Alice Lore Townsend, 81 of South Charleston, died Friday, April 19, 2002 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston after a long illness.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM on Monday, April 22, 2002 at Graceland Memorial Park in South Charleston. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Louise Hall, 73 of Sumerco, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at the Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a long illness.
She was a retired postmaster from Sumerco Post Office, a member of the Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church, and a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Alum Creek.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Hall on February 14, 2002.
She is survived by her: 1 Son: Rev. Gary Hall of Charleston; 2 Sisters: Carmen Reynolds of Peach Creek; Helena Mills of Kettering, OH; 2 Grandchildren: Windy Beaver and Scott Hall; 2 Great Grandchildren. Shawn and Katlyn Beaver.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Clarence Hutton officiating. Burial will be held in Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends may call on Wednesday, Apri117, 2002 from 7 to 9 PM at the funeral home. Please support hospice.
Sandra Kay Via James, 53 of Charleston, formerly of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 11, 2002 at CAMC General Division.
She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helna Alta Scott Vickers.
She is survived by her: 2 Daughters Tammy Pauley of Myrtle Beach, SC; Cynthia Harper of Charleston, WV; Father: Curtis C. Vickers of Sissonville, WV; 3 Brothers: John Allen Vickers of Polk City, FL; Harold Glen Vickers of South Charleston, WV; Wayne Vickers of Bradenton, FL; 4 Grandsons: Joseph, Ronnie, Jacob and Matthew Harper.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Monday, April 15, 2002 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be held in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call on Sunday, April 14, 2002 from 4 to 6 PM at the funeral home.
William H. Coiner, 78 of McCorkle, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at home after a long illness.
He was a retired Army Command Sergeant Major with 23 years of service, a WWII Army Paratrooper during which he served as a member of the 517 Airborne Combat Regimental Team, and fought in five major campaigns in the European Theater of Operations. He also served in the 101st and 11th Airborne divisions. He was a coal miner and a union construction laborer. He was a Christian.
He was preceded in death by his parents: William I; Olive J. Alderman Coiner; brother: Randall E. Coiner; Sister: June Coiner.
He is survived by his: Wife: Thelma Florene “Flo”; 2 Sons: William J. “Jink” Coiner of Waverly; Ralph Eugene “Spike” Coiner of McCorkle; 1 Brother: Jack Coiner of Ravenswood; 1 Sister: Betty Smith of Ocala, FL; 6 Grandchildren; 3 Great Grandchildren.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Thursday, April l 1, 2002 at 1:00 PM with Pastor Roe Smith officiating. Burial with military graveside rites conducted by the Benny Padilla Post #4768 in conjunction with a Ft. Knox detachment will be held in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 from 7 to 9 PM at the funeral home.
Rev. Bobby Gene “Shorty” Barker, 62 of South Charleston, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at CAMC General Division after a short illness.
He was a member of God’s Tabernacle, Spring Hill, and an ordained minister thru Church of God Mission, and former Pastor of several local churches including, Valley Drive Church of God Mission; Winfield Church of God Mission; West Dunbar Community Church; Sovine Church of God Mission, Hanna Drive; and God’s Tabernacle, Spring Hill. He served on the advisory board for the Church of God Mission and God’s Tabernacle. He was a veteran and retired from the State of West Virginia, Maternal and Child Health Division.
He is survived by his: Wife: Patricia Ann Barker; 1 Son: Richard Allen Barker of South Charleston; 1 Daughter: Rita Ann Marinelli of Charleston; 1 Granddaugnter: Amanda; 5 Grandsons: Ryan, Owen, Tony, Joshua and Peter, and many close friends and family.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Wednesday, Apri110, 2002 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Randy Stanley, Rev. Henry C. Stanley and Rev. Tim Young officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call on Tuesday, Apri19, 2002 from 6 to 9 PM at the funeral home.
Delmer B. Samson, 89, of Hamlin, died Friday, March 29, 2002 at home after a short illness.
He was a retired construction worker, a member of Laborers Local #1353 and a lifelong resident of Lincoln County.
He is survived by: 7 Daughters: Deloris Smith, Port St. Lucy, FL Doris Oxley, Dunbar, WV Patricia Adkins, Davis Creek, WV Sylvia Harless of Garretts Bend, W V
Eleanor Cadle of Florida Ilean Tonnan, Hurricane, WV Eva Alford, Taylorsville, NC; 1 Son: Lester Samson, Joes Creek, WV; 1 Sister: Gertie Wade, St. Albans, WV; 15 Grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren, 6 Great Great Grandchildren.
Services will be held on Tuesday, Apri12, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Oshel Bell and Rev. Bruce Keeling officiating. Burial will be in Sansom Cemetery, Griffithsville. Friends may call Monday, April 1, 2002, from 7 to 9 PM at the funeral home.
Sharon R. Hoffman White, 46 of Charleston, died Thursday, March 28, 2002 at CAMC Memorial Division after a short illness
She was a transportation aid for Kanawha County Board of Education.
She is survived by her: 1 Son and Daughter-in-law: Randall Jr. and Sarah White of Columbus, OH; Mother: Priscilla Hoffinan of Alum Creek; 4 Brothers: Terry Hoffinan of Nitro; Dean Hoffinan of Meridian, Idaho Dana Hoffinan of Alum Creek; Ronnie Hoffman of Hurricane; 2 Sisters: Sue Blair of Dunbar; Debbie Lett of Poca;
1 Granddaughter: Auriel Naida White; Good Friend: Steve Trimble of South Charleston.
Services will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2002 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, at 8 PM with Pastor Roe Smith officiating. Friends may call on Saturday from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.
Barbarene Jones Pauley, 80, of Charleston died Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at CAMC Memorial Division after a short illness.
She was a homemaker and resident of Charleston for 60 years.
She is survived by: 2 Daughters: Betty Fox, Orlando, FL Kathy Rubino of Altamonte Springs, FL 1 Son: Phil Pauley of Charleston, WV; Mother: 011ie Jones of Sod, WV; 1 Brother: Paul Jones of Sod, W V; 3 Sisters: Macel Bull of Hendersonville, NC Earnestine McCallister of Tango, WV; Gale Watts of Sod, WV; 5 Grandchildren; 3 Great Grandchildren; 1 Great Great Grandson.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Saturday, March 3Q 2002 at 1:00 PM with Minister Gerald Watts officiating. Burial will beheld in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call Friday, March 29, 2002 from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.
Gladys P. Childress, 94 of South Charleston, died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at home after a long illness.
Gladys was the rock of strength and stability for her family, counseling and guiding each one in times of trouble and sharing in times of joy. She was a talented horse-rider, basketball player in high school, bookkeeper for Schoolfield Harvey Electric, payroll at Union Carbide, gardener, excellent seamstress and cook – winning a W V State prize for bread baking. She was a member and treasurer of Hilltop Baptist Church and has been a member of the Bible Center Church for many years. She had a Beat sense of humor, gave fully of herself and was an immense asset to her family and friends, imparting the training of truth, intestinal fortitude, her faith and ethics. Gladys’ departure will leave a wide void in our lives but she will always be a part of us.
She is survived by her: 1 Daughter: Jean Hope Armstrong of Atlanta, GA; 2 Granddaughters: Pamela Smith of FL; Sandra Hall of South Charleston, WV; 3 Sisters: Virginia Whitmer of Baltimore, MD; Ann Walker of Charleston, WV; Thelma Hill of Hurricane, WV; 1 Brother: Clyde Pierson of Spencer, WV; 2 Great Grandchildren: Christian Summers Lothes of NJ; Cynthia Pepper Lothes of NJ;
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at 11:00 AM with Peter Faulkner officiating. Burial will be held in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.
William “Bill” Turley, 70 of Sod, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 21, 2002.
He was an auto body repairman by trade and spent the last 30 years of his life serving the Lord.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; three daughters, Beverley Hobbs of Ashford, Debbie Sigmon of South Charleston, and Paula Fields of South Charleston; nine sisters, Elaine Akers of South Charleston, Mary Lee Scott of Maryland, Evelyn Chapman of Huntington, Judy Hamill of St. Albans, Sue McCormick of Salem, Virginia, Joan Hayes of Sumerco, Renee Baynes of Dunbar, Helen Hernandez of St. Albans, and Valena Trowbridge of Sumerco; two brothers, Glen Turley of Parkersburg, and Charlie Turley of Falls Church, Virginia; six grandchildren, Gari Ann Boggs, Bradly Linville, Allyson Foster, Jennifer and Diantha Sigmon, and Bobby Fields; three great grandchildren, Miranda and Joshua Boggs, and Chance Sigmon.
Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, on Sunday, March 24, 2002 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Roe Smith officiating. Burial will be held in Lively Cemetery, Sod. Friends may call on Saturday, March 23, 2002 from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.