Robert Allen (Bob) Jones, 67, of Charleston, WV passed away on April 15 at WVU Thomas Hospital. Bob was a 1974 graduate of Dunbar High school and attended WV State College and retired from the Belle Dupont Plant. Bob was a very active member of Bible Center Church where he served his Lord by singing in the Worship Choir and several quartets through the years. He loved studying God's Word…

Jeanette Kelley Cunningham, 88, of South Charleston, WV, passed away on April 13, 2024, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Russellville, AR, on January 25, 1936, Jeanette graduated from South Charleston High School, class of 1953, and became an administrative assistant and accounting clerk for United Farm Tools in South Charleston, and later for the Terramite Corporation in Cross Lanes.…

Robert Kemp "Bob" Young , 89, of Charleston, WV, passed away on April 12th, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. Bob attended Morris Harvey College and was employed by Frankenberger's and Kelley's Men's Shop.  Bob was an avid golfer and enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, WVU sports, and singing.  Most of all, Bob loved laughing and time with friends and family.  Bob was known by many and…

Roxanna Hawkins, 54, of Red House, WV, passed away on April 3, 2024, at CAMC General Hospital. Roxanna was born on January 29, 1970, in South Charleston, WV. She was the daughter of Sharon and Bill Gillispie. Roxanna graduated from Winfield High School, class of 1988. She was a cosmetologist, a heavy equipment operator for the IUOE Local 132, and a realtor. Roxanna enjoyed spending time with…

Samuel (Sammy) Allen Frame, 82, of Charleston, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Quick, West Virginia, on September 16, 1941. He attended Stonewall Jackson High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel S. and Virgie B. Frame, his brother Paul Edward Frame, and son Clinton Allen Frame. Left to…

Ronald A. Gaertner, 85, of Charleston, WV, passed away from complications of Lewy body disease at Kanawha Place on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Ron was born in Saginaw, MI, and was the only son of the late Albert and Ella (Coppinger) Gaertner. A graduate of Saginaw High School, he earned an A.S. degree from Bay City Junior College, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Wildlife Management from Michigan State…

Eleanor Sue Kawsek, 93, of Charleston, West Virginia passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Meadowbrook Acres. Born in 1931 to the late Frank and Agnes Kawsek in Charleston, WV.  She was 1949 graduate of Charleston Catholic High School. She was a member of Sacred Heart and attended Blessed Sacrament. She was very active in the church as well as the Charleston Women’s Club. She loved to sing…

Joella G. Taylor, age 72, of South Charleston, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Hubbard Hospice House West at Thomas Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, due to a short illness. She was born August 17, 1951, in Beckley, daughter of the late Joseph Kerr Gallaher and Norma Phillips Gallaher. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She was a member of St. Paul United…

John William Stone, 86, of Charleston, WV, died on March 17, 2024, at Charleston Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 14, 1938. Valedictorian of his 1955 class at Stonewall Jackson High School, he received the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, was the winner of the Science Clubs of America 1955 Science Talent Search, was one of 50 finalists in the 1955 Westinghouse National…

John Daniel Johnson, born in Flint, MI and residing for the last eighteen years in Charleston, WV, died at Charleston Area Medical Center, surrounded by his family, on March 19, 2024, at the age of 90. John was a loving husband to Claire for nearly 67 years, and a proud father of six daughters and one son. Early Life John was born on April 25, 1933 to Frank and Margaret Johnson.…