Elk Funeral Services Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Charleston, WV area
Linda Saunders
January 14, 2026
Linda Faye Saunders, 76, of Saint Albans, West Virginia, passed away January 14, 2026. Linda was born in Charleston, West Virginia August 24, 1949, to the late Shirley and Lucille Phillips Clendenin.
Linda is also preceded in death by her brothers Gene and Larry Clendenin and her sister Patricia Jones.
Linda is survived by her brothers, Roger and Dennis Clendenin, sisters Treasa...
Laura "Sissy" Whittington
January 12, 2026
Laura Lorraine “Sissy” Whittington, 74, of Cannelton, West Virginia, passed away on January 12, 2026, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was born in Cannelton, WV, on January 12, 1952, to the late James Burten and Lorraine Elizabeth Whittington.
Laura was a veteran of the US Army.
She is survived by her brother, James B. Whittington, Jr. (Kathy); sisters, Drena Graves, Rosie Derakhshandeh,...
Ronald Samples
January 5, 2026
Ronald Clay Samples, 55, of Bomont, West Virginia, passed away on January 5, 2026.
Ronald was born on December 29, 1970, in Garden City, Michigan. He was the son of Rodney and Erma Samples, also of Bomont, West Virginia.
Ronald was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Stacy Samples of Bomont, West Virginia.
He is survived by his sister, Terry Mullins...
Thomas Haines
December 26, 2025
Thomas Haines, 78, of Dunbar, West Virginia, passed away on December 26, 2025. Thomas was born on January 26, 1947, to the late Tena L. Higgenbotham Haines and Charles J. Haines Jr.
Thomas was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian church in South Charleston.
A committal service will be held at Cunningham Memorial Park in Saint Albans, West Virginia, at 1:00 PM...
Louvena Evans
December 26, 2025
Louvena Evans, 87, of Bomont, West Virginia, passed away at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston on December 26, 2025. Louvena was born on August 3, 1938, in Queen Shoals, West Virginia, to the late Bruce and Lulia Bryant Evans.
Louvena is also preceded in death by her brothers, Hazel James Evans, Billy Porter Evans, and Ricky Elvis Evans, and her...
Kimberly Cooper
December 25, 2025
Kimberly Cooper, 68, of Dunbar, West Virginia, passed away on December 25, 2025. Kimberly was born on November 15, 1957, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Bobby Cooper and Edna Mae Bailes Cooper.
Kimberly attended Charleston High School.
There are no services planned at this time.
Elk Funeral & Cremation Service is honored to be assisting Kimberly's family.
Janet Robinson-Frog
December 22, 2025
Janet Beatrice Robinson-Frog, 66, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away on December 22, 2025. Janet was born on January 3, 1959, to the late Delmer Eugene Robinson and Gertrude Azelene Summers.
Janet is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Robert Lee Nicholas.
She is survived by her daughter Dawn and her husband Scott Novak of Charleston, West Virginia, sisters Jane...
Jamie Milam
December 17, 2025
Jamie Justine Milam, 61, of Saint Albans, West Virginia, passed away on December 17, 2025. Jamie was born in Springfield, Missouri, on March 10, 1964, to Gary L. Holland and the late Dixie K. Perryman.
Jamie is preceded in death by her mother, daughter Shawwnalynn, step-father Russell Breeden, grandmother Retha Krumholz, and grandfather Stacey Perryman.
Jamie's memory lives on in her husband,...
Paul Hughes
December 15, 2025
Paul David Hughes, 82, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away on December 15, 2025, at the Hubbard Hospice House. Paul was born in Charleston on November 29, 1943, to the late Paul B. Hughes and Shirley J. Lay Hughes.
Paul is also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Mae Hughes, and his brother Dennis Hughes.
Paul is survived by his brother...
Sonja West
December 6, 2025
Sonja Jean West, 80, of Winfield, West Virginia, passed away on December 6, 2025, at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane, West Virginia. Sonja was born on December 12, 1944, to the late Howard Burton Kelley and Edith Olive Lovejoy Kelley.
Sonja is also preceded in death by her brothers Sammy, Jimmy, and Howard Kelley. Sonja is survived by her husband...
George Ringwald
November 7, 2025
George T. Ringwald, 74, of Charleston, West Virginia, died on November 7, 2025, while a patient at Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Hospital. He was born on April 28, 1951, in the Bronx of New York City. He spent his early childhood in New York and moved to West Virginia in the late 1960s. He worked many years at Union Carbide...
Louellen Bonner
November 4, 2025
Louellen Bonner, 59, of West Columbia, West Virginia, passed away on November 4, 2025. Louellen was born on March 16, 1966, to the late Dallas Lewis and Shirley Scott Lewis.
Louellen is preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles Bonner Sr, and brother Randall Lewis.
She is survived by her son Charles Bonner Jr, sisters Deborah Seese, Tina Reedy, and Priscilla...
Pamela Shaffer
November 2, 2025
Pamela Sue Shaffer, 67, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away on November 2, 2025. Pamela was born on January 22, 1958, in Wellston, Ohio, to the late Harry Edward and Clara Faye Shaffer.
Pamela is also preceded in death by her sister Barbara Shaffer and her great-grandson Phaelen Martin.
She is survived by her daughters, Natusha Medley and Natalie Terry, both of...
Carl Newhouse
October 12, 2025
Carl Eugene Newhouse, 84, went home to be with the Lord on October 12, 2025. He was born on November 20, 1940, to the late Carl and Helen Newhouse.
Carl was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose kindness and faith touched everyone who knew him. He was a lifelong member of Davis Memorial Baptist Church, where he faithfully served...
Bobbie Racer
October 9, 2025
Bobbie Racer, 66, of Dunbar, West Virginia, passed away at home on October 9, 2025. Lynda was born on December 22, 1958.
There are no services planned at this time.
Elk Funeral & Cremation Service is honored to be assisting Bobbie's family at this time.
Charles "Chuck" Nutter
September 23, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Curtis Nutter, 61, of Hernshaw, West Virginia, passed away on September 23, 2025, at CAMC Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Chuck was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on November 1, 1963, to the late William and Loretta Nutter.
Chuck is preceded in death by his parents and brother William “Bill” Nutter. He is survived by his loving wife,...
George Belcher Jr.
September 6, 2025
George Walter Belcher Jr., 87, of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, passed away on September 6, 2025. George was born on October 1, 1937, to the late Ethel Francis Burger and George Walter Belcher Sr. in Charleston, West Virginia.
George served in the United States Marine Corps and was a barber in Charleston, West Virginia.
Per his wishes, George was cremated and...
Lynda Sanchez
September 4, 2025
Lynda Sanchez, 69, of Dunbar, West Virginia, passed away at home on September 4, 2025. Lynda was born on October 6, 1955.
There are no services planned at this time.
Elk Funeral & Cremation Service is honored to be assisting Lynda's family at this time.
Garry Bailey
August 31, 2025
Garry Bradford Bailey, 71, of Sissonville, West Virginia, passed away on August 31, 2025. Garry was born on November 12, 1953, to the late Vernon Bailey and Mary Bailey.
Garry is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Linda Utt.
He is survived by his nieces, Deanna Hunley of Charleston, West Virginia, and Kristy Utt of Charleston, West Virginia, his brother-in-law,...
Douglas Wesley
August 25, 2025
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Douglas Wayne (June) Wesley of Charleston, WV, reported his time of departure was near. Monday, August 25, 2025, the breath of Life God gave Douglas on June 13, 1951, had departed. Douglas was Elizabeth (Betty) McCray’s only child, her pride & joy. Father James Morris. Loving Stepfather Nathan McCray.
Early in life, Douglas received Jesus Christ...
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