Paul Ellis Sharpless, 93, of Swanton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 9, 2017, while at his home. Born on July 6, 1923, on the family farm in Mt. Zion, Paul was the son of the late Birkley and Lillie (Paugh) Sharpless. On January 10, 1948, he married Bertie (Evans) Sharpless. Paul attended Mt. Zion United...
Margery Joyce Marple, 83, of Elk Garden, WV, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 26, 1933 in Canton, MA, she was the daughter of Nathan T. and Mary Eva (Gates) Baker. She was a graduate of Dedham High School in MA. She graduated from Zion Bible...
John Lee Paugh, 70, of Kitzmiller died on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at his home. Born November 16, 1946 in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Winter C. and Christine (McVicker) Paugh. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Vietnam War. He retired from the former Westvaco Corporation as an...
Edith Delaine "Edie" (Fauber) Browning passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Dennett Road Manor. Born on March 15th, 1924, in Erwin, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Maude (Sanders) Fauber. Prior to her marriage, when she became a full time housewife, she worked for the Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator and...
Lorene Louise Arnold, 83, of Mackeyville, WV passed away at her home March 3, 2017. She was born April 9, 1933 in Hambleton, WV a daughter of the late Sylvester George and Buena Vesta Pennington Phillips. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Elton Arnold, also preceding her in death were 3 brothers, Leroy Luther Phillips, Leonard...
Benjamin L. Myers, 84, of Aurora, WV, died on Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on July 5, 1932 in Aurora, he was the son of the late John Denton and Kate (Teets) Myers. He was a graduate of Aurora High School and a veteran of the United States Army having served during...
Wilma Crosby Sharps, 94, of Easton, MD and formerly a longtime resident of Oakland, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, after a prolonged illness. Born on February 7, 1923, in Brooks County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Alma (Liles) Crosby. Wilma met her husband, John, who was serving at nearby Spence Air Field Air...
Arletha Glendine Moreland, 89, of Oakland died on Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on August 19, 1927, in Sang Run, she was the daughter of the late Stuart Austin and Laura Catherine (DeWitt) Merrill. She was a member of the Loch Lynn Church of God. She enjoyed crafting, quilting, gardening, crocheting and,...
Paul Richard Keller, 91, of Mesick, MI and formerly of Kitzmiller, MD died on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at his home. Born on January 15, 1926 in Kitzmiller, he was the son of the late Clarence Richard and Florence Belle (Spring) Keller. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served as an MP during World...
Elaine Helen Streets, 88, of Keyser and formerly of Elk Garden, WV, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the home of her son, David and his wife, Julia, in Elk Garden. Born on September 8, 1928 in Beaver Falls, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Frances (Tomaino) Spano. She was a graduate of Keyser...
John Ellsworth Mayne, 84, of Oakland died on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on February 26, 1932 in Rowlesburg, WV, he was the son of the late William Walter and Clara E. (Patterson) Mayne. He was a graduate of Preston High School and had worked for Sterling Processing in Oakland and in...
Josephine Evelyn (Pigott) Harvey, 86, of Oakland, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at the Garrett Regional Medical Center, after a long illness. Born on September 9, 1930, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Bertha (Kitzmiller) Pigott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Preston Kitzmiller and...
Mary Ruth Cooper, 90, of Harman, WV passed away February 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born August 17, 1926 in Harman, WV a daughter of the late Frank Lee and Phoebe Alice Sites Wymer. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2001, Klare Cooper, also preceding her in death, 5 sisters, Doris...
Bernard Eugene Wilt, 91, of Eglon, WV passed away February 17, 2017 at Pine Ridge in Kingwood, WV. He was born November 2, 1925 in Kempton, MD, a son of the late Lester and Mildred Charity Harsh Wilt; also preceding him in death were 2 brothers, Alden and David Wilt, and 2 sisters, Dorothy Spaid and Thelma Whetsell. He...
William Leon Shreve Sr., 83, Oakland, died on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on April 26, 1933, in Gormania, WV, he was a son of the late Otis and Virginia A. (Miller) Shreve. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sonja A. (Smith) Shreve, and one brother, Alvin P. Shreve....
Thomas William Lee Hinton, Jr., 70, of Oakland, died on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on August 30, 1946, he was the son of Frances (Burgess) Hinton and the late Thomas W. L. Hinton, Sr. Tommy attended Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD. He proudly served two tours in the Vietnam...
Elmira Elizabeth Boyce, 80, of Oakland died on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at her home. Born on June 2, 1936 in Madra, OR, she was the daughter of the late William and Marguerite (Dickensin) Edwards. She had worked in sales for Davidson Army Navy, Farmers Market, IGA, all in Oakland and Ames in Frostburg. She is survived three sons,...
Betty Dolores Loar Evans, 91, of Oakland and formerly of Cumberland, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on August 23, 1925, at the family home in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late William St. Clair and Emily (Jones) Green. She was a 1943 graduate of Central High School. Betty...
Walter Weir Pollard, III, 90, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born August 15, 1926 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Walter Weir Pollard, Jr. and Eleanore Fontaine Skyles Pollard; the older brother to the late Douglas Pollard survived by...
Betty J. Scott, 48, of Kitzmiller died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, surrounded by her family. Born on June 20, 1968, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William "Bill" Tasker and Barbara Jean (Pyle) Tasker. She worked in construction for the Laborer's Union #616 in Cumberland and was Pentecostal by faith. Betty enjoyed camping, bingo, going...