Vernal Eugene 'Poochie' Hall Jr.
BUD - Vernal Eugene "Poochie" Hall Jr., 18, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, from injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident.
Born Jan. 6, 1985, in Beckley, he was the son of Vernal Eugene and Sandra Goode Hall.
"Poochie" worked for American Sprinkler in Virginia. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved riding his four-wheeler.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ruth Faulkner and Vernal Hall; maternal grandfather, Albert Goode; stepgrandfather, Ronald Morgan; two aunts; and two uncles.
Those left to mourn his passing are his parents, Vernal Eugene and Sandra Hall of Bud; maternal grandmother, Mary Goode of Bud; paternal stepgrandmother, Opal Morgan; several aunts and uncles; and a host of friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Bryce Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson Cemetery, New Richmond.
The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Casketbearers will be family and friends.
Words of condolence may be sent via e-mail to our Web site at www.adamtolermemorialfuneralhome.com. These will be printed on cards and given to the family.
Services entrusted to Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home, Oceana.
Sharon Hammons
BRISTOL, Va. - Sharon Hammons, 50, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton. The family may be reached at the home of Gloria Parson. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton.
Luedeema Howell
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - Luedee-ma Howell, 87, formerly of the Princeton area, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003.
Graveside rites will be 1 p.m. Friday at Brown Cemetery, Black Lick.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Fairview Christian Community Church or the Bethel United Methodist Church Building Fund.
Submitted by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton.
Geneva Jenkins
MATOAKA - Geneva Jenkins, 59, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton.
Elma Lester
BAISDEN - Elma Lester, 68, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mounts Funral Home, Gilbert. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert.
B. Earl Mann
B. Earl Mann, 76, of Beckley, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at his home following a long illness.
Born Dec. 25, 1926, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Fred E. Mann and Susie Goff Mann.
Mr. Mann was a disabled veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was a retired construction worker and a member of Cranberry Community Church.
He was preceded in death by a son, Frederick Earl Mann; and a sister, Lorena Sturgill.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty Jean Anderson Mann; a daughter, Robin Cook and her husband, Evangelist David Cook, of Naoma; a son, the Rev. Randy Mann and his wife, Tammy, of Daniels; grandchildren, Jeannie and her husband, Eric Garretson, Tina and her husband, Timmy Dickens, Robbie Mann, Chessie Mann and Jessica Mann; two great-grandchildren, Courtney Lynn Garretson and Nevaeh Lynn Dickens; a sister, Leona Scott of Monroe, N.C.; dear friend who was like a son, Allen Harper and his lovely family; and six nieces and nephews and a host of special friends and family.
Service will be 8 p.m. Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Evangelist David Cook officiating. Graveside rites and burial will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Oak Hill VFW Post 3110 Honor Guard.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Alvin Harper, Earl Quesenberry, Mark Anderson, Eric Garretson, Timmy Dickens and Henry Plumley.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at RandQ@city net.net.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Alma J. Martin
RAINELLE - Alma J. Martin, 90, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, following a sudden illness.
Born Nov. 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Waymon W. and Ollie Jane Evans Fox.
Alma was formerly employed by G.C. Murphy, was a member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church in Rainelle and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Joe Martin; three sisters, Mildred Carper, Beatrice Walker and Lenora Ennis; and three brothers, Alton Fox, Walter "Doc" Fox and Marvin "Rube" Fox.
Survivors include four daughters, Katie Campbell of Advance, N.C., Audrey Hatfield and husband, Alfred, of Danese, Marjorie Ness and husband, Ronald, of Lewisburg and Patricia Vandall and husband, Jerry, of Mocksville, N.C.; a sister, Magdalena McClung of Lookout; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wallace & Wallace Chapel, Rainelle. Burial will follow in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
Zelma Cleo Thompson Miller
ALDERSON - Zelma Cleo Thompson Miller, 90, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jo Ann and Bill Gadd in Alderson, following a long illness.
Born May 17, 1913, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late Dorse Lee and Ethel Oblin Thompson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glendon Miller; three sisters, Catherine Lilly, Claire Thompson and Minnie Young; and five brothers, Ottis Thompson, Bernard Thompson, Uless Thompson, Pencey Thompson and Raymond Thompson.
Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and a member of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church in Alderson.
Survivors include six children, Betty Walkup and husband, Mickey, of Medford, Ore., Jo Ann Gadd and husband, Bill, of Alderson, Jim Miller and wife, Mary, of Burney, Calif., Fred Miller and wife, Faye, of Burney, Connie Morris and husband, Joe, of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Dreama Gregory and husband, Leroy, of Yuba City, Calif.; three sisters, Gladys Martin of Forest Hill, Thelma Brogan of Beaver and Betty Burdette of Hilldale; a dear friend, Lillie Gadd of Alderson; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, with the Revs. Alvie Edwards and Mark Stauffer officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Cemetery, Ballard.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson.
Marguerite V. Poe
CLINTONVILLE - Marguerite V. Poe, 73, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Longanacre Funeral Home Chapel, Fairlea. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Longanacre Funeral Home, Fairlea.
Samuel Nelson Shrewsberry
Samuel Nelson Shrewsberry, 60, of Oak Creek Road, Ghent, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Shady Spring.
Wanda Eloise Sweeney
Wanda Eloise Sweeney, 82, of Beckley, formerly of Cool Ridge, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at her home in the arms of her daughter and grandchildren and their spouses and her caregiver, Kay Walker, following a two-year illness.
Born May 15, 1921, at Cool Ridge, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Griffith and Pearl Reed Griffith.
Mrs. Sweeney was a homemaker and a member of Open Door Church at Shady Spring and lived most of her adult life at Cool Ridge, having resided with her daughter in Beckley the past two years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Swee-ney; her son-in-law, Larry O'Neal; a sister, Edith Jarrell; and an infant brother.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna O'Neal of Beckley; grandchildren, Cyndi O'Neal and partner, Judi Loberg, of Chapel Hill, N.C., Greg O'Neal and wife, Margaret, of Oak Hill and Jeff O'Neal and wife, Kristin, of Beckley; three great-grandchildren, Travis, Chloe and Sophie; three sisters, Arcie Walker and husband, Jim, of Cool Ridge, Marlene Chambers of Cool Ridge and Evelyn Lilly of Beckley; a brother, Calvin Griffith and wife, Helen, of Cool Ridge; and caregiver, Kay Walker of Beckley.
Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Delmas Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at RandQ@city net.net.
Pallbearers will be Douglas Jarrell, Rodney Berry, Mike Lilly, James Meadows, Kevin Reedy and Chuck Attilli.
Please send all donations to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25801 in memory of Wanda.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Lola Mae Williams Wilkins
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lola Mae Williams Wilkins, 85, formerly of Harlem Heights, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at Deacon Center Nursing and Rehabilitation, Buffalo, following an extended illness.
Born Jan. 3, 1918, at Prudence, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Samuel W. Williams Sr. and Julia Ann Redd Williams.
Mrs. Wilkins was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Buffalo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry G. Wilkins, in 1987.
Survivors include a brother, the Rev. Samuel W. Williams Jr. and wife, Cleo, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; five sisters, Fannie B. Martin, Frances Williams and husband, Joseph, and Julia Nettles and husband, Henry, all of Buffalo, Jacqueline Albert of Pittsburgh and Clintella McFarland of Summerlee; a sister-in-law, Hazel J. Williams of Baltimore, Md.; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Summerlee with the Revs. Peter Collins Jr. and Samuel W. Williams Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before service Friday at the church.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Ravin Monroe Yates
Ravin Monroe Yates, 71, of Beckley, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at his home following a long illness.
Born Nov. 21, 1931, at Rocklick, he was the son of the late Samuel M. Yates and Bertha Blankenship Yates.
Mr. Yates was a U.S. Army veteran, having retired after 22 years of service, serving in Vietnam and the Korean Conflicts.
He was a member of St. Mary's United Methodist Church where he had served as a custodian, and he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Monroe Yates; and a sister, Georgia Harmon.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Norma Jean Richmond Yates; two daughters, Jeannie Ann Crookshanks and husband, Jim, of Beckley and Sonya Rhodes and husband, Timmy, of White Oak; two brothers, Calvin T. Yates of Paintsville, Ky., and Jerry Yates of California; and three sisters, Margaret Griffith of Ashland, Ky., Marcia Tometich of California and Mary Burns of California.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's United Methodist Church, Beckley, with the Rev. Stephen Rector officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before service Saturday at the church.
Pallbearers will be men of St. Mary's United Methodist Church.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at RandQ@city net.net.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary's United Methodist Church, 2012 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, WV 25801.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
