WILLIAMSBURG — Okey L. Lyons, 65, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2006.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Longanacre Funeral Home Chapel, Fairlea. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at funeral home.
Arrangements by Longanacre Funeral Home, Fairlea.
Bonnie J. Meador
Bonnie J. Meador, 61, of Crab Orchard, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Raleigh General Hospital.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 1435 E. Main St., Oak Hill.
Patricia Lynn Kellison Nary
Patricia Lynn Kellison Nary, 43, of Beckley, died Sunday, April 16, 2006, in Virginia from a car accident.
Born May 15, 1962, in Pocahontas County, she was the daughter of the Elbert F. “Bud” and Violet McCoy Kellson of Hillsboro.
Patricia spent her childhood in Hillsboro and was a graduate of Pocahontas County High School and attended nursing school where she received her LPN license. She was a medical transcriptionist serving doctors in the Beckley area. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, sister and friend. She was creative and talented, especially when she was sewing and cooking. She loved life and enjoyed all the joys and blessing that came with life.
She was preceded in death by her two sons, Edward Franklin and Travis Alexander; and her brother, Elbert F. “Buddy” Kellison II.
Besides her parents, survivors include her husband, David Nary of Surveyor, her daughter, Takayla Nary of Beckley; and her sister, Carolyn Rose and her husband, Thomas, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 20, at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Mr. Robert Barley officiating. Burial will follow in Davis cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Fred Douglas Powers
BLOOMINGROSE — Fred Douglas Powers, died Sunday, April 16, 2006.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.
Betty L. Redman
VICTOR — Betty L. Redman, of Saturday Road, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted.
Patricia Ann ‘Dede’ Walton
RONCEVERTE — “An Angel finally got her wings,” Patricia Ann “Dede” Walton, 57, passed away Monday, April 17, 2006, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a short illness.
Dede was born March 17, 1949, to Hazle and Colleen Walton of Ronceverte. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fairlea and Senior Friends. Dede was a very special person who touched the lives of everyone she met and blessed her friends and family with much love and joy.
Besides her parents, she is survived by five brothers and sisters, Eddie Walton and his wife, Sandie, of Fairlea, Sandi Whitaker and her husband, Ron, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Shawn Walton of Ronceverte, Jeff Walton and his wife, Deanna, of Ronceverte and Darla Fisher and her husband, Mike, of Frankford; as well as 12 nephews and nieces; her favorite uncle, George Bennett of White Sulphur Springs; two aunts, Velma Walton of Fairlea and Mabel Bennett of Oak Hill; many cousins; and countless special friends.
A celebration of Dede’s life will be shared by family and friends at 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, at First Baptist Church, Fairlea, with the Rev. Ron Miller officiating. Visitation will immediately follow from 3 to 5 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to First Baptist Church of Fairlea for the Ann Edwards Scholarship Fund, 9232 Seneca Trail, Ronceverte, WV 24970.
Arrangements by McCraw Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
Margaret A. Ross Wilkes
Margaret A. Ross Wilkes, 83, of 104 Cannaday St., Beckley, died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2006
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Central Baptist Church, Beckley, with the Rev. Robert I. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before service Thursday at the church.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Robert J. Williams
OAK HILL — Robert J. Williams, 77, died Monday, April 17, 2006, at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley following an extended illness.
Bobby was loved by all who knew him. He will be missed.
Born Oct. 24, 1928, at Logan, he was the son of the late Ri-chard and Beulah Duty Wil-liams.
Mr. Wil-liams was a disabled coal miner.
He was a member of the Apostolic Holiness Church, Oak Hill.
Bobby was a member of Oak Hill Lodge No. 120 AF and AM, and the Max Tyree Barber Shop Club.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Mae Stover Williams; a daughter, Sherri (E.G.) Treadway of Oak Hill; five sons, Johnny R. (Katy M.) Williams of Mount Olive, N.C., Robert Lee “Bobbie” Stover of Dudley, N.C., Robert Williams Jr. of Charleston, George F. (Colleen) Williams of Glen Burnie, Md., and Jerry Williams of Oak Hill; a sister, Barbara Farley of Shefield, Ohio; a brother, Thomas Darrell Williams of Pueblo, Colo.; six grandchildren, Michael Shannon Williams, Mitzi Crouse, Lee Ann Lee, Christopher Treadway, Chad Treadway and Trent Williams; three great-grandchildren; and a great aunt, Della Elswick of Fayetteville.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Apostolic Holiness Church, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Carlos Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, with Masonic graveside rites by Oak Hill Lodge No. 120 AF and AM.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Robert R. ‘Bob’ Wolfe
OCEANA — Robert R. “Bob” Wolfe, 54, passed away Monday, April 17, 2006.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Oceana, is serving the Wolfe family.
Margaret A. Ross Wilkes
Margaret A. Ross Wilkes, 83, of 104 Cannaday St., Beckley, died 1:30 a.m. April 14, 2006, at SunBridge Pine Lodge Rehabilitation Center, following a five-month illness.
Born March 12, 1923, at Eckmann, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George Ross and Louise Ross Beamer.
Mrs. Wilkes was a housewife and a member of Central Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, James Ross, and George (Mackey) Ross; and her husband, Robert Wilkes Jr.
Survivors include three sons, Robert Wilkes and wife, Gwen, of Detroit, Mich., Roger Wilkes of Beckley, and Marcus Wilkes of Northfork; two daughters, Euretta Hoover of Beckley, and Evon Wilkes of Charleston; two siblings, Mozella Walker, and Lee Esther Hairston, both of Beckley; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Service will be 12 noon Thursday at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert I. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before the service Thursday at the church.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Doris Crockett Mills
Doris Crockett Mills, of Old Mill Village, Beckley, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, in a Beckley care center, following a short illness.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
James Leonard Viney Jr.
ALDERSON — James Leonard Viney Jr., 28, of Alderson, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, from injuries sustained in a 4-wheeler accident on Blue Sulphur Springs Road, Alderson.
Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson.
Paul Webb
MCCORAWS — Paul Webb, 75, of McCoraws, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2006.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of the arrangements.
Thomas Lee Wright
MT. NEBO — Thomas Lee Wright, 17, of Mt. Nebo, Nicholas County, died Friday, April 14, 2006.
Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home at Summersville today from 6 until 8 p.m.
Arrangements by White Funeral Home, Summersville.
Tenny ‘Tina’ Maynard
OHIO — Tenny “Tina” Maynard, departed this life, Jan. 28, 2006, at the age of 41 years and one day.
Born Jan. 26, 1965, she was the loving daughter of the late Rev. Arthur and Willia Gibson Maynard, granddaughter of the late John “Will” and Essie Brown Gibson.
Tina enjoyed singing with her parents The Maynard Family, loved her family and friends. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Those left to cherish her memory are her three loving sisters and a brother, Vivian Allen, Lottie Garber, Ellen Maynard and Arthur Maynard Jr., all of Ohio; dear aunt to Phillip Garber Jr., Amanda Garber, Natalie Garber, Joshua Garber, and Christina Maynard; and a great-aunt of Faith Garber and Seland Brewster, and a host of friends.
A celebration of Tina’s life will be noon Wednesday at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Peyton officiating. Burial will follow in Cook cemetery, Cyclone.
Casketbearers will be Amanda Garber, Natalie Garber, John Maynard, Bobby Gibson, Jimmy Gibson, Greg Goodwin, Frank Garber and Tommy Maynor.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services entrusted to Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home, Oceana.
