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...
Shawn Phillip Milam
May 23, 2007
Shawn Phillip Milam, 32, of South Charleston, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2007 due to injuries in an automobile accident. Surviving are his wife, Michele Griffith Milam; sons, Alexander Griffith and Sebaston Milam at home; daughter, Lora Griffith at home; parents, Steve Milam of Charleston and Cara Milam of South Charleston; brother, Robert Milam of Grand Junction, CO; sister, Laura...
Thomas John Madakacherry
May 23, 2007
Thomas John Madakacherry, 64, of St. Albans, passed away Wednesday, May 23, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Huntington. He was an employee of C&O Motors and was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in St. Albans. Mr. Madakacherry was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Moose Lodge in St. Albans and was a...
Elwood V. Mcclure
May 20, 2007
Elwood V. McClure, 89, of St. Albans, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was a retired electrician for C&O Motors in St. Albans with many years of service. Mr. McClure was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in St. Albans. Surviving is his wife of 40 years, Lillian McClure. He is also...
Brandon Todd Bradbury
May 20, 2007
Brandon Todd Bradbury, 18, of Dunbar, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2007. He was a landscaper with Parsons Lawn Care. Brandon is helping others by being an organ donor. Brandon was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Pence Bradbury and his brother, Ryan Avins. Surviving are his fiancée, Angel Schaible; son, Hayden Bradbury;...
Joseph Cecil Kelley
May 18, 2007
Joseph Cecil Kelley, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2007 after a short illness in Hubbard Hospice House. He was born on May 27, 1920 in Clifton Forge, VA and was a resident of Dunbar for over 50 years. He was a Navy veteran and served in the Pacific during World War II. He was an employee of Sodaro's Electronics...
Vivian L. Robinson
May 17, 2007
Vivian L. Mellert Robinson, age 87, of Dunbar, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George "Jack," son, Jerry A. Cook, sister, Kathryn Wilkes, brothers, Robert Mellert and Kenneth Mellert. Mrs. Robinson is survived by her son, Kent...
Rita Joyce Taylor
May 17, 2007
Rita Joyce Taylor, of Dunbar, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in CAMC Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Joyce was an employee of United Bank of Charleston, and a member of the Rocky Branch Church in Walton where she also served as pianist. She was an avid collector of Longenberger Baskets and Dept 56 for which she was...
