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Published: May 15, 2008 11:18 pm
Obituaries for Friday, May 16, 2008
Woodrow ‘Pud’ Allen
PETERSTOWN — Wood-row “Pud” Allen, 86, of Peterstown, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Online guest book can be signed and condolences sent to the Allen family at www.broyles-shrewsbury.com.
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.
Bernie Basham
Bernie Basham, 72, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Raleigh General Hospital.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Steve T. Campbell
Steve T. Campbell, 60, passed away Monday, May 12, 2008.
Service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Road, Norwood, Ohio. Friends may call 1 p.m. until time of service Sunday.Interment will be 2 p.m. Monday at West Lake Cemetery, Ansted.
Ileana Davis
LOGAN — Ileana Davis, 80 of Logan, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008.
Private service was Tuesday, May 13, at Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Logan.
Shirley Evans
Shirley Evans, 68, of Pineville, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, at her residence.
Calfee Funeral Service, Pineville, is serving the Evans family.
Cello E. Fleshman
FOREST HILL — Cello Eugene Fleshman, 79, of Forest Hill, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the home of his daughter in Hampton, Va.
Born June 3, 1928, at Odd, he was the son of the late William and Rose Fleshman.
Cello was a retired coal miner. He was also a U.S. Army veteran, serving his country from 1945-1947 after World War II. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Fleshman, and a daughter, Lisa Fleshman.
Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Fuller of Hampton, and a granddaughter, Rachel Fuller of Hampton.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Pivont Funeral Home Chapel, Hinton. Burial will follow in Elton Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Online condolences and guest register at www. pivontfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton.
Randy H. Hardy
OAK HILL — Randy H. Hardy, 52, of Oak Hill, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
Born June 21, 1955, at Rainelle, he was the son of the late John and Pearl Carr Hardy.
Mr. Hardy was a member of Salem Road Free Will Baptist Church.
Working with Jan-Care since 1976, Randy was chief supervisor and a critical care paramedic.
He was a member of the Fayette County Vertical Rescue Team, a dive master and a former member of the Rainelle and Ansted Fire Departments.
Survivors include wife, Suzette M. Bretz Hardy; a son, John Hardy of Roanoke, Va.; a daughter, Sonia Hypes and husband, Daniel, of Rogersville, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Alyssa Martin of Morgantown and Aimee Martin of Morgantown; four sisters, Kay Sencindiver of Inwood, Carol Morris of Prince George, Va., Tina Mann of Statesville, N.C., and Cindy Grimmett of Rainelle; a brother, Mike Hardy of Clintonville; and an aunt, Ruth Carr of Rainelle.
Service will be 11 a.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with Pastor Eric Dangerfield and his brother in Christ, Kenny Garrett, officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor.
Visitation was 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mike Gray, Mike Harper, Rick Cornett, Todd Cornett, Eugene Endicott and Paul Seamann will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Lewis James Higginbotham Jr.
Lewis James Higginbotham Jr., 65, departed this life Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley after a long battle with cancer.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Ruth K. Hill
PETERSTOWN — Ruth K. Hill, 67, of Peterstown, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Online guest book can be signed and condolences sent to the Hill family at www. broyles-shrewsbury.com.
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.
Ralph Holton
CHAPMANVILLE — Ralph Holton, 80, of Chapmanville, passed away May 10, 2008.
Mr. Holton was cremated according to his wishes.
Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Logan.
Tresea M. Hutchens
Tresea M. Hutchens, 79, of Crab Orchard, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at a Glasgow nursing home following a long illness.
Born at Rainelle on Oct. 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Judson Sims and Alice Shawver Sims.
Mrs. Hutchens was a former cashier for Carolina Food Store in Sophia and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Hutchens.
Surviving are a son, Charles T. Hutchens Jr. of Crab Orchard; a daughter, Serena Albright of Ohio; brothers, Ernest Sims of New Orleans, La., and Ralph Sims of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Helen Sims of Alpoca, Fla.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
There will be no visitation or funeral service.
Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry. net.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Carl Dean Lane
BRENTON — Carl Dean Lane, 57, of Brenton, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. today in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco. Friends may call 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
E-mail letters of sympathy at www.staffordfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco.
Jacqueline Lilly
Jacqueline Lilly, 58, of Raleigh, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Robert Allen Linkous
Robert Allen Linkous, 63, of Beckley, went home Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Born Nov. 9, 1944, at Lester, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Sylvia Miller Linkous.
Robert was a self-employed landscaper. He was of the Baptist faith and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Elizabeth Cassell, Ruth Ryder, Ruby Linkous, Shirley Linkous and Margaret Wills; and brothers, Raymond, Jack, Dewey, Donald and Ronald Linkous.
He is survived by a sister, Linda Stump of Beckley; nieces, Donna Foster and Sylvia Stump; nephews, Tim Foster and wife, Debbie, William Wills and Anthony Cassell; a great-neph-ew, Travis Foster; and the son of his heart, Michael Shivley.
Graveside rites and burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Canaday Cemetery, Glen View. Friends may call 1:30 p.m. until time of service Saturday at the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason Holt, John Holt, Michael Shivley, Scott Shivley, Joe Underwood, Mike Ballew and Tim Foster.
Online condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Raleigh County Humane Society, P.O. Box 115, Beckley, WV 25802.
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Clyde C. Murphy
Clyde C. Murphy, 86, of Sophia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born Nov. 16, 1921, he was the son of the late William P. and Laura Cline Murphy.
He retired from Consolidation Coal Co. in 1979 and enjoyed fishing and walking at the mall for several years. Most of all, he loved his family and will surely be missed.
Known as “The Gospel Singing Coal Miner,” he has a brick in the walkway at the Southern Gospel Music Walk of Fame at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. — given to him by his three children for his 85th birthday. He touched many lives down through his life with his singing throughout West Virginia and many other states as the Murphy Trio. He also prayed for the sick and served as a deacon at Skelton Freewill Baptist Church, where he was a member for 27 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Flanagan; and two brothers, Ray Murphy and Paul Murphy.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 65 years, Vera “Juanita” Murphy; a son, Larry Murphy and wife, Linda, of Sophia; two daughters, Linda Hinchee and husband, Luke, of Salem, Va., and Janet McKinney and husband, Larry, of Beckley; a sister, Wanda Hite of Sophia; seven grandchildren, Lori, Cherie, Patrick, Missy, Jeff, Pat and Krista; 14 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Shirley and Junk Snuffer.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Skelton Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Bill Bennett, the Rev. Danny Legg, the Rev. Darrell McNeely and the Rev. Dwayne Hite officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Grandsons Pat McKinney, Jerry Piercy, Jeff Hinchee, Jim Haugen, Patrick Murphy and Tim Austin will serve as pallbearers. Men of Skelton Freewill Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Friends may gather with the family 6 to 9 p.m. today at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. blueridgefuneralhome.com.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is in charge of ar-rangements.
Linda ‘Charlotte’ Richmond
Linda “Charlotte” Richmond, 58, of Piney View, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at her home.
Born Ap-ril 22, 1950, in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Helen Gar-ten Buckland.
Charlotte was a graduate of Beckley College. She was a supervisor with the adoptions unit with the Department of Health and Human Resources. She worked in social services for the past 25 years and brightened numerous families with her dedication and determination to help the children she worked with find loving and caring homes.
Charlotte was a faithful member of Piney View Bible Church for the past 35 years. Charlotte loved to help prepare the meals at the church. She loved to read and crochet and spend time with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her younger brother, John Buckland, in 2004.
Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband of 39 years, James Richmond; her two daughters, Conni Lynn Mitchell and her husband, Michael, of Floyd, Va., and Sara Laura Estepp and husband, Robert, of Beckley; a brother, Troy Buckland and wife, Dreama, of Beckley; three sisters, Reba Elmore and her husband, Stephen, of Nokes-ville, Va., Trish Kerbawy and her husband, Randy, of Beckley and Rebecca Cook of Beckley; three grandchildren, Hannah and James Mitchell and Adyson Estepp; 10 nieces and nephews; and many loving friends.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Cecil Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry. net.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to Hospice of Southern West Virginia for their support and also asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25802, in memory of Charlotte.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in Beckley.
Duane Scott
DETROIT — Mr. Duane Scott, of Detroit, formerly of Beckley, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Detroit.
Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Daniel W. Thompson
JUMPING BRANCH — Daniel W. Thompson, 89, of Jumping Branch, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Summers County Nursing and Rehab Center.
Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
Janice Faye Thompson
NIMITZ — Janice Faye Thompson, 70, of Nimitz, went to be with her maker on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, after a short but courageous battle with acute onset leukemia.
Born March 7, 1938, in Cross Plains, Tenn., she was the oldest daughter of the late Paul C. and Mary Catherine “Cat” Carlisle Dixon. Janice cherished her childhood memories growing up with her extended nearby family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cou-sins. Her family moved to Ohio when she was young, so she grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from nearby Lakewood High School. But her family kept strong ties to their Tennessee roots. After graduating, she met and married her husband of nearly 52 years, “Bill,” on May 19, 1956, who is originally of Nimitz/Forest Hills. They started their family in Graf-ton, Ohio, and then moved to North Ridgeville, Ohio, until the early ’80s, when they moved back to Bill’s grandparents’ homestead in Nimitz. Before becoming the mother of five, Janice enjoyed her early career in administrative secretary positions in the printing business. After moving to Nimitz, she worked as a nurse’s aide and then enrolled in nursing school and earned her LPN degree, just prior to her 50th birthday. She enjoyed a several-year career in two nursing home centers prior to a knee injury that caused her to give up an “on your feet” position, and eventually limited her attendance at Mount Olivet Church, where her husband has been the pastor for the past 21 years.
Besides her parents, Janice was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Nita Bishop, and many dear aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her devoted husband, the Rev. William Andrew Thompson; three daughters, Sheree Jo Smith of St. Albans, Desiree Reed and husband, Tom, of Nimitz and Renee Joy Thompson of Nimitz; two sons, Frank Andrew Thompson of Nimitz and William Donald “Billy-Don” Thompson of Raleigh, N.C.; eight grandchildren, Jocelyn Rose Melin, Ashley, Sean, Katelyn, Wesley Parker and Beth Corinne Reed, Jason Dodd and Peyton Andrew Thompson; three sisters, Lois Ann Dixon Thompson and husband, Don, brother of Bill of North Virginia, and Patsy Ruth Dixon and Paula Sue Meadows and husband, Jeff, all of Elyria, Ohio; a brother, Jackie Dixon of Ashland, Ky.; three sisters-in-law, Marylou Agnew and Corrine Chisholm, both of Newport News, Va., and Rose Adkins and husband, Hobert, of Meadow Creek; two aunts, Jo Dean Payne of Orlinda, Tenn., and Dolly Dixon of Beckley; and many, many nieces, nephews, cou-sins, their children and grandchildren and several close friends.
After the sudden onset of leukemia at the end of February and her body’s inability to cope with the required aggressive treatment, she displayed her strong faith in her savior, Jesus, and the promise of life in Heaven, where she’ll join those loved ones who’ve gone before, and await the arrival of her loved ones to join them when it’s our turn to join our Savior at our journeys’ end. She wishes us all love, fond memories, a joyful life and a place for her in our hearts. She truly treasured all her relationships, and is treasured in return.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel, Hinton, with Pastor Bobby Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Parker Family Cemetery, Nimitz.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral parlors.
Family will serve as pallbearers.
Thanks to the many doctors, residents, nursing and support staff involved in her care at the hospitals in Hinton, Beckley and Charlottesville, Va., and to Bowers Hospice House of Beckley in providing her as much physical comfort as possible and family support at the end of her life.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bowers Hospice House, 454 Cranberry Drive, Beckley, WV 25801.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@ronald meadowsfp.com.
Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
Jackie Toney Jr.
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Jackie Toney Jr., 48, of Christiansburg, suddenly departed for his new heavenly home on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Waldo and Strossie Toney and Glynis and Mildred Ames; and a brother, Blane Toney.
Jackie leaves to cherish his life his wife, Donna Toney; his three children, James McVey, Jackie R. Toney and Sara Miller; his daughter-in-law, Alicia Toney; son-in-law, Michael Miller; his grandchildren, Michael, Charles, Jordan, Makayla and Leigha; his parents, Jackie and Sheryl Toney, Anna Bowden; brothers, Terry Toney and David Alawine; sisters, Jennifer Beckett, Donna Smith and Shelia Hutchens; aunts, Kathy Price and Carolyn Taylor; and uncles, Ronnie, Freddie, Roger, Carol, Michael and Gary.
The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. today at Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the funeral home chapel conducted by the Rev. Arthur Harris with interment to follow in West View Cemetery, Radford, Va.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. hornefuneralservice.com.
The Toney family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg.
Sylvia L. Underwood
OAK HILL — Sylvia L. Underwood, 93, of Oak Hill, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Berger Health System in Circleville, Ohio.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
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