Dessie Naomi Slater
Apr 13, 2007
Dessie Naomi Slater, 99, of Cross Lanes, passed away Friday, April 13, at Valley Center. She was born on June 30, 1907 in Harmon's Creek, WV. Dessie was employed by C&P Telephone Co. in Charleston for more than 35 years. She was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in...
Arnold C. Simmons
Apr 10, 2007
Arnold C. Simmons, 78, a lifelong resident of South Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at CAMC – Teays Valley Hospital. He was a retired truck driver with Liquid Transport. Arnold was born on May 17, 1928, son of the late Hugh and Betty Simmons. Preceding him in death was his wife of 54 years, Norma Shultz Simmons...
Betty L. Hannan
Apr 9, 2007
Betty L. Hannan, 77, of St. Albans, passed away peacefully at home on April 9, 2007, following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on July 25, 1929 and was the daughter of Walter and Della Webb. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Peggy Hannan. She attended the Gospel Lighthouse and had worked at...
Robert Mcgraw
Apr 4, 2007
Robert "Bob" McGraw, 76, of 224 Brookhill Drive, Charleston, died at 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at home following a short illness. He was born March 15, 1931 in Marting, WV, to Sebert "Tobe" and Annie (Oiler) McGraw. He married Norma Belcher on Oct. 2, 1985. Along with his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Sandra Pauley and...
Delbert Herman Hill
Apr 2, 2007
Delbert H. "Bish" Hill, 69, of Chestnut Street, South Charleston passed away, April 2, 2007. He was born April 19, 1937, in So. Charleston to the late Ezra W. and Margaret Tyler Hill. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Leo E. Hill and several other sisters and brothers. He was a Christian and grounds keeper at Kanawha...
Marie B. Boswell
Mar 31, 2007
Marie Bibbee Boswell, 88, of Dunbar, left this life peacefully at home on March 31st to join her Lord and Savior, her late husband Samuel W. Boswell, and a host of family and friends. Marie was born in 1919, the youngest of five children to John M. and Frances Kessel Bibbee. She was raised on her parents' farm in Jackson...
Claude W. Wise
Mar 30, 2007
Claude W. Wise, 83, of South Charleston, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at The Haven in Cedar Grove. He was born in South Charleston, was a graduate of South Charleston High School and served his country in the US Army in WW II. He was the owner and broker of Wise Realty Company in South Charleston. Mr. Wise was...
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...
