Obituaries
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...
Franklin Isabell, Sr.
Sep 15, 2016
In the early hours of September 15, 2016, Franklin Delano Isabell Sr. of Upper Glade, WV passed away quietly at home in his sleep; he was 75 years of age. One of eight children, he was born January 30, 1941 in Mill Run, WV to Virley "Skinny" Isabell and Alma (Harmon) Isabell, both deceased, of Paynesville Rd., Bolair, WV....
Gregory Lovejoy
Sep 14, 2016
Gregory Lovejoy, 58, of Charleston left his earthly home and ran into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 14, 2016, after a sudden illness.
He was the loving son of Mary Ann Lovejoy and the late Donald “Duck” Lovejoy. He was born July 1, 1958 and grew up in the Kayford area...
Velma Smalley
Aug 11, 2016
Velma Leone Smalley, 96 of Craigsville passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Webster Nursing & Rehab Center in Cowen. She was born January 8, 1920 in Wheeler to Darius and Arta Anderson Lowther and lived the majority of her life in Webster and Nicholas Counties. She retired from Island Creek Coal Company after 25 years...
Maysel Wood
Jul 3, 2016
Maysel Irene Wood, 92, of Camden on Gauley, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 3, 2016, surrounded by her family and caregivers.
She was born on November 19, 1923, in Webster County, WV, the daughter of the late Robert Holbrook and Effie Rose Holbrook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Marion K. Gregory
Jun 20, 2016
Marion K. “Dimples” (Prater) Gregory, 67, of Cowen, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Born December 5, 1948 in Erbacon, she was the daughter of the late Willie Harold and Belecia (Tonkin) Prater.
Dimples was a member of the Cowen Ladies Auxiliary #62, and had served as a past president. She enjoyed camping and...
