River High School Alumni Obituaries

Craig Dell Wall known to many as Carlos Tex or Filbert passed away peacefully at his home in San Antonio Texas on August 12 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 12 1952 in Seminole Texas Craig was the son of Paula June Austin Wall and G.R. Wall. He grew up working alongside his father ...

Dorothy Eide 100 passed away peacefully on Sunday January 11 2026 while surrounded by attentive and loving care at Dougherty Hospice. Funeral services will be held at Heritage Funeral Home on Sunday January 18 2026 at 130 p.m. Following the service the family warmly invites all who attend to remain ...

Darlene Luverne Keizer was born on April 21 1935 in Prinsburg Minnesota a small farming community a little more than 100 miles west of Minneapolis where she spent her first seven years. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Marvin Devries and Naomi Vanden Hoek Devries. Later after the family...

Sherrlyn Kaye Garrow age 78 of Mesa Arizona passed away peacefully on January 26 2026 with family by her side at Hospice of the Valley. Memorial Service will be 200 pm Friday February 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church 335 W. 1st St. Tea SD. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from...

Leona Gilbert 75 of Sioux Falls SD passed away on Saturday January 31 2026 after a courageous 11year battle with breast cancer. Her memorial service will be held at 1000 a.m. on Thursday February 5 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory. Visitation with the family present will take place...

Betty Marie Newman Fraley, age 91 of Winchester, passed away on January 31, 2026, at Highpoint Health Hospital in Winchester. She was born in Prairie Plains near Bradley’s Creek in Coffee County on August 11, 1934, to the late William Calvin Newman and Sallie Harris Newman. Betty graduated from Coff...

James Talmadge Pete Broughman passed away peacefully at the Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center Clifton Forge Virginia on January 3 2026 at the age of 81. Pete was born on October 23 1944 to James Cecil Broughman and Sarah Fridley Broughman of White Rock Gap Alleghany County Covington Virgini...

William Carl Ligon age 76 husband of Sylvia Reese Ligon passed away December 26 2025. He was the son of the late Henry Howard "Jack" and Hilda Sizemore Ligon a 1969 graduate of Bluestone High School a member of New Hope Baptist Church and the Staunton River Hunt Club. Carl learned the trade of tobac...

Van Henry Thomas was born on Thursday February 5 1948 in Chase City Virginia to the late George and Fannie Thomas. He was their firstborn child. Van peacefully departed this life on October 26 2025. He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted wife Clarice Alice Thomas his daughters Candace Thomas of...

Franklin D. Quattro, 87, of Lost River, WV passed away at his home on Tuesday September 3rd after a brief illness.Born on the family farm in Belington, WV in 1937 to the late Ralph and Eva Hollenbach Quattro. Attended Water Camp School and graduated Belington High School in 1954. Worked on the fam...

Delores Arlene O’Dell Bays of Summersville, WV, formerly of Leivasy, died Saturday morning, January 30, 2026 at the Summersville Health Care Center.Arlene was born in Marfrance, Greenbrier County, January 23, 1931, the daughter of William Glover O’Dell and Della Agnes Arbaugh O’Dell. The family move...

Harold Wayne Sprague 68 of Wills Point Texas passed away on January 15 2026 in Wills Point. Born on March 12 1957 in Grand Saline Texas Harold was raised in Wills Point and remained deeply rooted in the community throughout his life. A proud graduate of Wills Point High Schools Class of 1975 Harold ...

Genevieve "Ginny" Louise ArringtonHalcomb 69 of Kodiak Alaska passed away on Monday January 26 2026 in Wichita Falls Texas. She was born on September 18 1956 in Alaska when it was still an American territory which made her older than the 49th state itself. The family will receive friends on Thursday...

The family will receive friends between 6 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday January 21 2026 at Owens and Brumley Funeral Home in Burkburnett. Funeral services will be held at 1100 a.m. on Thursday January 22 2026 at the funeral home with Brother Joe Coombes officiating. Interment will follow at Burkburnett Me...

He went to Piney School in Burleigh Texas through the 8th grade then attended Bellville High School until his junior year when he quit school to help support the family after his fathers death. He worked at Teichmann Meat Market and then L.C. Smith Well Services as a derrick man on workover rigs. He...

Silverton Rex Holt age 99 passed away on December 31 2025 in Lubbock. Funeral Service will be 200 p.m. Friday January 9 2026 at First Baptist Church in Silverton with GJ Walton officiating. Interment will follow at the Silverton Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service from 1000a.m. 1200 ...

Jerry Gene Jones 64 of Roanoke VA formerly Princeton passed away Monday January 26 2026.Born February 8 1961 in Princeton WV he was the son of the late Clayton A. Jones and Betty Jean White Jones. Jerry graduated from Princeton Senior High School with honors in History and Science.Jerry worked at di...

James Jim William Fry Jr. 82 of Kingsport TN passed away peacefully on December 29 2025 at Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City TN. Born on December 8 1943 in Princeton WV Jim was the son of James W. Fry Sr. and Thelma E. Fry Hawks. He graduated from Princeton Senior High School and went on to b...

John Edward Sang age 82 of Point Pleasant passed away peacefully on December 29 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born on September 23 1943 in Huntington West Virginia to the late Ruth and Bob Coach Sang. He graduated from Barboursville High School in 1961 and went on to ear...

Henry Hank Wakefield Brandenburg 65 passed away on January 15 2026 in Franklin West Virginia. Hank was born on October 4 1960 in Washington D.C. to the late Norma Jean Sites Brandenburg of Franklin and Russell Brandenburg of Bartlesville Oklahoma. He grew up in Oxon Hill and Camp Springs Maryland. A...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpecting passing of Juan Johnny Martinez Avila. Jesus called him home late afternoon on Tuesday January 13 2026 at the age of 74 in Four Corners Sugar Land Texas. Its been understood that it was due to a complication of his heart. Johnny is proceeded i...

Dianna married Richard Lynn Curtis on September 12 1964 in Sherman Texas. She passed away peacefully at Baylor Heart Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Dianna is survived by her loving husband of sixtyone years Richard Curtis of Plano Texas. She grew up in Sherman and graduated from Sherman High...

Jo Ann Conn went to be with the Lord peacefully on January 31 2026 in Cypress Tx at the age of 93. She was born on November 3 1932 to Charles Edward and Lorena Wells in Three Sands Oklahoma one of five siblings. She attended and was a twirler for Miller High School in Corpus. Owned and operated AAA ...

Doris Smith a beloved mother grandmother and friend passed away peacefully on January 24 2026 at Elk River Health and Rehab at the age of 98. A lifelong resident of Lincoln County Doris was born on September 30 1927 to the late Roy and Velma Ray Gatlin. A graduate of Elkton High School Doris dedicat...

Wilson was born on October 25 1945 quite literally on the way into the worldin a car en route to the hospital in Poteet Texas. From the very beginning he did things his own way. He was preceded in death by his parents Vance Sr. and Edna Blalock his daughter Tanya Diane Blalock his sisters Edith Gree...

Fayetteville W.Va. Dr. Margaret Anne Staggers a trailblazing emergency physician and dedicated West Virginia Legislator passed away on January 1 2026 at the age of 80. Know for her unwavering commitment to public health and her tireless service to the people of West Virginia Dr. Staggers leaves behi...

Donnie R. Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord on January 9 2026 after a long illness. Born on November 29 1948 in Hurricane WV Donnie graduated from Hurricane High School in 1966 and dedicated 22 years of service to the U.S. Navy. After his military career he retired from the U.S. Postal Serv...

William (Larry) Lawrence Mankins, II, 64, of Huntington was born July 11, 1961, died on August 16, 2025, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. He is survived by his wife Robin Duncan Mankins, his daughters Molly Elizabeth Mankins and Sally Marie McCue, his son-in-law Reegan McCue and grandson Br...

Betty Lee Gray DeMonic 86 passed away on Wednesday January 21 2026 at her home in Hightstown NJ. Betty was born at home July 4 1939 at 211 James Street in Hinton WV. Her mother Alice Parker Gray of Hinton was the organist for Ascension Episcopal Church and a medical laboratory technician at Hinton H...

Donna Jeanine Robison 70 of Roxton Texas passed away peacefully at Focus Care of Clarksville on January 31 2026. Graveside services will be conducted at 1100 AM Wednesday February 4 2026 at the Restland Cemetery in Roxton with Rev. Mark Sanders officiating. Donna was born on December 1 1955 in Eules...