Obituaries

Feb 4, 2020

Teresa Lynn Jones, age 58, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, was called to be with her beloved Savior on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. She was born on October 20,1961 to Virgil and Wilma Helmick. Teresa was known most for her strong belief and faith in Jesus. This belief enveloped everything that she did in life. She...

Feb 4, 2020

William “Butch" Hamilton Byrne died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on February 4, 2020. Born October 26, 1962 in Washington D.C. he was the son of the late Arthur Peter Byrne and Margaret Elizabeth (Aiken) Byrne.

Butch grew up in Derwood, Maryland, graduated from Magruder High School in 1981 and attended Montgomery College. He worked as a Kosher butcher at Shalom Kosher Market in Wheaton, Maryland for...

Feb 3, 2020

Douglas Eugene Klotz, 64, of Friendsville died on Monday, February 3, 2020, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born on November 4, 1955, in Meyersdale, PA, he was the son of the late Russell John and Thelma Lucille (Glotfelty) Klotz.

Doug was a carpenter, farmer and owner of the Klotz Corn Shack.

He is...

Jan 30, 2020

Lillian M. Callicoat, 82, of Oakland and formerly of Petersburg, WV, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Dennett Road Manor. Lillian was born on August 26, 1937, in Huntington, WV, the daughter of the late Herbert and Ethel (Cabell) Mays. She enjoyed spending time crocheting, sewing and doing crafts. Lillian loved people and spent most of her...

Jan 28, 2020

Alice Marie Rifflard, 89, formerly of Elkins, West Virginia, passed away on January 28, 2020 at Cortland Acres. She was born July 9, 1930 in Elkins, West Virginia a daughter to the late Olin and Dorthea Hinkle. A full obituary will published at a later date. At the request of Mrs. Rifflard, she will be cremated. A graveside service will...

Jan 26, 2020

Elsie I “Jackie” Brady, of Kitzmiller, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Cherry Hill Assisted Living.  Born on April 22, 1930 in Kitzmiller, she was the daughter of the late Fitzhugh L. and Edna O. (Shank) Burrell.

Jackie is survived by her son, Mike Brady and wife, Nancy, of Kitzmiller; daughters, Debbie Brady-Mahe of Morgantown,...

Jan 23, 2020

Starlene S. Reel, of Oakland, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 24, 1965 in Keyser, WV.  Starlene attended Romney Assembly of God. She enjoyed spending time outdoors. Many fond memories were created with her family during their camping trips talking and laughing around the campfire. She loved cooking and celebrating holidays through...

Jan 22, 2020

Eleanor Denora James, 91, passed away January 22, 2020 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, West Virginia. She was born May 16, 1928 in Douglas, West Virginia a daughter to the late Angelo and Mary Casino Cearocco. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur "Jesse" Grant James on December 31, 1971. Also preceding her in death, one son, Mark...

Jan 21, 2020

Robert Edwin White, 51, of Dryfork, West Virginia died January 21, 2020 at his home. He was born November 13, 1968 in Elkins, West Virginia a son of the late David Edgar and Carol Jean White, and surviving father-in-law, Buck Allman. He is survived by one son, Wyatt White and companion, Jaycee of Dryfork, West Virginia, ex-wife, Nancy White, two...

Jan 20, 2020

Floyd Taylor Arnold, Jr., 76, of Oakland, died on Monday, January 20, 2020, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 7, 1943, in Oakland, the son of the late Floyd Taylor and Mary Catherine (Cooper) Arnold. Floyd was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. In his youth he worked for Tressler garage until he...

Jan 17, 2020

James "Marty" Martin Hamrick, 58, of Davis, West Virginia passed away at his home on January 17, 2020. He was born December 6, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland a son of George Austin and Doris Anna Wilfong Hamrick. He was preceded in death by his partner, Karen Hornberger on February 17, 2019, paternal grandparents, Benjamin Hamrick and Versie Lewis, and maternal...

Jan 16, 2020

Thelma Jean (Wiles) Stemple of Aurora, WV died on January 16, 2020, at the age of 86 at the home of her daughter. She was born on October 6, 1933, on Lantz Ridge to the late William and Phoebe (Shannon) Wiles. She was the youngest of eight children.

Thelma was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church...

Jan 15, 2020

Donald Gene Kidwell, 83, passed away on January 15, 2020 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, West Virginia. Don made his home in Berkeley Springs for more than 50 years but spent his last three years with his daughter in Canaan Valley. He was born August 2, 1936 in Paw Paw, West Virginia a son of the late Paul Randolph and...

Jan 14, 2020

Barbara Alice Coberly, 89, of Aurora, WV and formerly of Rockville, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Gilchrist Center Howard County Hospice House, Columbia, MD from complications after a fall in December. Barbara was born on May 13, 1930, in Aurora, to the late Andrew Grant and Nellie Mae (Shrock) Loughrie. She married Branem “Jeff” Coberly of Elkins,...

Jan 12, 2020

George Thurman Perrine of Mountain Lake Park, age 95, passed away peacefully at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born on February 23, 1924, near Rowlesburg, WV, the oldest of eight children of the late George Thurman and Reda Florence (Long) Perrine. He married Mildred Florence Killius on November 30, 1945. The couple...

Jan 11, 2020

Audra V. (Shaffer) Teets, 97, of Eglon, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born on September 6, 1922 in Davis, she is the daughter of Hugh and Velma Shaffer. Audra was a homemaker and worked beside her late husband, Charles on their family’s dairy farm. She was a member of the Maple Spring Church of...

Jan 10, 2020

Arthur Junior Slaubaugh, 95, went to be with his Lord on January 10, 2020. He was born September 5, 1924 in Horse Shoe Run, West Virginia a son of the late Julius and Iva Sell Slaubaugh. Mr. Slaubaugh worked for several lumber companies over the years. He worked a team of horses that pulled logs to the landing, he was...

Jan 9, 2020

John Blair Davis, 75, of Canaan Valley, West Virginia passed away January 9, 2020 at Valentines Personal Care Home in Elkins, West Virginia. He was born April 21, 1944 in Shinnston, West Virginia a son of the late Blair Judson Davis and Nancy Virginia Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife in 2001, Frankie Jo Cashdollar whom he...

Jan 9, 2020

John Edward Tasker, 87, of McHenry, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital.  Born on December 24, 1932 in Vindex, MD, he was the son of the late William and Lula (Stewart) Tasker.  John proudly served in the United States Army and was retired from the Garrett County Roads Department.    He was a member of the McHenry...

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Infante, 82, most recently of Parsons, West Virginia, formerly of Akron, Ohio passed away at home surrounded by her family on January 7, 2020. She was born February 14, 1937 in Bedford, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Irvin B. and Winiford O. Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Scott Infante on January 6,...