Obituaries

Ms. Freda Pearl Burton, 85, of Oak Hill, WV passed Friday, January 2, 2026.

Funeral service will be 12:00PM Saturday January 17, 2026 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 7064 Okey Patterson Road Carlisle. Burial will follow in Meadow Haven Memorial Park, Ingram Branch.

Friends, while wearing masks and observing...

Shirley A. Hutchens (Causey), age 82, passed away on January 7, 2026.
Shirley was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was centered on her family and her faith in Christ. She was deeply cherished and will be remembered for her warmth, strength, and the love she gave so freely to those...

Mrs. Charlene Nevada Jones Saunders Leftwich, 92, of Glen Jean, WV, passed Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Service will be 12:00PM Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel, 748 S. Fayette St., Beckley, with Charles Creger officiating. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens,...

Edward King Loeffler Jr., 79, of Williston, FL, formerly of Fayetteville, WV, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
He was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Edward K. Loeffler Sr. and Minnie E. Loeffler.
Ed served 3 years in the US Army and spent one of those in Germany.
He...

Kevin Maurice Nicholas-Hill, 58, of Beckley, WV, passed away on January
9, 2026. A memorial service will be held in his honor at St. Paul Baptist
Temple, 129 F St, Beckley WV on January 24, 2026 at 11:00 am. In lieu
of flowers, and in honor of Kevin, the family is creating a memory book
for his sons. We would be...

It is with a heavy heart the family of Charles Thompson of Crab Orchard, announces his passing. Our beloved Charlie passed on Thursday, January 15th at Raleigh General Hospital.
The funeral will be Sunday, January 18th, at 3:00pm, in the Crab Orchard Baptist Church. The burial will follow on the Fitzpatrick...

Gene Edward Worthington of Fayetteville, WV passed away January 11, 2026, at the age of 77 after a long illness. Gene was a husband, father, brother, grandfather, educator, theater nut, Chicago Cubs devotee, birdwatcher, connoisseur of the finest beers and an enthusiast of It's a Wonderful Life.

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