Walter "Peachie" Phillip Skeen
Aug 24, 2015
Walter "Peachie" Phillip Skeen, 74, of Gay Road, Ripley, passed away at his home on August 24, 2015 following a long illness. He was born April 18, 1941 in Charleston the son of the late Gordon Howard and Doris E. Skeen. Phillip joined the U. S. Navy where he was a payroll clerk. He later retired from Ravenswood Aluminum...
Daniel Cunningham
Aug 22, 2015
Daniel Okey Cunningham, 73, of Ripley passed away August 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 29, 1941 in Ripley, a son of the late Okey and Mildred Kay Cunningham. Daniel retired from Kaiser Aluminum where he was a steelworker. He also served in the Army where he reached the rank of...
Sam Wendelken
Aug 21, 2015
Samuel "Sam" Elijah Wendelken, 33, of Huntington passed away August 21, 2015. He was born November 2, 1981 in Cheshire, Ohio, son of Susan Wendelken Birdsong. He was a student at Marshall University. Sam was very well read and could discuss any subject with anyone. He enjoyed skateboarding and gaming prior to losing his eyesight. Sam was an accomplished...
Virginia Mcvay
Aug 20, 2015
Virginia Isabella McVay, 91, of Leroy passed away August 20, 2015 at her home following a long illness. She was born November 30, 1923 in Ohio, a daughter of the late Dave and Dollie Speece. She was a homemaker, a farmer, worked in housekeeping at Eldercare, but most of all she took care of her family. She is survived...
Preacher Mat Baldwin
Aug 17, 2015
Preacher Mat Baldwin, 60 of Kenna went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 17, 2015 following a long illness. He was born March 6, 1955 at Charleston, a son of Vandora Viers Baldwin and the late Charles Baldwin. Mat was a man of many talents and worked as an investigator for Bethlehem Steel, security for Elk...
Janet Lee Witt
Aug 14, 2015
Janet Lee Witt, 78, of Ripley passed away August 14, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born September 8, 1936 at Plum Orchard, daughter of the late Herbert and Wilma Chancey Parsons. She was a School Teacher having taught at Heritage Christian Academy in Ravenswood and The Roane-Jackson Technical Center. She is survived by...
Veldra L. "Andy" Anderson
Aug 13, 2015
Veldra L. "Andy" Anderson, 83, of Leroy passed away August 13, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born May 8, 1932 at Fairplain, son of the late Lester and Dora Gandee Anderson. He was a Veteran of the US Army and served during the Korean War. He retired from Century Aluminum after 30 years...
Thomas Ray Marlow
Aug 12, 2015
Thomas Ray Marlow, 61 of Ripley passed away August 12, 2015 at Charleston Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Tom was born May 6, 1954 in Parkersburg a son of Janice Campbell Marlow Brannon of Parkersburg and the late Leonard Ray Marlow. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School with the class of 1973. He was a former...
Patrick Randolph
Aug 11, 2015
Patrick Benton Randolph, 65 of Gay , passed away Tuesday, August 11 at his home following a long illness. He was born September 8, 1949 at Tyler Mountain, WV, son of the late Clifford and Sherry Louise Southerland Randolph. He was a Truck Driver and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by his caregiver...
Kathleen M. Peterson
Aug 9, 2015
Kathleen M. Peterson, 67 of Ripley, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following a long illness. She was born March 7, 1948 in Connecticut, Daughter of the late Ralph and Anna May "Hallsey" Behler Hall. She worked as an Accounts Receivable Clerk. She is survived by daughters Jennifer Kuczynski and her husband George and...
Timothy Paul Tucker
Aug 6, 2015
Timothy Paul Tucker, 54, of Ripley passed away at his home on August 6, 2015 following a long illness. He was born July 1, 1961 in Jackson County, son of the late Paul and Edra Barnette Tucker. He worked in Maintenance at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center. He is survived by his wife Kathy Vandale Tucker; son Tommy Casto...
Donald Ray Cavender
Aug 4, 2015
Donald Ray Cavender 78 of Ripley passed away August 4, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston following a long illness. He was born July 29, 1937 in Kanawha County, son of Nomi Sampson Cavender of Charleston and the late Andrew Cavender. He retired from Cedar Lake Conference Center as the Maintenance Supervisor with 26 years of Service. He enjoyed...
William "Whitey" Whited
Aug 3, 2015
William G. "Whitey" Whited, 76 of Ravenswood, passed away August 3, 2015 at The Arbors at Pomeroy following a long illness. He was born February 27, 1939 at Spencer, a son of the late Orville and Opal Garrett Whited Houchin. He worked for the Department of Highways, was a Boilermaker and more recently worked at the Fruth Pharmacy in...
Dorothy E. Morton Roberts
Aug 1, 2015
Dorothy Erma Morton Roberts, 95, of Ripley, WV formerly of Homestead, PA passed away August 1, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. She was born January 20, 1920 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late Joseph and Zoie Culp Riding. She was a former cashier at A &P. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and...
Emogene Dixon Lanham
Jul 29, 2015
Emogene Dixon Lanham, 73 of Kenna, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at her home following a long illness. She was born January 23, 1942 at Charleston, daughter of Ira Dixon of Charleston and the late Narvella Jenkins Dixon. She was a homemaker and retired in the mailroom at the Federal Bankruptcy Court with 10 years of service. She...
Robert R. "Bob" Westfall
Jul 27, 2015
Robert Rex "Bob" Westfall, 72, of Parkersburg, passed away July 27, 2015 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born July 22, 1943 in Jackson County, a son of the late Estel and Sylvia Price Westfall. He attended the Independent Baptist Church in Vienna. In his early years he worked at Bunk Patterson's Service Station...
Frances E. Guthrie
Jul 27, 2015
Frances Elizabeth Guthrie, 94 of Ripley passed away July 27, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. Frances was born April 12, 1921 in Jackson County, daughter of the late Arthur and Girtha Keffer Matheny. She and her husband, the late Rev. D. C. "Dutch" Guthrie served many years together in doing the Lord's work and was...
Basil C. Randolph
Jul 25, 2015
Basil C. Randolph, 92, of Ripley passed away July 25, 2015 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 15, 1923 at Charleston, a son of the late Brady and Ora Bell Casto Randolph. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Kaiser Aluminum where he was a mechanic. He was known...
Frank J. Marino
Jul 18, 2015
Frank Joseph Marino born June 6, 1937 in Shinnston, WV, died July 18, 2015. He was the son of the late Joseph A. and Rose R. Marino of Welch, WV., and the late Anna Rose Belcastro of Shinnston. He married Patricia Mahaffey and together they raised two children who made them very proud, Lori Ann Marino Mahan, a teacher...
Braylin Andrew Dewhite Winters
Jul 17, 2015
Braylin Andrew DeWhite Winters was born on July 17, 2015 at 11:33 am to Christen Casto and Andrew Winters. Their baby was too beautiful for an earthly home and was called to heaven. In addition to his parents he is survived by his grandparents, Angie Kay-Casto, Christopher Casto, Pamela Winters and Dwayne Winters. Funeral Service will be 4:00 pm...
