Obituaries

Dec 22, 2013

Erma Marie Hauser, 81, of Oakland went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. Born on October 10, 1932 in Vindex, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Franklin and Lucy Ellen (Sims) Beeman. She was a homemaker, custodian of Red House...

Dec 20, 2013

Willard Ralph Ringer, 95, of Oakland died on Friday, December 20, 2013 at his home. Born on October 9, 1918 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ruie Fern (Sanders) Ringer. He retired as superintendent of the Oakland Water Department. Mr. Ringer had also been a member of the Corinth United Methodist Church and served...

Dec 17, 2013

Frances Ruth Henline, 87, of Seaford, DE, formerly of Oakland, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on April 14, 1926 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Henry Franklin and Claudie Elnora (Baxley) Nine. She was an active member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Seaford. Born and...

Dec 16, 2013

Elizabeth Duvall Pennington, 91, of Mt. Lake Park, formerly of Baltimore, died on Monday, December 16, 2013 at her home. Born on November 8, 1922 in Howard County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rachael (Eyre) Duvall. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and favorite pets. Elizabeth was the last surviving member of her immediate...

Dec 15, 2013

Mildred "Midge" Christine (Stafford) Harmon, 90, died on December 15, 2013 in The Villages, Florida. She was born on November 26, 1923 in Bayard, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Bessie Della (Moreland) Stafford and Alva Jackson Stafford. Midge, her parents, and two sisters, Geraldine (Stafford) Layman and Delores (Stafford) Lancaster, lived most of Midge's youth in several...

Dec 14, 2013

Thomas, West Virginia- Mrs. Mildred Lucy Carr, 96, a current resident of Cortland Acres, Thomas, WV and former resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia entered into rest on Saturday, December 14, 2013.

She had been in declining health over the past few years and in the end succumbed quietly.

She was born December 13,...

Dec 12, 2013

Carl Warren Gosnell, Sr., 81, of Loch Lynn died on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Cherry Hill Assisted Living in Accident. Born on March 28, 1932 in Loch Lynn, he was the son of the late Elmer and Jane (Rathbun) Gosnell. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during the Korean War. Prior...

Dec 10, 2013

Jefferson Jay Flaherty, 58, of Oakland died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at his home. Born on November 30, 1955 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Dr. Robert J. and Macel (Barker) Flaherty. He was employed by Pizza Hut in Oakland for 22 years and had attended Southern High School. He was involved with the Lighthouse...

Dec 9, 2013

Carl Lee Booth, 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 9, 2013 at his home in Gormania, WV. Although active most of his life, he had been in failing health during the last few years of his life, suffering from Alzheimer's disease and diabetic complications. During this time, his wife Linda was his devoted caregiver. Carl leaves behind a...

Dec 8, 2013

Donald Louis Dumire, 65, passed away at 2:15 A.M. on December 8, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Il.

Donald was born on December 8, 1948 in Pierce, WV; a son of Gilbert and Myrtle (Runion) Dumire.

He is survived by one son: Gilbert (Alexis) Dumire of Lincoln; one step-son: Jason (Brittany) Varner of...

Dec 8, 2013

Mildred Louise Collins, 86, of Beverly WV, passed away December 8, 2013 at Davis Memorial Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Dec 5, 2013

Barbara Ann Parrish, 43, of Elk Garden, WV died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on January 17, 1970 in Keyser, WV, she was the daughter of Mary Ellen (Summerfield) Paugh-Fleming of Baltimore and the late Donald Wayne Paugh. She had worked as a direct care provider for REM. Barb enjoyed...

Dec 4, 2013

Dalton "Wayne" Wolfe, 99, of Oakland died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, just six weeks short of his 100th birthday, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on January 19, 1914 in Lake Ford, MD, he was the son of the late Isaac Clayton and Elma Ann (Maust) Wolfe. He was an electrical design engineer for R. E....

Nov 30, 2013

James Grant Gaither, 72, of Bayard, WV passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born on March 6, 1941 in Bayard, he was the son of the late Edwin and Pauline (Miller) Gaither. Jim, as he was known to all, graduated from Bayard High School in 1960, then joined the...

Nov 29, 2013

Karen Sue Findley, 60, died on Friday, November 29, 2013 at her home in Elk Garden, WV. Born on September 17, 1953 in Rockingham County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rosa Elizabeth Combs. Karen was a graduate of Union High School in Mt. Storm, WV. She enjoyed spending time outdoors with friends and family riding motorcycles...

Nov 27, 2013

Martha Helen Gasser Nichols, 85, of Davis, WV died on November 27, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pierce, WV on January 16, 1928, the daughter of the late Sebastian and Mary Gardner Gasser. She attended grade school in Pierce and graduated from Thomas High School in 1945. She graduated from the University of Maryland...

Nov 25, 2013

Charles W. "Sonny" Newhall, Jr., 78, died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on January 30, 1935 in Garrett Park, he was the son of the late Charles W. Sr. and Ruth (Edmonston) Newhall. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served as a hospital corpsman and was a...

Nov 24, 2013

Paul Richard Sigley, 39, of Eglon, WV died November 24, 2013 at his home.

He was born October 30, 1974 in Oakland, MD a son of the late Richard Delton Sigley and Phyllis Louise Spessert Sigley who survives in Parkersburg, WV. Also surviving are his companion, Katherine Lillie, grandmother, Nellie Spessert Brock, Horse Shoe Run, WV, 1...

Nov 20, 2013

Brian K. Griffin, 42, of Keyser, WV died on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in McGraws, WV. Born on November 10, 1971 in Moultrie, GA, he was the son of John Jr, and Linda L. (Michaels) Griffin. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Denise (Tichnell) Griffin; two daughters, Katlynn Tichnell and Holly Myers; and two...

Nov 20, 2013

Samuel Howard Slaubaugh, Jr., 39, of Eglon, WV died as a result of vehicle fatality on November 20, 2013 in Clarksburg, WV.

He is survived by his parents, Samuel Howard Sr. and Shirley Ann Thomas Slaubaugh, wife, Tammy Willis Slaubaugh, and 3 sisters, Penny (Harold) Getz, Mt. Storm, WV, Tammy (Jamie) Rinker, Aurora, WV, and...