Rev. Aurelious (Billy) Lewis, 78, of Beckley, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at VA Medical Center, Beckley, following a long illness.
Born Feb. 16, 1927, at McAlpin, W.Va., he was the son of the late John Lewis and Louise (Dick) Waddy Le-wis.
Rev. Lewis was a coal miner and later retired from the VA Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, faithfully spreading God’s love through prisons, shelters, whoever would listen, paving the way for many ministers.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Susie Lewis; two brothers, John and Ralph Lewis; an uncle, Rudolph Evans; and a grandson, Darnell Lewis.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel (Shirl) Lewis of Beckley, and Joseph (Cherri) Lewis of Rock Hill, S.C.; three daughters, Ramona (Mona) Lewis, Sarah (Tee Tee) Lewis and Mary (Beth) Cobb, all of Beckley; a stepson, George Bester and wife, Paula, of Columbus, Ohio; 23 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 142 Mool Ave., Beckley. Burial will follow in Grenwood Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Delphia Mary Gibson Meadows
TIOGA — Delphia Mary Gibson Meadows, 88, of Nicholas County, departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at White Funeral Home, Craigsville.
Friends may call one hour before the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by White Funeral Home, Craigsville.
Alma Lee Dillon Novobilsky
BELLEVILLE, Mich. — Alma Lee Dillon Novobilsky, 84, formerly of Oak Hill, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at the home of her daughter.
Born Jan. 4, 1922, at Sun, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Nicholas Dillon.
Mrs. Novobilsky was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Novobilsky.
Survivors include a daughter, Patty Smith of Belleville, Mich.; two stepchildren, Drema Chafin and husband, Bud, of Kentucky, and Rick Novobilsky and wife, Heidi, of Georgia; five grandchildren, Roger Smith, Ashley Whitmore, Alex and Courtney Novobilsky and Joey Chafin; four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Earl Dillon and wife, Violet.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Delmas Wolfe officiating. Entombment will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill.
Friends may call 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Service was 11 a.m. Monday at the Reformed Church of Highland Park, Highland Park, N.J.
Arrangements by Anderson Funeral Service, New Brunswick, N.J.
Tammy Kay Snuffer
HELEN — Tammy Kay Snuffer, 42, of Helen, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at her home.
Born June 1, 1963, at Beckley, she was the daughter of Pat Farmer Carter of Piney View and the late Gene Byrd.
Mrs. Snuffer was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith.
She lived most of her life at Glen White. She had lived in Helen for the past two years.
Besides her mother, survivors include her husband, Randall Snuffer; a son, Da-niel Brown of Peterstown; daughters, Nashala Sydenstricker of Glen White, Phalisha Brown of Helen, and Lisa Brown of Helen; bro-thers, Gene A. Byrd of North Carolina, and Nathanael Carter of Piney View; stepbrothers, Will-iam Carter and wife, June, of Paden City, W.Va., and Robert Carter of Cleveland, Ohio; and grandchildren, Michael Shawn George and Makala George.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Sophia Church of God, Sophia, with Pastor James Bostic officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before the service Thursday at the church.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley.
James Freddie Stanley
James Freddie Stanley of Mount View died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Summers County Hospital.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Shady Spring Chapel. Burial will follow in Mt. View cemetery, Mt. View.
Friends may call one hour before the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Shady Spring.
Mattie Walters
Mattie Walters, 84, of 311 Barber Ave., Beckley, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at BARH following an extended illness.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Neely G. Bailey
WHITESVILLE, N.C. - Neely Garner Bailey, 69, formerly of Ohio and Nicholas County, died Friday, April 18, 2003.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at White Funeral Home, Richwood.
Private interment of the cremains will take place at a later time.
Arrangements by White Funeral Home, Richwood.
Evelyn Cannoy
DAVY - Evelyn Cannoy, 61, of Briar Creek, passed away Friday, April 18, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital, Bluefield.
Born March 19, 1942, in Welch, she was the daughter of the late Fred Workman and Mary Hart Workman Jarrells.
She had been a resident of Briar Creek for the past 25 years. She was a homemaker, loving mother and beloved grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Cannoy Sr.
Survivors include her dearly loved companion, Donald Bishop of Briar Creek; a daughter, Blanche E. Douglas and husband, Tony, of Bluefield; two sons, James A. Cannoy Jr. and wife, Lada, of Advance, N.C., and Billy R. Cannoy and wife, Dianna, of Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren, Brianna Cannoy, Chandler Cannoy, Dakota Cannoy, Montana Cannoy and Anthony "Spanky" Douglas; three brothers, James H. Workman Sr., Billy Workman and Bobby Workman, all of Florida; and three sisters, Lucille W. Cash, Dorothy Baldwin and husband, Jerry, and Violet Armour, all of Florida.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. Ed Pettus officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.
Friends may call noon until time of service Monday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton.
Eleanor H. Clark
Eleanor H. Clark, 76, of Midway, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2003, at a Beckley area hospital following a long illness.
Born Jan. 10, 1927, at Dan, McDowell County, she was the daughter of the late Seaton and Ocie Wells Helton.
Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a former employee for W.T. Grant Co. She spent endless hours of volunteer work at nursing homes, and she was a faithful member for many years at Freewill Baptist Church, Soak Creek.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pershing Clark, in 1988; a daughter, Brenda Carol Clark, in 1946; and a brother, Eugene Helton.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Bowman and husband, Ronnie W., of Beckley; a son, Jim Clark of Lafollette, Tenn.; grandchildren, Ronnie Scott Bowman and Marie Cuneo of Charlotte, N.C., Melissa Kay Plumley and husband, Tom, of Charlotte and Brian Clark of St. Paul, Va.; great-grandchildren, Bryce Plumley, Seth Plumley and Raleigh Clark; a brother, Helmer Helton of Louisiana; four sisters, Macie Proffitt and husband, Marvin, of Midway, Loeida Smith of Abingdon, Va., Dixie Osborne of Drill, Va., and Shirley Jackson of Honaker, Va.; and very special nieces and nephews.
Service will be 2 p.m. today at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Sophia, with the Rev. James Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call noon until time of service today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Scott, Brian and Tom, nephews Harvey and Carl Hess and neighbor Kenny Treadway.
Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia.
Lester J. Compton
WYOMING - Lester Jean Compton, 65, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, in a Bluefield hospital following a sudden illness.
Born April 3, 1938, in Pikeville, Ky., he was the son of the late King and Warena Justus Compton.
Mr. Compton was a 42-year resident of Wyoming County. He attended Truth Assembly Church, Glen Fork.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Lester Dewayne Compton and Daniel Gene Compton.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Bonnie Roberts Compton; a son, William Darrell Compton and his wife, Lora, of Wyoming; a daughter, Pamela Lucille Kinser and her husband, Bill, of Wyoming; two special daughters, Samantha Webb Compton of Wyoming and Janice McKinney and her husband, Shawn, of Oneco, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, Jennifer and Daniel Compton, Lonnie and Kenneth Orndorff, Samuel Compton, Rebecca Sizemore, Justin Bishop, Wendel May and Candice and Brandon Hess; and two great-grandchildren, Samantha Brooke and James Henry Sizemore.
Service was 11 a.m. Saturday at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Rev. Sammy Francis officiating. Burial followed in Compton Family cemetery, Skin Fork.
ALDERSON - Harlan Lacy Cook, 67, formerly of Kingman, Ariz., died Thursday, April 17, 2003, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, following a long illness.
Born Jan. 19, 1936, in Wyoming County, he was the son of Romeo E. Cook of Alderson and the late Garnet Ferguson Cook.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Wilson Cook; and a sister, Joyce Lee Toler.
Mr. Cook was a retired installation foreman, having retied from Citizens Utilities, Kingman, after 30 years of service. He was also a former employee of Chicago Bell Telephone Co.
Mr. Cook was a veteran, having served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1957 with three years in Germany. He was of the Christian faith, was a member of the Elks Lodge in Kingman and enjoyed bowling, softball, golf, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his father, Romeo E. Cook of Alderson; three daughters, Regina Findley and husband, Bill, of Casa Grande, Ariz., Tammy Lynn Geddes of Kingman and Gloria Stevens and husband, Chris, of Kingman, Ariz.; a brother, James Cook and wife, Shirley, of Brunswick, Ga.; a sister, Janice Toler of Alderson; a half brother, Romeo E. Cook Jr. of Beckley; six grandchildren, Timothy Findley and Billy Ray Findley, both of Casa Grande, and Michael Harlan Stevens, Tamara Heart Stevens, Tatum Louise Geddes and Tanner Douglas Geddes, all of Kingman; a great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, with the Rev. Alvie Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Alderson cemetery.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
