All Obituaries

Elsie I. “Jackie” Brady, of Kitzmiller, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Cherry Hill Assisted Living.  Friends will be received at the C & S Fredlock Funeral Home, P.A., 710 Church St., Kitzmiller, on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 11 AM with Rev. Dr. Matthew Paugh officiating. Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery, Elk Garden, WV. In lieu...

Starlene S. (Hyde) Reel, of Oakland, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on January 24, 1965 in Keyser, she is the daughter of James D. Hyde and Linda DelSignore and husband Carmen of Oakland. Starlene attended Romney Assembly of God. She enjoyed spending time outdoors. Many fond memories were created with her family during their camping trips talking and laughing around the campfire. She loved cooking and celebrating holidays through the delicious...

Floyd Taylor Arnold, Jr., 76, of Oakland, died on Monday, January 20, 2020, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 7, 1943, in Oakland, the son of the late Floyd Taylor and Mary Catherine (Cooper) Arnold. Floyd was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. In his youth he worked for Tressler garage until he opened his own body shop. When he wasn't working, he enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Mae (Broadwater) Arnold; two...

Thelma Jean (Wiles) Stemple of Aurora, WV died on January 16, 2020, at the age of 86 at the home of her daughter. She was born on October 6, 1933, on Lantz Ridge to the late William and Phoebe (Shannon) Wiles. She was the youngest of eight children. Thelma was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Aurora, which she attended faithfully until health issues prevented her from doing so. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Holmes Stemple; a...

Barbara Alice Coberly, 89, of Aurora, WV and formerly of Rockville, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Gilchrist Center Howard County Hospice House, Columbia, MD from complications after a fall in December. Barbara was born on May 13, 1930, in Aurora, to the late Andrew Grant and Nellie Mae (Shrock) Loughrie. She married Branem “Jeff” Coberly of Elkins, WV on December 24, 1949, in Red House, MD. The couple lived in and near Elkins after marriage, relocated...

George Thurman Perrine of Mountain Lake Park, age 95, passed away peacefully at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born on February 23, 1924, near Rowlesburg, WV, the oldest of eight children of the late George Thurman and Reda Florence (Long) Perrine. He married Mildred Florence Killius on November 30, 1945. The couple had five children. George grew up in West Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. He was in the CCC, being in camps near Frederick MD and in...

John Edward Tasker, 87, of McHenry, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital.  Born on December 24, 1932 in Vindex, MD, he was the son of the late William and Lula (Stewart) Tasker.  John proudly served in the United States Army and was retired from the Garrett County Roads Department.    He was a member of the McHenry Volunteer Fire Department and volunteered with Accident EMS.   John is survived by his wife,...

Hubert Grant Custer, 92, of Oakland died on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on June 24, 1927, in North Glade, Swanton, he was the son of the late Heyward and Effie (Friend) Custer. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during WWII and Korea, being discharged with the rank of Corporal. He was an inspection engineer for the Maryland State Highway Administration from which he retired. Mr. Custer enjoyed deer hunting, attending his grandkids...

Kathleen W. "Kathy" McCullough, 61, of Oakland, MD, died on Monday, December 30, 2019, in Sarasota, FL. Born on March 21, 1958, in Baltimore, she was the daughter Vincent Jerome Wieman of Sarasota, FL and the late Ann Marie (Newett) Wieman. Kathy graduated from high school in 1976 and went on to work for the federal government. She held positions with a number of different agencies starting with Fish and Wildlife and including Justice and Management & Budget under the Reagan...

Gerard “Jerry” Joseph Maynard, 92, of Winchester, VA, formerly of Oakland, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2019. Born on January 3, 1927, in Providence, RI, he is the son of the late Euclid and Beatrice (Parmentier) Maynard. Jerry grew up in Scituate R.I. where he worked on the Maynard Dairy Farm. Jerry was a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Finance and a Master's degree in Finance from American...