Virginia Ball

Carl Edward Johnson Jr, 55, departed this life Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at his sister’s residence in Jolo, WV. Carl was born May 1, 1970, in Welch, WV, a son of the late Carl and Ocie Blevins Johnson.Carl had many trades in his life including coal miner, heavy equipment operator, truck driver, an...

Robert Lee Boyd passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025, in Durham, North Carolina, surrounded by his loved ones.He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a Navy sailor, an Army soldier, a restaurant owner, the greatest bowler of all time (indisputable), an audiophile, a prolific giver of nickn...

Charlie Lil Charlie Alexander Holland III 58 of 114 Crestwood Court Martinsville VA departed from this life on Saturday December 20 2025 at Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Roanoke VA. He was born January 13 1967 to Betty Wade Holland and the late Charlie Alexander Holland Jr. Charlie was a gradu...

Funeral services for Nan Broussard will be held at 100 p.m. on Thursday September 11 2025 in the chapel of HixsonDucote Funeral Home of Bunkie with Bros. Danny and David Broussard officiating. Burial will follow in the Bayou Jacque Church of Christ Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of H...

Charles T. Tom Taylor 91 of Jacksonville Illinois died December 3 2025 Surrounded by his family at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. Tom was born in Champaign on April 15 1934 the son of Harold L. and Audrey Dodds Taylor. He graduated from Champaign High School in 1952. Tom married Marilyn Ruth Shaw o...

In the early morning of Saturday, January 10, 2026, Arthur E. Strietbeck Jr. left this earth to be with the Lord in Heaven. He passed quietly at home with his loving wife at his side and his children nearby.Artie, or Butch to family and friends, was born August 30, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He ...

Virginia Gail Ball 78 of England Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday November 12 2025. She was born in Keo Arkansas September 20 1947 a daughter of Ray and Syble Joyner Hobson. Virginia was of the Pentecostal faith and attended Humnoke Pentecostal Church of God. She was a beautici...

Junes remarkable life began in Hong Kong where she spent her early childhood alongside her younger sisters. Together they endured internment in a war camp during World War IIan experience that shaped Junes lifelong resilience grace and strength. After the war she lived briefly in Macao and San Franc...

William H. Farley 98 of McCarr KY passed away peacefully on Monday evening December 22 2025 while a resident in the Pikeville Nursing and Rehab Center in Pikeville KY. Born on September 11 1927 in McCarr KY He was the son to the late William H. Farley Sr. and Hattie M. Jenkins Farley. William lived ...

Richard Paul Rick Pyles 74 of Fairmont passed away Friday January 9 2026 at Mon Health Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. He was born on June 4 1951 at the Grafton City Hospital the youngest of the late Wilma Rudell Pyles and George Lawson Pyles. Richard is survived by his son Richard Scott Py...

Franklin Carol Parham Simms 75 passed away December 25 2025 in Greenville NC holding her husbands hand as she stepped into the arms of Jesus. She was born in Franklin on October 17 1950 and grew up in Capron. She was the youngest child of the late Robert Lee and Catherine Paynter Parham. She was al...

She was born in Camden South Carolina to the late Robert Workman and Edith Dennis. After completing her schooling in South Carolina Minnie moved to Brooklyn New York where she worked for the Southern BellVerizon telephone company. She retired from there as a supervisor at the age of 55. After retire...

Calvin Eugene Gene Singhas 91 of Berryville Virginia died Saturday January 3 2026 in Winchester Medical Center Winchester Virginia. Gene was born September 3 1934 in Clarke County Virginia the son of the late Wilton Singhas and Ada Boyd Singhas. Gene is survived by his wife Anna son James Jimmy Sing...

Barbara Faye McClenny Babb known to most as Fayecat passed away on January 3 2026 in Suffolk Virginia. She was 80 years old. Faye was born on August 30 1945 in Nansemond County Virginia to Lonnie Gurvis McClenny and Lessie Mae Copeland. She was preceded in death by her parents her sister Charlotte M...

HARTFORD Michael was a gift to us October 6 1983. He was born in Presque Isle Maine and moved to Yarmouth Maine with his parents at the age of five. He went to Yarmouth schools. Growing up in a small village he did many things ice skating behind Key Bank where they did pickup hockey games Boy Scout...

Monika Paula McGowan 73 of Hoschton Georgia passed away peacefully on December 22 2025 surrounded by family. Born on March 3 1952 in Philadelphia Monika was the first daughter of Constantine and Valeria DePaulis. She earned a masters degree from Columbia University and spent most of her career in ps...

Wanda Lynn Blankenship Meade, 62 years of age, of Oakwood, VA, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at her home, Oakwood, VA. Born August 12, 1963, in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Blankenship and Molly Blankenship Lester.Wanda enjoyed gaming, watching Days of Our Lives, and ...

Mollie Blankenship Lester 85, of Jolo, WV passed peacefully at home Thursday, October 23, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on June 18, 1939, in Wolford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jennie Rowe Blankenship.Mollie was of the Christian faith and a member of Jesus Church of Bartl...

Ruby Marie Blankenship Hicks, 73 years of age, of Raysal, WV, passed away Friday, October 31, 2025 at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. Born January 19, 1952, in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Blankenship and Thelma Kidd Rose.She was an avid gardener who loved flowers...