Thomas H. Buckalew
Mar 30, 2007
Thomas H. Buckalew, 80, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at his home. Tom was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda R. Buckalew. Mr. Buckalew is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David and Sherry Buckalew of Dunbar; daughter and son-in-law, Dawn Embrey-King and Tim King of Dunbar; sister, Yvonne Llewellyn of Charleston; brothers, Clinton Buckalew of...
Henry Clayton Comer
Mar 30, 2007
Henry "Hank" Clayton Comer passed away on March 29, 2007 at his home in South Charleston. Hank was born on April 26th, 1924 in Loudendale. He attended S. Charleston High School where he lettered in Basketball and Baseball. He was commissioned as an officer in the 8th Air Force in 1943 and flew B17s in the European Theater during WWII....
Raymond K. Mann
Mar 29, 2007
Raymond K. Mann, Sr., 60, of South Charleston, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007 at his home after a long illness. Raymond was retired and was the former Director of Public Works for the City of South Charleston. He attended McCorkle Freewill Baptist Church. His wife, Beverly Sue Mann, preceded him in death on Feb. 1, 2006. Mr. Mann is...
June Samuels
Mar 28, 2007
June Plumley Samuels, 79, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, March 28, at her home. She was a registered nurse, retired from Charleston General Hospital and received her nursing degree from the McMillon Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Samuels was a member of First Church United Methodist. She had a great love for dogs, especially her dachshunds. She is survived by...
Beulah E. Smith
Mar 27, 2007
Beulah E. Smith, 95, of St. Albans, formerly of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Country Roads Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Daniel Clark and Maggie Miller Humphreys, and was born and raised near Organ Cave in Greenbriar County. After graduating from Greenbriar Valley High School, she attended Marshall College where she earned both...
Janice J. Henderson
Mar 27, 2007
Janice J. Henderson, 61, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, March 27, at Oakridge Center. She was a retired stenographer with Union Carbide and was a native of Raleigh County. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Thurman and Mary Ethel Morton, her son, John D. Henderson, Jr. and her ex-husband, John D. Henderson, Sr. She is survived by her...
William H. Miller
Mar 26, 2007
W. H. "Bill" Miller, 93, of Dunbar, passed away peacefully in his home away from home at SweetBriar on March 26, 2007 after living on Fletcher Avenue for over 60 years. Bill was born on July 27, 1913 in Charlio, PA. He retired in 1970 from Union Carbide as a mechanic after 33 years of faithful service. He was also...
Donald W. Sampson
Mar 25, 2007
Donald W. Sampson, 44, of South Charleston, passed away Sunday, March 25, at his home. He was a construction worker and had been a lifelong resident of South Charleston. Surviving are his parents, Donald Earl and Gladys Sampson of South Charleston; brothers, Robert and Richard Sampson of South Charleston and Ronald Sampson of Nitro; sister, Freda Joyce Elswick of Nitro....
Arietta Corbin
Mar 25, 2007
Arietta Gillespie Corbin, 88, of Buford, GA, formerly of Dunbar, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007, in Peachtree Christian Hospice, Duluth, GA, after a short illness. Arietta was treasurer for First Church United Methodist for over 25 years, and past president of the Crusaders Sunday School class for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Ina Christine Clark
Mar 24, 2007
Ina Christine Clark, 81, of Dunbar passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Angel Avenue Assisted Living, Hurricane. She was born June 9, 1925 in Acme, and was raised in Cabin Creek. She received a BA Degree from Morris Harvey College and a Masters Degree from West Virginia University. Christine was a dedicated and beloved English teacher at Dunbar High...
Willard B. Ross
Mar 23, 2007
Willard B. "Kayo" Ross, 88, of Dunbar passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born September 3, 1918 in Clendenin and was the son of the late Ledrew and Emma Ross. He was preceded in death by brothers L. M. "Mike" Ross, Everett "Fess" Ross, Carl "Chink" Ross, and sister Lola...
Larry Allen King
Mar 21, 2007
Larry Allen King, 58, of St. Albans, passed away March 21, 2007 at CAMC Memorial Division after a long and severe illness. Born March 10, 1949 in Charleston, the son of the late Orville and Amanda King, he was a professional high rise window washer and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by a...
Harold N. Lumadue
Mar 21, 2007
Harold N. "Jake" Lumadue, 83, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, in Valley Center. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the US Army, with 20 years of service, having served his country with the 3rd Ranger Battalion, Company A, during WW II. He was a POW for 15 months in Germany. Mr. Lumadue was also a retired...
Dora N. Ferrell
Mar 18, 2007
Dora N. Ferrell, 73, of Dunbar, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Riverside Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her brother, Basil Harold Jones. Dora retired from JC Penney's, and was a member of Davis Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. Ms. Ferrell is survived by her brothers, James Denver Jones of Charleston,Darrell Donald Jones of Charleston, Isaac...
Nina Yancey
Mar 17, 2007
Nina H. Yancey, 94, of St. Albans, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2007, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Preston L. Yancey. Nina is survived by friends and family in West Virginia, Kentucky and New Jersey. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 23, at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, with...
James J. Goodwin
Mar 14, 2007
James J. Goodwin, 78, of Dunbar, passed away Wednesday, March 14, at Valley Center in South Charleston. He was retired from Union Carbide with 28 years of service and was a member of First Church United Methodist in Dunbar. Mr. Goodwin served two terms on the Dunbar City Council. He is survived by his son, David Goodwin and his wife,...
Ruby Elizabeth Clark
Mar 14, 2007
Ruby Elizabeth Clark, 83, of South Charleston, passed away Wednesday, March 14, at CAMC-General Division. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of South Charleston. Surviving are her sons, Roger Clark of St. Albans, Rocky Clark of Ohio and Raymond Clark of Spring Hill; daughters, Sharon Belton of Spring Hill and Candy Paxton of St. Albans; brothers, Ronnie, Rudolph,...
Margaret Johnstone
Mar 14, 2007
Margaret "Peggy" Lewis Johnstone, 93, of South Charleston, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in Valley Center. Peggy was born September 17, 1913. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Lovell E. Johnstone, who passed away on February 22, 1985, and her daughter, Barbara Jean Johnstone, who passed away on January 31, 1935. Margaret was...
Betty Jean Meadows
Mar 13, 2007
Betty Jean Meadows, 78, of Elkins, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at her home. She was a homemaker and a native of Spring Hill, WV. Preceding her in death were her parents, Samuel Curtis and Emma Alice Downs, three sisters, Delores Davis, Rosetta Bryant and Jo Ann Scarberry, and one brother, Morris "Bub" Downs. She is survived by her...
William Joseph Cox
Mar 11, 2007
William Joseph Cox, 49, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, March 11, at St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. Surviving are his daughters, Amanda Cox and Crystal Gail Cox of Charleston; step-son, Bobby Flowers; mother, Helen Cox of Charleston; brothers, Jackie and Tony Cox of Charleston; half-sister, Regina; four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2...
