Remembering neighbors we lost during the holidays
Plus: Today's scheduled community events
Good Monday, neighbor!
It’s Jan. 6, 2025. After a two-week holiday absence, your daily Kanawha Valley Update is back. While the holidays are a period of joy and celebration for many, for others, the occassion takes a more somber tone. Today’s newsletter is devoted to remembering those neighbors we lost during the holiday season. We’ll return to our usual offering of community news and more on Tuesday.
Today’s weather: 🌨️ Winter storm warning in effect. Freezing rain then wintry mix expected. Highs in the mid-30s, lows in the teens.
Today
4 p.m. — Kanawha County Board of Education Meeting, KCS Central Office, 200 Elizabeth St., Charleston.
6:30 p.m. — St. Albans City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 51 Sixth Ave., St. Albans.
7 p.m. — Charleston City Council Meeting & Mayor’s State of the City Address, Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 501 Virginia St. East, Charleston.
7 p.m. — Dunbar City Council Meeting, City Hall, 210 12th St., Dunbar.
NOTE: Due to weather conditions, today’s meetings are subject to change.
Today, we remember the following neighbors who have recently passed:
Genevieve “Jenny” Adams, 102, of Charleston, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Delmer Floyd Asbury, 48 of Campbells Creek, died Dec. 24, 2024.
Douglas E. Ashley, 89, of Charleston, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Toby Lee Bailey, 55, of Pinch, died Dec. 20, 2024.
Onetta Mae Bailey, 82, of Charleston, died Dec. 24, 2024.
Curtis Barker, 73, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Aaron Edward Bird, 49, of Nitro, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Thomas J. Britton, 82, of Rocky Fork, died Dec. 19, 2024.
Patricia Brown, 94, of Charleston, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Todd S. Bryan, 65, of St. Albans, died Dec. 22, 2024.
Victor Stephen Burkhammer, 74, of Charleston, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Bob Gene Campbell, 92, of Charleston, died Jan. 1, 2025.
Bruce Harold Campbell, 70, of Paint Creek, died Dec. 15, 2024.
Nancy Ann Canterbury, 70, of Elkview, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Judy Carrel Carey, 81, died Dec. 15, 2024.
Darrell Arthur Lee Carter, 64, of Charleston, died Dec. 25, 2024.
Rev. Margaret Ann Close, 83, of Charleston, died Jan. 1, 2025.
Tommy Edward Cook, 75, of Charleston, died Dec. 22, 2024.
Kathy Louise Craig, 66, of Nitro, died Jan. 1, 2025.
Dwaine Lew Cross, 57, of Charleston, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Sharon Louise Davis, 85, of Charleston, died Dec. 22, 2024.
Delviccio R. Dyess, 46, of Charleston, died Dec. 10, 2024.
James “Randy” Edwards, 64, of Charleston, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Shirley Gayle Ellerbee, 75, of Charleston, died Dec. 19, 2024.
Dale Patrick Exline, 82, of Elkview, died Dec. 24, 2024.
Jeffrey Edward Fanok, 70, of South Charleston, died Dec. 20, 2024.
Brenda Kay Barker Flowers, 81, of Alum Creek, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Amanda Jean Fuller, 43, of South Charleston, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Kim Jocelyn Galloway, 69, of Charleston, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Edith Ellen Giordano, 73, of Clendenin, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Anna Jane Rockwell Goodall, 82, of St. Albans, died Dec. 20, 2024.
Gary Wayne Grady, 78, of Charleston, died Dec. 17, 2024.
Karen Darlene Grayson, 78, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Terrance Neil Greene, 86, of Charleston, died Dec. 14, 2024.
Shirley Ann Myers Gregory, 89, of Glasgow, died Jan. 1, 2025.
Michele Hanson, 51, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Essie Lucille Harlow, 96, of Cabin Creek, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Doris Jean Harrison, 86, of Cedar Grove, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Margaret Ann Hill, 90, of Nitro, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Dottie Louise Hinzman, 78, of St Albans, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Clinton Hoffman, 85, of Dunbar, died Jan. 2, 2025.
Margaret Hoover, 83, of Pinch, died Dec. 16, 2024.
Geraldine “Gerry” Hudnall (nee Trout), 80, of Montgomery, died Jan. 1, 2025.
Stephen Inman, 73, of St. Albans, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Jacob Colin Jett, 21, of Elkview, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Mallie Frank Johnson, 90, of South Charleston, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Carolyn Lee DeMarco Jones, 95, of Kanawha City, died Dec. 14, 2024.
Larry Wayne Jones, 67, of Charleston, died Dec. 19, 2024.
Carolyn Kaye Judy, 71, of Hernshaw, died Jan. 2, 2025.
Janice Faye “Gigi” Kirby, 94, of Charlton Heights, died Dec. 16, 2024.
Marion David Leake, 77, of Charleston, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Charles Glen “Bubbles” Lynch, 85, of Clendenin, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Rebecca Ann McCallister, 72, of Eskdale, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Paul Allen McCune, 65, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Charles McElwee, 97, of Charleston, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Alice Marie Milbee, 71, of St. Albans, died Dec. 19, 2024.
John W. “Johnny” Moore III, 79, of South Charleston, died Dec. 25, 2024.
Betty Kathryn (Ballard) Morris, 97, formerly of Pinch, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Drew Paren, 74, died Dec 21, 2024.
Cebert Carl Pauley, Jr., 76, of South Charleston, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Patricia Ann Peterson, 67, of Dunbar, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Judith Bean “Judie” Price, 83, of South Charleston, died Dec. 30, 2024.
Tina “Mamaw” Reveal, 58, of Charleston, died Jan. 2, 2025.
Jack Orville Rose, 67, of Clendenin, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Oleda Virgie Rose, 93, of Elkview, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Doris Adkins Wyer Rowley, 87, of St. Albans, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Nancy Elizabeth Saulsbery, 85, of Marmet, died Dec. 29, 2024.
Pansy L. Shamblin, 97, of Elkview, died Dec. 16, 2024.
David Lee Simmons, Sr., 77, of Tornado, died Dec. 23, 2024.
James “Jimmy” Smith, 72, of Montgomery, died Dec. 25, 2024.
Kenneth Lee Smith, 78, of South Charleston, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Leigh Ann Smith, 72, of Dunbar, died Dec. 29, 2024.
Mark Wayne Snodgrass, 57, of Tornado, died Dec. 14, 2024.
Jamey Dean Snyder (nee Lawson), 69, of Charleston, died Dec. 22, 2024.
Robert Gene “Ralph” Spurlock, 93, of Marmet, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Michael Allen Stone, 76, of Nitro, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Ron Stone, Sr., 62, of Cross Lanes, died Dec. 19, 2024.
Mary Elizabeth “Granny Betty” Symns, 99, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Laura Mae Tignor, 77, of Sissonville, died Jan. 2, 2025.
Jovita Renee Tolliver, 43, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Earlie MacClelland Vermillion, 79, of Charleston, died Dec. 14, 2024.
James Michael “Mike” Walker, 75, of Dunbar, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Esther B. Warner (nee Byrd), 85, of Charleston, died Dec. 26, 2024.
Judith Lynn McGhee Spencer Warner, 86, of Nitro, died Dec. 31, 2024.
Patricia Holmes White, 76, of Charleston, died Dec. 18, 2024.
Pastor Joe Allen “Bob Joe” Whorley, 70, of Simmons Creek, Belle, died Dec. 28, 2024.
Evan Llewellyn Williams, 85, of South Charleston, died Dec. 20, 2024.
Brenda Kay (Roush) Wilson, 73, of South Charleston, died Dec. 20, 2024.
Mary Estella Wilson, 100, of Charleston, died Dec. 21, 2024.
Oley "Dwaine" Withrow, 85, formerly of Pinch, died Dec. 23, 2024.
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