Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.

Dallas Earl Basham

Dallas Earl Basham

Oct 21, 2011

Dallas Earl Basham, 89, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Hubbard Hospice House. He was formerly employed for many years by RC Cola and retired as a sales manager with the Coca Cola Co. Dallas was a US Army veteran of WW II and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Charleston...

Barbara Carol Hudson

Barbara Carol Hudson

Oct 16, 2011

Barbara Carol Hudson, 66, of St. Albans passed away October 16, 2011 at home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Martelia Mulkey; brother, Bill Mulkey; and sister, Elva Hoak. Barbara is survived by her husband, James Hudson; son, Terry Hoffman and his wife Sherry of Hamlin; daughter, Marty Henson of St. Albans; and 3 grandchildren, Ashley...

William Mason Herrald

William Mason Herrald

Oct 15, 2011

William "Bill" Mason Herrald, 82, passed away on October 15, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Glasgow. Bill was born on April 19, 1929 in Crown Hill. He played baseball in the Mountain State League and was a member of the 1947 state runner up baseball team. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline Dyer Herrald; brothers, Gene,...

Carol Elizabeth Clark

Carol Elizabeth Clark

Sep 27, 2011

Carol Elizabeth Clark, 94 of Tyler Mountain passed away on Tuesday, September 27 after an extended illness. She was born at Kayford, WV on April 29, 1917. She married the late John Clark and for the first 49 years of her journey on earth she raised 8 children. She was a very loving mother and though she struggled many times...

Luther Roscoe Hoffman

Luther Roscoe Hoffman

Sep 25, 2011

Luther Roscoe Hoffman, 81, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was a truck driver for Orders & Haynes Paving Co. and was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his loving wife, Olive Hoffman; son, Nathan Hoffman; daughter, Sheri Harris; sisters, Ethel Gibson and Donna George; grandchildren, Alisha Harris, Randal...

Hans Gerber

Hans Gerber

Sep 25, 2011

Hans Gerber, 65, went to be with the Lord on September 25, 2011 while residing in Boise Idaho. Hans was born in Switzerland, but lived most of his life in Hurricane where he owned and operated Creative Catering for 23 years. He was also a former employee of Governor Rockefeller, a member of the Lion's Club Saint Albans Chapter, and...

Clara E. Bragg

Clara E. Bragg

Sep 24, 2011

Clara E. Walton Bragg, 67, of South Charleston, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House-West after a long illness. She left behind much love and warm memories to all of her family, who love and miss her dearly. Clara was a lifelong resident of South Charleston. She was born on March 8, 1944, the youngest daughter of the...

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...

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