Obituaries

Mar 18, 2013

Wesley Andrew Hamrick, 81 of Webster Springs went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2013 at Webster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  He was born April 25, 1931 in Bergoo to Adam and Ada Cummings Hamrick.  He was a lifelong resident of Webster Springs.  He worked for Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company, Hamer Lumber Company, WV...

Mar 18, 2013

Phyllis Jean Harris, 62 of Webster Springs passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 at CAMC Memorial Division.  She was born May 20, 1950 in Richwood to Wilber Glen and Ersie Cottrell Nicholas and was a homemaker.  She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was non-denominational.

Phyllis is survived by her husband Rev. Daniel Harris;...

Mar 16, 2013

John Farrell Cogar, 58 of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at United Hospital Center after a brief illness.  He was born December 1, 1954 in Buckhannon to Lonnie and Maxine Gilles Cogar and was a lifelong resident of Webster Springs.  He attended Jumbo Community Church, was a member of the Odd Fellows and past member...

Mar 15, 2013

Virginia Hazel McCourt, 83 of Cowen passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at CAMC Memorial.  She was born October 31, 1929 in Webster County to Allen Andrew and Zora Mae Payne McCourt and was a waitress. She lived the majority of her life in Webster County and was Pentecostal by faith attending Upperglade Holiness Church.  She enjoyed fishing,...

Mar 11, 2013

Laura Belle Bankhead, 86 of Diana went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home.  She was born November 28, 1926 in Webster Springs to Rafuel and Elvrie Baldwin Lough and was a homemaker.  She spent most of her life in Webster County, living in Ohio for the last several years with her family. ...

Mar 4, 2013

Arlie E. Simmons, 97 of Diana passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013 at Braxton County Health Care Center.  He was born May 12, 1915 in Hacker Valley to Steve and Ida Carpenter Simmons.  He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was a retired coal miner.  He enjoyed working around his house, raising Black Angus cows, gardening,...

Feb 28, 2013

Ronald V. "Skid" Skidmore, 49 of Parcoal passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital.  He was born September 9, 1963 in Webster Springs to Patrick and Vaunda Lee Moffatt Skidmore.  He was a logger and enjoyed watching ballgames, fishing, being outdoors enjoying nature, and fast cars.

He is survived by his son...

Feb 23, 2013

Sue Ann Hall, 82 of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital.  She was born December 24, 1930 in Braxton County to Charley and Orpha Cochran Perkins and was a Foster Parent through the Webster County DHHR for over 20 years.  She lived the majority of her life in Webster County and was...

Feb 18, 2013

Otto Clarence Earls, 64 of Hacker Valley passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at his residence.  He was born January 15, 1949 in Williamsport, PA to Clarence and Roseanna D. Fields Earls and was a United States Army veteran.  Otto was a jack of all trades and enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing, being outdoors, and was a member of...

Feb 18, 2013

Edith Mary Nicholson, 89 of Cortland, OH, previously of Webster Springs, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Cortland Health Care.  She was born June 23, 1923 in Bernardstown (Webster County) to Frank E. and Lucy Ann Hamrick Gregory and was Methodist by faith.  She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and a homemaker.

Edith...

Feb 16, 2013

Carolyn S. DeMoss, 58 of Roanoke, VA passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Friendship Health Care Center.  She was born May 11, 1954 in Webster Springs to Russell and Olive Eubank DeMoss and worked in housekeeping for many years.  She attended Wabum Revival Center and was Pentecostal by faith.  She enjoyed crafting, fishing, working puzzles, and collecting...

Feb 10, 2013

Gloria Faye Sandy, 73 of Webster Springs passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Beckley.  She was born May 26, 1939 in Layland, Fayette County, WV to Hubert and Susie Freda McKinney Miller and was a homemaker.  She lived the majority of her life in Webster County, previously living in Florida, North...

Feb 6, 2013

Phalla "Faye" Mae Spears, 69 of Claremont, NC passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House.  She was born May 20, 1943 in Guardian to Jesse Baxter and Genevie McElwain Cool and was a homemaker.  She attended Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church in Lincolnton, NC and enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, and reading.

Faye is...

Feb 5, 2013

Stanley Howard Foster, 55 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at his residence.  He was born November 20, 1957 in Berea, OH to Harold and Pearl Baldwin Foster and retired from the City of Berea.  He enjoyed riding his four-wheeler, hunting, and fishing.

Stanley is survived by his wife JoAnn Bergenstein Foster; son...

Feb 3, 2013

Rosalie McIe, 77 of Cowen passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Webster County Continuous Care Center.  She was born June 29, 1935 in Desert Fork to Hansford and Edna Ware McCartney and was a lifelong resident of Webster County.  She was a homemaker, enjoyed singing and playing guitar, and was Pentecostal by faith.

Rosalie is...

Feb 2, 2013

Denzil Garvin, 80, of Guardian, WV, died Feb. 2, 2013.  He was born on Oct. 18, 1932 to the late Albert and Bertha (Hall) Garvin.

He was preceded in death by his son, Chester and daughter, Shirley and two grandchildren:  David and Colleen.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruby, five sons, Wayne (Kathy)...

Jan 29, 2013

Brenda Ball Talbott, age 73, of Webster Springs, West Virginia, passed away on January 29, 2013, at the McLeod Hospice House. She was born on November 6, 1939, in Richie County, West Virginia, to the late HG and Della Ball.

Brenda was a graduate of Pennsboro High School and received an associates degree from Glenville State College....

Jan 26, 2013

Deanna Lou Davis 64, of Webster Springs, WV, died on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in her home.  She was born in Webster Springs, Nov. 11, 1948, daughter of the late Walter Lee and Anna Pearl Ware Casto.  She was a homemaker and had lived all her life in Webster County.  She was a Methodist by faith and a former member...

Jan 26, 2013

Delmer R. Hall, 72, of 150 Cool Springs Rd., Diana, WV, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.  He was born in Diana, WV, August 23, 1940, son of the late Eugene and Marjorie Gilles Hall.  He was a retired fork lift operator for Ford Motor Company, Loraine, OH with 38 years of service.  He attended Union...

Jan 15, 2013

Willie Paul Williams, 75 of Hacker Valley passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.  He was born October 13, 1937 in Hacker Valley to Charlie Ellis and Roxie Cowger Williams and was a lifelong resident of Hacker Valley.  He attended Upper Holly Union Mission Church, was a woodsman, and enjoyed hunting, being outside, and piddling...