Obituaries

Dec 6, 2014

James Addison Heavener, 71 of Bergoo passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1943 in Bergoo to Russell A. and Inecia Slayman Heavener and retired from Timpken Company in Canton, Ohio where he was a machine operator. He was Methodist by faith and enjoyed crafts and family genealogy.

Dec 3, 2014

Lela Florence Miller, 101 of Webster Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at her home. She was born November 21, 1913 in Bolair to John Henry and Ellen Lee Walker Woods and lived the majority of her life in Webster County. She was a member of Sand Run Missionary Baptist Church and...

Nov 30, 2014

Byran Glenn Petenbrink, Jr., 67 of Martin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Landmark Hospital. He was born August 20, 1947 in Frostburg, MD to Byran Glenn and Dorothy O'Grince Petenbrink and was a United States Army Veteran and a warehouse stocker for Milliken.

Byran is survived by his wife Charlotte Bennett Petenbrink; son...

Nov 24, 2014

Shirlen Lee Pugh, 84 of Rock Cave passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at Holbrook on the Hill in Buckhannon. He was born April 16, 1930 in Hacker Valley to Arvil and Wanda Detamore Pugh and was a retired dozer operator for Island Creek Coal Company. He enjoyed going to dirt track races, squirrel hunting, feeding hummingbirds and...

Nov 24, 2014

Virginia McCourt, 92 of Webster Springs went home to be with her Lord on Monday, November 24, 2014 at her home. She was born November 13, 1922 in Richwood to Thurman and Russie Greene Goff and was a homemaker. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and attended United Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed going to church and reading her...

Nov 24, 2014

Bessie Louise Fisher, 79 of Exchange passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at Clay Health Care Center. She was born May 25, 1935 in Cabin Creek to Arthur and Almeda Stover Grounds and was a cook for the Webster County Jail. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning house, gardening, planting flowers, and spending time with her family.

Bessie...

Nov 14, 2014

Shirley Ann Bennett, 70, of Webster Springs, WV, departed this life on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 in Memorial Division of CAMC, Charleston, WV.  She was born June 9, 1944 in Webster Springs, WV, daughter of the late Orden Velmer and Bessie Mae Scofield Hamrick.  She was a lifelong resident of Webster County, a homemaker, and a Methodist by faith. ...

Nov 9, 2014

John F. Brewer, Sr., 69 of Webster Springs passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his home. He was born May 10, 1945 in Suffern, New York to Harold and Laura Gleason Brewer and worked for the State of West Virginia. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a member of the New York Fire Department for 35...

Nov 2, 2014

Levi Justin Stout, 20 of Webster Springs, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2014 in Morgantown. He was born May 21, 1994 in Elkins to Jimmy and Karen Lake Stout and was a member of Redeeming Grace Baptist Church. He loved fishing, baseball, playing video games, hanging out with his friends and family, and...

Oct 31, 2014

Carolyn Sue Sill, 50 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born December 14, 1963 in Braxton County to Aaron Cowger and Eva Jean Deel and spent the majority of her adult life in Webster County and attended Bergoo Baptist Church. She graduated from Webster County High School and NIT...

Oct 29, 2014

Bert F. "Frank" Cochran, 78 of Diana passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 3, 1936 in Diana to Bert W. and Audrey Riffle Cochran and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. He met Helen Carpenter in 1955 and they spent 59 years together, a few in...

Oct 25, 2014

Regina Lee Deel, 65 of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born January 18, 1949 in Buckhannon to James and Mary Lee Clevenger Robinson and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She was a Nurses Aid at Webster Continuous Care Center and Summersville Nursing...

Oct 16, 2014

Marie Helen O'Donnell, 82 of Webster Springs passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1931 in Webster County to Arden Arnett and Dortha M. Cogar Hamrick and was formerly the Manager of the Goodwill Store; was a Factory and Restaurant worker, and was an Inspector for Maryland Cup. She loved cooking...

Oct 11, 2014

Maxine McCourt, 78 of Webster Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born April 24, 1936 in Huntington to William and Pearl Blankenship Medley and spent several years in Webster County.  She married Clarence and moved from Huntington to Cleveland, Ohio where they spent 29 years before...

Oct 8, 2014

Carol Levone Cogar, 77 of Webster Springs, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 02, 1936 in Parcoal to Matthew Donald Wilmoth, Jr. and Rebecca Pearl Stout Wilmoth and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She was Christian by faith and attended Cherry Falls Chapel. Carol was a member...

Sep 29, 2014

Elda Daphene (Roby) Jordan of Glasgow Rd., Lisbon, OH, formerly of Webster Springs, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Weirton Geriatric Center where she had been a patient for the past two years.

78 years old, she was born in Vernon, WV on June 14, 1936 to the late Norval and Sarah Ruth King...

Sep 18, 2014

Oliver Lawrence Mullins 86, of Beckley, WV, died in Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, on Sept. 18, 2014.  He was born in Webster County, WV, March 9, 1928, son of the late Howard Mullins and Iva Payne Trenter.  He was retired from the U.S. Air Force with more than 21 years of service.  He was a Methodist by faith, a...

Sep 16, 2014

Betty Jean Rasnick Gillespie, 84 of Charleston passed away on Tuesday night, September 16, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division. She was born May 1, 1930 to Allen and Clara Leota Counts Rasnick in Kingston, WV. Her father was a popular mine foreman who moved several times. Betty grew up primarily in Jerryville and graduated from Webster...

Sep 16, 2014

Hubert D. Carpenter, 97 of Hacker Valley passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Webster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 3, 1917 in Cowger Hill to Jasper Newt and Roena Cowger Carpenter and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. He was a retired timber cutter and enjoyed working, deer hunting, and gardening. He was Christian...

Sep 11, 2014

Daniel Lee Murphy, 68 of Webster Springs passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 29, 1946 in Waynesburg, PA to Daniel and Dorothy Fortney Murphy and was a United States Navy veteran. He was an electrician and enjoyed traveling and the outdoors.

Daniel is survived by his wife...