Obituaries
Obituaries in Cowen, West Virginia
Carol Louise Welch
Dec 30, 2021
Carol Louise Welch, 69, of Cottle, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 30, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 15, 1952 in Richwood, a daughter of the late James and Letha Juanita Tharp Wolverton.
Carol was a homemaker and a strong Christian by Faith. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, canning, spending time with her family...
Elizabeth “Kay” Moore
Dec 28, 2021
Elizabeth “Kay” Moore, known to many as Mrs. Moore, went home to be with the Lord, December 28, 2021, after a brief illness. There she joined her parents, Hud and Mildred (Squires) Garrett, sister, Emogene (Miller) and brother, Larry Garrett (survived by his wife Sandi).
Kay was born August 18, 1948 at Richwood, WV. She graduated from Cowen High School...
Rebecca Ann Tyler
Dec 26, 2021
Rebecca Ann Tyler, 68, of Cowen, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Mease Hospital, Tampa, Florida, after a short illness. She was born June 29, 1953, in Richwood, a daughter of the late Andrew Clay and Wavie Williams Barnett.
Becky was a graduate of Cowen High School and attended Glenville State College. She was a former home health worker...
Terry Alvin Fazenbaker
Dec 18, 2021
Terry Alvin Fazenbaker, 71, of Erbacon, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, after an extended illness. He was born March 25, 1950 in Keyser, West Virginia, a son of the late Fredrick P. and Violet Kitzmiller Fazenbaker.
Terry was a 1968 graduate of Richwood High School. He then started a career as a coal...
Virgie Elizabeth Chapman
Dec 14, 2021
Virgie Elizabeth Chapman, 48, of Birch River, passed away, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a short illness. She was born January 12, 1972 in Webster Springs, a daughter of Paul Chapman and the late Ella Harless Chapman.
Virgie was a homemaker who enjoyed working at the Sheltered Workshop. She time working on plastic canvases...
Lawrence G. Chambers
Dec 13, 2021
Lawrence G. Chambers, 61, of Camden on Gauley, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at his residence, after an extended illness. He was born October 18, 1960 in Webster County, a son of the late James Leroy Chambers Sr. and Glodia Mae Ware Chambers.
Lawrence was a former employee of a Chicken Processing Plant. He enjoyed camping, fishing and socializing...
Glenn Preston Linkous
Dec 9, 2021
Glenn Preston Linkous, 46, of Cowen, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after an extended illness. He was born January 10, 1975 in Kanawha County, a son of the late James and Barbara Garvin Linkous.
Glenn was a former carpenter and mechanic, a jack of all trades. He enjoyed helping others, a good drink...
Harvey Howard Jones, Jr.
Dec 5, 2021
Harvey Howard Jones, Jr., 78, of Craigsville, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born January 21, 1943 in Racine, Wisconsin, a son of the late Harvey Howard Jones Sr., and Doris June McCool Jones.
Harvey worked many years at a Fiberglass Manufacturing Plant in Valparaiso, Indiana then upon moving to West...
Carmel Ellis Sanson, Jr.
Nov 26, 2021
Carmel Ellis Sanson, Jr., 78, of Summersville, formerly of Cowen, passed away Friday, November 26, 2021 at Summersville Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. He was born December 25, 1942, at Barnett’s Run, Webster County, a son of the late Carmel Ellis Sanson Sr. and Myrtle Evelyn Selman Sanson.
Carmel was the Pastor at Love and Life Fellowship Church,...
Myrtle Alice Holcomb
Nov 25, 2021
Myrtle Alice Holcomb, 89, of Camden on Gauley, passed into heaven’s gates on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Summersville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born October 31, 1932 in Webster Springs, a daughter of the late Burl Chambers and Ada Mary Armentrout Beam.
Myrtle was a former employee of Cherry River Bank and a restaurant owner....
Donnie Lee Lloyd
Nov 17, 2021
Donnie Lee Lloyd, 69, of Craigsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 after a short illness. He was born June 16, 1952 in Sutton a son of the late Ollie Alonzo Lloyd and Ollie Conrad Lloyd.
Donnie was a graduate of Richwood High School. He worked as a loader operator at a saw mill and was previously employed at...
Michael John Ritchie
Nov 14, 2021
Michael John Ritchie, 63, of Cowen passed away November 14, 2021 following a short illness.
Mike was born December 3, 1957 in Richwood, WV to Lowell & Ruth Ritchie of Craigsville, WV.
In addition to his father he is proceeded in death by his younger brother David Ritchie & his Father-in-law Dr. William Gray.
Mike was a 1976 graduate of...
Gary Joe Cochran
Nov 12, 2021
Gary Joe Cochran, 68, of Craigsville, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 after a short illness. He was born November 3, 1953 in Webster County, a son of the late Harry Oden Cochran and Gustava Brown Cochran.
Gary was a coalminer all his life. He enjoyed working on cars, hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with friends.
He is...
Michael Lloyd Dempsey
Nov 10, 2021
Michael Lloyd Dempsey, 74, of Craigsville, WV, passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Mike was born July 21, 1947 in Camden on Gauley, WV, a son of John George and Elizabeth Della Hebb Dempsey.
Mike was a US Army Veteran, a retired coal miner with over 33 years at Island Creek and a 1966 graduate of...
Dianna Ethel Williams
Nov 9, 2021
Dianna Ethel Williams, 81, of Craigsville, passed away on November 9, 2021, at her residence in Craigsville surrounded by her family, after a short illness.
She was born August 10, 1940, in Baltimore, MD, a daughter to the late Marion Jacob West and the late Clara Belle Shockley.
Dianna was a homemaker. She enjoyed crafting, playing cards, flowers, reading, Native...
Edward (Eddie) Alan Plummer
Nov 9, 2021
Edward (Eddie) Alan Plummer, 73 of Mills Mountain, Dyer, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2021, at Summersville Regional Medical Center.
He was born February 14, 1948, in Camden on Gauley to the late Samuel Edward and Alma Fletcher Plummer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Ammie Belden, Vida Giddings, and Mary Lou Plummer;...
Sabina Ann Maynard
Nov 8, 2021
Sabina Ann Maynard, 72, of Cowen, WV, passed away November 8, 2021 at Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Ann was born January, 11, 1949 in Webster County the daughter of Okey S. and Ilene Goff Wayne.
Ann was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Ann worked as a beautician and was a manager...
Edward Mark Varney
Nov 5, 2021
Edward Mark Varney, 80, of Coe, WV, passed away on November 5, 2021 at Summersville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born May 10, 1941 at No. 4 in Bergoo, WV. He is preceded in death by his parents Hobert Varney and Jessie Mildred Haddix; siblings, James Wesley Varney, Ray Hobert Varney, Helen Elizabeth Robinson, Anna Mae...
Alma Doris Shikrallah Carpenter
Oct 24, 2021
Alma Doris Shikrallah Carpenter of Erbacon, passed away October 24, 2021 at the age of 97 after a short illness. She was born October 19, 1924 in Danielson, Connecticut. She was the daughter of the late Najib James Shikrallah and Mina Godreau Shikrallah.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Ira Elbert Carpenter, Jr., sister, June Day, daughter,...
Teresa Anne Williams
Oct 23, 2021
Teresa Anne Williams, 46, of Camden on Gauley, passed away after a month of battling COVID.
Teresa was born October 15, 1975, in Preston County. She is proceeded in death by her father Robert (Fat Albert/Bobby) Temple of Cowen; grandmother, Vonda Cooper of Preston County; her mother and father in law, Connie (Smith) Williams and Willie (Pepo) Williams; uncle Chuck...
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