Obituaries

Jun 19, 2019

Norma Ellis, 97 of Huntington, WV passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Jerry Stickler officiating. Burial will follow in Crook Chapel Cemetery. She was born October 15, 1921 in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late Watt and Marie Bryant...

Jun 17, 2019

Eleanor Mae Shaw, 88 entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 17, 2019 with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Ronald W. and Lottie Dickey Berry. She was married to the love of her life, Josh Edward Shaw who preceded her in death in 1995. She was also preceded in death by a...

Jun 13, 2019

Katherine Jean Smallridge, 86, of Barboursville, WV went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at River Cities Community Church with Pastor Larry Greene officiating. Burial will follow at Culloden Cemetery, Culloden, WV. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

May 31, 2019

Donald Bruce "Umpie" Cobb 83 of Huntington, WV passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor James Jobe and Pastor Colton O'Brien officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.  He was born July 22, 1935 in Huntington, WV...

May 29, 2019

Dorothy L. Smith 98 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Steve Willis and Pastor Larry Greene officiating. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...

May 27, 2019

Betty Jo Patton, 92, passed away May 27, 2019 at The Wyngate in Barboursville, WV. Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Beard Mortuary in Huntington, WV by her nephew, Dr. J. Steven Tardy. The burial will be held at Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington, WV. Betty Patton was born February 14, 1927...

May 23, 2019

Gloria Jean Smallridge Nichols 84 of Forest City, NC formerly of Milford, MA and Huntington, WV went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Fred Ramey officiating. Entombment will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park....

May 23, 2019

Norma Jean Beckner, 84 of Culloden, WV passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. David Lemming officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. She was born November 25, 1934 in Hinton, WV the daughter of the late Dorse and Ella...

May 18, 2019

Mary Margaret Swavely, 89, of Huntington, WV went to be with her Lord on May 18, 2019 at Woodlands Retirement Community. She was born October 8, 1929 in South Charleston, WV the daughter of the late Roy F. Maynor, Sr. and Essie Ann Watson Maynor. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband of 52 years,...

May 16, 2019

Dr. Bernard Queen of Huntington, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Eric Porterfield officiating. Private entombment will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends after 2:00 p.m. prior to the...

May 13, 2019

James Richard Castleberry, 87, of Proctorville, OH, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at his residence. James was born May 9, 1932, Huntington, WV to the late Levy Henry Castleberry and Sarah "Ruth" Brumfield Castleberry. He retired with 29 years of service with the Huntington Fire Department. He also worked for Sears Small Engine Repair for several years....

May 3, 2019

Teresa Rose Burns, 90 of Huntington, WV passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Madison Park Healthcare. Funeral Liturgy will be held on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Msgr. Dean Borgmeyer officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. She was born January 17, 1929 in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late...

May 2, 2019

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Patricia Burks Hyre, passed away at home on May 2, 2019, following a long illness. Born on December 31, 1931, she was the daughter of Letha Mills Burks Davis and Clifford Oakley Burks, both of whom pre-deceased her, her father when she was only four. Her younger brother, Clifford Oakley Burks, Junior,...

Apr 26, 2019

Roslyn Faith Foster, 81 of Huntington, WV passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Huntington Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Philip Foster officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. She was born April...

Apr 18, 2019

Norma J. (Seay) Gray, 89, of Huntington passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Born on July 6, 1929, Norma was the daughter of the late Letcher and Ada Cook Seay.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Gray, sisters Thelma Seay and Kathleen Seay Linn, and brothers Maurice Seay, Stanley Seay,...

Apr 13, 2019

Jack Clark Eblin, 82, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at St. Mary's Medical Center after a brief illness.

Jack was born December 13, 1936, in Huntington, WV to parents Leonard and Evelyn Eblin. He was married to Judy Stewart Eblin for 62 years after a seven-year courtship that began at the age...

Apr 13, 2019

On Saturday April 13, 2019 The Honorable John Ray Rice, Sr Magistrate, Cabell County presided over his last Court, surrounded by his family, who he leaves behind as credible proof and witness to his incredible life. He was 84 years old. He was born April 3, 1935. A son of the late John B. and Hester Ann (Mills) Rice....

Mar 30, 2019

Stuart Blakely Harris, 89 of Huntington, WV passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Eric Porterfield officiating. The family will receive friends after 1:00 p.m. He was born February 18, 1930 in Richmond, VA, the son of the late...

Mar 29, 2019

John Kenneth O'Hare, 68 of Cross Lanes, WV passed away on Monday, March 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born September 14, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of the late John Kenneth O'Hare, Jr. and Patricia Louden O'Hare. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Jeffrey O'Hare. He was...

Mar 25, 2019

Catherine Collins Cornell, 95 of Ona, WV, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Troy Nicely officiating. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends after 12:00 p.m. (noon). She was born...