Francis Rhodes Vickers
Jun 23, 2007
Francis Rhodes Vickers, 86, of Nitro, passed away June 23, 2007 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Alice F. Vickers; son, Frankie of Charleston; daughters, Dee, Sharon and Pamela of Nitro, Barbara of Georgia and Thresa of North Carolina; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A private memorial service will be...
David Lester George
Jun 23, 2007
David Lester George, 70, of South Charleston, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007 at the VA Regional Medical Center, Huntington. He was born Dec. 25, 1936 to the late W. Leslie and Erma Hill George, the youngest of five children. David was a graduate of South Charleston High School and was a veteran of the US Navy. He was a...
Wyndham R. Skeens
Jun 20, 2007
Wyndham R. Skeens, 72, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Dunbar, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Clearwater, FL. He was an underwater welder and had been involved with the initial development of Walt Disney World, Orlando, the Sunshine Skyline Bridge, Top of the World condominiums, and the seawall at Fort Desoto Park in Florida. He was an Air...
Edna Marie Casto
Jun 18, 2007
Edna Marie Casto, 81, of Dunbar, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007 at her home after a long illness. Edna was a member of Dunbar Mountain Mission and Eastern Star Dunbar Lodge #33. She was a former employee of Fletcher Enamel Co., Miracle Cleaners, and Sand-Dee Draperies. Mrs. Casto is survived by her daughters, Shirley E. Casto, and her...
Julia E. Hicks
Jun 16, 2007
Julia E. Hicks, 69, of Charleston went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at her home after a long illness. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Beulah Wilson. Mrs. Hicks is survived by her husband of 51 years,...
Beth Owens
Jun 16, 2007
Beth Cunningham Petro-Owens, of Dunbar, formerly of Crab Orchard, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007. She attended Rock Branch Independent Community Church, where she was a member of the Tuesday Morning Rummage Ladies Group. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Owens, and her parents, Sanford and Charlotte Cunningham. Beth is survived by her siblings, Pamela Nelson,...
Lester Franklin Shropshire
Jun 15, 2007
Lester Franklin Shropshire, 93, of Dunbar, lifelong resident of Kanawha Valley, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007 in Hubbard Hospice House. Lester was retired from Union Carbide where he was a machinist by trade. He was retired president of Cyclops Industries. He was a Christian by faith and a former member of First United Methodist Church of South Charleston....
John D. Hoffman
Jun 10, 2007
John D. Hoffman, 73, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was retired from Guthrie Fence Co. and was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Mr. Hoffman is survived by his wife, Phyllis Hoffman; sons, Curtis and David Hoffman; daughter, Pamela Sue Hoffman; brother, Luke Hoffman; sisters, Ethel Gibson, Donna Edwards and Naomi Goff....
Helen B. Blair
Jun 8, 2007
Helen B. Blair, 84, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Hubbard Hospice House. She was a devoted homemaker and mother and was retired from Verizon. Preceding her in death were her husband, Bill Blair, son, Chester Blair and parents, Okley and Mary Caldwell. Mrs. Blair is survived by her son, Danny Blair and his wife, Sandy...
Iris Williams
Jun 8, 2007
Iris Williams, 83, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, June 8, 2007, at Hubbard Hospice House. She was a former employee of Gravely Tractor Co. and retired from the WV State LPN Licensing Board. Iris was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dunbar where he formerly served as a Deaconess. She was also active in the Womens' Missionary Society....
Donald R. Tyree
Jun 6, 2007
Donald R. Tyree, 67, of Dunbar, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in his home after a short battle with cancer. Don was retired after 24 years as a truck driver for Arrow Concrete, having worked in previous years for Evans Bakery, Cunningham Memorial Park and Kanawha Valley Vault Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harrison...
James Paul Gaylor
Jun 5, 2007
James Paul Gaylor, 71, of Dunbar, passed away June 5, 2007 at CAMC –General Hospital after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Ida Gaylor and an infant brother, Erwin Thomas Gaylor. Jim was a kind and loving man who grew up in Big Chimney (Mile Fork), WV. He attended Elkview...
Gladys Arthur
Jun 2, 2007
Gladys Combs Arthur passed away to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the age of 94. Gladys was a devoted wife, mother, sister and aunt. She was born in 1913 in Knott County, Kentucky. She was the youngest of nine children. She moved to Charleston in the late 1930's. She resided in Sattis, WV until the...
Robert E. Cramer
Jun 2, 2007
Robert E. Cramer, 85, of South Charleston, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2007 after an extended illness. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of South Charleston, Dunbar Lodge #159 AF & AM, Scottish Rite Bodies of Charleston, and a past master of Spring Hill #140 International Order of Odd Fellows. He spent...
Jack Lee Harris
Jun 1, 2007
Jackie Lee (Jack) Harris of Bunker Hill, passed away Friday, June 1,2007 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA after a short illness. He was born Feb. 21,1949 in Charleston. He was beloved husband of Patricia (Pat) Boyce Harris, loving son of Fred and Betty Parsons, and devoted father of Michelle Jones and Matthew Harris. Stepfather of Jennifer Johnson and...
Richard Lee Yates
May 30, 2007
Richard Lee Yates, Sr., 78, of Dunbar, passed away May 30, 2007 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Nitro. He was a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran of seven years serving in WW II and the Korean War. He worked for Kanawha Manufacturing for 32 years. He retired from Mouldergraph...
Carl D. Casto
May 30, 2007
Carl D. Casto, Sr. of Dunbar, passed away on May 30, 2007 at Thomas Memorial Hospital of a short illness. Mr. Casto was born in Given, WV but was raised all his life in Dunbar. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Berneice Casto. Mr. Casto is survived by his son, Carl "Chip" Casto, Jr. of...
Bobby James Pauley
May 29, 2007
Bobby James Pauley, Sr., 59, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at his home in the presence of his loving family and a host of friends. He was employed by Volkswagen of America for 13 years and was a US Marine Corp veteran. He was a member of the Charleston Moose Lodge #1444. Mr. Pauley is survived by his wife,...
Donald Roscoe Womack
May 26, 2007
Donald Roscoe Womack, 83, of St. Albans, passed away Saturday, May 26, at Teays Valley Center. He was retired from the City of St. Albans and from the WV Department of Highways. Mr. Womack was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maefon Frances Womack and nine brothers and sisters. Surviving are his...
Denver R. Hill
May 24, 2007
Denver R. "Apple Man" Hill, 81, of Dunbar, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation for Dunbar. He was retired from Union Carbide in South Charleston and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dunbar. Mr. Hill was also a member of the South Charleston Masonic Lodge, Beni Kedem Shrine, Scottish Rite and Order...
