Obituaries

May 11, 2014

Verbena G. Vandevender, 75 of Upper Glade passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. She was born November 13, 1938 in Webster Springs to Eula Vandevender Henderson and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She was a cook and enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren. Verbena is survived by her...

May 6, 2014

Gladys M. Groves, 92 of Webster Springs went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Braxton Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 08, 1922 in Diana to Bill and Pearl Gillis Coe and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She retired from the Webster County Board of Education after 30...

May 2, 2014

Patricia N. Youst, 81 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born January 10, 1933 in Centralia to William Watson and Nettie Bell Boggs Nutter. She held various clerical jobs including working for Carol Hamrick sewing hunting clothes. A prior resident of Florida and Tennessee, Patricia and her late...

Apr 27, 2014

Hubert V. Anderson, 57 of Webster Springs, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home with his family by his side. He was born February 24, 1957 in Buckhannon to Hugh V. and Lucy DeGarmo Anderson and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. He retired from the West Virginia Department of...

Apr 23, 2014

Sylvia Pearl Cowger, 91 of hacker Valley went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the residence of her daughter. She was born August 17, 1922 in Hacker Valley to Claude and Effie Cowger Jordan and was a homemaker. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and enjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing, making rugs, deer...

Apr 20, 2014

Jerril C. "Todd" Davis, Jr., 48 of Webster Springs passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born August 29, 1965 in Webster Springs to Jerril C. and Virginia Handschumacher Davis and lived most of his life in Webster County except for the years he spent in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a Supervisor for...

Apr 18, 2014

Tosha Lynn McCray, 22 of Rootstown, Ohio left to be in the arms of our Lord on Friday, April 18, 2014, surrounded by family and friends at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 13, 1991 in Buckhannon and was a Store Manager for Ambiance of Chapel Hill. She was a 2010 Valedictorian Graduate of Beaver Local High School...

Apr 6, 2014

Jasper Grayden McCourt, Jr., 56 of Walkersville, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. He was born December 9, 1956 in Elyria, Ohio to Jasper G. and Margie Mathes McCourt and was a disabled carpenter and a stay at home Dad. Jasper enjoyed Harley Davidson and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Apr 6, 2014

Novel James Parker, 70 of Cowen, formerly of Lorraine, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Webster County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born October 06, 1943 in Diana to Ernest E. "Bob" and Areta V. Tracy Parker. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 30 years of service and returned to Webster County....

Apr 5, 2014

Violet Irene Hamrick, 87 of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born March 31, 1927 in Richwood to William H. and Laura Moffatt Williams and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She was a homemaker, attended Sand Run Baptist Church, and loved her family. She enjoyed crochet and...

Apr 4, 2014

Felicia Ann Brake, 69 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She was born October 9, 1944 in Akron, Ohio to Gerald R. and Nina Gibson and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She was a cook at Webster County Memorial Hospital for many years and attended First Baptist...

Mar 27, 2014

Shirley Elaine Hamrick Kessler, 65 of Belpre, OH went to be with the Lord on March 27, 2014 after a valiant struggle with ovarian cancer. Shirley was born October 14, 1948 in Webster Springs to Marvin and Della Helmick Hamrick. She graduated from Webster Springs High School in 1966 and was a Teacher's Aide at Bergoo Elementary School and...

Mar 24, 2014

David Lee Woods, 46 of Webster Springs passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston. He was born May 7, 1967 in Buckhannon to Darrell Ray and Rosalee "Rosie" Anderson Woods and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. David was a friendly, kind hearted spirit who always had a smile. He was ever...

Mar 21, 2014

Bobbie Edgar Clutter, 80 of Erbacon Rd., Cowen, WV, died on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Crestview Manor, Jane Lew, WV.  He was born in Webster County, WV, April 3, 1933, son of the late Oscar and Mary Perkins Clutter.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army.  He was a crane operator with...

Feb 24, 2014

Robert Lester "RL" Garrison, 68 of Cleveland passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. He was born November 24, 1945 in Charleston to George Martin and Edna Jane Via Garrison and was a lifelong resident of Webster County and a United States Army Veteran.  He retired from Sewell Coal...

Feb 19, 2014

Ellis Gail Gregory, 79 of Bolair went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his home. He was born November 16, 1934 in Bolair to Hurley B. and Sarah Miller Gregory and was a United States Army veteran. He lived the majority of his life in Webster County and was a retired steel worker...

Feb 17, 2014

Gerald R. Ware, 75 of Diana passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Nicholas County Nursing & Rehab Center in Richwood. He was born February 11, 1939 in Hodam Creek, Hacker Valley to John and Louie Ware and was a logger and timber cutter. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and attended Happy House Church....

Feb 16, 2014

Daniel Farrell Pritt, 47 of Grottoes, VA, previously of Webster Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at his home. He was born September 13, 1966 in Webster Springs to Kenneth F. and Bessie Ann Clifton Pritt and was a Railroad Engineer for Norfolk Southern Railroad. He attended Harrisonburg First Church of the...

Feb 13, 2014

Alvy "Dick" M. Adkins, 65 of Lorain, Ohio, formerly of Bellevue, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 19, 1948 in Camden on Gauley to Charles Adkins and Betty Mahana Adkins Dillon. He worked as a general laborer in the manufacturing industry and enjoyed the outdoors.

Alvy is survived by...

Feb 12, 2014

Ralph Arnett Bankhead, 70 of Webster Springs went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. He was born April 3, 1943 in Grassy Creek to Frank and Orpha Clevenger Alkire, was a lifelong resident of Webster County, and was a United States Army veteran. He was a self-employed contractor who helped anyone and everyone, no...