Obituaries

Jan 29, 2014

James Lawrence Bruffy, 89 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 29, 1924 in Cowen to James N. and Bessie (McCartney) Bruffy and was a lifelong resident of Webster Springs. He was a retired coal miner, owning his own coal mines for several years and was a United States...

Jan 24, 2014

Norma Eugenia Perkins Hall, 83 of Webster Springs, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. She was born September 07, 1930 in Morgantown to Tom and Ruby Miller Perkins and was a lifelong resident of Webster Springs. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Webster Springs, the Garden Club, Board of...

Jan 9, 2014

Donna Jane Lee Tuttle, 84 of Charleston, formerly of Webster Springs, passed away peacefully at Mary's Garden Center in Marmet on Thursday, January 9, 2014 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was born November 20, 1929 in Clifftop, WV to Mildred McGraw and Michael O'Doud Lee. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and a devoted mother and grandmother. Donna was a...

Jan 5, 2014

Joseph Blair Talbott, 80, a lifelong Webster County resident who represented his community in the West Virginia's House of Delegates, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.

Joe was born January 23, 1933 in Webster Springs to the late William Reginald and Opal Jarvis Talbott. He was also preceded in death by...

Dec 24, 2013

James M. "Jamie" Hamrick, 71 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 23, 1942 in Webster Springs to Adam "Eck" and Violet M. Frederick Hamrick. He was a devout Christian and a member of the Elk Valley Chapel where he was a Deacon. He enjoyed spending...

Dec 4, 2013

Samuel B. Parsley, 84 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Webster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Cowen. He was born January 21, 1929 in Mingo County to John and Peggy Parsley and was a Machine Operator for General Motors of Brook Park for 44 years. He was a United States Army Veteran and Baptist...

Nov 30, 2013

Elbert Guy Gum, 74 of Hacker Valley went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at CAMC Memorial Hospital after a short illness.  He was born December 3, 1938 in Hacker Valley to Guy R. and Thelma Carpenter Gum and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle,...

Nov 21, 2013

Betty Marie Ware Rockhold, 85 of Diana passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Braxton County Memorial Hospital. She was born August 19, 1928 in Removal to Ola "Dink" and Maude Tiffner Ware and was a homemaker. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was Christian by faith. She was a member of the Guardian Union...

Nov 15, 2013

Michael Mattisz, 74 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at CAMC Memorial Division after an extended illness. He was born September 10, 1939 in Queens, New York to Michael and Violet Mattisz and was a bus driver for MSBA in Long Island, NY retiring after 15 years of service. He was a United States Navy...

Nov 12, 2013

Paul "Big Ed" Cooper, 50 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Charleston Area Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born March 12, 1963 in Powellton, Fayette County, to William and Margaret Carson Cooper and was a truck driver for Elite Trucking Company until he became disabled. He was a lifelong resident of...

Nov 11, 2013

Arletta Sylvia Chesley Heflin, 75 of Hacker Valley went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She was born March 22, 1938 in Arlington, Massachusetts to Carl and Thelma Arletta Harris Chesley and was a graduate of Wheaton High School in Maryland. Just prior to graduation, she worked at...

Nov 4, 2013

Kirby Dean Schrader, 45 of Buckhannon passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 after an extended illness. He was born September 4, 1968 in Webster Springs to Edward and Arletta Hamrick Schrader and was a Golf Course Supervisor for Deerfield Country Club for 12 years. He was a man of many trades. He was also a logger, a carpenter, a...

Oct 28, 2013

Debbie Diane Phillips, 49 of Camden on Gauley passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley after an extended illness. She was born October 5, 1964 in Webster Springs to Sonny and Evalena Hamrick Phillips and was a homemaker. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County, enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and gardening, and was...

Oct 25, 2013

Gloria M. Griffith, 69, departed this earth on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, in Webster Nursing and Rehab, Cowen, WV.  She was born in Buckhannon, WV, Sept. 5, 1944, daughter of the late Ira Glenn and Goldie Fay Angel Hamrick.  She was a homemaker, loved fishing, cooking, going to church, and spending time with her grandchildren.  She attended the First Missionary...

Oct 23, 2013

Chief Dave Berry, 85 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 19, 1928 in Webster County to Walt G. and Lillian (Dobbins) Berry and retired from the United States Postal Service after 45 years of service. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was honorably discharged from...

Oct 23, 2013

William W. Berry, 88 of Upperglade passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the residence of his step-daughter. He was born October 5, 1925 in Webster County to Charles and Gertie Ware Berry and was a retired laborer from the manufacturing industry. He spent most of his life in Webster County and was a United States Army Veteran....

Oct 19, 2013

Bertha Pearl Simmons, 86, of Hacker Valley passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital Nursing Care Facility in Buckhannon. She was born March 20, 1927 in Webster County to Jasper Newton and Roena Cowger Carpenter and was a homemaker.  She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was a Christian. She enjoyed cooking, sewing,...

Oct 12, 2013

Jeremy Wayne "Muggs" Mahaffey, 39, of Canton, Ohio left this earth to become his children's angel on Saturday, October 12, 2013.  Jeremy was born in Elkins on May 20, 1974 to Jerry and Pam Mahaffey and spent his early years growing up in Webster County, graduating from Webster County High School in 1992.  In 1999 he moved to Canton,...

Oct 3, 2013

Kenneth R. Carson, 73 of Webster Springs passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born March 7, 1940 in Gauley Bridge to Paul and Vivian Louise Ward Carson and was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1959 to 1961. He was a retired coal miner for Cannelton Coal Company and was...

Oct 2, 2013

Crawford W. "Sonny" Imler, 66 of Hacker Valley passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. He was born September 3, 1947 in Roaring Spring, PA to Wilmont and Verna Crawford Imler and was a retired Claims Payor for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance Company. Sonny grew up in Martinsburg, PA and lived the majority of his...