Lillian Christine Smalls Bennett
Lillian Christine Smalls Bennett, 75, of Prosperity, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 20, 2003, after a long hard battle with diabetes.
Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley.
Freeman L. Brock Jr.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Freeman L. Brock Jr., 70, formerly of Princeton, died Friday, April 18, 2003.
A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson Funeral Home, 31440 Constitution Hwy., Locust Grove, Va.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the Johnson Funeral Home, where a rosary will be held at 8 p.m.
The family can be reached at 2714 Sycamore St., Alexandria, Va. 22305.
Information submitted by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton.
Bert Dicken
MOUNT HOPE - Bert Noel Willis Dicken, infant son of Kathy Willis of Mount Nebo and Patrick Dicken of Mount Hope, died at birth Tuesday, April 15, 2003.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
Arrangements by Waters Funeral Chapel, Summers-ville.
Marie Law
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Marie Law, age 85, formerly of Beckley, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, in Clarksville following a short illness.
Born April 1, 1918, in Grundy, Va., she was the daughter of the late John and Liza Sloan.
Marie spent her childhood at Grundy. She was a 55-year resident of Beckley, living on Vine Street. She was a homemaker and pie maker for Pete and Bob's. She was of the Christian faith and had been a resident of Clarksville the past year.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Law; and two daughters, Alberta Tucker and Judy Bantidos.
Survivors include three grandchildren, Anthony, Vicki and Tina; and two sisters, Patricia Molls of Ohio and Alfie Wolfard of Kentucky.
Committal service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum B, Beckley with the Rev. Allen Ledford officiating. Entombment will follow.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Florence Alice Pack
Florence Alice Pack, age 93, of Mount View Road, Cool Ridge, died at her home Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 8:30 p.m. following a long illness.
Born on Feb. 6, 1910, at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Allen Kincaid and Dora Belle Harris Kincaid.
She was a retired seamstress for a sewing factory, and attended the Mary Jane Methodist Church at Streeter.
Mrs. Pack was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Pack; a son, Robert Kenneth Pack; a great grandson, Mark Robert Evans; and a brother, Cecil Ray Kincaid.
Surviving are a daughter, Dora Jean Conner and husband, Clifford, of Cool Ridge; three granddaughters, Beverly D. Elkin of Cool Ridge, Benita G. Evans of Beckley and Beth A. Stafford of Cool Ridge; a sister, Irene M. Pack of Cool Ridge; and three great-grandchildren, Heather M. Sturgill, Kevin M. Thompson and Brandon C. Worley.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel with the Rev. Robert Barley officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount View Cemetery at Mount View.
Friends may call one hour before the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be William Elkin II, Frank J. Evans, Kevin Matthew Thompson, Gary Eugene Stafford and Jason Stanley Morris.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring.
Eva Willis
Eva Willis, 76, of Glen View, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at the Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley following a long illness.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Geraldine Beavers
VALLSCREEK - Geraldine Beavers, age 74, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, in a Tazewell, Va., hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born at Vallscreek, she was the daughter of the late Taylor Elliott and Rosa Bell Davidson Patterson, McDowell County natives.
Mrs. Beavers had made her home at Vallscreek her entire life. She was of the Church of God faith.
She was the widow of Phillip Beavers. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a nephew whom she raised, Gene Stump; four sisters, Blanch Patterson, Lillian Stump, Thelma Lowe and Hulah Hess; and five brothers, Rufus, Oakey, Claude, Howard and Clyde Patterson.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, George (Bucky) and Terry Ann Dunford of Vallscreek; a grandson, Phillip G. Dunford of Shady Spring; a sister, Gladys Vidmar of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Calvin Patterson and wife, Ethel of Adria, Va., and Orvis Patterson and wife, Bea of Crystal River, Fla.; and special friends, Pat Billips, Ozella Altizer, Brenda Barton, Margie Quesenberry and Arizonia Robinson.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel, 630 West Main St., Tazewell, Va., with the Revs. Wade Quesenberry and Darrell Long officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Phillip G. Dunford, Scott Harmon, Paul Billips, Clarence Patterson, Hubert Patterson, Johnny Quesenberry Jr., Jack Whittaker and Vernon Altizer.
Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements by Hurst-Scott Funeral Home, Tazewell, Va.
Lillian Christine Smalls Bennett
Lillian Christine Smalls Bennett, 75, of Prosperity, went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 20, 2003, after a long hard battle with diabetes.
Born Feb. 25, 1928, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late William Smalls and Flora Ripley Smalls.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She was a member of the Open Invitation Church of Beckley. She was a wonderful mother and loving grandmother, and a resident of Prosperity for 46 years.
She was preceded in death by a son, Stacey Bennett in 1998.
Survivors include two daughters, Rita Blake and her husband, Dee of Beckley and Ginger Dameron and her husband, Ben of Prosperity; two sons, Lane Bennett and his wife, Carmella of North Carolina and Darrell Bennett and his wife, Jane of Mann; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; loving neighbors; and an abundance of friends and the wonderful caregivers at Heartland.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley with Pastor Mark Dameron officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Grandsons, Chris Blake, Chris Dameron, Emmett Deavers, Stacey Bennett II, Dale Lineberger, Robbie Cyrus and Brad Smith will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the Open Invitation Church, P.O. Box 493, Prosperity, WV 25909.
Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley.
Doris 'Dot' Bryant
PAMPLIN, Va. - Doris "Dot" Shawver Bryant, 86, of Rt. 1, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, in Appomattox Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Traphes L. Bryant.
Born in Mabscott, April 1, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lura Parker Shawver.
Dot retired from the National Security Agency and was a member of Rocks Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star No. 91, Alexandria, Va., a former member of Hollywood Baptist Church, MacArthur, W.Va. and a volunteer at the Beckley Veterans Hospital.
She was very proud of her membership in the National Democratic Party. Dot made "His and Hers" outfits for Lyndon Johnson's beagles.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, S. Patrick and Patricia H. Shawver of Pamplin; three grandchildren, Lura Lynn S. Kidd and her husband, James W. Kidd Jr. of Pamplin, Patrick P. and his wife, Susan Gentry Shawver of Albany, N.Y., and Leslie P. and his wife, Suzanne O'Brien Shawver of Gladys, Va.; four great-grandchildren, Samuel Parker Kidd of Pamplin, Patrick John Shawver, Nathan Charles Shawver and Megan Elizabeth Shawver, all of Albany, N.Y.; a sister, Vivian Mae Wolf of Mabscott; sister-in-law, Ruby Shawver of Beckley; brother-in-law, Bill Bryant of Georgia; extended family, David L. Hodge Jr. and his wife, Wanda, Melinda H. Davis and her husband, Johnny, all of Hartsville, S.C. and Mitchell S. Hodge and his wife, Angie of Forest, Va.; seven great-grandchildren, Danielle Hodge, Scott Hodge, Kera Davis, Casey Hodge, Ashlyn Hodge, Ryann Davis and Luke Davis; and two special friends, Jackie Withrow of Beckley and Josephine Tuggle of Appomattox.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Samuel F. Shawver; a sister, Mary Jane Oelmann; and a daughter-in-law, Carol Sue Shawver.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, Va., with the Rev. Chris Harbin officiating. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and other times at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Ranson's Rural Retreat, Cancer Relay for Life, Rt. 1 Box 56A, Pamplin, VA, 23958 or Rocks Baptist Church, Rt. 1 Box 80A, Pamplin, VA 23958.
Arrangements by Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, Va.
Daisy Mae Burdette
MEADOW BRIDGE - Daisy Mae Burdette, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 20, 2003, at her home following a short illness with her family and her fiance by her side.
Born on May 5, 1944, at Meadow Bridge, she was the daughter of the late Elvin "Red" and Lena Bragg.
Daisy was a Christian of the Pentecostal faith, talented in many ways, who worked as a seamstress most of her life.
Daisy is also preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Jack "Ross" Burdette Sr.; two brothers, Dewey and Homer Bragg and two sisters, Betty Ewing and Ethel Bragg.
Survivors include her fiance, James Henry Balser of Meadow Bridge; a son, Jack "Leo" Burdette and wife, Mary of Manassas, Va.; two daughters, Tammy Lynn Moul and husband, Harry of Meadow Bridge and Linda Joann Wykle and husband, Doug of Loops Road; three sisters, Nellie Tincher and husband, Dairol of Craig, Louise Littlepage and husband, Walter of Meadow Bridge and Joann Crowe and husband, Edward of Meadow Bridge; six grandchildren, Danielle and Zachary Moul, D.J. and Jeremy Wykle and Michelle and David Gonzalez; four great-grandchildren, Brandon, Mercedes, Diamond and Rachele Gonzalez; three nephews; five nieces and other family and friends.
She will be sadly missed by many.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smathers Funeral Chapel with Evangelist Shirley Fox officiating. Burial will follow in the Patton Memorial Cemetery, Meadow Bridge.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.
Laura Hannah
MOUNT HOPE - Laura Hannah, 71, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at Raleigh General Hospital.
Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Jessie James Harris
NIMITZ - Jessie James Harris, age 78, died Monday morning, April 21, 2003, in Summers County A.R.H. following a long illness.
Born Oct. 8, 1924, at Blue Jay, he was the son of the late Wesley T. and Laura Ann Mills Harris.
Mr. Harris was a retired coal miner with Eastern Associated Coal Company and also was formerly employed at Wilcox Manufacturing. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of UMWA District 29.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patricia Susan Harris; two brothers, Charles and Shirley Harris and two sisters, Wadeline Martin and Anna Lee Williams.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Marguerite Lilly Harris; a son, James Michael Harris and wife, Melissa of Jumping Branch; two sisters, Joyce Taylor of Rockingham, N.C., and Betty Jean Higginbotham and husband, Dean of Peterstown; four grandchildren, Jennifer Heather Rose Harris, James Michael Harris Jr., William Chase Whittaker and Jessie Hunter Harris; and three great-grandchildren, Erin Chanel Wertz, Devin Michael Harris and Derrick Jeffrey Adler.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the John P. Lilly Cemetery, Nimitz, with Pastor Darrell Hamm officiating. Burial will follow.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton.
Those wishing to attend graveside services are asked to meet at the funeral home by noon on Wednesday.
Pallbearers will be James M. Harris Jr., Tommy E. Lilly, Todd Higginbotham, Danny M. Lilly, Curtis Pack and Harold Williams Jr.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton.
Lala Ratliff Keeney
MCROSS - Lala Ratliff Keeney, 97, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Heartland of Rainelle Nursing Home, after a long illness.
Born Jan. 28, 1906, at Red Star, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Emma Mitchum Ratliff.
Mrs. Kenney was a member of McRoss Baptist Church, and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Summers W. Keeney on Feb. 9, 1973; three sisters, Reba Persinger, Gladys Morris, and Irene Martin and three brothers, Hubert, Clarence, and Luther Ratliff; a daughter, Kathleen Shawver; a son, Bobby Lee Keeney; a grandson, Sonny Shawver, and a granddaughter, Debbie Kenney.
Survivors include two sons, Billy W. Keeney of Corliss and Tom Keeney of Summersville; and several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle, with the Revs. Gene Bennett and John Wyatt officiating. Burial will follow in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville.
Therre will be no evening visitation.
Friends may call one hour before the service from 2 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Rainelle.
Hazel Kerns Lafferty
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hazel Kerns Lafferty, 84, of Laguna Vista Dr., formerly of Whitestick St., Beckley, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, in a Melbourne care center following a long illness.
Born March 12, 1919, in Mingo County, she was the daughter of the late William and Ocie Alma McKnight Kerns.
Hazel spent her childhood in Mingo County. She and her last husband, John Lafferty Jr. resided on Whitestick St., for a number of years moving to Melbourne in 1958. She was of the Free Will Baptist faith. She was an avid Pompano fisherman on the Eaugallie causeway.
In addition to her husband, John, who preceded her in death in 1986 she was preceded in death by five sisters, Elizabeth McKinney, Easter O'Dell, Margaret and Mickey Spence and Mary Lou Lyons; three brothers also preceded her in death, Jess, Luther and Ed Kerns.
Survivors include a son, Harold James "Jim" Lafferty and his wife, Carolyn of Melbourne; two grandsons, Harold Lafferty Jr. and John "JC" Lafferty, and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, 1200 Harper Road, Beckley, with Dr. David Carrico officiating. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum, Beckley.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Larry B. McCallister
ANSTED - Larry B. McCallister, 68, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2003, at the Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill.
Mr. McCallister was born May 4, 1934, at Decota, and was the son of the late Marshall and Evelyn Starkey McCallister.
Mr. McCallister was a member of the St. Pauls United Methodist Church at Ansted, a member of the Gauley Bridge VFW, the Ansted Knights of Pythia. He was a retired Army veteran serving in Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a P.O.W.
Mr. McCallister had worked as a property manager for a housing development.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Scott McCallister.
Survivors include his wife, Carol of Ansted; a daughter, Kimberly Lewis of Charleston; six sons, Mickey McCallister of Wake Field, Kan., Mitchell McCallister of Kansas, Danny McCallister of Junction City, Kan., Larry McCallister of Gulf Shore, Ala., Marty McCallister of Kansas and Gregory Brewer of El Cajon, Calif.; a sister, Gloria Bounds of Mt. Lookout; 14 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted, with the Rev. Billy Cornell officiating. Burial will follow in the Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor, with the Gauley Bridge VFW performing military rites.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted.
Dollie Bray McClanahan
SALISBURY, N.C. - Dollie Bray McClanahan, 91, formerly of Lively, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Genesis Elder Care of Salisbury, after being in declining health for two years.
Born Aug. 4, 1911, in Somerset, Ky., she was the daughter of the late George Bray and Dicie Mae Gilpin Nelms and stepfather, Charlie Nelms.
Mrs. McClanahan was educated in the Matoaka, school system. She had been employed as a dress maker before retiring. She was a member of the North Main Baptist Church.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, William McClanahan on May 9, 1965.
Survivors include three stepbrothers, Charles Nelms of Bristol, Tenn., Eddie Bray of Paintsville, Ohio and Howard Bray of Lakeland, Fla.; and four sisters, Leona Roach of Salisbury, N.C., Bertie Oaks of Pennington Gap, Va., Maxine Sawder of Miami, Fla. and Mildred McKinney of Wytheville, Va.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. today at Rowan Memorial Park with Dr. W. Dale Robertson, minister of North Main Baptist Church, officiating.
Friends called from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday at the Summersett Funeral Home, 1315 W. Innes St., Salisbury, N.C., and may call other times at the residence.
Memorials may be made to the North Main Baptist Church, 1501 N. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Arrangements by Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, N.C.
Florence Alice Pack
Florence Alice Pack, age 93, of Mount View Rd., Cool Ridge, died at her home Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 8:30 p.m. following a long illness.
Born on Feb. 6, 1910, at Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Allen Kincaid and Dora Belle Harris Kincaid.
She was a retired seamstress for a sewing factory, and attended the Mary Jane Methodist Church at Streeter.
Mrs. Pack was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Pack; a son, Robert Kenneth Pack; a great grandson, Mark Robert Evans; and a brother, Cecil Ray Kincaid.
Surviving are a daughter, Dora Jean Conner and husband, Clifford of Cool Ridge; three granddaughters, Beverly D. Elkin of Cool Ridge, Benita G. Evans of Beckley and Beth A. Stafford of Cool Ridge; a sister, Irene M. Pack of Cool Ridge; and three great-grandchildren, Heather M. Sturgill, Kevin M. Thompson and Brandon C. Worley.
Services will be 1 p.m. today at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel with the Rev. Robert Barley officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount View Cemetery at Mount View.
Friends may call one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be William Elkin II, Frank J. Evans, Kevin Matthew Thompson, Gary Eugene Stafford and Jason Stanley Morris.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring.
Brenda J. Patrick
FAYETTEVILLE - Brenda Joyce Stark Patrick, 63, of Route 1, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley following a long illness.
Born Jan. 7, 1940, at Minden, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Nora Lee Treadway Stark.
Mrs. Patrick was an employee for Roche Laboratory and a member of the Gatewood Church of God, Gatewood.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Irene Preston, Hilda Light, Rosella Oatridge and Mozelle Grablick; and two brothers, Raymond and Neal Stark.
Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bob" Patrick; a son, Greg Patrick and wife, Teresa of Fayetteville; two daughters, Kristy Bragg and husband, David Jr. of Oak Hill and Misty Britt and husband, Michael of Laurel Hill, N.C.; a brother, Jimmy Stark of Evansville, Ind.; a sister, Aretta Church of Indianapolis, Ind.; and three grandchildren, Molly Britt, Kayla Patrick and David Bragg III.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Revs. Morris Nutter and Jackie Pittman officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
On line condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
