Obituaries
Obituaries in Cowen, West Virginia
Garnet Elizabeth Proudfoot
Dec 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.
Garnet was a former Laundromat attendant and a homemaker. She was known for her kindness and was a wonderful mother, grandmother...
Donna Marie Fisher
Dec 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 gardening, birdwatching, spending time with friends and family, and the adventures of life.
Surviving are her...
Mikel Eugene Gregory
Dec 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 with over 25 years of service, a former town of Cowen police officer and a former employee of...
Thomas Moorman Ryder Iv
Nov 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.
Thomas was a former employee of Columbia Forest Products, Seneca Health and most recently Shentel Cable...
Carolyn Clayton Meadows
Nov 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 Jehovah Witness Church, Summersville. Carolyn enjoyed painting, gardening and spending time with her animals and family.
...
Vernon Gale Armentrout
Nov 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 the B.F. Goodrich Rubber Plant in Richwood. He enjoyed yard work, fishing and was an avid NASCAR...
Paul Richard “Dickie” Bennett
Nov 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.
Dickie was a hardworking coal miner, having worked over 42 years for Meadow River Coal, Smoot Coal,...
Kessia Lorain Cogar
Oct 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 homemaker who enjoyed singing, going to church and reading her bible.
She is survived by her daughter...
Alton Lee Williams
Oct 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.
Alton retired from Island Creek Coal Company with over 40 years of UMWA mining. He was...
Leveron Mildred Payne
Oct 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 United Bank, was a poll worker, and helped seniors in assisted living programs. She enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening...
Paul Phillip Wilson
Oct 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 Force Veteran, a 1969 graduate of Webster Springs High School and a 1992 graduate of Wheeling...
Clora Roberts Selman-Debolt
Sep 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 Roberts.
Clora was a retired clerk from Foodland and a former nurse’s aide at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She...
Bonnie Louise Isabell Kelley
Sep 22, 2018
Bonnie Louise Isabell Kelley, 81, of Upper Glade, WV, passed away peacefully at Bowers Hospice House on Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born February 2, 1937 in Kentucky, a daughter of the late Virley and Alma Harmon Isabell.
Bonnie retired from AT&T Manufacturing plant with over 20 years of service. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, doll making and reading. She...
Dr. Luke Charles Mcelwain
Sep 21, 2018
Dr. Luke Charles McElwain, 38, of Bolair passed away tragically Friday, September 21, 2018. He was born August 23, 1980 in Summersville, a son of Charles and Donice Wayne McElwain.
Luke was a 1998 graduate of Webster County High School and a 2002 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College. He graduated from WV School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006. He...
Nathan Allen Deel
Sep 19, 2018
Nathan Allen Deel, 30, of Summersville, WV, passed away, Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital. He was born September 19, 1988 in Richwood WV, a son of Alma and Joe Boyce of Owasso, OK. And James Deel of Webster Springs, WV.
Nathan enjoyed bike riding, 4 wheeling, and skateboarding. He enjoyed music and loved to make people laugh....
Ray Edward Jackson
Sep 11, 2018
Ray Edward Jackson, 84, of Craigsville passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 14, 1934, in Elizabeth WV, a son of the late Edward and Naomi Kidder Jackson.
Ray was a graduate of Kenwood High School, MD and Towson State University. He held a Masters Degree and was a teacher for...
Hildred Josephine Hoover
Sep 10, 2018
Hildred Josephine Hoover, 73, of Blacksville WV, formerly of Cowen, WV, passed away September 10, 2018 at her residence, after an extended illness. Jo was born August 4, 1945, in Cowen, WV, a daughter of the late William and Vera Bender Boggs.
She was a homemaker and a former member of the Eastern Star.
Jo is survived by her children:...
Wanda Lee Wright
Sep 10, 2018
Wanda Lee Wright, 89, of Cowen, WV passed away at home, Monday, September 10, 2018. She was born June 3, 1929, in Richwood, WV a daughter of the late Asa and Icie Mae Bender Wright.
Wanda was a former employee of Richwood Fabricators. She enjoyed cooking and canning. She loved her dog Ginger.
She is survived by her sons Ron...
Sue Ann Robinson
Sep 9, 2018
Sue Ann Robinson, 71, of Webster Springs, WV passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. She was born September 4, 1947 in Webster Springs, WV, a daughter of the late Olen and Lottie Tharp Hamrick.
Sue started Women’s Aid in Crisis in Webster County and was passionate about her work with the organization. She enjoyed camping,...
Patricia Green
Sep 8, 2018
Patricia Green, 86, of Cowen, WV, formerly of Diana, WV, passed away at home on September 8, 2018. She was born May 6, 1932, at the family’s home in Diana, WV, a daughter of the late Rab and Golda Schrader Cool.
Known to most as Granny Green, she loved to cook for and feed the boys before their games at...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
