Obituaries

William Friend

Jul 2, 2023

William Spedden Friend "Billy", 59, of Davis, WV, passed away on July 2, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born on December 18, 1963, in Elkins, he was the son of the late Richard and Anita (Sutton) Friend.

Billy was a graduate of Tucker County High School and served in the United States Army National Guard...

Tommy Lipscomb

Jul 1, 2023

Tommy Bernard Lipscomb, 84, of Oakland, MD, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on January 16, 1939, in Eglon, WV, he was the son of the late Charles H. Lipscomb and Lona Sarah (Bolyard) Lipscomb.

Tommy was a graduate of Aurora High School and pursued higher education at Potomac State College. He was...

Alden Perando, Sr.

Jun 26, 2023

Alden Randolph Perando, Sr., 80, of Oakland, passed away on June 26, 2023, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. Born on March 8, 1943, in Shalmar, he was the son of the late Wolford Perando and Madeline Burgess Stark.

Alden was a graduate of Southern High School. He owned and operated Alden's Boat Repair. Alden was a member of Crossroads...

Ruth Hinkle

Jun 25, 2023

Ruth Collins Hinkle, 96, of Elkins, WV, passed away on June 25, 2023, at Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born on November 29, 1926, in Davis, WV, the only daughter of the late Theodore and Grace (Good) Collins. On April 6, 1947 she was united in marriage to Ellery James Hinkle at the First United Methodist Church in Davis, WV.

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Martha Haddix

Jun 24, 2023

Martha Lee Haddix, 87, of Elk Garden, passed away on June 24, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born on March 13, 1936, in Elk Garden, she was the daughter of the late Teddy and Mary Ellen (Blackburn) Paugh.

Martha was a proud homemaker, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. She enjoyed working in her flower...

Helen Beckman

Jun 23, 2023

Helen Louise Beckman, 95, of Beckman's Peninsula Deep Creek Lake, passed away on June 23, 2023, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on April 3, 1928, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Minnie (Lee) White.

Helen was a graduate of Oakland High School in 1945. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church Meadow...

Kimberly Clements

Jun 19, 2023

Kimberly "Kimmy" Marie Clements, 43, of Davis, passed on June 19, 2023, surrounded by her family, at Garrett Regional Medical Center, after a very courageous battle with cancer. Born on August 10, 1979, in La Crosse, WI, she was the daughter of Philip and Debra (Bahr) Clements.

She graduated from West Salem High School in 1997 and, after high school,...

Eva Rudy

Jun 18, 2023

Eva Marie Rudy, 86, of Thomas, WV, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2023, at Cortland Acres. Born on August 22, 1936, in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Carrie E. (Brubaker) Stetter.

Eva was a graduate of Manheim Township High School in 1954. She felt a calling from the Lord to attend the...

Kevin Hartman

Jun 16, 2023

Kevin Lee Hartman Jr., 22, of Elk Garden, WV, passed away on June 16, 2023, in his home. Born on April 24, 2001, in Oakland, MD.

Kevin was a graduate of Keyser High School. He was a member of the House of Prayer Church. He loved the Avengers, Transformers, SpongeBob, and Spiderman. Kevin enjoyed bowling, video games, cars,...

Raymond Foster

Jun 14, 2023

Raymond Joseph Foster, 76, of Hambleton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. Born on July 12, 1946, in Gouverneur, NY, he was the son of the late Clifford Foster and Anna (Hooley) Foster.

 

Raymond was a graduate of Edwards-Knox Memorial Central High School and pursued a career as a mechanic with Dominion Energy. He...

Jerold Milavec

Jun 13, 2023

Jerold "Jerry"John Milavec, 82 of Dunnellon, FL, passed away on June 13, 2023, in Ocala.

 

Jerry was born on March 13, 1941, in Shallmar, MD, the son of the late John F. and Beulah O. Milavec. He graduated from Elk Garden High School in 1959 and played basketball for Potomac State College on an athletic scholarship before enlisting in...

Ruth Bonner

Jun 8, 2023

Ruth Louise Bonner, 87, a lifelong resident of Tucker County, passed away peacefully in her sleep during the early morning hours of June 8, 2023, on the farm where she had lived for over 58 years. She had been in declining health since suffering a stroke in early December.

Ruth was born on Thursday, June 13, 1935, on the...

Norman Bonner

Jun 6, 2023

Norman Wade Bonner 87, of Gladwin, WV, passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Born on August 18, 1935, in Gladwin, WV, he was the son of the late Iva (Smith) Bonner and Sturley Bonner.

He met the love of his life "Rosie" in Wetzel County, WV. They were married on September 24, 1955,...

Carol Harper

Jun 3, 2023

Carol Jean Harper, 85, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 13, 1937, in Cassville, West Virginia to the late Harland and Reta (Everett) Murphy.

 

She married the love of her life, Harold, on December 24, 1959, in Star City, West Virginia. Carol worked as a bookkeeper...

Lawrence Murphy

Jun 1, 2023

Lawrence Thomas Murphy Jr., 73, of Eglon, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Born on January 29, 1950, in Laurel, MD, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Margaret (Kahler) Murphy

He was a devoted brother of William E. Murphy and wife Debi, John C. Murphy and wife Sally, and Mary K. Norsworthy and husband Joe;...

Rex Arnett

May 30, 2023

Rex Lawton Arnett, 61, of Aurora, WV, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Born on January 4, 1962, in Kingwood, he was the son of Marilyn Joyce (Sanders) Arnett of Aurora and the late Donald Rex Arnett.

Rex attended Aurora High School. At the age of fifteen, he bought a dump truck and started a hauling business/partnership. He also...

Sarah Fletcher

May 30, 2023

Sarah Thompson Fletcher, 80, of Canaan Valley, WV, went home to be with her Lord on May 30, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born on April 24, 1943, in Arthurdale, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Barbra Dorthy (Mayor) Thompson.

After graduating from Mountaineer High in Thomas, Sarah attended George Washington School of Nursing in...

Glenroot Piper

May 29, 2023

Glenroot "Glen" John Piper, 77, of Oakland, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at his home. Born on June 2, 1945, in Royal Oak, MI, he was the son of the late Frankie Walter and Ruby Eva Jane (Dilley) Piper.

 

Glen served in the United States Army in Korea during the Vietnam War. He began fostering children, and in...

Bernece Gooding

May 28, 2023

Bernece V. Gooding, 92, of Southgate, MI, passed away on May 28, 2023. She was born on May 25, 1931.

 

Beloved wife of the late Arlie Gooding. Loving mother of Elizabeth (Preston) Storms, Arlene (the late Lessel) Gray, Beverly (Ken) Larsen and Barbara (Tom) Young. Dearest grandmother of Kimberly (Kurt), Kris (Darcy), Brandon (Michelle), Barry, Brian (Natalie), Kristen (Tommy)...

William Rishell

May 26, 2023

William "Jack" Jackson Rishell, 80, of Loch Lynn, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on January 26,1943, in Gortner, he was the son of the late William and Henrietta (Stottlemeyer) Rishell.

Jack served his country in both the US Army and the Maryland Army National Guard from 1962-2003, obtaining the rank...