Patricia Lynn Holstein, 47, of Charleston passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at CAMC General Hospital.

Trish was a very caring person who loved gospel music and everyone she met.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia Gail Smith Holstein.

Trish is survived by her father and stepmother, Joseph and Rebecca Ann Holstein; brother, Mooney Smith; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 1:00pm, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Mark Thaxton officiating. Burial will follow at Smith Cemetery, South Charleston. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Neil Aaron Hasen, 45, of Alkol passed away Friday, January 24, 2025, at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston.

Neil was a 1998 graduate of Duval High School. He was a long-haul truck driver and a former employee of Hidden Creek Trucking.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Julius and Merle Seagraves; grandmother, Dorotha Hasen; great grandmother, Lena Griffith.

Neil is survived by his wife, Summer, parents, Mark and Rose Hasen; sister, Krystle Gillispie (Eddie); nieces, Julianna Hasen and Kaylee Lilly; special aunt and uncle, Betty and Sonny Gillenwater.

Graveside service will be 2:30pm, Monday, January 27, 2025, at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey with Pastor Bruce Copley officiating.

Linda Carol Barker, 62, of Ridgeview went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 23, 2025, at home peacefully with family.

Linda was a homemaker and a member of Ashford Church of God. She loved to play with her grandchildren and her dog, Pebbles. She also loved hummingbirds and taking care of her duck pond.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Barker; parents, Glen and Hessie McCoy Angel; sister, Brenda Angel; great grandson, Layken Barker; sister-in-law, Sandra Ball; nephew, Tyler Ball; dogs, Princess and Pepper; and cat, Tinky.

Linda is survived by her daughters, Chloey Barker (James) and Misty Foster; sons, Chase Barker (Abigaile) and Christian Barker; granddaughters, Piper Barker and Macie Coffey; grandson, Rustyn Short; sister, Bonnie Barker; brothers, Rickie and Johnny; brothers-in-law, Ronnie Barker, Douglas Barker, Chris Campbell, and Tim Ball; sisters-in-law, Lorrie Campbell, Denise Angel, and Martha Barker; a host of nieces and nephews; her Yorkie, Pebbles and her cat, Lilly.

Funeral service will be 2:00pm, Monday, January 27, 2025, at Ashford Church of God with Pastor Randell Kinder officiating. Burial will follow at Barker Cemetery, Ashford. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the church.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Melanie Martin with Kanawha Hospice.

Ruth Dean Griffith Jones, 84, of Yawkey, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at her home.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Wayne Jones, parents, Ralph & Virginia Cooper Griffith, and brothers, Larry and Dale Griffith.

Ruth was a member of the Yawkey Missionary Baptist Church and retired from South Charleston Stamping Plant.

She is survived by her daughters, Debbie (Terry) Snyder and Wanda (Randy) Clark, granddaughters, Crystal (Joe) Cummings, Kalea Thompson, Amy Snyder,  Shawna Snyder, Ashley (Jon) Garcia,.  She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Josie (Tyler O’Bryan) Cummings, Kameryn Guthrie, Peyton Bell, Bella Snyder, Emersyn, Carter & Alea Garcia, and great-great-grandson, Jaxon O’Bryan, and siblings, Linda Banks, Ralph (Sharon) Griffith, and Clarence (Sue) Griffith.

Graveside memorial service will be held at a later date.  

Glen Roger Smith, 86, of Sod, formerly of Gloucester Point, VA died Sunday, January 19, 2025.

Glen was a graduate of Duval High School. He retired from Pepsi Company after 30+ years of service. He was a former member of McCorkle Freewill Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents who raised him, Monroe and Emma Smith; mother, Glady Smith Adkins.

Glen is survived by his half-brothers, Richard, Kenneth, and James Adkins of Madison; half-sisters, Mary (Kenneth) Jarrell of Bandytown and Reginna Jarrell of Montgomery; special cousins, Sharon Dunlap and Joan Allen of McCorkle; and many others that loved him very much.

Funeral service will be 1:00pm, Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Iris Marie (Huffman) Pack, 80, of St. Albans, WV, and formerly of Beckley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 17. She was born October 18, 1944, to the late Raymond Carson Huffman and Pansy (Harper) Huffman.

Throughout her remarkable life, Iris embodied the perfect harmony of faith, family, and music. For over three decades, she served faithfully alongside her husband in ministry, touching countless lives as they pastored churches in Lester, Hotchkiss, and Glen Jean, West Virginia. A gifted musician, Iris filled both homes and sanctuaries with the beautiful melodies of her piano and french harp. Her musical talents earned her numerous accolades for piano performance, vocal solos, and french harp playing. Yet perhaps her greatest gift was her genuine love for people and her dedication to serving others through ministry.

Iris was reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 55 years, Bishop John R. Pack, who was not only her spouse but her dearest friend throughout life. She also joins her cherished siblings who passed before her: Chalmer Huffman, Russell Huffman, Eva Tucker, and Clarence Huffman.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Hope Young and husband Bob of St. Albans; her granddaughter, Chrystal Wall and husband Bishop JD Wall of Beckley; her step grandson, Dale Harper and wife Barbara of Winfield; her three beloved great-grandchildren: Nathanael, Abigail, and Noah Wall, all of Beckley, WV; her step great-grandson, Jacob Harper of Winfield; and her lifelong best friend, Dana Ayers and husband Gary of Beckley.

Iris’ life was a testament to her faith, dedication to family, and commitment to serving others. Her legacy will continue through the lives she touched and the memories she created with her loved ones.
A celebration of Iris’ life will be held at 4:00pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at The Bridge, 279 Dairy Road, Poca, WV, with Pastor Mike Ramsey and Bishop JD Wall officiating. Friends and family may pay their respects during visitation hours from 2:00-4:00 at the church.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to The Love Your Neighbor Project in care of The Bridge, 279 Dairy Road, Poca, WV 25159, in lieu of flowers.

Max Regan Lewis, 74, of St. Albans, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at WVU Thomas Memorial Hospital.

Max retired from the City of Charleston as a police officer with over 22 years of service. He was a member of Davis Creek Nazarene Church. He was an avid musician and loved playing his guitar and banjo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Don & Maxine Lewis.

Max is survived by his wife, Mary Lewis; children, Kelly Perkins and Max Lewis, II; 2 grandchildren; brother, Don K. Lewis (Lisa); sister, Joyce Ellen Lewis.

Graveside service will be 1:00pm, Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Adkins Cemetery, Charleston with Pastor Sandy Burdette officiating.

On January 14, 2025, Trudy Ann Jackson (McCormick) Newhouse’s spirit went back to God who gave it to await the trumpet sound of the resurrection. We told her to look for us when she hears it and that we’ll be looking for her. At the age of 77, she died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Elkview, with her daughter, Lana sleeping by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gertrude Loftis Priddy and Spencer Jackson, her grandparents who raised her Jeff and Lula Loftis, her aunts and uncles whom she was raised as a sister, Kyrene Hill, Eloise Graley, Betty Perdue, Joyce Frye, Lyle and Jack Loftis and son in law, Robby Wade. She was a member of Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church and attended Mt Tabor Methodist and Aldersgate Non-Denominational Church since moving to Elkview in 2011. She was a 1965 graduate from Duval High School, and worked in various floral shops including her own, was a housekeeper and school cook before retiring as a jewelry consultant from Kohls in 2012.

She loved the Lord and allowed Him to use her as His vessel by helping anywhere she could to lighten the burdens of others in need. She was active in the community, church activities, and school functions while she, her children and grandchildren attended, along with many volunteer services. With her ‘energizer bunny’ liveliness, she spent innumerable hours over the years as a seamstress, cake decorator, floral designer, PTA member, homeroom mother, band booster, Sunday school teacher, VFW and Women’s Auxiliary volunteer, class reunion organizer, member of the Duval Alumni, hostess of several Loftis family and Newhouse family reunions, also volunteered her time and services for the dedication of the Yeager Monument in Alum Creek, as well as the monument placed on the front lawn of Duval High School and the dedication of the Yawkey “Y” and the highway on Route 3 from there to Julian in honor of 2 classmates, Richard McGhee and Rodney Breedlove who died in in Vietnam. She loved “clogging” style dancing on the weekends along with her husband and their friends at various community centers in the Kanawha Valley. She also served as dance instructor to those wishing to take up the art. As her children grew up and even thereafter, her house was a home to some, safe haven, refuge, retreat and all-around popular hangout for all the friends of her kids. They came when they wanted, stayed as long as they wanted, ate and drank all they wanted while she footed the bill and cleaned up the mess, without complaint. She loved you all, too.

She is survived by her husband of 13 years, Gerald Newhouse, daughters Le Ann (James) Ratliff and Lana McCormick, sons, David McCormick, Jr. (Lynette), Gerald Newhouse, II (Jessica), and Darrell Newhouse. Grandchildren, Elijah (Alisha) McCormick, Cody (Sydney) Bonnett, Hannah (Thomas) Lovejoy, Devon (Courtney) and Austin Newhouse, great grandchildren, Emberliegh, Robby and Willow McCormick and Grayson Lovejoy.

The family would like to extend thanks to Curry Funeral Home, Hospice of Kanawha Valley, entire staff on 5th floor of Thomas Hospital, for their care and allowance of her last birthday party complete with many guests (including unruly children) during her admittance last March. Special thanks to “Ms, Make it Happen” Tiffany McCormick at Dr. Philip Cox’s office, Mike Lewis, Alan Roberts, Gary Jordan, Lynn Mooney, Carolyn Douglas, Al Huddleston, Barbara Hunter, as well as, Frannie Sias, Leslie Dunlap, Charlie Gillenwater, David Gillenwater for their help with Trudy and Gerald at home, and innumerable others for your prayers, cards, messages, food and many other performed tasks throughout Trudy and Gerald’s illnesses. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity organization and if your financial situation doesn’t permit a monetary donation, donate time or service to someone in need in honor of Trudy. She’d love that.

Services will be at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek, on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 2pm with visitation one hour prior. Pastors Danny Kinder and Richard McCallister will be officiating and an open mic will be extended for anyone wishing to share a memory, funny story, or tell of a blessing received by some of her good works. A memorial dinner in Trudy’s honor will be held at Cobb’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church’s Activity Building immediately following the funeral home service. The family understands that not everyone can attend the funeral service and everyone is still welcome at the memorial dinner. Trudy wouldn’t have it any other way. In accordance with her wishes, she will be cremated after the service and her remains placed with her parents at Lively Cemetery in Sod at a later date.

Jesus said:
“Come unto Me all ye who have labored and are heavy burdened and I will give you rest”
Matthew 11:28

Deloris Ann Justice, age 90, of Sod, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away after a short illness on December 31, 2024, at CAMC Hospice House.

Born on May 25, 1934, Deloris was a devoted follower of Christ and attended Vision of Harvest Church. She dedicated 48 years to working at Fas Check and spent the last 20 years as her sister Phyllis Pauley’s caregiver. She was a loving and caring woman who enjoyed sewing, quilting, and making her well-known and loved peanut butter fudge.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Justice; her parents, Henry and Opal Pauley; and several siblings.

She is survived by her two children, Danny (Ann) and Tonia (David); four grandchildren, Christina (Alan), Danielle (Lynn), Erin (Mac), and Justin; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister and best friend, Betty Anderson; her brother, Freddie (Marta) Pauley; her sister, Teressa Hurley; and her best friend, Jean Bays.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 2 p.m., at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek with Pastor Billy Silva officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Burial will follow at Lively Cemetery, Sod.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the doctors and nurses at Thomas Hospital ER, ICU, and the Step-Down Unit.