OBITUARIES

West Virginia Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Danville, Hamlin and West Hamlin areas

Hazel Irene McClellan

Hazel Irene McClellan

May 7, 2020

Hazel Irene McClellan, 96, of West Hamlin, W.Va., passed peacefully at home on May 7, 2020. She was born November 17, 1923 in Lincoln Co., W.Va., a daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Ann McClellan. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Cebert, Ernest, Robert, Jerrell; and four sisters, Vera, Verla, Kate and Edna. She is survived...

Stephen Pauley

Stephen Pauley

May 7, 2020

Stephen Leslie Pauley, 71, of Foster, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 from injuries sustained from an accidental fall doing what he loves best, “playing in the woods.” He was born on October 4, 1948, the son of late Leslie and Iretha Pauley of Chelyan, WV. Steve is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, M. Sue...

Debbie Lynn Price

Debbie Lynn Price

May 6, 2020

Debbie Lynn Price, 64, of Foster went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2020 after a battle with cancer. She was born in New York on August 26, 1955.Debbie was preceded in death by her mother Juanita Stiles and her beloved son Jason Price. She was a graduate of Scott High School, class of 1973 and a thirty-year...

David Wayne Price

David Wayne Price

May 4, 2020

David Wayne Price 46 of Wharton WV passed away May 4, 2020 at home.He was a coal mine foreman and was preceded in death by his mother Shirleen Cook Price.He is survived by his wife Amanda; children, Christopher, Keavi, and Johnathan; father, Mannie Price; brothers, Michael Price and Chad Carpenter; uncles, Ritchie Price and Scott Kuhn; cousin like a sister,...

Frederick David "Doug" Gillispie

Frederick David "Doug" Gillispie

May 3, 2020

Frederick David "Doug" Gillispie, 81, of Julian, WV passed away May 3, 2020 at home. He was preceded in death by parents Hayward and Norma Gillispie and brother Robert Gillispie. He is survived by his children and grandchildren, Todd (Michelle) and David Gillispie, Chad (Kim) and Zachary Gillispie ( great-granddaughter Tatum Gillispie), and Tiffany (Tim) Elijah and Dylan Price, all...

Larry Sebert Ballard

Larry Sebert Ballard

May 3, 2020

Larry Sebert Ballard, 77, of Madison passed away May 3, 2020 at CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston, WV.He was born May 26, 1942 in Madison, WV, a son of the late Sebert and Edrie Elkins Ballard. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Michele Ballard-Shreve.He was a retired bus driver for Boone County Board of Education with 37...

Michael Edward Ball

Michael Edward Ball

May 3, 2020

Michael Edward Ball 50 of Jeffrey, WV passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2020 at his residence with his family.Michael was born on April 12, 1970 to Terry and Brenda Ball in Madison, WV. After graduating from Scott High School in 1988, he went on to study education at Marshall University. He worked at Lowes in Charleston during college, Long...

Stephanie Renee Vance

Stephanie Renee Vance

May 1, 2020

Stephanie Renee Vance of Griffithsville, WV passed away May I, 2020 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital at the age of 28 years, 4 months and 2 days. She is the daughter Lora Stapleton and Alex Vance, step-daughter of Doug Miller.Additional survivors include her two most precious blessings from heaven, Jocelyn Sue Pritchard and Jayce Riley Pritchard; the father of her children, Jason...

Harrison Allen Gillman

Harrison Allen Gillman

Apr 28, 2020

Harrison Allen Gillman, 53, of Danville passed away April 28, 2020. He was born August 9, 1966, a son of the late Harrison and Blanche Browning Gillman.He is survived by two daughters, Jessica Gillman and Alicia Miller Mayes; brothers, Franklin Miller and Timmy Gillman; three grandchildren, Ben Poindexter, Grayson Mayes, and Nathan Mayes; sister Delma Flint of Houston, TexasA private...

Sharon June Weaver

Sharon June Weaver

Apr 28, 2020

Sharon June Weaver, 73, of Madison, WV passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic.Sharon was born to Violette Lewis Greene and Lawrence Greene on June 18, 1946. She married her high school sweetheart Roger Weaver on June 2, 1966. They owned and operated Weaver Auto Supply Inc. for 30 years. Prior to that she was employed...

Shirley Dale Reed Roberts

Shirley Dale Reed Roberts

Apr 28, 2020

Shirley “Ma Maw” Dale Reed Roberts 91, of Hamlin, WV passed away into her eternal rest on Tuesday April 28, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on November 1, 1928 in Morrisvale, WV a daughter of the late Dudley Reed; the late Florence Peyton Burns; and the granddaughter of the late Oneada Peyton who raised her from...

Barbara Lou Barker

Barbara Lou Barker

Apr 25, 2020

Barbara Lou Barker, 81, of Ashford WV passed away April 25, 2020. She was born Barbara Lou Buzzard on October 5, 1938.She loved to read, work puzzles, and cook to keep her family fed. Her favorite show was Andy Griffith.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde H. Adkins and second husband Delmas E. Barker.She is survived by...

Lou "Vernie" Porter

Lou "Vernie" Porter

Apr 25, 2020

Lou “Vernie” Porter 86 of Branchland, WV passed away Saturday April 25, 2020. She was born November 7, 1933 in Lawton Kentucky a daughter of the late Willard and Arlie Mae Crank Jeffrey. She had been a homemaker for 70 years and a long time member of Camp Branch United Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her loving...

Martin Luther Jones II

Martin Luther Jones II

Apr 23, 2020

Martin Luther Jones II, 77, of Madison, WV passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020.He was born November 7, 1942 in Madison, WV, son of the late Norman Lee and Nettie Pearl Jones.He was a veteran of the United States Army and a lifetime member of the Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 Madison, West Virginia. He was a retired truck driver.He...

Virginia Palmer Midkiff

Virginia Palmer Midkiff

Apr 23, 2020

Virginia Palmer-Midkiff, 78, of Van, WV departed this life on April 23rd, 2020 after losing her battle with Cancer. Virginia was born in Gordon, Boone, WV on March 3rd, 1942 to late Gladys Faye Pridemore and late John Henry Palmer. She was preceded in death by her mother Gladys Faye Price and father John Henry Palmer; son Ernie Wayne Workman...

Evelyn  A. Dotson

Evelyn A. Dotson

Apr 21, 2020

Evelyn Dotson, 81, of Danville, WV passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 after battling a long illness.She was born on September 28, 1938 to the late Hallie and Flora Dotson of Madison, WV. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Romie and Hazel Dotson, Ed and Wreathel Collins and Lee Sheets.She was a loving mother to her son...

Hans Erling

Hans Erling

Apr 17, 2020

Hans Erling Ness, 68, of West Hamlin passed away April 17, 2020 from natural causes at home. He was born October 19, 1951 in Norway. He served honorably in the Royal Norwegian Navy and a retired first engineer officer in the Merchant Marines. He has left behind daughters, Genesis Annalise Rosenow of Orlando, FL, Lynn Cecille Naess and Yvonne Naess,...

Margaret Beth Holstein

Margaret Beth Holstein

Apr 17, 2020

Margaret Beth Holstein, 65, of Daniels, WV passed away April 17, 2020.She was an amazing Christian lady and a member of Christian Faith Center Church. She touched many lives all over the world with her gentle, loving spirit and deep faith in God. She was a loving and faithful wife and a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She managed...

Barbara A. "Bobbie" Midkiff

Barbara A. "Bobbie" Midkiff

Apr 16, 2020

Barbara A (Bobbie) Midkiff, 78, of Branchland, WV gained her heavenly wings on Thursday, April 16, 2020 after a long illness. She was born November 10, 1941 to the late Clay and Eunia Smith of Midkiff, WV. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kyle Midkiff; her grandson, Robert Michael Ranoull; sister and brother-in-law, Delores and Larry McClellan;...

William Chapman "Bill" Thompson

William Chapman "Bill" Thompson

Apr 16, 2020

William Chapman “Bill” Thompson, 80, of Danville, West Virginia, passed away at his home while surrounded by his family and love on April 16, 2020. He was born November 26, 1939, in his parent’s home, also surrounded by love, on Lick Creek Road in Danville, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vella Pearl Hamrick Thompson, and...