Ashley Danielle Gunn
Apr 17, 2018
Ashley “Ash” Danielle Gunn (Johnson) died peacefully in CAMC Memorial Hospital on April 17, 2018 in Charleston, WV at the age of 27. Ashley was born June 25, 1990 in Charleston to Patricia Jones Johnson and Terry Johnson. She was a 2008 graduate of Sissonville High School and a 2012 Graduate of West Virginia University where she obtained degrees...
Dorothy Williams
Apr 16, 2018
Dorothy P. Williams, 78 of Leon, went home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2018 at the Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston, following a long illness. She was born December 3, 1939 in Charleston, daughter of the late Jennings D. and Dorothy Toler Backus. She worked at Stone and Thomas and The Diamond. She was a...
Rosalee Myers
Apr 13, 2018
Rosalee Myers, 60, of Ripley passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Ravenswood Village following an extended illness. She was born September 19, 1957 at Ripley a daughter of the late Denny Alva and Mary Pauline Richards Myers. She worked many years as a prep cook for both Shoney’s and Ponderosa. She also enjoyed growing flowers and drawing She...
Margie Jacqueline “Jackie” Bailey
Apr 13, 2018
Margie Jacqueline Bailey, 90, of Ripley, WV, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018, after an extended illness. Jackie was born March 14, 1928 at Hardy, WV to Hampton Hoge White and Martha Bloomie Swim White. Her loving step father was Willie F. "Bill" Helsel of Princeton. She married Earl Welch Bailey on December 13, 1947. She is survived...
Carolyn Rebecca King
Apr 7, 2018
Carolyn Rebecca King passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on April 7, 2018 in Hilliard, Ohio at the age of 61, after a courageous battle with cancer. Carolyn was born December 17, 1956 in Charleston, WV to parents John B. and Phyllis Counts Conaway, who preceded her in death. She grew up in a large,...
John J. Pfost Dvm
Apr 6, 2018
John J. Pfost, DVM, 95 of Charleston, passed away April 6, 2018 at Braley Care Home, Hurricane following a long illness. He was born October 21, 1922 in Ripley, a son of the late H.F and Blanche “Bess” Miller Pfost. He was a graduate of West Virginia University and The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He was...
Catherine "Aileen" Fiber
Apr 6, 2018
Catherine “Aileen” Fiber, 69 of Kenna, passed away suddenly on April 6, 2018 at her home. She was born July 29, 1948 at Kenna, a daughter of Mamie Shamblin Kenney and the late Bill Fisher. She was a graduate of Ripley High School and member of the Bethel Bible Church and retired from the Department of Agriculture. Aileen was...
Dewain E. Boyce
Apr 5, 2018
Dewain E. Boyce, 71, of Sandyville passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus with his family at his side following a long illness. He was born September 14, 1946 at Parkersburg, a son of the late Earl Clyde and Ethel Marie Seals Boyce. He enjoyed farming, fishing, taking four wheeler rides, and visiting friends. He...
William "Billy" Lena
Apr 5, 2018
William Michael “Billy” Lena, 74 of Leon, WV, passed away April 5, 2018 at his home following a long illness. He was born April 3, 1944 in Mt. Kisco, NY a son of the late William and Rachel Capitini Lena. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He worked as a carpenter...
Nellie May Snyder
Apr 3, 2018
Nellie May Snyder went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center following a long illness. She was born March 15, 1933 in Dover, DE. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles and going to church. She was a member of the Mt. Hope Church of God She is survived by...
Shirley Ann Whisman
Apr 2, 2018
Shirley Ann Whisman, 77, of Ripley passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born May 2, 1940 at Osaka, VA a daughter of the late George and Helen Rose Jones. She was a member of the West Ripley Baptist Church. She is survived by her children John Whisman (Dorisa...
Kenvil Charles Shamblin
Apr 1, 2018
Kenvil Charles Shamblin, 67, of Kenna passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 1, 1951 at Sissonville, a son of the late Olaf Dayton and Jewell Grace Hammond Shamblin. He was carpenter along with a jack of all other trades who was always tinkering; he loved to fish, and...
Rhonda Leah Christian
Apr 1, 2018
Rhonda Leah Christian, 55, of Bluefield passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at CAMC Memorial Hospital. She was a born October 4, 1962 at Oklahoma City, OK a daughter of the late Franklin Delano and Hilah Leah Payne Sauls. She is survived by her companion Jack “Jay” Miller; Sons, Josh Fields (Christina), Chris Starcher , Brooks Balser, and...
Charles H. Boggess
Mar 29, 2018
Charles Harlan “Charlie-Pawpaw-Blue Dragon” Boggess of Kenna went home to his Higher Power on March 29, 2018 following a short illness. He attended Grass Lick Baptist Church of Given. Charles served in the United States Army including a tour in Korea and in the Army Reserves. He worked for Carl E. Smith Pipeline off and on for fifty years....
Dorothy Pauline Miller-Allman
Mar 25, 2018
Dorothy Pauline Miller- Allman, 86 of Ripley, passed away March 25, 2018 at Ravenswood Village Nursing and Rehabilitation, Ravenswood, WV, following a long illness. She was born August 18, 1931 in Charleston, a daughter of the late James and Virginia Watkins McKown. She is survived by Raymond “Corky” Miller whom she married and shared a life with for 58...
Kathryn H. Mackenzie
Mar 24, 2018
Kathryn Hanning Mackenzie, 97 of Ripley, passed away March 24, 2018 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. She was born August 3, 1920 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Homer Samuel and Rosa Lewis Hanning. Kathryn was a retired Executive Secretary and attended the Calvary United Methodist Church. She was a member and past President...
Dema E. Dipalma
Mar 23, 2018
Dema Elizabeth DiPalma, 66 of Ripley passed away March 23, 2018 at home following a long illness. She was born September 22, 1951 at Racine, WV, a daughter of the late Curtis and Nancy Bias Williams. She work for the Chrysler Corporation and was the owner of Granny’s Grill in Ripley. Her love was taking care of her granddaughters....
Anna Mae Ramsey
Mar 20, 2018
Anna Mae Ramsey, 75 of Ripley, passed away March 20, 2018 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, following a brief illness. She was born November 22, 1942 at Sandyville, a daughter of the late Denny Alva and Mary Richard Myers. She was a custodian for Jackson County Schools for 40 years, most of that time at Gilmore Elementary School...
Leo Stearns
Mar 19, 2018
On March 19, 2018 at 6:10am, Leo Stearns, 92 of Ripley, was given a new body and went home with his Jesus to live forever more. At his passing, he was at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston after a long illness. Leo was born on September 11, 1925, in Ambrosia, WV. Leo was preceded in death by his...
Lula Fay Miller-Mitchell
Mar 19, 2018
Lula Fay Miller Mitchell, 96 of Ripley, went to be with the Lord on March 19, 2018 at Eagle Point Nursing Home in Parkersburg following a long illness. She was born January 20, 1922 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Lilburn and Ella May Scarbrough Ashby. She was a Homemaker and worked at the H and P...
