Clyde A. Ervin Sr., 69, of Oak Hill, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill.
Ilene G. Fortner
Ilene G. Fortner, 83, formerly of Baileysville, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2005.
Funeral service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Stafford Family Funeral Home Chapel, Lynco, with the Rev. Russell King, officiating. Burial will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the Fortner cemetery, Talcott.
The family is being served by Stafford Family Funeral Home.
Mok Hyon Garretson
OROVILLE, Calif. — Mok Hyon Garretson, 63, passed peacefully at home after a short illness Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005.
Arrangements are being handled by Scheer Memorial Chapel, Oroville, Calif.
Bucky Joe Handy
RANDOLPH, Ohio — Mr. Bucky Joe Handy, 53, made his final journey, Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at home after a long battle with cancer.
He was born Dec. 5, 1951, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Lillie O. (Underwood) Hahn of Rootstown, Ohio, and the late Luther C. Handy.
Mr. Handy was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Korea. He was employed in the field of tool and die. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and gardening.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Hunter Cantrell (Handy)
He is survived by two sons, (Joseph) Shane Handy and Brian S. Handy of Alliance; a brother, Luther (Bob) Handy of Salem, Ohio, two sisters, Melissa S. Handy, of Alliance and Nancy O. Cline of Randolph; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home Chapel in Union with the Rev. Bob Ratliff officiating. Burial will follow in the Wickline cemetery at Zenith where graveside military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 68 of Narrows, Va.
Family will receive friends this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home
Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home in Union is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Jean Dickens Adkins
CYCLONE — Betty Jean Dickens Adkins, 66, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 30, 2006, at her residence with her family by her side.
Born May 26, 1939, at Pine Knob, she was the daughter of the late Cody and Bradie Peters Dickens.
Survivors include three daughters, Drema Dickens and her husband, Tommy, of Dry Creek, Donna Blankenship and her husband, Lucas, of Cyclone and Lisa Justice and her husband, Mike, of Cyclone; two sons, Johnny Adkins Jr. and his wife, Tina, of Cyclone and Steve Adkins and his wife, Carol, of Cyclone; three sisters, Shirley Wright and her husband, James, of Stover, Patty Webb and her husband, Paul, of Arnett and Rosie Lively and her companion, Danny Dickens, of Naoma; a brother, Cody “Tommy” Dickens Jr. and his companion, Cheryl Wright, of Naoma; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Promise Land Church, Oceana, with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Dickens Family cemetery, Naoma.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Special singers will be the Turner Family and Pearl Blankenship.
Evans Funeral Home, Oceana, is serving the Adkins family.
John Floyd Blisard
UNION — John Floyd Blisard, 83, formerly of Powell’s Point, N.C., died Sunday, April 30, 2006.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Groves Funeral Home Chapel, Union. Friends may call noon until time of service Thursday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Groves Funeral Home, Union.
Terry Lynn Bowling
UPATOI, Ga. — Terry Lynn Bowling, 56, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Columbia Doctors Hospital after a three-year battle with multiple cancers.
Born April 20, 1950, at Josephine, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Daphnal O. Bolen Hornsby.
Mrs. Bowling was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Temple Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lorie Leigh Bowling; a brother, Harold Dean Hornsby; and sister, Reva Doreen Hornsby.
Survivors include her husband, Maj. (Ret.) George L. Bowling; two sons, Chuck Bowling and daughter-in-law, Tracy, of Smiths, Ala., and Robert L. Bowling of Upatoi; three sisters, Erma Delp of Beckley, Kitty Hungate of Ghent and Jill Perkins of Odd; five brothers, Darrell Hornsby of Flat Top, Gary Hornsby of Odd, and Kenneth Hornsby, Tommy Hornsby and Billy Hornsby, all of Josephine; and two grandchildren, Jackson Lee Bowling and Reagan Elizabeth Bowling of Smiths.
Service will be 2 p.m. today at Trinity Temple Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Mike McBride officiating. Entombment will be held in the Chapel of Pines Mausoleum in Parkhill cemetery.
The family received friends 6 to 8 p.m. tuesday at McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus, Ga.
Arrangements by McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
Tula Raines Broyles
BALLARD — Tula Raines Broyles, 89, died Monday, May 1, 2006.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to Kanawha Hospice Care Inc., 540 N. Jefferson St., Box 7, Suite D, Lewisburg, WV 24901.
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.
Helen Pauline Cole
ANSTED — Helen Pauline Cole, 63, passed away Monday, May 1, 2006, at a Charleston hospital following a sudden illness.
Born Dec. 5, 1942, at Ansted, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Athalene Halstead Johnson.
She was a retired librarian of Ansted Library and a member of Lover’s Leap Baptist Church at Ansted.
She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Lee Cole Sr.; a daughter, Sandra Cole of Fayetteville; three sons, Faron Cole and wife, Nioka Faye, of Winston-Salem, N.C., Robert Dale Cole and wife, Bonnie, of Denver, N.C., and Ronnie Lee Cole Jr. and wife, Tonya, of Ansted; two sisters, Mary Combs of Virginia and Juanita Coldiron of Texas; a brother, Carl Johnson of Parkersburg; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Lovers Leap Baptist Church with Pastor Jeremy Jones and Pastor Stephen Fridenmaker officiating. Burial will follow in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, is in charge of arrangements.
Betty L. Cook
Betty L. Cook, of Naoma, earned her wings and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 1, 2006, following a long illness. She was born March 29, 1936, at Cove Creek in Saxon Posey.
Betty was a Christian and a member of Naoma Freewill Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Betty was a loving woman who never let life’s problems get her down. She would always point upward and say, “I’ve got God on my side.” One of her favorite songs was “Thank You Lord For Your Blessings On Me.” It touched hearts when she would sing it in church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Rev. Roscoe Herbert Cook; her mother, Wavie Cook; a brother, Milford Cook of Stover; and a sister, Aline Massey of Newton Falls, Ohio.
Betty is survived by her husband of 50 years, Billy Cook; six children, daughters Gloria Stanley and her husband, Scottie, of Clear Fork and Regina Bailey and her husband, Frank, of Breckenridge, and sons Richard Cook of North Carolina, Larry Cook of Naoma, Jerry Cook and his wife, Beulah Jean, of Naoma and Toby Cook and his wife, Angie, of Naoma; sister, Anna Mae Lucas and her husband, Robert, of Beckley; a sister-in-law, Dora Cook of Beckley; a brother-in-law, Lawrence Cook of Cleveland, Ohio; aunt, Etta Richmond of Logan; six grandchildren, Gary Dickens, Frank Cook, Misty Dawn Jefferies, Nikkie Willis, Jessica Lynn Cook and B.J. Cook; and three great-grandchildren, Ashley Nichole Dickens, Alexis Jefferies and Christian Jefferies.
She is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers include Gary Dickens, Keith Lusk, Frank Cook, Steve Massey, Ricky White and Randy Workman.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Naoma Freewill Baptist Church with the Revs. David Cook and Larry Kinder officiating. Burial will follow in Adkins cemetery, Naoma.
Friends may call 6 to 10 p.m. today at the church.
Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.
Frances Estelle Deal
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Frances Estelle Deal, 79, formerly of Wyco, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in San Pedro.
Committal service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. There will be no visitation.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
John Patrick Gillooly
ATLANTA — John Patrick Gillooly, 65, formerly of Weston, died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness.
Born Aug. 16, 1940, at Weston, he was the son of Regina Gissy Gillooly Droppleman of Charleston and the late James Joseph Gillooly.
Mr. Gillooly was a retired U.S. Secret Service agent. He was a graduate of Morris Harvey College. He was of the Catholic faith and had lived in Atlanta since 1977.
He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Connie Sue Phillips Gillooly; and a brother, James Joseph Gillooly Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Calkins Gillooly; daughter, Michelle Armstrong of Gainesville, Fla.; stepsons, David Bonds of Atlanta and Christopher Bonds of Atlanta; three sisters, Mary Agnes Cooper of Weston, Regina Richardson of Charleston and Joan Paisant of New Orleans, La.; and two grandchildren, Kristen Wright of Milton, Fla., and Joseph Armstrong of Gainesville, Fla.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. today at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Deacon Jay Ziolkowski officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Edythe Dunlap McGrath
Edythe Dunlap McGrath, born in Blowing Rock, N.C., on June 27, 1915, passed away April 7, 2006, in Orlando, Fla.
Due to a family illness, service has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at Crab Orchard Baptist Church.
Linda Lou Souder Pollard
AHOSKIE, N.C. — Linda Lou Souder Pollard, 50, a native of Beckley, died Monday, May 1, 2006.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Pinewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Greenville, NC.
