Pearl Casto
Pearl Mary Casto, 88, of Ripley, died July 17, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Mon. July 20, at Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley. Casto Funeral Home, Evans has been entrusted with arrangements.
View ArticleKenneth A. Butler
Kenneth A. "Punchie" Butler's service will be 11 a.m. Tues. July 21, 2015, at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Institute.
View ArticleRichard L. Bowman
Richard L. Bowman, 77, of Poca, passed on Thurs. evening, July 16, 2015, at Hospice House, South Charleston. He was born Nov. 30, 1937, in Arlington, Ohio to the late Norris and Leona Bowman. He was a...
View ArticleSusan Bosley
Susan Madison Bosley, 71, died Friday July 17, 2015, at CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston, following an apparent heart attack.She was born January 3, 1944 to the late George and Genevieve Madison of...
View ArticleEvelyn Sue Boone
Evelyn Sue Boone, 77, of Hines, died Fri. July 17, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Tues. July 21, at Hines Missionary Baptist Church, Hines. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon. July 20, at the...
View ArticleWilliam Ball
William Frank "Pops" Ball, 86, of St. Albans, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015.Born March 10, 1929, in Harlan, Ky., he was a son of the late Andy and Cornie Napper Ball. He was also preceded in death...
View ArticleTommy Bailes
Tommy Bailes, 73, of Baytown, Texas, formerly of Charleston and Beckley, W.Va., passed away peacefully June 7, 2015. He is preceded in death by one brother, Howard and wife, Trudy Bailes.He is...
View ArticleJames "Jimmy" Austin
James W. "Jimmy" Austin, passed away suddenly July 12, 2015. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Ennis J. and Mildred Austin of South Charleston; his sister, Karen Galford and her husband,...
View ArticleIrene Adkins
Irene O. Adkins, 86, of Harts, died Fri. July 17, 2015. Service will be 11 a.m. Tues. July 21, at Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon. July 20, at the funeral...
View ArticleFunerals for: July 19, 2015
Casto, Nezabeth "Nettie" — 1 p.m., Long and Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville.Gwinn, Roy Rev. — 2 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, Ronceverte.Moore, Broaddus C. — 2 p.m., Stump Funeral Home,...
View ArticleMarybeth Beller: Religious liberty untouched by recent court decision
By Marybeth Beller Since the Supreme Court ruled last month that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutionally protected freedom to marry, many same-sex couples, along with their friends and...
View ArticlePotpourri: Monday, July 20, 2015
Some tea party-oriented West Virginia legislators who call themselves the Liberty Caucus support "a bill that would allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon without a permit," a news report said. Wait...
View ArticleEditorial: Obama administration hits coal again
One can understand the coal industry's angst toward the administration of President Barack Obama.It first came to light in a 2008 interview when the-then Illinois senator, campaigning for president,...
View ArticleEditorial: Community benefits from KRT changes
More Kanawha County citizens may begin taking the bus thanks to recent improvements in fare structure and bus routes. On Thursday, Kanawha Regional Transportation Authority board members voted to...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: Deal worse than originally thought
WASHINGTON -- When you write a column, as did I two weeks ago, headlined "The worst agreement in U.S. diplomatic history," you don't expect to revisit the issue. We had hit bottom. Or so I thought....
View ArticleLawton Posey: Is marriage a religious or civil act?
When I was in my mid-twenties, I was called to two lovely village congregations as minister. These congregations were on the historic Eastern Shore of Virginia, across the Chesapeake Bay.And older...
View ArticleEditorial: Obama administration hits coal again
One can understand the coal industry's angst toward the administration of President Barack Obama.It first came to light in a 2008 interview when the-then Illinois senator, campaigning for president,...
View ArticlePotpourri: Monday, July 20, 2015
Some tea party-oriented West Virginia legislators who call themselves the Liberty Caucus support "a bill that would allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon without a permit," a news report said. Wait...
View Article30 governors expected at The Greenbrier for summer meeting
By Eric Eyre For the first time in 65 years, the nation's governors are holding their summer meeting in West Virginia.The National Governors Association meeting starts Thursday night and runs through...
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