Funeral Services

67, of Beckley, passed Aug. 6. A Celebration of Life will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel. Friends at noon. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

age 86, of Fayetteville, WV, a native of Kaymoor, WV, passed on January 3, 2026. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Fayetteville Baptist Church, friends one hour prior. Entombment to follow at Huse Memorial Park and Mausoleum.

75, of Beckley, passed April 30. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Ros and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley. Friends two hours prior to services. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity.

Joseph "Joe" Lee Argabrite passed away Saturday, October 4, 2025. His Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 10th at 1 pm at the Cross Point Church in Beckley with Pastor Vondie Cook officiating. The family will receive friends for a visitation starting at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.

79, formerly of Beckley, WV, passed June 18. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 18, at Leavitt Funeral Home, 403 7th St., Parkersburg, WV. Friends one-hour prior. Burial, West Virginia National Cemetery< Grafton, WV.

of Martinsburg, formerly of Whitesville, a native of Sundial, WV, passed Aug. 8. Service 12 noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Sylvester Missionary Baptist Church. Friends at 11 a.m. Burial, Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, WV.

97, of Hinton, passed Feb. 19. Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton. Friends at 1 p.m. Burial in the Crook Cemetery, Jumping Branch, WV.

84, of Bradley, a native of Sprague, WV, passed Nov. 14. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Maxwell Hill Baptist Church, with visitation at noon. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.

88, of Beckley, passed March 6. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Methodist Temple, 201 Templeview Dr., Beckley, with visitatioin at 1 p.m. Final, rite of commitment at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, followed by family and friends at the church hall for High tea.

65, of Shady Spring, passed Jan. 20. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, Daniels Bible Church, Daniels. Friends from 11 a.m. until service time.

71, of Bolt, WV, passesd Feb. 3. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9th, at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley. Visitation at 11 a.m. Burial in the Edgar Allen Cemetery at Brunty Hollow in Fairdale, WV.

Mr. Richard Bennett, 65, of Minden, WV passed Thursday, September 18, 2025.

Funeral 11:00AM Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Community Restoration Worship Center 103 Lincoln St. Oak Hill.

Friends one-hour prior.

Arrangements by Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Bishop Tyrone B. Bentley, 63, of Covington, GA, formerly of Glen White, WV passed Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Funeral 12:00PM, Saturday, July 5, 2025 Heart of God Ministries, 1703 S. Kanawha St. Beckley. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park, Beckley.

Friends one-hour prior.

Arrangements by Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Christy Michelle Blackburn passed away on September 19, 2025. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Whitby Community Church located at 1400 Whitby Road, Coal City, WV. It will begin at 4:30 pm and go until 7:30 pm.

Patricia Ann Bodkin, 82, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the chapel of of New River Gorge Funeral Service, 350 W. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville.

77, of Layland, WV, passed Oct. 18. Service to celebrate the life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Friends one hour prior. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.

88, of Beckley, WV passed Monday, October 6, 2025.

Funeral service will be 1:00PM Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Welcome Baptist Church 206 8th St. Beckley.

Friends one-hour prior.

Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.

92, of Hilldale, native of Hinton, passed July 27. Service 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Pivont Funeral Home Chapel. Friends at 1:30 p.m. Burial Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Forest Hill.

76, of Lester, passed Aug. 29. Family and friends may visit 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Lester Church of God. Service will follow. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

62, of Layland, WV, passed Nov. 19, 2024. A memorial service will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at 312 South Fayette Street, Beckley.

77, of Daniels, passed Jan. 4, 2026. Service noon Thursday, Jan. 8, at Amos E. Quesenberry Peace Chapel of Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in Beckley. Friends, 10 a.m. Burial, Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, WV.

90 of Sioux City, Iowa, native of Layland, WV, passed March 13. Service 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Ponca United Methodist Church, Ponca, NE. Visitation at 6 p.m. Graveside memorial service near her home in WV, at a later date

70, of Glen Daniel, formerly of Lester, passed Dec. 9. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Amos E. Quesenberry Peace Chapel of Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. Friends one-hour prior. Entombment to follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Majusoleum, Prosperity.

of Fairdale, formerly of Crab Orchard, native of Slab Fork, passed June 1. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley. Friends from 9 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity.