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Virgil Loraine Eskew

A brief (public) Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home in Elkins, West Virginia. A private graveside service will follow at the American Legion’s Little Arlington Cemetery in Elkins, West Virginia. The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Shiflet of Landmark Baptist Church will be leading both services. Instead of flowers, the family requests that donations in remembrance of his life be given to: Landmark Baptist Church, 1514 Harrison Ave., Elkins, WV 26241 or First Baptist Church Eclectic, P.O. Box 240400, Eclectic, AL 36024. The ...

Kimberly ‘Kimmy’ Marie Clements

Kimberly “Kimmy” Marie Clements, 43, of Davis, passed on June 19, 2023, surrounded by her family, at Garrett Regional Medical Center, after a very courageous battle with cancer. Born on Aug. 10, 1979, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Philip and Debra (Bahr) Clements. ...

Ralph Watson Beckwith

Our husband, father, grandfather, friend and forest products industry icon Ralph Watson Beckwith, of Slaty Fork, graduated to forever be in our hearts with Jesus, Thursday evening, June 22, 2023. Born June 27, 1934, in Taylor County, Ralph was a son of the late Watson and Lola Beckwith. He is survived by his wife, Glenda, whom he fell in love with on the school bus and married in the summer of 1952 in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Ralph has a loving family. He and Glenda have four children, Ralphie (Nanette), Vicki (Charles), Ronnie (Sandra) and Ricky (Tina); seven ...

Jackson Lee McSpadden

Jackson Lee McSpadden, 38, a resident of Junior, passed from this life Sunday, June 18, 2023. He was in his usual health and death was unexpected. He was born on Sunday, Dec. 9, 1984, a son of Richard Paul McSpadden and Barbara Ann Lambert. Jackson had never married. Left to cherish his memory is one son, Rilan Lee Hill; one niece, Brooke Lynn McSpadden; grandmother, Naomi Lambert; several uncles and aunts, Harry Lee Lambert Jr. and James Eugene Lambert, both of Elkins, Pamela Jean Lambert Currence and husband, Michael Ray Currence, Jacqueline Michelle Ramsey and husband, Jimmie ...

Virgil Loraine Eskew

A brief (public) Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home in Elkins, West Virginia. A private graveside service will follow at the American Legion’s Little Arlington Cemetery in Elkins, West Virginia. The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Shiflet of Landmark Baptist Church will be leading both services. Instead of flowers, the family requests that donations in remembrance of his life be given to: Landmark Baptist Church, 1514 Harrison Ave., Elkins, WV 26241 or First Baptist Church Eclectic, P.O. Box 240400, Eclectic, AL 36024. ...

Judith ‘Judy’ Ann Starks McCoy Baker

Judith “Judy” Ann Starks McCoy Baker, 76, of Droop, West Virginia, quietly departed this life on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at home with her daughters by her side. Judy’s daughters learned from her that there really are angels on this earth, because their mom was one of them. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 3 p.m. from Lantz Funeral Home, Buckeye, West Virginia, with Pastor Pete Scott officiating. Visitation will be 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. prior to the service. Online condolences may be made at lantzfuneralhome.com.