Obituaries

Feb 18, 2013

Otto Clarence Earls, 64 of Hacker Valley passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at his residence.  He was born January 15, 1949 in Williamsport, PA to Clarence and Roseanna D. Fields Earls and was a United States Army veteran.  Otto was a jack of all trades and enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing, being outdoors, and was a member of...

Feb 18, 2013

Edith Mary Nicholson, 89 of Cortland, OH, previously of Webster Springs, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Cortland Health Care.  She was born June 23, 1923 in Bernardstown (Webster County) to Frank E. and Lucy Ann Hamrick Gregory and was Methodist by faith.  She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and a homemaker.

Edith...

Feb 16, 2013

Carolyn S. DeMoss, 58 of Roanoke, VA passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Friendship Health Care Center.  She was born May 11, 1954 in Webster Springs to Russell and Olive Eubank DeMoss and worked in housekeeping for many years.  She attended Wabum Revival Center and was Pentecostal by faith.  She enjoyed crafting, fishing, working puzzles, and collecting...

Feb 10, 2013

Gloria Faye Sandy, 73 of Webster Springs passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Beckley.  She was born May 26, 1939 in Layland, Fayette County, WV to Hubert and Susie Freda McKinney Miller and was a homemaker.  She lived the majority of her life in Webster County, previously living in Florida, North...

Feb 6, 2013

Phalla "Faye" Mae Spears, 69 of Claremont, NC passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House.  She was born May 20, 1943 in Guardian to Jesse Baxter and Genevie McElwain Cool and was a homemaker.  She attended Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church in Lincolnton, NC and enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, and reading.

Faye is...

Feb 5, 2013

Stanley Howard Foster, 55 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at his residence.  He was born November 20, 1957 in Berea, OH to Harold and Pearl Baldwin Foster and retired from the City of Berea.  He enjoyed riding his four-wheeler, hunting, and fishing.

Stanley is survived by his wife JoAnn Bergenstein Foster; son...

Feb 3, 2013

Rosalie McIe, 77 of Cowen passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Webster County Continuous Care Center.  She was born June 29, 1935 in Desert Fork to Hansford and Edna Ware McCartney and was a lifelong resident of Webster County.  She was a homemaker, enjoyed singing and playing guitar, and was Pentecostal by faith.

Rosalie is...

Feb 2, 2013

Denzil Garvin, 80, of Guardian, WV, died Feb. 2, 2013.  He was born on Oct. 18, 1932 to the late Albert and Bertha (Hall) Garvin.

He was preceded in death by his son, Chester and daughter, Shirley and two grandchildren:  David and Colleen.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruby, five sons, Wayne (Kathy)...

Jan 29, 2013

Brenda Ball Talbott, age 73, of Webster Springs, West Virginia, passed away on January 29, 2013, at the McLeod Hospice House. She was born on November 6, 1939, in Richie County, West Virginia, to the late HG and Della Ball.

Brenda was a graduate of Pennsboro High School and received an associates degree from Glenville State College....

Jan 26, 2013

Deanna Lou Davis 64, of Webster Springs, WV, died on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in her home.  She was born in Webster Springs, Nov. 11, 1948, daughter of the late Walter Lee and Anna Pearl Ware Casto.  She was a homemaker and had lived all her life in Webster County.  She was a Methodist by faith and a former member...

Jan 26, 2013

Delmer R. Hall, 72, of 150 Cool Springs Rd., Diana, WV, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.  He was born in Diana, WV, August 23, 1940, son of the late Eugene and Marjorie Gilles Hall.  He was a retired fork lift operator for Ford Motor Company, Loraine, OH with 38 years of service.  He attended Union...

Jan 15, 2013

Willie Paul Williams, 75 of Hacker Valley passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.  He was born October 13, 1937 in Hacker Valley to Charlie Ellis and Roxie Cowger Williams and was a lifelong resident of Hacker Valley.  He attended Upper Holly Union Mission Church, was a woodsman, and enjoyed hunting, being outside, and piddling...

Jan 11, 2013

Mildred Alberta Garvin, 69 of Willow Center, Parkersburg, WV, formerly of Webster Springs, WV, died  Jan. 11, 2013.  She was born Jan. 11, 1944 in Webster County, WV, daughter of the late Henry and Vada Garvin of Webster Springs, WV.

Mildred was of the Pentecostal faith.

She  is survived by:  3 brothers:  Lonnie (Joann) Garvin of Glenville,...

Jan 9, 2013

Alice Ann Lewis, 69 of Webster Springs passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Webster County Memorial Hospital.  She was born August 17, 1943 in Webster Springs to Andrew Jackson and Helen Rebecca Harrison Bruffy and was a lifetime resident of Webster Springs.  She was a Christian by faith, an avid bingo player, and enjoyed spending time with...

Jan 8, 2013

Shirley Reed Moran, 88 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Louis A. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Clarksburg.  She was born April 7, 1924 in Warren (Macomb County), Michigan to Sheldon and Josephine Schreck Reed and was a United States Army Veteran serving in WWII.  She was the Director of the Webster County...

Dec 31, 2012

William Joel McCourt, 71 of Diana, previously of Michigan, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston.  He was born June 23, 1941 in Harrisburg, PA to Merchie and Janis Cutlip McCourt.  He was a United States Army Veteran and enjoyed hunting and fishing; fishing in the summer and hunting in the winter.

Dec 27, 2012

Diane Elaine Davis, 69 of King George, VA passed peacefully from this life the early morning of Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.  She was surrounded and supported by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life.  She was born June 6, 1943 in Jamestown, NY to Ray Cecil and Gladys Marie...

Dec 24, 2012

Margie McCourt, 86 of Webster Springs went to meet her Lord on Monday, December 24, 2012 at Webster County Memorial Hospital.  She was born August 21, 1926 in Marcus, WV to Albert and Belle Smith Mathes.  She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Webster Springs.  She attended Upper Glade Holiness Church and read her Bible daily.  She...

Dec 22, 2012

Almarinda Hall Cutlip, 90 of Buckhannon, formerly of Webster Springs passed away in the Nursing Home Floor of St. Joseph's Hospital on Saturday, December 22, 2012.  She was born in Mud Lick near Jumbo in Webster County on July 28, 1922 to Harley and Omeda Cowger Hall.  She was the former owner of the Redwood Diner in Webster Springs...

Dec 20, 2012

Bernard Eugene "Dink" Cogar, of Sugarcreek passed away surrounded by his family on December 20, 2012 on his 82nd birthday in Braxton County.  Dink was born in Sugarcreek to Racy and Jesse Bender Cogar and was raised up by his grandparents Ben and Nora Cogar.  He grew up hunting and fishing all of Sugarcreek and surrounding areas and later...