Beckley, WV Obituaries

Ola Joyce Hall Nugent, 79, of Beckley, West Virginia, passed away and went to Heaven on September 11, 2026, following complications from a stroke. Joyce was born on May 6, 1947, at Oak Hill Hospital ...

Edith “Edie” Catherine Mullins, 81, of Beckley, West Virginia, passed away on September 6, 2026, following a catastrophic hemorrhagic brain bleed. She was born on June 8, 1945, in Philippi, West Virgi...

James Preston Hylton passed on September 3, 2026, at the age of 79. James was a resident of Midway, West Virginia.

Rose Painter passed on August 31, 2026, at the age of 76, having been born on April 23, 1950.

“Surely, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” On August 31, 2026, heaven welcomed Betty Jean Bennett home as she peacefully entered her eternal rest with her daughters beside her. Born May...

Luigi Angelo Stella was born on January 12, 1943, in Kilsyth, WV to his late parents Fred Stella and Josephine (Cinnotti) Stella. He passed away at the age of 83 on August 30, 2026, in Beckley WV. ...

Roger Dale Miller, 77, of Naoma, ran into the arms of Jesus on August 29, 2026. Dale was born April 12, 1949, in Naoma; he was the son of the late Charles and Velvet Linville Miller. He was a 1969 ...

Gene Douglas Skiles, 86, of Bradley, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on August 26, 2026 — fittingly, on the birthday of his beloved late wife, Vera, as though she had called him home hers...

Doris Ann Kidd,92, of Beaver, departed this life on August 26, 2026, at CAMC Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. Ann was born on July 7, 1934, at Willis Branch; she was a daughter of the la...

With faith in God’s enduring mercy, we announce that Dr. Rita E Meadows entered eternal rest on August 20, 2026, in Roebuck, South Carolina. She was 81. Born on May 10, 1945, in Beckley, WV, Rita liv...

William "Ed" Edward Tolbert, 76, of Dandridge, TN, formerly of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on August 21, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Born on July 2...

Nathaniel Austin Jr., affectionately known as “Bobby,” departed this life on August 22, 2026, in Beckley, West Virginia, at the age of 90. He was born June 8, 1936, in Fire Co, West Virginia, to the l...

Virgil Edwin “Eddie” Willey, 76, of Oakhill, WV, passed away August 20, 2026. Born July 17, 1950, in Milford, Delaware to the late Herman Virgil Willey and the late Yvonne Ann Marrel Willey. Eddie ...

Irene Elizabeth Smith, 94, went home to be with the Lord on August 15, 2026. Born to her parents John and Clara Meador on December 23, 1931. Irene loved to read and could often be found with a good ...

Kippy Perdue, 56, of MacArthur, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, following a long illness, surrounded by his loving family who remained by his side. Kippy was...

Willmer Dean Atha, 87, passed away on August 10, 2026, in Beaver, WV. Born to his late parents Willmer and Sylvia Atha on October 5, 1938, in Oakhill, WV. Dean was a loving man who enjoyed the simpl...

Gilbert Truesdell Donnor passed on August 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on June 24, 1952, in Buffalo, New York, Gilbert lived in Alderson, West Virginia.

On Tuesday, August 4, after months of declining health, Elmo Johnson, 77, of Glade Springs, earned his heavenly healing and entered the gates of Heaven surrounded by his family. Elmo was born Septem...

Lola Geraldine Niday Hatcher was born on October 24, 1937 and went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2026, after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Orville Hatcher, parents Geo...

James Quincy “Jim” Hartsog, of the Beckley area, left this world peacefully on August 1, 2026. He was born at home on May 12, 1933, in Sophia, West Virginia, the tenth of eleven children of Bessie M....

Beverly Irene Byers, 66, of Scarbro, WV, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 28, 1960, in Charleston, WV, Beve...

Linda Carol Willis, 81, of Beckley, WV passed away on July 29, 2026. Born to her parents John and Margret Goff on November 15, 1944. Linda was happiest when she was surrounded by her family, especia...

Patricia Ann Mullens (82) of Beckley, West Virginia, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on July 28, 2026, at 10:25 p.m. at Bowers Hospice House. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by he...

Janice Phillips Ward, a lifelong resident of Bradenton, Florida, passed away peacefully with her daughter, Deandrae "Katie" Estevez, and son, John Ward, by her side on July 26, 2026, in Lewisburg, Wes...

Dennis G. “Joe” Thacker, 78, of Shady Spring, WV, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 24, 2026, following a long illness. He was born on February 7, 1948, in Panther, WV, and was the son of t...

Timothy Ray "Tim" Arthur, 67, of Piney View, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, following a brief illness. Tim was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Harold and Ramona P...

After a courageous ten-year battle with cancer, Jose Rizo Garcia, 71, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and close friends. Jose was born on July 6, 1955, in Jal...

“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” On Tuesday July 21st, 2026, while surrounded by her loving family and friends Kathy Yvonne “Norris” Reed 75 years old of Coal City,...

Marvin Thomas Barber Sr., 85, of Glen Daniel, WV, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, following a long illness. Born O...

Lois Jean “Jeannie” Elliott passed away July 15, 2026. Born to her parents Ralph and Dorothy Hines on August 23, 1941, in Beckley WV. Jeannie was a faithful member of Perry Memorial United Methodist ...

Shirley Hawley, 84, of Beckley, passed away on July 15, 2026, surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Shirley was born March 23, 1942, in Beckley, WV, to George and Stella Lively. She gradua...

Donald Ted Farley, went home to Jesus on July 15, 2026 at age 75 following a long illness. He was born to his parents, Ted and Faye Farley on June 19, 1951 in Sullivan, WV. Donald proudly served his...

Roger Dale Clay of Piney Flats, TN, passed on July 9, 2026, at the age of 79 at the Ballad Health Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Born on September 11, 1946, in Naoma, West Virginia to Earl and Violet ...

Our beloved mother, nana, and friend Christine Bernice Lusk went home to be with Jesus on July 6, 2026, at the age of 87 peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones. Born on November 24, 1...

Alma Estella Alexander, 71, of Beckley, WV, went home to be with the Lord on July 4, 2026. She was born February 11, 1955, in Slab Fork, WV, and was the beloved daughter of the late Bryant and Alma Br...

Debra Darlene Hale, 70, of Beckley, went home to meet her Lord and Savior on July 6, 2026. Debra was one of six children born to Elmer Glen and Erma Church Lambert. Debra married her childhood sweet...

Travis Ray Snuffer, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, formerly of Beckley, passed on July 2, 2026, at the age of 39, having been born on March 20, 1987, in Beckley, West Virginia. Family and friends will gath...

2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Mabel Arlene Pack Farley, 96, of Beckley, West Virginia, passed away on July 1, 2026. Born on May 12, 193...

Our precious Mom, Nancy C. Reuschel 77 of Grandview, WV passed away peacefully at Bowers Hospice House on July 3, 2026 with family by her side. 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight I have finis...

Harvey (Tip) Clifford Tipton of Sophia, WV, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on July 1, 2026 at the Bowers Hospice House in Prosperity, WV surrounded by the love of his family. He was 90 years...

Aaron Win Stover, 62, went home to be with the Lord on June 27, 2026, in White Sulphur Springs, WV. Born to his parents Winfred and Jo Ann Stover on April 29, 1964, in Weston, West Virginia. Aaron w...

Donna Kay Cox passed on June 5, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on January 22, 1954, in Prosperity, West Virginia, Donna Kay lived in Sophia, West Virginia.

Mary Catherine Prentice, 77, of Beckley, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Bowers Hospice House. Mary was born on December 3, 1948, in Ronceverte, West Virginia, to Thomas and Hest...

Sammy Lemoin “Sam” O’Neal, 85, of Stevenson, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 22, 2026. Born on June 30, 1940, in Corinne, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Frank ...

Stanley "Tink" Russell Redden, born May 12, 1954, in Beckley, WV, to the late Eber Russell “Bud” Redden and the late Frankie Jeannie Redden, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2026, following a long illn...

Ricky Leon Tawney passed on June 17, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on October 5, 1956, in Mullens, West Virginia, Ricky lived in Stephenson, West Virginia.

Richard Lloyd Reynolds,84, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on June 16, 2026. Born March 24, 1942, in Mullens, WV; he was the ...

Arlene Ruth Walker Pettry, age 84, went to be with the Lord on June 15, 2026 at Carespring of Eastgate, CINCINNATI, OH. Born on August 3, 1941 in Charleston, WV, she was the beloved oldest daughter of...

Dorothy (Tootsie) Elizabeth Sheaves Farruggia, 99, of Winter Garden, Florida, and formerly of Rhodell, West Virginia, passed away on June 4, 2026, at AdventHealth Winter Garden Hospital after a brief...