Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.

Anna Mae Stephens

Anna Mae Stephens

Jan 22, 2011

Anna Mae Stephens, 64, of Dunbar passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She retired from Job Corps, Prestonsburg, KY. She was preceded in death her son, Robert Kinsley. Mrs. Stephens is survived by her daughter, Pamela Higginbotham; sons, Matthew Kinsley, Forrest Stephens; brothers, Ranson Hunt, Troy Hunt, Lewis Hunt; grandchildren, Elmer...

Ronald Ray Hill

Ronald Ray Hill

Jan 21, 2011

Ronald Ray Hill, 74, of Ranger, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum and served as a deacon in the New Life Church. Surviving are his sons, Timothy R. and Steven L. Hill; daughter, Linda E. Tucker; brother, C. Merrill Hill; sister, Sue Umhoefer. Also surviving are three grandchildren and two great...

Essie Lee Witt

Essie Lee Witt

Jan 20, 2011

Essie Lee Martin Witt, 84, of Nitro, went home to be with the Lord on January 20, 2011 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was born February 15, 1926 in St. Albans and was a member of the Red Oak Christian Community Church, where she served as Secretary/Treasurer for 32 years. Essie was a graduate of the Garnet Career Center and...

Judith K. Gammon

Judith K. Gammon

Jan 19, 2011

Judith K. Gammon, 68, of Dunbar passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 after succumbing to complications of ovarian cancer. Judy was a member of Dunbar United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Grace Adkins; brother, Bobby Adkins; daughter, Kathy Sue Bush. Mrs. Gammon is survived by her husband, Robert "Jerry" Gammon; daughter and...

Phyllis Jean Blankenship

Phyllis Jean Blankenship

Jan 16, 2011

Phyllis Jean Blankenship, 74, of St. Albans, passed way Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker and attended the St. Albans United Pentacostal Church. Surviving are her husband, Harley Blankenship of St. Albans; daughters, Ilene Blankenship, Jeanie Jordan, Bonnie Means and her husband, Bobby of St. Albans, Lucy Throckmorton and her husband, Bob of Woodbridge,...

Tammi Lea Songer

Tammi Lea Songer

Jan 13, 2011

Tammi Lea Songer, 41, of South Charleston, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold E. Songer, Jr. Surviving are her mother, Sandra Means of Alum Creek; brothers, Kevin Songer of Sissonville and Joseph Songer of Teays Valley; sister, Mona Hinzman of Kenna; grandmother, Velma Childers of Alum Creek. Private family services and...

Randy Wayne Hodge

Randy Wayne Hodge

Jan 13, 2011

Randy Wayne Hodge, 55, of Charleston, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House. He was a US Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Brenda Hodge; sons, Randy Hodge and Andrew Hodge; daughter, Patricia Johnson; brothers, Elvin Hodge and Jerry Hodge; sisters, Janice Williams, Reca Holstein, Kathy Hodge, Marilyn Hodge and Tammy Hodge; niece, Darlene Totten. He is...

Donna Lou Carter

Donna Lou Carter

Jan 10, 2011

Donna Lou Carter, 81, of Poca, went to be with her Lord on January 10, 2011 at Dunbar Care and Rehabilitation Center. She lived in Ocala Florida and attended the Williston Church of God. After moving back to Poca she attended the Cornerstone Church of God and the Dunbar Mountain Mission. Mrs. Carter was retired from the West Virginia Water...

Calvin Coolidge Smith

Calvin Coolidge Smith

Jan 10, 2011

Calvin Coolidge Smith, 87, of Dunbar, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was retired from the Wells Fargo Armored Car Service and was a former employee of Fletcher Enamel Co. in Dunbar. Mr. Smith was a member of the Dunbar United Methodist Church and was a US Army veteran of WW II. He was preceded...

Jessie Juanita Baisden

Jessie Juanita Baisden

Jan 9, 2011

Jessie Juanita Baisden, 83, of Dunbar, passed away January 9, 2011, at Hubbard Hospice House. Teresa Hammonds, Darrell Hammonds, Lisa Litton, Terri and Steve Sigmon, Stephen Humphreys, James Kendall and Casey Sigmon were at her bedside when she went to Heaven. She was preceded in death by her son, Roger Baisden, parents, Jess A. and Trudy Wilburn, brothers, James, Joseph...

William Curtis Martin

William Curtis Martin

Jan 7, 2011

William "Curtis" Martin, Jr., 70, of Dunbar went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 7, 2011 after he lost his battle with cancer. Curtis retired from Agsten Construction, and was a member of Dunbar Nazarene Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Opal Delores Martin. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Diana L. Martin;...

Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright

Jan 2, 2011

Thomas " Tom" Wright of South Charleston, born January 28, 1938, son of the late Scott T. and Freda Wright, ran to Jesus on January 2, 2011 surrounded by family and friends at Thomas Hospital. Tom graduated from South Charleston High School, class of 1956. He was an avid hunter, recently taking a trophy moose in Canada, diehard fisherman, best...

Howard Prowse

Howard Prowse

Dec 31, 2010

Howard "Dink" Prowse, 87, of Charleston, passed away early Friday, Decemeber 31, 2010. He was born in Charleston February 7,1923. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Myrtle Prowse, and brothers Marle and Dan. Surviving are his wife, Marion Agsten Prowse, daughters Jade (Mike) Doyle of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rachel(Bill) Fitzgerald, of Stuart, Virginia, Teresa (Wayne) Wilson...

Clarence Harold White

Clarence Harold White

Dec 28, 2010

Clarence Harold "C. H." White, 62, of Charleston, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, after a long illness. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local #132. C. H. was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Surviving are his loving wife, Nancy White; son, Craig White and his wife, Barbi of Charleston; daughter, Angel...

Betty Jane Hanshaw

Betty Jane Hanshaw

Dec 27, 2010

Betty Jane Hanshaw, 84, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010, at Golden Living-Riverside Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended the Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Florence Eplin, brothers, Roy and George Eplin, sister, Virginia Scarberry and son-in-law, Mike Leach. Surviving are her daughter,...

Mary Frances Dean

Mary Frances Dean

Dec 27, 2010

Mary Frances Dean, 90, died December 27, 2010 after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Golden and Thomas Farrier and by her husband, Godfrey Dean. Mary was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dunbar. Many thanks to the staff of the Dunbar Care and Rehabilitation Center for their...

James Elden Clark

James Elden Clark

Dec 27, 2010

James Elden "Big Jim" Clark, 70, of Tyler Mountain, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010, at Putnam Health Care and Rehabilitation after one and one half years of battling multiple myeloma. He was a retired Truck Driver for Capital Light Co. and a native of Hernshaw. He was preceded in death by his father, John Clark, brother, Delmar Clark, sister...

Shirley A. Sigmon

Shirley A. Sigmon

Dec 23, 2010

Mrs. Shirley A. Sigmon passed peacefully on December 23, 2010, at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. Shirley was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School. She had been an employee of Staats Hospital. She spent her life loving and caring for her family and friends. She always put everyone else first never thinking of herself. For this, we...

Rose Musser

Rose Musser

Dec 17, 2010

Rose Hanna Musser, 89 of Dunbar died peacefully Friday, December 17,2010, at Chateau Grove Assisted Living home in Barboursville. Born and raise in Webster County, Rose then attended Glenville St. College and later WV State College, where she received a degree in elementary education. Rose married Ray Baxter Musser in 1941, and after World War II they moved to Dunbar,...

E. Monty Pfundheller

E. Monty Pfundheller

Dec 16, 2010

E. Monty Pfundheller, 68, of Cross Lanes, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010, at Hubbard Hospice House. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and was a retired sales manager for Dana Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Mabel Pfundheller and sister, Barbara Ahmundson. Surviving are his wife, Martha Hill Pfundheller; step-daughters, Lisa...

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