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Geneva Faye Williams
May 15, 2017
Geneva Faye Williams, 83 of Kenna, passed away at her home on May 15, 2017 following a sudden stroke. She was born May 22, 1933 at Kenna, a daughter of the late Herbert and Flossie Rhodes Mullinex. She was a homemaker and loving mother who enjoyed fishing, flower gardening, watching birds, taking care of her dog, Bailey and spending...
Gerald Denver Ray
May 3, 2017
Gerald Denver Ray, 83, of Ripley passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. He was born April 14, 1934 at Romance, WV a son of the late Cecil and Dessel Jones Ray. After graduating from Tennessee Temple University Gerald became a minister who loved sharing the word of God with as many...
Clinton William Good
May 2, 2017
Clinton William Good, 84, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family following a long illness. He was born December 6, 1932 at Advent, WV a son of the late Troy Clinton and Bessie Smith Good. Clinton worked many years as an ironworker for Union Local 787. He was a true patriot...
Joan Shinn Hunt
Apr 25, 2017
Joan Shinn Hunt, 94 of Ripley, passed away April 25, 2017 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born April 4, 1923 in Ripley, West Virginia a daughter of the late Charles O. and Flossie Parrish Shinn. She was a graduate of Ripley High School with the class of 1941 and attended the Marshall Perry Business...
Anthony Glenn Raines
Apr 20, 2017
Anthony Glenn Raines, 33, of St. Albans passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 20, 2017 in West Melbourne, FL. He was born on September 6, 1983 in Ripley a son of Sheila Asbury and Carleton Glenn Raines. Anthony will be remembered as a man who loved to travel. In addition to his parents he is survived by brothers Carleton...
Lizzie Mae Honaker
Apr 20, 2017
Lizzie Mae Honaker, 100, of Evans passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg following an extended illness. She was born on July 17, 1925 in Kanawha County, a daughter of the late Bernard and Lilly Eplin Bowles. She was a homemaker who loved flowers and writing letters to all her family and friends for...
Raymond Loyde Ramsey
Apr 17, 2017
Raymond Loyde Ramsey, 82 of Ripley, passed away April 17, 2017 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born July 24, 1934 at Ripley, a son of the late Dewey and Ona McDonough Ramsey. He retired as a custodian at Ripley High School with 36 years of service. He enjoyed spending time with his family, gardening...
Alberta Coast Lupardus
Apr 17, 2017
Alberta Coast Lupardus, 82, of Sandyville passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Ravenswood Village following a short illness. She was born April 17, 1935 in Sandyville at the family’s farmhouse where her sisters were also born. She was a daughter of the late Otis and Katy Finch Coast. Alberta was a loving mother; grandmother and sister who loved...
Marilyn Kaye Summers
Apr 16, 2017
Marilyn Kaye Summers, 64, of Charleston passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following an extended illness. She was born March 26, 1953 at Cheyenne, Wyoming a daughter of James Lloyd and Naoma Jean Kinder Thompson. Marilyn was retired from the State of West Virginia Office Of Technology. She was a lover of plants and...
Carroll L Simons
Apr 16, 2017
Carroll Loyd Simons, 77 of Spencer, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at his home following a long illness. He was born July 19, 1939 at Sandyville, a son of the late Daniel and Belva Richards Simons. He worked on Oil Rigs most of his life and also worked as a Nurses Aide for several years. He enjoyed Farming,...
Marcella Ann Cooper
Apr 13, 2017
Marcella Ann (Robinson) Cooper, 82 of Sandyville, passed away peacefully April 13, 2017 at her home following a long illness. She was born February 25, 1935 in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Richard and Wilma Nell Burchett Robinson. She was a homemaker and a Christian, worked several years at Ralph’s Supermarket in Parkersburg and owned and operated...
Paul E Casto
Apr 11, 2017
Paul E. Casto, 81 of Given, passed away April 11, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. He was born October 11, 1935 at Given, a son of the late Luther and Oma Bowles Casto. He was a 1954 graduate of Ripley High School where he was a member of the FFA. He retired from West Virginia...
Charles Clayton Moore
Apr 11, 2017
Charles Clayton Moore, 77 of Ripley passed away April 11, 2017 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born October 3, 1939 at Walton, a son of the late Arthur Clayton and Virginia Gertrude Walker Moore. Charles was a graduate of Walton High School and retired from Appalachian Power Company as a Contract Administrator with 34 years...
Garnet Boyce Thomas
Apr 11, 2017
Garnet Boyce Thomas, 91, of Sandyville, WV, passed away at her residence April 11, 2017. She was born May 7, 1925 on Maul Camp Road, Jackson County, WV, daughter of the late Charley and Mary “Etta” (Thompson) Boyce. She graduated from Gilmore High School in 1944 and began a teaching career immediately after high school since she had a...
Gilbert Spencer Stalnaker
Apr 5, 2017
Gilbert Spencer Stalnaker, 89, of Gay passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following an extended illness. He was born April 28, 1927 in Jackson County a son of the late Bub and Jessie Litton Stalnaker. He is survived by his children Kenneth Stalnaker(Diana) of Gay, Naomi Asbury(Paul) of Gay and Kermit Stalnaker(Brenda) of Ohio;...
Cheryl Lynn Blair
Apr 5, 2017
Cheryl Lynn Blair, 56, of Ripley was welcomed home by her Savior on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 following a short illness. She was born October 27, 1960 at Ripley, a daughter of Eleanor Skeen Westfall and the late Edward Westfall. Cheryl was a 1978 graduate of Ripley High School. She was the glue that held her family together and...
Regina Lee Newlon
Apr 4, 2017
Regina Lee Boggess Newlon, 71, of Ravenswood returned to her savior and was reunited with her husband on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She was born June 16, 1945 at Liverpool, WV a daughter of the late Clinton and Lilly Knapp Boggess. Regina was a school teacher who taught 1st and 2nd grade at Gilmore Elementary for 19 years. She...
Bradlee Nathan Haynes
Mar 30, 2017
Bradlee Nathan Haynes, 33, of Kenna passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January, 25, 1984 a son of Charles Haynes (Penny) and Rita Haynes. Nathan was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He was very active at Fairplain Union Church and recently got the call to...
Cheri Ann Casto
Mar 30, 2017
Cheri Ann Casto, 66, of Kenna passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 3, 1950 at Belgrove, a daughter of the late James Benjamin and Rosie Rhodes Critchfield. Cheri worked many different jobs over the years including a Sunday School teacher for little children at Vista Church for...
Eli Short
Mar 29, 2017
Eli Short, 90, of Charleston, formerly of Gay passed away March 29, 2017 following an extended illness. Graveside service with Military Rites will be at 2p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Evans Cemetery, Gay.
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