Janice Bowden Aliff
Janice Bowden Aliff, of Teays, went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday May 26, 2024 at her daughter’s home surrounded by pets and family.
She was born in New Bedford, MA on April 4, 1937, the first of two children, to the late Roscoe Snow and Charlotte E. Ledbury Bowden. Her earliest years were spent in Walpole, Massachusetts where she graduated from Walpole High School in 1954.
Janice then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Simon’s Women’s College School of Nursing in 1959. She married James Richard Aliff of St. Albans on September 6, 1957, celebrating over 63 years of marriage when he passed away.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, a sister, Marilyn Campbell; son, David Lee Aliff; several aunts and uncles.
Janice moved to West Virginia after college and began a nursing career at Charleston Memorial Hospital, where she was an OR surgical nurse and was on the first open heart surgery performed at the hospital. She worked for many years at Charleston Memorial and was on the hospital bowling team, and later worked as a surgical nurse for Putnam General Hospital where she worked until her retirement.
Janice was a member of Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and played the organ for over 30 years.
She also had many hobbies including sewing, quilting, cooking, and gardening. She loved quilting with friends and always had great food on the table. Janice also had a love of animals, she rescued quite a few and had too many pets to mention them all.
She is survived by her daughter: Amy Bowles (Jarrod) of Scott Depot; granddaughters: Ashlynn and Alexis; sister-in-law: Janis Aliff of Springfield, VA; brother in-law: Kenneth Campbell of Holliston, MA and his children: niece, Andrea and nephew, Matt; and her cat, Blackie Piper.
Funeral service for Janice was Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Hurricane, with Rev. Dr. John D. Smith officiating. Burial was in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Gary L. Bailey
Gary L. Bailey, 79, of Eleanor, passed away on June 1, 2024, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington after a long battle with cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
Gary was born on May 7, 1945, to the late Carlton and Mary Hinkle Bailey. He graduated from Butler High School in Butler, New Jersey, and earned a degree in Biology from West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Gary served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, stationed in Germany. He retired from the USDA as a District Director of the Farm Service Agency after 37 years of service.
He was active in the Putnam County Gun Club, WV State Rifle & Pistol Association, NRA, and American Legion. He enjoyed spending time at his farm in French Creek, Upshur County, where he engaged in hunting, trapping, and enjoying nature. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. Gary was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Buckhannon.
Preceding him in death are his parents; grandparents, Harold and Nelle Bailey and W.O. and Alfa Hinkle; in-laws, Amos and Lillian Hornbeck Waugh; brother-in-law, Ronald Davidson, all of Buckhannon, and brother-in-law, Dr. Gary A. Waugh of South Carolina.
Gary is survived by his wife of 51 years, Percilla Waugh Bailey; sons, Aaron H. Bailey (Lisa) of Proctorville, Ohio, and Travis M. Bailey (Bonnie) of Milton, WV; grandsons, Turner and Bryor Bailey of Milton, WV. He is also survived by his brother, Phil Bailey of Newton, NJ; sister, Carol Horernle (Erich) of Florida; sisters-in-law, Nancy Waugh Davidson of Buckhannon, WV, and Joyce Gerrad Waugh of South Carolina; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral service was June 5, 2024, at Raynes Funeral Home in Eleanor with Pastor Will Basham officiating. Interment with military graveside honors was at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar.