Apr 23, 2017

Glenes Elwood Dumire, 84, of Oakland, MD passed away at his home April 23, 2017. He was born March 1, 1933 in William, WV a son of the late George Steven and Vernie Mae Moats Dumire. He is survived by his daughter, Glenda Lynn Dumire (William) Friend, granddaughter, Jasmine Friend, children of heart, Rita (Larry) Truxall, Ronald (Renee) Aliff, and...

Apr 22, 2017

Robert Leon Carr, 75, of Thomas, WV died Saturday April 22, 2017 at home after a long illness. He was born in Thomas, WV October 29, 1941 a son of the late Willis H. and Sylvia White Carr. Also preceding him in death were 2 brothers, Noah Carr and Charles Carr, 2 sisters, Ruth Mercante and Rosalie Ford. He is...

Apr 21, 2017

Rose Ina Lovenina (Beckman) Harsh, 88, of Eglon, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on April 21, 1929 in Oakland, Rose Ina was the daughter of the late Osborne Stanley and Ina Eleanora (Paugh) Beckman. Rose Ina was born with a spirit of "service before self." As a teen who was...

Apr 21, 2017

Osborne C. "Jack" Tasker, 72, of Harper's Ferry, WV and formerly of Swanton, died on Friday, April 21, 2017, at his home. Born on December 20, 1944, in Keyser, he was the son of the late Osborne Wellington "Jack" and Gladys (Sharpless) Tasker. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had retired, after working for...

Apr 17, 2017

David Craig Riley, 64, of Oakland died on Monday, April 17, 2017, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. Born on October 30, 1952, in Oakland, he was the son of the late Elbert and Katherine (Steyer) Riley. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served during the Vietnam War. He was a...

Apr 16, 2017

Robert (Bob) Taylor, 80, Piedmont, WV, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Potomac Valley Hospital.

Born October 11, 1936, he was the son of the late Marshall F. Taylor & Evelyn Faye “Toot”. (Washington) Taylor. Bob was preceded in death by a sister, Mary “Lil” Weaver.

Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Apr 15, 2017

Steven Earl Sauder, 58, of Oakland died on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on December 8, 1958 in East Earl, PA, he was the son of Grace (Sweigart) Sauder of East Earl and the late Raymond Earl Sauder. He was a graduate of Garden Spot High School in Lancaster County, PA and...

Apr 14, 2017

Julia B. Tressler, 91, of Eglon, WV, died on Friday, April 14, 2017, at the home of her dear friends, Wanda and Bob Evans. Born on March 11, 1926 in Conway, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stoyan and Mary (Saus) Brkovich. She was raised in the Catholic faith. Julia worked in food service as both a...

Apr 11, 2017

T. Adelaide Whiteman, 93 of Hagerstown, MD, formerly of Piedmont, WV, died at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown, MD on April 11, 2017. She was born in Piedmont, WV on August 12, 1923 and was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Gill) James. Adelaide was preceded in death by her husband, Junior L. Whiteman who...

Apr 10, 2017

Edward Stone "Ted" Gibbs, 79, of Oakland, Maryland, died of complications of lung cancer on Monday, April 10, 2017, at his home in Oakland. He was born on May 18, 1937, at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, the younger - by one minute - of a set of fraternal twin boys born to Joseph Shewell Gibbs, III and...

Apr 3, 2017

Beulah Ruth Black, 88, of Harman, WV passed away April 3, 2017 at Colonial Place in Elkins, WV. She was born October 25, 1928 in Macksville, WV a daughter of the late Jacob Edward and Bessie Alice Smith Painter. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Worth Black, one daughter, Renita McIntyre, and one brother, Estyl Painter. She...

Apr 3, 2017

Thomas Kelly Vance, Jr., 65, of Oakland died on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on August 16, 1951, in Bayard, WV, he was the son of Madge L. (Liller) Vance of Oakland and the late Thomas Kelly Vance, Sr. He had worked in the family business, Kelly's Appliance & Furniture Store, for many years...

Apr 2, 2017

Jimmy Lee Drenning, 80, of Davis, WV died April 2, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He was born January 5, 1937 in Pierce, WV a son of the late Clyde Earl and Gladys Mae Miller Drenning. He is survived by one son, Donnie Drenning, NC, one daughter, Delly (Billy) Newcome, NC, one brother, Joe (Terry) Drenning, Davis,...

Apr 2, 2017

Theresa Murphy, 57, of Oakland passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on August 10, 1959 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Frances (Jamison) Root. She was a member of the Crellin United Methodist Church. Theresa loved old cars, spending time with her...

Apr 1, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Moore passed peacefully from this earthly life on Saturday, April 1st, 2017.  She was born in the family home in Davis, WV on Sunday, July 20th, 1924, the daughter of John and Anna (Novak) Mosco.  She attended Davis High School, graduating in 1942.  Mary was the youngest of four children, and grew up on the family farm...

Apr 1, 2017

Wayne Carlton Wotring, 79, of Aurora, WV passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born September 3, 1937 in Brookside, WV a son of the late Calvin Sheridan and Hester Lee Sell Wotring. Also preceding him in death were 5 brothers; Calvin Jr. (Bubbles) Wotring, Harold (Bud) Wotring, Cecil Wotring,...

Apr 1, 2017

Michelle Elaine Gravelle, 37, of Thomas, WV died April 1, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born February 22, 1980 in Morgantown, WV a daughter of Marc E. and Bonnie L. Gravelle. She is survived by her husband, Joe Harper, one son, Colin Summerfield, Parsons, WV, one step-daughter, Carly Harper, mother-in-law, Tina Lamb, four sisters, Tracy...

Mar 28, 2017

Betty Faye Harvey, 85, of Oakland passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home with her loving family at her side. Born on July 22, 1931,in Sang Run,she was the daughter of the late George and Martha (Lytle) DeWitt. Betty and her late husband were proud owners and business partners of Harvey's Superette, currently...

Mar 23, 2017

Pauline M. Royce, 86, of Mentor, Ohio and formerly of Thomas, WV passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 23, 2017 at Heather Hill Care Communities in Munson Township, Ohio. She was born in Coketon, WV on May 4, 1930 a daughter of the late Wilbur and Virginia Kerns Losh. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis...

Mar 22, 2017

One of the loveliest of mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, and friends, Eloise Hockman Lambert, passed into a new life on March 22, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Houston, Texas. She was born April 21, 1922, in Davis, West Virginia, and grew up in Davis and Parsons. Eloise was the second oldest of nine children. She is predeceased by her...