Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Dunbar, WV. and surrounding areas.

Agnes Marie Smith

Agnes Marie Smith

Oct 19, 2019

Agnes Marie Smith, 96, of Maryland, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

She was retired from AT&T and was member of the First Baptist Church of Dunbar.

Agnes was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack W. Smith.

She is survived by her sons, Jack W. Smith...

Teresa Sowards

Teresa Sowards

Oct 17, 2019

Teresa McGraw Williams Sowards was born on May 22, 1959 and passed from this life on Thursday, October 17, 2019. She was with her family at her home.

She was a graduate of Dunbar High School and worked for many years at Kroger, Riverwalk. Teresa loved life. Whether she was traveling with her kids to...

Doris L. Flowers

Doris L. Flowers

Oct 17, 2019

Doris L. Bailey Flowers, 89, of Winfield, passed away on October 17, 2019.

She was born in Dunbar on May 22, 1930 to the late Harry and Maycel Bailey.

Doris worked at Three Ring Circus in Scott Depot.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Lawrence D. Good

Lawrence D. Good

Oct 16, 2019

Lawrence D. Good, 63, of Charleston, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 after a long illness.

He was born on March 25, 1956 to the late Carl E. Good and Lorean M. Good.

Lawrence was a painter for 30 plus years. In 2007, he was featured in Painting Contractors Magazine after...

Dolores M. Anderson

Dolores M. Anderson

Oct 16, 2019

Dolores M. Cobb Anderson, 78, of Dunbar, went home to be with the Lord on October 16, 2019, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.

She was born in South Charleston to Leonard J. Cobb Sr. and Nellie Dillon Cobb.

Dolores was retired from West Virginia State Department of Emergency Services. She was a...

Jennifer Lynn Bailey

Jennifer Lynn Bailey

Oct 5, 2019

On Saturday, October 5, 2019 our beloved Jennifer Lynn Bailey 55, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord.

Jennifer was born May 20, 1964 in Chicago, IL. She was reunited with her older sister, Dina Slater; and Our Heavenly Father. She is survived by her lovely parents, June Annalee and Garry O. Shivley;...

Norma Higgins

Norma Higgins

Oct 5, 2019

Norma Higgins, 75, of Dunbar passed away on October 5, 2019 after a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Grover and Nellie O'Dell; and son; Denver Higgins.

Norma is survived by her husband, Willis Higgins; daughter, Paula Day (Jonathan) of Red House; grandchildren, Corey and Chelsea Higgins and Whitney Day; and...

Margaret Ann Owens

Margaret Ann Owens

Oct 3, 2019

Margaret Ann Owens, 91, of Nitro, passed away on October 3, 2019.

She was born in Mahan on October 28, 1927 to the late Ira and Eliza Toney.

Margaret was a longtime member of Cross Lanes Baptist Church.

Margaret is survived by her daughters, Susanne Taylor (Lana) and Leeann Payne (Mike); brother, Roger...

John Meredith Kessler

John Meredith Kessler

Oct 2, 2019

John Meredith Kessler received his call from the Father on October 2, 2019, one day after his 91 st birthday. His work on Earth was complete and his purpose fulfilled.

He was a devoted husband to Carmelina Iannello Kessler (m. September 29, 1951) for 68 years and loving father of four children, John Kessler, Daniel Kessler, Lisa...

Doris Rae Nicholas

Doris Rae Nicholas

Sep 29, 2019

Doris Rae Fogle Nicholas, 89, of Dunbar, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

She was born on December 22, 1929 in Grantsville, to the late Linn and Nelle Fogle.

Doris has been a member of the Dunbar First Baptist Church since 1965, where she served as a deaconess. Her...

Carl Edwin Pitchford

Carl Edwin Pitchford

Sep 29, 2019

Carl Edwin Pitchford, 80, of Sissonville, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 after a long battle against cancer.

He was born on May 11, 1939 in Liberty, to the late Ivan John and Belva Pitchford.

Carl was a U.S. Army veteran and an avid farmer. He was a 1959 graduate of Poca High School...

Roy Lee Jarrell

Roy Lee Jarrell

Sep 28, 2019

Roy Lee Jarrell, 79, of Cross Lanes, passed away on September 28, 2019.

He was born on September 6, 1940 to the late Ralph Jarrell and Esperance Sutphin Jarrell.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.Roy is survived by his wife of 59 years, Alma Carter...

Gary Lee Cavender

Gary Lee Cavender

Sep 28, 2019

Gary Lee Cavender, 66, of Dunbar, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019.

He was born on April 20, 1953 in Charleston, to the late Lester and Grace Cavender.

Gary was a baseball fan and a super fan of the New York Yankees and the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was heavily involved in the Dunbar...

Forrest G. Stephens

Forrest G. Stephens

Sep 23, 2019

Forrest G. Stephens, 36, of Charleston passed away suddenly on September 23, 2019.

He enjoyed church and visiting his family.

Forrest was preceded in death by his parents, Forrest and Anna Mae Stephens; and brother, Robert Kinsley.

He is survived by his brother, Matthew Kinsley and his wife, Sonya; sister, Pam Higginbotham and...

Jerry Lee Vickers

Jerry Lee Vickers

Sep 21, 2019

Jerry Lee Vickers, 75, of Charleston entered into rest on September 21, 2019.

He was a self-employed and very gifted painter, and was also a former general contractor and painter for Paul White.

Jerry was a very unique character! He will be greatly missed by his family and all his friends at his building, Charleston...

Joshua Allen Pauley

Joshua Allen Pauley

Sep 19, 2019

Joshua Allen Pauley, 37, passed away on September 19, 2019.

He was a former manager at McDonalds. Joshua enjoyed working on bikes, and computers. He was a caring person who would try to help anyone who needed it. Most of all, Joshua loved his family.

He was preceded in death by his father, Billie R....

Sheryl Lynn Vanoy

Sheryl Lynn Vanoy

Sep 15, 2019

Sheryl Lynn Vanoy, 56, of Dunbar met Jesus face to face on Sunday, September 15, 2019, after finally winning her battle with cancer.

Sheryl cherished her grandchildren; loved her Dodge Challengers and Rams and a good long car ride.

She was preceded in death by her father, Curtis Guthrie; grandparents, Herman and Pearl Guthrie and...

Diana Louise Rogers

Diana Louise Rogers

Sep 13, 2019

Diana Louise Rogers, widow of Harry Rogers, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019.

She was born on February 12, 1944. She was the youngest of four daughters born to Nellie Lucille Baker and Chester Lewis Clay.

Diana and her husband Harry were active members of their church and their community until his health prevented...

Joan Laura Parsons

Joan Laura Parsons

Sep 12, 2019

Joan Laura Chandler Parsons, 82, of Charleston, was taken by angels to her infant son, James Harold "Jamie" Parsons, on September 12, 2019.

Joan cherished the time spent with her many friends. She was a member of The Red Hat Society and was an avid bowler.

In addition to her son, she was preceded in...

Ruby Smith

Ruby Smith

Sep 11, 2019

Ruby Smith, 85, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at St. Mary's Medical Center.

She was born in Lamar, West Virginia.

Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Smith; father of her children, Elwood Jones; and her sons, Charles Elwood Jones, Ernest Gilbert Jones, and Golden Jones.

She is survived by her...

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