Robert Grant Buchanan
Jul 5, 2007
Robert Grant "Bob" Buchanan, 71, of Dunbar, passed away at home July 5, 2007, surrounded by the love of his family. Bob was born Nov. 30, 1935 in Charleston to the late Charles and Lucille Buchanan. He graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in 1953 and attended Morris Harvey College. Bob retired from Union Carbide and continued to work for...
Jean Kesling
Jul 4, 2007
Jean Kesling, 82, of Nitro, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. While she was an avid member of the Jolly Travelers Club and a long time member of the Community Chapel Church in Cross Lanes, she had, over her lifetime, been involved in numerous organizations. Surviving are her son, Greg Kesling and...
Cindy Lee Ballard
Jul 2, 2007
Cindy Lee Given Ballard, 48, of Dunbar, departed this world on July 2, 2007. She was the daughter of the late SFC William J. Given, US Army (Retired) and Frances Wilson Given. She was born May 20, 1959 at Fort Belvoir Army Hospital, Virginia. Surviving are her mother, Frances; brothers, William J. Given and his wife, Barbara of Colorado, Walter...
Marguerite Barnett
Jun 27, 2007
Marguerite Bess Barnett, 83, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was a former long time employee with Bess's Market on Roxalana Road and also had served as a Committee Woman for the Republican Party. Mrs. Barnett was a member of the Dunbar Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and had been a...
Paul David Stanko
Jun 26, 2007
Paul David Stanko, 83, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Hubbard Hospice House. He was formerly employed by the Elyria Foundry, Elyria, Ohio and was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. Mr. Stanko was a US Navy veteran of WW II. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved gardening and playing cards. He...
Roy H. Jones
Jun 25, 2007
Roy H. Jones, III, 61, of Scott Depot, died Monday, June 25, 2007, in Ruby Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a 1964 graduate of Charleston High School and was a US Air Force veteran, having been stationed in King Salmon, Alaska, where he served as a radar operator. Mr. Jones retired from Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. after...
Helen Kathleen Cremeans
Jun 25, 2007
Helen Kathleen "Kat" Cremeans, 85, of Nitro, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007 in Algood, TN. She was the daughter of the late Hazel McMellon Rose. Kat enjoyed bowling and water aerobics for years and loved to dance. She never knew a stranger and had so many wonderful friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Cremeans. Surviving...
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...
