Loretta Wylene Weathers

Loretta Wylene (Nelson) Weathers passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Wylene was born in West Hamlin on July 4, 1952, to Inez Fay (Johnson) and Wilferd French Nelson. She grew up in Ranger, WV and attended Guyan Valley High School. She lived in Michigan for over 23 years before returning to her home state.

She is survived by three children: Frances Fay Weathers, Loretta Wylene Weathers and Ronnie Ray Weathers II and two grandchildren, Baylen Dougray Denne and Calan Riordan Denne. She was from a very large coal miner’s family of thirteen children. Her surviving sisters and brother are: Ada Guinn, Iris Sias, Sharon Trout, Andrea Smith and Dwight Nelson. She was preceded in death by five brothers: Jennings, Haskell, Kenneth, Larry and Vaughn and two baby sisters: Lanier and Bonnie.

If you wish to honor the memory of Wylene, the family suggests donations to care for her son Ronnie or to the American Heart Association.

A memorial will be held on Saturday, November 14th at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home at 6670 McClellan St, West Hamlin, WV with a viewing from 10:00-11:00 am and service at 11:00 am.