loved her flowers and gardening, as well as reading her Bible and attending church at Pleasant View United Methodist Church. She...
Danny E. White
Dec 28, 2018
Danny Eugene White, 75, of Sissonville passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at CAMC General Hospital. He was born September 16, 1943 at Charleston a son of the late Cecil Romey and Violet Virginia Van Pelt White. He is survived by his wife, Michele Koole White; Sons Kevin White, Danny E. White, Jr., and Todd W. White and...
Mamie Flo Pickens
Dec 25, 2018
Mamie Flo Pickens, 65, of Sandyville passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018 following an extended illness. She was born on July 3, 1953 at Buckhannon, WV a daughter of the late Warren and Ruth Helmick Johnston. Mamie was a housewife who enjoyed knitting, working puzzles, and listening to music, especially the Oak Ridge Boys. She is survived by her...
