Obituaries

Dec 19, 2009

Glaudia G. Cox, 80, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009.  Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Peck's Mill, WV with the Rev. Ralph Reedy officiating.  She was born May 6, 1929 in Kistler, WV, a daughter of the late Scott and Effie Aliff Beckett.  She was also preceded...

Dec 17, 2009

Frances Stone, 78, of Huntington, widow of Charles Stone, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House in Huntington. Frances was born on November 12, 1931 a daughter to the late Otto and Hazel Taylor. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one sister, Jeanette Litton. She is survived...

Dec 14, 2009

Clifford "Ike" Effingham, 89 of Huntington, WV passed away on Monday December 14, 2009 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 PM at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Cinda Harkless officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. He was born February 25, 1920 in Huntington, a son of the late Ervin and Elizabeth Adkins Effingham....

Dec 11, 2009

Nellie Anne Thackston, 88 of Huntington, WV passed away on Friday December 11, 2009 at Emogene Dolin Hospice House. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Amy Sutherlun officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. She was born November 20, 1921 in Idaho a daughter of the late...

Dec 9, 2009

Ricky Paul Dunn, 53, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at St. Mary's Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born January 28, 1956 and was reborn in Christ as a teenager. He graduated from Barboursville High School and was a cosmetologist. He operated Rick's Hair Design and retired from JC Penny Salon. He...

Dec 3, 2009

Marty Lynn Burgess Wright, 53 of Huntington, WV died Thursday Dec. 3, 2009 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 1:00 PM at the Apostolic Life Cathedral with Rev. Edwin Harper officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. She was born Nov. 14, 1956 in Huntington, WV a daughter of the late...

Dec 1, 2009

George Robert "Bob" Trumbo Jr., 88, of Huntington passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Huntington. He was born on August 14, 1921 a son of the late George Sr. and Lydia Hayes Trumbo. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Carico Trumbo; one son, William Mark Trumbo and his wife Vickie of Huntington;...

Nov 25, 2009

Helen Meisel Cornett, 83, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Huntington passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mount Vernon, KY. She was born on November 28, 1925 in Huntington, WV a daughter to the late Alfred and Oakley Meisel. She was a 1943 graduate of St. Joseph's High School in Huntington, WV after which she...

Nov 24, 2009

Jerry Crawford,69, of Lesage passed away on November 24, 2009 at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House of Huntington. He is survived by two sons, Brian and Mark Crawford of Lesage and a host of other family and friends. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Fairview Ridge cemetery in Lesage.

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Nov 21, 2009

Nellie Frances King Hughes, 89, widow of Hurley L. Hughes went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Born December 21, 1919, Nellie was the youngest of the twelve children of the late Cora and William A. King of Martha, WV. Nellie was raised in a loving home and developed the traditional values of those who were...

Nov 14, 2009

Jean Meredith Elkins Dunkle, 83, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Heritage Center Nursing Home. She was born on March 30, 1926 in Huntington, WV a daughter to the late Seibert S. and Retha Myers Elkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon S. Dunkle. Mrs. Dunkle is survived by her children, Joyce Bartlett of Huntington,...

Nov 13, 2009

Joseph D. Beter 82 of Huntington, WV died Friday Nov. 13, 2009 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Fatima Church with Father Jim Sobus officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. He was born Oct. 13, 1927 in Huntington, WV a son of...

Nov 8, 2009

Irma I. Blankenship, 83, of Huntington, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2009 in King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY.  Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Ridgelawn Memorial Park Chapel, Huntington, where burial will follow.  She was born October 4, 1926 in Anna, IL, a daughter of the late John and Lydia Trees Haire. ...

Nov 5, 2009

Bedelia I. (Betty) Leep, born November 6, 1928, died November 5, 2009 at Midland Meadows Senior Living, Ona, WV. She was the widow of William F. Leep, Sr. and formerly resided in South Point, OH. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her father, William (Hart) Brown and her mother, Marie Eva Puckett and her stepfather,...

Oct 25, 2009

Lucille Nelson of Huntington, WV, wife of Lloyd Nelson, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus and Anna Paul; one twin sister, Louise Akers; and two brothers, Forest and Alfred Paul. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Judy Smith and her husband Bob of Cincinnati, OH...

Oct 19, 2009

Verna Jo Johnson, 73 of Crown City, OH passed away on Monday October 19, 2009 at St. Mary's Medical Center.  Services will be held on Thursday at 1:30 PM at Miller Cemetery, Miller, OH with Pastor Charles Turley officiating. She was born November 11, 1935 in Lawrence County, OH a daughter of the late Lawrence and Thelma Burrough Hanshaw. In...

Oct 13, 2009

Charles K. Via, 86, of Huntington passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Mildred Wingfield Via; three sisters; and three brothers. He is survived by two daughters, Karen Duke of Huntington, WV and Susan Scifres of Clearwater, FL; and one sister, Ruth (Elson) Marks of Houston, TX. Funeral services will be...

Oct 10, 2009

Margaret Elizabeth Clatworthy, 74 loving sister and aunt went home to be with the Lord on Saturday October 10, 2009.  Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 am at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Dr. Paul Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park. She was born November 5, 1934 in Kathryn, WV the daughter of the late...

Oct 3, 2009

Patrick M. Wheeler II, 14, of LeSage passed away on Saturday at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Patrick and Deborah Wheeler;  his paternal grandparents, Jack and Patty Wheeler of LeSage; his maternal grandparents, Bud and Carolyn Thompson of Ona; two sisters, Katie Hatfield of LeSage and Lauren Wheeler of Barboursville; aunt, Jackie Wheeler of Lesage and her...

Oct 2, 2009

Donald Chester Weed, 85, born July 17, 1924, in Huntington, West Virginia, died October 2, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.  Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Pastor Richard W. Poole officiating.  Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, OH.  He was the husband of Patricia Edmonds Keller Weed of Reynoldsburg,...