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Louis ‘Lou’ Wayne Tingler

Louis “Lou” Wayne Tingler, 71, a resident of Beverly, passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at the West Virginia Caring Hospice Inpatient Center in Elkins. A comprehensive obituary will be published. A visitation will be held at the Randolph Funeral Home Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from 11 a.m. until noon, the funeral hour. Interment will follow in Mountain State Memorial Gardens in Gilman. The Randolph Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements for Louis Wayne Tingler. Send online condolences to the family at ...

David Ray ‘Hootie’ Howell

David Ray “Hootie” Howell, 71, of Beverly and formerly of Mill Creek, passed from this life Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. David was surrounded by family at the time of his passing. He was born in Beverly, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1951, a son of the late George ...

Jim Blake Lloyd

Mr. Jim Blake Lloyd, 85, of Elberton, husband of the late Martha Sue Hayes Lloyd for 62 years, passed away on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Arbor Terrace of Athens. Jim was born in Gale, Upshur County, West Virginia. Following his parents’ divorce, he was raised by his maternal ...

Lawrence Howard Nicholas Jr.

Lawrence Howard Nicholas Jr., 58, a resident of Washington, D.C., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at this home in Washington. He was born Jan. 14, 1965, at Warner Robbins, Georgia, a son of the late Lawrence Howard Nicholas Sr. and Charlotte Marie Baxter Nicholas, both of whom were Randolph County natives. Surviving is one son, Christopher Lawrence Leonard Sr. of Washington, D.C. Two sisters, Marcia Nicholas and Sandy Williams, both of Florida; three grandsons; and one nephew also survive. Lawrence was employed as a chef in the Washington, D.C., area and had worked ...

Dixie Elaine Rowan Smith

Dixie Elaine Rowan Smith, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on Sept. 18, 2023, at the age of 72. She was born on Feb. 8, 1951, to her parents, Laral Rowan and Mary Lambert Rowan, in a small town filled with love and warmth. Dixie’s journey on this earth came to an ...

Clyde Eugene ‘Gene’ Cave

Clyde Eugene “Gene” Cave entered eternal life on Thursday, Oct. 5,, 2023, at Mountain Living Community Assisted Living under the care of Mountain Hospice. The family respectfully suggests, in lieu of flowers, to consider making a donation to either Mountain Hospice, 1002 South Crim Ave., Belington, WV 26250 or Mountain Living Community Assisted Living Facility at 1004 South Crim Avenue, Belington, WV 26250 in memory of Mr. Cave. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 1 ...