Frank Johnson, 70, of Emmons, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice West at Thomas, South Charleston, WV.
He is survived by his wife, Betsy; son, Shanne Johnson; stepson, William Canaday; and brother, Doyle Barker.
At his request there will be no services.
Billy J. Lewis, 83, of Alum Creek passed at home, Friday, February 20, 2015.
He was retired and worked as a carpenter in residential construction and was a lifelong resident of Alum Creek.
Billy was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; son, Tony; parents, Ira and Charmie Lewis; and infant daughters, Sherry, Cherry and Robin.
He is survived by son, Kenny (Mona) Lewis; sister, Grace Souder; grandchildren, Stephanie, Jessi, Jason, Erica and Heather; and great grandchildren, Hannah, Haley, Kennah, Alleigh, Luke, Kennedy, Tyson, Daisy and Joey.
Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Forks of Coal Memorial Park, Alum Creek. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
Jack E. Midkiff, 82, of So. Charleston, passed away at home Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Floretta “Ditty” Midkiff; parents, Golden and Ruth Ballard Midkiff; brothers, John and Bill Midkiff; and sister, Maxine Tyree.
He was a retired mechanical maintenance supervisor with Kincaid Enterprise in Nitro.
In early years Jack enjoyed camping, fishing, woodworking and spending time with his grandchildren. His was a hard working devoted family man, always putting his family first. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his children, B.J. (Camela) Midkiff, Rick Midkiff (Fiancee’ Sheila McCormick) and Denise (Dennie) Bell; brother, Glenn (Janice) Midkiff; grandchildren Brian and Troy Painter, Kandice Campbell, Lacey Midkiff, Chelsea Grogg and Adam Midkiff; and five great grandchildren.
Service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, February 21, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Forks of Coal Memorial Park, Alum Creek. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
Amanda Dale Allen, 33, of Dunbar went home to join her baby boy, Colt Hively, Friday, February 13, 2015 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston.
She was a member of Charleston Church of God.
Amanda is survived by her children, Austin Banks, Demarcus Daniels, Mariejane’ Daniels and Colt’s twin sister, Shaylynn Hively; mother, Charlotte Abbott Wilson and her husband, Wayne; father, Dale Allen; sister, Christina Coats; niece, Kacie Wheeler Taylor; nephew Kristopher Wheeler; many aunts, uncles and other family members who will greatly miss her.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 17, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. Burial will follow in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations toward the funeral service.
Gary Donald Pack, 59, of Griffithsville was found dead of apparent natural causes at his home Wednesday February 4, 2015.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents Donald Eugene and Oneta Jane Messinger Pack.
A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am Saturday May 2, 2015 at Curry Funeral; Home. Burial will be at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey where Gary’s cremains will be placed near his parents.
Ruth Irene Pennington, 87, of Alum Creek went to be with the Lord Monday, January 26, 2015.
She retired from WV Dept. of Motor Vehicles License and Title Division and was a member of Left Fork Missionary Baptist Church.
Irene was one of ten children born to Shelt and Dollie Stone Egnor, who predeceased her along with her sisters, Agnes, who died as a toddler, Lena Griffith and Reva Mae Hicks; brothers, Marvin, Raymond, Ronald and Junior Egnor.
She is survived by daughter, Beverly Cedele Igo of Alkol; sons, Randy (Mary) Pennington of Alum Creek and Rex (Debbie) Pennington of St. Albans; sister, Mary “Brownie” Hager of Left Fork; brother, Kerman Egnor of Florida; 11 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm Wednesday, January 28, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 pm at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.
Kathleen S. Keeney of Alum Creek, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2015 after a long illness. She celebrated her 100th birthday on November 4, 2014 with friends and family.
She was a charter member of the Independent Missionary Baptist Church in Alum Creek where she served faithfully.
Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Belmont Keeney; parents, Eliza and Pomp Turley; sisters, Erna Miller, Edna Tavernaris, Nona Turley, Grace Adkins and Georgia Turley; brothers, Frazure Turley, Elva Turley, Carl Turley and Denver Turley; and son-in-law, James Lowery, Sr.
She is survived by her son, C. B. Keeney, Jr. and wife, Patsy; daughter, Donna Lowery; 5 grandchildren, Jamey Lowery and wife, Liz, Scott Lowery and wife, Amy, Amanda Cummings and husband, Rod, Polly Smith and husband, Scott and Chuck Keeney; 9 great grandchildren, Steven, Kaitlin, Julianna, Trey, Caroline, Joshua, Noah, Mattie and Shellie; two great great grandchildren, Chase and Mackenzie; sister-in-law, Elaine Bird and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Monday, January 26th at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Forks of Coal Cemetery, Alum Creek. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 pm Sunday at the funeral home.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Golden Living Nursing Home in Glasgow, WV for the wonderful care and concern they gave to our mother.
James Adair Akers, 91, of South Charleston, born June 15, 1923 died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at home surrounded by his family.
He lived a long and full life; born during the depression the 9th of 10 children. He was drafted at age 19 and served in the U. S. Army during WWII. His tour took him to the European Theatre where he fought in the Battle of The Bulge. After returning to the USA, he married and worked at FMC for 35 years as an operator. Adair was a skilled craftsman who could build anything ranging from a house, a grandfather clock, furniture or a picture frame. He took pride in all he did. He was a Christian and a quiet man with a strong work ethic who loved his family dearly.
Adair, known to many as PawPaw Akers, was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine Mae Turley Akers and his daughter, Linda Sue Akers-Buckley; parents, Charlie and Virgie Akers and 8 siblings.
He is survived by his children, Richard “Dale” (Ellen) Akers, Marvin Akers, Christy and Micky McClure; grandchildren, Jeri Sue (Dorsel) Thomas, Scott (Jacqueline) Buckley, Adam (Kristi) Akers, Jeffrey Akers, Sarah (Pat) Kelly; Michael (Carrie) McClure, Kelly McClure-Kinder; 9 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandson; and sister, Alberta Haga.
Funeral service will be 3:30 pm Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Southridge Freewill Baptist Church, 814 Ruthdale Road, South Charleston, with Pastor David Cooper officiating. Entombment will follow at Graceland Memorial Park Mausoleum with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW Post 4768. The family will receive friends 2 hours prior to the service at the church.
Stephen Lee Casto, 63, of South Charleston, born on September 21, 1951 in Charleston, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at CAMC General Hospital.
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:7.
Steve’s unwavering faith in Christ was an inspiration to anyone who knew him. Never once in the many years of illness did he ever question why or have doubts about where he was going. Steve was an Eagle Scout and graduated from South Charleston High School. He retired from the WV Division of Labor with over 34 years of service. He was a member of the Dunbar Mountain Mission Church for 12 years, where he served as the Sunday School Superintendent and also on the church board. Steve was also a member of the Gideon’s International.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary F. Casto.
Beloved husband and father, Steve leaves behind his wife of 30 years, Vicky and their children, twin daughter and son, Stephanie and Jordan to cherish his memory, as well as his special aunts, Myrtle Jean Young and her family, and Belle “Abby” Canfield; and faithful friends, Janice James, Herman Nicely and Betty and Gooley Derrick; brothers and sisters-in-law, who dearly loved him, Frank (Debby) Hicks, Bill (Pam) Hicks, Judy (Jim) Turley and Peggy Hart and their families.
The family will receive friends from 5 – 8 pm on Friday, January 23rd, at the Dunbar Mountain Mission, 605 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV, 25064, with family visitation from 4:30-5:00 pm. Burial service for friends and family will begin at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 24 at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum, South Charleston. Following the burial, there will be a service to celebrate Steve’s life at Dunbar Mountain Mission Church in Dunbar, WV, with Pastors Ray Parsons and Phil Conn officiating. A dinner with the family will be held after the celebration service in the Activities Building at Dunbar Mountain Mission Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to a special fund set up to help cover education expenses for Stephanie and Jordan. Donations should be payble to Vicky Casto and sent to Kelly Whitlock, c/o Huntington Banks, 900 Lee St., Charleston, WV 25301. Donations may also be made at any Huntington Bank branch location.
Barry Lewis Whitten was born November 2, 1942 and met his Heavenly Father Sunday, January 18, 2015.
Barry was a long-term resident of Woodville, WV, where he was owner and operator of Whitten’s Feed and Seed for 55 years; and a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodville. He was born and raised in Lincoln County and graduated from Duval High School.
Barry was one of five children born to the late Kenneth Whitten and surviving mother, Hazel Whitten and he was the beloved husband of Chiquita Whitten for over 24 years. He will be forever remembered by his children, Leah Whitten, Barry Franklin (Lori) Whitten, Deah (Rusty) Allen, and stepson, Harold Lee (Heather) Hughes; treasured grandchildren, Zack and Dakota Whitten, Cassidy, Tori and Maci Allen and Eli Hughes; brothers, Roger, Ronald (Katherine) and Donald (Charlotte) Whitten; along with countless friends and family who were blessed to know him.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Thursday, January 22, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Dwight McClure officiating. Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home.