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Remembering Loved Ones - Obituaries at Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home

James H. Mcgilton

James H. Mcgilton

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...

Michael J O'Connor

Michael J O'Connor

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...

Juanita Thompson

Juanita Thompson

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,...

Ella A. Walls

Ella A. Walls

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...

Loretta Fay Schartiger

Loretta Fay Schartiger

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...

Dennis Franklin Casino

Dennis Franklin Casino

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....

Franklin Royce Hovatter Jr

Franklin Royce Hovatter Jr

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...

Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee

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...

Billy Ray Leighty

Billy Ray Leighty

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...

Heidi Patricia Putman-Casdorph

Heidi Patricia Putman-Casdorph

Jan 20, 2014

Heidi Patricia Putman-Casdorph, 46, of Morgantown passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 following a long term illness. A loving mother and wife she was born, October 9, 1967 in Somerset, PA the daughter of Glenn and Barbara Putman of Stoystown, PA. A 1986 graduate of North Star High School, Heidi went on to earn undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees...

Kimberly Perry Groves

Kimberly Perry Groves

Jan 13, 2014

Kimberly Perry Kim' Groves, 52, of Morgantown passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 19, 1961 in Morgantown daughter to Mary K. Cook Perry of Morgantown and the late Everett E. Perry. Kim was a graduate of Morgantown High School class of '79. She worked the...

Loretta June Smith

Loretta June Smith

Jan 10, 2014

Loretta June Smith, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Friday January 10, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born June 13, 1927 in National, WV a daughter of the late Joseph and Erma Tichenor Livengood. June worked at Morgan Shirt Factory for many years, and she also worked as a custodian at WVU. She enjoyed playing golf and gardening....

Lewis Butler Whiting, Jr.

Lewis Butler Whiting, Jr.

Jan 8, 2014

Lewis Butler Whiting, Jr., 73, passed away on January 8, 2014 at the WVU Medical Center in Morgantown, WV. He was born on August 3, 1940 in Baltimore, MD. Lewis married Janice Kay White Whiting in 1990 in Palm Beach, FL. They were happily married for 23 years and resided in Okeechobee, FL and White Sulphur Springs, WV. Lewis...

Lawrence Milton Gould

Lawrence Milton Gould

Jan 2, 2014

Lawrence Milton Gould, 81, of Morgantown passed away on Thursday January 2, 2014 at the Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born December 30, 1932 in Butler, PA, son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Park Gould. Lawrence was most recently employed by Coastal Tank Lines as a truck driver. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 175 and...

Timothy Jenkins

Timothy Jenkins

Dec 21, 2013

Timothy James Jenkins, 67 of the Kingwood Pike passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC. He was born November 20, 1946 in Morgantown, the son of Lillie Grace Jenkins of Morgantown and the late George Thomas Jenkins. Tim was a retired coal miner with CONSOL, having worked at the Arkwright and...

Wayne Howard Lee

Wayne Howard Lee

Dec 19, 2013

Wayne Howard Lee, 77, of Cassville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday December 19, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born May 14, 1936 in Manhiem, WV a son of the late Arthur Guy and Callie Ercel Heaton Lee. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Army from 1954-1957. Wayne was...

Jon Robert Goodwin

Jon Robert Goodwin

Dec 18, 2013

Jon Robert Goodwin, 50 of Morgantown passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 peacefully in his home after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Jon was born February 6, 1963 in Morgantown, the son of the late Elizabeth and Ervin Goodwin. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on projects around his home, and spending time with his family. He worked...

William Comstock

William Comstock

Dec 8, 2013

William Joseph Comstock, 61 of Morgantown passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Monongalia General Hospital. He was born October 16, 1952 in Morgantown, the son of the late Carl Sr. and Julia Rubick Comstock. William was an engineering tech at WVU and a veteran of the US Army. He enjoyed writing short stories and working on...

Harry Andrew Spacht

Harry Andrew Spacht

Dec 6, 2013

Harry Andrew Spacht, 74, of Morgantown passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Golden Living Center. He was born March 8, 1939 in Lake Lynn to the late Virginia Ruth (Blaney) and John Orville Spacht. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jane (Jacobs) Spacht in 1977; a sister, Alice Faye...

Mary J. Hiner

Mary J. Hiner

Dec 5, 2013

Mary J. Hiner, 94 of Dellslow, WV departed this life on December 5, 2013. Mary was born in Wendel, WV on Dec. 20, 1918, daughter of the late George and Mary (Drazenovich) Rubick of Pursglove. Mrs. Hiner was preceded in death by her husband, Hobert Hiner in 1957. Mary was also preceded in death by her son, Charles "Chuck"...

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