Tonya Lynn Patrick
May 9, 2013
Tonya Lynn Patrick, 45, of Sissonville, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013. She was a homemaker and is survived by her husband, Richard D. Patrick; son, Hunter Patrick, daughters, Lynn Marie Sheldon and Skylar Patrick; step-sons, Dustin Caplinger and Richard Patrick; brothers, Tommy Eugene Adkins, II and Timmy Adkins; sister, Tina Sheldon and aunts, Che Che Summers, Bertha Shearer and...
Edna Virginia Pierce
May 7, 2013
Edna Virginia Pierce, 96, of South Charleston, went home to her mansion in Heaven to be with Jesus on Tuesday, May the 7th, 2013, at Valley Center Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born February 19th, 1917. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Bertha Pierce, and seven brothers and sisters. Ms. Edna retired from...
Marguerite Young
May 1, 2013
Marguerite Casto Young, 94, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Hubbard Hospice House West. She was a former employee of Fletcher Enamel Co. and Casto Hardware. Marguerite was a long time member of the Dunbar United Methodist Church and of the United Methodist Women where she served as treasurer for many years. She was also a member...
Donnetta Rejean Gay
Apr 24, 2013
Donnetta Rejean "Dottie" or "Dot" Gay, 36, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Hubbard Hospice House. She was a former employee of Cold Spot and Pizza Hut and was a native of Galion, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Loren Smith. Surviving are her loving companion and caregiver, James Taylor; daughter, Gillian Bailey, step-father,...
Wanda Ellen Myers
Apr 21, 2013
Wanda "Gangy" Ellen Douglas Myers of Dunbar passed away peacefully on April 21, 2013. Wanda was a graduate of East Bank High School and retired from Union Carbide. She was a devoted member of Dunbar First Baptist Church for 40 years, where she taught Sunday School, worked with the children's choirs, and sang with her own beautiful voice. She enjoyed...
Reba Mae Mcpherson
Apr 16, 2013
Reba Mae Blount McPherson, 85, of Dunbar, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, after a short illness. She was born on January 25, 1928 in Ward, daughter of the late James and Emma Blount. She was a graduate of East Bank High School and was a longtime member of the Charleston Mountain Mission, where...
Randy Lee Fisher
Apr 15, 2013
Randy Lee Fisher, 57, of Dunbar passed away on April 15, 2013. He spent the last 16 years residing in Charlestown, Indiana and worked as a sheet metal mechanic for BJ Heating and Cooling in Jeffersonville for 16 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Dolly Fisher; and brother, Ronald Fisher. Randy is survived by his...
Lillian Virginia Kersey
Apr 14, 2013
Lillian Virginia Kersey, 95, of Tyler Mountain, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County and was a homemaker and a member of Harper Memorial Church for over 55 years. Lillian loved to work in her garden and was a very caring person who always put others before herself. She was...
Orville Kenneth Simms
Apr 13, 2013
Orville Kenneth Simms II also known as "Butch", 60, of Dunbar, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Born May 22, 1952, in Charleston, the only son of Orville Kenneth Simms and Lena Mae Moore Simms. He was preceded in death by his father, by his wife, Linda Gail Simms, and by their beloved pet, a...
Ethel Marie Javins
Apr 10, 2013
Ethel Marie Javins, 74, of St. Albans passed away on April 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Corgil and Sadie Estep; daughter, Gladys Elswick Shelton; brothers, Ralph Edward Estep and Marcel Lee Estep; and sisters, Ida Frances Hunter, Sadie Mae Whitley, and Geneva Ann Elkins. Ethel is survived by her 25 year life partner, Dennie Williams;...
Mary Kathleen Vance
Apr 10, 2013
With daughter by her side, Kathleen Garrett Vance, 92, of Cross Lanes went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Hubbard Hospice House following a short illness. She was born April 20, 1920 in Dunbar and was a daughter of the late Robert H. and Myrtle Westfall Garrett. Kathie was a 1938 graduate from Dunbar High...
Frances K. Hill
Apr 9, 2013
Frances K. Hill, 89, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Dream Home Assisted Living in Cross Lanes.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Cecil R. (Dude) Hill , her parents, Eustace and Mary Kiser, her sisters, Vivian Rice, Lillian Hartman and Marian McClure.
She is survived by her son, Cecil R....
Linda Ann Cook
Apr 9, 2013
Linda Ann Cook, 67, of Elkview, passed away April 9, 2013.
She was a great woman who cared for everyone as if they were family. Linda was a true believer and is now with the Father in Heaven.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cook Sr .; son, Wayne Cook; daughter, Crystal Cook ;...
Opal Tinsley
Apr 8, 2013
Opal Francisco Tinsley died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Opal was born on February 26, 1923, in a log house on Tyler Mountain. She was the first of nine children born to Orion Francisco and Nellie Bowen Francisco. At age 19, Opal married the love of her life, Johnie A. Tinsley. Even though they had no children...
Ralph Eugene Simmons
Apr 6, 2013
Ralph Eugene "Gene" Simmons, 87, passed away on April 6, 2013, at the Hubbard Hospice House West, after a short illness.
Ralph was born on May 16, 1925, in Spencer, to the late Ralph and Minnie Simmons.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine, to whom he was married for 46 years.
Ralph...
John Allen Stalnaker
Apr 4, 2013
John Allen Stalnaker, 58, a former Marine, died April 4, 2013, at his home in Dunbar. He is survived by his daughters, Annie Humphrey of Marmet, Sheena Stalnaker of Charleston; sister, Virginia Atkins of Aberdeen, NC; brothers, Denver Olin Stalnaker of Port St. Lucie, FL, and Pete Stalnaker of Cedar Grove; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was...
Vernon Edward Fowler
Apr 3, 2013
Vernon Edward Fowler, 68, of Nitro passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House West. Vernon was an active member of the Ohio St. Church of God. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a truck driver. He is survived by his lifetime companion Donna Fowler of Dunbar; sisters, Dorothy Elkins of Fla. and Betty...
Charles Wesley Carter
Apr 3, 2013
Rev. Charles "Chuck" Wesley Carter, 83, of Charleston went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2013 after a long illness. He loved to sing and preach; he sang and traveled with the Carter Family and pastored at Lowland Baptist, Tyler Mountain and Garrison Avenue Free Will Baptist Church. He loved to race and build his own stock cars....
David Allen Cottrill
Apr 2, 2013
David Allen Cottrill, 47, of Poca died April 2, 2013 after a very short illness.
David was preceded in death by his father, James R. Cottrill, Jr. and most recently, his grandmother, Helen Irvin of Dunbar.
He is survived by his mother, Mary Jean Cottrill, his brother and sister-in-law, Jamie and Linda Cottrill, niece, Katie Cottrill, nephew,...
Perry F. Larch
Mar 30, 2013
Perry F. Larch, 77, of Charleston passed away on March 30, 2013 after a long illness. He worked for Kanawha Brick and Block for over 40 years and was a member of the Laborers' Union #1353. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Larch. Perry is survived by his sons, John Larch, Wayne Larch, and Ashley Larch; daughters,...
