HINTON — Myrtle K. Quesenberry, 87, of Hinton, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from noon until service time Wednesday.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Clyde Sebird Reed
PEMBERTON — Clyde Sebird Reed, 77, of Pemberton, W.Va., passed away Sept. 29, 2007, while on his boat, on the fishing trip of his dreams, in Pineville, S.C., and is now safely home with Jesus.
He battled heart disease for over 15 years. In December 2005 he was diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma, but never gave up. He suffered four strokes, fighting even when the doctors had given up. Never once did he change his outlook. As he sang to his grandchildren, he “Kept on the sunnyside of life.”
He was born June 29, 1930, in Basin, W.Va. He was the son of the late Sebird Joshua and Mary Mae Reed of Amigo.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Thelma Jean Reed, Daisy Mae Reed, and Bertha Faye Norman; two brothers, Arlie Preston Reed and Byrl Van Reed; and his father-in-law, James Duff.
Clyde was a retired heavy equipment operator who could “make a back hoe sing.” He drove a school bus for 13 years and received safety medals nearly every year. Through the years he worked as a coal miner, a state road employee, a prell truck driver, a carpenter, a bakery worker, mechanic and timber worker. Often he worked two jobs to provide to his family and instilled this work ethic in his children.
He did not retire and sit back. Instead he worked on his property and always had a project going. At the age of 71 he decided to build himself and his wife a home from the ground up, a project that he had always wanted to do. There were no contractors or laborers. Lowes rolled out the red carpet when he arrived. The Lord blessed him to live in his new home for 2 1/2 years.
Mr. Reed loved to hunt and fish. In his younger years, he would take his family to the riverbank for the whole weekend. He made an annual trip to Minnihaha Springs to hunt deer in November. He had at various times raised quail, raccoons, coon dogs, and honeybees.
He was also musically inclined and loved bluegrass music. He taught himself to play the dobro, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle. He enjoyed sitting on the back porch playing music and drinking coffee.
He loved his family and was proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Everyone received their own special nickname from Papaw. His grandchildren would tell everyone about their Papaw and how Papaw could make the impossible (possible).
He proudly served in the United States Army 101st Airborne with a tour of duty in Korea during the Korean Conflict. While there, he was wounded twice, refusing Purple Hearts because he felt they should be reserved for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife of 54 years, Gladys V. Reed; six children, Douglas C. Reed of Miami, Fla., Vicky G. Allen of Pemberton, Kathy E. Spade and husband, Jerry, of Beckley, Brenda R. Hale and husband, Ronnie, of Pemberton, Randy Reed of Crab Orchard, and Patricia Lewis and her husband, Richard, of Pemberton, who lived with him; 14 grandchildren, Angie, Adriane, Doug, Amanda, Scott, Jason, Kara, Becky, Pat, Tony, Jeremy, Joshua, Christopher, and Nathaniel. Nathaniel lived with his Papaw and encouraged him every day to “feel better”; 17 great-grandchildren, Brittany, Brandon, Cheyenne, Mia, Katelyn, Lance, Shanna, Alex, Bethany, Jordan, Brodie, PJ, Molly, Katelyn, Olivia, Virginia, and Hannah; his mother-in-law, Ethel V. Duff; four brothers, Charles Reed of Amigo, David Reed of Amigo, Daniel Reed and wife, Ruby, of Rhodell, Basil Reed and wife, Jenny, of Amigo; and a special friend who was more like a sister, Patty Varney of Glen Daniel.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with Rev. Dan Coleson officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Military Graveside Rites will be conducted by the Oak Hill VFW.
Friends may gather with the family from 6 until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 147 Virginia St., Sophia, is in charge of the arrangements.
Glen A. Southern
GAP MILLS — Glen A. Southern, 64, of Gap Mills, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 1, 2007.
Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Groves Funeral Home Chapel in Union. There will be no visitation.
The family requests that memorial donation be made to Hospice Care, 540 N. Jefferson St., Box 7 Suite D, Lewisburg, W.Va.
Groves Funeral Home in Union is in charge of arrangements.
Mary C. ‘Margaret’ Stephens
HINTON — Mary C. “Margaret” Stephens, 87, of Madams Creek, Hinton, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at 2:06 p.m., at the Bower’s Hospice House, following a long illness.
Born Oct. 12, 1919, at Richmond, Va., she was the daughter of the late Josie Snuffer Montgomery.
Mrs. Stephens was a homemaker, a member of the Church of the Brethren at Crab Orchard and a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She had lived most of her life at Crab Orchard and Hinton.
Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph H. Stephens.
Survived by three sons, Joseph Galen Stephens and wife Shirley of Mabscott, Roger Stephens of Berkeley Springs and Mark Wayne Stephens and wife Sylvia of Madam’s Creek, Hinton; two daughters, Brenda Bahmer and Debra Martin both of MacFarlan, W.Va.; and 43 combined grandchildren also survive.
Graveside services and burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday (today) at the Restwood Memorial Gardens at Hinton, with Pastor Jimmy Fitzpatrick officiating.
Friends may call at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton from noon until funeral time today.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to extend special thanks to Courtney, Debbie and Angie at Bower’s Hospice House and the staff of the Hilltop Nursing Center.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Robert William Thomas Sr.
Loving husband, father, and grandfather, Robert William Thomas Sr. “Paw Paw” departed this earth to be with the Lord on Sept. 28, 2007.
He was born May 4, 1934, in Princeton, W.Va., the son of the late Hubert Woodrow Thomas and Mamie Virginia Perdue.
While a young man, Bob served in the Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. He received a GED in the Navy and graduated from Beckley College with an Associate’s in Arts and from Concord College, Princeton, W.Va., with a B.S. in Business Administration.
On Sept. 18, 1953, he married Sandra Joyce Johnston in Princeton, W.Va. Together with his loving wife, they have resided in Largo, Fla., for the last 14 years.
He is survived by spouse Sandra, wife of 54 years; and four children, Deborah Ingram and husband Jimmy, Largo, Fla., Robert Thomas Jr. and wife Chris, Pittsburgh, Pa., Cathy Morris and husband Daniel, Decatur, Texas, and Beth Rhodes and husband Gary, Pineville, W.Va. He is also survived by three sisters and one brother, Virginia Lee Bailey and husband Joel, Fairborn, Ohio, Shirley Ann Roseman, San Antonio, Texas, Cleadus Earl Thomas and wife Delores, Mullens, W.Va., and Dolly Gaye Fitzpatrick and husband Everett, Miamisburg, Ohio; the loving Grandfather of nine grandchildren, Andrew Michael Thomas and wife Sylvia, Irvine, Calif., Gary Donald Rhodes Jr. “Dusty” and wife Becky, Green Bay, Wis., Adam Christopher Rhodes, Bowling Green, Ohio, Christopher Allan Thomas, Philadelphia, Pa., Rachael Jeanne Morris, Lubbock, Texas, Danielle Elizabeth Morris, Lubbock, Texas, Jarrod Kozicki Morris, Decatur, Texas, Sean Charles Mulzet and wife Judi, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Melissa Renea Mulzet, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and the proud Great-Grandfather of Jakob Paul Mulzet, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bob enjoyed fellowship with the assembly at Grace Gospel Chapel, 2262 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33713.
Memorial services were held on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at Grace Bible Chapel at 4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either: The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 5771 Roosevelt, Clearwater, FL 33760, or Grace Gospel Chapel, 2262 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburgh, FL 33713.
“…forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” Philippians 3:13-14
Arrangements by Veterans Funeral Care.
Sharon S. Morgan Tremblay
OAK HILL — Sharon S. Morgan Tremblay, 59, of Oak Hill, passed away Sept. 30, 2007, at the Bower Hospice House in Cranberry, following a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Fayette County, W.Va., Oct. 13, 1947, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Morgan of Kilsyth, W.Va.
Mrs. Tremblay was a nurse last employed at Sunbridge Pinelodge in Beckley.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Heather Lynn Anderson; brother, Don Morgan; sisters, Frances and Regina Morgan; and a nephew, Roger Smith Wendell of Xenia, Ohio.
Survivors include her husband, John A. Tremblay of Oak Hill; son, John Anderson of Oak Hill; daughter, Tina Stover and husband, Rocky, of Oak Hill; grandchildren, Brianna Anderson and Mark Cunningham of Milwaukee, Wis., Chase and Seth Stover of Oak Hill, W.Va.; brothers and sisters, Mary Wendell of Xenia, Ohio, Joey Morgan and wife, Sharon, of Xenia, Ohio, June Underwood and husband, Randall, of Mount Hope, and Darrell “Peanut” Morgan and wife, Robin, of Dover, Pa.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, with Pastor Jerry Bush officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may gather with the family from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nephews will be serving as pallbearers.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the Bowers Hospice House, Cranberry, and Hospice of Southern West Virginia.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is in charge of the arrangements.
Anne Faye Thompson
Anne Faye Thompson, 49, of 111 Green St., Beckley, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at Beckley ARH after a 19 year illness.
She was born March 7, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Clara Wood.
Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker and loved making people laugh an always spoke her mind. She attended Beckley College and Concord College, having received a degree in secondary education and social work. She also ran “My Babys Daycare.”
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Clara Elizabeth Slaughter; aunt Leona Hoskins; father-in-law, Elgin “Buck” Thompson; mother-in-law, Madeline H. Thompson; nephew, Nathaniel “Lil Ricky” Thompson and dear friend, Fletcher David Parker.
Survivors include her faithful husband of 35 years, Lowell Thompson of Beckley; a son, Lorenza Thompson of Charleston; four daughters, Leila Thompson, Azaila Thompson, Breanna Thompson and Deanna Thompson, all of Beckley; grandchildren, Shantara Burger, Marques Burger, Tyesha Burger, Khalil Thompson, Tevin Thompson, Donald Cox III, Clennel Cobb Jr., Raymond Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson; four special daughters, Felecia Burger, Jimelle Simms, Netta Coles, Tasha Robinson A’Drea’; brothers-in-law, Nathaniel Thompson (Doreen) of Beckley, Phillip Thompson of Beckley, Stephen Thompson of Kentucky, Elgin Thompson of Euclid, Ohio; sisters-in-law, Marquita Clay of Beckley, Eileen (Clifford) Washington of Beckley, and Lillian (Edward) Christian of Anniston, Ala.; and a host of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Thompson kept the following close and dear people to her heart, Bishop Simms and family, the Coles and Walton family, Lewis Hudson, Stephanie Hall, Stacey Manns and Ashley Harrison. A special thanks to Margaret Grandjean for all that she has done.
Service will be 12 noon Wednesday at St. Matthew AME Church, 103 Mills Ave., Beckley, with Bishop Fred T. Simms, and the Rev. Abner Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services Wednesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, make donations to Breanna and Deanna Thompson, c/o Azalia Thompson, 111 Green St., Beckley, WV, to help defray funeral costs and care of the children.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
John Elmer Adkins
SUMMERSVILLE — John Elmer Adkins, 71, of Summersville, died Friday, April 7, 2006.
Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel.
Arrangements by Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville.
Joe Bolla Jr.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Joe Bolla Jr., 72, of Prescott, formerly of Beckley, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in Cottonwood, Ariz.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Janie C. Taylor Booth
Janie C. Taylor Booth, 57, of 203 First St., Beckley, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, following a short illness.
Born in Beckley on March 4, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John W. Taylor and Hazel V. Bennett Taylor.
Janie was a correctional officer at Mount Olive Correctional Complex. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a graduate of Shady Spring High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Booth.
Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Booth of Beckley; stepchildren, Steven Booth and wife, Sue, of Hindman, Ky., and Donna Deaton of Huntington; a brother, John Taylor of Beaver; a sister, Suzann Dunbar and husband, Jerry, of Midland, N.C.; a granddaughter, Alexis Church; and six stepgrandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Chaplain C.J. Rider and Chaplain Bob VanFossen officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The Mount Olive Correctional Complex Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
