Obituaries
January 9, 2018
Virginia Mae Heck, 81, formally of Cowen, WV and more recently of Hambleton, WV where she resided with her son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Stephanie Taylor passed away January 9, 2018. She was born February 7, 1936 in Webster County, the daughte...January 4, 2018
James S. “Jim” Bell, 68, of Cowen, WV, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born December 7, 1949 in Richwood, WV, a son of the late Stanley “Red” and Eltha Gregory Bell. Jim was a 1967 gradua...January 4, 2018
Lee “Buster” Elwood Casteel, 67 of Cowen, passed away January 4, 2018 at his home. He was born October 18, 1950 in Newburg, WV, a son of the late George Everett and Margie Temple Casteel. Lee was a proud Vietnam Veteran, having served as a Ran...January 3, 2018
Harry Emerson Coffman, 68, of Craigsville passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born April 17, 1949 in Sutton, a son of the late Otis Ray and Gussie Palmer Coffman. Harry was a logger having worked...January 2, 2018
Randall Lewis Wright Sr., 68 of Cowen passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his residence. Randy was born April 2, 1949 in Richwood a son of Wanda Wright of Cowen, and the late Robert Wright. Randy was a graduate of Cowen High School and a U.S. ...December 24, 2017
Amos Doyle Wamsley jr., 71, of Williams River, passed away suddenly Sunday December 24, 2017. He was born May 15, 1946 in Richwood, WV, son of the late Amos Sr. and Donna Mae Dobson Wamsley. Doyle was a US Navy Seabee Veteran of the Vietnam War, h...December 23, 2017
Ancil Osborne Green, 77, of Erbacon, WV, passed away December 23, 2017 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. Ancil was born March 20, 1940 in Webster County, a son of the late William Holt and Lilly Payne Green. Ancil was a veteran of the U.S. ...December 23, 2017
Rodney Allen Riddle, 57, of Bragg Run Road, Webster County, passed away suddenly Saturday December 23, 2017 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born April 3, 1960 in Richwood. He is the son of Myrtle Roberts Riddle and the late Elburn Rid...December 23, 2017
Martin Denver Boggs, 68 of Cowen passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2017 at the VA hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born April 28, 1948 in Richwood, WV, a son of the late Burnell and Wavelene Samson Boggs. Martin was a retired coal miner havin...December 22, 2017
Daniel E. Nicholas, 64, of Craigsville, passed away at home on December 22, 2017. He was born November 5, 1953 in Coe, WV, a son of the late William and Bernadine Williams Nicholas. Dan was a coal miner and loved to camp. He loved and enjoyed spen...December 22, 2017
Vida Ann Giddings (nee Plummer), 75, of Dundalk Maryland, passed away December 22, 2017 at her home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Vida is survived by her husband Buster Boyd; Brothers: Jack Bailey, Melvin Plummer and wife, Fran...December 19, 2017
Wilda Shirley Harris Radcliff, 69 of Erbacon, passed away December 19, 2017 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, after a sudden illness. She was born February 13, 1948 in Webster County. She was the daughter of the late Victor Lorenzo and E...December 16, 2017
James Patrick Cogar, 55, of Erbacon passed away December 16, 2017 at home. Pat was born October 16, 1962 in Richwood, WV, a son of the late Gene and Pearl Myers Cogar. He was a logger with over 30 years of service, having worked for Big Dog Loggin...December 15, 2017
Kista Strickland, 68, of Camden-on-Gauley, WV, passed away December 15, 2017, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 2, 1949 in Dille, WV, a daughter of Buell and Zelda Roseleen Frame Strickland. Kista loved to read and croche...Mary Virginia (Anderson) Fletcher
December 14, 2017
Mary Virginia Fletcher, 96, died December 14, 2017 at Clay Health Center, Big Otter, WV. Mary Virginia (Ginnie) was born March 23, 1921 to Ernest and Rose (Frame) Anderson in Clay County and spent her early years on the family farm. She attended h...