Martha Jane Riffe Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Martha Jane Riffe of Beckley, West Virginia, born in Crab Orchard, West Virginia, who passed away on November 26, 2022 at the age of 97. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Martha Jane Riffe to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Cleve Phipps and Laura Phipps (Snuffer); her husband Tracy L. Riffe; and her siblings, Mildred Vest, Argyle Price Gray, Freda Cook and Elwood Phipps.
She is survived by: her daughter Sue Ellen (Clark Swepston) of Ghent, WV; her granddaughters, Emilee Payne (Michael) of Charleston, WV, Andrea Campbell (David) of Princeton, WV and Olga Allen (Mark) of Turnbull, CT; her great grandchildren, Elisabeth, Molly, James Payne, Grace, Sarah, Eli, Erin Campbell and Peter Allen; her brother Charles Phipps of Bloomington, IN.; and her sisters-in-law, Alice Riffe, Frances Dickerson, Alice Meek Riffe, Norma Riffe and Joyce Phipps. She is also survived by other friends, cousins, nieces, nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, PO Box 446, Crab Orchard, WV 25827 or to the Beckley Area Foundation with notation to the Tracy & Martha Jane Riffe Fund, 1210 South Kanawha St., Beckley, WV 25801.
