Charles C. Hawley of Shady Spring passed away Thursday, April 20, 2006.
Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley.
Reathel Vealey Jarrell
Reathel Vealey Jarrell, 84, of the Pine Knob area of Noama, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Boone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Danville, after a long illness.
She was born Dec. 4, 1921, at Pine Knob, a daughter of the late Hubert and Merlie Gunnoe Vealey.
She was a retied employee of Textile Workers of Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Pine Knob Union Chapel Church.
Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Jarrell.
She is survived by two sisters, Opal Miller and husband, Byrd, of Naoma and Erma Howell and husband, Denny, of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; two brothers, Clinton Vealey and wife, Janet, of Naoma and David Keith Vealey and wife, Patricia, of Solon, Ohio; a brother-in-law, the Rev. George Smith and wife, Audrey, of Beckley; two sisters-in-law, Jean Jarrell of Seth and Ethel Swartz and husband, Frank, of Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Revs. David Cook and George Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Vealey cemetery, Pine Knob.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Reathel’s request was donations to be made to Pine Knob Union Chapel, 226 Drews Creek Road, Naoma, WV 25140.
Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.
Dewey L. McKinney
PINEVILLE — Dewey L. McKinney, 87, of Pineville, formerly of Peterstown, was called home to be with his Lord in the early hours of Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Wyoming Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, New Richmond, after several years of illness and debility.
Dewey was born at home on Feb. 27, 1919, in Basin, the youngest child of William Blackburn and Nancy Elizabeth McKinney, who preceded him in death. He was the sole surviving member of a family of nine sons and three daughters.
He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Violet Church McKinney, in 1998, after nearly 59 years of marriage, and a son, Dewey Rodney McKinney.
After attending school in Basin and being graduated from Herndon High School, where he excelled in athletics and in speech and debate, Mr. McKinney was employed for short times by Church Brothers Lumber Co. and by the Virginian Railway. He then attended and was graduated from Cincinnati Barber College before being drafted into the U.S. Army in which he served in the infantry in the Philippines during World War II. Following an honorable discharge, Dewey joined brothers Fred and Charles at McKinney Brothers Barber Shop in Mullens until 1959. In that year, he opened Dewey’s Barber Shop in East Pineville, where he worked for many years.
He was later employed by Hargis Mine Supply as a salesman before founding M and M Distributors, serving the mining industry throughout southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. In addition, he served Wyoming County as its Department of Highways supervisor for five years. Following his wife’s death, Dewey spent several enjoyable years at Greystone Manor in Beaver before incapacitation required nursing home care.
While he worked at several vocations, Dewey’s lifelong love and avocation was his ministry of music which lasted more than 50 years, serving as choir director at Bud-Alpoca Missionary Baptist, Peterstown Baptist and Rockcastle Baptist Churches. Proud of his certification as an instructor of gospel music by Stamps Baxter Music Co., Dewey taught literally thousands to enjoy singing gospel music in church choirs and in singing schools. Dozens of his students and other musicians performed with him in gospel quartets, the most renowned of which, The Jubileers, made hundreds of appearances at singing conventions and as the opening act for several nationally known groups. The Jubileers appeared weekly on Sunday on WWYO in Pineville throughout the 1950s and ’60s. He never refused a request and performed at hundreds of funerals, church services and weddings during his musical career.
Dewey served as president of the Mountain State Gospel Singers Association for several years and led its building of its permanent site in Mount Nebo. He organized and served as president of the Wyoming County Barbers and Beauticians Union for several years. He was an active member of the Lions Clubs in Pineville and in Mullens and a member of American Legion Post 106. Proud to be a lifelong Republican, Dewey ran for public office a number of times.
Dewey is survived by a son, Douglas E. McKinney, M.D., and his wife, Sue Tuckwiller McKinney, of Bridgeport; three daughters, Linda Hargis of Pineville, Sandrea “Sandy” Hill and her husband, Jerry, of Saulsville and Andrea “Andy” Anderson and her husband, Charles “Chuck,” of Chesapeake, Va.; 11 grandchildren, Margaret J. McKinney Weaver and her husband, Douglas, of Chevy Chase, Md., William B. McKinney II and his wife, Amy, of Minneapolis, Minn., Capt. Matthew J. McKinney and his wife, Trish, of Jacksonville, N.C., Samuel D. McKinney of Virginia Beach Va., Craig Hargis of Pineville, Christie Hargis McAfee and her husband, Jeff, of Carmichaels, Pa., Steven Hill and his wife, Leah, of Saulsville, Jessica Hill of Saulsville, Michael Hill of Saulsville, Lauren Anderson of Chicago and Mark Anderson of Longwood, Va.; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Dewey will be both sorely missed and fondly remembered by all those he touched through his devoted church work, service in civic affairs and most of all through his love of teaching, performing and sharing of Gospel Music.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Rev. Donald “Doc” Adkins officiating. Interment will be beside his beloved wife in the Church Family plot in Coal City cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call noon until time of service Sunday at the funeral home.
Military rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. McKinney’s family requests that donations be made to Gideons International, Wyoming Camp, PO Box 436, Brenton, WV 24818.
Calfee Funeral Service, Pineville, is serving the McKinney family.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Oceana, is serving the Mullens family.
Dorsey H. Rogers
GASTON, N.C. — Dorsey Harmon Rogers, 78, of Gaston, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at his home in Gaston.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton.
Teddy ‘Peanut’ Rollins
OCEANA — Teddy “Peanut” Eugene Rollins departed this life Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the age of 59 years, one month and 13 days following a sudden illness.
Born March 6, 1947, at Rollins Branch, he was the son of the late Ted and June Rollins.
“Peanut” enjoyed working on cars, restoring old cars and was looking forward to his new grandbaby, always wondering what it would be. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, and will be dearly missed.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, John Rollins, Greg Rollins and Terry Rollins.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 34 years, Linda Rollins; a son, Teddy Rollins and his wife, Jennifer, of Doylestown, Ohio; a daughter, Laura Rollins of Oceana; six brothers, Danny Rollins and his wife, Becky, of Akron, Ohio, Jim Rollins and his wife, Sharon, of Oceana, Mike Rollins and his wife, Vickie, of Oceana, Randy Rollins and his wife, Carol, of Virginia, Barry Rollins and his wife, Cathy, of Akron and Billy Rollins and his wife, Mary, of Akron; three sisters, Shelby Bertka and her husband, Paul, of Ohio, Brenda Swartz and her husband, LeRoy, of Ohio and Patty Rollins of Akron; five grandchildren, and one on the way, Britany Rollins, Ericka Rollins and Teddy Rollins, all of Oceana, Kayla Rollins, Kimberly Rollins and one due July 27, 2006, all of Doylestown, Ohio; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
A celebration of “Peanut’s” life will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Algie Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Kopperston cemetery.
Casketbearers will be family and friends.
The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services entrusted to Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home, Oceana.
Winston Shelvon Smith
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Winston Shelvon Smith, 63, formerly of Oak Hill, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Halifax Medical Center, Halifax, Fla.
Robert Edward Snuffer
RAVENSWOOD — Robert Edward Snuffer, 83, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at Ravenswood.
Born Jan. 31, 1923, at Premier, he was a son of the late Dorr Snuffer and Estelle Blevins Snuffer.
Mr. Snuffer was a laborer, retired from Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., Ravenswood.
Robert was a member of Second Baptist Church in Ravenswood and a member of Ravenswood VFW Post 6669. He was an avid bowler, golfer, hunter and fisherman. He was a lifetime member of the Lucky 13 Hunting Club.
Survivors include his daughters, Susan Griffith and husband, Duane, of Cairo and Barbara Duranti and husband, James, of Ravenswood; four granddaughters; a grandson; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Harley, Fred and Kenneth Snuffer; and his sister, Doreen Burgess.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Henegar Snuffer; a daughter, Patricia Kirkland Amos; and a grandson, Anthony Thomas Lyons.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church, Ravenswood, with Pastor S.R. Parsons Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Ravenswood cemetery.
Friends may call 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood.
Arrangements by Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood.
Lloyd Gene Bennett Jr.
LEWISBURG — Lloyd Gene Bennett Jr., 44, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006.
Service will be noon Saturday at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Friends may call two hours before service Saturday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
Melvin E. Bibbs
BUNKER HILL — Melvin E. Bibbs, 75, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg.
Born July 28, 1930, at Sun, he was the son of the late Carstor W. Bibbs Sr. and Amelia C. Thomas Bibbs.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Carstor W. Bibbs Jr.
Mr. Bibbs was a veteran of the U.S. Army and formerly employed by the U.S. government.
He is survived by two brothers, Elvin E. Thomas and wife, Thelma, of Bunker Hill and Rufus Ferguson and wife, Carol, of New York City, N.Y.; a sister, Dianna Ferguson of Waldorf, Md.; and a sister-in-law, Jeanette Biggs.
Service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, with Pastor Donald Wilson officiating. Military graveside service will be held at Mount Hope cemetery.
The family will receive friends noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg.
Deanna Elaine Carter Davis
LOCHGELLY — Deanna Elaine Carter Davis, 61, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley.
Leonard Robert Davis
Leonard Robert Davis, 46, of 121 Beckwood Drive, Beckley, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, following a short illness.
Born Sept. 16, 1959, at Tams, he was a son of Aline Ross Ward (Carl) of Glen White and the late Leonard Davis.
Mr. Davis was a custodian for Stratton Elementary School, Beckley. He was a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate.
He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Oscar and Mary Davis; and maternal grandparents, Thomas and Gracie Ross.
Besides his mother, survivors include two sons, Bryan L. Davis and Brandon T. Davis, both of Beckley; two grandchildren who were the love of his life, Asia Davis and Landon Scott Davis; brothers and sisters, Carl R. Ward II of Glen White, Thomas A. Ward (Lisa) of Waco, Texas, Ronald Ward (Angela) of Handley, Mary Alice Heath (Linwood) of Seaside, Calif., Sonja Applewhite (Art) of Kerriville, Texas, and Xavier Goodall (Maurice) of Richmond, Va.; companion, Barbara Walters of Beckley; stepmother, Phoebe L. Davis of Beckley; stepbrothers and sisters, Tommy Saunders, Marlene Saunders, Jackie Saunders and Carl Saunders; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Winding Gulf Baptist Music Center, Glen White, with Evangelist Delores Chambers officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before service Saturday at the music center.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Sandra Kay Dunford and Sophia Grace Dunford
Sandra Kay Dunford, 34, and unborn daughter, Sophia Grace Dunford, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea following a sudden illness.
Born Oct. 31, 1971, at Hinton, Sandra was the daughter of the late Paul Rookstool and Sarah French Rookstool of Rainelle.
She worked at The Greenbrier resort at White Sulphur Springs in guest services.
In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Raymond Lewis.
Besides her mother, other survivors include her husband, Steven Lee Dunford; two brothers, Jeremy Paul Rookstool of High Point, N.C., and John Gregory Rookstool of Spring Dale; five sisters, Charlotte Ann Rookstool of Rainelle, Rebecca Anne Harris of Spring Dale, Carla Louise Smith of Bellwood, Vicky Lynn Shawver of Charmco and Linda Carol Hicks of Sandstone; and several nieces and nephews.
Paternal survivors for Sophia Grace are grandparents, Margaret Surbaugh and husband, Raymond, of Rainelle and Cecil Dunford and wife, Jackie, of Belmont, N.C.; and two aunts, Cindy Lewis and husband, John, of Sherwood, Ark., and Pam Dunford of Sissonville.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 14, at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, with Pastor Dana Gatewood officiating. Burial will follow in Wallace Memorial cemetery, Clintonville. Service will conclude with the release of the White Flights.
Pallbearers will be Chris French, Ronald Norton, J.D. Shawver, Dakota Smith, Eddie Smith and Raymond Surbaugh. Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Bryant, Charles French Sr. and Charles French Jr.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.
