Gregory Elton Knuckles
Oct 2, 2015
Gregory Elton Knuckles, 59, of South Charleston, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015. He loved NASCAR, his favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He also loved to hunt and to joke around with family and friends. He loved his grandchildren and always looked forward to their visits. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elton Wesley and Mary...
Herbert Elmer Rogers
Oct 1, 2015
Herbert "Bert" Elmer Rogers III, 58, of Cross Lanes passed away on October 1, 2015 after a short illness. He served his country in the United States Air Force and worked at Huntington Bank for twenty years as a maintenance supervisor. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ollie "Patsy" Rogers; and his wife, Beverly J. Rogers. Bert is...
Ray Nelson Caruthers
Oct 1, 2015
Ray Nelson Caruthers, 80, of Spring Hill, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 after a brief illness. Ray retired from Union Carbide/Rhone-Poulenc after 40-plus years of service. He was an active member of Bethel Baptist Church, and was an amazing father, grandfather, friend, mentor and a living example of God's love. Ray will be greatly...
Virginia Lytton
Sep 27, 2015
Leah Virginia "Ginny" Lytton, 89, of Dunbar, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015. She graduated Cum Laude from Morris Harvey College and was a dedicated elementary school teacher for many years in the Dunbar area. Ginny was a life-long member of Dunbar United Methodist Church. She loved to play bridge and was a member of the Dunbar Wednesday Bridge...
Bette L. Edwards
Sep 25, 2015
Bette L. Edwards, 92, of St. Albans, was welcomed home to Heaven on September 25, 2015 as a great prayer warrior and saint. She lived a full life from being a loving daughter, a World War II bride, to making 40 mm shells at Triumph Explosives for the war effort. She was a Sunday school teacher, mother and grandmother to...
Robert Clendenin
Sep 23, 2015
Robert "Doug" Clendenin, 55, of Cross Lanes, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 after a long illness. He was born in Charleston on July 17, 1960 to the late James and Betty Clendenin. Doug was a 1978 graduate of Nitro High School. He was formerly employed by Rite Aid Warehouse and was currently employed by Burns Industrial Equipment. Doug...
Clara Naomi Davis
Sep 23, 2015
Clara Naomi Davis, 86, of Charleston, went home to be with Jesus, whom she loved, on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. She was born in Charleston on February 24, 1929 to the late Wilber and Earnie Carpenter. Clara was a retired school teacher from Kanawha County Schools. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Herbert Hill Harbert
Sep 22, 2015
Herbert Hill Harbert, 91, of Charleston passed away on September 22, 2015. He was born in Camden-on-Gauley to the late Clyde and Maude Harbert on September 6, 1924. Herbert was a WWII Navy veteran. He was a meat cutter for McCowns Meat Market for many years. Herbert was an avid hunter and fisherman and was the world's greatest deer wrestler....
Sybol Faye Davis
Sep 22, 2015
Sybol Faye Davis, 89, of South Charleston went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2015. Sybol was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. She was a longtime member of Dunbar Mountain Mission Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Verna Walton. Sybol is survived by her husband, Elvin Davis; daughters, Shelia...
Richard Stanley Carpenter
Sep 21, 2015
Richard Stanley Carpenter, 84, of Charleston passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Macel Carpenter; two brothers and two sisters Richard is survived by his brother, David Carpenter; and sister, Helen Thaxton. Richard requested cremation and no service will be held at this time. Arrangements are in care of Keller...
Karen Marie Richardson
Sep 20, 2015
Karen Marie Richardson, 70, of Dunbar, passed away quickly and peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She was employed by Union Carbide and later Dow Chemical as a Quality Coordinator. Karen was longtime member of The Dunbar Church of the Nazarene and recently moved to The Craigsville Church of the Nazarene. Karen spent many summers in Summersville at the West...
John W. Woodall
Sep 12, 2015
John "Johnny" W. Woodall, Jr., 58, of Charleston departed on Saturday, September 12, 2015 after a long illness. Johnny graduated from South Charleston High School and served his country in the United States Army. His was preceded in death by his parents, John W. Woodall and Peggy Miller Woodall; and brother, Richard A. Woodall. Johnny is survived by his sister,...
Esther Lee Ostrander
Sep 11, 2015
Esther Lee Ostrander, 87, of Hurricane, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington after a short illness.
She was a graduate of Washington District High School, Alum Creek. She was employed by the US Department of Defense as a Secretary at the Pentagon in Arlington County, VA, near Washington, DC. She...
Dustin Ward Hartwell
Sep 5, 2015
Dustin Ward Hartwell, 43, of South Charleston, passed away on September 5, 2015 in Pataskala, Ohio while enjoying something he loved. He was a graduate of South Charleston High School. Dustin was the life of the party where ever he was. He always helped people and went out of his way to do so. He truly loved his daughter and...
Harold Henry
Sep 4, 2015
Pastor Harold "Jack" Henry, 85, of St. Albans, made his transition into Heaven Sept. 4, 2015 following a long illness. Jack was preceded in death by his father and mother, Harold and Opal Henry; Brother Pat Henry; daughter Michelle Henry and grandsons Tyler Henry and Rusty Zollinger. Jack was greatly beloved by his family, parishioners, business colleagues and friends. He...
Norma O'Meara
Sep 3, 2015
The Mountaineers lost one of their most avid supporters with the death of Norma Bird O'Meara. She died September 3, 2015 in Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Fla. She was the daughter of Damon E. Bird and Pearl Marie Bird Simmons, formerly of Charleston. Mrs. O'Meara was a long time Eastern Star member and a 30-year employee of West Virginia Government...
Charles Fleming Rowsey
Sep 3, 2015
Charles Fleming Rowsey. 83, of Charleston, passed away September 3, 2015 at home, He was born in St. Albans to the late Grelle and Maude Rowsey on December 5, 1931. Charles was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. He had worked at the South Charleston Stamping Plant. He is survived by his son, Glen Rowsey of Morgantown. No...
Frances Brammer
Aug 30, 2015
Frances Smith Brammer died on August 30, 2015 at Broadmore Senior Living in Teays Valley. She was born on March 4, 1923 in Kenna, daughter of the late William Anderson Smith and Eliza Cunningham Smith. Frances was a 1941 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, a Red Cross volunteer for many years and a member of Dunbar United Methodist Church....
Glenn Frederick Harvey
Aug 27, 2015
Glenn Frederick "Harv" Harvey, 73, of Nitro, passed away at home on August 27, 2015. He retired after 33 years from the Kanawha Home for Children as a correctional officer. Glenn also worked at Gino's for 30 years. He coached and umpired softball, loved Bluegrass music and racing, especially NASCAR. Glenn always had a smile and never knew a stranger....
Elton Wesley Knuckles
Aug 25, 2015
Elton Wesley Knuckles, 83, of South Charleston passed away at Hubbard Hospice House West on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. He was retired after 25 years as a welder from ACF Industries in Huntington. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of VFW Post 4768 of Alum Creek. Elton served as a Deacon at Hilltop Baptist...
