Charles "Herky" Asay
Charles Edgar "Herky" Asay was born in Charleston on Dec. 28, 1942. Herky was the only child of Charles "Jack" Asay and Dora Waldeck Asay. He was known best for his contagious smile and vibrant...
View ArticleFunerals for: February 15, 2016
Belcher, Franklin — 4 p.m., BartlettDickens, Jimmy — Noon, Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.Elkins, Marilyn "Dawn" — 2 p.m., Brown's Chapel Church, St. Albans.Foster, Robert L. — 2 p.m., Charleston...
View ArticleSenators make good changes in broadband bill
State senators backed away last week from proposed legislation that would have created a $72 million state-funded Internet network, the Gazette-Mail's Eric Eyre reported Monday.Backing away from the...
View ArticleReaders' Vent: Feb. 16, 2016
Express your opinion on any subject you wish. Not all comments are published. Call 304-348-1775 or email readersvent@wvgazettemail.com. When we've been a right-to-work state without prevailing wage...
View ArticleDear Abby: Sister demands I pay for breaking already-broken car seat
Dear Abby: My sister-in-law has asked me to pay for repairs to the passenger seat of her car. She was picking up my 9-year-old to stay the night, and when he got inside, he moved the seat forward to...
View ArticleTerry Gossard: WV sinking while Legislature does what?
By By Terry Gossard To all ruling members of the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate: We, your constituency (remember us?), are aboard the Titanic and we are sinking fast. With hope aloft and...
View ArticleJim McJunkin: Concealed-carry bill, 'What in tarnation?'
By By Jim McJunkin As I entered the Capitol grounds in my blue-green shades, boots and white cowboy hat, I addressed a Michael Strahan-sized security guard: "I am not really a whacko, I'm just here to...
View ArticleOn Retirement: Election leads to reflections on a lifetime of voting
By By Evadna Bartlett For the Gazette-Mail It was a comment by my husband recently that both shocked me and set me to thinking about the voting changes over the years, including a primary option I...
View ArticleMinor flooding reported in Kanawha County
By Staff reports Only minor flooding has been reported in Kanawha County so far Tuesday morning, after the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area Monday. High water was reported in...
View ArticleTornados in South, snow, sleet in East; record heat in West
By By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL Associated PressCENTURY, Fla. (AP) - A treacherous mix of falling snow, sleet and freezing rain turned Tuesday morning commutes to misery for many returning from a long...
View ArticleAround WV: Feb. 16, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: the Fayette County derailment, a couple met in drug court, Handle with Care continues to expand, and more. n Today marks one year since a train carrying...
View ArticleFraud, obstruction at issue in Southern sentencing
By Ken Ward Jr. As a federal judge prepares to sentence the last of six Freedom Industries officials on charges related to the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill, allegations of bankruptcy fraud...
View ArticleSandra Jo Lanier
Sandra Jo Lanier passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016.Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Crestview Memorial Park. Viewing will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hampton Vaughan...
View ArticleTessie Lane
Tessie Menninger Lane, 76, of Charleston, passed away Feb. 12, 2016. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, at North Charleston Apostolic Church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, and...
View ArticleFlorence K. Judy
Florence K. Judt, 96, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away Feb. 13, 2016. Visistation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with a committal service...
View ArticleDoris Jean Jett
Doris Jean Jett, 81, of Sissonville, died at home with Clifford and family at her side on Feb. 13, 2016 after a long illness.Doris was a Christian and a member of Charleston Mountain Mission and sang...
View ArticleWinifred R. Crum
Mrs. Winifred Rosemary O'Neal Crum died Feb. 14, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapmanville. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleVirginia Craddock
Virginia Pullen-Jones Craddock passed away Feb. 11, 2016 at her home in Surfside Beach, S.C. Arrangements will be forthcoming. Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleMary Frances Core
Mary Frances Lenhart Core, 85, of Huntington, died Feb. 15, 2016. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Henson & Kitchen Mortuary, Barboursville. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleDarrell Wayne Bowe
Darrell Wayne Bow, 66, of Kanawha City, passed away Feb. 14, 2016 at home after a long illness. Arrangements by Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove.
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