All Obituaries

     Christine Bailes, 56, of Summersville, WV passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.  Born July 1, 1969 at Dunoon, Scotland, she was a daughter of Roger and Morag McLean Law of Oak Hill.      She attended the I Heart Church in Summersville, was a graduate of West Liberty College in 1992 with a degree in Dental Hygiene, and was an employee of Fletcher and Phillips at Summersville.  She loved hiking and ...

     Juanita Frances Halstead, 91, of Mt. Lookout, WV passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in the CAMC-Plateau Medical Center at Oak Hill.  Born November 20, 1934 at Mt. Lookout, she was a daughter of the late Homer C. and Susie B. Arthur Hess.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, John Hess.      She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at Mt. Lookout,  she attended business college at Charleston, WV, a homemaker, ...

     Philip Lee Wilson, 51, of Mt. Nebo, WV passed away at his home on Sunday, February 22, 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on August 13, 1974 at Summersville.  He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Paul Rose, Sr.; his maternal grandparents, Lee and Betty Drennen; paternal grandparents, Harold and Aileen Wilson; mother-in-law, Linda Haley; and by a brother-in-law, Waine Haley.      He was a member of the Summersville Baptist ...

      George Furphy, 62, of Nettie, WV passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at his home.  Born April 30, 1963 he was a son of Charlotte Leiter Furphy and the late Edward George Furphy.     He was also preceded in death by one infant sister.       He loved to build bikes and trikes.  He enjoyed swimming and he loved his family and grandchildren.       Those left to cherish his memory ...

Stephen (Steve) B. McMillion, 88, passed away on February 11, 2026, with his loving wife Kathleen by his side—as she always was throughout the life they shared together for over 70 years. Steve was born on August 6th, 1937, in Summersville, West Virginia.  He was preceded in death by his parents Bernard and Jessie McMillion; his older brother Jim McMillion (survived by his wife Betty); his sister Sue McMillion Rapp (Joe), and younger brother Joe McMillion (Mell).  He also ...

            Quinten Adam Moore, 27 years old, passed away on January 29th, 2026 while serving his country aboard the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). He was born in Beckley, West Virginia on December 18, 1998 to Kenneth and Roberta Moore. He was a graduate of Nicholas County High School (2017) and West Virginia University (2023). After graduating from West Virginia University with his bachelor’s in criminology, he began his military career in the United States ...

     Beatrice Ann Hawkins, 86, of Nettie, WV passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.  Born June 24, 1939 at Frostburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Elizabeth House Fazenbaker.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Roscoe Hawkins; by two sons, Charles Carrick, III and David T. Carrick.      She was a Baptist by faith, loved to garden, and play bingo.      Survivors ...

     Nathan Shane Lindsay, 7 day old infant son of Brenden and Kendra Buck Lindsay of Camden-on-Gauley passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in the CAMC-Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Charleston.       Surviving besides his parents are his paternal grandmother, Effie Lindsay of Danese; maternal grandparents, Brian Buck of Carlisle, PA and Amy Flanagan of Craigsville.      There will be no services at this ...

     Karen Louise Dotson of Summersville passed away January 10, 2026 in Morgantown WV.  Karen was born May 25, 1943 in Summersville,  WV.  She was preceded in death by her parents Dexter and Irene Dotson, and her brother Gerald E. Dotson.  Karen attended Glenville State College and Marshall University, before pursuing a decades-long career as a teacher in Wood County WV, retiring from Mineral Wells Elementary School.       ...

Danny “Mayor” Michael Brown, 71, of Summersville, West Virginia, passed away peacefully, after losing his battle with cancer.  Born on March 8, 1954, Danny was the son of Robert Cecil Brown and Peggy Lorraine (Gray) Brown.       Danny worked as a heavy equipment operator by trade; however, his true calling was his business. A local tavern “Mayors Place” located in the heart of Summersville. Over 41 years of friends, old and new, were ...