Obituaries

Okey Hamrick
Feb 26, 2010
Okey O'Dell Hamrick Okey O'Dell Hamrick 71, of Webster Springs, WV, died on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, in Summersville Memorial Hospital, Summersville, WV. He was born May 5, 1938 in Bergoo, WV, the son of the late Luther M. and Mary Baldwin Hamrick. He was a life long resident of Webster County, a coal miner and attended the Family Worship...

Irene Carpenter
Feb 23, 2010
Irene Gladys Carpenter 77, of 1087 Cowger Hill Rd., Hacker Valley, WV, died on Feb. 23, 2010, in United Hospital Center, Clarksburg, WV. She was born in Wheeler, WV, on March 10, 1932, the daughter of the late Jesse James and Flossie Simmons Silman. She was a homemaker, a member of Long Run Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing. She had...

Cecil II
Feb 19, 2010
Cecil Howard Fletcher, II 30 of Upperglade, Wv passed away in Webster County Memorial Hospital from a sudden illness. He was born in Texarkana, TX on June 11, 1979 the son of the Cecil Fletcher and the late Dorris Ethridge Fletcher. Cecil was employedat Brooks Run Coal Company as a tester for the past two years. He attended Bethel United...

Roger Short
Feb 18, 2010
Roger Wayne Short 52 of Craigsville passed away February 18, 2010 in Summersville after a brief illness. He was born in Lockport, NY on June 15, 1957 a son of the late Joseph and Loretta Catherine Donelson Short. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Ronald and Thomas Jackson Short. Roger enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, and working on...

Dollie Carpenter
Feb 17, 2010
Dollie B. Carpenter 77 of Cowen passed away February 17, 2010 in United Hospital Center, Clarksburg, WV after a brief illness. She was born in Braxton County, WV on April 29, 1932 a daughter of the late Charlie and Dorothy Blankenship Malcomb. Also preceding her in death were son, Terry; brother, Charles Malcomb; sisters, Opal Perrine and Helen Morris. Dollie...

Elbert Hosey, Jr
Feb 12, 2010
Elbert Scott Hosey, Jr., 41 of Miller Ct., Webster Springs, WV, died suddenly, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 in Webster County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 20, 1968 in Canton, OH to the late Elbert Scott Sr. and Zela Starcher Hosey. He had lived in Webster County since 1978, and was a Christian by faith. He worked as a lumber...

Rosalee Hollandsworth
Feb 10, 2010
Rosalee "Rose" Hollandsworth, 80 of Cowen, went to be with the Lord with her loving family by her side, February 10, 2010. She was born June 28, 1929 in Boggs, WV the daughter of the late William "Will" Selman and Lillie Holbrook Selman. She was retired from Boise Cascade (Raygold) and worked at BF Goodrich. After she retired she enjoyed...

Gracie Amburgey
Feb 5, 2010
Gracie Lea Amburgey, 73, of Webster Springs, WV, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Webster County Memorial Hospital. Gracie was born March 31, 1936 at Gilboa, WV to Ira and Catherine Jones. She dearly loved her family and made them the center of her life. Gracie was a member of the Bergoo Baptist Church and Choir. Also,...

Hinzman Rohrbough
Feb 5, 2010
Hinzman L. "Pete" Rohrbough, 97, of Webster Springs, WV, passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Webster County Memorial Hospital. Pete was born November 11, 1912 in Weston, WV to Wade and E. Pearl (Hinzman) Rohrbough. Pete served in the U.S Army during WWII. He and his wife Ercel (Robinson) moved to Webster Springs in 1938. Pete worked at...

James Short
Jan 28, 2010
James E. "Junior" Short, 41, of Hacker Valley passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. James was born June 21, 1968 in Wooster, OH, but grew up in Webster County, WV and was known to most as Junior. A born again Christian, Junior, loved to spend his time with friends and family or outdoors cutting...

Bernice Workman
Jan 25, 2010
Bernice J. Workman 61 of Cowen passed away Monday January 25, 2010 after an extended illness in Raleigh General Hospital. She was born February 26, 1948 in Clay, WV a daughter of the late Jennings Stewart and Nina Ruth Stephenson. Also preceded in death by husband, Howard Leon Workman and brother, Billy Stephenson. She was a home maker; and formally...

Vera Wilson
Jan 24, 2010
Vera Madge Wilson 90 of Cowen passed away Sunday January 24, 2010 at Summerville Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Erbacon, WV on January 21, 1920 a daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes Ann Holcomb Johns. Madge, as everyone knew her, was retired from Webster County Memorial Hospital as a nurses aid with fourteen years...

Ruby Clevenger
Jan 23, 2010
Ruby Lee Clevenger, 81, of Diana WV Passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Ruby was born on September 26, 1928 in Removal, WV to Charles Roscoe & Rosa Emma (Payne) Hall. She attended Union Valley Union Mission Church and enjoyed playing cards. Along with her parents Ruby is preceded in death by her...

Doy Johns
Jan 22, 2010
Doy Roger Johns 58, of Erbacon, WV died at his residence, Jan. 22, 2010 following an extended illness. He was born Sept. 3, 1951 at Erbacon son of Delbert Ray Johns and the late Hazel Green Johns He was of the Full Gospel Faith, a life long resident of Webster County, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Surviving are his wife...

Harriett Hollister
Jan 19, 2010
Harriett Hollister of St. Petersburg, Florida died January 19,2010 in Pittsburgh, PA. Memorial services will be held on Saturday January 23, 2010 in Cowen, WV at Adams-Reed Funeral Home, Rev. Steve Hamrick officiating. Visitation will be at 1:00PM with funeral at 2:00PM at the funeral home. Born March 14, 1916 in Cowen a daughter of the late W.F. and Ola...

Clarence Snyder
Jan 18, 2010
Scott Depot - Clarence E. (Skip) Snyder, age 83, died Monday January 18th, 2010 at Angel Avenue Assisted Living, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Snyder is survived by one son: Mark E. Snyder, one Granddaughter: Sephra L. Faulknier (Brian Faulknier), and one Great-grandson: Laken Grant Faulknier. He also leaves behind one brother, Clint Chando Snyder. Clarence was...

Hamrick, Timothy
Jan 15, 2010
Timmy Hamrick, 23, of Webster Springs, WV passed away Friday, January 15, 2010. Timmy was born on May13, 1986 to Cindy Farooq of Webster Springs. He was married to Cynthia Marie (Stewart) Hamrick and they had a beautiful baby boy named Michael J. Hamrick. Timmy is survived by his mother; wife; son; maternal grandfather Andrew Claypool; step-grandmother Sarah Claypool; sister...

William Barbe
Jan 13, 2010
William Glenn Barbe, 49, of Diana, WV died suddenly on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. He was born in Webster Springs on September 20, 1960 to William Bradley and Doris June (Townsend) Barbe. Glenn lived his entire life in Webster County where he attended Holly River Baptist Church. Known to friends as Pokey, Glenn was a self-employed log truck driver that...

Mrs. Delsie Carpenter
Jan 8, 2010
Mrs. Delsie Mae Carpenter, 84, of Webster Springs, WV passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 at her daughter's residence. Delsie was born on November 25, 1925 in Summersville, WV to John and Janie (Ackley) Woods. She was a member of the Compassionate Hope Church in Webster Spring and was the past secretary and treasurer. Along with her parents Delsie was...

Shirley Tharp
Jan 4, 2010
Shirley Jean Tharp, 63, of Cowen, WV, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born June 17, 1946 in Webster Springs, she was a daughter of Ernest and Aretta Parker. Shirley attended the Emmanuel Assembly of God in Upperglade, WV. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her brother Elvin...