Reta Casto Roop
Nov 16, 2015
Reta Casto Roop, 66, of Akron, OH passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at Summit Villa Care Center, Tallmadge, OH following a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 1, 1949 in Charleston, WV a daughter of the late Edgar Seymour and Corda Kay Casto. Survivors include son, Thomas Duncan of Akron, OH; daughters Donna Frank (Bob)...
Jeffrey V. Halstead
Nov 13, 2015
Jeffrey V. Halstead, 48, of Ripley passed away at home after a long illness on November 13, 2015. Born in Charleston, WV he was the son of Fairley V. and Betty Halstead. Jeff was preceded in death by his parental grandparents, Vincent and Ova Halstead, his maternal grandparents, Everette and Frances Shaffer, uncle Gary Halstead, cousin Joey Casto and...
Bill Westfall
Nov 13, 2015
William "Bill" M. Westfall, 91, of Ripley passed away suddenly on November 13, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital. He was born May 17, 1924 in Roane County, a son of the late Hurby and Naomie Rhodes Westfall. Bill was a World War II Veteran, who served in the US Navy in the Philippines. He worked as a School Bus...
Mary Lathey
Nov 10, 2015
Mary Margaret Warner Lathey went to her heavenly home on November 10, 2015. Born in Putnam Co. WV, she was the daughter of Clarence and Grace Warner. She was blessed with two wonderful sisters, Audra and Beulah and one brother, Roy; who all preceded her in death. From the beginning of her life, her priorities were always faith in...
Veronica Marilyn Barker
Nov 9, 2015
Veronica Marilyn Barker, 61, of Sandyville passed away November 9, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following a long illness. She was born August 4, 1954 in Walton, WV, a daughter of the late James and Sada Coon Simms. She was a nurse at Eldercare Health and Rehabilitation in Ripley with 37 years of service. She enjoyed cooking,...
Mary Lou White
Nov 8, 2015
Mary Lou White, 76, of Kentuck passed away November 8, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. She was born April 28, 1939 in Roane County, a daughter of the late Benjamin Averial and Thelma Scarberry Ray. She was a retired Bus Driver with the Jackson County Board of Education and enjoyed being outdoors and raising flowers....
Robert P. "Bob" Balis
Nov 8, 2015
November 8, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. Bob was born on January 31, 1938 in Sandyville, a son of the late Church "C.E." and Virginia Palmer Balis. He served his country in the US Army, 101st Airborne Unit. He was a Pipeliner and Truck Driver and worked for Murphy Brothers And Kaiser Aluminum Trucking. He attended the Independence United...
Basil Fields
Nov 6, 2015
Basil C. Fields, 85 of Gay passed away November 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by family following a long illness. He was born May 28, 1930 in Jackson County, a son of the late Virgil and Jannetta Price Fields. He worked as a mechanic for the state of West Virginia and attended the Aplin United Methodist Church and...
Jerold Lynn Bowman
Nov 6, 2015
Jerold Lynn Bowman, 64 of Reedy passed away November 6, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born March 27, 1951 in Ararat, Virginia, son of Macy Montgomery Bowman of Proctorville, OH and the late Frank Bowman. He was a graduate of Spencer High School. Jerold was a true outdoorsman and respected nature. He loved to...
Joyce Wine
Nov 4, 2015
Joyce Eilene (Thompson) Wine, 52 of Ripley passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. She was born July 26, 1963 at Gallipolis, OH, daughter of John W. and Ruth V. Salser Thompson of Ravenswood. She was a homemaker, loving wife and mother. Joyce enjoyed gardening and painting ceramics. She was a giving person whom...
Virgie Maxine Boggess
Nov 3, 2015
Virgie Maxine Boggess, 83, of Ripley passed away November 3, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. She was born May 24, 1932 at Kenna, a daughter of the late Charlie and Lucy Parsons. She was a homemaker and prior to her illness attended the West Riple Baptist Church. She is survived by a sister, Bonnie Simmons, of Ripley. In addition...
James W. Whisman
Nov 2, 2015
James W. Whisman, 83, of Ripley passed away November 2, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. He was born July 4, 1932 in Big Stone Gap, VA, son of the late Turley D. and Ora Cleek Whisman. Jim served his country in the United States Navy with four years of active duty and four years of inactive duty. He...
Rosemary Fay Bell
Nov 1, 2015
Rosemary Fay Bell, 90 of Ripley, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Charleston General Hospital following a short illness. She was born August 17, 1925 at Olcott , WV, a daughter of the late French Lemuel and Rhoda Holstein DeBord. She was a graduate of Washington District High School and worked many years as an Office Manager for...
Raymond Clegg Sansbury
Oct 31, 2015
Raymond Clegg Sansbury, 87, returned to his heavenly home on October 31, 2015 after an extended illness. Raymond was born March 8, 1928 in Washington, PA, a son of the late Albert "Bert" and Mildred Sansbury. He graduated from Grafton High School and worked at Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV where he retired as a Maintenance Supervisor. Raymond was...
Mary Ann Spainhour
Oct 29, 2015
Mary Ann Spainhour, 82 of Ripley, passed away October 29, 2015, surrounded by family at her home. She was born July 24, 1933, in Charleston, a daughter of the late Clyde and Rosetta Arrington Lawrence. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by sons, Mike (Cindy) Spainhour, Doug Spainhour (and life...
Effie Mae Barnette
Oct 23, 2015
Effie Mae Barnette, 75, of Ripley passed away October 23, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. She was born May 26, 1040 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Dennie and Ruby Lynch Anderson. She was a Waitress at many local Restaurants and was a Caregiver for many elderly around Ripley. She is survived by...
Brett Randall Mace
Oct 23, 2015
Brett R. Mace, 55, of Charleston passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born November 27, 1959 at Charleston, a son of the late Darrell and Evelyn Randolph Mace. He worked as a Cook most of his life. Some of the places he worked at included the Blossom Dairy, Sam's Uptown...
Clarinda Jo Haprold
Oct 22, 2015
Clarinda Jo Harpold, 79, of Ripley passed away October 22, 2015 at Camden Clark Hospital surrounded by her family following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur E. Morgan and Catherine F. Burkell. Clara Jo was a homemaker and a business owner in the Ripley area for several years. In more recent years she spent...
Velmada Carney Williams
Oct 19, 2015
Velmada Carney Williams, 93 of Millwood passed away October 19, 2015 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, following a long illness. She was born December 19, 1921 at Given, a daughter of the late Jesse Austin and Linnie Hill Carney. She was a resident of Charleston of almost 40 years and was employed at the Quarrier Diner and The...
Gary D. Spence
Oct 12, 2015
Retired LT. Gary D. Spence, 81 of Homosassa, FL formerly of Kanawha County, passed away October 12, 2015 in Homosassa, FL following a sudden illness. He was born December 4, 1933 in Winfield, a son of the late Clay and Ethel Davis Spence. He was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and served in several countries and...
