Barbara Ann Hemby
Jan 15, 2018
Barbara Ann (Hickman) Hemby, 82 of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Millwood, West Virginia She was born November 28, 1935 in Ripley, a daughter of the late Charles Hickman and Edith (Lattimer) Hickman of Millwood, West Virginia. She graduated from Ripley High School and attended Capitol City Beauty College, Charleston, West Virginia. Barb was a former member of...
Phyllis D. Grady
Jan 11, 2018
Phyllis Dorene (Kerns) Grady, 83 of the Joes Run Community, Sandyville, passed away January 11, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family, following a long illness. She was born October 7, 1934 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Ace and Verna Snyder Kerns. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. Phyllis was a faithful...
Kennad L. Skeen
Jan 11, 2018
Kennad L. Skeen, born noisily on July 24, 1939 to Orel and Rilla Landfried Skeen, died peacefully on January 11, 2018 at his home. A son, a brother, an athlete, a sailor, a scholar, a teacher, a prison guard, a poet, a veteran, a coach, a mentor, a Mason, a fisherman, a Mountaineer, a Hilltopper, a lawyer, a judge,...
Michael E. Jones
Jan 10, 2018
Michael Eugene Jones II, 35 of Ripley, passed away suddenly on January 10. 2018. He was born on November 29, 1982 in Ripley, son of Mike Jones of Sandyville and the late Diane Burgess Jones. Mike was a 2001 graduate of Ripley High School. While in High School, he was honored by his class mates by being elected, Mr....
Otis Gerald Stone
Jan 10, 2018
Otis Gerald Stone, 86 of Given passed away January 10, 2018 at Ravenswood Village Health Care and Rehabilitation. He was born August 9, 1931 in Putnam County, a son of the late Opha and Gladys Henson Stone. He worked in construction and was a member of the Laborers Union Local 1353. He also loved Farming. He was a trustee...
Joan M. Mcburney
Jan 9, 2018
Joan McBurney, 84, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Hubbard Hopsice House following an extended illness. She was born June 28, 1933 at Niagra Falls, NY a daughter of the late John James and Grace Emily Church Hale. She was employed in the programing library at Union Carbide, but her main job was being a loving...
Paul E. Barnhart
Jan 8, 2018
Paul Edwin Barnhart, 86 of Ravenswood, passed away January 8, 2018 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following a long illness. He was born November 23, 1931 in Kanawha County, a son of the late Wayne and Gladys Wilkinson Barnhart. Paul was a 1950 graduate of Ripley High School and was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He received...
Robin J. Hall
Jan 8, 2018
Robin J. (Raines) Hall, 57 of Ripley passed away January 8, 2018 at her home following a long illness. She was born December 12, 1960 in Parkersburg, daughter of the late Robert and Jo McBride Raines. Robin was a 1979 graduate of Ripley High School. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and loved spending time with her...
Sue Ann Bourgeois
Jan 6, 2018
Sue Ann Bourgeois, 62 of Ripley, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Charleston Memorial Hospital. She was born August 13, 1955 at Ripley, a daughter of the late Robert and Edna Miller Bourgeois. She was a 1973 graduate of Ravenswood High School and formerly worked at the Sewing Factory where she operated a presser and enjoyed working around...
Helen Lucille Stone
Jan 2, 2018
Helen Lucille Stone, 87 of Given, passed away January 2, 2018 at Ravenswood Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 17, 1930 in Putnam County, a daughter of the late James and Freddie Carney Casto. She was a homemaker and member of the Mt. Zion Church, Jim Ridge. She loved gardening, quilting and canning. She loved being...
George F. Richardson
Dec 31, 2017
George F. Richardson of Ripley, West Virginia passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, after a short illness. George was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Marie and Earl Richardson on July 1, 1945, and spent most of his adult life in California. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Taylor-Richardson, and son Brian (Cheri) Richardson of Fresno, CA,...
Joshua Clinton Good
Dec 30, 2017
Joshua Clinton Good, 38 of Ripley passed away suddenly on December 30, 2017 at his home. Josh was born January 10, 1979 in Charleston, WV. Josh attended Ripley High School and attended WVU-P and was a skilled equipment operator. He took great pride in running a small landscaping service. He was a natural born entertainer that lifted the spirits...
Finetta Ann Milam
Dec 30, 2017
Finetta Ann Milam, 74 of Kenna, passed away December 30, 2017 at her home. She was born October 19, 1943 at Romance, daughter of the late William and Emma Marion Haynes. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Roger “Buck” Milam; a brother, Carrol Haynes; sisters Ina Parsons and Audrey Spencer; sister-in-law, Shelby...
Patricia Ann Howery
Dec 28, 2017
Patricia A. Howery, 83 of Ripley, passed away December 28, 2017 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. She was born November 10, 1934 at Marmet, WV. the daughter of the late Jack and Katie Malone Massey. She attended East Bank High School. She loved her Lord and Savior and attended Ripley Baptist Temple. She was a homemaker...
Jennifer Lynn Rhule
Dec 24, 2017
Jennifer Lynn Rhule, 52, of Ripley passed away Saturday, December 24, 2017 following an extended illness. She was born October 15, 1965 at Charleston, WV a daughter of Emogene McLane Rhule and the late Robert Mankin Rhule. Jennifer is survived by her son Charles Tyler Conrad of Ripley; Mother Emogene Rhule; Sisters Nancy Winter of Fairplain and Stephanie Raines...
Colby Joshua Kyer
Dec 23, 2017
Colby Joshua Kyer, 16, of Evans, died December 23, 2017, suddenly. He was born December 12, 2001 in Parkersburg, WV, the son of Joshua Kyer and Lela (Boggess) Walker. He was a sophomore at Ripley High School, where he was a member of the Ripley High School band and the Jazz ensemble in which he played the trombone and...
Mary Javins Merritt
Dec 22, 2017
Mary Javins Merritt of Ripley, passed away December 22, 2017 following a long illness. A celebration of Mary's life will be held on January 6, 2018 at 12:30 pm at the Mill Creek Baptist Church, Frozen Camp, WV.
Carry "Bo" Ranson
Dec 21, 2017
Carry S. “Bo” Ranson Carry Simms “Bo” Ranson, 58, departed the Almost Heaven of Ripley, West Virginia for Real Heaven on December 21, 2017, a peaceful end to a life well- lived. Bo was born January 18, 1959, the youngest son of the late Kayo & Kate Ranson,. He is survived by his four older brothers, Larry (Valenda), Garry,...
Johnny F. White
Dec 20, 2017
Johnny Fredrick “John” White, 80 of Ripley, passed away suddenly at his home on December 20, 2017. He was born October 17, 1937 in Harrison County, a son of the late Floyde and Lucy Riffle White. He worked in the Laborers Union, mostly as a Dynamite Blaster during construction of the Locks and Dams on the Ohio River. John...
Byron Jeffrey Watson
Dec 20, 2017
Byron Jeffrey Watson, 49, of Ripley passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. He was born September 9, 1968 at Atlanta, Georgia a son of the Edward Byron Watson and Debbie Alsup. He is survived by his wife Tanya Watson; Sons Zachary Watson and Jeffrey Watson, Jr.; Stepson Joshua Reese; Daughter Rose Erickson; Brothers Jamison Alsup; Sister Alaina Curtis;...
