Obituaries

Feb 6, 2017

Feb 4, 2017

Bobby G Cogar, 76, of Cowen passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his residence with his loving family by his side.

He was born January 12, 1941 in Braxton County a son of George Carl and Edna Anna Dean Cogar

Bobby was a retired U.M.W.A from Lacky Smokeless, he also drove truck in a rock quarry. Bobby enjoyed hunting,...

Feb 2, 2017

Larry Richard Sandy, 79, of Bolair, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017. He was born August 16, 1937 in Bolair, a son of the late Ulyssis Grant Sr. and Nellie Rose Mustoe Sandy.

Larry was a retired coal miner from Island Creek Coal Company, he also served as a Commissioner for Webster County for 12 years. Larry was a 1956...

Feb 2, 2017

Jerry Russell Metz, 74 of Camden-on-Gauley, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital, after an extended illness. He was born December 5, 1942, in Richwood, WV, a son of Imogene Bennett Metz and the late Warren B. Metz.

He was a retired supervisor from Long Airdox Corporation. He was a 1961 graduate of Cowen High School....

Jan 21, 2017

Donna Elaine Boggs, 65, of Cowen, formerly of Webster Springs, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at her residence.

She was born January 27, 1951 in Richwood, a daughter of the late Don and Mae Wright Blake.

Donna was a homemaker and enjoyed her flowers, gardening, reading and her cats.

Surviving are her children, Tammy (James) Longest of Knoxville, Tennessee;...

Jan 18, 2017

Ricky Lee Kincaid, 55, of Erbacon passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Webster County Memorial Hospital, following a sudden illness. He was born June 29, 1961 in Richwood, a son of Josephine (Jo) Duffield and the late Alfred Burl Kincaid.

He was an auto body repairman and painter. He was a Christian by faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and...

Jan 3, 2017

Dec 24, 2016

Nov 26, 2016

Rodney (Rod) Lewis Simms, Jr age 78, departed this life on Saturday, November 26, 2016 in Fort Smith, AR. He was the husband of Daisy (Loudermilk) Simms. They shared 60 years of marital bliss together. Rod was born in Beckley, West Virginia on April 2, 1938. He was the son of Rodney Simms Sr. and Violet Simms. He was a...

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 15, 2016

George Edward Helber, 75 of Cowen passed peacefully Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at United Hospital Center, Clarksburg.

He was born January 16, 1941 a son of the late Willis William and Ardis Evelyn Wolfe Helber.

George was a retired Maintenance Supervisor for Carbordum Fiberglass Plant. He also worked for United Megill and T.S. Trim Company all in Ohio. George was...

Oct 28, 2016

Oct 22, 2016

Evelyn Agnes Boggs, 102, of Cowen, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. She was born April 25, 1914 in Dyer, WV, a daughter of the late William and Lillian Simons.

She worked her way through college in Fairmont by working as a live-in housekeeper and nanny. She then taught school for 29 years in...

Oct 19, 2016

Oct 6, 2016

Larry Gene Pelfrey, 61, of Cowen passed away tragically Thursday, October 6, 2016 in a house fire.

He was born January 4, 1955 in Centerpoint, Ohio a son of the late Harvey and Mary Dyer Pelfrey.

Larry was a contractor having worked many years installing windows and siding. He enjoyed playing golf, fishing, hunting and being in the outdoors.

He...

Oct 3, 2016

Harold D. “Bato” Carpenter, 80, of Cowen, WV, passed away at his home on Monday, October 3, 2016.

He was born in Clarksburg, WV, on November 17, 1935, the youngest child of the late John M. “Doc” and Effie Wilson Carpenter of Erbacon, WV.

Harold is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Gwendolyn Johnson Carpenter; two...

Sep 22, 2016

Eddie Arnold Cogar, 68, of Bolair passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born October 15, 1947 in Buckhannon, a son of the late Ernest W. and Pauline Mustoe Cogar.

Eddie was a former coal miner and a contractor specializing in brick and block laying....

Sep 21, 2016

Sep 19, 2016

Nawasa Evelyn Coffman, 73, of Cowen, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at the Bowers Hospice House surrounded by her loving family.

She was born June 6, 1943 in Summersville, a daughter of the late John and Genevia Dorman Hinkle. Nawasa worked many years in the local grocery stores. She enjoyed working with her flowers, gardening, yard work and spending...

Sep 8, 2016