Gerald K. Taylor
Jun 22, 2013
Reverend Gerald K. Taylor, 88, of Dunbar, went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2013. Rev. Taylor pastored, at Lucy Wilson Baptist Church, Sunlight Baptist Church, and Bethal Baptist Church on South Ruffner Road. He preached for 54 years at a variety of churches across the valley. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Taylor...
Dora Imogene Burdette
Jun 21, 2013
Dora Imogene "Jeanne" Burdette, of Sissonville, passed away June 21, 2013 at CAMC Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Jeanne was born in Kanawha County to the late Glenn and Delores Hughart. Jeanne was a homemaker and Christian. She loved her home and spending time there with her husband, Steve. She had a passion for tracking her genealogy. Over the...
James L. Thompson
Jun 17, 2013
James L. Thompson (Painter Jim), 54, of Nitro, born November 27, 1958 in Arlington, Virginia, departed this world on June 17, 2013 to be with his heavenly father after a long battle with cancer. James was preceded in death by his wife Betty, parents James M. Thompson (Fat Daddy) and Elinor J. (Shifflett) Turner and a brother Jeffrey C. Thompson....
Ronald K. Powers
Jun 14, 2013
Ronald K. "Pokey" Powers, 64 of Charleston went home Friday, June 14, 2013, to get his reward after a long and hard fight with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ronnie was the son of the late William and Marguerite Robertson Powers. Ronnie was an electrician and member of Local 466 IBEW union for 45 years. He graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School,...
Patricia Ann Holstein
Jun 13, 2013
Patricia Ann Holstein, 82, of West Melbourne, Fla., passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Wuesthoff Medical Center, Melbourne, after a sudden illness. She was a native of Charleston, graduating from Stonewall Jackson High School in 1949. Patricia was a former employee of Union Carbide. She was the wife of the late Thurmond Holstein, whom she married in 1956....
Edward Gillispie
Jun 8, 2013
Edward Gillispie, Jr., 78, of Nitro went home to the Lord on June 8, 2013. He loved the outdoors and life itself. Edward was retired from Henson Trucking where he worked for more than 20 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice; parents, Edward and Gladys Irene Gillispie; brothers, Donald and Gustie; and sister, Connie. Edward is...
Martin Ray Smith
Jun 7, 2013
Martin "Ray" Smith, Sr., 89, of Nitro passed away on June 7, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Calhoun County and graduated from Dunbar High School. Ray was a Navy Veteran who served his country during World War II. He was a machinist at Union Carbide for over 40 years. Ray was a very generous and loving...
Robert Lee Fisher
Jun 6, 2013
Robert Lee Fisher, 79, of Dunbar, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Valley Center. He was retired from Appalachian Power Company with 35 years of service and was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Anne Austin Fisher. Surviving are his sons, Robert A. Fisher and his wife, Jane...
Glenn Howard Walker
May 31, 2013
Glenn Howard Walker, 79, of Charleston, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at CAMC – Memorial Hospital. He was retired from US Steel. He was preceded in death by his son, Glenn A. Walker and by his sister, Theda. Surviving are his wife, Deloris Pauline Walker; children, Karen Cetner and Howard W. Walker of Ohio, Debbie Roslan of Charleston, Kathleen...
Virginia Dell Cassle
May 31, 2013
Virginia Dell Cassle, 89, of Dunbar, passed away on May 31, 2013, in Heartland of Charleston. She was the daughter of the late Della Kingery Young and Posie Kingery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Woodrow Cassle and sisters, Melba Early, Vivian Elswick, brother, James Kingery and step-grandson, Charles Ellison. After growing up in Yawkey, she worked...
Virginia Sue Mcdowelle
May 31, 2013
Virginia Sue Smith McDowelle, 60, of Nitro, passed away May 31, 2013, at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston following an extended illness. She was born on March 2, 1953 in Hinton. Preceding her in death were her parents, David Elmo and Mildred Parker Smith. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Crystal Michelle Dotson and Jack Dotson of Charleston; granddaughter, Abigail...
Darrell Eugene Landers
May 23, 2013
Darrell Eugene Landers "Jumbo," 67, of St. Albans, was born on July 21, 1944 and passed away on May 23, 2013. Darrell served his country as a U.S. Marine and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Freda Landers; brother, Paul, Jerry, and Kenneth Landers. Darrell is survived by his four...
George R. Pauley
May 21, 2013
The Rev. George R. Pauley, 99, of Scott Depot, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Rose Terrace Nursing Home in Culloden. Rev. Pauley was born on September 22, 1913 in Nicholas County, West Virginia to Joseph and Nellie Pauley. His beloved wife, Virginia, brothers, Roy, Frank, Delford, Ralph, Harry and Robert and sisters Maggie Stone, Etta Mae Mann...
Mary Louise Forte'
May 20, 2013
Mary Louise Forte' of Dunbar passed away May 20, 2013 peacefully in her sleep. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church. She loved to spend time in her yard planting flowers, tending the vegetable garden, and enjoyed preparing food for special events at the church. Mae would always keep...
Carolyn Mildred Williams
May 19, 2013
Carolyn Mildred Williams, 78, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Golden Living-Riverside Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. She was very loved and will be missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. Williams; brother-in-law, Lawrence Fields and parents, Noble and Evelyn Lomax. Surviving are her...
Lorraine Arbaugh
May 19, 2013
Lorraine Arbaugh, 84, of Claremont, VA and formerly of Dunbar, passed away on May 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Samuel L. Pickens. Lorraine is survived by her husband, Robert L. Arbaugh of Claremont, VA; daughters, Margaret Alfano, Barbara Small, and Terri Worthy; their husbands; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and extended family. Friends and family may call 6...
Delmar Eugene Good
May 17, 2013
Delmar Eugene Good, 89 of Hurricane, passed away May 17, 2013, after a short illness. Born January 24, 1924, in Guthrie, Delmar moved to Dunbar with his family when he was seven years old. Belmar grew up in the Third Ward of Dunbar and attended Third Ward Elementary School, which became Ford Elementary. It was at Third Ward Elementary that...
Joseph Steven Mclaughlin
May 16, 2013
Joseph Steven McLaughlin, 63, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on May 16, 2013, after a long illness, surrounded by his family. Steve was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and a friend to many. He was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, Class of 1969 and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War....
Leland Walter Price
May 13, 2013
Leland Walter Price, 91, of Dunbar, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at Villages of the Greystone in Daniels, WV. He was retired from American Electric Power Co. and was a member and deacon emeritus of the Calvary Baptist Church. Leland was a US Army veteran, having served with the 8th Air Force during WW II. He was preceded in...
Charles M. Means
May 13, 2013
Charles "Charlie" M. Means, 65, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 13, 2013 after a long illness. He was a roofer by trade and he enjoyed flea marketing and yard selling. He never knew a stranger and loved to talk. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard T. and Lousie Means; brothers,...
