Jimmie Anderson

Mr. Jimmie Anderson, 68, of Mt. Hope, died July 8, 2010 in CAMC Memorial Division.

Arrangements by Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.



Herbert ‘Dick’ Winford Bailess

Herbert “Dick” Winford Bailess, 87, of Edmond, died July 8, 2010, at his home.

Born July 22, 1922, at Hurt, Va., he was the son of the late Willis Dotson and Margie Livingston Bailess.

A son, Winford Bailess; a daughter, Margaret Collins; a brother, Melvin Bailess; and sisters, Ellen McFaden and Lois Rush, also preceded him in death.

Dick was retired from the Central Appalachian Coal preparation plant at Montgomery.

He was a member of the Beauty Mountain Baptist Church and UMWA.

He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving: his wife, Virginia Tully Bailess; son, Henry Melvin “Hank” Bailess and wife Ann, of Edmond; daughters, Lois Holliday and husband Ted of Midlothian, Va., Frances Childress of Edmond and Donna Bailess of West Palm Beach, Fla.; brother, Norma Bailess of Winston-Salem, N.C.; sisters, Ruby Kiger of Madison Heights, Va., and Mildred Hoaglin of Denver, Colo.; and  grandchildren, Jennifer Holliday Speer, Erin Bailess, Chad Collins, Chris Collins, Ashley Childress, Olivia Bailess, Jonathan Bailess and Lydia Bailess.

Services were July 12 at Beauty Mountain Baptist Church in Edmond with Brother Leroy Pack and Joe Collins officiating. Burial was at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, with military graveside rites by Oak Hill VFW Post #3110.

Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.



Thelma Marie Coleman Shifflett Baker

Thelma Marie Coleman Shifflett Baker, 87, of Slaughterville, Okla., formerly of Oak Hill, died July 7, 2010, at Noble Health Care Center in Noble, Okla.

Born July 17, 1922, at Mossy, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Essie Pearl Ingram Coleman. Her first husband, Raymond Shifflett, to whom she was married in October 1939; second husband, Ralph Ludell Baker, to whom she was married on June 1966; as well as three brothers, Homer Coleman, Richard Coleman and Thadeus Coleman, and a sister, Daisy Pungen, also preceded her in death.

She was a charter member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle and a retired seamstress.

Thelma moved to Oklahoma five years ago to be near her daughter. She enjoyed sewing and gardening.

Surviving: daughter, Nancy Shifflett Plunkett of Slaughterville; son, Ronald Shifflett of Holcomb, Wis.; sisters, Carolyn O’Dell and husband Woodie of Fayetteville, Dorothy Entsminger of Oak Hill and Mary Treadway and husband Jimmy of Lakeland, Fla.; brother, Ray Coleman and wife Betty of Navarre, Ohio; sisters-in-law, Catherine Coleman of Fayetteville and Vada Ellison of Scarbro; grandchildren, Ronnie Plunkett and Jerrilynn Plunkett, both of Slaughterville, Will Plunkett of Norman, Okla., and Karen Cracker and Donna Shifflett, both of Wisconsin; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were July 13 at the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Allen Gallimore officiating. Burial followed in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill.

Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.



Anna Carol Leeper Batey

Mrs. Anna Carol Leeper Batey, 67, of Greensboro, N.C., formerly of Harvey, died July 5, 2010, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

Born June 25, 1943, in Kingsport, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late John F. Leeper and Willie Beatrice (James) Leeper. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel M. Batey, but also 21 brothers and sisters (whom she shared the same father); daughter, Muriel Elaine Leeper; and son, Michael Dwayne Batey.

Mrs. Batey was a Head Start teacher for 16 years.

Surviving: her children, Hope Celeste Leeper (Michael) Morgan of Whipple, Samuel M. Batey Jr. of Tampa, Fla., William E. Batey of Greensboro, N.C., John A. (Hope) Batey of Farrell, Pa., Kenneth A. Batey of Beckley and Marion Dykes (Leonard) Coolidge of Tampa; brothers, James Lewis Leeper of Greensboro and Elmer Richardson of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Anne Richardson Tynes and Ida Bell Richardson, both of Columbus; sister-in-law, Rosa Mae Batey Grooms of Smithers; a special friend and caretaker, Joyce Swinney of Greensboro; two special granddaughters, Gloria Willis of Columbus and Yvonne Gordon of Greensboro, who also was her caretaker; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Heart of God Ministries, 1703 So. Kanawha St., Beckley, with Bishop Fred T. Simms officiating.

Submitted by Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.



Glenna L. Bowles

Glenna L. Bowles, 61, of Oak Hill, died July 2, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, following a short illness.

Born March 23, 1949, in Thayer, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Annie Eagle Bowles. She also was preceded in death by brothers, Robert Bowles, Gaylen Bowles, Gary Bowles, and two infant brothers, William David Bowles and James Emmett Bowles; a half-brother, Ray Eagle; and a sister, Sheralyn Bowles.

She was a homemaker and a mother.

Surviving: daughter, Wretha Bowles of Oak Hill; sisters, Janet Bowles and Judy Bowles, both of Oak Hill; brothers, Dennis Bowles of Danese and Greg and wife Retha of Alexandria, Va.; a niece, Amanda; and nephew, Aaron.

She will be cremated at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.



Virginia Dodd Clinebell

irginia Mildred Dodd Clinebell, 92, of Fayetteville, died July 7, 2010, at Fayette Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville.

Born April 13, 1918, in Elkview, she was the daughter of the late Charles “C.I.” Dodd and Allie Mae Daugherty Dodd, former owners of Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Clinebell, in 1981; sister, Velma Payne; and brothers, Chauncey Dodd and Charles E. Dodd.

Mrs. Clinebell was a member of Christ Fellowship, Fayetteville. She had a business degree in Administration and had previously worked for Fayetteville Water Company and eight years for Fayetteville Federal Savings and Loans.

She loved going to church, reading, bird and squirrel watching, and watching television.

Surviving: her daughters, Barbara Murdock and husband Jim, and Kay Ball, all of Fayetteville;  grandchildren, Kevin Ball and wife Jennifer of Coshocton, Ohio, and Kristopher Ball, Jodi Frantz and husband Tim, and Matthew Jarvis, all of Fayetteville; great-grandchildren, Kody Ball, Zachary Ball, Logan Frantz, and Cloey Frantz; great-step-grandchildren, James A. Murdock IV and Daniel Mealer; sister, Grace “Pug” Geary of Hampton, Va.; step-great-grandchildren, James and Jennifer Murdock, and Kevin and Cassandra Mealer, all of Virginia Beach; and special caregiver, Nellie Moore.

A celebration of her life was held July 10 at the Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home Chapel, Fayetteville, with Rev. Robert Morey and Pastor Jerry Bush officiating. Burial followed at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville.

Donations in her memory may be made to The Gideons International, PO Box 429, Oak Hill, WV 25901 (cards and envelopes available at funeral home).

Online condolences and other information available at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.



Ruth Craddock Conner

Ruth Craddock Conner, 78, died July 6, 2010, at the Brian Center in Yanceyville, N.C.

Born Sept. 26, 1932, at Mount Hope, she was the daughter of the late George and Macil Blake Craddock. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert A. Conner, on Nov. 5, 1989, and by sisters, Esta Spears and Edith Shaughnessy, and a brother, Donald Craddock.

A former resident of Richmond, Va., Ruth had lived in the Danville, Va., area since 1979. She was formerly employed as a manager of the Division of Motor Vehicles in Danville and was a member of the Tabernacle.

Surviving: son, James Conner and wife Angela of St. Michaels, Ariz.; brother, David Craddock of Beckley; grandchildren, Jonah Conner, Estar Denny and husband Kellen, Cody Conner and Rebecca Conner; three great-grandchildren; and her adopted family, Ben and Joanie Sutton and family.

Funeral services were July 9 at the Townes Memorial Chapel with Rev. Lamaar Mooneyham and Ben Sutton officiating. Graveside services were in Greenwood Memorial Gardens on July 10.

Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, Danville, Va., was in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.

Information submitted by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.



Herbert E. Jones Jr.

Herbert E. Jones Jr., a lifelong West Virginia resident and community philanthropist, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at his home surrounded by family.

Mr. Jones was president of Amherst Coal Company in Charleston from 1970 to 1982.

Mr. Jones was a fourth-generation West Virginian. His great-grandfather, Llewellyn Wills Jones, moved to Fayette County from Amherst County, Va., in 1843.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 6, 1920, the second son of Nancy Munce Jones and Herbert E. Jones Sr. of Oak Hill, Herbert E. Jones Jr. resided in Amherstdale in Logan County, Charleston, and in Oak Hill.

The family moved to Charleston in the fall of 1927. In Charleston, Mr. Jones graduated from Fernbank Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, before attending The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., and Princeton University, where he majored in chemical engineering.

At Princeton, Mr. Jones was captain of the University Crew team. During World War II, Mr. Jones’ Princeton class of 1943 was accelerated, and he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942. After graduation, he reported to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen School at Columbia University, where he served as the Commander of the Second Company. Commissioned as an Ensign, he was assigned to the U.S. Navy Submarine School of New London, and subsequently reported to the USS Tunny 282 at Hunters Point, Calif.

Mr. Jones completed six war patrols on the Tunny in the Pacific Theatre and was awarded the Navy Silver Star, a letter of commendation from Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, and promotion to Lieutenant, USNR. As Engineering and Diving Officer, Mr. Jones was the first submarine officer to determine how to preserve meat better in submarine refrigerators. In addition, he installed a soft-serve ice cream maker. Both innovations soon became essential on other submarines.

In 1946 Mr. Jones went to work with Amherst Coal Company in Lundale as a production engineer. He earned his Mine Foreman’s Certificate and Registered Professional Mining Engineers Certificate while working in the Buffalo Creek Division, and in 1956 became division superintendent. In 1960 Mr. Jones became vice president of operations. He served as president of the Logan Coal Operators Association and as a director of the WV Coal Association, with five years as chairman.

In 1952 Mr. Jones traveled to Germany to study mines in the Ruhr with the Marshall Plan. In 1960, he traveled to India to advise on mining technology. Later, as director of the National Coal Association, Jones served as a member of a team that visited mines in Germany and later, mines in Russia, including Siberia.

Jones was a founding member of the Mining Development Committee that built an early continuous miner. Jones was also a director of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. With this group, Mr. Jones traveled to South Africa to advise on South African mining. He was also frequently involved in negotiations with the United Mine Workers Union.

In 1970 Mr. Jones became president of Amherst Coal Company, remaining in that position until 1982 when he initiated a merger with Diamond Shamrock, Inc. Since then he has been associated with Port Amherst Ltd., a river transportation and construction company, and served as a director of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia railroad.

In other activities, Mr. Jones served as a member and chairman of the WV Air Pollution Control Commission, a member of the WV Graduate College (now Marshall University Graduate College) Advisory Board, and was chairman until 1983. He was interim president of the Graduate College for one year.

A project very dear to his heart was the WV Veterans Memorial Commission, on which he served as chairman. Without Mr. Jones’ devotion and perseverance, this project would not have been completed.

Mr. Jones has been an active vestry member and trustee of Charleston’s St. John's Episcopal Church for many years. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of the WV Symphony, The Clay Center, and The Avampato Museum in Charleston.

As a young man, he enjoyed horseback riding, golf, flying his own plane, and visiting his family farm in Fayette County. Later he took up carriage driving, and occasionally drove his team of Belgian horses around the town of Oak Hill. The long, lean Mr. Jones was also a familiar figure swimming at the Charleston YMCA.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife of 67 years, Gloria Marie Callen Jones; and his children, Christine Jones Huber (Joel) of Durham, N.C., and their children, Mary and Amanda; Herbert E. Jones III (Hollis Hampton) and their children, Deirdre and Logan of Nashville, Tenn.; Callen Jones McJunkin (Thomas) of Charleston and their children, Jameson, Allison, and Jennifer; and Adelyn Munce Jones of Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Jones is also survived by his brother, Charles Tandy Jones, of Charleston and Oak Hill; and his sister, Adeline (Mrs. S. Coerte Voorhees) of Merry Point, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jones also have four great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1105 Quarrier Street, Charleston, where there will be a reception immediately following the service at the church.

The family will welcome visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston. A private family burial service will be held on Sunday, July 18, in Oak Hill.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to HospiceCare of Charleston, WV, or to charities serving West Virginia veterans or miners.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.barlowbonsall.com.

Arrangements by Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston.



Josephine Thorn

Josephine Thorn, 84, of Fayetteville, died July 7, 2010, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, following an extended illness.

Arrangements are incomplete at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville.