Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Norma Jean Wilder
Aug 13, 2011
Norma Jean Wilder, 81, of St. Albans, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Valley Center. She was a former office clerk for K-Mart and attended the New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Wilder and by her brothers and sisters. Surviving are her daughter, Sandra Taylor and her husband, Fred of St....
Jessie Lee Kight
Aug 10, 2011
Jessie Lee Huffman Kight, 84, of Dunbar, passed away at Thomas Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Born on February 16, 1927, she was the youngest daughter of the late Art and Lacy Huffman of Grantsville, WV. She was also predeceased by her husband, Glendon B. "Tubby" Kight in 2001, and siblings, Hunter, Hale and Edith. Jessie lived most...
William E. Dodd
Aug 6, 2011
William E. "Billy" Dodd, II, 31, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011, in St. Albans. He was preceded in death by his half sister, Beverly Workman. Surviving are his parents, William E. and Shawn Dodd of Dunbar; grandparents, W. P. and Ernestine Dodd of Elkview; sisters, Crystal Hunt of Ky, Virginia Dodd of Birch River, Brandy Stalnaker of South Charleston,...
Dolores Jean Garrett
Aug 5, 2011
Dolores "Jeanie" Garrett, 78, of Dunbar, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Her hobbies included gardening, canning, and cooking. She enjoyed traveling at home and abroad. She was a very loving mother and grandmother/ She will be missed by family, friends, neighbors and all who knew her. Mrs. Garrett is survived by her husband, Dallas...
Geoffrey R. Sargent
Aug 3, 2011
SPC Geoffrey R. Sargent was called to active duty by our Lord and Savior, August 3, 2011. He was the son of Chester "Chuck" and Linda Sargent. He is also survived by his sister, Amanda Trammell of Scott Depot; grandparents, Chester Sr. and Dolores Sargent of Dunbar; uncles, Cliff of Raleigh, NC and John Sargent and his wife, Lisa of...
Robert Allen Grayson
Aug 1, 2011
Robert Allen Grayson, 65, of Red House, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011, at CAMC – Memorial Hospital. There will be no visitation or service at this time. Arrangements are in the care of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Lorna Mae Hatfield
Aug 1, 2011
Lorna Mae Hatfield, 88, of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of Charleston, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice House in Ft. Pierce, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Hatfield, Sr.; son, Johnny Hatfield; daughters, Betty Terry, Joyce Shamblin, and Belinda Conley; brother, Basil Martin. Surviving are her children: daughters, Nona and...
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