Josephine "Jo" Harris
Oct 14, 2018
Reva Josephine “Jo” Harris, 81 of Ripley, WV, entered Heaven’s Gates on October 14, 2018. She was born on May 14, 1937 in Belgrove, WV, daughter of the late Thurman and Erma Parsons Casto. A loving mother, Jo enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She collected Cookbooks, Dolls and Cardinals. She was a cook for the Jackson County...
Nelda Mae Spencer
Oct 11, 2018
Nelda Mae Spencer, 74, Kenna passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at CAMC General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born December 14, 1943 at Advent a daughter of the late John David and Zella Mae Good Robinson. She was a 1963 graduate of Ripley High School. She loved to bake and cook and made sure everybody never...
Gregory Jackson Baldwin
Oct 9, 2018
Gregory Jackson Baldwin, 68, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 following an extended illness. He was born October 30, 1949 at Pike County, Kentucky a son of the late Hobart and Bertha Blackburn Baldwin. He was a 1967 graduate of Belfry High School in Belfry, KY. He worked many years in sales for Tricor. In his spare...
Steven Theodore Halstead
Oct 9, 2018
Steven Theodore Halstead, 61, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 following an extended illness. He was born March 9, 1957 at Charleston, a son of Theodore Roosevelt and the late Luella Mae Adkins Halstead. Steve was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, riding his Harley, and spending time with his friends and family. He was employed as...
James "Cam" Crane
Oct 6, 2018
James C. (Cam) Crane, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Ripley, WV, passed away on October 6, 2018. Cam was born Nov. 4, 1926, to Ebb and Orva Crane. He is survived by his wife, Joan Corbin Crane and daughter, Donna Hardy of Lakeland, FL. Also, daughter-in-law, Sue Cottrell; granddaughter, Brittney and two great grandsons, A. J. and Eli, of...
Macil Marie Kyer
Oct 5, 2018
Macil Marie Kyer, 81 of Kenna, passed away October 5, 2018 at Cedar Ridge Nursing Home, Pocatalico following a long illness. She was born May 14, 1937 at Statts Mill, daughter of the late Fred and Emma Fields Price. She was a homemaker and worked in Home Health for the Commission on Aging. She is survived by her sons,...
Dreama N. Boggess
Oct 2, 2018
Dreama Nancy (Taylor) Boggess, 78 of Goldtown, passed away October 2, 2018 at her home surrounded by family. She was born April 30, 1940 in Kanawha County, a daughter of the late Harold and Westa Harrison Taylor. She was a homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by sons, Doyle Boggess, Keith Boggess and Benji Boggess; daughters...
Meretha Estella White
Sep 27, 2018
Meretha Estella White, 73, of Kenna passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 27, 2018. She was born February 8, 1945 to the late Ed and Goldie Holley Harper of Sissonville, WV. Meretha was a homemaker and a devoted Christian. She loved to cook and had worked at the Deli at both B&B of Sissonville and Kroger of...
Janet Lemley
Sep 25, 2018
Janet L. Lemley, 71, of Sandyville, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born July 13, 1947 a daughter of Marie Winter Easter and the late Ralph Easter. She was a homemaker who enjoyed playing her guitar and singing as well as making crafts. She is survived by her children...
Averal A. O'Dell
Sep 24, 2018
Averal Allen O’Dell, known to most as “Butch”, passed suddenly on Monday, September 24, 2018. He w as born on May 25, 1943 to the late George Galen and Virginia Vivian O’Dell in Baltimore, MD. He had two sisters who preceded him in passing, Barbara Sponaugle (Clyde) and Diane Gibson (Bob). He also has a younger brother George G....
James "Vernon" Fisher
Sep 14, 2018
Obituary of James “Vernon” Fisher James “Vernon” Fisher, of Ripley passed away peacefully on September 14, 2018 at Ravenswood Care Centre in Ravenswood, WV. He was born May 18, 1922 at Tug Fork, WV a son of the late James Conrad and Alwilda Dee Fisher. He is survived by a son Robert D. Fisher and his wife Judy of...
Bobbieann Keeton
Sep 12, 2018
Bobbieann Keeton, 24, formerly of Nitro and Charleston was found deceased in Huntington on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. She leaves behind two daughters Lilly and Shaylee; her father Scott Keeton and wife Heidi; her mother Melissa Higginbotham and companion Thomas Lucas; sister Tia Higginbotham and brother Phillip Keeton; Grandparents Dottie and David Casto, Phyllis Spaudling, Bobby Higginbotham, and Darrell...
Helen M. Conner
Sep 10, 2018
Helen M. Conner, 80 of the Comet Community, Ravenswood, WV passed away September 10, 2018 following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1938 in Spelter, WV, a daughter of the late Edward and Opal Fisher McIntire. She was a homemaker and member of the Comet United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 61 years,...
Sandra K. Casto
Sep 8, 2018
Sandra K. Casto, 48, of Canton, OH passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2018. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 16 at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow in the Plainview Cemetery, Kenna. Online memories and condolences can be sent to the family by...
Ina May Parsons
Sep 7, 2018
Ina May Parsons, 70 of Kenna, passed away September 7, 2018 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born October25, 1947 in Romance, WV, a daughter of the late William and Emma Marion Haynes. She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching and feeding birds, cooking, canning and gardening. Her love was her family and being with...
Robert Douglas Spainhour
Sep 5, 2018
Robert Douglas Spainhour, 63 of Parkersburg, formerly of Ripley, passed away suddenly on September 5, 2018 at his home. He was born July 22, 1955 in Charleston, a son of the late John and Mary Ann Lawrence Spainhour. He worked as a Laborer in Construction. He is survived by brothers David (Lola) Spainhour of Kingwood and Mike (Cindy) Spainhour...
Janet Evene "Eve" Burdette
Sep 4, 2018
Janet Evene “Eve” Burdette, 76, of Kenna went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 following a short illness. She was born December 7, 1941 at Charleston a daughter of the late Vinton and Mabel Foster Slater. Eve will be remembered as a hard worker who enjoyed working around her house and yard and going...
Randy Johnson
Sep 3, 2018
Randall Ray “Randy” Johnson, 65 of Ripley, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at Thomas Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born October 9, 1952 in Clarksburg, WV, a son of Rachel Miller Johnson of Ripley and the late Leo Johnson. Randy was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and installed Dry Wall. In addition...
Mattie Gauntlett
Sep 2, 2018
Mattie Gauntlett, 61 of Sandyville, WV passed away September 2, 2018 at home following a long illness. In honoring her wishes she will be cremated and no services are scheduled at this time. Waybright Funeral Home is serving the family.
Ronny D. Knopp
Aug 29, 2018
Ronny Delane Knopp, 78 of Prosperity, SC passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital, Newberry, SC. He was born November 5, 1939 in West Virginia, a son of the late Gilbert and Edna Nesselrotte Knopp. He was a US Navy Veteran and retired from Monsanto with over 40 years of service. Ronny was an avid...
