Obituaries
February 14, 2019
Howard Donald “Don” Burgess, 73, of Belington, WV, passed away peacefully, February 14, 2019 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 11, 1945, in Montgomery, WV, a son of the late Okey and Elizabeth Keeling Burgess.February 12, 2019
Kenneth Mack Smith, 69, of Craigsville, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Hidden Valley Center, Oak Hill, West Virginia. He was born July 3, 1949 in Richwood, a son of Vanita Gaye Hinkle and the late Kendle Mack Smith. Mack was a 1968January 20, 2019
Dorothea Saultana Newhouse, 95, of Camden on Gauley, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. She was born January 6, 1924 in Charleston, a daughter of the late Jess and Gertrude Mooney Dunlap. Dorothea was a graduaJanuary 19, 2019
Jane Elizabeth Holmes, 78, of Cowen passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at her residence. She was born October 27, 1940 in Pontiac, Michigan, a daughter of the late Everett Edward and Tracy Marie Little Fuller. Jane was a former Barber and workJanuary 13, 2019
Carolyn Evelyn Handschumacher, 61, of Cowen passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a short illness. She was born March 12, 1957 in Webster Springs, a daughter of the late Wilford and Margie Webb Lewis.December 23, 2018
Tammy Sue Stout, 54, of Cowen, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown after an extended illness. She was born March 5, 1964 in Tampa, Florida, a daughter of the late Warren “Pete” and Anna “Jackie” Stout.December 23, 2018
Garnet Elizabeth Proudfoot, 100, of Cowen, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 14, 1918 in Webster County, a daughter of the late Ernest and Eva Tyler HandschumacherDecember 16, 2018
Donna Marie Fisher, 68, of Cowen, passed away December16, 2018, surrounded by her family at her residence. She was born August 6, 1950, a daughter of the late Harvie L. and Violet Agnes Cogar Fisher of Corley, WV. Donna was a homemaker and enjoyedDecember 6, 2018
Mikel Eugene Gregory, 68, of Craigsville passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 10, 1950 in Webster Springs, a son of the late Alexander Owen and Arzana Lynch Gregory. Mikel was a retired U.M.W.A. coal minerNovember 16, 2018
Thomas Moorman Ryder IV, 43 of Camden on Gauley passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic after an extended illness. He was born January 3, 1975 in Salem, Virginia a son of Thomas Moorman Ryder III and Verna May Jordan Ryder. TNovember 12, 2018
Carolyn Clayton Meadows, 75, of Cowen, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 20, 1943 in Cowen, a daughter of the late Otha and Zella Ervin Clayton. She was a homemaker and a member of the JehoNovember 10, 2018
Vernon Gale Armentrout, 69, of Cowen passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his residence from an extended illness. He was born February 28, 1949 in Richwood, a son of the late Vernon and Rose Hammons Armentrou Gale was a former employee of thNovember 5, 2018
James Donzal Pugh, 71, of Webster Springs, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Charleston Area Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1947 in Fairmont, a son of the late Dr. Donzal and Emogene Bickel Pugh. Jim was a 1965 Graduate of WebsterNovember 3, 2018
Paul Richard “Dickie” Bennett, 67, of Williams River Road, Cowen, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born October 15, 1951, in Charleston, WV, a son of the late Paul and Mary Rose Teta Bennett.October 30, 2018
Kessia Lorain Cogar, 72, of Cowen passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cowen. She was born April 24, 1946 in Bolair a daughter of the late Russell Glen and Inez Mae Vaughn Cogar. Kessia was a home