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Max Keith Beever

Max Keith Beever

Apr 29, 2021

Max Keith Beever, 95 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Private family funeral services will be held on Monday May 3, 2021 at 2:00 at Beard Mortuary with Minister Wayne Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. He was born March 22, 1926 in Huntington, WV the son...

Wilma Dorothy (Grahl)  Joyce

Wilma Dorothy (Grahl) Joyce

Apr 27, 2021

Wilma Dorothy Joyce 90 of Huntington, WV passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at 26th Street Baptist Church with Pastors Tim Arthur and Eric Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:00...

Joshua Kent Adkins

Joshua Kent Adkins

Apr 24, 2021

Joshua Kent Adkins 36 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rocky Meadows officiating. He was born September 6, 1984 in Huntington the son of Gregory Kent Adkins and Donna Triplett Johnson both of Huntington. He...

Teresa Ann Eakle

Teresa Ann Eakle

Apr 21, 2021

Teresa Ann Eakle, 74, of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 21, 2021.  A graveside service will be held for the family on Wednesday April 28, 2021.  She was born February 13, 1947, the daughter of the late Carl Hewlett and Edna Merz.  She was a former special education teacher for Cabell County Schools.  ...

Connie Jean (Johnson)  Ransbottom

Connie Jean (Johnson) Ransbottom

Apr 20, 2021

Connie Jean Ransbottom, 80 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00 a.m. She was born February 26, 1941 in Chesapeake, Ohio the daughter of the late,...

David Arthur Ballard

David Arthur Ballard

Apr 18, 2021

DAVID A. BALLARD, 70 of Huntington, W.Va., passed away on April 18, 2021. He was born on June 28, 1950, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Ballard Jr. David was preceded in death by his grandfather Carlos R. Ballard Sr. and his beloved son. Adam P. Ballard. Survivors include his loving wife Paula Jackson Ballard of 23...

Lola Sue (Patterson)  Harbour

Lola Sue (Patterson) Harbour

Apr 18, 2021

Lola Sue Harbour, 67 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1954 in Atlanta, GA the daughter of the late George and Katherine (Felter) Patterson. She was also preceded in death by a brother George Alan Patterson. She was a former Huntington Police Officer. She was...

Glenda Sharon Shannon

Glenda Sharon Shannon

Apr 6, 2021

Glenda Sharon Shannon, 77 of Lesage, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at Beard Mortuary at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor David Blake officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Family and friends may visit from 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. She...

Barbara Sue (Wyatt)  Beymer

Barbara Sue (Wyatt) Beymer

Mar 31, 2021

Barbara Sue Beymer, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at her home in Huntington, WV. She was born May 18, 1930 in Harrisonville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence Earl and Helen Elizabeth Combs Wyatt. Sue treasured time with her family and travel to Myrtle Beach to walk along the ocean. She was the central...

Mary Frances (Smallridge)  Dillon

Mary Frances (Smallridge) Dillon

Mar 31, 2021

Mary Frances "Francy" Smallridge Dillon, 73 of Huntington, WV passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Edwin Harper officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends after 11:30 a.m. She was born...

Harry Edward Sowards

Harry Edward Sowards

Mar 31, 2021

DR. HARRY EDWARD SOWARDS, Professor at Marshall University, passed from this life March 31, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center.  He was born October 1, 1931, on his grandparents' farm in Cabell County, WV.  His parents were Edward Leo Sowards and Anna Garnet Childers Sowards and step-father John Sowards. He was a 1950 graduate of Huntington East High School...

William Ray Underdonk

William Ray Underdonk

Mar 24, 2021

William Ray Underdonk, 86 of Huntington passed away March 24, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday March 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. Dean Borgmeyer officiating. Burial and military rites will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 10:00 a.m. at the church. Honorary...

Imogene (Stanley)  Fuller

Imogene (Stanley) Fuller

Mar 11, 2021

Imogene Fuller of Huntington WV passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Edwin S. Harper officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 12:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by...

William Herbert Adkins, Jr.

William Herbert Adkins, Jr.

Feb 28, 2021

William H. "Billy" Adkins, Jr., 67 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodmere Memorial Park with Pastor Lennie Romans officiating. He was born June 18, 1953 in Huntington, WV the son of the late William H. Adkins, Sr. and Dorothy Phillips...

Arthur Joseph Sortet

Arthur Joseph Sortet

Feb 11, 2021

Arthur Joseph "Joe" Sortet III, 80 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Dustin McCune officiating. Online streaming may be viewed on Beard Mortuary Facebook page. The family will receive...

Jimmie H. Reeves

Jimmie H. Reeves

Feb 8, 2021

Jimmie H. Reeves, 79 of Huntington, WV passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. A Celebration of Life Reception will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 11:00 – 12:00 at Beard Mortuary. He was born January 3, 1942 in Huntington the son of the late Harry Lee and Cora Esther Saunders Reeves. After graduating high school, Jim...

Gloria Wilhoit Harris

Gloria Wilhoit Harris

Feb 2, 2021

Gloria Wilhoit Harris, 89, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Woodland's Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Eric Porterfield officiating. Service will be livestreamed on Beard Mortuary Facebook page. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park. She was born July...

Charles"Chuck" Stephan Pletka

Charles"Chuck" Stephan Pletka

Jan 23, 2021

Charles "Chuck" Stephan Pletka 92, of Huntington, WV passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Wyngate at RiversEdge, Proctorville, OH. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church with Rev. Fr. Paul Yuenger officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 10:00...

Paul Edward Christian

Paul Edward Christian

Jan 16, 2021

Paul Edward Christian, 84 of Huntington, WV passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the VA Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral and Military Rites will be held on Friday at 12:00 p.m. at White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Pastor Bob Withers officiating. Entombment will follow. He was born July 23, 1936 in Wellston, Ohio the son of the...

Reba Gladys (Carrier)  Stone

Reba Gladys (Carrier) Stone

Jan 9, 2021

Reba Gladys Carrier Stone, loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, lately of N. Richland Hills, Texas moved peacefully and quietly in her sleep from this world into the gentle arms of the Lord during the late evening hours of January 9, 2021, at The Hills Nursing & Rehab Home in Decatur, TX. She was 96 years of age....

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