FAYETTEVILLE - Drema "Libby" Ellen Taylor Surnear Richards, 62, of Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley following a long illness.
Harold Ralph Shuck
MOUNT HOPE - Harold Ralph Shuck, 49, of Mount Hope, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, in Kentucky after a sudden illness.
Born March 17, 1954, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Roy Boone of Crab Orchard, and his adoptive parents, the late Ralph and Ester Lewis Shuck.
Mr. Shuck was a truck driver currently working for Priority Trucking Co., attended Harper Freedom Church at Eccles and was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by a son, Adam Lee Shuck.
Survivors include his stepmother, Nancy Boone of Crab Orchard; fiancée, Kelly Masters of Mount Hope; three sons, Harold R. Shuck III and Luke Shuck, both of Shady Spring, and Joseph Shuck of Beckley; three daughters, Lisa Acevedo and Debbie Acevedo, both of Chicago, Ill., and Amanda Nicholas of Statesville, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Nancy Christine Spanner of Oak Hill; three brothers, Roy Boone Jr. of Winchester, Va., and Jerry Mullins and Keith Mullins, both of Concord, N.C.; three sisters, Patricia Boone of Ronceverte, Vickie Nash of Lewisburg and Sabrina Boone of Rock Hill, S.C.; and eight grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Harper Freedom Church, Route 3, Eccles, with the Rev. Billy Waddell Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church and one hour before service Saturday at the church.
Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Goldie Ann Dotson Sutphin
BLOOMINGROSE - Goldie Ann Dotson Sutphin, 65, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.
Memorial service will be 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville. At her request, her remains were donated to medical science. Friends may call 6 p.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Arthritis Foundation, West Virginia Branch, 602 Chillicothe St., Suite 338, Portsmouth, OH 45662.
Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.
Bertie Mae Ward
RICHWOOD - Bertie Mae Ward, 84, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Little Laurel Baptist Church, P.O. Box 363, Richwood, WV 26261.
Arrangements by Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood.
Joe L. Abrams
Joe L. Abrams, 79, of 475 Shrivers Ave., Raleigh, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at Raleigh General Hospital following an extended illness.
Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Ivy Lynn Dunbar
ALDERSON - Ivy Lynn Dunbar, stillborn daughter of Benjamin and Heather Baker Dunbar of Alderson, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2003, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea.
She was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Melvin Dunbar; and maternal great-grandfathers, Edward Baker Sr. and James Miller.
Surviving in addition to her parents are a brother, Garrett Dunbar of Alderson; paternal grandparents, Helen Trent of Union and Charles Rookstool of Union; maternal grandparents, Edward and Kathy Baker Jr. of Alderson; paternal great-grandparents, Donald and Louise Spangler of Union; maternal great-grandmothers, Reabel Miller of Alkol and Ann Baker of Wadsworth, Ohio; and aunts and uncles, Bridgette and Dwayne McClung, Katie Baker, Lisa and Jeffery Forren, Missy and Kyle Francis, Alan and Kayla Baker, Eddie and Susan Baker, Mike and Jode Payne, and Mark and Tonya Payne.
Graveside rites will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Lebanon cemetery, Pickaway, with the Rev. Chris Dunbar and the Rev. Don Trent officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Arrangements by Groves Funeral Home, Union.
Carmen Timothy Fitzpatrick
ROMNEY - Carmen Timothy Fitzpatrick, 57, formerly of Oak Hill, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 at his home.
Born Oct. 20, 1945, at Dothan, he was the son of the late Edgar and Beulah Buttrick Fitzpatrick.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was a retired assembly line worker with Ford Motor Co.
He is survived by a son, Clayton Fitzpatrick of Bakersfield, Calif.; a daughter, Connie Fitzpatrick of Bakersfield; three brothers, Gene Fitzpatrick of Michigan and Clarence Fitzpatrick and Walter Fitzpatrick, both of Oak Hill; four sisters, Ruth King of Kentucky, Kay Jaime of Kentucky, Delores Treadway of Red Oak, Ga., and Chris Bryant of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and a granddaughter, Chelsea May Fitzpatrick of Bakersfield.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Lum Toney officiating. Burial will follow in Fitzpatrick cemetery, Dothan.
Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill.
Bobby Joe 'Burrhead' Gillispie
BRUNO - Bobby Joe "Burrhead" Gillispie, 64, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Man Nazarene Church. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the American Heart Association.
Arrangements by Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert.
Leland Clarence Green
LASHMEET - Leland Clarence Green, 79, formerly of Bud, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, in a Princeton hospital following a short illness.
Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.
Bricy Stover Hamilton
DUNN, N.C. - Bricy Stover Hamilton, 81, formerly of West Virginia, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003.
Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home, Benson, N.C.
Jack L. James Sr.
Jack L. James Sr., 67, of North Sand Branch, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Me-morial Division.
Born Dec. 18, 1935, at North Sand Branch, he was the son of the late Emory and Anna Evans James.
Mr. James was a former employee of Sophia Electric and Gunter Electric. He attended Little Valley Baptist Church and Weirwood Community Church.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Barbara Duncan James; two sons, Jack L. James Jr. and wife, Karen, and Roger L. James and wife, Nancy, all of North Sand Branch; two grandsons, Jackie E. James and wife, Lisa, and Jason James, all of North Sand Branch; a granddaughter, Bobbie Sue Lyons of North Sand Branch; two great-granddaughters, Kelsie Jo James and Cierra Faith James, both of North Sand Branch.
He was a role model for his family and will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Tom Lilly and Junior Plumley officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Michael J. Lacek
Michael J. Lacek, 70, of 308 N. Vance Drive, Beckley, passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, following a sudden illness.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Goldie Bowman Lambert
RURAL HALL, N.C. - Goldie Bowman Lambert, 83, formerly of Pineville, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at her residence.
She was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Wytheville, Va., to the late Emmitt and Rosie Hawks Bowman.
Mrs. Lambert attended Pentecostal Church of God, retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education and enjoyed quilting and crafts.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Frederick Lambert; two sons, Billy and Charles Lambert; a sister and two brothers.
Survivors include four sons, Russell Lambert of Alachua, Fla., Ronald Lambert and wife, Joyce, of Elmore, Ala., Thomas Lambert and wife, Shirley, of Glenville, Ga., and Kenneth Lambert of Indian Trail, N.C.; two daughters, Hazel Jackson and husband, Leroy, of Rural Hall and Kathy Cook and husband, John, of Virginia Beach, Va.; three sisters, Sylvia Steele of Brenton, Blanche Beverly of Newberry, Fla., and Thelma Leasure of White Plains, N.Y.; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Calfee Funeral Service, Pineville, with the Revs. Raymond Bishop and Tommy Knotts officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
The family will receive friends one hour before service Sunday at the funeral home.
Special thanks and appreciation to Sandra McBride, a granddaughter, for her love and care that she has given our mother for the past eight months.
Eugene Lively, 86, of Dry Hill, Beckley, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at the Beckley VA Medical Center.
Born at Cranberry on July 27, 1917, he was the son of the late George and Lena Wilson Lively.
Mr. Lively was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. He began working at New River Coal Co. at Cranberry at an early age. He later worked at the Dr Pepper Co. and at Beckley Glass Co. for 20 years.
He retired from Pavex Inc., where he was an equipment operator.
He loved gardening, doing carpenter work, bluegrass music and spending time with his family whom he dearly loved.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmont and George Jr.; a sister, Wanda Schmidt; and his stepmother, Stella Smith Lively.
He is survived by his loving wife, Stella Evans Lively. They would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on Dec. 24.
He will also be greatly missed by two daughters, Betty Arthur of Prosperity and Alice Cox and husband, Paul, of Medina, Ohio; four grandchildren, Keith Cox and wife, Susan, of Medina, Steve Arthur and wife, Lisa, of Prosperity, Greg Arthur and wife, Sherrie, of Charlotte, N.C., and Lori Aveni and husband, Scott, of Damascus, Md.; four great-grandchildren, John Arthur of Charlotte, Jake and Jenna Cox of Medina and Patrick Aveni of Damascus; three brothers, Beaulis of Lenoir City, Tenn., Jimmy of Lexington, N.C., and Daniel of Cranberry; and a sister, Shirley Hawley of Maxwell Hill.
Service will be 2 p.m. today at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Fred Lovell officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Family and friends may call noon to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
