Posted: Feb. 12, 2018 | Source: Ross Funeral Home
Eugene L. “Gene” Dawson, 92, of Fairmont, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2018) at West Virginia Veteran’s Nursing Facility in Clarksburg. He was born in Elkhurst, Clay County, on Feb. 19, 1925, son of the late Howard and Dulcie Ellis Dawson. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 11, 2018 | Source: Reger Funeral Home
Raymond Fields, Jr., 70, went to his heavenly home on Feb. 9, 2018 to his earthly father and mother, Raymond and Edith (Midkiff) Fields.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Mandy Kate Fields Turley and brothers in law, Clarence James Fielder, Jim Whitt, special uncle and aunt Leonard and Opal Fields.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Geneva McCoy Fields, sisters Addie Fields Fielder of Clendenin, WV, Ernestine (Mussy) Fields Williamson of Branchland, WV, Lois (Ermel) Fields Cook of Branchland. Brother, Paul (Susie) Fields of Branchland, sisters in law Hazel (Jack) McCoy Chapman, Becky Whitt, Ruth Chapman, brothers in law Russell (Lidia) McCoy, Cecil (Fran) McCoy, a special niece Darlene Midkiff who had made her home with him and was a big help to him, and a host of nieces and nephews who loved him dearly.
He loved the Lord and going to church when he was well. He was instrumental in the building and upkeep of Bethel Baptist Church in Bokeelia, Fla. where he led services and sang frequently. He was a retired mechanic. He was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the US Army. He served his country with honor and pride for 8 years.
Funeral services will be Monday Feb. 12, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Reger Funeral Chapel, in Huntington, WV, with Rev. Russell McCoy and Rev. Lenny Romans presiding. Burial will follow in Docks Creek Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova. Family and friends viewing will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 at the Reger Funeral Home. American Legion Post 111 of Hamlin, WV will conduct graveside military rites.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.
Posted: Feb. 7, 2018 | Source: Atchley Funeral Home
Blanch Pearl Page Burdette, 97, of Sevierville, TN passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home.
She was a member of Murphy’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Blanch for the most part was a stay at home Mom, but upon moving to TN, she began working for Gold Rush Junction as the manager of their campground and rental cabins. She was an excellent seamstress and made many of her daughters’ dresses. Always a wonderful cook, she became semi-famous in Sevier County for her delicious pies that she made for the Methodist Church booth at the County Fair. Others enjoyed her special gifts of homemade chocolates at Christmas, such as her mailman, florist, oil company, as well as, family and friends. An avid crafter, she created items of knit, crochet, cross stitch, and macramé, which her children now cherish.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Theodore “Ted” Burdette. Blanch is survived by her four beloved children: son, Cody and Lynette Burdette; daughters, Rita and Frank Barton, Viola and Walt Riordan, Anita and Buddy Helton; grandchildren, Eric and William Burdette, Christine Bennett, Julie Horton, Natalie DeVries, Kevin Watts, Kim Bacon, Steve and Wyatt Hamrick, Sean and Joey Riordan, Heather Buckberry, Amanda Whitman, Chloe Simmons, Brad Helton, and Becca Archer; 30 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation for the excellent care from Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home Staff.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holston Home for Children, 404 Holston Drive, Greeneville, TN 37743 or Alzheimer’s of Tennessee, East TN Office, 5801 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7p.m. Thursday, February 8 with the funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Rev. Fred Heard and Rev. John Clark will be officiating.
The family will also receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 10 at Matics Funeral Home in Clendenin, West Virginia with the graveside service to follow in White Cemetery in Bomont, West Virginia. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.
Posted: Feb. 7, 2018 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Teresa A. Rogers, 53, of Pinch went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at CAMC Memorial Hospital.
She was proud of her bachelor degree in social work and worked for Health Care. Teresa liked to go camping, water skiing, and loved her horses. She liked to cook and bake, and more than anything loved her family. Teresa was a member of Salina Chapter 81 of the Eastern Star and Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, Pinch. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 4, 2018 | Source: Affordable Cremations of WV
John T. Veltri, Sr., 87, of Charleston passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at CAMC-Memorial Division following a short illness.
Born December 9, 1930 in Charleston he was a son of the late Joseph and Constance Lopez Veltri. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Janet L. Veltri; sisters, Rosalie White and Mary Mazzella; brothers, Dominick and Frank Veltri; nephew, Vince White; niece, Connie Waybright. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 3, 2018 | Source: Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home
Stanley Ferrell Williams, 70, of Clendenin, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at home.
He was a member of the Barboursville American Legion and the NRA. (more…)
Posted: Feb. 2, 2018 | Source: Taylor Funeral Home
Ronda Mondell (Ellis) Smith went home to be with the Lord she loved and served on January 31. Born on May 23, 1931, the second of 13 children in the home of Lee and Nannie (Nester), Ronda was a cornerstone of her family, a beloved and trusted wife, mother, sister and aunt.
As a young girl, in addition to attending school, Ronda worked in her father’s general store in Newton. Her dad said that he greatly depended on her and it was during those years that she developed a work ethic that would come to distinguish her throughout life. After graduating from Roane County High School in 1950, Ronda attended Glenville State University and later attained her teaching certificate. Her first teaching job came at the Uler Grade School, where she taught first-through-fourth grades. During this time, Ronda began dating John (Johnny) Smith, who had returned home following service in WWII and employment in Virginia. The couple soon became engaged and were married at the Newton Baptist Church in November 1954.
John and Ronda then moved to Akron, Ohio, where Ronda worked for the Goodyear Rubber Company before giving birth to the couple’s first child, Mark. It was in Akron that John accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior and the family was soon off to Pontiac, Mich., where John attended Midwestern Baptist College. Beth, the couple’s second child, was born in Pontiac.
After graduation, the family returned to West Virginia, where John pastored Faith Baptist Church in Charleston, and Ronda stayed at home with the children. After a two-year return to Michigan, the couple moved to Canonsburg, Pa., where John pastored First Baptist Church and Ronda began teaching in the public schools as a special reading instructor. Two years later, John launched Keystone Baptist Church in Washington, Pa., and Ronda became a fifth-grade teacher at Library Christian School in Finleyville, Pa. Ronda had a true passion for teaching and helping kids learn and grow. Mark noted that throughout his life he would meet people who had been students of his mother and, to a person, they would express that she was one of their favorite teachers.
Ronda was also an exceptional pastor’s wife, demonstrating kindness, grace, compassion and godly wisdom to others throughout her life. People responded to her gentle nature and she was able to encourage and inspire many ladies and young women in their walk with Christ. Ronda was a music lover and sang in many choirs and ladies groups, as well as directing many church choirs. She always had a song in her heart and could frequently be heard singing.
Ronda was renowned as a terrific cook and she loved to prepare meals, especially during holidays, for her family. Her go-to desserts were Cherry Delight and Peanut Butter Balls and family members incessantly requested that she prepare them. Ronda and John were also dedicated gardeners and enjoyed canning, grilling and making home-made pizzas utilizing their garden bounty.
After a series of health issues for John, the couple returned to Newton in the mid-1990s to refurbish John’s childhood home. They were avid walkers and were renowned for pacing throughout Newton together, often hand in hand. They also remained active in ministry in their golden years, volunteering with the Gleaning for Christ printing ministry in Looneyville, prayerfully and financially supporting an array of missionaries worldwide, ministering to many area relatives through in-home visits, and becoming active members of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Newton. Each night before bed, John and Ronda read their Bibles together aloud and spent time in prayer.
According to Mark and Beth, Ronda was the sweetest and most adoring mother they could have ever hoped for; they lovingly referred to her as “mama.” Many would say that Ronda was the personification of the virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31 whose value is “far above rubies.” To the very end, she and John were faithful servants of the Living Christ, embodying II Timothy 4:7-8, which reads, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (KJV).
Ronda will be buried with some mementos that recall her life, including: a photo she and John; one of her Bibles; a Gospel tract (which she always carried); a tube of lipstick (because an Ellis girl is never without lipstick); and a notepad and pen to denote her orderly chronicling of information, particularly regarding John’s healthcare.
Ronda was preceded in death by her parents and husband John (February 2013). Siblings forgoing her in death were brothers Delano, Roy Lee, Kent and Danny, as well as sister Virginia Katherine, who died in infancy. Ronda is survived by her children Mark (Lynchburg, Va.) and Beth (Boulder, Colo.), brothers Lane (Evelyn) and Frank (Anna), sisters Joyce Fanaza, Jean (Paul) Brannon, Martha (David) Cox, Judy (the late Harold) DePue, and Sheila (Joey) Minardi, sister in law Joann Atkinson, and numerous nieces and nephews who revered their Aunt Ronda. A memorial service will be held at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Newton on Saturday at 11:00 a.m followed by burial in the Smith Cemetery, Uler. The visitation will be held at the church on Friday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com
Posted: Feb. 2, 2018 | Source: Taylor Funeral Home
Delbert Gene Good, 76, of Gandeeville, died January 29, 2018 at the Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.
He was born July 13, 1941 in Kanawha County, a son of the late Millard Leon and Hazel June Coleman Good. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janet in 1998; a daughter, Gloria Moore in 2017.
Mr. Good was a former employee of the West Virginia DNR and the Andrews Flooring, Charleston.
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Payne of Walton; sons, Dale Good and Joey Good both of Gandeeville; five grandchildren, Rebecca, Ansel, Lucas, Megan and Madison; seven great grandchildren; brother, Jim Good of Walton.
A funeral service will be conducted at noon Saturday, February 3 at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Walton, with Jake Hersman and Jonathan Harper officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Walton.
The visitation will be one hour before the funeral service at the church.
John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com
Posted: Jan. 30, 2018 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Carl Wayne Stricklen, 74, of Elkview, was called home to be with the Lord Monday, January 29, 2018, surrounded by family at home after a long illness.
He was born January 19, 1944, to the late Ulysses Carl and Freda Wines Stricklen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother Bobby Paul Stricklen, and sister Lois Jean Watts. (more…)
Posted: Jan. 30, 2018 | Source: Newcomer Funeral Home
Ernestine Elizabeth Ray, age 90, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. She was born on November 16, 1927, in Clendenin, W.Va.
Surviving family includes children, Dianna (Burl) Queener, Michael (Karen) Ray and Stanley K. (Kathy) Ray; grandchildren, Chris, Michael and James Queener, Raina and Thor Armstrong; great-grandchildren, Jacob and Mathew McComb, Zachary Cleveland, Gracie Kehl; siblings, Adah Lynch, Donald Barnhouse and Dianne Harris; along with numerous nieces and nephews. (more…)
