Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.
Jane Frances Russell
Nov 30, 2006
Jane Frances Russell, 62, of Dunbar, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2006, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her son, Rusty Russell, and sister, Winnie Hession. Jane is survived by her sons, Robert Russell, Matthew Russell, Timothy Russell all of Dunbar; daughter, Joyce Good of Charleston; sisters, Georganna Romano of Craigsville, Margaret Mary Sampson of Elkview, Magdalen...
Raleigh W. Bitner, Jr.
Nov 28, 2006
Raleigh W. Bitner, Jr., 79, of Cross Lanes, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at his residence. He was born Nov. 23, 1927, at Martinsburg, WV, to the late Georgie Pierce Bitner and Raleigh W. Bitner. Raleigh was a veteran of WW II, having served in the 139th Army Air Corps Squadron of the 8th Air Force. He also served...
Pauline Goff
Nov 26, 2006
Pauline Goff, 84, of South Charleston, went home to be with her Lord on Nov. 26, 2006 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for Dunbar. She was a former employee of St. Francis Hospital for 15 years and retired from the State of WV Commission on Aging Golden Mountaineer Program. Pauline also worked for the Fletcher Enamel Co. in Dunbar in...
Hazel Marie Bailey
Nov 25, 2006
Hazel Marie Bailey of Dunbar, passed away on Saturday morning, Nov. 25, 2006. Hazel was residing with her daughter, Janet, at the time of her death. Hazel, daughter of the late Andy and Doma Richmond, was born on Nov. 6, 1921 at Packville, WV where she resided for 72 years before moving to Dunbar in 1993. Hazel loved the Lord...
Carl E. Mccallister
Nov 24, 2006
Rev. Carl E. McCallister, 62, of South Charleston, passed away Nov. 24, 2006 at his home. He was a great man of faith and a hard worker for the Lord. He loved going to church and holding services at the Riverside Nursing Home. With God working through him, he has been able to help and bless many people. TO GOD...
Kathleen Watson
Nov 23, 2006
Kathleen Ervin Watson, 82, of Dunbar, passed away Nov. 23, 2006, at her home. She was co-owner of the former Van's Never Closed Grocery Store in Charleston and was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Kathleen is survived by her sister, Teresa Miller and her husband, Richard of Dunbar; nieces and nephews, Nancy Fields and her husband, Rick, James...
Richard Allen Clark
Nov 23, 2006
Richard Allen Clark, 47, of Nitro, passed away Nov. 23, 2006, at CAMC Memorial Division after a 12 month illness with lung cancer. He was formerly employed at the Boulevard Recreation Center and was a truck driver for DHL. Richard was a lifelong resident of the west side of Charleston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy and...
Crispin J. Webb
Nov 23, 2006
Crispin J. Webb, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Tyler Mountain, suddenly went to be with the Lord on Nov. 23, 2006. He was born December 12, 1977. He was preceded in death by his infant niece, Kaitlyn E. Brown. Crispin was a graduate student at Ohio State University in Columbus. This spring he was to receive his MFA degree...
Leola Collier Adams
Nov 19, 2006
Leola Collier Adams, 80, of Dunbar, passed away Nov. 19, 2006, at her home. She was a member of First Church United Methodist and was a resident of Dunbar for over 50 years. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and was active in Beta Tau Dunbar, WV for 8 years. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by...
James Jeremiah Willard
Nov 19, 2006
James Jeremiah Willard, 84, of Exchange, WV, passed away on Nov. 18, 2006, in Parkersburg. He was born March 27, 1922 in Nitro, the son of the late Lewis A. and Grace M. Willard. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Charlotte Willard and one son, James J. Willard, Jr. Mr. Willard is survived by two...
Edith Maude Boston
Nov 16, 2006
Edith Maude Pullen Boston died on November 16, 2006 in Charleston after a brief illness. Edith was born on April 16, 1905 in the town of Alma in south-central Illinois where her father owned and operated a general store. Edith was the second of nine children born to Burden Gex Pullen and Delilah Jane Williams. During her childhood, she became...
Betty Jo Taylor
Nov 15, 2006
Betty Jo Taylor, 76, of South Charleston, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Betty was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School and a long time active member of the Charleston Mountain Mission. She was the daughter of the late Orval and Dessie Cadle. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband of 55 years, Cecil W. Taylor; sons, Mark Taylor of...
Lloyd Charles Rutledge
Nov 6, 2006
Lloyd C. Rutledge, 68, of Dunbar, passed away November 6, 2006, at his home after an extended illness and is at peace with our heavenly Father. He was born June 14, 1938 at the old Millrose place in Glascow, WV. Lloyd was a graduate of Dupont High School in 1956 and grew up in Belle. He married the love of...
Willie W. Asbury
Nov 5, 2006
Willie W. "TOM" Asbury, 82, of Cross Lanes, passed away Nov. 5, 2006, at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Tom was a Christian and loved his family. He was loved by all who knew him. He was a retired auto body repairman and was a member of Baber Agee United Methodist Church. Tom loved to hunt and fish and was a lifelong...
Jack William Hanson
Nov 3, 2006
Jack William Hanson passed away into the presence of the Lord on Friday, November 3, 2006, in CAMC General Hospital. He was born June 7, 1927 to the late George and Kathryn Hanson in Charleston. Jack was an engineer with Briley Wild of Barberton, OH, and then transferred to Clearwater, FL, before retirement. He was also formerly employed with FMC...
Ruth Kathleen Cole
Nov 2, 2006
Ruth K. "MeMaw" Cole, 89, of South Charleston, passed away Nov. 2, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Elkview, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 14, 1917 in Quinnamont, WV and was a homemaker. Mrs. Cole was preceded in death by her son, Bobby J. Cole of Miami, Fla. Surviving are her children, Paul W....
Donald D. Parsons
Nov 2, 2006
Donald D. Parsons, 82, of Dunbar, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness. Don was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He will be missed by many family and friends. Don, along with his wife, Sally, were owners of Parsons Floor Covering in Dunbar for 35 years. He was...
Terry Lou Carney
Oct 23, 2006
Terry Lou Shank Carney, 78, of Nitro, passed away Oct. 23, 2006, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a cook for Kanawha County Schools with over 30 years of service. Terry was a Christian and a member of the Nitro Church of God where she served faithfully. She was preceded in death by...
Calvin F. Clark
Oct 21, 2006
Calvin F. Clark, 69, of Dunbar, passed away Oct. 21, 2006, at Hubbard Hospice House. He was a former employee of Union Carbide and was a salesman for the Bert Wolfe and Moses car dealerships. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, June Clark; sons, Calvin F. Clark, Jr. of Houston, TX and David W. Clark of St. Albans; grandchildren,...
Bertha Hudnall Christy
Oct 20, 2006
Bertha Hudnall Christy, 99, passed away Friday, October 20, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Bertha loved and cared for many people as owner of Christy's Personal Care Home. She was preceded in death by her children, Howard Hanson, Jr., Robert Lee Hanson, Greta Jane Ward and her husbands, Howard R. Hanson and John Christy. Ms. Christy is survived by her...
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