On September 1, 2010, the Lord passed by and escorted Raymond O. Beller to his heavenly home.Mr. Beller is a resident of Red House and a member of Paradise Bible Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Sylvia Beller.
Raymond is survived by his children, Rickey and wife, Karen Beller, Robert and wife, Patty Beller, Lishia and husband, Denver "Buck" Casto, and Raine "Skeeter" and wife, Brandi Beller, all of Red House; brothers, Willard Beller of Poca, Darrell Beller of Poca and Golden Beller of Robertsburg; sisters, Delores Holmes of Hurricane and Retha Dickerson of Nitro; four grandchildren, Stacey and husband, Nate Casto, Matthew Beller, Ericka Beller and Sierra Beller; and two great-grandchildren, Johnathan and Hannah.
A tribute to the life of Mr. Raymond O. Beller will be 2 p.m. Sunday, September 5, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home with Pastors Jerry Ranson and Doug McComas officiating. Burial will follow in New Antioch Cemetery, Red House.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hardingfamilygroup.com.
Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Poca, is serving the Beller family.
Nathan Dwayne Bryan, 24, went to be with the Lord on August 31, 2010, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and friends after a two-year battle with cancer.He was a graduate of Elk Valley Christian School.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Elmer and Anthol Newhouse; and paternal grandmother, Dorothy Bryan.
He is survived by his parents, Michael and Colleen Bryan of Sissonville; brother, Michael Bryan and wife, Shelly, of Elkview; and paternal grandfather, Donald Bryan of Sissonville.
Funeral service will be noon Saturday, Sept. 4, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Scott and Pastor Robert Legg officiating. Burial will follow in Sissonville Memorial Gardens, Sissonville.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville.
Online condolences may be sent to the Bryan family at www.longfisherfuneralhome.com.
Eldon Emerson Campbell, 90, of Front Royal, Va., died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Greenfield Senior Living in Strasburg, Va.Eldon was born October 4, 1919 in Dunmore, W.Va., the son of Luther Russell and Onie Thompson Campbell.
Eldon is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Stuart R. and Lisa (Myers) Campbell of Chapel Hill, N.C., and David E. and Lori (Shuman) Campbell of Cary, N.C.; his daughter and son-in-law, V. Kate and Richard "Rick” Sowers of Toms Brook, Va.; his grandchildren, Megan and Allison Sowers of Strasburg, Va., Ethan Sowers of Toms Brook, Va., and Bryan and Matthew Campbell of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a sister, Marilee (Campbell) Cyrus of South Charleston, W.Va.; a sister-in-law, Valerie Bain of Canada; brothers-in-law, David (Ellen) Stewart Tate of Check, Va., and Jim Bain of Canada, and their families; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary Helen (Tate) Campbell; his brother-in-law, Clarence H. “Cy” Cyrus; and his niece, Ann L. Cyrus.
Eldon graduated from Greenbank High School in 1936. He attended Tri State University in Indiana from 1940 to 43 and 1947 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
Eldon served in the Armed Forces beginning in the U.S. Navy from 1936 to 1940, assigned to the USS Louisville. He then went into the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942 to 1946, and was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in 1943. He joined the Air Force Reserves in 1946 and served as commander of many squadrons, then retired in 1973 as a colonel. He was a veteran of World War II.
Eldon worked at Pet Milk Company from 1947 to 1953, where he was plant engineer. He joined the American Viscose Corporation in Front Royal, Va., in 1953 as a staff engineer, resigned, and joined General Electric Company in Waynesboro, Va., in 1956 as an aircraft control project engineer. He returned to American Viscose Corporation in 1958 as projects and crafts engineer and, in 1960, was promoted to plant engineer. FMC Corporation bought American Viscose in 1963, and he was promoted to plant manager in 1966. He transferred to Nitro, W.Va., in 1973 as their plant manager. In 1976, Avtex Fibers bought the FMC-American Viscose Division and he was promoted to vice president of rayon manufacturing, responsible for the Front Royal, Va., Nitro, W.Va., and Aston, Pa., plants. He moved back to Front Royal in 1977 and retired from Avtex in 1984. In 1985, he formed Eldon E. Campbell Inc., as a consultant. His professional memberships include the Virginia Manufacturing Association Board of Directors, West Virginia Manufacturing Association Board of Directors, American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Northern Virginia Manufacturing Association.
Eldon joined the Front Royal Rotary Club in 1964 and was a Paul Harris Fellow, served as president from 1972 to 73, and served on many committees. He served in Boy Scouts of America as district chairperson in Shenrapawa District, board of directors of Shenandoah Council of Virginia and board of directors of Buckskin Council in West Virginia, past president and board of directors for the Warren Heritage Society, president of the Warren County Sesquicentenial Committee in 1986, Chamber of Commerce, Front Royal/Warren County United Way, Lung Association, Red Cross, acting director of Industrial Development Authority in 1994, and member and chairman of Front Royal/Warren County Airport Commission. Eldon also served on James Madison University, Shenandoah University, and Lord Fairfax Community College curriculum advisory committees. He served on the board of directors for Tri-County OIC Inc., was a member of Greenville, Tenn., Rescue Squad, a Red Cross instructor, Greenville Lions Club member and a Mason for over 50 years. He served on the board of directors and was vice president and budget chairman for the Greater Charleston, W.Va., Area United Way.
The family wishes to thank all of the wonderful people who gave him such great love and care at Greenfield Senior Living in Strasburg, Blue Ridge Hospice, his many doctors, nurses, and caregivers, the staff of Maddox Funeral Home, and his many friends, neighbors and colleagues.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Maddox Funeral Home, Front Royal.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Church, Front Royal, with the Rev. Deborah Rutter officiating.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in Dunmore Cemetery, Dunmore, W.Va.
Pallbearers will be Page McCarty, Jay McCarty, Bruce Henson, Bret Hrbek, Doug Bowen, and Patrick Ferris.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Front Royal Rotary Club.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Dunmore Cemetery Fund, c/o Kestra Pritchard, RR1 Box 169, Dunmore, WV 24934, or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601.
Josephine M. Carter, 82, of Elkview, formerly of Everglade City, Fla., went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 2, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital after a sudden illness.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and enjoyed quilting and gardening. Josephine was a member of the Everglade Baptist Church in Florida and attended Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Elkview.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Carter Jr.; sister, Edythe Hess; and brothers, Arlie and Norvel Mace.
She is survived by daughters, Marilyn Barton of Marlinton, Evelyn Cabell of Elkview and Nina Krupkin of Southfield, Mich.; son, Charles Riffle of Garden City, Mich.; grandchildren, Rhonda Nichols, Gina Boland, Robert and Billy Cabell, Brian Williams and Nicolle, Sarah, and Christopher Riffle; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 4, at Myers Funeral Home, Elkview, with Pastor Clifton Tomes officiating.
Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
Myers Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of arrangements.
Willard was born in Lincoln County and was a son of the late Arch and Bessie Roberts Chapman.
He was a retired employee of Houdialle Industries. Willard was a Christian and a Baptist by faith. He was a member of IOOF Lodge 64 of Huntington and Rebekah Lodge 164 of Huntington. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving him is Lou, whom he considered as a very precious friend.
Many thanks are extended to Rodney LeGrand of the Renaissance Singers for the beautiful music.
Private services were conducted in Huntington, with burial following in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
Reger Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Born August 30, 1945, in Bays, she was the daughter of the late Edward Kenneth and Zela Gladys Jackson Rose.
She was a homemaker.
She was also preceded in death by brothers, Eddie and Lee Roy Rose; sister, Betty Rose; and two nieces, Rhonda Hoard and Donna King.
Surviving: her husband of 18 years, Arthur Corbitt; loving son, Ian Corbitt of Zela; loving daughter, Dreama Howell and husband, Michael, of Belva; six stepchildren; sister, Marsha Cox and husband, Joy, of Meadow Bridge; and sister-in-law, Wilma Rose of Ohio.
Burial was held Thursday, September 2, in West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin, with Michael Gilbar officiating.
Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville, was in charge of arrangements.
Eugene R. Farha of Cedar Grove passed away at his home on September 1, 2010.He was born on August 9, 1949, in Charleston, the oldest of child of Ralph and Louise Farha.
He lived his entire life in Cedar Grove. Eugene graduated from Cedar Grove High School in 1968. He worked 38 years for the West Virginia House of Delegates, until his retirement in 2007.
As a young child Eugene had a fascination with buses and trains that continued into his adult years. He enjoyed traveling across the country by Greyhound and Amtrak and he began collecting model buses and Greyhound memorabilia.
Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Louise Farha.
Surviving: and brothers, Freddie Farha of Cedar Grove and Kim Farha, his wife, Angela, and their children, Christopher and Michael, all of Scott Depot; aunt, Loreese Farha of Cedar Grove; and uncle, Uncle Jack Farris of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Orthodox funeral service will be 7 p.m. Friday, September 3, at Cooke Funeral Home Chapel, 600 Old Fort St., Cedar Grove, with the Very Rev. Olof Scott and the Rev. Father Stephen De Young officiating.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Cedar Grove.
Committal services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, 4301 McCorkle Ave. SW, South Charleston.
Donations may be made to the St. George Orthodox Cathedral Church, Lee and Court Streets, Charleston, WV 25301, in memory of Eugene R. Farha.
Condolences may be sent to the family via www.cookefuneralhome.com.
Cooke Funeral Home and Crematorium, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born August 14, 1925, and was a daughter of the late Arnold and Thelma Taylor Kelly.
She was a waitress and homemaker. She was a Baptist by faith.
Iris was preceded in death by husbands, Harold Simon Walker and Holly Lewis Friend; two brothers and one sister.
She is survived by daughters, Belinda Williams of Williamsburg, Va., and Carolyn Simpson of Edinburgh, Ind.; sister, Linda Ray Griffith of Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, September 4, at the Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with the Rev. Mark Stump officiating. Burial will be in the Birch River Cemetery.
Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
He is survived by his parents, Mary and Dennis Hitchcock; brother, Dennis Elliot; sisters, Kayla Cossin, Samantha Cossin and Heather Elliot; maternal grandparents, James Cossin and Betty Cossin; and paternal grandmother, Jane Hitchcock.
Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 4, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Holstein Cemetery, Dartmont.
Family and friends may gather one hour prior to service.
She was born June 29, 1936, in Charleston and was a daughter of the late Earl E. and Ruth K. Keeney Campbell.
She was a retired surgical technician from Holzer Clinic and a 1954 graduate of Dupont High School.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Erin Michelle Faudree.
She is survived by her faithful and loving husband, Dr. Sam Levert; her caring and loving children, son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Beth Whitman of Winfield, and daughters and a son-in-law, Terri Whitman of Point Pleasant, Sherri Faudree of Huntington and Stephanie and Averille Sayre of Winfield; stepchildren and their spouses, Michael Levert of Prairieville, Louisiana, Brett and Claire of Prairieville, Louisiana, Keith and Kristin Levert of Alpharetta, Ga., Kristen and Paul Belanger of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Carolyn and Brad Bryant of Brandon, Mississippi; her precious, grandchildren, Evan and Allie Whitman, Frank Faudree, Gretchen Ehlenman and Perry and Olivia Sayre; and stepgrandchildren, Patrick, Logan, Jordyn and Sean Levert, Aaron, Alyse and Alex Belanger and Wesley Bryant.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, September 6, at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with Pastor Pete Allinder and John Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home,
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be sent to Holzer Hospice, 2881 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631, or a no-kill animal shelter of your choice.
Please e-mail condolences to the family to dealfuneral@suddenlinkmail.com.
Robert Love Jr., 49, of Charleston died on Monday, August 30, 2010.He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Love Sr.
He is survived by his mother, Alberta Love; sisters, Colleen Isaac, Nansh Ellen Ballard, Karen Love, Cynthia (Zackary) Lyle, and Deborah Love; nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, September 4, at Grace Bible Church, 600 Kanawha Blvd., W., with Pastor Matthew Watts officiating.
Friends may call 30 minutes prior to the service.
Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rena R. McBride, 103, of Parkersburg passed away September 1, 2010, at the Willows Care Center.She was born April 7, 1907, in Quick, the daughter of Silas and Maggie Booker Rollins.
She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Harrah of Charleston; three sons, William E. McBride, James H. (Diane) McBride and Glenville P. (Mildred) McBride, all of Parkersburg; 23 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. McBride; four brothers and four sisters; and five sons, Bert, Raymond, Jacob, Virgil and John.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, at the Christian Life Center, 3211 6th Ave., Parkersburg, with Pastor Delton Smith and the Rev. Glenville McBride officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery North.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday 6-9 pm and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.LeavittFuneralHome.com.
She was born September 12, 1928, in Orgas and was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Belcher Halstead.
She was a member of Healing Stream Baptist Church, Seth.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cledith “Boots” Nelson; a daughter, Kimberly Ann Isaacs; and brothers, Felix Halstead and Cledith Halstead.
She is survived by two granddaughters, Heather and Kristina Isaacs; son-in-law, Frank Isaacs and wife, Ronda; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, at Healing Stream Baptist Church, Seth, with Pastor Paul Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Healing Stream Baptist Church in memory of Betty Nelson.
Edna Mae Parsons, 87, of Charleston passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at CAMC Memorial Hospital after a short illness.Mae was born April 4, 1923, in Roane County and was a daughter of the late William H. and Mollie E. Payne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Holley E. Parsons; sons, Ernest A. Parsons and Emory Dean Parsons; and sisters, Elsie Jones, Emogene Tanner, Lula Southall, Lucy Davis and Dorothy Wagner.
Mrs. Parsons is survived by her daughter, Ruth A. Harper of Charleston; sisters, Garnett Rowley of Poca and Mary Snodgrass of Charleston; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 4, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Jack Withrow officiating. Entombment will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
He was the son of the late Dayton and Margaret Peters of Montcoal, Raleigh County. At the time of his death, he resided with his nephew, Dean Peters, and his family in St. Charles, Ill.
Born in Raleigh County, he was a graduate of Marsh Fork High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and played basketball and football. After high school, Roger attended the West Virginia Institute of Technology and served four years in the U.S. Army. Following his service in the Army, he moved to Chicago, Ill.
Roger had accepted the Lord as his Savior.
Roger is survived by his sister, Polly Ann Peters Kirk of Charleston, and her family, Kevin Kirk, wife, Beth, and children, Tyler and Kourtney, of Cross Lanes; brother, James D. Peters of Safety Harbor, Fla., and his family, son, Dean of St. Charles, Ill., wife, Laurie, and their children, Jacob, Joshua and Michael, and daughter, Kimberly Theal and husband, Dave, of Safety Harbor, Fla., and her sons, T.J. and Zach, and Darlene Vera of Austin, Texas; her sister, Janet Michael of Glen Daniel, and her family, daughter, Katrina, her husband, Harold "Chip" Clay, and their daughters, Kandace and Kaitlyn of Glen Daniel; daughter, Michele Harmon, husband, Kerry, and their daughter, Jordan, of Charlotte, N.C.; and son, Larry, wife, Kelly, and their children, Luke and Tanner, of Wake Forrest, N.C.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Coal Marsh Missionary Baptist Church. Following the service, his remains will be scattered in the Peach Tree Falls area of Raleigh County.
He served 18 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He was preceded in death by parents, James and Irene Tulley; and brother, Paul D. “Bimbo” Tulley.
He is survived by a sister, Brenda Priestley of Alkol; brother, Bruce Tulley of Alkol; several nieces, nephews; family and friends.
Graveside service and burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.
There will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, WV 25312.
Bill Uldrich, 61, of Clendenin went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at CAMC General Hospital in Charleston after a long illness.He was preceded in death by his father, Darrell John Uldrich.
Bill is survived by his wife, Linda Uldrich; daughter, Angie Shamblin and husband, Tim, of Clendenin; son, Billy Uldrich and wife, Michelle, of Teays Valley; mother, Clarice Jewel Uldrich of Clendenin; brother, Larry Uldrich of Clendenin; sister, June Rucker and husband, Benny, of Conroe, Texas; and grandchildren, David Shamblin and Brody Uldrich.
The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, September 5, at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Scott Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.maticsfuneralhome.com.
Bonnie L. Young of Pinch passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, surrounded by her family.She was the daughter of the late Blanche and Hobart Burnside.
She was a graduate of Clay County High School and attended West Virginia University. As the broker and owner of Bonnie Young Realty, she served the Kanawha and Elk valleys for over 45 years.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jerry O. Young; daughters and their families, Ginger MacKnight, husband, Mark, and their, son Michael, of New Haven, and Amy Hutchinson, husband, Brian, and their daughter, Ellie, of Apex, N.C.; one sister, Frances “Frankie” Rava of Atlanta, Ga.; and three brothers, Wade Burnside of Rochester, N.Y., Fred Burnside of Fairmont and Bart Burnside of Atlanta.
She was preceded in death by sisters; Nancy June Parente and Phyllis Kelley.
Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, September 4, at Hafer Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Leslie Gallian officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Bickmore.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview.
Online condolences may be sent at www.haferfuneralhome.net.
Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of the arrangements.
He worked in sales and customer service at Ping Golf and also worked for Walmart Supercenter in South Ridge. He attended Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral and St. Anthony Catholic Church in Charleston.
Ronald was a graduate of Florissant High School, Florissant, Missouri.
His hobbies included classical music, his love of pets and a pet store he proudly owned at one time.
Ronald will be greatly missed and remembered for his sense of humor and the love that he shared with his sisters and brother, endured in him by his mother.
He is survived by his brother; Edward Young; and sisters; Ruth Ann (Thomas) Pickett and Melvina (Edward) Hayden.
Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, with Monsignor P. Edward Sadie officiating.
You may send condolences to the family at www.barlowbonsall.com.
Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home has been entrusted to handle the arrangements.
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