Shirley Jean Ranson
Mar 19, 2012
Shirley Jean Ranson passed away the 19th day of March, 2012, at Hubbard Hospice House West. She was born February 9, 1935, the daughter of Otis Sheral Tolley and Zelma Withrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Mona Lynn Ranson. She retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways after 41 years of...
Juanita J. Eads
Mar 17, 2012
The Rev. Juanita J. Eads, 69, entered into Heaven on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Juanita was born October 11, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elsie and Murl Moses and Lilly Bell Wilcox Sauder and Lonnie Edward Hoover; brothers, Alonzo Loveless, Marty Williams, Donald Williams; half-brother, Woodrow Sauder;...
Fred R. Harless
Mar 17, 2012
Fred R. Harless, 92, of Dunbar, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Fred was the fifth of ten children born to, the late L.B. and Belva Brown Harless. He moved to Dunbar with his parents as a teenager and lived there all his life except for time served in the US Navy during World War II. He was a...
Kenvil H. Jones
Mar 14, 2012
Kenvil H. Jones, 56, of Tuppers Creek, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his home. He was preceded in death by his sons, Christopher and Gregory Jones, parents, Lloyd, Jr. and Marie Jones, sister, Linda Faye Jones and father-in-law, Eldon Taylor. Surviving are his loving wife, Vonda Jones; sons, Cody and Cory Jones at home; mother-in-law, Vera Taylor; sisters,...
Frank P. Justice
Mar 12, 2012
Frank P. Justice, Jr., 73, the beloved husband of Eva Mae Justice, passed away Monday evening, March 12, 2012. Frank was born in Wanego, WV, May 5th, 1938 to his parents, Frank P. Justice, Sr. and Jeneta Ruth (Cooley) Justice. He leaves behind his loving wife, Eva "Boots" Hartley Justice, three children and their spouses, six grandchildren and one great...
John Paul Blackwell
Mar 9, 2012
John Paul Blackwell, Sr., 69, of South Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 9, 2012, after a long illness. He was a graduate of George Washington District High School and had been employed by the Marvin Restaurant, was a former manager of Shoney's Restaurant and also worked for Advance Security Service. Surviving are his son,...
Peggy Davis
Mar 6, 2012
Peggy Thaxton Davis, 79, of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012, after a long illness of Parkinsons' Disease and dementia. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother , great grandmother and friend. Peggy was an employee of Union Carbide, C&P Telephone Co., Millers Animal Clinic and the Federal Coal Company. She also worked for two summers at the General Store...
Nathaniel Jackson Gillispie
Mar 4, 2012
Nathaniel Jackson "Jack" Gillispie, 81, of Dunbar, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Huntington. He was a retired glass cutter with Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Co. and was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Jack was a former vice-chairman of the WV Chapter of the 82nd Airborne. He was preceded in death by...
Robert Covosso Tillis
Mar 3, 2012
Robert "Bob" Covosso Tillis, of Charleston, was born on September 24, 1928 and went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2012. He loved and cherished his family and will be sadly missed by all that knew him. Bob was a devoted member of The Seventh Day Adventist Church of Charleston where he enjoyed to worship. He...
Anna Mae Pauley
Mar 2, 2012
Anna Mae Young Pauley, 86, of Dunbar, passed peacefully into heaven on Friday, March 2, 2012. Anna Mae was born May 9, 1925, the only daughter of Charles Berton Young and Gertrude Lacy Young. Anna Mae graduated from Elkview High School and retired from Verizon Communications. She married Donald Harrison Pauley, the love of her life, on April 12, 1947....
Bonnie Martin Sowards
Feb 29, 2012
On February 29, 2012, our precious Lord sent two of his brightest angels down from heaven to bring our loving mother, Bonnie Sowards home. They took her by the hand and told her, "your pain and suffering is finally over and your loved ones are waiting for you." Bonnie looked up and smiled... Bonnie, 68, was of Glenwood and passed...
James Robert Pauley
Feb 26, 2012
James Robert Pauley, 66, of South Charleston, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at CAMC General Hospital following a short illness. He was employed with Airgas for over 40 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. James is survived by his wife of 46 years, Donna Pauley; children, Dreama Pauley, Beverley Jones, and James R. Pauley II;...
Rosie Madeline Nelson
Feb 26, 2012
Rosie Madeline Nelson, 77, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2012. She was a mother of 6, and daughter of the late Troy E. and Rosy L. Workman of Summersville. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde E. Nelson, son, Ronnie S. Nelson, and several brothers and sisters....
Lottye W. Russell
Feb 22, 2012
Mrs. Lottye W. Russell, of Dunbar, formerly a college professor and foreign language supervisor in Virginia, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Born in Beauford, South Carolina and a Cum Laude graduate of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, she earned a Master's degree at Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. She served on the faculty of Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville,...
Audrey Nadine Koontz
Feb 21, 2012
Audrey Nadine Koontz, 81, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of the Dunbar Mountain Mission and the Lost Chords Club. Mrs. Koontz was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Koontz and by her sons, Frank Koontz, Jr. and Mike Koontz. Surviving are her sons, David and...
Frances Ellen Smith
Feb 20, 2012
Frances Ellen Smith, 83, of Charleston, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012, at her home. She was a homemaker and loved being outdoors and taking care of her dogs and cats. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilson "Jim" Smith and her son, Alva Lewis Preston. Surviving are her daughter, Janette Tyree and her husband, Anthony "Tony"...
Louise Marie Daubenspeck
Feb 19, 2012
Louise Marie Ballard "Daubie" Daubenspeck, 87, of South Charleston, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, after a long illness. Louise was born near Mullins, on December 29, 1924 and graduated from Mullins High School, Class of 1944. She was a registered nurse, a graduate of Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. Louise was a member of the U....
Ernest Junior Wilson
Feb 19, 2012
Ernest Junior Wilson, 83, of Hillsville, Virginia, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at his home. He worked in the heating and cooling business and was a native of Charleston. Surviving are his loving wife, Grace C. Wilson; daughters, Gale Williams and her husband, James and Pamela Walker and her husband, Randy; eight grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great...
Josephine Elizabeth Schmidt
Feb 12, 2012
Josephine Elizabeth Schmidt, 88, of Dunbar passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House, after a long battle with heart disease She was born November 15, 1923. Josephine was a retired registered nurse. She graduated from Saint Mary's Hospital Nursing School in 1944, at Clarksburg. She worked at Saint Mary's Hospital, Union Protestant Hospital and all the...
Carolyn Sue Shafer
Feb 12, 2012
Carolyn Sue Shafer, 66, of Dunbar passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 after a long illness. Carolyn retired from Kroger's after 31 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Crockett; brother, Frank Shafer. Carolyn is survived her sons, Michael R. Crockett and David S. Tully; daughter, Claudia A. Carter; sister, Vivian Amos and her...
