JUDITH ANN ARTHUR
Judith Ann Bennett Arthur, 70, of Hurricane, went home to be with the Lord on January 20, 2023.
Judy is retired from Putnam County Schools and a former employee of RESA III and West Virginia American Water. She was proud of graduating alongside her son Benjamin from West Virginia State College. She is a member of Main Street Church of Christ and the Professional Secretaries Association. Judy was an avid animal lover, especially cats.
She is preceded in death by her parents Wyatt J. “Bob” and Grace F. Bennett and sister Sharon Parog.
She is survived by her son Benjamin Wyatt Arthur; five siblings Barney Bennett and his wife Vicki, Joan E. Savilla and her husband Joe, Tommy Wayne Bennett, Nancy McLean and her husband Franklin, and Charles F. Bennett and his wife Sue and a host of nieces and nephews.
A tribute to the life of Judy was held Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Daniel Curry officiating. Entombment was in Haven of Rest Memory Gardens, Red House.

MADGE DAWSON
Madge Ashley Dawson, 93, of Scott Depot, was born on January 19, 1929 in Amma, and passed away on January 17, 2023 at Hubbard Hospice House Charleston.
She was a daughter of the late Waitman T. and Icie Ashley. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Pat; brothers: Gene and Don; and a sister: June.
Madge is survived by her sons: Ed (Barbara), Larry (Kim) and Ron (April); a sister: Rosemary Ashley Martin; as well as her grandchildren: John Dawson II, Jamie Dawson Sprigle, Ashley Dawson, Jared Nelson, and Larry Dawson II; and 7 great grandchildren.
Madge was married to Pat Ira Dawson on September 24, 1948 and enjoyed many wonderful years of raising boys, traveling, playing golf and owning a business.
Together they Co-Owned Dawson’s TV and Appliance in Teays Valley and after retiring to Florida, they enjoyed many years of travel, golf and friendships. After the death of Pat in 1992, Madge made the decision to move back to West Virginia to make sure her boys were behaving. She has enjoyed many of her final years fully engaged in the lives of her sons, who have watched over her and included her in their daily lives.
From the humble life of being born on a family farm in Amma to the successful ownership of a business, Madge never forgot what was important and that was her faith. Beginning in a one room Methodist Church in Amma to being a 50 year member of St. John United Methodist Church in Teays Valley, she was always faithful in her faith and always lived a Christian life and set an example for many. She was also a 50-year member of the Eastern Star Nitro Lodge.
A Celebration of Madge’s Christian Life was held Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with Rev. Chris Scott officiating. Burial was in Amma Cemetery, Amma.