Obituaries

Nov 30, 2022

Corinne Angele "Cokey" Muth 81 of Barboursville, WV passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, July 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church with Fr. Tijo George Officiating.  The family will receive friends on Friday, July 14th at Beard Mortuary from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Our community lost...

Nov 30, 2022

Carolyn Smith of Huntington, WV, passed away on November 30, 2022.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Campus Christian Center at Marshall University. The family will greet and visit with friends following the service. She was born April 14, 1946, in Charleston, WV the daughter of the late George and Mary...

Nov 29, 2022

Terry Lee Shy, 79 of Huntington, WV passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his home.  He was born November 27, 1943 at Huntington, WV, a son of the late Jack and Hilda Whittle Shy.  Terry was a graduate of the University of Indiana and retired as a teacher and track coach, having taught and coached in Tennessee, Florida,...

Nov 27, 2022

Richard Baumgardner Jr. 93, of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, November 27, 2022. He was born June 6, 1929, in Huntington the son of the late Richard Baumgardner Sr. and Lucy Dunkle Baumgardner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a very special grandson, Luke Simon and a brother, Willard...

Nov 20, 2022

Leta Gaye White, 66 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Services will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. The family will receive friends from noon until service time. She was born March 1, 1956 at Richlands, VA. Leta was retired from the Cabell...

Nov 17, 2022

Jeffrey Allen Evans, Sr. 61, of Lesage, WV passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV.  He was born February 18, 1961 in Huntington, the son of the late James William Evans, Sr. and Grace Elizabeth Moore Evans.  In addition to his parents, Jeffrey was preceded in death by one brother, Wesley...

Nov 14, 2022

James Thomas Roberts, Sr. 89, of Huntington, WV passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV.  Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2022 at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Andy Magnusson officiating.  Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.  He was born January 20, 1933 at Kenova, WV,...

Nov 8, 2022

Janet Gail Pruitt, 83 of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. Burial will follow in Enon Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time. She was born August 21, 1939, in Huntington, the daughter of...

Nov 4, 2022

Marcia Karen Stone, 72, of Huntington, WV formerly of Madison, AL passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington.  She was born March 13, 1950, a daughter of the late Clyde and Charlotte Jordan Workman.  Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer Marshall and husband Richard of Alexandria, VA; one son, Marc Stone of Madison, AL; one sister,...

Oct 30, 2022

Opal Maynard Blake of South Point, OH, passed away Sunday, October 30th, 2022, at the age of 88.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. D.L. Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. The family will receive friends after 11:00 a.m. until...

Oct 22, 2022

Charles Weybrecht Peoples, Jr. "Brecht" passed away on October 22, 2022  He was born on January 9, 1947 in Huntington, W.V. to Charles Weybrecht Peoples, Sr. and Althea (Shank) Peoples.

Brecht was preceded in death by his parents, his nephew, Jace Krieger, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Paul and Margaret Noe.

He is survived by...

Oct 16, 2022

Arbutus June "Boots" Neff Surbaugh, 98 of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at the Village at Riverview. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Steve Hinkle officiating. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...

Oct 7, 2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Virginia Mae (Gartin) Bechdolt, fondly known as Memee, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She passed away peacefully at home at the age of 95 years old on October 7, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones after a long life filled with love and family. She was born on April 14, 1927, in...

Oct 6, 2022

Roger Allen Pauley, 74 of Chesapeake, Ohio passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his home.  Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, WV with Rev. Roger Adams officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Memorial Park, Ona, WV with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 93.  He was...

Oct 6, 2022

Our beloved Donna Louise Erwin, 77, of Huntington passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022. She was born May 31, 1945 in Pikeville, KY, a daughter of the late Oren and Sylvia Hall Browning. She was raised in Naugatuck, WV and later moved to Huntington, WV to attend Marshall University as a Dietetics Major. It is there that she met...

Sep 18, 2022

Barbara Brown Lett, who loved being the Nana of eight grandchildren and a friend to all, departed her loving family on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

She was born in Middletown, OH, on August 2, 1944, to Laura Virginia Faulks Brown and Joseph Rainard Brown.

Barbara was the wife of Walter "Pineapple" Lett, mother to Laura...

Sep 5, 2022

Norma Christine Wilburn, 83, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. She was born September 16, 1938, in Vulcan, WV daughter of the late Clifford L. and Mildred Bennett Estep. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George E. Wilburn, a son Robert E. Casebolt, II, grandson, Robert...

Sep 4, 2022

David Vernon Reynolds, 69 of Lesage, WV went to be with our Lord and Savior in Heaven. Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Edwin S. Harper and Pastor Gordon Rutherford officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. The family...

Sep 4, 2022

Virginia Holley Sims, 82 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Harbour Health Care of Ironton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Elmer Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends after 12:00 p.m. She was born May 19, 1940,...

Aug 27, 2022

Avonna Harper Watson, 79 of Barboursville, WV passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was born September 14, 1942, in Huntington, the daughter of the late Dan and Mildred Withers Harper of Willoughby, OH. She Graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing and Marshall University. She was employed by St. Mary' s Hospital and the Cabell County Board...