Mr. George William Yates, Sr. 50 of Nitro passed away
September 5, 2008 at home.
Mr. Yates is a former employee and member of Maranatha Fellowship, St.
Albans and a former auto mechanic. He loved spending time with his family
and loved going to church and spending time with his brothers and sisters at
Maranatha Fellowship.
He is survived by his mother Addie Belle Yates; children George William
Yates, II, William Emery Yates, Mark David Yates and Michael Bruce Yates;
brothers Terry and Larry Yates; sister Diane; mother of his children Cheryl
Sue Boyd and grandmother of his children Irene Adkins.
A tribute to the life of George William Yates, Sr. will be held at Noon
Tuesday September 9, 2008 at Maranatha Fellowship with Dr. James Wright, Jr.
and Pastor Jamie Wright officiating. The family will receive friends 6 to 8
PM Monday at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Shirley Ruth Burker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, 67
of Browns Creek, Tornado, passed away September 6, 2008 at home.
Mrs. Burker is retired from Nitro Senior Center and a friend to all who knew
her.
She is survived by her husband Lee Burker; children Timothy and Steven
Burker and Susan Pomeroy and 10 grandchildren. She is also survived by a
host of nieces and nephews.
A tribute to the life of Shirley will be 2:00 PM Tuesday September 9, 2008
at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor James Cash officiating.
Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery; Hurricane Creek Road. The family
will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
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Mrs. Alice Marie McGuire, 62 of Red
House, formerly of Monroe County, passed away September 6, 2008 at home
after a year long courageous battle with cancer.
She is a former employee of B.F. Goodrich and former CNA with Teays Valley
Nursing Home.
She is preceded in death by her parents Tex and Lucille McGuire and daughter
Patricia.
Mrs. McGuire is survived by her husband Earl Christy; sons Marshall and wife
Cindy Faulkner of Charlotte Heights, VA and Franklin and wife Patty Faulkner
of Monroe County; sister-in-law Dawn Clancy of Boston, Mass; close friend
Vicky Faulkner of Monroe County; five grandchildren Sam, Patricia, Leah and
Grace Faulkner and April McCroskey and six great grandchildren.
Mrs. McGuire will be cremated and private burial will be held at a later
date in Monroe County.
The family would like to thank Dr. Steven Jubelirer; 5th floor
staff at CAMC Memorial and the staff of Kanawha Hospice for all their love
and care during this time.
In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations be made to the American
Cancer Society.
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Mrs. Lola B. McClure Lively, 77 of Charleston was born
in Bearfork, WV at 7:30 AM on a Saturday. The sun was shining outside, the
wind was blowing dust out on the old country road. She fell asleep in
Christ after a short illness on August 31, 2008 surrounded by her family at
Thomas Memorial Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles L. McClure, her mother
Gladys Starkey, her first husband, Ralph G. Chase, and second husband, her
beloved Leonard Ray Lively, lifelong dear friend Elsie Legg, sisters in
Christ Hanna Fuqua and Sophie Wright.
She was a lifelong and faithful member of the Charleston Seventh-Day
Adventist Church. Lola was a dedicated LPN and RN with over 35 years of
service at Thomas Memorial Hospital, from where she retired. Anyone who
knew her loved her as she shared her dedication with the Lord to others.
Lola is survived by her daughters, Evelyn Rolf of Newark, OH, Susan and
husband Jim Robinson, Martha Pierson, Jenny Elaine Chase, Sibyl Eileen and
husband Benson Bare, and Barbara Jean and husband Jerry Spangler all of
Charleston; sons Stephen and wife Elizabeth Lively of Burr Ridge, Illinois,
Dr. John Lively of Charleston; grandchildren Tina Mounts, Scott Bare,
Chantel LolaRae Bare, Billy Robinson, Kelly and husband Lee Hawkins, Allyson
Lively, Alex Lively, James and wife Sara Lively, Patricia and husband Eric
Guthrie, Anita and husband Allen Atkinson and Justin Winter, her two
step-grandchildren Tina Holtsclaw and Jeanna Means, 16 great grandchildren
and three step-great grandchildren, her sister Sibyl Murray and husband Fred
of Kentucky, her “adopted” daughters Kathy McKnight, Kim Bailey, April
Coleman and Yolanda Honaker, her special nephews Gary, Ron and Grey Chase,
and Doug and Randy Legg, and her very special furry companions Felix and
Miriam. She was also surrogate mother to her furry friend Moses.
The family would like to express thanks to all the wonderful nurses for
their dedicated and loving care and to Lola’s “hand-picked” physicians for
the compassion and care they provided to Lola during her illness and a very
special thanks to Pastor Ken Blundell.
Per Lola’s wishes, her body was donated to the Marshall University Medical
School.
A memorial services and celebration of Lola’s life will be held on Sunday,
September 14, 2008, 7:00 PM at the Charleston Seventh-Day Adventist Church
with Pastor Ken Blundell officiating. The family will receive friends and
visitors one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, it was Lola’s wish for donations to be made to the
Charleston Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 622 Kanawha Blvd. W. Charleston, WV
25302.
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Mr. Loren C. Carney, 67 of Sanford, NC passed away
September 1, 2008 at home.
Mr. Carney is preceded in death by his wife Sue Carney, father Denver
Carney, brother Eugene Carney and infant sister.
He is survived by his mother Oshel Carney Lee of Liberty; children John and
wife Tonya Carney and Joey and wife Kathy Carney; brother Lee and wife Jean
Carney of Liberty and three grandchildren.
A tribute to the life of Mr. Carney will be 2:00 PM Saturday September 6,
2008 at Center Point Church with Sam Kinser officiating. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to
the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations be made to Kanawha Hospice
1143 Dunbar Ave. Dunbar, WV 25064.
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