Raynes Funeral Home

11/28/2025

Carl Roger Sharps 83, of Eleanor passed away Thursday November 27, 2025 at his home following a brief illness. He was an executive at the Hecks corporation for several years. Roger worked for many years in the timber and gas industry. He was the owner / operator of Lone Tree and was a founding membe...

11/27/2025

Paula Jean Ballengee, 64, of Eleanor, WV gained her angel wings on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at CAMC Memorial after a short illness. Paula was a 1979 graduate of Buffalo High School and was employed for 23 years at Parkline, Inc. in Eleanor, WV in the Engineering Department.

Paula loved her...

11/27/2025

11/19/2025

Michael Wayne Walker 70, of Buffalo passed away Tuesday November 18, 2025 at CAMC Memorial Hospital. He was a 1973 graduate of Buffalo High School and a member of the IBEW. Mike was a master electrician working for several years at Union Carbide and retiring from Greenwood. He was a member of Otter ...

11/18/2025

Irvin Merrill Jividen 88 of Midway passed away Sunday November 16, 2025 at Celebration Villa following a brief illness. He started working for Sears Roebuck in 1957 as a salesperson and retired as the store manager of the Huntington Mall Sears. Merrill was an active member of the Midway Church, serv...

11/18/2025

Ruth Ann Barnette 83 of Leon passed away Sunday November 16, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong homemaker who loved the country lifestyle. She enjoyed canning, working in her flowers, squirrel hunting and fishing. She was an avid bell collector with an extensive col...

11/13/2025

Barbara Ellen Luikart, 60, of Leon, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.

Barbara lived a life full of kindness, laughter, and adventure. She spent many years working as an accountant, a career that took her all across the Uni...

11/03/2025

Charles M. “Cotton” “Chuck” Harper 77 of Cross Lanes passed away Saturday November 1, 2025 at CAMC Memorial. He was a 1968 graduate of Sissonville High School and a proud U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. He retired from Conrail as an engineer with over 28 years of service. He was an avid farmer and lo...

10/31/2025

Janet Y. Pitchford 89, of Pt. Pleasant passed away Thursday October 30, 2025 at Pleasant Valley Health Care Center. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School and attended Salem Baptist Church. She was a lifelong homemaker and loved quilting.

Born May 29, 1936 in Putnam County she was the daug...

10/23/2025

Gladys D. Stutler, 71, of Leon passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Jackie Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie M. Stutler; a sister, Jackie Payne; and a brother, Bert Cole.

Survivors include her daughte...

10/22/2025

Donna Knapp Wolford 92, of Palm Bay FL passed away Tuesday October 21, 2025 at her home. She was a 1950 graduate of Poca High School and a graduate of Marshall University. Donna went on to receive a masters degree in education from Ohio State University. Durning her career in education she taught En...

10/21/2025

Tina Fay Hackney, 50, of Red House passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. A 1993 graduate of Buffalo High School, she received her Bachelor of Sciences degree from Mountain State University, and was working toward her ultimate goal of a PhD in psychology from Marshall University. Tina was a passionat...