Stella Mae “Sis” Thurston, 69, of Sumerco went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Thomas Memorial Hospital.

Stella was a member of God’s Tabernacle in St. Albans. She loved gospel music and preparing her own Bible study lessons. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and sister. Stella was a former employee of NAPA in Dunbar and held many jobs, including Dunbar Fas Chek and a window factory in North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Freda Dye Young; and brother Tommy Wright.

Stella is survived by son, David Thurston; granddaughter, Makayla Thurston; sister, Mary Holdren; brother, Eddie “Bubby” Wright; nephew, Robbie Holdren; and her toy Yorkie, Zoey.

Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sumerco with Pastor Lee Darnell officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to offset the cost of the service to Curry Funeral Home, PO Box 9, Alum Creek, WV 25003.

Gary Carlleal Linville, age 68, born August 2, 1953, went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 10, 2022.

Gary graduated from Duval High School in 1971 and served his country in the United States Army. He was a kind soul who loved his family and friends. Gary loved spending time on the river and caring for all living creatures.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Carlleal and Vada Linville.

He is survived by his two children, Gari Ann Boggs and Bradley Linville; grandchildren, Miranda Jarrell, Joshua, Adam, Bryce, and Lilly Boggs; great granddaughter, Isabella Jarrell; his brother, Greg Linville and sisters, Maryian Sloan and Angela Jones. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2022, at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey with his son, Bradley Linville speaking.

Glen Allen Matheny, 84 of Tornado, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was born in 1938 to Lester & Minnie Matheny of Davis Creek, WV. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Melba Matheny and Jean Smith and one brother Charles of New Port Ritchie, FL.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 27 years, Susan Matheny, sister, Joyce (Don) Petry of Kenna, WV, brothers, Jack of Kenna, WV and Darrell (Margie) of Rock Hill, SC, daughter, Carol (David ) Bowen of Ashland, KY, sons, David (Karen) Matheny of Bay Minette, AL, Allen (Teresa) Matheny of Jacksonville, FL, and Rob (Teresa) of South Charleston, WV. He is also survived by his step-daughters, Elizabeth and Tanya, Tornado, WV.

Glen was a beloved Father, and Popal to ten grandchildren and Great-Popal to six great-grandchildren.

Glen graduated from South Charleston High School and later was drafted into the Army and served his country in Vietnam. He wore many hats during his lifetime, Licensed Plumber, Volunteer Fireman at Davis Creek Fire Department, and he retired from AEP’s John Amos Plant.

He was an avid fisherman during his life and thoroughly enjoyed a good round of golf with his buddies, KG, Cecil and McCoy.

He believed in the saving power of the Lord Jesus Christ. He loved the Lord. His message to his family was that he loved each and everyone of them and hoped to see them all in Heaven one day.

Service will be 2:00pm Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Chaplain Pete Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, with military rites. Family & friends will gather one hour prior to the service.

A special thank you to the good people at Hospice, the CAMC Cancer Center, and Darlene who helped to care for him those last weeks.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 731, St. Albans, WV 25177.

Linda Ruth Harper, known by those who love her as Mom, Grandma, and Mamoo, age 78, passed away in Jacksonville, FL, on Monday, June 6, 2022. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Linda was born on May 27, 1944, in Nellis, WV, to parents, Sidney and Mearl Allen.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Darrell “Skip” Harper and Johnnie Jones, three sisters and four brothers.

Linda is survived by her two sons, Steve (Kathy) Harper of Green Cove Springs, FL, and Tim Harper of Goose Creek, SC, daughter, Susan Riffe of New Braunfels, TX, grandchildren, Daniel, Michael, Justin, Zachary, Katelyn, Sophia, Lillian and one great-grandson, sisters, Pearl (John) Joyce and Imogene Fisher, brother, Ronald (Sharon) Allen and many nieces and nephews.

Service will be 10:00am Wednesday, June 15, 2022 with Pastor Craig Gillenwater officiating at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, WV. Burial will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Charleston, WV.

Visitation will be Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Mark Anthony Lanham, 63, of Saint Albans, WV, crossed the River to rest in the arms of Jesus on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a brave battle with a short illness following complications from surgery. 

Waiting on the shores of Heaven to welcome him Home were his mother, Betty Lanham; father, Eugene Lanham; sister, Beverly McGhee; brother, Greg Lanham; stepmother, Irene Lanham; father and mother-in-law, Rev. Eldon and Ella Fitzwater; best friends, George McCune and Mousie Smithson;and countless other family, friends, and lives he had touched along the way. 

Left behind to cherish the memories and long for their Heavenly reunion are his wife of almost 37 years, Jackie Fitzwater Lanham; son, Matthew (Alexandra) Lanham; brother, Steve (Becky) Lanham; his niece who was like his sister, Lisa McGhee; stepbrother, Gary (Sandy) Hess; and numerous family and friends including his brothers and sisters-in-law and his nieces and nephews that he loved like his own children. 

He was a small business owner in the Kanawha Valley for over 40 years having owned and operated Adept Cleaning Agency as well as several other business ventures over the years. Most recently, he could be found at the Somewhere in Time Antique Mall in Nitro, WV, where he sold antiques with his wife Jackie for the last several years. 

Most importantly, he loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,and served Him faithfully for over 40 years as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, and soul winner. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church of Jefferson, WV. Those who knew him remember him as one of the kindest and most generous peopleyou could ever hope to encounter. He would do anything to share the Love of God to help those in need, whether it was a meal, a tank of gas, a place to stay, or just a kind word and a prayer. This world will truly not be as bright without his smiling face, contagious laugh, quick wit, and loving heart in it. 

A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2022, at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek, WV, with his son, USAF Chaplain, Captain Matthew Lanham, officiating. Cemetery service will follow immediately after at Graceland Memorial Park chapel, South Charleston, WV. Family and friends may gather from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022 for visitation at the funeral home. 

Special thanks to the incredible medical teams and staff at Ruby Memorial Hospital and Thomas Memorial Hospital who provided him the best care possible, ensuring he was comfortable and cared for until his battle was fought. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mark’s memory to the Rosenbaum Family House at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

Patricia Ann Wolfe Jordan (Teresa) gained her heavenly wings Friday, June 3, 2022, with her family beside her after a courageous two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Teresa was beautiful inside and out and her laughter was contagious. Any time you were around her, she would make you laugh.

Teresa was born on January 22, 1967, in Charleston and lived with her sister Angie in Drawdy.

Teresa was preceded in death by her mom and dad, Wanda and George “Blackeye” Wolfe, her oldest brother George L Wolfe Jr, and her beloved golden retriever Max.

Teresa is survived by her loving family, sister, Sue (Randy) Mooney of Dunmore, brother, Roger (Tanya) Wolfe of Dunmore, sister, Debi (Randell) Kinder of Ashford, sister, Angie Wolfe (Teresa Jarrell) of Drawdy, sister-in-law, Libby Wolfe of Nellis and a whole host of nieces, great nieces and nephews and great nephews.

Teresa was a 1985 graduate of Sherman High School. Teresa loved to go to Florida in the winter with her sister Sue and brother Roger. She loved being outdoors working in her flower beds, fishing at Smith Mountain Lake, ATV riding or hiking in Kanawha State Forest.

A celebration of Teresa’s life will be 6:00 pm, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Randell Kinder officiating. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank all the home hospice workers, especially Melanie and Libby, that have taken care of her for the last eight months and the nurses at the Hubbard Hospice House this past week.

In lieu of flowers, the family request a donation to be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, WV 25312-2536.

Rest in peace our beautiful sister, we will see you on the other side. We love and miss you dearly.

Dorla Dean Sigler Carr, 90, of St. Albans, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, at home.

Dorla was a caregiver of everyone and loved by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Virginia Shears Sigler; brother Sonny Sigler.

Dorla is survived by her husband, Joseph Carr; 5 children, Barbara and Tony Galante, Ron and Gigi Carr, Dan and Kim Carr, Alan Carr, Kim Miller; 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren with 1 on the way; brothers, David (Marlene) Sigler, Pete (Jan) Sigler, Terry (Patty) Sigler, Bruce (Betty) Sigler; sisters, Jean Hundley, Mary Beth Goodwin, Sue (Levi) Mayes, Barbara (Dwayne) Childers; and many nieces nephews, cousins, and friends.

Graveside service will be 1:00 pm., Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd., W., Charleston, WV 25312-2536.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at both Thomas Memorial Hospital and HospiceCare.

Boilermaker, inventor and entrepreneur, Gary Wayne McClure, 85, of Alum Creek, W. Va. passed from this life at home surrounded by his family Tuesday, May 31, 2022 after a short illness.

Gary was born at home in Yawkey, W. Va. April 1, 1937 to Glen Kenneth McClure and Gladys Effie Worstell McClure. Stubborn from the start, he refused to breathe. As the story goes, the country doctor gave him up for dead. His maternal grandmother would not allow it. She worked with him; dipping him into a tub of cool water, then a tub of warm water, trying to shock his system to life. She repeatedly tossed him into the air. Finally, he gasped his first breath of life. It was one adventure after another for the next eight and a half decades.

A 1955 graduate of Duval High School, Gary, named after actor Gary Cooper, learned to play the guitar for his senior play. He worked as a bridge painter and taught himself to scuba dive for a specific project. He was a surveyor for Interstate 81 in the Martinsburg, W. Va. area. That was the summer he and a buddy wrestled a gorilla in a traveling circus side show that had set up in town for the week. He proudly served in the Air National Guard.

Gary met Joyce Kay George, the love of his life, at the Coal River Bridge on Route 214 that ties Lincoln County with Kanawha County in Alum Creek. He once baked her a pineapple upside down cake and mailed it to her college dorm. They were married Dec. 3, 1960.

He was a storyteller, farmer, hunter, white-water canoeist, private pilot, world traveler and antique car enthusiast. Gary and his sons cleared land and built a home atop a mountain in the 1980s. It became a refuge and gathering place for friends and family far and wide. It was the place he loved best and the place he took his last breath.

Gary and Kay built an international business, Walhonde Tools, Inc., to manufacture and distribute industrial tools for which he was granted eight United States patents. The tools are used in heavy industry for tube and pipe alignment. The United States Navy and SpaceX are among their many clients.

He was deeply devoted to his faith and an active member of the Church of God Sabbath Fellowship.

Gary is preceded in death by his parents, Glen Kenneth McClure and Gladys Effie Worstell McClure, his father-in-law, Paul Jackson George, his son, Mark Wayne McClure, and his son-in-law, Mark Richard Kiser. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce Kay George McClure; his children, Marta Ree (Robert) Hays, Mark’s widow, Vivian Jane McClure, Matthew Paul McClure, and Christina Kay (Leslie) Carnley; his grandchildren, David (Patricia) Tankersley, Marissa Tankersley, Zak (Meagan) McClure, Paul McClure, Makenzie McClure, Brittany (Ashley) Johnson, Cailin (AJ) Bailey, John McClure, Joshua (Mikaela) Kiser, Rachel (Kade) Doss, Alisha (Jake) Thedford, and Sarah Kiser; his great grandchildren, Jacob White, Jordan Tankersley, Owen Tankersley, Emmersyn Bailey, Maesynn Bailey, Aria Snyder, Rowan Bailey and Franny Jo McClure. He is also survived by his siblings Marvin McClure, Stanley (Linda) McClure, and Lana Turley as well as many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will commence at 1 p. m. Sunday, June 5 with funeral services at 3 p. m. at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek, W. Va. Gary will be laid to rest at Forks of Coal Cemetery also Alum Creek.

Joshua Brent McCormick, 44, of Yawkey WV, fought a good fight and entered into the presence of his Lord on Monday, May 30, 2022.

Brent was born on November 30, 1977, to Douglas and Peggy (Morris) McCormick. He was a Christian who attended Yawkey Missionary Baptist Church and a faithful follower of Christ. Brent was a testimony to all who knew him, and a fighter to live and enjoy life with his family.

Brent graduated from Lebanon High school in 1997 and became a successful machine operator for Quebacor. Brent enjoyed farming with his brother Chad, cooking and was very successful with woodworking.

He is survived by his mother, Peggy, who cared for him every step of the way, and stepfather Kenneth Stevens; brothers Shane McCormick (Yawkey, WV), Chad (Rachel) McCormick; nephew Jamie (Haley) McCormick and great-nephew Ezra McCormick, as well as many close friends and family in both Ohio and West Virginia.

The family is assured that he will be spending eternity with his personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The family would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Yawkey Missionary Baptist Church, friends, family and those who have prayed for Brent throughout his long battle to simply live life.

Funeral service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Yawkey Missionary Baptist Church with Pastors Darrell Searls and Bill Burrows officiating. Graveside service will follow at McClure-McCormick Family Cemetery, 4313 Midway Road, Yawkey, WV 25573. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday, June 3, 2022, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek.

Mary Jane Dunlap, 74, of Alum Creek went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the home of her daughter.

Mary was a homemaker and attended Ely Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley & Stella Young Clark; husband, Rex Dunlap; brothers, Howard, Elmer, Wilmer, & Bobby; sisters, Eldean, Melba, Bonnie & Faye.

Mary is survived by daughter, Madora (Brent) Gibson; sisters, Bessie Fowler & Shirley (Kessel) Justice.

Mary’s wishes were to be cremated and there are no services scheduled at this time.

The family gives a special thank you to all the friends and neighbors for their care and kindness shown to mom and like Mary always said God Bless you all.