OBITUARIES

West Virginia Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Danville, Hamlin and West Hamlin areas

Vernon Williams Jr.

Vernon Williams Jr.

May 31, 2018

Vernon Williams Jr., 70, of Six Mile, Danville, WV passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018.He was born August 25, 1948 and was a son of the late Vernon and Louise Williams. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Danny Williams.He was a Navy veteran and a retired coalminer from Patriot Coal Company.He is survived by his son, Jeremy...

Sharon Marie Welch

Sharon Marie Welch

May 29, 2018

Sharon Marie Welch, age 68 passed away on Tuesday May 29th 2018 at her mother’s house in Concord, North Carolina. Sharon was born in Madison, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Dewey and Mildred Welch. Her father preceded her death. Survived by mother Mildred Welch, daughter and son-in law Stephanie and Jonathan Raymond, Grandson Brock Delaney and Granddaughter Sydney...

Kenneth Darrell Hale

Kenneth Darrell Hale

May 28, 2018

Kenneth Darrell Hale, 81, of Racine, WV was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 28, 2018, following a long illness, where he was welcomed with open arms by a loving wife of 55 years and a host of family and friends that have went Home before him.Kenneth was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather...

Angeline Green Workman

Angeline Green Workman

May 28, 2018

Angeline Green Workman, 89, of Six Mile, Danville, WV passed away May 28, 2018.She was born August 18, 1928 and was a daughter of the late James and Barbara Green. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Leo F. Workman; brother, James L. Green Jr.; and sisters, Natalie Green and Eleanor Meadows.She is...

Ardala Miller

Ardala Miller

May 22, 2018

Ardala Miller, age 80, of Madison, departed this life Tuesday, May 22, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at the Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born March 7, 1938, in Bald Knob, WV, to her much-loved parents, William H. “Pete” Price and Myrtle (Peters) Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Kenneth Glen Smith

Kenneth Glen Smith

May 12, 2018

Kenneth Glen Smith, 63 of Branchland died Saturday May 12, 2018 at home. He was born August 22, 1954 a son of the late Junior Lee and Nancy Clark Smith. He was also preceded in death by a brother Tommy Smith. He was a truck driver for Weatherall and a member of Four Mile United Baptist Log Church.He is survived...

Steve Dwayne Young

Steve Dwayne Young

May 11, 2018

Steve Dwayne Young 56 of Gordon, WV passed away May 11, 2018, at Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison.He was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his dad; Jerry and Peggy Young of Mt. Pleasant, TX., niece; Lindsay Marie Lavender of Slidell, TX, grandmother; Bessie Huey of TX and stepsister; Dawn of Texas.He is survived by his wife; Amy...

Alice Kathryn Johnson

Alice Kathryn Johnson

May 8, 2018

Alice Kathryn ”AK” Reynolds Johnson, 87, of Hamlin, WV gained her heavenly wings on May 8, 2018 at the Lincoln Nursing Home and Rehab with her son Keith holding her hand. She was born in Hamlin, WV on July 18, 1930. She was the daughter of the late William Henry “Bud” and Angeline Meade Reynolds. She was also preceded in...

Kevin Dale Browning

Kevin Dale Browning

May 7, 2018

Kevin Dale Browning, 46, of Wharton, WV passed away at home surrounded by family on May 7, 2018 after a long battle with colon cancer. He was born in Madison, WV on April 3, 1972 to the late Roger Browning and Betty Harris. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Phillip Sr. and Athylene...

Wayne Allen Prichard

Wayne Allen Prichard

May 7, 2018

Wayne Allen Prichard, 40, of Griffithsville, WV died Monday May 7, 2018. He was born September 2, 1977 a son of Thomas Prichard and the late Charlene Meade Prichard. He was a truck driver for W B Logistics. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Lovejoy Prichard; sons Dewayne Prichard, and Zachary Michael Dancy; daughters, Kelissa Prichard, Brianna Marie...

Betty Jane (Cochran) Skidmore

Betty Jane (Cochran) Skidmore

May 5, 2018

Betty Jane Cochran Skidmore, 89, of Madison, WV passed away peacefully May 5, 2018. She was born September 10, 1928 in Diana, WV to the late Robert and Bertha Carpenter Cochran of Webster Springs, WV.She worked as a hairdresser briefly after graduating Webster High School. Her remaining years were spent as a loving mother and homemaker. She was a 50...

Ethel Ann Gunnoe

Ethel Ann Gunnoe

May 5, 2018

Ethel Ann Gunnoe, 64, of Gordon, WV passed away May 5, 2018.She was born September 11, 1953 in Madison, WV to the late Arnie and Ova Ethel Gunnoe. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Zoie Grace Burns. She was a member of Bigson Church.She is survived by children, William Lee Burns of Gordon, WV, Dennie Leon Burns...

Craig Stephen Price

Craig Stephen Price

May 4, 2018

Craig Stephen Price, 52 of Spurlockville, WV passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. He was born June 3, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of Clyde and Gearldene Price.He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Price; sister, Vicki Price; and grandparents, Herbert and Arizona Price and Theron and Beulah Greene.He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Persian...

Joan  C Meade

Joan C Meade

May 3, 2018

Joan C. Meade 82 of Danville, WV passed away May 3, 2018 at Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison,WV. She was a homemaker. She was survived by her children; Willard Wilson and Joyce Welch of Harts and Martha Gardner of Elkins, WV. At her request there will be no service.

Arthur "Cookie" Cook

Arthur "Cookie" Cook

May 1, 2018

Arthur "Cookie" Cook, 83, of Logan, WV formerly of Madison, WV passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, WV.He was born February 2, 1935 to the late Palmer and Mona Cook. For the past 16 years he lived at Trinity Nursing Home, Logan, WV.He is survived by his sister, Lorraine Cook Butcher of Chapmanville, WV; nephew,...

Sandra Ellen Agosti

Sandra Ellen Agosti

May 1, 2018

Sandra Ellen Agosti, 68, of Van, WV went home to be with the Lord on May 1st, 2018. She was born May 29th, 1949 in Madison, WV to the late Alva and and Vivian Workman. Sandra was a loving wife of 40 years and a devoted mother. She was a 1967 graduate of Van High school. As a member of...

Hershel H.  Hoover

Hershel H. Hoover

Apr 29, 2018

Hershel H. Hoover of Emmons WV passed away on April 29, 2018.The son of Russell D. Hoover and Cleo G. Hoover, he was raised at Nellis. He entered the United States Army, A veteran of World War II, from 1942 -1944, he was wounded and received the Purple Heart, he served his country well as he did his Lord and...

Edgar Harold Miller, Sr.

Edgar Harold Miller, Sr.

Apr 27, 2018

Edgar Harold Miller, Sr., 74, of Morrisvale departed this earthly world, peacefully, Friday April 27, 2018 at his home surrounded by family after a long illness.He was known to everyone as “Big Ed” throughout his lifetime. He graduated from Scott High School in 1964 and left for Indiana to start his place in the workforce. He married his high school...

Caleb Ryan Ray

Caleb Ryan Ray

Apr 26, 2018

Caleb Ryan Ray, 8 years old, of Ranger, West Virginia, passed away suddenly on April 26th, 2018 while playing soccer with his friends. He was born September 23, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. He was a 2nd grade student at Ranger Elementary. He possessed a kind, compassionate, and loving soul, and wanted to help everyone in need....

John Dillard Epling

John Dillard Epling

Apr 25, 2018

John Dillard Epling, 77, of Cowpens, South Carolina, formerly of Madison, West Virginia, peacefully departed this life on April 25, 2018, at the Spartanburg Hospice House after a struggle with cancer.John was born on October 22, 1940, in Jeffrey, West Virginia, to the late Arnett Epling and Margaret Dillard Epling. He graduated from Scott High School with the class of...