Obituaries

Oct 28, 2013

Debbie Diane Phillips, 49 of Camden on Gauley passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley after an extended illness. She was born October 5, 1964 in Webster Springs to Sonny and Evalena Hamrick Phillips and was a homemaker. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County, enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and gardening, and was...

Oct 25, 2013

Gloria M. Griffith, 69, departed this earth on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, in Webster Nursing and Rehab, Cowen, WV.  She was born in Buckhannon, WV, Sept. 5, 1944, daughter of the late Ira Glenn and Goldie Fay Angel Hamrick.  She was a homemaker, loved fishing, cooking, going to church, and spending time with her grandchildren.  She attended the First Missionary...

Oct 23, 2013

Chief Dave Berry, 85 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 19, 1928 in Webster County to Walt G. and Lillian (Dobbins) Berry and retired from the United States Postal Service after 45 years of service. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was honorably discharged from...

Oct 23, 2013

William W. Berry, 88 of Upperglade passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the residence of his step-daughter. He was born October 5, 1925 in Webster County to Charles and Gertie Ware Berry and was a retired laborer from the manufacturing industry. He spent most of his life in Webster County and was a United States Army Veteran....

Oct 19, 2013

Bertha Pearl Simmons, 86, of Hacker Valley passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital Nursing Care Facility in Buckhannon. She was born March 20, 1927 in Webster County to Jasper Newton and Roena Cowger Carpenter and was a homemaker.  She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was a Christian. She enjoyed cooking, sewing,...

Oct 12, 2013

Jeremy Wayne "Muggs" Mahaffey, 39, of Canton, Ohio left this earth to become his children's angel on Saturday, October 12, 2013.  Jeremy was born in Elkins on May 20, 1974 to Jerry and Pam Mahaffey and spent his early years growing up in Webster County, graduating from Webster County High School in 1992.  In 1999 he moved to Canton,...

Oct 3, 2013

Kenneth R. Carson, 73 of Webster Springs passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born March 7, 1940 in Gauley Bridge to Paul and Vivian Louise Ward Carson and was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1959 to 1961. He was a retired coal miner for Cannelton Coal Company and was...

Oct 2, 2013

Crawford W. "Sonny" Imler, 66 of Hacker Valley passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. He was born September 3, 1947 in Roaring Spring, PA to Wilmont and Verna Crawford Imler and was a retired Claims Payor for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance Company. Sonny grew up in Martinsburg, PA and lived the majority of his...

Oct 1, 2013

Stephen Edward Lewis, 62 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 8, 1950 in Richwood to Wolford and Margie Webb Lewis and was a Sanitation worker for Smalley's Sanitation. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was Protestant by faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and doing...

Sep 25, 2013

Odell O. Edward Hamrick, 85 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Division.  He was born October 1, 1927 in Lick Run to John Andrew Jackson and Sarah Lou Baldwin Hamrick and was a truck driver for O.L. Herbert Company.  He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and attended...

Sep 25, 2013

Dunett Sprietsma, 57 of New Orleans, LA, previously of Clarksburg passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her residence.  She was born January 4, 1956 in Baltimore, MD to Denzil and Emalee Nicholson Crouse and was a homemaker and an LPN.  She enjoyed cross-stitch, needlework, antiquing, and traveling and attended Hammond United Methodist Church in Clarksburg.

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Sep 22, 2013

Nyoka Virginia Davis, 70 of Webster Springs, went to meet Jesus early Sunday morning, September 22, 2013 at her home with her family by her side. She was born January 22, 1943 in Laurel Fork to Ova "Red" and Thela Anis McCoy Cogar and was a lifelong resident of Webster County.  She was a Teacher's Aide for Webster County Board...

Sep 20, 2013

Ruby Bright, 98 years old, of Webster Springs, WV, departed this world on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at Webster County Continuous Care Center.  She was born in Glenville, WV, July 16, 1915, the daughter of the late Marshall and Ada Mae Greenleaf Barnett.  She lived most of her life in Webster County, was a homemaker.

Ruby was a...

Sep 19, 2013

Frances Ellen Clutter, 81 of Webster Springs passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital.  She was born May 21, 1932 in Ashville, NC to Frank and Eva Best Parks and spent the majority of her life in Webster County. She was Secretary for the Webster County Circuit Clerk, was former Deputy Sheriff, and Webster...

Sep 17, 2013

Charles Edward Stout, Sr., 74 of Diana passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston.  He was born January 5, 1939 in Wolf Creek to Cecil and Elsie Marlow Stout and was a Steel Mill worker in New York for 24 years and a Security Guard. He was Methodist by faith and enjoyed...

Sep 9, 2013

Stella Estline Stout, 69 of Webster Springs, previously of Maryland, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at her residence.  She was born August 4, 1944 in Guardian to Waiter and Sarah Cogar Miles Williams and was a Mortgage Processor.  She was a member of the Holly River Baptist Church and the VFW Auxiliary.

Stella is survived...

Sep 8, 2013

Estell Imogene Naylor, age 70, of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Webster Springs, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. She was born September 23, 1942 in Webster Springs to Hurley and Sarah Miller Gregory and lived the majority of her life in Webster Springs. She retired from HWI where she worked as a controller, enjoyed crocheting, picnics, fishing, and gardening....

Sep 6, 2013

Sheila Ann McCoy, 60, of Webster Springs, WV, departed this life on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.  She was born in Bastian, VA, April 1, 1953, the daughter of Henry J. Hall and the late Dorothy R. Lukas Hall.  Sheila lived most of her life in Webster County, was a waitress at Main Street...

Aug 28, 2013

Betty Lee Barbe, 85 of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties.  She was born September 24, 1927 in Hacker Valley to Theodore and Delia Bender Duke and was a homemaker.  She was a member of the Hacker Valley Baptist Church until she moved to Ohio, was a 1945 Webster...

Aug 27, 2013

Jerry Stephen Armentrout, 63 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Webster Continuous Care & Rehabilitation Center.  He was born December 30, 1949 in Webster Springs to Everett Willie and Mary Lucille Barker Armentrout and was a lifelong resident of Webster County.  He was formerly employed as a rail mill sawyer for Tenney Brothers &...