Obituary highlights from May 1998 regional notices
Boater Joann Boalt 60 dies May 18 1998 with services at Pennington Funeral Home Gauley Bridge. Edward Canterbury 64 dies May 17 Summersville funeral by Waters Home. Robert Colston 45 dies May 17 Mullens with Mullens Church of God rites. Arvel Crookshanks 71 dies May 18 Rupert dies. Anna Errington 83 dies May 19 Oak Hill funeral by Tyree. Percy Galloway Sr 96 dies May 18 Rolling Hills. Helen Hill 72 of Glen White dies May 18. Betty Italiano 69 Crab Orchard dies May 19. Howard Morrison Sr 81 Glen Morgan dies May 18. James Sherod 78 Montgomery dies May 19. Wavely Toney 70 North Beckley dies May 16.
Obituary notices for Ollie P Wiles and Darinka Zetz
Ollie Pearl Wiles 76 of Beckley died May 18 1998 in a Charleston hospital following a long illness. Born November 9 1921 in Van she was a homemaker and member of Pemberton Baptist Church. Survived by two brothers Cecil and Howard Lester a sister Lettie Worras and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Williams Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Ford officiating burial at the funeral home. Darinka Helen Zetz 74 of Minden died April 18 1998 in a Beckley hospital. Born August 1 1923 in Haymond Ky she was a homemaker babysitter and pet lover. Resided in Minden 40 years. Survived by a nephew Randy Crawford residing with her three sisters Pauline Webber and Katherine Webber and Babe Crawford and a brother Louis Zetz. Services 11 am Thursday Oak Hill with Rev Jimmy Leach officiating burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour before services at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Robert Joseph
Joe” Colston
Beckley
Doris Ann Tate Colston
Robert Lee Colston
Colston
Mullens Church of God
Atlantis
Don Elkins
Marshall University
Angela Jo Colston
Eric Edward Colston
Brenda Martin Colston
Cheryl Marie Dow
Roseville
Mich
Courtney Leigh Colston
South Charleston
Michael Lynn Colston
Detroit
Michael Scott Seaton
James Wesley
Jim” Seaton
Elsa Anne Hypes
Rick
Denise Lorainne VanDynk
Todd
Trisha Gail Bell
Mike
Kevin Lee Colston
Rupert — Arvel Leroy Crookshanks
Kieffer
Ernest and
Mayo Crane Crookshanks
Crookshanks
Charles Crookshanks
Bonnie King Crookshanks
Charlene Roy
Randolph
Ala
Karen Crookshanks
Tampa
Fla
John “Red” Crookshanks
White Sulphur Springs
Ernest “Willie” Crookshanks
Mildred Hunter
Margie Hunter
Rupert
Velma Curtis
Lexington
Smathers Funeral Home Chapel
Rainelle
Gary Eisenman
Burns Cemetery
Smathers Funeral Home
Greenbrier Valley
N. Jefferson St
Lewisburg
Jack Errington
Carl Errington
Bob Errington
Carol
Oak Hill
Pete Kessler
Vera Snell
Charleston
Elizabeth Ferrell
Mary Ann Dahmer
Tyree
Tyree Funeral Home
Helen Virginia Hill
Glen White
Maben
Alderson
Alley Bailey McMillion
Hill
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers High School
Pineville Pentecostal Church of God
Luther Brown
Nellie Brown
Posey, Kemper
Dendruff McMillion
Robert Browning Jr
Richard Hill
Larry Brown
Rosie
Crab
Homer McMillion
Hazel
Arnold McMillion
Sandra
Evans Memorial Chapel
Raymond Bishop
Silas Mullins
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Evans Memorial
Evans and Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Wilma H. Morrison
John
William Morrison
Helen Registar
Howard E. Morrison II
Mary Lou
Palmer Springs
John H. Morrison
Ellen
Alexandria
Patricia L. Morrison
Davenport
Iowa
Vernon Morrison
Greenville
N.C
Anne Olsen
Las Vegas
Nev
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
William Ross
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Ollie Pearl Wiles
Van
Fred and
Chloe Mills Lester
Wiles
Pemberton Baptist Church
Joey J. Wiles
Lundy Mills
Arnold
Elmer
Carl Lester
Edith Mills
Cecil
Howard Lester
Pemberton
Lettie Worras
Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home
James Ford
Sophia
Minden
Darinka Helen Zetz
Haymond
George and
Ida Kizer Zetz
Miss Zetz
Rudolph Zetz
Randy Crawford
Obituaries for Brammer Dufour Glenn Hornsby and Price
Several local obituaries list Brammer Brammer 89 of Midway died May 18 with services today at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. John Jefferson Dufour 67 of Oak Hill died May 17 with services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Willis Edward Glenn 81 of Beckley died May 13 with service at Second Baptist Beckley and burial Greenwood. Betty Ann Hornsby 75 of Fayetteville died May 16 with service at Fayetteville United Methodist and burial Huse Memorial Park. Opal Altizer Price 79 of Blacksburg Va died May 17 with service Glade Baptist Church and burial Westview Cemetery. Arrangements by local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brammer Brammer
Versie V
Midway
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Charlie Daniels
Charles Chancey
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Rosé and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Dufour Dufour
John Jefferson
Oak Hill
Tyree
Bill Menefee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Pce Price
Opal Altizer
Blacksburg
the Glade Baptist Church
Ketly Sisson
Westview Cemetery
McCoy Funeral Home
Bennett Denies Misconduct In Nicholas County Meeting
Nicholas County High principal Dennis Bennett defended himself before supporters at Craigsville Elementary after a four hour closed hearing led to a three day suspension for insubordination. Superintendent Grizzell cited lack of proposal submission on grant funds and said details are legally private. The board affirmed the suspension, while Bennett claimed misunderstandings and denied receiving related communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craigsville
Richwood
Dennis Bennett
Craigsville Elementary
Nicholas County
William Grizzell
Bennett
Grizzell
Mount Lookout Elementary
Nicholas County High School
Birch River Elementary
Richwood High
Jim Meadows
Jessie Overbaugh
Richwood Junior High
James Giles
Panther Creek
Beaver Elementary
Marshall names two vice presidents at university
Marshall University president J Wade Gilley promoted two faculty members to administrative roles Charlotte Weber was named vice president for federal programs and James Hooper was named vice president for research Weber joined Marshall in 1993 and led the Robert C Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing as director and CEO Hooper began at Marshall in 1991 and most recently served as executive dean of the Graduate School of Information Technology and Engineering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Marshall University
J. Wade Gilley
Charlotte Weber
James Hooper
Gilley
Weber
Marshall
Robert C. Byrd Institute For Advanced
Hooper
Graduate School of Information Technology and Engineering
Columbia/HCA to sell 22 hospitals to nonprofit group
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp plans to sell 22 hospitals in Tennessee North Carolina Kentucky and Alabama for 1.2 billion to a nonprofit consortium led by Alliant Health Care System Baptist Health Duke University Health System New Hanover Regional Medical Center Novant Health Pitt County Memorial Eliza Coffee Memorial and Johnson City Medical Center. After the sale the chain would own 314 hospitals. The move follows a government probe and a major restructuring including spin offs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Columbia
HCA Healthcare Corp
South
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
Alabama
Thomas Frist
Alliant Health Care System of
Louisville, Ky
Baptist Health of
Frist
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Joann Boalt
Boomer
Pennington Funeral Home
Gauley Bridge
Lisa
East Bend
Black Eagle Road
J.L. Riffe
Gilbert Dotson
Tankersley Funeral Home
Edward E. Canterbury
Summersville
Edward Eugene Canterbury
Waters Funeral Home
Robert
Joe’’ Colston
Arvel Leroy Crookshanks
Anna M. Errington
Anna M. Kessler
Errington
Fayette County
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro Methodist Church Women’s Circle
Percy L. Galloway Sr
Rolling Hills
Calif
Percy Lee Galloway Sr
Torrance
Lobban Funeral Home
Helen V. Hill
Betty M. Italiano
Betty M. Heath Harrah Italiano
Crab Orchard
Howard Morrison Sr
Glen
James E. Sherod
Montgomery
Dunbar
Durgan Funeral Home
Wavely Lee Toney
North Beckley
Welcome Baptist Church
Luther Hairston
Azel Colston
Walter Leach
Ronald Dyer
Charles White
David Allen
Stanaford
Stanford
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ollie P. Wiles
Darinka
H. Zetz
Webbs Florist & Greenhouses
Jay Roles
Robert Cbyrd
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Columbia/HCA
Harper Road
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