Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.

Tilden W. Skiles

Tilden W. Skiles

Sep 7, 2007

Tilden W. "Barney" Skiles, 83, of Dunbar, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 7, 2007 in Hubbard Hospice House. He was born, one of eleven children, in Ward on July 16, 1924 on his father's birthday, and was named after him. Barney attended Rebecca Chapel and was a dedicated Christian and loving husband. He retired from...

Marcia Kay Mccorey

Marcia Kay Mccorey

Sep 7, 2007

Marcia Kay McCorey, 64, of Dunbar, passed away on Friday, September 7,2007 in CAMC General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her sister, Bobby Vansickle. Mrs. McCorey was a very loving wife and mother. She is survived by John A. McCorey her husband of 47 years; sons and daughters-in-law, John Anthony and Debbie McCorey, Jeffery Paul and Sherri McCorey;...

Kyle R. Patteson

Kyle R. Patteson

Sep 6, 2007

Kyle R. "Bob" Patteson, 80, of Summerfield, Fla. passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 at Marion House Health Care Center, Ocala, Fla. He was born in Speedway, WV and was a retired truck driver for Meadow Gold Dairy. Mr. Patteson was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belleview, Fla. and was a veteran of WW II, having served...

Louise A. Bailey

Louise A. Bailey

Sep 3, 2007

Louise A. Bailey, 97, of South Charleston, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2007 in CAMC Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born on February 23, 1910 in Monitor, WV to the late Lomax and Mina Fulks. She was a faithful member of Wesleyan Bible Chapel for over thirty years. Louise was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ronald Carl Stewart

Ronald Carl Stewart

Sep 1, 2007

Ronald Carl Stewart, 68, of Dunbar, passed away Saturday, September 1, at his home after an extended illness. He was a retired salesman for Waco Equipment Co. and previously served on the Board of Appeals for the City of Dunbar. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Surviving are his wife, Norma Stewart; brother, Frank Stewart of Kenna and several...

Gertrude V. Hall

Gertrude V. Hall

Aug 31, 2007

Gertrude V. Hall, 79 years old, known as "Trudy" by family and friends, passed away in her Cross Lanes home Friday evening, Aug. 31, 2007. Trudy and her husband, Charles "Russ" Hall, were married for 64 years. They married in Dunbar, WV on June 12, 1943 after falling in love at first sight. She worked as a beautician in her...

Claude W. Loudermilk

Claude W. Loudermilk

Aug 29, 2007

Rev. Claude W. Loudermilk, 76, of Hurricane, has gone home to be with the Lord after a long illness. He was born Nov. 14, 1930 and passed away on Aug. 29, 2007. He was a US Marine Corps veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from the US Postal Service and was a member of the Gospel...

John Wayne Jeffers

John Wayne Jeffers

Aug 27, 2007

John Wayne Jeffers, 60, of Dunbar, passed away, Monday, Aug. 27, at his home. He graduated from Poca High School and was employed by the State of WV as the records manager for Employment Security. John was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam conflict and was a member of the Roxalana Gospel Tabernacle. Surviving are his wife, Anita K....

Betty Jean Tawney

Betty Jean Tawney

Aug 25, 2007

Betty Jean Sheppard Tawney, 74, of Cross Lanes, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born on April 18, 1933 in Tariff, WV to the late Boyd and Vae Sheppard. Betty was a graduate of Spencer High School Class of 1950. She was formerly employed by Bank of Dunbar and...

Robert Lee Wooten

Robert Lee Wooten

Aug 24, 2007

Robert Lee Wooten, 75, died August 24, 2007 in Fort Wayne, Indiana following a long illness. He was born in Crab Orchard, West Virginia on June 16, 1932. He was an employee of the K-Mart Corporation for 35 years serving in many different positions. He also was in the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Wisconsin in the Korean...

Albert Martin Dishner

Albert Martin Dishner

Aug 23, 2007

Albert Martin "Jack" Dishner, went to be with Jesus on August 23, 2007, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. He was preceded in death by his father, Jeff Dishner, mother, Gladys Dishner and great grandsons, Paul David and Kodey Alexander Fields. He was retired from Kroger Co., and was a US Navy veteran, having served for 22 years in the reserves...

Robert Mason Fleming

Robert Mason Fleming

Aug 21, 2007

Robert M. Fleming, 85, of Kanwaha City passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at home. He was retired from The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia "C & P Telephone". During his forty-three and one half year career, he served in various managerial positions in several cities around the State. During World War II, he served his country...

Joseph Ginestra

Joseph Ginestra

Aug 21, 2007

Joseph Ginestra, Jr., 87, of Dunbar passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, after a short illness. Joe was born in Mount Hope, WV, on January 30, 1920, to Martha and Joseph Ginestra, Sr. After graduation from Mount Hope High School, he completed the accounting program offered by the Capital City Commercial College and pursued his accounting career as an accounting...

Timothy Allen Vaughn

Timothy Allen Vaughn

Aug 18, 2007

Timothy Allen Vaughn, 52, passed away at the Hubbard Hospice House on August 18, 2007, following a long courageous battle with Osteosarcoma. He was preceded in death by his father, James H. Vaughn and grandparents, Hubert and Thelma Hoffman and Archie and Kathryn Vaughn. Tim is survived by his mother and step-father, Melba and William "Bill" Smith; daughters, Amy Berry...

Keith K. Buckalew

Keith K. Buckalew

Aug 18, 2007

Keith K. Buckalew, 83, of Dunbar, passed away August 18, 2007, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired machinist with Mouldagraph Corp. and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Dunbar. Mr. Buckalew was a US Army veteran of WW II, having served in the European Theater. He was preceded in death by his...

Kathleen Eastwood

Kathleen Eastwood

Aug 16, 2007

Kathleen DeHainaut Eastwood passed away on August 16, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born Kathleen Lillian McClure on December 29, 1915 in Lincoln County, WV and was a 30 year resident of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Phillip DeHainaut, who died on December 7, 1964 and by her husband, Earl E. Eastwood, who died...

Brenda S. Smith

Brenda S. Smith

Aug 11, 2007

Brenda S. Smith, 57, of St. Albans, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2007 after a short illness. She was born on June 28, 1950. Brenda was a loving mother of four and grandmother of nine. She was preceded in death by her companion of twenty-three years, Emery L. Priestly, and her father, George Atlee Jarvis. Brenda leaves behind to...

Mary Elizabeth White

Mary Elizabeth White

Aug 8, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Albertson White, 82, of Dunbar died August 8, 2007. Mary was born March 31, 1925 in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Clarksburg, WV in 1943. She was employed by C & P Telephone Company until she married William Hugh White on October 11, 1946. She was a member of Christ the King...

Doris H. Rainey

Doris H. Rainey

Aug 6, 2007

Doris Hughes Rainey, 76, of Nitro beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother went into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, August 6, 2007 surrounded by her family at CAMC Memorial due to complications from open heart surgery. She was preceded in death by her parents S. Lewis Hughes and Virginia Riggs Hughes and her sister Janet...

Jesse Wilson Young

Jesse Wilson Young

Aug 6, 2007

Jesse Wilson "JW" Young, 81, of Poca, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2007, in CAMC - General Hospital following a short illness. He was retired from Valley Bell Diary and was a member of Teamsters Local 175. JW was a member of Community Chapel Church, Cross Lanes, and enjoyed gospel singing, and led several choirs in the valley. Mr....

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