Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.

Kathie Eileen Mccluskey

Kathie Eileen Mccluskey

Sep 18, 2011

Kathie Eileen Woodward McCluskey, 60, of Bennington Drive, Cross Lanes, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2011. She was born November 29, 1950, in Steubenville, OH, the daughter of the late Jack W. Woodward and Jean Eleanor Welch Woodward. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University in 1973 and...

Gwendolyn Maurice Jones

Gwendolyn Maurice Jones

Sep 17, 2011

Gwendolyn Maurice Sobczak Jones passed away at home on Saturday, September 17, 2011, in Dunbar. She was 74 years old. Gwen was born in DuBois, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1937. She grew up in Parsons, West Virginia, where she graduated from Parsons High School in 1955. She attended West Virginia State College in Institute, West Virginia. She was preceded in...

William Thomas Hickman

William Thomas Hickman

Sep 15, 2011

The Reverend William Taylor Hickman, 91, of Fairmont, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011, after a long illness. He was born February 20, 1920 to the late Mack and Effie Hickman. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ida Mae Hickman; brother, Edward Hickman and two sisters, Marguerite Johnston and Louise Hickman. He is survived by his sons...

Rhoda Marcella Headley

Rhoda Marcella Headley

Sep 10, 2011

Rhoda Marcella Headley passed away on September 10, 2011. She was born on February 11, 1928 in the coal fields of Levale, WV and graduated from Stoco High School in 1948. She worked as a waitress at the Eat Well Café in Beckley and Franklin's Restaurant in Charleston, where she met her husband Sherman Headley, and the Daniel Boone Hotel....

Isabell Monk

Isabell Monk

Sep 9, 2011

Isabell Monk, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 9, 2011, after a short illness. "Bird," as she was fondly known by her family and friends, was a lifelong resident of Charleston. She was a member of the Charleston First Church of the Nazarene. Isabell was the daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Hilda Poff...

Wendell Eugene Rowley

Wendell Eugene Rowley

Sep 1, 2011

Wendell Eugene Rowley, 82, of Dunbar, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at his home. He was born March 27, 1929 to Robert and Della Lathey Rowley. At the age of 4 weeks his mother died and he was raised by his mother's brother and his wife, Oris and Lucy Lathey. He worked at Gravely Tractor Co. until the company...

Walter Underwood

Walter Underwood

Aug 30, 2011

Walter Underwood, 69, of Nitro past away August 30, 2011. Walter was born April, 17, 1942 to the late Frank and Margaret Underwood. He was a retired cab driver for C&H Taxi. In addition to his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his brothers Rob and Charlie Underwood. Mr. Underwood is survived by brother, James Underwood; nephews, Tim Silman,...

Hallie Harlan Samples

Hallie Harlan Samples

Aug 28, 2011

Hallie Harlan Samples, 91, of Cross Lanes died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at her residence after a long illness She was retired from Preston Oil Company and attended Olcott Community Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Cecil Samples, her parents, Foster and Martha Harlan, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her sisters, Ada Fore...

Megan Harrison

Megan Harrison

Aug 27, 2011

Megan Harrison, beloved daughter, was granted her angel wings on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Megan was born in Charleston on September 13,1982, grew up in Cross Lanes and graduated from Nitro High School in 2001. She is preceded in death by her grandfather Newt Coleman and her aunt, Jill Miller. Megan is survived by her parents Roger and Ginger Harrison...

Paul J. Casdorph

Paul J. Casdorph

Aug 24, 2011

Paul J. Casdorph, 87, of Charleston, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was a retired millwright with Union Carbide and was a US Navy veteran of WW II. Mr. Casdorph was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Lucy Casdorph, his son, Thomas Casdorph and brother, Newell Casdorph. Surviving are his loving wife of...

Gerald Erwin Clayton

Gerald Erwin Clayton

Aug 24, 2011

Gerald Erwin Clayton passed away peacefully from this life to his eternal home and loving arms of Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, on August 24, 2011 at Carrington Place Nursing Home, Matthews, NC. Born on November 4, 1911, in Winnipeg, Canada, he was the son of the late Carl Milton Clayton, Sr. and Lillian Case Clayton of Fleming County,...

Lena Yeauger

Lena Yeauger

Aug 23, 2011

Lena Yeauger, 95, of Cross Lanes, went from life to life on Monday, August 23, 2011. She leaves two loving children, Marilyn Campbell and her husband, Russ and Wayne Yeauger and his wife, Suzie, and her only granddaughter, Heather Boggess of North Carolina. Lena was preceded in death by her husband, Perk Yeauger, sisters, Reba Kelly and Ruth Wells and...

Billy B. Galford

Billy B. Galford

Aug 19, 2011

Billy B. Galford, 79, of Dunbar, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2011. He was born in Weston, the son of the late Oscar M. and Ruth M. McClain Galford. He was a graduate of Walkersville High School, Walkersville, and attended Marshall College. Mr. Galford proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He worked...

Norma Jean Rocker

Norma Jean Rocker

Aug 18, 2011

Norma Jean Rocker passed away on August 18, 2011, after a short illness. She was born on December 21, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of Charleston. She was retired from A to Z Collections and attended Woodward Woods Mission. Norma was a loving daughter and took care of her parents until their death. She was preceded in death by...

Aubrey Tex Breeden

Aubrey Tex Breeden

Aug 18, 2011

Aubrey Tex Breeden, 71, of Tyler Mountain, died August 18, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House. He recently returned to WV after residing in Florida for the past 30 years. Tex had a strong sense of family, a strong work ethic, was a retired painter and also a Christian. Never to be forgotten, Tex was well loved by his family for...

Alma Wanda Rhodes

Alma Wanda Rhodes

Aug 18, 2011

Alma Wanda Rhodes, 84, of South Charleston, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was a retired pharmacy technician for the State of WV. Surviving are her son, Dennis Rhodes of South Charleston and two nieces, Robin and Sharon. There will be no visitation and funeral services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of...

Thomas A. Martin

Thomas A. Martin

Aug 17, 2011

Thomas A. Martin, 87, of Elkview, departed this earth August 17, 2011. He was a WW II Air Force veteran who proudly served his country. Mr. Martin retired from General Engineering. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Inez Martin; brother, Robert Martin and daughter, Baby girl Martin. Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Norman...

Shannon Louise White

Shannon Louise White

Aug 16, 2011

Shannon Louise White, 37, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House-West. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Timothy Wateman Wilson; sons, Richard Emory White, III and Timothy Wateman Wilson; daughter, Brittney White; mother, Sharon Louise Habberfield; brother, Jesse Ryan Cobb and sister, Brandi Michele Habberfield. A memorial service will be held at 6...

Frances E. King

Frances E. King

Aug 14, 2011

Frances E. King, 88, of Dunbar, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was formerly employed by Fletcher Enamel Company and had served as president of the Womens Club-The Mountain Lodge. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter B. and Dessie Garnes, her husband, Clement Seward King, and by her brothers, James Parley Garnes,...

Paul Powers

Paul Powers

Aug 14, 2011

Paul "Woody" Powers, 80, of St. Albans, formerly of Middletown, Ohio, passed away at home August 14, 2011. He was a kind, loving family man and very active as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. While Woody's family was very important to him, most important was his relationship with his God Jehovah. He enjoyed preaching from door to door about the Kingdom...

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