Obituaries
Doris Young
Oct 31, 2017
Doris Anne Young, 60, of Cowen, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2017 at CAMC- Memorial Division in Charleston.
Born May 25, 1957, in Nicholas County, she was the daughter of the late Cladis and Opal (Starcher) Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, Howard Young and Pete Young; and brothers, Paul...
Thelma Wayne
Sep 26, 2017
Thelma G. Wayne age 75 of Cowen passed away September 26, 2017 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Thelma was born January 13, 1942 in Webster County and was the daughter of the late Orval G. and Rushie Jackson Crites. She was also preceded in death by her son, John David Crites; two brothers, Dencil Crites...
Sharrel Green
Sep 8, 2017
Sharrel Warren Green, 69 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, September 08, 2017 at WVU Hospitals Ruby Memorial. He was born February 14, 1948 in Richwood to Warren and Wanda Helen Woodall Green.
Sharrel is survived by several cousins and other extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Opal Cogar.
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Irven Mathes
Aug 31, 2017
Irven Mathes, 93 of Cowen passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born August 29, 1924 to Harvey and Cordy Woodring Mathes. He was a retired coal miner and farmer and was a very loving and giving father and grandfather. He was an independent person and spent several years taking care of...
Maggie Selman
Aug 24, 2017
Maggie Ellen (Jones) White Selman, 93, of Craigsville, passed away at her home Thursday, August 24, 2017.
Born March 5, 1924, in Dixie, WV, she was the daughter of the late Tolbert Adam and Myrtle Ivy (Nutter) Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry W. White, second husband,...
Doy Fowler
Jul 27, 2017
Doy Allen Fowler age 68 of Birch River passed away July 27, 2017 at home. Doy was born March 29, 1949 in Sutton and was the son of the late Earl and Gladys Boggs Fowler.
Doy was a member of the Boggs Walnut Grove Community Church, Birch River. He was a disabled coal miner; he loved to...
Christine White
Jul 14, 2017
Christine White, 45 of Craigsville passed away suddenly on Friday, July 14, 2017 as a result of an auto accident. She was born June 30, 1972 in Upland, PA to Herman S. and Patricia A. Miller Horton and lived the majority of her life in Nicholas County. She was a housekeeper for a commercial cleaning company and enjoyed writing...
Mary Williams
Jun 10, 2017
Mary Dianne Williams age 68 of Birch River passed away June 10, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Mary was born September 25, 1948 in Summerville, GA and was the daughter of the late William and Cora Maxine Lively Gamble.
Mary was a homemaker and loving mother to her three children. She was also a retired nursing supervisor....
Emma Jean Hall
May 28, 2017
Emma Jean Hall age 85 of Cowen passed away May 28, 2017 with her loving family by her side. She was born March 16, 1932 in Nicholas County and was the daughter of the late Garrett and Violet Skaggs Williams. Also preceding her in death were several brothers and sisters.
Emma Jean was a member of the...
Delmar Rowan
May 24, 2017
Delmar Friel Rowan, 94 of Cowen, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Louis A. Johnson Medical Center Extended Care Facility in Clarksburg.
Born August 9, 1922 in Buckhannon, Delmar was the son of the late Arthur and Susan Friel Rowan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Rita...
Robert Handschumacher
Mar 30, 2017
Robert G. “Bob” Handschumacher age 87 of Craigsville passed away March 30, 2017. Bob was born January 4, 1930 in Upperglade and was the son of Lawrence and Freda Crites Handschumacher. He is also preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Hoover Handschumacher; two brothers, Dana and Eldon Handschumacher and a sister Katherine Cutlip.
Bob was a...
Junior Sims
Mar 17, 2017
Junior Sims, 83, of Cowen passed away March 17, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown with his family by his side. Junior was born October 24, 1933 in Webster County and was the son of the late James Wesley and Virginia Malcomb Sims. Also preceding in death were his siblings, Lawrence Sims, Bernard Sims, Velva Runge and Georgia...
Eltha Bell
Mar 15, 2017
Eltha Haynes Gregory Bell, 87 of Cowen passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 11, 1930 in Webster County, the daughter of the late Alex and Clara Miller Gregory.
She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a great-great-grandmother. She was a homemaker and her passion was...
Ruth Gibbs
Mar 12, 2017
Ruth Maxine Adams Gibbs went home to Heaven on March 12, 2017. She was a beautiful Christian lady that loved the Lord. She was born August 15, 1930 in Bergoo and was the daughter of the late Ralph “Sox” and Phelma Blake Adams. Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Ralph, Edgel and Howard Adams and a sister...
Donald Bragg
Jan 12, 2017
Donald Lee Bragg, 67 of Tioga Road passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. He was born January 24, 1949 in Tioga to the late Alpha and Hilda Dempsey Bragg. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, searching for ginseng, and being outdoors.
Donald is survived by his brother Junior R. Bragg and several...
E. Zelda Lucky
Dec 16, 2016
E. Zelda Lucky, 87 of Cowen passed away at home on Friday, December 16, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born March 29, 1929 in Bergoo to Hoddy Ray and Mamie Cameron Higgins Hamrick and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and taking long walks when she was able. She loved to garden and piddle...
Beryl Rose
Dec 15, 2016
Beryl Max Rose age 92 of Erbacon passed away December 15, 2016. Beryl was born December 12, 1924 in Erbacon and was the son of the late Okey McKinley and Ora Olive Johns Rose. Also preceding him in death are two children, Gary Beryl Rose and Betty Ann “Sue” Knight and a brother Noah Rose.
Beryl was...
Rosetta Rapp
Dec 11, 2016
Rosetta (Richards) Rapp, 65, of Camden on Gauley, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. She was an herbalist and a nursing home attendant. Rosetta was always very health conscientious and whenever possible encouraged others to be. She worried about everyone, all of the time. She advocated living right and always encouraged others to...
Della Clay
Sep 29, 2016
Della Mae Clay, 72 of Camden on Gauley, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop. She was born July 30, 1944 in Camden on Gauley to Everett and Rosa King Meadows and was a homemaker. Also preceding her in death was her husband Filden Ray Clay; sisters Clare and Sadie Meadows; brother Alva Meadows. ...
Dorothea Robertson
Sep 26, 2016
Dorothea Lorraine Robertson age 71 of Cowen passed away September 26, 2016 at Summersville Medical Center. She was born November 9, 1944 in Centralia and was the daughter of the late William and Opal Malcomb Perrine.
Dorothea was a lifelong resident of Webster County, a 1962 graduate of Cowen High School and a 1969 graduate of Charleston...
