Obituaries
Obituaries in Cowen, West Virginia
Arlie C. Addington
May 29, 2020
Arlie C. Addington, 79, of Cowen, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Hospice House at CAMC after an extended illness. He was born August 8, 1940 in Camden on Gauley, a son of the late Chester and Edith Plummer Addington.
Arlie was a former U.M.W.A. coal miner last having worked for the Hobert Mine. He was a former...
Helen Corene Mathes
May 24, 2020
Helen Corene Mathes, 88, of Cowen passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown after a short illness. She was born January 10, 1932 on Cranberry Ridge a daughter of the late Charlie and Thelma Simmons Powers.
Corene was a homemaker and a Methodist by Faith. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, sewing, gardening, cooking “ if...
Lonnie Asbury Green Jr.
May 15, 2020
Lonnie Asbury Green Jr., 87, of Cowen, formerly of Diana, passed away peacefully Friday, May 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 13, 1932 in Bergoo, a son of the late Lonnie Asbury Sr. and Bertha Jane Cogar Green.
Jr was a retired truck driver having been on the open road for over 56 years. He drove for...
Herbert Edgar Short
May 5, 2020
Herbert Edgar Short, 80, of Webster Springs, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 13, 1939 in Calvin a son of the late Herbert and Josie Quinn Short.
Hebert retired as a foreman with over 24 years from the Costal Treating Company Company. In his spare time, he...
Julie Volores Smith
Apr 29, 2020
Julie Volores Smith, 70, of Webster Springs formerly of Cowen passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the United Hospital Center, Bridgeport after a short illness. She was born November 23, 1949 in Webster County, a daughter of the late William Clyde and Hazel Virginia Taylor Smith.
Julie was a homemaker and a former grandparent volunteer at Glade Schools. She...
Howard “Kelly” Collins
Apr 10, 2020
Howard “Kelly” Collins, 55, of Cowen, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a long hard battle with heart disease. “Kelly was a fighter”. He was born June 29, 1964, in Richwood, a son of Jimmy (Linda) Collins of Gassaway and Helen (Mancel) Gregory of Craigsville.
Kelly worked in the coal mines for over...
Freddie Dewayne Clark
Apr 3, 2020
Freddie Dewayne Clark, 40, of Diana, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, April 3, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born July 3, 1979 in Webster Springs, a son of Herbert and Rose Brooks Clark.
Freddie was a truck driver and a devoted member of the Diana Volunteer Fire Department. He loved to hunt, fish, go 4-wheeling and spend time...
Robert Duane Deel
Apr 1, 2020
Robert Duane Deel, 77, of Cowen, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at CAMC after a short illness. He was born March 6, 1943, in Arcola, a son of Mavadelle Tyler and the late Arley Austin Deel.
Robert was a retired brakeman and conductor from the B&O, Chessie and CSX railroad. He enjoyed hunting, digging ginseng, and spending time with...
Harriet L. “Cindi” Rose-Church
Mar 27, 2020
Harriet L. “Cindi” Rose-Church passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born May 3, 1958 in Sutton, a daughter of Carol Rose and the late Argel K. Rose Sr. Cindi was a homemaker who enjoyed drawing, designing and crafting.
Surviving are her mother, sister, Carol A. “Susie” (Gary) Facemire of Craigsville and...
Denzil Lee "Bud" Stutler
Mar 12, 2020
Denzil Lee “Bud” Stutler, 85, of Cowen, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born October 25, 1934 in Harrison County, a son of the late Carl Stephen and Sallie Suttle Stutler.
Bud was the former Assistant Director of Government Manpower having worked 14 years, a former Teacher and Coach at Cowen...
Kimberly Renee Conley-Morris
Mar 10, 2020
Kimberly Renee Conley-Morris, 53, of Cowen, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born September 29, 1966 in Summersville, a daughter of Thomas and the late Roberta June Boggs Conley Sigley.
Kim was a graduate of Richwood High School and a former in home health care worker. She was a great...
Ronald L. Ward
Mar 3, 2020
Ronald L. Ward, 67, of Craigsville, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, a son of the late Junior Raymond and Patricia Ann Hollister Ward.
Ronald came to West Virginia to marry the love of his life, Nancy Webb and started a 40 year career with...
Mary Elizbeth Wilson
Feb 12, 2020
Mary Elizbeth Wilson, 48, of Cowen, formerly of Maine, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her residence, after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born April 26, 1971 in Presque Isle, Maine, a daughter of the late Leland and Marie Chamberland Paradis.
Mary was a former home health worker and a Christian by Faith. She enjoyed 4-wheeling and...
Gwendolyn Fadora (Johnson) Carpenter
Feb 6, 2020
Gwendolyn Fadora (Johnson) Carpenter, 86, of Cowen, West Virginia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 6, 2020, after an extended illness. She was born in Half Acre, in Webster County, WV, on July 9, 1933, to the late Fredrick T. and Lula Fay (McFarlane) Johnson. She was also preceded in death by sisters Anita June...
Joseph Allen Crites
Jan 19, 2020
Joseph Allen Crites, 43, of Fairmont, WV, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2020 at his residence.
He was a 1994 graduate of Webster County High School and Fairmont State College with a BS Degree in Electronics Engineering, and was employed by Fairmont Regional Medical Center as a Biomedical Engineer. Joe enjoyed many activities but had a great passion for...
Ruby C. Hart
Dec 31, 2019
Ruby C. Hart, 96, of Cowen, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 1, 1923 at Strouds Creek, a daughter of the late Coligna and Mamie Curry Chapman.
Ruby graduated from Cowen High School in 1939 at the age of 16. She went to Fairmont State College for 2...
Bernard Douglas Trenter
Dec 27, 2019
Bernard Douglas Trenter, 76, of Cowen, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born March 26, 1943 in Bolair, a son of the late Rufus and Iva Payne Trenter.
He was a former coal miner and worked at the Bolair Recycling Center. Bernard enjoyed listening to bluegrass music, drinking a cold one, watching western movies, playing with his dogs,...
Elizabeth Louise Gray
Dec 24, 2019
Elizabeth Louise Gray, 93, of Upper Glade, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Summersville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born January 27, 1926 in Charleston, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Earl and Gracie Wendell Newman. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Surviving are her children,...
Karen Jean Cochran
Dec 23, 2019
Karen Jean Cochran, 60, of Lewisburg, WV formerly of Webster and Nicholas County passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown after an extended illness. She was born February 25, 1959 in Beckley a daughter of Gloria Thompson Collins and the late William D. Bennett.
She was a former factory worker and enjoyed listening to music...
Jacob E. “Jake” Collins
Dec 4, 2019
Jacob E. “Jake” Collins, 48, of Cowen, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, He was born July 18, 1971 in Webster Springs, a son of Douglas Collins and Joanne Remeides.
Jake was disabled. He was involved with the Webster Search and Rescue and enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening to the radio, sitting and watching traffic...
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