Obituaries
Obituaries in Cowen, West Virginia
Paul F. Lipscomb, Sr.
Jul 28, 2019
Paul F. Lipscomb, Sr. 74, of Elmwood, NJ, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019. Paul was born to Fred and Madrell (Mathes) Lipscomb on November 30, 1944 in Curtain, WV. Paul was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish and belonged to the Horns and Feathers Hunting Club. He loved sports. Paul was a passionate WV Mountaineer football...
Rebecca “Becky” Jane Yates
Jul 4, 2019
Rebecca “Becky” Jane Yates, 59, of Cowen passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at the United Hospital, Clarksburg, after a short illness. She was born August 22, 1959 in Richwood, WV, a daughter of the late Edward and Hilda Mathes Wright.
Becky was a homemaker and former owner of the Cotton Boll with her husband. She was a member of...
Helen June Beam
Jun 29, 2019
Helen June Beam, 77 of Cowen, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Holbrook on the Hill Care Center, Buckhannon after an extended illness. She was born June 26, 1942 in Holly Junction, Braxton County, a daughter of the late Glen and Louise Gillespie Morrison.
June was a former waitress, homemaker and a Methodist by Faith. She enjoyed gardening,...
Michael Duane Blankenship
Jun 28, 2019
Michael Duane Blankenship, 70, of Sutton, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Louis A. Johnson VA. Medical Center, Clarksburg after an extended illness. He was born February 4, 1949 in Richwood, a son of the late Alden and Delma Roberts Blankenship.
Mike was a former road construction worker and railroader, but he spent over 30 years as a...
Dustin Eugene Waugh
Jun 27, 2019
Dustin Eugene Waugh, 24. of Cowen, WV, passed away June 27, 2019, tragically, in a logging accident. He was born August 11, 1994 in Summersville, WV, a son of Donald (Jackoline) Waugh and DeRhonda (David) Smith.
Dustin was a 2012 graduate of Webster County High School and was a logger by trade. Dustin enjoyed hunting, fishing, ATV riding and sitting...
James Shirley “Sherlock” Holmes
Jun 16, 2019
James Shirley “Sherlock” Holmes, 92 of Cowen passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 12, 1926 in Webster County, a son of the late Edward and Clina Sears Holmes.
Sherlock was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the 72nd Tank Battalion,...
Robert Lee “Bob” Champ
Jun 9, 2019
Robert Lee “Bob” Champ, 86, of Cranberry Ridge, passed away June 9, 2019 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 14, 1932, on Cranberry Ridge, a son of the late Albert and Nanny Williams Champ.
Bob was a retired truck driver with over 55 years of service, having last worked for Ritchie Trucking. Bob was a jack of...
Betty Leah Perrine Cool
Jun 9, 2019
Betty Leah Perrine Cool, 93, passed away June 9, 2019 in a hospice house near her home in Jacksonville Florida where she had resided for the past 25 years. She was born December 6, 1925 to Rush and Ocie Marie Perrine in Erbacon, West Virginia.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ronald, Denzil...
Phyllis Lavaughn Cole
Jun 6, 2019
Phyllis Lavaughn Cole, 81 of Cowen passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the Clay Health Care Center. She was born July 30, 1937 in Webster County a daughter of the late Clayton and Thelma Perkins Hedger.
Lavaughn was a homemaker and a graduate of Cowen High School. She enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling and working in her yard.
Surviving are...
Gladys Gray Bragg
Jun 4, 2019
Gladys Gray Bragg, 75, of Cowen, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a short illness. She was born July 14, 1943 in Diana, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lewis Wade and Virgie McCourt Chapman.
Gladys was a homemaker and a farmer, raising and taking care of her animals and working the...
Montie Zane Jordan
May 29, 2019
Montie Zane Jordan, formerly of Webster Springs, West Virginia, passed away with his family at his home in McConnelsville, Ohio on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
He was born in Lewis County on August 29, 1939, a son of the late Dave Nile Jordan and Rosa Lee Cogar Jordan.
Cherishing their memories of Montie are his wife: Frances Jordan of McConnelsville,...
Mary Elizabeth Mclaughlin
May 22, 2019
Mary Elizabeth McLaughlin, 70, of Williams River, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born September 14, 1948 in Richwood, a daughter of Wanda “Betty” Sibert Wamsley and the late Eugene Wamsley.
Mary was a 1966 graduate of Cowen High School and a graduate of the Academy of Careers and Technology in...
Edward Lee “Chuck” Bragg
May 20, 2019
Edward Lee “Chuck” Bragg, 79, of Cowen, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born December 19, 1940 in Weston, a son of the late Herbert and Mary Rumbach Bragg.
Chuck was a retired coal miner, with over 30 years, from Island Creek Coal and was a proud member of the U.M.W.A....
William Edward “Bill” Mccartney
May 10, 2019
William Edward “Bill” McCartney, 72 of Cowen, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family and friends, after a long illness. He was born May 8, 1947 in Webster Springs, a son of the late French and Retha Peck McCartney.
Bill was a former City Councilman for the town of Cowen and a U.S. Army...
William George Taylor
Apr 29, 2019
William George Taylor, 82, of Cowen, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Summersville Regional Medical Center after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1936 in Webster County, a son of the late Wilbert and Aretta Bell Taylor.
George retired from Island Creek Coal Company having worked over 40 years in the mining industry....
Aniello Guiseppa Romano Jr.
Apr 25, 2019
Aniello Guiseppa Romano Jr., 84 of Cowen, WV, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 29, 1934 in Camden on Gauley, a son of the late Aniello “Neal” and Angelina Feola Romano.
Jr. was a 1952 graduate of Cowen High School and attended Glenville State College. He was an US Army Veteran of...
Georganna Romano
Apr 23, 2019
Born in Grafton, Taylor County, WV, March 13, 1937; 1955 graduate of Cowen High School; Georganna passed away April 23, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.
She is survived by husband of 63 years Giovanno Romano; Children: Mike Romano of Craigsville, WV, Joseph L. Romano of Stuart, FL, James L. Romano of Craigsville, WV, Marilyn L. Barfield of Jupiter...
Ella Louise Conrad
Apr 22, 2019
Ella Louise Conrad, Beloved Mother and Loving Grandmother, 74, of Birch River, went to her final resting place April 22, 2019, peacefully at her home. Born October 23, 1944 to parents George and Mamie Ramsey Harless. Ella is survived by sister Shirley (Bootsie) Hardy of New York, children, Betty (Steve) Selman of Birch River, Gerald Chapman of Charleston, Warren Chapman...
Kenneth Lee Riding
Apr 21, 2019
Kenneth Lee Riding, 78 of Cowen, west Virginia was gently released from his earthly body and returned home to his Heavenly Father Sunday April 21, 2019. He was born the youngest of three children to William Ernest Riding and Veva (Sue) Hamblin Riding on September 4, 1940 in St. George, Utah.
He spent his youth in Mountain View, Wyoming and...
Donnie Gene Harris
Apr 16, 2019
Donnie Gene Harris, 65, of Erbacon passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Summersville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born February 11, 1954 in Erbacon, a son of the late Lorenzo Victor and Ella Jackson Harris.
Donnie was a former coal miner and logger. He was the president of the Erbacon Community Development. He was an...
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