Obituaries

Jan 2, 2017

CARLYLE RAY BURNS, 88, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Carlyle was born on April 28, 1928, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late OM and Chole Taylor Burns. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Dorla Dotson...

Dec 27, 2016

Georgia M. Cole, 88, of Lavalette, passed away Tuesday, December, 27, 2016 at Heartland of Riverview. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Heron Adkins at 1 pm on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Reger Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV. Georgia was born on August 5, 1928 in Cabell County, she was...

Dec 26, 2016

Penny Lynn Pelfrey, 54, of Murfreesboro, TN., passed away on Monday December 26, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, December, 30, 2016 at 2: 00 pm at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Rev. Scott Byard. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Penny was born on September 7, 1962 in Lancaster, Ohio the...

Dec 25, 2016

Barbara Jim Earl, 84, of Huntington, passed away Sunday December 25, 2016 after a long illness. Barbara worked for many years at the Cabell County Assessor’s office. She was born May 9, 1932. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Herbert and Edna Earl. Barbara is survived by her brother Stephen and his wife Candice Earl...

Dec 25, 2016

Betty Francis Fisher, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., widow Robert Vernon Fisher, passed away on December 25, 2016, at the Park Plaza Nursing Home, Whitney, Texas. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016,at Woodmere Memorial Park. Betty was born on February 26, 1925, in Huntington, the daughter of the late John James and Martha Elizabeth...

Dec 25, 2016

Richard “Dick” Charles Perko, 77, of Huntington, passed away Sunday December 25, 2016 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Wednesday at the Reger Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. He was born October 10, 1939 in Bridgeport, Ohio, a son of the late...

Dec 24, 2016

Jerry Berry, 76, of Huntington, WV, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Wednesday at the Seventh Avenue Baptist Church, Huntington, by Pastor Bob Withers. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Jerry was born February 25, 1940 in Huntington a son of...

Dec 21, 2016

James R. Johnson, 88 departed from this life December 21, 2016. He graduated from Buffalo High School in Wayne County and served in the Navy during World War II on board the Submarine USS RONCADORE. At the end of the war he married the love of his life Frances M. Arthur Johnson who is his survivor. He is also...

Dec 20, 2016

William Dale Janes, 77 of Kenova, WV passed away on December 20, 2016 at his residence. He was born on April 19, 1939 in Wichita, KS; a son of the late John Hugh Janes and Lera Anna Mona Roach. William was a truck driver for Ashland Oil. He was a U.S. Veteran of Marine Reserves and a member of...

Dec 18, 2016

Robert Theodore Keown, 83, of Huntington, WV went to his heavenly home on December 18, 2016 at Madison Park Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born on June 30, 1933 in Chattanooga, TN; a son of Leonard Leander Keown and Dema Eugenia Bridges Keown. He was a member of the Spring Valley Freedom Baptist Church and an ordained minister. He...

Dec 17, 2016

James Eugene Hall, 56, of Huntington, husband of Frances Hall, passed away Saturday December 17, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 am Tuesday at the Pentecostal Truth Ministries by Pastor Janet Mounts and Pastor Tim Porter. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. He was born January 11, 1960...

Dec 17, 2016

Ronald Ray Dean, 72, of Buckhannon, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Ron was born May 30, 1944 in Glenville, WV, the son of the late Lyda and Allien Dean Berry. Ron owned and operated Dean Auto Body. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served during the...

Dec 16, 2016

Martha Elizabeth Gwinn, 75, of Huntington, widow of John Gwinn, Sr., passed away Friday December 16, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Tuesday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Tom Malcolm. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. She was born February 1, 1941 in Huntington, a daughter of the...

Dec 14, 2016

John Andrew Creamer Jr 39, died at St. Mary's Medical Center on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. He may be absent from this world but he is present with our Lord and the loved ones that went on before him. Born July 6,1977, he was a 1995 graduate of Vinson High School, and attended Capital University and Marshall University. He...

Dec 12, 2016

Christopher Lee Adkins 42, of Huntington, WV passed away on December 12, 2016 at St. Mary�s Medical Center; a son of Charles Leonard Adkins and Cheryl Ann (Riggs )Adkins. Christopher was born January 29, 1974 in Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, OH, He is preceded in death by his father, his maternal grandparents, Dave Thomas and JoAnn...

Dec 11, 2016

Dec 11, 2016

David Michael Coleman, 22, of Lavalette, WV, died Sunday December 11, 2016. David was an honor graduate from Wayne High School in 2012. He earned his nursing degree from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in 2015 and he was employed as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Medical Center. David played midget league football for the Buffalo Bisons as...

Dec 8, 2016

Thomas Edward Henderson, 79, finished his race on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at home. He was born to Howard and Elmira Henderson on October 21, 1937 in Yolyn, WV. He graduated from Matewan High School in 1956, joined the US Army, and married his high school sweetheart Mildred Belle “Sue” Holland. They enjoyed 51 years together before her passing....

Dec 7, 2016

Patrick Paul Riley died December 7, 2016, in Wheat Ridge, Colo., after a long illness. Pat, as his friends and family called him, was born August 9, 1951, in Weston, W.Va. He grew up in Huntington, attending St. Joseph High School and Marshall University, where he received his degree in geology. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Tomlinson)...

Dec 6, 2016

Frank James Hurt Jr. 70, of Huntington, WV passed away on December 6, 2016. He was born September 10, 1946 in Cabell Co. to the late Frank James Hurt Sr. and Anna Jane Michaels. He leaves behind to mourn his loss;his wife, Glenna Hurt; his children, Jimmy Hurt, Shawn Hurt (Nikki) and Lisa Jones (Doug); grandchildren, James Jones, Jaiden...