Obituary Listing

Jul 27, 2020

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Mary T. Bennett, age 80, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, WV following an extended illness. Born August 2, 1939 she was the daughter of the late James Orville and Callie Sparks Tomlison. Mary, known as "Aunt Sissy," to her...

Jul 14, 2020

ALTA, WV --- Billy Ray Nelson, age 74, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his son's residence in Princeton, WV. Born May 17, 1946 in Greenbrier County, WV, he was the son of the late Willis and Bertha Asbury Nelson. Billy was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He had worked as a coal miner...

Jul 11, 2020

WAYSIDE, WV --- Helen Mae Allen Houchins, 94, of Wayside, WV, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2020.

Helen was born in Wayside, WV, on March 17, 1926, to Ashby and Maude Gwinn Allen.  She grew up as the middle child of eleven.  She is preceded in death by her husband...

Jul 11, 2020

ALDERSON, WV --- Delores Gay Staten, age 61, of Alderson, WV passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. Born May 20, 1959 in Williamson, WV, she was the daughter of the late Evermont and Leona Browning Staten. Delores was a homemaker and had worked previously as a bar tender....

Jul 9, 2020

GREENVILLE, WV --- Otis Richard Pence, age 93, of 7332 Greenville Road, Greenville, WV 24945, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. His death was due to an accident burning a brush pile near his home.

Born June 21, 1927, he was the son of the...

Jul 8, 2020

Grandview, IN – Jessie Samuel South Jr., 64, of Grandview, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.  Jessie was born in Union, West Virginia on July 18, 1955 to Jessie Samuel South Sr. and Beulah (Lucas) South. He was preceded in death by his father, Jessie Samuel South...

Jun 30, 2020

ALDERSON, WV --- Wanda Marie Brooks Bradley, age 81, of Alderson, WV, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness. Born March 21, 1939 at Ft. Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Lillian Brooks. Wanda was a loving homemaker and she enjoyed her family dearly....

Jun 28, 2020

ALTA, WV --- Michael Allen Nelson, age 51, of Alta, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, WV. Born November 8, 1968 at Culpeper, VA, he was the son of Billy Ray Nelson of Alta, WV and Margaret Ottey Lancaster and her husband...

Apr 8, 2020

GULF BREEZE, FL --- Paul Dion Adams, age 65, of Gulf Breeze, FL, formerly of Union, WV, passed away April 8, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. Born July 31, 1954, he was the son of the late Robert and Daisy Humphreys Adams. Paul was a graduate of Union High School and he...

Apr 5, 2020

WILLOW BEND, WV --- Gregory F. "Greg" Harvey, 58, of Willow Bend, WV, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at his home unexpectantly. Born March 8, 1962 in Union, WV at Dr. George H. Guy's clinic to Homer F. and Rowena Kast Harvey. He was preceded in death by his father and his maternal grandparents,...

Apr 5, 2020

GAP MILLS, WV --- Okie David Crislip, age 71 years and 11 months, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born at Gap Mills, WV on May 4, 1948 he was the son of the late David Olin and Mary Wiseman Crislip. Okie was a...

Apr 4, 2020

UNION, WV --- Jack Marshall Neel, age 86, of Union, WV, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born on January 29, 1934 in Sweet Springs, WV to Marshall A. and Wanda Wickline Neel. Jack was a lifelong member of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Gap Mills, WV. His...

Apr 3, 2020

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Russell Melvin Deskins, age 86, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Peyton Hospice House in Fairlea, WV, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 24, 1933 in Monroe County, WV, he was the son of the late Harvey and Gladys Dunbar Deskins. Russell proudly...

Mar 31, 2020

UNION, WV --- Ruby "Lanelle" Vandegrift, age 76, of Union, WV passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Alleghany Regional Hospital in Low Moor, VA. Born April 27, 1943 at Hollywood, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Cronji and Ruby Nicholas Burns. Lanelle had worked for several years at the town's local...

Mar 17, 2020

GAP MILLS, WV --- Nancy F. Zook, age 81, died peacefully March 17, 2020 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, WV. Nancy was born November 26, 1938, daughter of the late Eli S. and Amanda (Fisher) Zook. She is survived by two brothers: Samuel and Daniel; three sisters: Lorrie Garman, Edna Wolford, and Esther...

Mar 12, 2020

UNION, WV --- Melissa Gay "Missy" Feury, age 53, of Union, WV passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her residence. Born February 10, 1967 in Greenbrier County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Billy Ray and Cleda Joan Snyder Feury. Missy was a loving homemaker who loved her family, especially her grandchildren....

Mar 9, 2020

RONCEVERTE, WV --- Wanda Estelene Pence, age 78, of Ronceverte, WV passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Peyton Hospice House in Fairlea, WV. Born March 30, 1941 in Union, WV, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Nancy Reynolds Ward. Wanda had worked as a secretary for Scotty's Tire and was...

Mar 4, 2020

SWEET SPRINGS, WV --- Alfred Lanier Sams, age 78, of Sweet Springs, WV, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at his residence. Born January 5, 1942 in Sweet Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Elmer C. Sams, Sr. and Ruth R. Baker Sams. Alfred was a lifelong farmer and he loved his...

Mar 3, 2020

Virginia Carolyn Looney Crosier, 97, a great lady of God, passed away, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Greenbrier Health Care Center, Fairlea, WV.  Born June 26, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Edgar Pierce Looney and Myra Elizabeth Boyd Looney.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her six siblings,...

Feb 27, 2020

GAP MILLS, WV --- Robetta Wynoka Wylie, age 87, of Gap Mills, WV, passed away Thursday, February, 27, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. Born May 15, 1932 at Cove Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Robert R. and Reva V. Ramsey Wylie. Robetta, graduated from Union High School and was...