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Mike Kiser

Mike Kiser

Oct 8, 2015

Michael James Kiser, 56 of Kentuck passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Mike was born on May 8, 1959 in Ripley, West Virginia, a son of James "Bubby" and Phyllis Skeen Kiser. He graduated from Ripley High School with the class of 1977. Mike was a member of...

Rosie Maggie Wolfe

Rosie Maggie Wolfe

Oct 1, 2015

Rosie Maggie Casto Wolfe, 84, of Ripley passed away October 1, 2015 at home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1931 at Belgrove, daughter of the late Harm and Alice Parsons Casto. She was a homemaker and attended the Ravenswood First United Pentecostal Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Lona M. Carney

Lona M. Carney

Sep 29, 2015

Lona M. Carney, 88, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Eldercare of Ripley following a long illness. She was born January 23, 1927 at Kenna, a daughter of the late Oshel and Sybil Skeen Fisher. She was a homemaker and attended various churches in the area. She will be remembered as a hard worker and loved...

Dan Casto

Dan Casto

Sep 29, 2015

Daniel D. "Dan" Casto, 78 of Homestead, FL, formerly of Ripley passed away, September 29, 2015 at home following a long illness. Dan was born November 17, 1936 at Given, WV, a son of the late Dolan and Hazel Harpold Casto. He served his country in the United States Army and retired from United Bank, formerly The First National...

Nevada Sueann Burnem

Nevada Sueann Burnem

Sep 22, 2015

Nevada Sue Ann Burnem, 72 of Sandyville passed away September 22, 2015 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington following a long illness. She was born November 13, 1942 at Hastings, WV, daughter of the late Samuel Porter and Anna Laura King Braniff. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Robin Lynn Funk and her husband Robert of...

Eva W. Anderson

Eva W. Anderson

Sep 20, 2015

Eva Willajean Anderson, 80 of Ripley passed away September 20, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Nanette following a long illness. She was born February 3, 1935 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Obele and Clara Fisher Lewis. She was a homemaker and attended the Ripley Tabernacle Baptist Church and was a member of the Paradise...

Bernard Harold Offutt

Bernard Harold Offutt

Sep 17, 2015

Bernard H. Offutt, 82, of Sandyville went home to be with the Lord on September 17, 2015. He was born September 19, 1932 in Millstone, WV, a son of the late Ollie and Ruth Garrett Offutt. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister, Glennis Simmons of Canton, OH and brother Ollie Offutt Jr....

Oda Marie Casto

Oda Marie Casto

Sep 16, 2015

Oda Marie Casto, 90 of Ripley passed away September 16, 2015 at Ravenswood Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. She was born September 14, 1925 at Young Hollow, Jackson County, a daughter of the late William Russel and Pearley Maddox Harrison. She retired from Cedar Lakes Conference Center after 22 years of service and was a...

Edwin Michael "Mike" Duff

Edwin Michael "Mike" Duff

Sep 16, 2015

Edwin Michael "Mike" Duff, 62, of Oregon passed away September 16, 2015. He was born February 3, 1953, a son of the late Sanford Edwin and Geneva Rhodes Duff. Mike proudly served in the United States Army and then worked as an operating engineer for The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 of Charleston. He is survived by...

Elsie June Patterson

Elsie June Patterson

Sep 13, 2015

Elsie June White Patterson, 93 of Ripley a loving wife and mother went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born November 26, 1921 on Middle Fork of Reedy, Roane County, daughter of the late Jess McDonald and Esta Wright White. On...

James Edward Sutherland

James Edward Sutherland

Sep 13, 2015

James Edward Sullivan, 83, of Leroy passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. In honor of James's wishes he will be cremated with no further services.

James Carney Abshire

James Carney Abshire

Sep 13, 2015

James Carney Abshire, 85 of Ripley passed away at his home on September 13, 2015 following a long illness. He was born July 4, 1930 at Drawdy, Boone County, WV, a son of the late Holley and Verna Halstead Abshire. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum where he worked in Casting with over 31 years of service. He was a...

Lulabell "Dottie" Nichols

Lulabell "Dottie" Nichols

Sep 12, 2015

Lulabell "Dottie" Nichols, 85 of Reedy passed away September 12, 2015 at Davis Medical Center, Elkins following a long illness. She was born April 12, 1930 at Sandyville, a daughter of the late Hoyt and Lora Helper Hosey. She was a homemaker and attended the Prayer and Faith Tabernacle. She is survived by her daughters Carolyn Nichols, Arlene Nichols...

Agnes Marian Carter

Agnes Marian Carter

Sep 11, 2015

Agnes Marian Carter, 75, of Ripley passed away at CAMC-Memorial Division Friday, September 11, 2015 following a short illness. She was born October 23, 1939 in Marion County, Maryland to the late John Edward and Josephine Farrell Carter. She was Roman Catholic by faith and worked as waitress throughout her life. She is survived by her children Michael (Dorothy)...

Delbert Clifford Ludwig Jr.

Delbert Clifford Ludwig Jr.

Sep 11, 2015

Delbert Clifford Ludwig Jr., 86, of Ripley, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital following an extended illness. Delbert was born June 10, 1929 in Harrisville, a son of the late Delbert Sr. and Goldie Nutt Ludwig. He served in the United States Navy where he received the National Service Defense Medal and the Good Conduct...

Brandon Joseph Lough

Brandon Joseph Lough

Sep 9, 2015

Brandon Joseph Lough, 5, of Staats Mill, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at home following a long illness. Brandon is survived by his parents, Aaron Lough and Stacey Light of Staats Mill; sister McKenzie Lough at home; Grandparents John and Shirley Rotenberry of Staats Mill and Barbara and Louie Vance of Charleston; uncle Jeff Lough; and aunt, Crystal...

Maxine Landfried Ramsey

Maxine Landfried Ramsey

Sep 7, 2015

Maxine Nelson Landfried Ramsey, 88, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House after an extended illness. Her family is blessed to know that she is absent from the body, present with the Lord. Maxine is survived by her loving children Jim (Dianne) Landfried, Sue McLane, Linda (Jeff) Posten all of Jackson County and Brenda (Jack) Marcum of...

Charles Samuel "Sam" Bumpus

Charles Samuel "Sam" Bumpus

Aug 28, 2015

Charles Samuel "Sam" Bumpus, 74, of Charleston passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at CAMC Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Sam was born October 7, 1940 in Kanawha County, a son of the late Ira and Eunice Melton Bumpus. He was also preceded in death by his wife Joyce Thomas Bumpus and brother Bob Bumpus. Sam was a...

Shirley Jean Chancey

Shirley Jean Chancey

Aug 25, 2015

Shirley Jean Chancey, 66, of Ripley passed away August 25, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. She was born May 10, 1949 in Pineville, WV a daughter of Ray Shumate of Oceana and the late Pansy Adkins Shumate. She was a cashier at Wal-Mart with 17 years of service and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren....

Zachary Dylan Harris

Zachary Dylan Harris

Aug 25, 2015

Zachary Dylan Harris, 21 of Sandyville passed away from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born April 25, 1994 at Ripley, son of Cindy Harris and John Haynes. He was a 2013 graduate of Ripley High School and was employed by Stepp and Sons as a Garage Door Installer. He is survived by his fianc̩e Megan Hanshaw;...

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