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Alfred Lanier Sams

Alfred Lanier Sams

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...

Virginia Crosier

Virginia Crosier

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,...

Robetta Wynoka Wylie

Robetta Wynoka Wylie

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...

Dorothy Margaret Smith

Dorothy Margaret Smith

Feb 21, 2020

GAP MILLS WV --- Dorothy Margaret Smith, age 99, of Gap Mills, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, WV, where she had resided for the past five years, with Roger and Patricia Johnson and her numerous caregivers by her side. Born March 7, 1920 in...

Ruth "Norene" Pence

Ruth "Norene" Pence

Feb 21, 2020

ALDERSON, WV --- Ruth "Norene" Walthall Pence, age 91, of Alderson, WV, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Peyton Hospice House in Fairlea, WV following a long illness. Born November 27, 1928 at Fort Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Masil Glenn Walthall and Erma Laura McCallister Walthall. Mrs. Pence formerly...

Gary Michael Kreiger

Gary Michael Kreiger

Feb 12, 2020

CRAWLEY, WV --- Gary Michael Kreiger, age 54, of Crawley, WV passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, WV. Born November 15, 1965 in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Richard C. and Jeanette M. Sorochinski Kreiger. Gary was employed at the Collins Aerospace Plant at Pickaway,...

Helen Moezelaar

Helen Moezelaar

Feb 1, 2020

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Helen Moezelaar, aged 105, died peacefully at the Springfield Center, Lindside, WV, on February 1, 2020. She was born Helen Van der Veer on May 28, 1914, in Paterson, NJ, and came of age during the Great Depression. She supported her family for several years on her weekly wage at...

Franklin Hayes Welder

Franklin Hayes Welder

Jan 25, 2020

KINGSPORT, TN --- Franklin Hayes Welder, Sr., 87, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25th, 2020. He was a native of Monroe County, WV, having been raised in Greenville. Frank was married to Delma Jean (Parker) Welder, also a native of Greenville, WV, for 59 and a half years. They were...

Thomas Leon Martin, Sr.

Thomas Leon Martin, Sr.

Jan 24, 2020

GAP MILLS, WV --- Thomas Leon Martin, Sr., age 74, of Gap Mills, WV, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Wake Forrest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Born July 30, 1945 in McDowell County, WV, he was the son of the late George Alexander and Phyllis Derbyshire Martin. Thomas was a simple and...

John Dennis Feury

John Dennis Feury

Jan 18, 2020

HOLLYWOOD, WV ---- John Dennis Feury, age 63, passed from this life on January 18, 2020 at his home in Hollywood. Born June 24, 1956 in Union, he was the son of the late John David and Glenna Glover Feury. John truly enjoyed life. He was a master woodworker by trade, yet there were very...

Mary Marshall Lucas Boggs

Mary Marshall Lucas Boggs

Jan 16, 2020

SECOND CREEK, WV --- Mary Marshall Lucas Boggs, age 95, of Second Creek, WV, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Greenbrier Health Care Center at Lewisburg, WV. Born July 11, 1924 at Second Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Grover C. and Goldie Hoke Lucas. Mary was a homemaker...

Katherine Virginia Patterson

Katherine Virginia Patterson

Jan 16, 2020

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV --- Katherine Virginia Patterson, age 95, of White Sulphur Springs, WV, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born November 25, 1924 at Union, WV, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Mary Gooch Patterson. Katherine was retired from the Greenbrier Hotel, where she had...

Joe Micheal Neel

Joe Micheal Neel

Jan 15, 2020

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Joe Micheal Neel, age 74, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Lewis Gail Alleghany Hospital at Low Moor, VA. Born January 4, 1946 in Greenbrier County, WV, he was the son of the late Wade C. and Talma A. Crosier Neel. Joe currently worked Animal Control...

James Harold Ratliff

James Harold Ratliff

Jan 11, 2020

LINDSIDE, WV --- James "Harold" Ratliff, age 94, of Lindside, WV, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Peyton Hospice House at Lewisburg, WV. Born April 22, 1925 at Wolf Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Charles Coy and Macy Taylor Ratliff. Harold was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. He was...

James R. Wester

James R. Wester

Jan 8, 2020

SINKS GROVE, WV --- James R. "Jim" Wester, age 70 of Sinks Grove, WV passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Born May 28, 1949 at Washington, DC, he was the son of the late James E. and Lillian Wester of Maryland. He served his country, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. Duties included in the...

Clifford Morgan Holley

Clifford Morgan Holley

Jan 7, 2020

UNION, WV --- Clifford Morgan Holley, 83, of Union, WV passed on Tuesday, January 7 th , 2020. Born at Little Creek in Greenbrier County on February 14 th , 1936, he was the son of Tobe Harry Holley and Cora Olena Wade. He was preceded in death by his wife Audrey Trent Holley of...

Phyllis Jean Faudree

Phyllis Jean Faudree

Jan 7, 2020

GAP MILLS, WV --- Phyllis Jean Faudree, age 83, of Gap Mills, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Greenbrier Health Care Center at Fairlea, WV. Born July 27, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Carl Lewis and Ellen Howard Davis. Phyllis was a caring homemaker, who loved her family dearly....

Shirley Melber Bulman

Shirley Melber Bulman

Jan 4, 2020

UNION, WV --- Shirley Melber Bulman, age 88, of Union, WV, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, WV. Born March 26, 1931 at Fort Monroe, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harvey E. Melber, Sr. and Beulah I. Walck Melber. Shirley graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tide Water...

Nellie Jane Boggs

Nellie Jane Boggs

Jan 1, 2020

SECOND CREEK, WV --- Nellie Jane Boggs, age 97, of Eads Mountain, Second Creek, WV, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, WV. Born October 29, 1922 at Glace, WV she was the daughter of the late Jessie James and Frances Neva Spence Hoke. Nellie was a loving and...

Ralph Joseph "Rj" Smith

Ralph Joseph "Rj" Smith

Dec 19, 2019

ALDERSON, WV --- Ralph Joseph "R.J." Smith, age 67, of Alderson, WV, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at his residence. Born March 17, 1952 in Union, WV, he was the son of the late Ralph J. and Marcella Smith. R.J. served his country in the U.S. Army Special Forces. He served two deployments in...

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