Obituaries

Mar 4, 2014

Brenda L. Atkins, 69, of Morgantown, entered into rest, Tuesday March 4, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital. She is survived by her husband Ray Atkins, son, Ray Atkins Jr and spouse Linda. One grandson Matthew Atkins and spouse Sarah and two great grandchildren Connor and Ella Atkins. Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Mar 3, 2014

Barbara Ann Morris, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Monday March 3, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born May 29, 1938 in Charlottesville, VA a daughter of the late Woodrow and Elizabeth Givens. Barbara worked many years as the supervisor of custodians at the WVU Coliseum. She is survived by a son Paul Morris of Reedsville; two daughters...

Mar 2, 2014

Betty Jean Mike, 86, of Maidsville, passed away Sunday March 2, 2014 at the Monongalia General Hospital. She was born January 13, 1928 in Philippi daughter of the late Ralph Kelley, Sr. and Ruth Beohm Wright. Betty retired from Mon General Hospital as Housekeeping Supervisor. She is survived by her son George W. Mike, Jr. of Maidsville and grandchildren,...

Mar 1, 2014

Homer Clyde McCord, 77, of Cassville, passed away on Saturday March 1, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 12, 1936 in Cassville son of the late Tracy Russell and Ermal Kemp McCord. Clyde worked many years as a laborer for National Copper while living in Ohio. He is survived by two sons, Brian...

Feb 21, 2014

Louis Watson Tinnin died of congestive heart failure on February 21, 2014, in Ruby Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia, with his wife Linda at his side. He was looking forward to the arrival of his first great-grandson who is due on Lou's birthday. Lou was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 7, 1932, to Dorothy Hinton Tinnin and Louie...

Feb 16, 2014

Dorothy Emma Rowan, 84, of Mount Morris, PA, went home by the wings of a dove to be with the Lord on Sunday February 16, 2014. She passed away at home surrounded by family and under the care of Amedysis Hospice. Dorothy was born October 15, 1929 in Preston County, WV, daughter of the late Genevieve Barnes Brown and...

Feb 16, 2014

John Hardin Willis Jr., 65 of Morgantown passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at his residence after a long battle with Huntington's Chorea Disease and PTSD. He was born July 28, 1948 in Kingwood, WV the son of the late John Hardin Willis Sr and Gladys Virginia Rogers Willis-Stone. John was a veteran of the Marine Corp holding rank...

Feb 16, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Rainey King, of Morgantown went home to be with the Lord and her family on Sunday February 16, 2014. Mary was born in Bon Aqua, TN on January 21, 1931. She lived many years in Sykesville, MD before moving to Masontown, WV. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and ten sisters. She will...

Feb 13, 2014

Holbert Franklin Butch' McDonald, Sr., 65, of Morgantown passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014 at his home. He was born September 27, 1948 in Morgantown son of the late Richard and Madeline McDonald. Holbert was a great man. You couldn't have asked for a better more loving husband, father and grandfather. He fought for our freedom in Vietnam...

Feb 13, 2014

Ray Lynch, 84 of the Kingwood Pike, Morgantown passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Monongalia General Hospital. He was born August 18, 1929 in Stumptown,WV, the son of the late Luther and Gertrude Duley Lynch. Ray worked for the Cowan Baking Company as well as Sterling Faucet Company and retired as a coal miner from the...

Feb 10, 2014

Albert Albino Castell, 74, of Morgantown went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 10, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1939 in Morgantown, the son of the late Orlando and Sarah O'Brad Castelli. He was a retired mine foreman with CONSOL's Pursglove Mine #15. He was a member of...

Feb 10, 2014

James H. Jimmy' McGilton, 85, passed from this world to the next on Monday February 10, 2014 at the Golden LivingCenter. James was born in Monongah, WV, on September 10, 1928, the eldest son of the late Homer C. and Lucy E. Croaston McGilton. Jimmy was known by many as the Man About Town,' for years he and his...

Feb 3, 2014

Michael J. O'Connor Michael J. O'Connor, 57 of Morgantown passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Monongalia General Hospital. He was born June 13, 1956 in Seward, Alaska, the son of the late Jack and Joan Bogan O'Connor. Michael proudly served his country for 10 years with the U S Army, where he operated and drove a tank...

Jan 31, 2014

Juanita Daniels Thompson, 86, of Bertha Hill, passed away Friday January 31, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She was born May 2, 1927 in Morgantown a daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Daniels. She is survived by four sons Joseph Nethken, William Thompson and wife Kathy, David Thompson and wife Sharon,...

Jan 28, 2014

Beloved mother and grandmother, Ella A. Walls, 90, of Fairview, WV, passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2014, at the Monongalia General Hospital. She was born October 18, 1923 in Daybrook, WV a daughter to the late Jess and Celia Lemley. She was a homemaker for many years. She is survived by her daughters Lois A. (Carl) Norberg of...

Jan 28, 2014

Loretta F. Schartiger, 66, of Dilliner, passed away Tuesday January 28, 2014 at her home after a short illness. She was born September 16, 1947 in Bobtown, daughter to the late James and Lucille Allum. She was most recently employed at the Wishing Well Nursing Home, in Fairmont, where she worked as an LPN with nearly 30 years of...

Jan 27, 2014

On the 27th day of January 2014, Dennis Franklin "Frank" Casino went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by his loving family at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a month long fight with an unexpected illness. Frank was born on June 19, 1946 a son to the late Fred L. Casino and Dorothy Savage Casino of Star City....

Jan 26, 2014

Franklin Royce( Frank) Hovatter Jr., 75 of Morgantown passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Valley Haven Geriatric Care, Wellsburg,WV. He was born December 30, 1938 in Morgantown, the son of the late Franklin Sr and Dottie Dae Statler Hovatter. He was a retired employee of WVU. He is survived by his wife Linda Miller Hovatter, whom he...

Jan 26, 2014

Eugene "Gene" Lee grew up in Kentucky and Tennessee as the oldest of six children during the Great Depression. This fact, and his church-going family, helped make him the responsible and honorable man he was. He served his country in the Army Air Forces during WWII, and formed a lifelong interest in radio there. He held an amateur radio...

Jan 24, 2014

Billy Ray Leighty, 82, of the Grafton Road, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, January 24, 2014. Billy was born February 20, 1931 in Cassville, WV the son of the late Jessie and Maude Ricewick Leighty. He worked as a laborer for the Local Union 357. He was also a Veteran of the US Army and...