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Jeremy Paul Rowan
Apr 5, 2022
Jeremy Paul Rowan, 35, of Fairmont, passed away unexpectedly at his home on April 5th, 2022. Jeremy was born November 9th, 1986 in Morgantown to parents Ronald and Diane Rowan. He attended school at East Fairmont High School and worked most notably as a courier for Omnicare of Morgantown and at Fairmont Regional Hospital in Fairmont. Jeremy is survived...
Eva Janie George
Apr 3, 2022
Eva Janie George, 78, of Mansfield, OH, formally of Fairmont, WV passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at her home, peacefully in her sleep. She was born August 18, 1943 in Nicholas County, WV, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Genevie Martin. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a homemaker who loved cooking and...
Timothy Allen Dudley
Apr 3, 2022
Timothy Allen Dudley, age 62, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was born July 4, 1959 a son of the late Noble and Joann Dudley. He is survived by his two daughters, Natalie and husband Pat Cornell and Shawna and husband Josh Burns; two brothers, Darrell and wife Gigi Dudley, and Mike and wife...
Walter Martin Kuzniar
Apr 1, 2022
Walter Martin Kuzniar, 85, of Morgantown, passed away on 4/1/22 at home, surrounded by family. Walt graduated from Rivesville High School where he was a star forward in basketball and a standout in football. Walt earned a basketball scholarship and played for West Virginia Tech until an injury ended his collegiate career after one year. However, Walt continued with...
Patricia Smith
Mar 30, 2022
Patricia A. Smith, 74, of Warren, OH, departed this life Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 5:46 a.m. at Trumbull Regional Medical Hospital ER, from cardiac arrest. She was born January 9, 1948 in Morgantown, WV, the daughter of George Blue and Nora Priscilla Quarles Blue. Patricia was employed with Trumbull County Jobs and Family Services for 33 years as...
John William Pyles
Mar 30, 2022
John W. Pyles, 89, of Morgantown passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 30th at home, with his loving wife by his side along with his faithful poodle companion, Sammie. He was born January 28, 1933 in Flemington, WV the son of the late Melford and Lucy (Scarcella) Pyles. The family moved to Morgantown in 1939, when he was in the...
Denise Corriveau
Mar 29, 2022
Denise Corriveau, 62, of Ronceverte passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 29, 1959 to the late James and Stephanie Cook of Middletown, CT. Denise is survived by three sisters, Pat (Lewis) Saunders, Corinne McCarthy, Sharlene Jones; nieces and nephews, John (Sharon) Matthews, Tina (Paul) Sapouckey, Aaron (Amy) Harakaly, James...
Virginia Mae Johnson
Mar 27, 2022
Virginia ‘Ginger’ Mae Johnson, 54, of Honeysuckle Hill Road, Morgantown passed away on March 27, 2022, as a result of injuries sustained in a house fire. She was born July 14, 1967, in Morgantown. She is survived by her husband Lawrence Johnson, three step-daughters, Regina (Marc) Ralston, of Fairmont, Paula (Joseph) Salamone, and Tina Johnson all of Morgantown, and numerous...
Melvin Kyle Johnson
Mar 26, 2022
Melvin Johnson, 80 of Morgantown went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2022. He was a member of the Mt. View Free Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Doris Jean Dalton and her family, his daughters ,Connie Palmer and Sherry Franklin; grandchildren, Wyatt Franklin, Nick...
Janius Joy Sheely
Mar 24, 2022
Janius Joy Hinkle was born to Percy W. Hinkle and Beulah S. Hurst in Orlando, West Virginia on August 9, 1939. Her parents moved to Baltimore prior to the Second World War. Joy graduated from Forest Park High School in 1958. She met her future husband there and they married in 1965. Susan Renee Sheely arrived in October 1965....
Gloria Rae Linger
Mar 19, 2022
Gloria Rae Linger, 81, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at her home with her son by her side. She was born August 14, 1940 in Morgantown a daughter of the late John M. and Leola P. Huggins. She enjoyed playing Bingo, but most of all cherished spending time with her family and friends. She is survived...
Leonard Marvin Martin, Sr.
Mar 17, 2022
Leonard Marvin ‘Lenny’ Martin, Sr., 69, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Mon Health Medical Center. Lenny was born May 14, 1952 in Fairmont, WV a son of the late Raymond and Verna Martin. Lenny is survived by his wife of 45 years, Wanda Martin; a son Leonard Martin, Jr. and wife Cassandra of Morgantown; son-in-law...
Derrick Daniel Jefferson
Mar 16, 2022
Derrick Daniel ‘Diesel’ Jefferson passed suddenly on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born January 30, 1960, in Jere, a son of the late William L. “Snookie” and Norma Jean (Seals) Jefferson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Charles and Minerva Morgan; maternal grandparents, Jack and...
Cynthia Lynn Drake
Mar 2, 2022
Cynthia (Cindy) Lynn Drake, 63, of Morgantown passed from Ruby Hospital to a better place on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born to Dorothy and the late Thomas A. Drake. We celebrate Cindy’s positivity and her bravery as she dealt with cancer for several years. Cindy is survived by her loving husband and...
Gary William Burch
Feb 28, 2022
Gary William Burch born February 6, 1947, to Foster and Nellie Burch both of Morgantown, passed in his home on February 28, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Tewana (TJ / Janie) Burch and sons Bryan Burch and wife Heather, Jason Burch, and wife Stephanie and step-grandsons Casey and Logan Merrill, and grandson Wesley Burch....
Doris Swihart Burnette White
Feb 22, 2022
Doris Swihart Burnette White, 71, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family, on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Doris was born in Morgantown on December 16, 1950 daughter to Kenneth J. & Dorothy Pauline Nabors Swihart. Doris spent many years as a private duty caregiver & was a blessing to the families she cared for. Her...
Brian Chesney
Feb 22, 2022
Edward Brian Chesney, 64 of Morgantown, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Morgantown Health & Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. He was born November 17, 1957, in Morgantown, a son to George and Florence Chesney. Brian worked as an auto mechanic for various shops around the area and prior to his illness worked with his brother Danny at...
Ronald E. Hershman
Feb 17, 2022
Ronald “Ronnie” Hershman, 85, of Morgantown, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Mon Health Medical Center. Ronald was born on October 2, 1936, son of the late Lawrence and Josephine Hershman. Ronald had served in the West Virginia National Guard’s 201st infantry for several years, which included an active deployment during the Berlin Crisis. Ronnie...
Martha Ellen Kun
Feb 16, 2022
Martha Kun, 74, of Cassville, WV passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with COPD. Martha was born September 10, 1947 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Thomas ‘Coty’ Evanoff and Mary Menear Evanoff. Martha enjoyed family birthdays and holidays, they were special to her. She...
Delbert Marshall Barnett, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Delbert Marshall Barnett, Jr., age 72, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 9, 1949, in Morgantown a son of Delbert Marshall Barnett, Sr. and Della May Claypole Barnett. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Donald Barnett. He is survived by his two daughters, Cindy...
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