Obituaries
January 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 Handschumacher
December 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 enjoyed
December 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 miner
November 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. T
November 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 Jeho
November 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 th
November 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 Webster
November 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
Veteran
October 24, 2018
Alton Lee Williams, 89, of Glade View, WV, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV after a short illness. He was born January 18, 1929 in Cowen, WV, a son of the late Raymond L. and Zadie Fox Williams. Alt
October 22, 2018
Leveron Mildred Payne, 75, of Cowen, WV, passed away tragically from an auto accident, Monday, October 22, 2018. She was born January 13, 1943, in Braxton County, a daughter of the late George Carl and Edna Dean Cogar. Leveron was retired from Uni
Veteran
October 22, 2018
Paul Phillip Wilson, 67, of Cowen, WV, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1951, in Elkins, WV, a son of Eugene T. Wilson and the late Martha Britton Wilson. Phillip was a U.S. Air For
September 29, 2018
Clora Roberts Selman-Debolt, 88, of Nettie formerly of Webster County passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born May 17, 1930 in Noble, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Oran and LouAnna Johnson R