Robert "Bob" Robertson
Robert (Bob) Robertson, 98, passed away on January, 02, 2024.
Born on April 25, 1925 to Robert A. and Helen Robertson in Charleston, WV, Bob was raised on Charleston’s west side. He graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in May 1942 and on his 18th birthday he joined the Army Air Force Cadets and trained to become a bombardier. After graduation he was assigned to a crew flying the B-24 Liberator; later assignments had him joining the 13th Air Core 5th Bomb Group (H) where he flew 29 combat missions over Japanese held territory. After discharge in 1946 he attended Marietta College where he graduated in June 1949. After graduation he had a career in sales starting with Esso Standard Oil Company and later with various other companies.
In 1952 Bob met Phyllis Good of Dunbar and a year later they were married. They were married for thirty years until her passing in 1983. Together they had three children; Nancy Johnston, Beverly Jobst and Dale Robertson. In 1994 Bob met Ruby Church and they were married.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Robert A. and Helen Robertson of Charleston WV, his first wife Phyllis, the mother of his children and his second wife Ruby.
Bob is survived by daughters Nancy Johnston (Wilmington, NC); Beverly (Joe) Jobst (Dunbar, WV) and son Dale Robertson (Camp Hill, PA) as well as stepchildren George Church (MD); Chris Poole (MD), Kathy Post (MD) and Margaret Dillon (IL).
Bob had seven awesome grandchildren: Bobby Johnston, Taylor Johnston, Anna (Boston) Weir, Joey (Cathy) Jobst, Jerod (Shea) Jobst, Sydney Robertson and Thomas Robertson.
The family will hold a private service to honor Bob’s life with interment at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar.
In lieu of flowers he requested a donation be made to either Union Mission Ministries or Mountain Mission.
Memories may be shared by visiting http://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Arrangements are in care of Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, WV.
Betty D. Perkins
Betty D. Perkins, 97, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on December 28,2023, at Pruitt Place Sandy Springs.
Born Betty Jane Duncan on November 7, 1926 in Jodie, WV. After graduating from Gauley Bridge High School, Betty moved to South Charleston, WV where she had a 40-year career at Union Carbide and married Lloyd W. Perkins, December 21, 1946. She was active as a long-time member of St. Paul United Methodist Church of South Charleston. After retiring, Betty enjoyed many years as a volunteer at Thomas Memorial Hospital. In 2006, Betty and Lloyd moved to Atalanta, GA to live with their younger son.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd W. Perkins; parents, Homer and Blanche Duncan; siblings, Homer Duncan, Forrest Duncan, Doris Acord, Rose McDaniel; and grandson, Travis Andrew Perkins.
She is survived by her sons, Dr. Stephen Perkins and Susan Perkins of Summerville, SC and Michael Perkins and Stephen Markowitz of Atlanta, GA; grandson, Tyler Perkins and Silvia Lee of Roanoke, VA; and granddaughter, Elizabeth and Hunter Floyd and their children, Tripp and Kealey Grey Floyd of Summerville, SC.
A Service to Honor the Life of Betty D. Perkins will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Snodgrass Funeral Home in South Charleston. Burial will follow at Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens in Cross Lanes.
Family and friends may visit from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Betty’s memory to the charitable organization of your choice.
Memories of Betty Perkins may be shared by visiting http://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting her obituary.
Snodgrass Funeral Home of South Charleston is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements.
Robert Graham Casto
Robert Graham Casto, age 83, of Charleston passed away on Wednesday December 20, 2023 at CAMC General Hospital.
He was born on October 9, 1940 in Charleston, son of the late Virgil K. and Helen Way Casto. He is also preceded in death by his brother, John Paul Casto.
Robert was a graduate of Charleston High School, class of 1958, and earned his BA and MA degrees from West Virginia University. He worked at WKNA, WCAW, WXIT and WKAZ and retired from the West Virginia Division of Corrections. He attended Kanawha City Baptist Church
Robert is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Eleanor; brother Terry his wife Susie of Cross Lanes.
The family held a private service to honor Robert’s life with interment in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston.
Friends may share condolences at our website www.snodgrassfuneral.com.
Snodgrass Funeral Home is assisting the family with these arrangements.
Donald Brian Moore
Donald “Brian” Moore, 54, of South Charleston, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
Brian was born on July 22, 1969. He graduated from Charleston Catholic in 1987. Brian served in the U. S. Army as a tank gunner in Desert Storm and for the past 23 years has worked as an auditor for Casci in Charleston. He found enjoyment spending time with his son, Brandon, whether it was coaching him when he was a child in little league baseball or of recent years attending NASCAR races together. Brian also enjoyed rooting on the WVU Mountaineers.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Donald Maurice Moore and Berneda Mae Mullins Moore.
Brian is survived by his son, Donald Brandon Moore.
A Service to Honor the Life of Donald Brian Moore will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Snodgrass Funeral Home of South Charleston with Pastor Mike Long officiating. Entombment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens in Cross Lanes.
Family and friends may visit one hour prior to service from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.
The family wishes that in lieu of flowers, that donations be made in Brian’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Memories may be shared by visiting http://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting Brian’s obituary.
Snodgrass Funeral Home of South Charleston is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements.
Timothy "Tim" Higgins
Timothy A. “Tim” Higgins, age 66, of St. Albans, passed away Friday December 23, 2023 at HospicCare CAMC Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.
Tim was a very special husband and friend. He was a life-long member of Bethel Baptist Church. He graduated from St. Albans High School and West Virginia State College. He was a claims adjustor for HealthSmart.
Tim is survived by his loving wife, Patti; sister, Sandy Hudson (Larry); two brothers, Michael (Judy) and Mark Higgins; and loved by many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service to honor Tim’s life will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church, South Charleston with Rev. Geoffrey Saunders officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the services at the church.
Friends may share condolences at our website www.snodgrassfuneral.com.
Snodgrass Funeral Home is assisting the family with these arrangements.
Linda Leasure
Linda Ann (Weekly) Leasure, 74, of St. Albans, WV, passed away at home on December 20, 2023.
She was a Mental Health Advocate for over 30 years. Ten years as an Advocate, seven years as Executive Director of WV Advocates and three years as an Advocate and Director for WVA Mental Health Consumer Association in Charleston.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, Ralph K. and Mariah Jane (Hood) Weekly.
Linda is survived by husband, Carroll Michael Leasure of St. Albans; daughter, Mindi Leigh Dillon of St. Albans; grandson, Mical Santana Wesley of St. Albans; sister, Maru Jane Dykstra of Phoenix, AZ; brothers, David, Douglas, and Jeff Weekly all of Phoenix AZ as well as Steve Weekly, of Sedona, AZ, Michael Weekly of Myrtle Beach, SC, Ralph Weekly of Knoxville, TN and Mark Weekly of Ronceverte, WV; several nieces and nephews.
There are no services scheduled.
Online condolences and memories may be shared by visiting http://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Arrangements are in care of Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, WV.
Edward E. Bennett
Edward Eugene Bennett, 67, of South Charleston, WV, unexpectedly passed away on the evening of December 15, 2023 at WVU Medicine Thomas Hospital due to a cardiac event. When Ed started experiencing symptoms, he was doing what he loved, enjoying live music in the company of his girlfriend Annie Scott.
Ed was born in Philippi, WV, and grew up in Grafton, attending Grafton High School, graduating in 1974. After a few adventurous odd jobs, he started a career of over 40 years as a railroader, first as a trackman and trainman, then spending most of his career as a Yardmaster of the Grafton Terminal for the Chessie System, and ultimately CSX Transportation. While Ed was a passionate railroader and took pride in making sure the terminal ran smoothly, his true passions were music, aviation, and boating. Ed had a deep love for Blues and 60’s and 70’s Rock, and his nonstop guitar playing demonstrated this love. He played guitar, along with other instruments, from a young age, and it was a rare day that Ed did not do at least a little jamming on one of the guitars in his collection. Ed was a member of many bands over the years, and would commonly fill in for countless acts in West Virginia and neighboring states. He was known as Geetar Eddie, and he would be proud to know that many will remember him as a Blues guitarist first and foremost. Geetar Eddie also had a lifelong love for aviation passed down from his father, and lived this love vicariously through his son’s aviation career, which he followed with great interest and enthusiasm. If Ed wasn’t strumming a guitar, he was likely piloting a fun adventure around the world on his computer flight simulator. Later in life, Ed also got into boating, and certainly some of Ed’s happiest moments were out on his boat on Tygart Lake, or the Kanawha or Coal Rivers with friends, and sure enough, with a guitar in his hand most of the time. Or sometimes a kite! Ed also deeply loved his furry family members; a large chunk of Ed’s heart was owned by the few lady pups that were lucky enough to spend their lives by Ed’s side. He loved and missed Maggie, Katie, Ellie and Sophie very much.
Other interests that helped Ed live a full 67-year life were watching WVU sports, playing golf, alpine skiing, fishing, playing basketball and riding motorcycles in his earlier days, and did we mention playing guitar?
Ed was preceded in death by father, Charles Edward Bennett; mother, Norma “Willie” Willadene Pisino; step-father, Samuel Pisino; sister, Denise Diane Busse.
He is survived by son, Brian Patrick Bennett (Erika West); former wife, Twinkle Kerby; aunt, Carol Hovatter; brother-in-law, Bruce Busse; niece, Morgan (Tyler) Chaney; step-brother, Rick (Charlotte) Pisino.
A Live Musical Celebration of Edward’s Life will be planned for the spring in the spirit of how Ed viewed life and death. His wishes were to be cremated and his cremains are to be spread over his home state of West Virginia from the air when he goes flying with his son Brian one last time.
Memories of Edward Bennett may be shared by visiting www.snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is handling Edward’s disposition.
Kai Tennison Nesius
Kai Tennison Nesius, 19, of Charleston, West Virginia passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 18, 2023. Kai was a recent graduate at George Washington High School and had just finished his first semester at Ohio University in the College of Business. Kai was a natural leader and the president of his pledge class at Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
He truly was a loyal and dedicated friend to anyone he ever met. He was the glue that held his friends together and he brought out the confidence within his close group of friends. He loved spending time with his family and friends and never passed up the opportunity to see any of them at any given moment. His short life was filled with countless memories from trips to concerts to celebrations. Kai was a bright light in the lives of all who loved him. In fact, his very first word spoken was “light”.
Kai never passed up an adventure to explore the world or an opportunity to do something new. He loved backpacking, camping, skydiving, cliff jumping, swimming, fishing, hiking, and biking. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors and exploring the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, the Badlands, Sedona, The Grand Canyon, and Canada – just to name a few. Kai also enjoyed all things sports, hats, animals, driving, and was almost always taking pictures. Music was a big part of Kai’s life and he knew just the right song to play at any given moment to fit the mood. Kai was the music.
Kai is survived by his mother and father, Matthew Tennsion Nesius of Charleston, WV and Stephanie Joan Nesius of Athens, OH; his sister, Lola Grace Nesius; step-mother, Melissa Jean White of Charleston, WV; grandparents, John and Marie Nesius (Charleston, WV), John and June Evener (Athens, Ohio); uncles and aunts, TJ and Angie Nesius (Raleigh, NC), Brian and Markley Hawkins (Rock Hill, SC), John and Selina Evener (Upper Sandusky, Ohio), Andy Evener (Athens, Ohio); cousins, John Joseph Nesius, Lily Nesius, Maggie Pack, Natalie Pack, Landon Hawkins, Hannah Hawkins, Hope Hawkins, Dillon Hawkins, Peyton Evener, and Avery Evener.
A service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston, WV at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association.
Family and friends may share memories and condolences by visiting https://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary.
Snodgrass Funeral Home of South Charleston is honored to be assisting the family with arrangements.
Hayden Blake Burns
Hayden Blake Burns, preterm infant son of Alexis Slater and Jacob Burns passed away on December 17, 2023.
He is also survived by, sister, Delilah Allagas; maternal grandmother, Amber Slater; paternal grandparents, Steve and Tiffany Burns; maternal great grandparents, Warren and Priscilla Slater; paternal great grandparents, Cameron and Twylla Bays; maternal great aunt and uncle, Ashley “Sissy” and Steven Coldwell; paternal great aunts Cassy Bays and Kaylla Bays; and many other relatives.
The family will have a service at 1:00 pm on Saturday December 23, 2023 at Cunningham Memorial Park, lower mausoleum chapel.
“We may have only held you in our arms for a moment, but we will hold you in our hearts forever.”
Friends may share condolences at our website www.snodgrassfuneral.com.
Snodgrass Funeral Home is assisting the family with these arrangements.
John J. Lordan
John J. Lordan, 85, peacefully passed away on December 15, 2023, at the Genesis Nursing Home in Marmet, WV.
John was born on March 25, 1938, in Chicago, IL., and lived most of his life in Sterling, IL. John was very proud of his Irish heritage; he loved being among family and friends reminiscing about the good old days.
Volkswagen of America, South Charleston, WV, hired John to serve as their Purchasing Agent. Other companies where John was employed include: The Budd Company, Gary Plant, Gary, IN, Conca, Inc., Mendota, IL and J.I. Case Company, Bettendorf, IA. John was a licensed insurance agent for Northwestern Mutual, Charleston, WV.
John earned a B.A. in Business Administration from St. Ambrose College, Davenport, IA, and he was a member of the National Association of Purchasing Managers as director of National Affairs.
John was an Army veteran, serving in active duty and reserves for six years.
John was proceeded in death by his parents, John Stephen Lordan and Lucille Grennan Lordan, and a sister, Anne Lordan Coerver. John is survived by his wife of 61 years, Diane Schowalter Lordan, and their three children, Michael, Douglas (Karim Ruiz), and Kathleen; and five grandchildren: Ryan, Kara, Enrique, Alberto, and Nathan.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, South Charleston. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences and memories of John may be shared by visiting https://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Arrangements are in care of Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, WV.