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Keith Jennings Casto

Keith Jennings Casto

May 26, 2017

Keith Jennings Casto, 89, of Ripley passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following a short illness. He was born August 21, 1927 at Fairplain, WV a son of the late Melvin Leo and Orpha Pearl Shamblin Casto. Keith served his country in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a materials planner at Union...

Timothy M Bowling

Timothy M Bowling

May 26, 2017

Timothy Michael Bowling, 57 of Racine, WV passed away May 26, 2017 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born March 1, 1960 at Madison, WV, a son of Anna Cantrell Bowling of Ripley and the late John Bowling. He was a 1978 graduate of Sherman High School, was a truck driver in the Coal Mines...

Margaret Smith Keen

Margaret Smith Keen

May 26, 2017

Margaret Smith-Keen, 71, of Ripley passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. She was born April 14, 1946 at Cabin Creek, WV a daughter of the late Herbert Marshall and Minnie Ethel Moore Smith. Margaret was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, cleaning, singing and taking care of her grandbabies. She is survived by...

Margaret  Jean Cobb

Margaret Jean Cobb

May 25, 2017

Margaret Jean Miller Cobb, 80, of Ripley passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Charleston General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born August 25, 1936 at Dog Fork, Jackson County a daughter of the late Irvin and Talitha Cumi Monday Miller. Margaret enjoyed trout fishing on the Greenbrier River, camping, cooking, quilting and sewing. She was also...

Fred Cunningham

Fred Cunningham

May 24, 2017

Jacob Fred Cunningham passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH on May 24, 2017 at the age of 97. He was born in East Liverpool, OH in 1919 and grew up in New Matamoras, OH. He graduated Valedictorian of his high school class in 1937. Fred graduated from Marietta College, Phi Beta Kappa, with a chemistry degree...

Ali F. Morad

Ali F. Morad

May 24, 2017

Helen Garnet Trout, 103 of Ripley, formerly of South Charleston, passed away July 14, 2018 at the home of her daughter, Carolyn Morad. Helen’s grandson, Ali Forrest Morad 51 passed away on May 24, 2017. Helen was born November 7, 1914 in Gallipolis, OH a daughter of the late Charles and Mamie Irion Harrington. She worked in Business Administration...

Clarence Lee Westfall

Clarence Lee Westfall

May 22, 2017

Clarence Lee Westfall, 68 of Ripley was called home by God on May 22, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a short battle with cancer. He was born December 1, 1948 in Jackson County a son of the late Estel and Sylvia Price Westfall. He was a Laborer and Work in Timber for many years. Clarence enjoyed being...

Delano Blaine Ellis, Jr.

Delano Blaine Ellis, Jr.

May 19, 2017

Delano Blaine Ellis, Jr., 61, of Ripley passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following an extended illness. He was born June 24, 1955 at Ravenna, OH a son of Fern Davis and the late Delano Blaine Ellis, Sr. He graduated from Ripley High School with the Class of 1973 and later worked as a...

Orville "Steve" Stephens

Orville "Steve" Stephens

May 18, 2017

Orville “Steve” Stephens, 92 of Ripley, was surrounded by loved ones in his home when he went to be with our Lord on May 18, 2017 Orville was born May 2, 1925 at Cabin Creek, WV the son of the late Urven and Ova Morris Stephens. Orville was a Christian, devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a World...

Geneva Faye Williams

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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