Matthew Hicks
Matthew Gregory Hicks, 62, of Branchland died Sat. Sept. 26, 2015. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wed. Sept 30, at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin. The burial will follow in Goldsbury Cemetery, Sias,...
View ArticleBilly Hatfield
Billy R. Hatfield, 57, of Coal Mountain, died Sept. 24, 2015. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Mon. Sept. 28, at Coal Mountain Missionary Baptist Church, Coal Mountain. Service will be 2 p.m. Mon....
View ArticleWanda Gardner
Wanda Jean Gardner, 82, of Belle, passed away with her family by her side on Sun. Sept. 27, 2015, at Charleston Memorial Hospital. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and...
View ArticleGail Feazelle
Gail Dunn Feazelle, 70, of South Charleston, died Sat. Sept. 26, 2015. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is handling the arrangements.
View ArticleAnn Dodd
Mrs. Ann Dickerson Dodd, 86, of Charleston, passed away Sat. Sept. 26, 2015, at Hubbard Hospice House, following a long illness.Ann was born on August 1, 1929, in Nallen, a daughter of the late Forest...
View ArticleDorothy Deane
Dorothy Deane, 90, died Sun. Sept. 27, 2015. Cooke Funeral Home and Crematorium, Nitro is assisting Dorothy's family and arrangements are incomplete at this time.
View ArticleRose Call
Rose Marie Edens Call, 84, of Culloden, died Fri. Sept. 25, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Tues. Sept. 29, at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tues. at the funeral...
View ArticleEthel Barker
Ethel Marie Barker, 67, died Sept. 21, 2015, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a long illness.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, M....
View ArticleFunerals for: September 28, 2015
Barton, Billie Jean 2 p.m., Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane.Bishop, Arminta 2 p.m., West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin.Call, Donald 1 p.m., Hurricane First Baptist Church, Hurricane.Cassis,...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: The pope's nonpartisan message of inspiration
Pope Francis may be the most political pope in recent history. Since his selection in 2013, the pope has inspired, and worried, conservatives and liberals.His condemnation of capitalism has enraged...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: School bus passing is endemic in West Virginia
Illegal school bus passing is endemic in West Virginia.And while it occurs in both rural and urban areas it seems to be most vexing on four-lane highways where many otherwise cautious drivers simply...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Social Security should be safety net, not gravy train
WASHINGTON — And now comes the life-expectancy gap. It may change the national conversation over Social Security and an aging society — for the worse. We all know that America is aging, but probably...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: Sometimes fighting back is the only real option
Occasionally, despite the odds, common sense prevails. That appears to be the case with a new training program in Kanawha County schools that prepares teachers and students to respond to gun violence...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Manchin wrong on Iran vote
Contributing Columnist Rabbi Victor Urecki wrote a long column in the Daily Mail opinion page Sept. 15 (Manchin's choice a mark of statesmanship). He praised Senator Joe Manchin for his vote against...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Why can't I talk to a telephone operator?
I am printing this letter by long hand. My typewriter needs a new tape which I cannot find, or purchase.Frontier, my telephone company, will not all me to speak live to an operator, even if and when I...
View ArticleReaders' Vent: Sept. 29, 2015
I would love to read real examples of how Christians are being abused. Give examples or quit being so fragile.Why would anyone take a job at Southridge for minimum wage? It is so sad to see people...
View ArticleGazette editorial: Troubling issue of justice
On Oct. 8, the West Virginia Supreme Court will hear a controversial case in which former Harrison County prosecutors are accused of hiding DNA evidence that would have cleared a rape suspect. Here's...
View ArticleBo Webb: You can't be both 'pro-life' and silent on mountaintop removal dangers
By By Bo Webb West Virginia's majority of voters are pro-life. This much was evident in last year's election as Evan Jenkins and Alex Mooney both won seats in the U.S House of Representatives after...
View Article