Myrtle Murlouise Bumgardner
Mar 7, 2009
Myrtle Murlouise Bumgardner, 85, of Charleston, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation for Dunbar. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, James R. Bumgardner, Sr.; sister, Cathrine Fowler; mother, Donna Lee Searles. Murlouise is survived by her son, James R. Bumgardner, Jr. and his wife Drenda L. of Sissonville;...
Louie Cole
Mar 5, 2009
Louie "Woody" Cole, Jr., 68, of Spring Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home. He was retired from Mylam Engineering of Dunbar and was a lifelong resident of Spring Hill. He enjoyed camping and fishing with his family and will be sadly missed by all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louie Cole, Sr....
Frederick Allen Coleman
Mar 5, 2009
Frederick Allen Coleman, 55, of Culloden, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home after a long illness. He was a retired truck driver for Dana Transport Co. and was a member of the Scary Creek Church of God. Surviving are his daughter, Jessica Coleman; adopted daughter, Samantha Mingle and her husband, Ron; mother, Wanda Coffey; brother, Charles F....
Westine L. Smith
Mar 4, 2009
Westine L. Smith 87, of Dunbar, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. She was a member of Dunbar United Methodist Church. Mrs. Smith is survived by her sons, Doug Smith and his wife Sandy, Dwain Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Larry Dawson; sisters, Dorothy Dolin, Betty Harmon, Louise Martin; grandchildren, Chris Smith and...
Robert E. Legg
Feb 28, 2009
Robert E. Legg, 65, of Charleston, formerly of Dunbar, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2009. He was retired from St. George's Orthodox Church, Charleston, where he was employed in the maintenance department. Mr. Legg is survived by three children, Michael Wayne Adkins of Myrtle Beach, SC, Janet Facemire of Sutton, Jeffrey Legg of South Charleston; grandchildren, Matthew Ryder, Jessica...
Dempsey D. Richardson
Feb 27, 2009
Dempsey D. Richardson, 88, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was a former employee of Fletcher Enamel Co. in Dunbar and was a retired carpenter with E. I. DuPont Co. after 39 years of service. Dempsey was a US Army veteran, having served in Germany during WW II. He was a member and...
Angelia Helen Mallory
Feb 26, 2009
Angelia Helen Mallory, 40, of Taylor, Michigan, passed away February 26, 2009 at her home. She was born November 18, 1968 in South Charleston, to Dawes Mallory and the late Helen Parsons Mallory. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ray Walker, maternal grandparents, Flayo and Bessie Parsons and paternal grandparents, Elmer and Hester...
Bobby J. Nipps
Feb 25, 2009
Bobby J. Nipps, 73, of Fishers Branch, Cross Lanes, went home to be with the Lord on February 25, 2009. He was a brick mason for 50 years. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, George and Irene Nipps, four brothers and one sister. Surviving are his loving wife, Alice; two daughters, Terri Pierce and Barbara Thacker both of...
John Erik Evjen
Feb 22, 2009
John Erik Evjen, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord, February 22, 2009. Erik was 39 years old, born April 22, 1969. Erik is survived by his mother, Debbie (Comer) Rayburn; step-father, Tom Rayburn; father, John Evjen; fiancée, Crystal Jones; children, Kimberly and John Jr.; brothers, Lee and Brandon; sister, Shyanna and by many friends and family members....
Louise Tinsley
Feb 20, 2009
Louise H. Tinsley, 80, of Cross Lanes, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2009 in CAMC Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and enjoyed cooking, traveling, knitting and working crossword puzzles. Louise retired from WV Department of Transportation. She was a graduate of Nitro High School and was a member of Nitro Alumni Boosters. She was...
Rose Ellen Cline
Feb 17, 2009
Rose Ellen Cline, 61, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital, Charleston. She was a member of the Nitro High School class of 1965 and was employed by the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Hall and Olive Kathryn Ramsey, Sr....
Gregory A. Lytton
Feb 17, 2009
Gregory A. Lytton, 51, of Dunbar, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in Hubbard Hospice House, after a long illness. Greg was a member of Dunbar United Methodist Church and a member of South Charleston Lions Club. He was an alumnus of Dunbar High School and an avid fan of WVU football. He was preceded in death by his...
Joyce Gardner
Feb 15, 2009
Joyce Walker Gardner departed this life on February 15, 2009. She left her earthly home to join her heavenly Father for the eternity promised to her by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom she has worshiped and served since she was a preteen-aged girl. Joyce was a wife, mother, grandmother, friend and teacher. As a teacher, Joyce loved education....
Jack W. Eastwood
Feb 14, 2009
Jack W. Eastwood, 78, of South Charleston, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Putnam. He was retired from General Electric with over 40 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Jo Anne Eastwood; daughters, Frances Bostic of South Charleston and Lee Anne Smith and her husband, Daniel K. of Dunbar; grandchildren, Jennifer Watkins and...
Patricia Lillian Teasdale
Feb 14, 2009
Patricia Lillian Teasdale, 72, of Cottageville, formerly of St Albans, passed away February 14, 2009 at CAMC – General Hospital. Pat was the daughter of the late George E. Shingleton and Beulah A. Shingleton of Clarksburg, WV. She retired from CAMC and was a long time member of the Serenity Club of Dunbar and the Bo Mar Club of Ripley....
George Kenneth Frame
Feb 7, 2009
George Kenneth Frame, 85, of Nitro, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Hubbard Hospice House, after a seven year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. George was born December 29, 1923 in Beaver Falls, PA, and raised in Rockland, OH. He and his wife settled in Nitro, WV 26 years ago after 36 years of service to Gulf Oil...
Major Bennett
Feb 3, 2009
Major Bennett, 87, of Dunbar-Institute, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Hubbard Hospice House. He was born September 6, 1921 at War, Kanawha County, WV. The family, while he was a child, moved to Peach Creek, WV, where he was raised. He was a resident of Logan, WV for nearly 20 years,...
Billy Ray Pauley
Jan 30, 2009
Billy Ray Pauley, Sr., 75, of Nitro, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Pauley was a former manager of K-Mart and operated Bill's Place in South Charleston. He was a retired US Navy veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife, Mae Gillispie Pauley; daughters, Janet Turley and her husband, Ronnie of...
Harry Lee Shaffer
Jan 29, 2009
The Rev. Harry Lee Shaffer, 84, of Charleston, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness. He was a retired minister and retired from Libby-Owens-Ford after 33 years of service. The Rev. Shaffer was a veteran of WW II and was longtime Charleston resident. He was preceded in...
Virginia S. Shepherd
Jan 28, 2009
Virginia S. "Ginny" Shepherd, 78, formerly of Dunbar, WV, passed away at home in Murrells Inlet, SC, on January 28, 2009, after a short illness. Former organist and choir director of local churches including: McKinnon Presbyterian Church in Tyler Mountain, Dunbar First Presbyterian, and Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church in Dunbar. She retired from Columbia Gas Transmission in 1986, and...
