All Obituaries

     Audra Jane Thomas, 85, of Runa, WV passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022 in the Plateau Medical Center at Oak Hill.  Born May 14, 1937 at Quinwood, she was a daughter of the late James B. and Thelma Pearl O’Dell Querry.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert Lee Thomas; daughter, Kathy Rader; grandson, Aaron Rader; sister, Doris Querry, and brother, Lonnie Querry.      She was an active member of...

Theresa Ann Cavendish, 63, of Summersville, WV passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in the WVU-Summersville Regional Medical Center.  Born May 5, 1959 at Warwick, RI, she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Barbara Allison Odell.  She was also preceded in death by her brother, Steven Odell and sister, Susan Odell.       She was raised Catholic and was a homemaker.  She was also a former school bus driver and was a waitress and store clerk for...

Mertie Dooley, 97, of Mount Nebo, WV passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at her home.  Born June 11, 1925 at Mt. Nebo, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Arrena O’Dell Beam.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arlie Emmitt Dooley; children, Freda Mae Arbogast, Jackie Fletcher, and Mark Dooley; and by her nine siblings.      She attended the Hickory Grove United Methodist Church at Mt. Nebo, was a member of the Riverside Baptist...

     Nora Ellen Kinnison, 32, of Summersville, WV passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022.  Born July 27, 1990 at Charlotte, NC, she was a daughter of Sean Hickey and Margaret Groves Hickey.  She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John Harrison and Patricia Ann McClung Groves; and her uncle John Harrison Groves, Jr.      She was a member of the Saint Johns the Evangelist Catholic Church in Summersville and was an LPN working in...

     Russell James Bond, 61, of Pineville, WV passed away at his home on Monday, September 5, 2022.  Born December 17, 1960 at Richwood, he was a son of Sheril Carver and the late Russell Wade Bond.  He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Jupior and Vada Mullens; grandfather, John “Shorty” Culver; aunts, Nancy Hughes and Jewell Baker; and uncle, Aaron Culver.      He was a member of The Well and Rhema Ministries in Wyoming...

Shirley “Sharkey” Eugene Young, 77, of Runa, WV passed away at his home on Monday, September 5, 2022.  Born October 19, 1944 at Runa, WV he was a son of the late Clev and Ida Walton Young.  He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Bobby Jack, Billy, Wanda, Dee, and Connie.        He was a Christian who loved to hunt turkey, deer and squirrel.        He is survived by his children, Sharkey,, Kimmy,...

     Kathryn Helen Morris, 84, of Summersville, WV passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in the CAMC-Memorial Hospice Care Unit at Charleston.  Born December 23, 1937 at Back Fork, Webster County, she was a daughter of the late Everett and Lennie Starcher Ray.  She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Edith Catherine Morris.      She was a member of the Summersville Baptist Church, was a former business owner, and a former employee...

     Rebecca C. “Becky” Skeens, 84, of Nettie, WV passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at her home. She was born June 15, 1938 at Brownsville, TX; she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Refugia Yturria Cavazos.  She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Hortencia Herrera, Ruben Cavazos, Richard Cabazos, Daniel Cavazos, Aurora Caceres, Rachel Pendleton, and Lydia Martinez.     She was a Christian and a member of the Emanuel...

       Donna Jean Adkins, 94, of Mt. Nebo, WV passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Hidden Valley Nursing Home in Oak Hill.      Donna Jean was born August 3, 1928 to Charles and Emma (Dunford) Foster in the former coal mining town of Wyndal, Fayette County, across the Gauley River from Belva.  The family later moved to the Dixie area where Donna spent her youth and graduated from Gauley Bridge High School in...

     Edith Geraldine Dobson, 92, of Summersville, WV passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at her home.  Born April 18, 1930 at Richwood, she was a daughter of the late Chilton and Julia Smarr McElwain.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Wayne Dobson and by her daughter, Janet Gerstner.      She was a member of the Grace Communion International Church at Summersville and was a retired employee of MTA Services at...