Traian Baciu
Mar 2, 2006
Traian Baciu, 84, of South Charleston, passed away March 2, 2006 at his home after an extended illness. He was a retired manager of the accounting department for Union Carbide in South Charleston. Mr. Baciu was a member of the Garfield Masonic Lodge in Indiana and was treasurer of the Capital Soil Conservation District. He was an Army Air Corp...
Judith Ann Johnson
Feb 25, 2006
Judith Ann White Johnson, 51, died at Thomas Memorial Hospital on Saturday, February 25, 2006. She is survived by her loving husband John T. Johnson, one son Jesse T. Johnson, and a daughter Tonia Gibson (husband Arnie) and four grandchildren, Clarissa, Brittany, Kenny, Jr., and Christopher. She is also survived by her mother, Evelyn White, brothers John White (wife Linda),...
Effie M. Beard
Feb 22, 2006
Effie M. Beard, 89, of Dunbar, passed away, Wednesday, February 22, 2006 in Thomas Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. She was born in Roane County, WV, July 24, 1916, and was a resident of Dunbar, WV for 65 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray E. Beard, and son, Noel K. Beard. Mrs. Beard is survived...
Brenda Kay Gandee
Feb 21, 2006
Brenda Kay Gandee, 56, of Dunbar, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Putnam General Hospital after an extended illness. She was formerly employed by Columbia Gas Co. and was a longtime resident of Dunbar. Surviving are her husband, Raymond Gandee; sons, Raymond D. Jr. and Christopher Lee of So. Carolina; step-mother, Nettie Workman of Dunbar; brother, Stevie Rucker of...
Paul R. Shafer
Feb 20, 2006
Paul R. Shafer, 75, of Dunbar, went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 20, 2006. Paul was born December 8, 1930, the son of the late Dennis and Bertha Shafer, in Roane County. His sister, Geneva Young, also preceded him in death. Paul retired after 30 years of service, from Union Carbide and Rhone Poulenc. After retirement, he worked...
Gary Pierce Cole
Feb 19, 2006
Gary Pierce Cole 63 of St. Albans, departed this life unexpectedly on Sunday, February 19, 2006. Gary was born April 13,1942, in Charleston a son of Mildred and the late Woodrow Cole. He is also proceeded in death by two brothers Artie and Keith Cole. Gary served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964. He was a...
Robert Gerald Webster
Feb 17, 2006
Robert Gerald "Bobby" Webster, 51, of Tornado, went home to Heaven on February 17, 2006 at 9:05 a.m. in Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 2, 1954, the son of Gerald Webster and Mable Webster Sutton. Bobby graduated from South Charleston High School and had worked for the Volkswagen Stamping Plant. He was preceded in death by his...
Claude A. Tolbert
Feb 15, 2006
Claude A. Tolbert, 78, of Dunbar, passed away Feb. 15, 2006 at CAMC-Memorial Division. He was retired from Princess Susan Coal Co. with 20 years of service and served in the US Army during WW II and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Tolbert is survived by his wife, Lottie Tolbert; sons, Harold Allen Tolbert and wife, Sue of Scott Depot, Scott...
Earl R. Mccallister, Sr.
Feb 14, 2006
Earl R. McCallister, Sr., 88, of Dunbar, passed away Feb. 14, 2006 at Hubbard Hospice House. He was a retired operator with FMC Corporation with 43 years service. He was a member of the Dunbar First Baptist Church where he was active in his Sunday School class. Mr. McCallister was an avid golfer and loved to play bingo. Mr. McCallister...
Ernestine Cunningham
Feb 12, 2006
Ernestine Cunningham, 75, of Dunbar, passed from this life to enter eternal joy with her Lord and Savior, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of the West Dunbar Community Church and was a true example of a Lady and a Christian. She will always be priceless beyond words and...
Keith Edward Cole
Feb 10, 2006
Keith Edward Cole, 56, of Scott Depot departed this life unexpectedly February 10, 2006 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Allentown, PA. Keith was born October 4, 1949 in Charleston, a son of Mildred and the late Woodrow Cole. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Artie Cole. He was a graduate of...
Isabel B. Carper
Feb 10, 2006
Isabel Carper, 80, of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away in her sleep on Feb. 10, 2006 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. The daughter of Roy and Ruth Bryant, she married Carl Carper in 1945 and raised her children, Carla, Mike and Beth. Mrs. Carper is survived by her children Mike and Beth and her grandchildren, Chris, Scott and Amy...
Clement S. King
Feb 10, 2006
Clement S. King, 88, of Dunbar, passed away Friday, February 10, 2006 in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston. Born October 10, 1917 in Derricks Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Everett and Evaline King. He retired from Avtex Fibers. He was a member of Jr. Order of United American Mechanics, Dunbar Council 49, and was a member...
Joyce Marie Harmon
Feb 8, 2006
Joyce Marie Thurston Harmon, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. She was born July 12, 1940 in Dunbar. She was the daughter of Velma Kay Thurston of Dunbar, and the late Elwood Thurston. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathleen Ann, and former spouse, Grover Allen Harmon, Sr. Joyce was a 1959...
Robert Thomas Mcclain
Feb 7, 2006
Robert "Mac" Thomas McClain, 83, of St. Albans, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 after a long illness. He was a veteran of World War II, retired from Carpenter's Local 1207, avid hunter, fisherman, bowler and softball player for Union Carbide Corporation. He is preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Alice...
Harry M. Cogan, Iii
Feb 6, 2006
Harry M. Cogan, III, 74 of Hurricane passed away after his courageous battle with cancer, February 6, 2006. His wife of fifty years, Ruth was at his side. He was a lifelong resident of West Virginia except for his period of service in the U.S. Air Force 809th Air Police Squadron. He retired from Union Carbide with 37 years service....
Rev. Kenna Jackson Parsons, Jr.
Feb 6, 2006
Rev. Kenna 'Jack' Jackson Parsons, Jr., 85, of Charleston went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 6, 2006. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born March 23, 1920 in Putney, son of the late Rev. Kenna 'Jack' Jackson Parsons, Sr. and Grace Hysell Parsons. He is preceded in death by...
Jennifer Rena Bailey
Feb 4, 2006
Jennifer Rena Bailey, 33, of Charleston, was murdered Saturday, February 4, 2006 in Arkansas. She was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. Jenn was a homemaker and devoted mother. She is survived by her three young children, Nicholas, Dylan, and Triston Bailey; mother, Brenda Dunlap of St. Albans; father, Ronnie Dunlap of Tornado; step-brother, John Fridley of Charleston, and a...
William A. Farmer, Jr.
Feb 3, 2006
William A. Farmer, Jr., 65, of South Charleston, passed away Friday, February 3, 2006 in Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was employed by Appalachian Timber Services and was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict. Mr. Farmer was a native of Alton, Ill. and was a graduate of Dunbar High School and West Virginia State College. Mr. Farmer is survived...
Rebecca A. Price
Feb 2, 2006
Rebecca A. Price, 88, of Dunbar, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Valley Center, South Charleston. She was the loving wife of the late John R. Price and the daughter of the late Andrew Kendall and Lucy Reed Boyd. Additionally, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Joyce Hill of Advance, NC in 1997; her brother, Andrew...
