Obituaries

Aug 18, 2013

Max A. Messenger, 77, of Oakland died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on March 6, 1936 in Terra Alta, WV. He was a graduate of Terra Alta High School and West Virginia University, had attended Potomac State College, and was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War....

Aug 18, 2013

Joseph Albert Ashby, Sr., of Oakland died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland. Born on June 20, 1925 in Crellin, he was the son of the late Dorsey and Susan (Meyers) Ashby. He was veteran of the United States Army having served in WWII. He worked for Sanders Motor Freight, Coastal...

Aug 18, 2013

Lucretia Pearl "Perk" Watring, 79, of Deer Park died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 10, 1934 in the Bethlehem area of Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Olin (Wilson) Tasker. She was a long-time employee of Bausch & Lomb and a cook for the Garrett County Sheriff's...

Aug 17, 2013

Linda Lee Hoffman, 53, of Richmond, VA, formerly of Gormania, WV, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital in Richmond. Born on October 28, 1959 at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK, she was the daughter of Jasup "Pete" and Nancy (Flanagan) Hoffman of Oakland. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...

Aug 14, 2013

Janet "Jan" Marie King, 59, of Deer Park passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on September 19, 1953 in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of Forrest V. Boyce of Morgantown and the late Juanita (Nicklow) Boyce. Jan was an Application Analyst (My Chart) Informatics for WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital...

Aug 13, 2013

Paul Allen Eary, 86, of Oakland passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his home. Born on May 28, 1927 in Chillicothe, OH, he was the son of the late William Henry and Ada (Lewis) Eary. Most of Paul's younger years were spent in the Preston and Garrett county areas. He was a graduate of Terra Alta High...

Aug 11, 2013

Richard George Seaman, 72, of Oakland passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Oakland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 8, 1941 in Sanford, NY, he was the son of the late George J. and Jennie L. (Franskevicz) Seaman. He retired from Suburban Propane Company after 30 years as a service technician and served in the...

Aug 10, 2013

Donald J. Baker, 77, of Oakland died on Tuesday, August 10, 2013 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 5, 1935, he was the son of the late Leslie and Josephine (Herman) Baker. He was a self-employed painter and loved to ride motorcycles. Don lived his life "his way." He is survived by his wife of...

Aug 9, 2013

Hazel B. White, 94, of Oakland passed away peacefully on Friday, August 9, 2013 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on August 1, 1919 in Bismark, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hamilton H. and Eliza J. (Cosner) Lee. She was a life-long member of the Underwood United Brethren in Christ Church, where she spread the...

Aug 8, 2013

Stanley Wayne Moats, 65, passed away August 8, 2013 at his home in Aurora, WV.

He was born January 7, 1948 in Aurora, WV a son of the late Dayton Arley Moats and Margie Virginia Moats. He is survived by his wife, Evona Marie Collins Moats. He is also survived by 2 sons, Joshua J....

Aug 7, 2013

Elmer William "Bill" Crone, Jr., 90, of Oakland passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at home. Born on May 1, 1923 in Katy, WV, he was the son of the late Elmer William and Elizabeth Jane (Sine) Crone. He was a 1940 graduate of Fairview High School, 1949 graduate of Fairmont State and 1952 graduate of West Virginia...

Aug 5, 2013

Reta Diane (Sanders) House, 78, of Oakland died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 30, 1935 in Libertyville, IL, she was the daughter of the late James and Harriet (Trenner) Sanders. She is survived by her husband, Gerald A. House, Sr.; two daughters, Shirley Van Brunt and husband Mike of Mt. Lake...

Aug 2, 2013

Troy Allen Ashby, 43, of Keyser, WV died on Friday, August 2, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born on June 3, 1970 in Oakland, he was the son of Allen D. "Butch" and Doris J. (Friend) Ashby of Terra Alta. He worked as a carpenter and was a member of the L.O.O.M #1395 in Terra Alta, the...

Jul 31, 2013

Patrick James Nunez, 38, of Mt. Lake Park died on July 31, 2013. Born on December 28, 1974 in Morenci, AZ, he was the son of Raymond Nunez of Duncan, AZ and the late Martha (Lopez) Nunez. He is survived by three children, Leilah Nunez, Sophia Nunez and Gabriel Nunez; two brothers, Anthony Lopez of Oakland and Micheal Nunez...

Jul 30, 2013

William Offutt Johnson, 72, of Oakland, MD and Missouri City, TX passed away Tuesday July 30, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born March 1, 1941, in Cumberland, MD he was the son of the late William Howard and Helen Offutt Johnson and the grandson of the late William Rennix and Mary Offutt of Oakland. He was also preceded in...

Jul 29, 2013

Virginia "Boots" Olive Cummings, 83, of Oakland went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. Born on March 23, 1930 in Boswell, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hansie and Olive (Bailey) Baker. She was a service station owner and a former employee...

Jul 29, 2013

Marvin Eugene Hollingsworth, 65, of Oakland passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 30, 1948 in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Norman M. and Catherine (Boteler) Hollingsworth. He was a graduate of Central High School, a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Jul 27, 2013

Gordon "John" Hedrick, 91, formerly of Red Creek area, died July 27, 2013 at Cortland Acres.

He was born June 15, 1922 in Red Creek, WV a son of the late Flick and Maudie Meadows Raines Hedrick. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joanne Kisamore Hedrick in 1987 and his second wife,...

Jul 26, 2013

Leroy James Dawson, 86, of Bayard, WV, formerly of Elk Garden, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center. Born on May 2, 1927 in Nethken, WV, he was the son of the late Herbert and Lillie (Oates) Dawson. He was a member of the Elk Garden United Methodist Church and former member of...

Jul 21, 2013

Arveta Marie (Bell) Savage, 74, of Oakland died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at her home. Born on September 11, 1938 in Terra Alta, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fred Allen and Mable Marie (Calhoun) Bell. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Oakland and the Auxiliary of the Southern Garrett County...