Obituaries

Apr 3, 2013

Dale Andrew Brown, 64, of Huntington, WV died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center.  He was born March 8, 1949 in Logan, WV, a son of the late Harold A. and Jacqueline Lusk Brown.  He is survived by the love of his life, Beverly Hurley Brown, whom he married April 22, 1967. Also surviving is his loving...

Mar 31, 2013

MARTHA BECKETT, 90, of Huntington, went to be with the Lord and her loved ones on Sunday March 31, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Larry Greene officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. She was born August 17, 1922 in Logan, WV a daughter of the late...

Mar 31, 2013

RUTH C. FISHER, 94 of Huntington, went to Heaven on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the Woodlands Retirement Community, where she lived for the past 16 years.   It was Ruth's wish to be cremated and a Graveside Memorial Service is being planned for Saturday, April 20th at Woodmere Cemetery. Ruth (fondly remembered as Mimi) was born November 28, 1918,...

Mar 29, 2013

REV. GAINES E. (BUDDY) SMITH went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 29, 2013. He was born on October 7, 1928, the son of the late Gaines A. and Catherine Childers Smith. He was a clinical associate for Prestera Transition Homes. He also served as former pastor of the Ceredo Christian Baptist Church and has served as...

Mar 29, 2013

Ethel Virginia Chafin, 72 of Huntington, WV, widow of Lafe C. Chafin passed away Friday March 29, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, WV. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Hubert Harvey officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. Ethel was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, former president...

Mar 26, 2013

THOMAS EDWARD PERDUE, 57, of Huntington, WV passed away on March 26, 2013 at home. Graveside services will be held on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at White Chapel Memorial Gardens with Reverend E.S. Harper officiating. Thomas was born on December 9, 1955 in Huntington, a son of the late Roy and Gladys Howerton Perdue. In addition to...

Mar 25, 2013

Curtis Elmer White, 95, formerly of Huntington, WV, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at William Childs Hospice House, Palm Bay, FL. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, with Reverend Stephen Berry and Reverend Mike Dillon officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Memorial Park, Milton, WV. Curtis was...

Mar 15, 2013

THOMAS "TOMMY" LOGAN ANDERSON, 84, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013, at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House. Thomas was born in Paris, KY on January 13, 1929, the son of the late William Ray and Ada Legg Anderson. He was a retired electrician for INCO, a member of the American Legion, and a 65 year member...

Mar 13, 2013

Roy Walter Everett, 80, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House. Roy was born in Huntington on July 18, 1932, the son of the late J. Roy and Violet Hensley Everett. He was educated in Huntington schools, was a graduate of Huntington East High School, and attended Marshall University. He served...

Mar 11, 2013

MARGARET A. (PEGGY) STEELE CARSON, has journeyed to her next life to join her God, Savior and other loved ones after 80 years here with us. Struggling with various health issues for many years, they became serious early this year, and she was taken home from Hospice House Sunday night, March 10, 2013. Peggy was a lifelong resident of the...

Mar 7, 2013

Services at a later date

Mar 5, 2013

Leroy Richmond, age 83 of Point Pleasant, WV formerly of Huntington, died Tuesday March 5, 2013 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Services will be held on Friday at 10:30 at Lakin Cemetery, Point Pleasant, WV. He is survived by his caregiver Kim Henry. Beard Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Mar 4, 2013

VIRGINIA CORSON RIGGALL died March 4, 2013, having embraced life fully throughout her 98 years as the center of a family that so dearly loved, admired and received inspiration from her great spirit.  Her path to Huntington began on April 27, 1914, in Creede, Colorado, and took her as a young girl to Florida.  As a young woman, she worked...

Mar 2, 2013

Feb 24, 2013

ELIZABETH MANN, 94 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born on September 5, 1918 in Huntington, a daughter of the late Lee and Ella Wolfe Mann. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Ora Mae Fulton, Fred Mann, Laura...

Feb 19, 2013

BONNIE ROSE STEPHENS, 87, of Proctorville, OH, widow of David Stephens, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born on March 17, 1925 in Mason County, WV, a daughter of the late Morgan and Myrtle Wallace Hogsett. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by...

Feb 15, 2013

Bill L. Dean, 83 of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Huntington, WV husband of Nina Williams Dean passed away on February 15, 2013. He was born July 8, 1929 in Huntington, WV. He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Lee Dean; brothers, Cecil and David and sister, Mary. Bill was a graduate of Marshall University, Partner in Taylor and...

Feb 15, 2013

VEVA JEAN ANDERSON, 80, of Huntington, widow of William R. Anderson, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born on September 2, 1932 in Huntington, a daughter of the late John and Josephine Phifer Robinson. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by brothers, John...

Feb 14, 2013

Feb 8, 2013

Wilma Melrose, 100 of Huntington, WV passed away at Kingsbrook Lifecare Center on Friday, February 8, 2013. She was born on August 11, 1912, a daughter of the late Walter Corydon and Nora (Holley) Melrose. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Willis Melrose; two sisters, Lorena (Bill) Seegmiller, Sarah (Gene) Mathews; and one nephew, Bill Seegmiller....