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Rodger A. Blake, MD, age 60, of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 11, 2021, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 16, at 1:00 p.m. at Lewis Memorial Baptist Church with Pastors David Lemming and Tim Yates officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the church. Rodger was born October 29, 1960, in Pequannock, NJ, and was the son of the late Neal and Barbara Pelchar Blake. In addition to...

Patsy Ruth Brangham, Born August 29, 1933 in Huntington WV. She Married James Waldie Brangham and has two Daughters Cathe (Don) Tenorio and Candi (David) Elm.  She has 5 Grandchildren, Donny (Reyna), Jamie, Ryan, Corey, and Sydney, and two Great Grandchildren Levi and Luca.  Patsy resided in Indio, Ca, and is preceded in death by her husband James, and Sister Joyce Wallace. She is survived by her siblings Shirley Lafon, Gary Saunders, and Larry Saunders.  Funeral...

    On Saturday, September 25, 2021, Ashlie Dawn Evans, 40, of Proctorville, Ohio passed from the arms of her loving family to the arms of her loving God. And as she passed, she took a piece of each of our hearts with her. She was born October 8, 1980 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of Larry David Evans Jr. and Sheryl Ann Dolen Evans. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Barbara”Gran”Poston and Larry “Pawpaw”Evans and her maternal...

Swanson G. “Robbie” Roberts, 95 years young, passed away on September 21, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Amy Hope Douthat Roberts for over 69 years. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Roberts Copley of Huntington and Stephen G. Roberts (Anne) of Charleston, WV; five granddaughters, Kathryn “Rynnie” Ross Cotter (Scott) of Bethesda, MD, Katelyn Copley Duncan (Donald) of Huntington and Elizabeth “Callie” Roberts House, Kathryn Casto...

Tuesday Rayne Shannon, 18 months old, of Nitro, WV. Was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 19, 2021. The family will celebrate the life of Tuesday on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Beard Mortuary. The family will receive friends after 10:30 a.m. She was the beloved daughter of Roderick Shannon of Beckley, WV and Montana Marks of Huntington, WV. She is survived by three siblings, Dominique Shannon, Addison Marks and Maya Shannon all of West Virginia; two loving grandparents,...

 Elizabeth Jane Beard Tyree, 99 Went to be with our Lord on Thursday September 16 2021, She died peacefully at her home at the Woodlands where she had been a resident for the last 11 years. Jane was the daughter of the late Gilbert N. and Fern Whitehead Beard. She graduated from South Point HS where she was a majorette on the first squad the school had she then graduated with the class of 1951. She then attended Marshall University where she graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor degree in...

Rachael Lucille Fowler 53 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was born February 16, 1968, in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late, John Quincey and Montella Hope Tate Fowler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sally Hanif and brothers, Richard Hudson Dotson and Arthur Lee Tate She is survived by her siblings, Darlene M. Adams of East Lynn, WV; Nancy Marie Cunningham of Santa Barbara, CA; Charlotte...

Kathleen Joan Maynard, 85, of Huntington, West Virginia, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on September 15, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 29, 1936 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to the late Denis & Ann (Nairn) McGinity. Kathy is preceded in death by her former husbands, Daniel T. Maynard of thirty-three years and Jimmie D. Akers, the father of her two children, of fifteen years. Kathy will also be reunited in death with her sisters, Ethel Mudd and Maureen...

James Richard “Rick” Holt Jr. 70 of Huntington, WV passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Sept 15th at 1:00 PM at Beard Mortuary with Father Mark Goldman officiating. Entombment and Military rites will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at Beard Mortuary.  He was born April 29, 1951, in Rainelle, WV. Son of the late James Richard and Jeanette Nutter Holt. Rick had many...

Gwendolyn Sue Poston, 83 of Huntington, WV passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor David Smith and Pastor Noah Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. She was born May 2, 1938, in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late Gaut and Goldie Murphy Blake. In addition to her...