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Published: July 23, 2008 10:04 pm
Obituaries — July 24, 2008
Willa B. Cales
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Willa B. Cales of Melbourne, formerly of Hinton, died Monday evening, July 21, 2008, at her residence following a long illness.
Born at Thayer in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Earl and Sue Waldon Dillard Huddleston.
Willa was a member of the Sandstone Baptist Church, a former member of Hinton’s Silver Leaf Chapter No. 5 Order of the Eastern Star and was retired from the American Water Company in Hinton.
Preceded in death by her husband, Robert N. “Jake” Cales on Nov. 4, 1972; one grandson, Denvil Steve Fox; her son-in-law, Denvil Fox; two brothers, Fred Earl Huddleston Jr., and Warren Emery Huddleston and one sister, Edith Marie Coffman.
She is survived by her daughter, Gloria Fox of Melbourne, Fla.; a great granddaughter, Stephanie Louann Wallen of Gilbert, Ariz., and great-great grandchildren: Matthew, Katie and Emma Wallen; two nieces and one nephew also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Rylan Millette officiating. Burial will follow in Restwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from noon until service time on Friday at the funeral parlor. Condolences may be sent to the family at info@ronaldmeadowsfp.com
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Charles K. Church Sr.
RAINELLE — Charles K. Church Sr., 81, of Rainelle, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at his home following a short illness.
Born on Nov. 5, 1926, on Little Sewell Mountain in Greenbrier County, he was the last of the William Charles and Mavis Surbaugh Church family.
Mr. Church was retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. He served his country during World War II, the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict. His service spanned a 28 year period.
In addition to his proud time in the Air Force, he enjoyed working with his cattle. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Quinwood, Rainelle VFW Post 4484, the American Legion and the Berlin Airlift Veterans Organization.
In addition to his parents, one brother and two sisters, he was preceded in death by his son, Charles K. Church Jr. and his daughter, Gay Lynn Anderson.
Survivors include his stepson, Dennis Sisk of San Antonio, Texas; granddaughter, Carol Howlett of Holiday, Fla.; grandson, Tim Anderson of Amarillo, Texas; step grandson, Dustin Sisk of San Antonio; seven great-grandchildren, and longtime companion, Jo Ann O’Dell.
Service and entombment will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, in the Wallace Memorial Mausoleum at Clintonville with the Rev. Houston Boothe and the Rev. Billy Floyd officiating.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at the mausoleum.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.
Almeda Dixon
EASLEY, S.C. — Mrs. Almeda Toney Dixon, 64, of 533 Old Saluda Dam Road, Easley, formerly of Fayette, died July 21, 2008 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Dixon was born October 14, 1943 in Fayette, W.Va., to the late Leon Toney and Pauline Pemberton Toney.
She was educated in Fayette County, W.Va. schools. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Smith, and a brother, Leon Toney.
Surviving are her sons, Arnold Dean Jr. and wife Teresa of Liverpool, N.Y., and Delrio Dean and wife Michelle of Aurora, N.Y.; her daughters, Laura Haley and husband Shane of Easley, S.C., and Allison Sieburg and husband Chris of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Larry Toney and Cooper Toney, both of Tennessee, Clyde Toney of Oak Hill, W.Va., and Billy Toney of Virginia; a sister, Vermeda Snuffer of Oak Hill, W.Va.; and 10 grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date in upstate New York.
Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Service, 6010 White Horse Rd., Greenville, S.C.
Leonel ‘Pancho’ Jenkins
ITMANN — Leonel “Pancho” Jenkins, 33, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in a Beckley hospital.
Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.
Piney E. McBride
CHATSWORTH, Ill. — Piney E. McBride, 81, of Chatsworth, formerly of Onarga and Raleigh County, W.Va., passed away peacefully with her children and grandchildren by her side at 8:06 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2008, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, Ill.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Chatsworth with Rev. David Reynolds officiating. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. prior to services at the funeral home where memorials may be made to the family. Burial will be in Onarga Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
She was born April 19, 1927 in Besoco, Raleigh County, W.Va., a daughter of James and Mary (Burks) Hornsby. She attended local schools. She married Ira McBride July 14, 1946 in Sophia, W.Va. He preceded her in death in 1960.
She was a homemaker her entire life.
She enjoyed reading, puzzles, and watching her soaps. She loved to decorate for the holidays and having her family close to her.
She is survived by three daughters: Mary (Ronald) Harris of Chatsworth, Ellen (Tom) Hanlon of Crescent City, Ill., and Marie McBride of Chatsworth; three sons: Wayne (Janice) McBride of Alvin, Ill., Richard McBride of Chatsworth and Roger McBride of Chatsworth; eight granddaughters: Carol Harris of Onarga, Traci (Van) Valvis of Romeoville, Robin Smith of Elk Grove Village, Tammi (Jesus) Campos of Onarga, Tonya (Isidro) Avalos of Gilman, Paula (Effarin Avalos) Sutton of Onarga, Rebecca (Todd Muncaster) McBride of Georgetown; five grandsons: Joseph (Kasey Trammel) Harris of Gilman, Scott McBride of Alvin, Phillip Anglin of Sumner, Christopher McBride of Chatsworth, Dean Smith of Athens, GA; 19 Great-Grandchildren: Kassidy Harris, Mariah Wahls, Jessie Campos, Myya Campos, Christa Avalos, Nicholas Avalos, Addy Gaytan, Carmen Gaytan, Jazmine Avalos, Jennifer Avalos, Jayden Avalos, Leanna Muncaster, Austin Muncaster, Ashley Smith, Nicholas Valvis, Samantha Valvis, Tina Cox, Phillip Anglin Jr., and Matthew McBride; a sister: Polly McBride of Fireco, W.Va., and a special friend Teresa Hoy.
Piney was preceded in death by her husband, parents, daughter Reva Smith, two grandsons: Kenneth McBride and Ronald Harris; a favorite son-in-law: Raymond Hoy, three sisters: Pearl, Opal and Myrtle Hornsby; four brothers: Oliver, Charlie, Thomas, and Basil Hornsby.
This obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at: www.martin-burkefuneralhome.com
Arrangements by Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Chatsworth, Ill.
Karen K. Mullins
Karen Kaye Jordon Blankenship Hughart Mullins, age 59, of Barboursville, W.Va., died Monday, July 21, 2008, at the St. Marys Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., following a short illness.
Born on Sept. 19, 1948, at Fayette County, W.Va., she was the daughter of Eula Cart Jordon of Martha, Ky. and the late Clarence Jordon Jr.
Karen was a disabled Registered Nurse, having last work at the Raleigh Center at Daniels.
She was a graduate of the Ashland Community College in Ashland, Ky. She had made her home in Barboursville for the past two years and was of the Baptist faith.
Karen was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Ann Davis.
Surviving are her children: Jessie Lee Blankenship and wife, Syonia of Ravencliff, William Clarence Blankenship and wife, Donna of Glen Rogers, Kathryn Humphrey and husband, Norman of Willow Wood, Ohio, Carlos Howard Blankenship of Barboursville and Amanda Saunders and husband, Jack of Kenova, W.Va.; a step son, Marshall Lee Hughart and wife, Lisa of South Point, Ohio; brothers, Timothy Jordon of Martha, Ky., and Gary Dale George of Crab Orchard; sisters, Mary Kathryn Fain of Lester, Tina McClung of Ohio, Barbara Davis of Saxon, Willa Jordon of Lester, and Susie Keeton of Martha, Ky.; 16 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley with the Rev. Dale Birchfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Jordon Cemetery at Lester.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry.net
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Jo Ann Calfee Stanton
Jo Ann Calfee Stanton, 56, of Primrose Lane, Beckley, left this world Tuesday, July 22, 2008, as the result of a second battle with cancer.
She died at home, after spending her final days with family, close friends and the Hospice nurses whose care comforted her.
Born Dec. 6, 1951, at Beckley, she was the daughter of Vernice Maxine Cole Calfee (now Lilly) and the late Hershal Robert Calfee.
Jo Ann was the director of the Doug and Lucy Bowers Hospice House, operated by Hospice of Southern West Virginia. As such, she oversaw a staff of dedicated nurses who provided comfort to those for whom death was imminent. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring of 2007, fought it and was victorious by the end of that year. Sadly, the disease had returned by June of 2008 and spread rapidly throughout her body.
Jo Ann devoted her adult life to the care of others, having received her registered nurse certification from Saint Mary’s School of Nursing in Huntington in 1972. She went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bellarmine College in Kentucky and worked in a variety of health care settings.
Among them were a Chicago emergency room, the Beckley VA Medical Center and Raleigh General Hospital, where she eventually worked her way up to vice president-chief nursing executive. Before joining the hospice team, she worked as a health care consultant for Charleston-based McKenna and Associates, which afforded her the opportunity to travel throughout the country and abroad while providing hospitals with advice and education necessary to comply with national standards.
Her nursing career led to friendships with some of the same nurses who would care for her when she found herself in the same predicament as those she served during her short career with Hospice of Southern West Virginia.
Outside of work, Jo Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and companion who enjoyed spending time with close friends, fishing, reading, camping, trips to the beach, and singing alto in the choir at United Methodist Temple, where she was a member.
Other than her father, she was preceded in death by a half-brother, Hershal Robert Calfee Jr.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 33 years, William David Stanton, of Beckley; two daughters, Audrey Jo Stanton Smith and her husband, Jarrod, of Beckley, and Rebecca Ann Mann and her husband, Geoff, of Richmond, Va.; two grandsons, Jon David Schwitzerlette of Beckley, and Jackson Wilde Mann of Richmond, Va.; a third grandchild due to Rebecca in October; her mother, Vernice Maxine Lilly of Hilltop; two sisters, Julia Robinson of Lebanon, Tenn., and Janet R. Warden and her husband, Homer A., of Stanaford; her mother-in-law, Alice Virginia Stanton; brother-in-law James Jeffrey Stanton; nieces Jane Spruill and her husband, Rick, and Sarah Robinson, all of Lebanon, Tenn., and Cassie Stanton of South Carolina; nephews Josh Robinson of Blacksburg, Va., Robert and Alan Warden of Beckley, and Stephen Stanton of South Carolina; two great nephews, Michael Eds and Will Spruill of Tennessee; several close friends she considered as dear as family; and a faithful little dog named Tippy.
Services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, at United Methodist Temple, Beckley, with Dr. Chuck Pullins officiating. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the church. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Doug and Lucy Bowers Hospice House, where Jo Ann helped to build a much needed service for those whose end-of-life care needs could not be met at home; or Hospice of Southern West Virginia, parent agency of the Bowers House and the organization that provided health care services to Jo Ann in her final weeks.
Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry.net
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapels, Beckley.
Thelma V. Todd
Thelma Virginia Richmond Todd, age 74, of Mabscott, departed this life on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at the Bowers Hospice House, following an extended illness.
Born July 16, 1934, in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Irene Adkins Richmond.
Mrs. Todd was a homemaker, a member of the “Senior Friends”, and the “Well I’ll Bee” groups, and a member of the New Salem Baptist Church in Abraham.
Thelma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, and was affectionately known as “Nanny”.
She was a dependable friend to all who knew her, always putting others needs before her own. Her kind, loving and helpful nature will be missed by all.
Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvin L. Todd; a brother and two sisters.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Beverly Sue Gray and her husband, John of Lester; a sister, Shirley Stephens and her husband, Joseph Galen of Beckley; a granddaughter, Jennifer Blankenship and her husband, Jerry of Lester; a grandson, Shane Snuffer and his wife, Kim of Beckley; great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the New Salem Baptist Church in Abraham, with the Rev. John Wesley Richmond officiating. Burial will follow in the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham.
Family and friends will be serving as pallbearers.
Friends may call on the family from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, and at the church one hour prior to the service.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry.net
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Lucy Bowers Hospice House, 454 Cranberry Dr., Beckley, W.Va. 25801.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel, Beckley.
Harry Kenneth Vint
LYNCO — Harry Kenneth Vint, 83, of Lynco, a native of Raleigh County, passed away Wednesday July 23, 2008 at the Bower Hospice House, Beckley.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Rev. Eddie B. Aliff Jr. officiating. Kenneth will be laid to rest in Raymond Cook Cemetery Lynco.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday July 24, 2008 at the funeral home.
E-mail letters of sympathy may be sent at www.staffordfamilyfuneralhome.com
The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco.
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