Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Jan 9, 2021

On the 9th day of January 2021, the gates of Heaven opened to welcome a wonderful husband, son, father, brother, uncle, and friend.  This is the day that Edward Clay Hedrick that all knew as "Bub" was called home. We love him truly, and rejoice in his victory, as much as we grieve his taking. On Tuesday, the 19th ...

Jan 6, 2021

Mildred Karen Wilson, 74, of Bear, Delaware passed away on Wednesday the 6th of January at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia following a long illness. She was born on January 2, 1946 in Matewan, West Virginia, the daughter of Eugene Warren Dean and Mildred Katherine (Kennedy) Dean. She was a graduate of Man High School, class of 1963. She...

Jan 5, 2021

Michael Wayne Webb, 54 of Huntington, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Chuck Smith officiating. The family will receive friends after 12:00 p.m. He was born November 28, 1966 in Hamilton, Ohio. He was preceded in...

Jan 1, 2021

William "Billy" McKinley Sites Jr., 82 of Chesapeake, OH, left his earthly home on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House. Graveside services will be held on Monday, January 4, at 1:00 p.m. at Rome Cemetery. Burial will follow.  He was born August 13, 1938 the son of the late William M. Sites Sr. and Lucretia...

Dec 30, 2020

Lois Jan Kahle Dickson, of Huntington, WV passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. John Minihan officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. Online live streaming on Beard Mortuary Facebook page. The family will receive friends...

Dec 29, 2020

Gail Lynn Holley, 68, of Huntington passed away suddenly on December 29, 2020. She was a caring wife, mom, granny, sister, aunt and friend. She left this world way too soon. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Bob Withers officiating. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial...

Dec 29, 2020

Barbara Anne Smith Everett, was born May 18, 1934, in Milton, WV, but was a lifelong resident of Huntington, WV. Graveside Services will be held Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 2:30 pm at Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday at Beard Mortuary from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. The daughter of the late J. Clifford and...

Dec 28, 2020

Charles Russell "Russ" Bayless, 91 of Barboursville, WV passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Beard Mortuary. Graveside Military services will be private for the family at Woodmere Memorial Park.  He was born in Huntington, WV, the son of the...

Dec 25, 2020

W. Eileen Bays, 96 of Huntington, WV passed away at home on Friday, December 25, 2020. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Thomas Belville officiating. Service will be live streamed on Beard Mortuary FaceBook live. The family will receive friends after 12:30 p.m. She was born July 7, 1924 in...

Dec 18, 2020

"What are you doing now?"

James Anthony "Shorty" Spitler 49 of Huntington, WV, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Chris Ruley officiating. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from noon to...