Naomi Michael, 98, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Monday, April 6, 2026, at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born December 13, 1927, in Brandywine, and was the daughter of the late Timothy L. Toliver Hoover and Nellie Lona Hoover.

Naomi worked at Brockway and JCPenney and attended Brandywine Christian Church.  She had a passion for sewing and made clothes for her siblings and nieces.  She loved to sing and play the guitar and would often invite large groups of friends to gather at her home where they would spend hours enjoying good food, fellowship and music together.

She is survived by –

Two sons –

Paul Bolton, Jr. (Mary Jane) of Brandywine

Richard Bolton (Judy) of Petersburg

Nine grandchildren –

Donnie Bolton, Stacy Bolton, Joni Lee Bolton, Billi Jo Bolton Swauger, Rhonda Ketterman, Tammy Johnston, Clark Lambert, Daniel Lambert and James Edward "Eddie" Propst

A number of great-grandchildren

And several nieces and nephews

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Preceding her in death were the father of her sons, Paul Bolton, Sr.; her husband, Ershel Ray Michael; two brothers, Roy Hoover and Herbert Hoover; and five sisters, Velma Gillispie, Bessie Smith, Mary Baldwin, Beulah Propst, and Leola Snyder.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, where a funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Larry Danner officiating.

Interment will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandywine.

Memorials may be made to South Fork Vol. Rescue Squad, 124 Black Thorn Road, Sugar Grove, WV  26815, South Fork Vol. Fire Dept., P. O. Box 297, Brandywine, WV  26802 or Pendleton Manor, P. O. Box 700, Franklin, WV  26807.