Betty June Angel, 77, of Statts Mill passed away July 28, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.She was born October 14, 1932, in Hewett and was a daughter of the late George and Clarisa Lovejoy Turner.
She was a homemaker and a member of Vista Church, Statts Mill.
She is survived by her husband, Harvey Angel; sons, Rex (Becky) Angel and Buck (Brenda) Angel; daughters Judy (Jimmy) Bays, Donna (Ray) Pauley, Becky Angel and Gail (Stacy) Staats; sisters, Virginia Long and Julie Holstein; grandchildren, J.R. and Tiffany Angel, Jimmy and Chad Bays, Renee Angel, Sarah Pauley, Melanie and Kyle Lacy and Levi Staats; and 10 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 1, at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Aaron Melhorn officiating. Burial will be in Siniaville Cemetery, Statts Mill.
Friends may call Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Howard Thomas “Tom” Cress Jr., 76, of St. Albans passed away Monday July 26, 2010, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., after a short illness.Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Thomas Sr. and Clara Elizabeth Faultineer Cress. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Clara Elizabeth “Betty” Hughes Cress; brother, Donald Eugene Cress; and sister, Linda Sue Cress Butcher.
Tom worked in fire protection for over 50 years as a sprinkler fitter and designer, working through Local 669 in Florida and 821 in Ohio.
He was a man of faith. Tom was a longtime member of Freedom Christian Center Church, Teays Valley, and recently supported the Christ the Rock Church, Radnor, Ohio.
Tom was an active man throughout his life, racing go-carts, scuba diving, flying and ballroom dancing. Tom also loved and was an avid fan and frequent visitor of Walt Disney World.
His family was the most important aspect of his life. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Tom is survived by his wife, Jeanne Cress; sons, Terry Gene Cress and wife, Ruth Ann, of Hollywood, Fla., William Daniel Cress and wife, Becky, of New Bloomington, Ohio and Dale Stuart Cress of Clewiston, Fla.; stepdaughters, Tiffany Matics-Machusak and husband, Kevin Machusak, and Erica Lea Hartline and husband, Michael Hartline; grandchildren, Sean William Cress, Heather Lynn Cress Stark, Michael Alan Cress, Eric Thomas Cress, Stone Michael Hartline, Zane Mathew Hartline, Lilyan Elizabeth Hartline and Presley Matics Machusak; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Rae Cress, Ethan William Cress and a third great-grandchild on the way; and siblings, Jerry Cress, Larry Cress and Connie Kozey Bennett.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans, with Pastor Harley Cline officiating.
Friends may call two hours prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.
A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Claybourne Cemetery, Route 37 Richwood, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Tom's name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 301 RHL Blvd., South Charleston, WV 25309, or to the National Kidney Foundation, 700 5th Ave., 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Visit www.bartlettchapmanfuneralhome.com to share memories or to express condolences.
She was born June 1, 1910, in Clendenin and was a daughter of the late William Thomas and Clara Roush Riley. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Morgan Davis; sons, Fred Jr. and Jack Donavan; sister, Lucille R. Philip; and brother, Walter Riley.
She was a lifelong member of Marsh Fork Presbyterian Church, Dry Creek, and enjoyed quilting with the ladies from the church.
She is survived by a son, Robert Lee Davis; a daughter, Clara Jean Roberts; grandchildren, Jimmie Davis, Ann Marie Davis, Don L. Davis, Freddie W. Davis, Gary W. Davis and wife, Lexie, Sherry D. Hutchinson and husband, John, Sharon B. Hinken and husband, Edward, Margaret Davis, Lydia Davis, Robert L. Davis Jr. and wife, Janie, Susan A. Davis and husband, Tom, and Allison F. Serkowiski; several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Audrey R. Cahill and Thelma R. Holcomb.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with Pastor Andrew Davis officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Lura Fern Facemyer, 98, of Charleston passed away peacefully at home on July 28, 2010.She was a Christian, a devoted wife and mother and a homemaker. She was also an avid vegetable gardener who always gave the best of her harvest to friends and family.
Lura was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dexter William Facemyer; son, Kenneth William Facemyer; parents, Elmer and Minnie Burton Estep; five brothers and five sisters.
She is survived by her daughters, Phyllis (Samuel) Pittman of Charleston, Margie Facemyer of Charleston and Brenda (Dennis) Stewart of Hurricane; grandchildren, Karen Pulley of Louisburg, N.C., Sharon Turkaly of Cottageville, Connie Gundy of Kenna, Alan Pittman of Trumbull, Conn., Angela Culley of Charlottesville, Va., Benjamin Selbe II of Burlington, N.C., Patrick Stewart of St. Albans and Rachel Toler of St. Albans; and great-grandchildren, Brittany Pulley, Mikaela Pulley, Christopher Pulley, Megan Gundy, Ethan Gundy, Michael Turkaly II and Takara Toler.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 30, at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview.
The funeral will be held at Hafer Funeral Home on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Leslie Gallian officiating. Interment will follow in Elk Hills Memorial Park.
Online condolences may be sent at www.haferfuneralhome.net.
Hafer Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
William Arthur Ferrell Sr. passed from this earth on Sunday morning, July 18, 2010, at the age of 92.He was the only child of Wilmont and Mary Logan Ferrell.
“Bill,” as he was called, attended Kanawha County schools. He left West Virginia and moved to Columbus, Ohio, for a number of years, where he worked at Curtis Wright Manufacturing. While in Columbus, Bill met and married his wife, Mary Strother Earle.
William “Bill” worked for many years at John Agesten Construction Company as a foreman. After the company closed, he worked at Dover Elevator Company as an elevator installer, until an injury caused him to retire.
Bill was a longtime member of Riverview Baptist Church, Charleston, where he served for many years as superintendent of the Sunday school, trustee, usher and handyman for whatever needed to be done.
Bill was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra “Sandy” Strader.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; daughter Delores “Bootsie” (Paul) Penn; sons, Charles “Chaney” (Della) and William A. Jr. (Felicia); 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson; four special nieces, Juanita Kent, Janice (Lyn) Ross, Marcella Lewis and Emma Bush; a nephew, Richard Carter; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Bill loved music - jazz saxophone - and playing checkers. He was also a mentor for many years for the basketball teams at the University of Charleston.
A closed-casket funeral service will be held in Bill's honor at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Rev. Braxton Broady, pastor, officiating.
The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.
Funeral arrangements are by Preston Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 111 Lee St. E., Charleston, WV 25301, or The Athletic Department (Men's Basketball) at the University of Charleston in memory of William A. Ferrell Sr.
He was born May 20, 1940 in Williamson, W.Va., and grew up in Dunbar and Charleston, W.Va. He attended West Virginia State College and served two years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during the tense Cold War days. He worked in sales for a digital and business computer company and never met a stranger. He was loved by all who knew him and were a part of his wonderful life.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Frank and Dorothy Hager; and his sister-in-law, Phyllis Bias Warner.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Linda Bias Hager; brother, Donald R. Hager; sister, Patricia Sampson and husband, Fred; brother-in-law, Lucian Bias; sister-in-law, Gladys Bias Pitchford and husband, Joe; nine special nieces and nephews; and six great-nieces and great-nephews.
Larry was especially thankful for the fine treatment he received from the staff members of Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and the Friendship Health Care Community. A heartfelt thanks for the special help given to him and Linda goes to the Lucian Bias family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Salvation Army of the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
Funeral services for the devout Christian were conducted 2 p.m. Monday, July 19, at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, by the Rev. Fred "Chaplain Fred" Ellsworth. Entombment followed in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements were by Simpson Funeral Home.
Gladys Mae Hamilton, 81, of Kellys Creek departed this life on July 28, 2010, to be received in the arms of her Heavenly Father, along with her husband, Roy, and daughter, Dorothy.Gladys was a charter member of the New Testament Community Church, Utah Hollow Road. She enjoyed socializing with the Sissonville senior citizens.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Vonnie King; husband, Roy C. Hamilton; her daughter, Dorothy Guthrie; sisters, Isabelle Shureck and Helen Conner; and a brother, Carl King.
Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Beulah M. Pritt, Janet Wright and Juanita Edens and her husband, Randy, all of Sissonville; son-in-law, Larry “Bunkey” Guthrie of Sissonville; sisters, Phyllis Douglas of Cross Lanes and Sue Ellison of Florida; brother, Thurmon “Jim” King of Leon; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, who were her pride and joy; and a host of family and friends.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with Chad Lovejoy officiating. Burial will follow in the Goff-McClanahan Cemetery, Kellys Creek.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank the staff of HospiceCare, SunBridge Nursing Center and Eula McClanahan for their wonderful care of Gladys.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, WV 25312-2536.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.longfisherfuneralhome.com.
Alfred “Gene” Eugene Harper, 73, of Elkview went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a long illness.Gene, an Army veteran who served during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was retired from CAMC after 30 years of service in the maintenance department. He was also a member of the Elk Lions Club and Pinch Ridge Memorial Church.
He was preceded in death by his mother, India Pearl Huffman; stepfather, Parris M. Huffman; brothers, James, Holbert, Hubert, Edison and Delmer Harper; and sisters, Nancy Young, Thelma Smith, and Mabel Chapman.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Ann Godbey Harper; son, Larry Wayne Harper and wife, Candice, of Elkview; daughters, Lisa Bandy and husband, Robert, of Pinch and Lori Monk and husband, Bryan, of Clendenin; sister, Neola Campbell of Ripley; and grandchildren, Kasondra, Kyle, Lindsay, Kaylee, Joshua, Wesley, Caleb and Carli.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Matics Funeral home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Hubert Woods officiating and American Legion Post 61 performing military rites.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.maticsfuneralhome.com.
JoAnn Ankrom Hensley, 77, of St. Albans passed away peacefully July 28, 2010, at Valley Health Care, where she had resided since 2007.She was loving and caring to all, most especially family, putting others before herself.
Her early life was spent in Dawes, where she met and married James “Jim” Hensley. She graduated from East Bank High School and attended West Virginia State College (University), studying music. It was there she prepared for her position as organist at St. Peter's United Methodist Church, St. Albans, where she served for over 20 years. Her talents and knowledge of music contributed to the worship services there, as she constantly was striving to give more than her share. Her and Jim's membership there was much longer and, until debilitated by Parkinson's, was the focus of much of their activities.
One favorite activity was travelling, a love passed on to her children; first through camping where, with young children, her family would participate in neighborhood camping trips to various parks throughout West Virginia, and family camping trips throughout the US and Canada; then later throughout the United States and the Caribbean, where she was fortunate to visit locations from Alaska to Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to Haiti.
She was employed by Wilson and King Architects, then later by Holderby Engineering, both in St. Albans. It was at Holderby that she not only was the office manager, but established long-standing friendships with many design professionals in the Kanawha Valley. She retired from Holderby and remained active in the church and socially, and devoted much of her time to her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jim.
JoAnn will be fondly missed and lovingly remembered by all, but most especially her immediate family, daughter Donna Clay, husband, Joey, and grandchildren, Justin and Whitney, of Scott Depot; daughter, Kathy King, husband, Jim, and granddaughters, Jane of Charleston and Kaitlyn Hillegas and husband, Zachary, of Pittsburgh; brother, Ronnie Bailey and wife, Cindy, of Belle, sister, Susan Riddle and husband, Bill, of Cedar Grove; and brother, Larry Bailey and partner, Nik Jaliludin, of Pompano Beach, Florida.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the National Parkinson's Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.
A celebration of JoAnn's life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at St. Peter's United Methodist Church, St. Albans, with the Rev. John Mendez, retired, and the Rev. Shauna Hyde of Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston, officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
The family expresses their gratitude and thanks to the staff at Valley Center for their love and devotion to JoAnn over these last three years.
Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where online condolences may be sent to the family at www.casdorphandcurry.com.
Born April 13, 1944, in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Edna L. Withrow Kidd.
She was a homemaker, was a member of Morgan Center Christian Holiness Church and formerly attended the Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Herbert J. Redman, whom she married on June 18, 1960, in Charleston W.Va.; three children, Herbert Junior (Vickie) Redman, Huntington W.Va., Diana Lynn (Bruce) Bremenkamp, Sanford, N.C., and Roger Allen Redman, Bidwell; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and a dear sister, Katherine McCormick, Charleston W.Va.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Friends may call at Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 30.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Center Christian Holiness Church, near Vinton, Ohio, with Pastor Bob Hershman and Teddy Russell officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow in Meigs Memory Gardens, Pomeroy, Ohio.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com.
He was a retired welder with Union Carbide and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWII. Mr. Rhodes was a very private person and a homebody.
He was preceded in death by his son, Gary Alan Rhodes; one brother, Dewey Rhodes; and two sisters, Minnie Bell Erwin and Dora Catherine Lowers.
Surviving are his wife, Alma Rhodes; son, Dennis Rhodes of South Charleston; sisters, Deloras Neal of Vacaville, Calif., and Ruth Ann Rhodes of Thornburg, Va.
It was Mr. Rhodes desire that there be no visitation and services will be private.
The family requests that there be no flowers.
Arrangements are in the care of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
She was born in Sherrard on December 30, 1924, and was a daughter of the late George V. Lilley Sr. and Helen Baltz Lilley.
She is survived by her loving husband, Charles W. Whyte Sr.; 12 children, Karen (Richard) Kryah of Canton, Ohio, James (Sara) Whyte of Ohio, Maribeth Assaley of Leesburg, Va., Charles “Chip” Whyte Jr. of Ravenswood, Valerie Whyte of Forest, Va., Diane (David) Miller, her caregiver throughout her illness, of St. Albans, Pamela Hanson of Winston-Salem, N.C., Robert (Sandy) Whyte of Statesville, N.C., Richard (Julie) Whyte of Gay, Patricia (Sonny) Cornett of New Brighton, Pa., Rebecca Morriston of Charlotte, N.C., and Dr. Daniel (Raigan) Whyte of Ripley; 40 grandchildren, Debbie Oravetz, Rich Kryah, Kim Miller, Dave Kryah, Chris Anderson, Adam Kryah, Nathaniel Whyte, Quincy Whyte, Jacob Selby, Isaac Selby, Mercedes Whyte, Michael Whyte, Adrian Mascari, Valerie Armistead, Alexander Assaley III, Kara Assaley, Joshua Ranson, Stephanie Whyte, Lisa Paxton, Lauren Paxton, Brian Nelson, Andrea Nelson, Heather Loewenheim, Eric Hanson, Greg Hanson, Tim Hanson, Amy Whyte, Dustin Whyte, Jennifer Bailes, Bridget Whyte, Kevin Whyte, Staci Lee, Danielle Lee, Kati Lee, Brittney Cornett, Jarod Cornett, Kyle Patrick, Ashtyn Whyte, Kaitlyn Whyte and Christopher Whyte; 37 great-grandchildren, Kristin Siegel, Lydia Oravetz, Stephen Oravetz, Zachary Oravetz, Rebecca Stutzman, Roberta Troyer, Ricky Kryah, Alexa Miller, Nathaniel Miller, Andrew Miller, Benjamin Miller, Caroline Kryah, Violet Kryah, Jaclyn Anderson, Milly Anderson, Taylor Whyte, Zekeya Whyte, Zavian Whyte, Chanel Burner, Adrian Mascari Jr., Isabella Mascari, Sophia Mascari, Aidan Armistead, Olivia Loewenheim, Caleb Loewenheim, Hayden Hefley, Summer Ranson, Rowan Whyte, Natalie Bailes, Evan Bailes, Jayla Lee, Damian Lee, Dominic Lee, Ryan Lee-McCollough, Madison Castillo, Lydia Castillo and Morgan Castillo; and four great-great-grandchildren, Calista Stutzman, Caiden Stutzman, Sophia Stutzman and Landon Troyer. She is also survived by one brother, Marvin Eugene Lilley (Shirley) of Wheeling ; sister-in-law, Mary Rose “Dolly” McClung of Columbus, Ohio; brothers-in-law, Frank (Linda) Whyte Jr. of Wheeling and Thomas (Margaret Ann) Whyte of Pittsburgh, Pa.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, George Lilley and Fitzgerald Lilley; and one grandson, Nicholas Morriston.
Eleanor was an incredible human being. Her life portrayed her unconditional and undying love for her family. She was patient, kind and caring. Throughout her life, she never found anything that she couldn't or wouldn't do to learn or grow. She had an intelligence far beyond any of us and read constantly, no matter what the subject (we believe she read the entire dictionary and a set of encyclopedias). She was our mentor. Her interests were varied and many and included antiques, history, genealogy, sewing, upholstering, herb gardening, reading, doing crossword puzzles and quilting. She loved her home and decorating it with antiques. She had a tremendous vocabulary and was always the conversationalist. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. We will miss her forever.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting
The soul that rises with us-our life's star,
Has had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness, and not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come,
From God, who is our home.
All things to nothingness descend,
Grow old, and die and meet their end;
Man dies, iron rusts, wood goes decayed,
Towers fall, walls crumb roses fade…..
Nor long shall any name resound,
Beyond the grave, unless't be found,
In some clerk's book, it is the pen
Give immortality to men.
Eleanor has compassionately donated her body to the Human Gift Registry of West Virginia University for the advancement of medical education and research.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Eleanor V. Whyte should be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, WV 25312, (304) 768-8523, www.hospicecarewv.com, whose wonderful staff so graciously and compassionately assisted us in her final care.
Special thanks go to Sharon Ellis, Pam Runnels, Mary Dunlap, Jennie Ford, Charlotte Hanshaw, Bobbi Hudson, Sherrie Stoffel, Kathy Easter and Judy Hodge. Your love and care helped her take her final journey with dignity and grace. Also, special thanks go to Dr. John Snyder, Ripley, who so compassionately and respectfully cared for Eleanor over the past years. We will forever be grateful.
The family is honoring Eleanor's life with a time of memory and fellowship on Wednesday, August 4, at Waybright Funeral Home, 511 S. Church St., Ripley, (304)-372-2881. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
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