Walter Arthur Beckett
Walter Arthur Beckett, 67, of Point Pleasant died March 15, 1999, in Memorial Division, CAMC.
He was a retired installer from Scott Interiors in North Carolina.
Surviving: companion, Sue King; son, John Allen Beckett of Lawton, Okla.; sisters, Emma Beaver of Hurricane, Wanda Robertson of Proctorville, Patricia Roof of Kankakee, Ill.; brother, Bill Beckett of Hurricane; two grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Saturday, March 20, 1999 in Veterans Memorial Garden, Hampton, Va. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant was in charge of arrangements.
Jimmie Franklin Black
Jimmie Franklin Black, age 61, of Hurricane, WV, died June 24, 1999, from injuries received from an aircraft accident. He was a lifelong resident of Hurricane, a member of HHS class of ’57, co-owner and operator of Black’s Sunoco, Hurricane, and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Hurricane. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Smith Black; two sons, James Robert Black and Joseph A. Black, both of Hurricane; two daughters, Lisa Craddock and Jaclyn Black, both of Hurricane; his father, Frankie Black of Hurricane; one brother, Jackie Black of Hurricane; and three grandchildren, Jenna Craddock, Ryan Craddock and Jimmie Franklin Black, all of Hurricane.
Funeral service were held Saturday, June 26, 1999 at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church with ministers the Rev. Paul Spence, the Rev. Jack Fellure and Mr. Jim McGehee. Burial in Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane. Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, was in charge of arrangements.
Ronald Brown
Ronald Brown, 88, of Eleanor died January 3, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital after a long illness.
He was a retired construction foreman.
Surviving: wife, Emogene Brown; daughters, Marguerite Angelo of Tampa, Florida, Marlene Egnor of Eleanor, and Marioan Pond of Sayer, Pennsylvania; brother, Robert of Midway; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Service was held at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with minister Joseph Moles officiating. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Gladys R. Blount
Gladys R. Blount. 73, of Nitro died January 20, 1999, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Putnam County and a member of Hometown Senior Citizens and Rock Branch Independent Church.
Surviving: daughter, Sharon R. Parkins of Nitro; sister, Garnette H. Knicely of Flatwoods; granddaughter, Lisa Hechesky of Nitro.
Service was held at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Chapel, Red House, with Pastor Delbert Hawley officiating. Burial was in the memorial gardens. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, was in charge of arrangements.
Myrtle Ball Browning
Myrtle Ball Browning, 94, of Hurricane died January 25, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital.
She was a member of Greenview Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Lena Johnston of Indianapolis and Martha Carroll of Hurricane; sons, Kenneth Ball of Low Gap and Silman Ball of Easley, South Carolina; sisters, Vernie Berry of Danville and Della Miller of Turtle Creek; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Service was held at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Frank Frye and the Rev. Bill Price officiating. Burial was in Pauley Cemetery, Greenview.
James E. Boone
James Edward Boone, 64, of Hurricane died January 29, 1999, at home after a long illness.
He was a retired operating engineer for Local #132, a member of Dunbar Lodge 159, York Rite Mason and Beni Kedem Shrine. He was an Army veteran.
Surviving: wife, Becky Boone; daughter, LeAnne Boone of Tulare, California; brothers, William F. of South Charleston, Paul L. of Hurricane, and Roger A. of St. Albans; sisters, Helen Have5rland of Cincinnati, Clara Louise Hall of Melbourne, Florida, and Mary Ann Wallace of Charleston.
Service was held at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Joseph Wolfe officiating. Burial, with Masonic graveside rites conducted by Dunbar Lodge #159, was in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064.
Eliza Rayburn Badgley
Eliza Virginia Rayburn Badgley, 83, of Eleanor, formerly of Mason, died February 8, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital after a short illness.
She was a homemaker, a Christian and a former caregiver.
Surviving: sister-in-law, Gladys Rayburn of Buffalo.
Service was held at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Red House, with the Rev. Clifford Rayburn officiating. Burial was in the memorial gardens. Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Byus
Thomas “Tommy” Byus, 43, of Hurricane died July 13, 1999, at home after a long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Putnam County, former owner/operator of Montgomery Tank Lines, Institute, and a member of Adda Baptist Church, Hurricane.
Surviving: wife, Cindy Byus; son, Michael Byus of Winfield; mother, Alma Call Byus of Winfield; sisters, Shirley “Madge” Thacker of Hurricane and Ruth Ann Maynard of Winfield; brothers, Ronnie Byus and Donnie Byus of Winfield, and John Hodges of Hurricane.
Service was held July 16, 1999 at Adda Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Gilfilen officiating. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Hurricane. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements.
Clinton C. Chapman
Clinton C. Chapman, 86, of Fraziers Bottom died December 3, 1999, in Valley Health Village, South Charleston, after a short illness.
He was a member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Winfield Church of Christ, and a retired line foreman from Huntington Alloys with 40 years' service. He was a former member and elder of Norway Avenue Church of Christ, Huntington. He was a native of Hurricane, a 40-year resident of Huntington and a 20-year resident of Fraziers Bottom.
Surviving: wife, Genevieve Phelps Chapman; daughters, Janice Mooney of St. Albans and Sara Cordero of Sunrise, Florida; sons, Randall Chapman of Winchester, Virginia and Steven Chapman of Streetsboro, Ohio; sisters, Reba Forth of Milton, Marina Runyon of Huntington and Freda Gibson of Hurricane; brother, Woodrow Chapman of milton; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Service was held December 7, 1999 at Winfield Church of Christ with minister Randall Chapman, minister Steven Chapman and minister George Erwin officiating. Entombment was in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements.
John Leslie Cole
John Leslie Cole, 90, of Hurricane, formerly of Spanishburg, died December 12, 1999, at home.
He was retired from WV Department of Highways, a member of Spanishburg United Methodist Church, Spanishburg Ruritan Club and Spanishburg Farm Bureau.
Surviving: wife, Mary Green Meador Cole; daughter, Bobbie Cole Lilly of Scott Depot; sister, Lorene Cole Basham of Princeton; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Service was held December 15, 1999 at George W. Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. Charles Wilson and the Rev. Ira Hill officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park, Princeton. Memorial donations made be made to Spanishburg Untied Methodist Church, PO Box 98, Spanishburg, WV 25922.
Grace M. Cox
Grace M. Cox, 90, of Winfield, formerly of Charleston, died November 15, 1999, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Surviving: daughters, Betty Jo Cunningham of Winfield and Peggy Ann James of Pompano Beach, Florida; sister, Roberta Blake of Indianapolis; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Service was held November 18, 1999 at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum, South Charleston, with Pastor Mike Rader officiating. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, was in charge of arrangements.
June Carol Coyner
June Carol Coyner, 50, of Poca died November 12, 1999, in Women and Children's Hospital, CAMC, after a short illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Poca and an employee of Ames department store, Teays Valley. She was a susbstitute custodian for the Putnam County Board of Education and a former employee of Union Carbide, Institute. She was a member of Raymond City Community Church.
Surviving: daughters, Rena Coyner and Renee Coyner, both at home; mother, Mary Milbee Erwin of Poca; sister, Sandra McLane of Red House; brother, Herbert Erwin of Teays Valley; several nieces and nephews.
Service was held November 15, 1999 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with Pastor Floyd Holmes officiating. Burial was in Lilly Cemetery, Poca.
Imogene McCallister
Imogene McCallister, 70, of Scott Depot died November 12, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and a member of Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene and the Preventive Care Group, Hurricane. She was a lifelong resident of Scott Depot.
Surviving: daughters, Marilyn Neptune of Swan Lake, New York, Connie Loftis of Scott Depot, and Trenn Flora of Hurricane; son, Mike of Hurricane; sister, Jerry Wood of Hurricane; brothers, Gay Kayser of Bakersfield, California, Alpha Kayser of Illinois, Hallie Kayser of Milton, Dayton Kayser of Baltimore, Ohio, Charles Kayser of Hamilton, Ohio, Roger and Mark Kayser, both of Ohio, and Wayne Kayser of Ravenswood; 13 grandchildren.
Service was held November 14, 1999 at Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Charles T. Williams officiating. Burial was in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements.
Lisa Dawn Caruthers
Lisa Dawn Caruthers, 38, of Nitro died November 11, 1999, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Nitro and a member of Raymond City Community Church. She attended Nitro High School.
Surviving: husband, Robert “Babe” Caruthers; daughter, Destiny at home; son, Wesley at home; mother, Melba Norvell of St. Albans; sisters, Betty Phillips of Barberton, Ohio, Ruth Ann Roberts of St. Albans, Faye Helle of Hurricane, and Pat Goodin of Texas; brothers, Wilbur Wayne Norvel of Teays Valley and Michael O. Norvel of Nitro.
Service was held November 14, 1999 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with Pastor Floyd Holmes officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Memorial donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Ernest E. Canterbury
Ernest E. Canterbury, 71, of Hurricane died October 22, 1999, at home after a short illness.
He was a retired group supervisor from Union Carbide. He was a member of Wilkinson United Methodist Church, a Navy veteran and a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Surviving: wife, Kathy Gibson Canterbury; daughters, Rebecca Hatfield of Charleston, Janet Johnson of Scott Depot, Jeanette Ferrell of Pt. Pleasant, Edwana Graley of Nitro, Lois Johnson of New Haven, and Kathryn Edwards of Augusta; sister, Virginia Ledbetter of Mount Vernon, Ohio; brothers, John Cecil Canterbury of North Charleston, Harry Canterbury of Ohio, and Robert Canterbury of Mount Vernon; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service was held October 25, 1999 at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Larry Walker officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 301 RHL, Blvd., South Charleston WV 25309.
Nancy Ann Carter
Nancy Ann Carter, 87, of Hurricane died October 12, 1999, at home.
She was a member of Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church.
Surviving: sons, Everett and Bernard, both of Hurricane; half brother, Willard Dalton; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
Service was held October 14, 1999 at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Dan Hogan and the Rev. Charlie Thompson officiating. Burial was in Culloden Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar Wv 25064.
Arthur J. Cain
Arthur J. Cain, 77, of Eleanor died September 22, 1999, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He was a retired carpenter from Avtex, Nitro, with 37 years’ service. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 444, Eleanor.
Surviving: wife, Yvonne M. Perkins Cain; daughter, Louise Smith of Winfield; sons, Danny and Denver, both of St. Albans, Arthur W. and Lawrence, both of Putnam County; brother, Dencil of Red House; sister, Lilie Jividen of Putnam County; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Service was held September 25, 1999 at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with the Rev. Arlis Covert officiating. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery, Eleanor, with graveside military rites by VFW Post 4768, Alum Creek.
Bertha Jividen Casto
Bertha Jividen Casto, 99, of Lakin, formerly of Robertsburg, died September 16, 1999, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Pt. Pleasant, after a short illness.
She was a homemaker.
Surviving: several nieces and nephews.
Graveside service was September 17, 1999 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Robertsburg, with the Rev. Golden Casto officiating. Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, was in charge of arrangements.
