Jeffrey Alan Gilchrist
May 24, 2021
Jeffrey Alan ‘Popeye’ Gilchrist, 58 of Morgantown passed away at his home on Monday, May 24, 2021. Jeff was born in Parkersburg, WV a son to Donald and Edith Gordon Gilchrist. He graduated from Parkersburg South High School in 1980 and moved to the Morgantown area in 1987.
Jeff was currently employed by the Town of Granville...
Mary E. Smith
May 23, 2021
Mary Ellen Smith passed away on May 23, 2021, at the age of 84. She was born June 3, 1936, in Halleck, West Virginia to the late Cecil Camden and Bessie Lee Keener.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband James ‘Jim’ Smith. They shared eight children, 17 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Mary was a homemaker...
Joyce J. Taylor
May 22, 2021
Joyce J. Taylor, 78, of Arthurdale, WV, died on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. She was born July 21, 1942, in Bobtown, PA, and later lived in Bald Hill, PA. She attended Bobtown Grade School and Mapletown High School graduating in 1960. Joyce worked for WVU in Morgantown and Parkersburg, WV. After...
Janis Yeager
May 21, 2021
Janis Patton Yeager, 66, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 21, 2021, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born May 26, 1954, in Jeannette, PA to the late Jesse and Shirley Patton.
Janis was one smart cookie, earning her Associates Degree from Fairmont State University and later a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from...
Richard Glenn Carder, Jr.
May 17, 2021
Richard Glenn Carder Jr., 59, of Morgantown, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 17, 2021.
He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Tammy Carder; his parents, Richard Glenn Carder Sr. and Alice Marie Carder; his one and only daughter, Amy Boden and husband William Boden; his beloved and cherished grandchildren,...
Phillip Andrew Marks
May 14, 2021
Phillip Andrew Marks, 56, of Cabin Creek, WV, formerly of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Hospital. He was born February 3, 1965, in Morgantown a son to Judy Dalton of Pace, FL, and the late Clifford ‘Hippie’ Marks.
Phillips graduated from the WV School for the Deaf...
Lorenzo James Turner
May 14, 2021
Lorenzo James ‘Jim’ Turner, 72, of Bertha Hill Morgantown, passed away at his home of natural causes on Friday, May 14, 2021. He was born October 11, 1948, in Morgantown a son of Trubie Lemard Turner and Dorothy G. Helmick Turner.
Lorenzo was a graduate of University High School class of 1966. He was a Veteran of...
Rev. David M. White
May 14, 2021
His faith became sight on the morning of May 14, 2021.
Rev. David Mahan White entered the unspeakable glory of his Lord and Savior on Friday morning. His spirit left this world surrounded by his family.
Dave was born October 18, 1945, in Morgantown to Eugene White and Betty Jean Poling.
Dave was...
Carrie Richter
May 10, 2021
Carrie Adeline Lardin Richter, 99, the last living sibling of Masontown's Lardin family, passed away May 10, 2021, at Monongalia General Hospital in the arms of her son Matthew.She was born in the Lardin House, German Township, Pennsylvania, on April 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Benjamin Roscoe Lardin and Margaret Martin Lardin. In 1995, her husband of...
Lorna Yvonne Phillips
May 6, 2021
Lorna Yvonne Phillips, 68, of Morgantown, was declared deceased on May 6, 2021. She was born in Morgantown, the daughter of Leonard and Clara Harris Phillips, on January 13, 1953. She graduated from University High School in 1971 and later retired from WVU Hospital after 33 years of service. Lorna was the last surviving member of her family. She...
Marjorie Jo Barill
May 5, 2021
In loving memory, Marjorie Jo Barill passed on May 5, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of WV, where she grew up in Booth and has spend the last 50 years in Star City. She is survived by her three children: Karla, Michael, Brooke. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Carl...
Robert Anthony Votta
May 4, 2021
Robert Anthony Votta, 80, of Morgantown, and formerly of North Providence, RI, won his almost five year battle against cancer; he passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday May 4, 2021. Now he is healed and with his creator in the Kingdom of heaven. Robert, or “Bob,” was 80 years old and born on April 2, 1941 in...
Brian David Adams
Apr 29, 2021
Brian David Adams, 28, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on April 29, 2021, at his home in Morgantown, WV. Brian was born in Doylestown, PA to Richard Adams and Shari Adams on Jan 12, 1993. He went to high school at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, MD, and graduated in 2011. He went on to earn degrees...
Katherine B. Aaslestad
Apr 24, 2021
Katherine B. Aaslestad, 59, died on April 24, 2021, at home in Morgantown, WV surrounded by friends and family after a fierce struggle with ovarian cancer. Born May 30, 1961, in Belfonte PA, Katherine was the daughter of Halvor and the late Barbara Aaslestad.
She was a professional modern dancer, internationally respected historian, award-winning teacher, environmental activist,...
David Earl Thompson Sr.
Apr 20, 2021
David Earl Thompson Sr., 70, of Maidsville WV passed away at home on Tuesday April 20, 2021 surrounded by his family. Son of the late Ernest Sr. and Juanita Thompson of Maidsville WV. He was born on November 10, 1950.
David was a retired coal miner and Vietnam veteran. He loved riding his motorcycle and hanging out...
Anna Pearl 'Mary' Mcmillen
Apr 19, 2021
Anna Pearl ‘Mary’ Nicholson McMillen, 88, of Summer School Road, Morgantown, passed unexpectedly on Monday, April 19, 2021, at her home. She was born July 30, 1932, in Morgantown, a daughter to Timothy and Anna McDonald Nicholson.
Aunt Mary, as she was known to so many, was the constant caregiver of the family. She provided so much...
Franklin A. Cochran
Apr 18, 2021
Franklin Andrew Cochran, 80, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Stonerise Morgantown. He was born at home in Granville on November 12, 1940, son of the late Thomas and Ruth Cochran. As a young man, he served the Volunteer Fire Department in Granville. Frank was a graduate of University High School Class of 1959. On August...
Clara June Pounds
Apr 17, 2021
Clara June Pounds, 56, of Morgantown, WV passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 17, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Shirley Bise Pounds of Hazelton, WV, and the late Dewey E. Pounds.
In addition to her mother, Clara is survived by two sons, Derrick and Aaron Pounds both of...
Joan F. Nabors
Apr 15, 2021
Joan Frances Nabors, age 85, of Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2021. She was born February 19, 1936, in Star City, WV.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Nabors, her parents, Joseph John Baniak and Mary (Kalmar), five brothers, Eddie, Johnny, Edmund, Henry, and Andrew Baniak, five sisters, Margie Deem,...
Emma Mae Hyer Sansone
Apr 10, 2021
Emma Mae Hyer Sansone, 92, of Morgantown, WV passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Virgil T and Lois Hyer of Mannington, WV. Emma Mae was born on Bertha Hill, September 2, 1928. She was a lifelong resident of Monongalia County a 1946 graduate of University High School. She...
