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...
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...
