Obituaries

May 17, 2015

Larry Wayne Cooper, Sr., 65 of Romney, WV, and formerly Harman, WV, passed away May 17, 2015 at Winchester Medical Center.

He was born January 23, 1950 in Harman, WV a son of the late Burlin Forrest and Gail Dorsleen Hedrick Cooper. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Delores Beyer Cooper. He is also survived by...

May 13, 2015

Bonnie O. (Paugh) Fitzwater, 91, of Oakland died on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 5, 1924 in Deer Park, she was a daughter of the late William McKinley and Genevieve Nancy (Madigan) Paugh. Bonnie was a graduate of Oakland High School, co-founder of Fitzwater Furniture in Mt. Lake Park and was a...

May 12, 2015

Marianna G. Naylor, 86, of Canton, Georgia and formerly of Oakland died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Brookdale at Riverstone Assisted Living. Born on December 12, 1928 in Marianna, PA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Lee (Breedlove) Groves. She had worked as a bookkeeper for A. D. Naylor & Co. and later for...

May 8, 2015

Karen Lea Wilson, 54, of Oakland died on Friday, May 8, 2015 at home. Born on March 29, 1961 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of Ferol A. (Poling) Stickley of Oakland and the late John H. Stickley. Karen was an accomplished artist whose paintings of the Oakland train station have been prominently displayed throughout the area. She was...

May 7, 2015

Nancy K. Learey, 81, of Oakland passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on April 25, 1934 in Ambler, PA, she was a daughter of the late George B. and Florence M. (Layfield) Kemmerer. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Western Maryland College and completed her Master's degree...

May 7, 2015

David Lee Lucente, 75, of Canaan Valley, WV died May 7, 2015 at Mon General Hospital.

He was born July 1, 1939 in Clarksburg, WV a son of the late Frank and Daisy Devono Lucente. He is survived by his wife, Marlane Miller Lucente, 1 daughter; Amanda Dawn and husband Michael Simmons of Canaan Valley, WV, 2 sisters; Rose Lucente and Becky Lucente both of Bridgeport, WV and 2 grandchildren;...

May 6, 2015

William Guy Gower, 76, of Oakland died on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on October 30, 1938 in Erwin, WV, he was a son of the late Herbert and Kathryn (Jones) Gower. He had worked for the Kingford Charcoal Plant, had worked in in a stone quarry and had also been skilled...

May 5, 2015

Alonzo Ray Simmons, 88, of Horse Shoe Run, WV passed away May 5th, 2015 at Cortland Acres.

He was born July 8th, 1926 in Erwin, WV a son of the late Calvin Alexander and Myrtle Ellen Lipscomb Simmons. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Aldine Simmons, 1 son, Allan (Deborah) Simmons, Eglon, WV, 7 daughters, Catherine...

May 5, 2015

Betty Jane "Janie" Phillips, 63, of Cross Timbers, Missouri died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hermitage, Missouri. Born on November 15, 1951 in Oakland, she was a daughter of Wanda (Tichnell) Barnes of Cross Timbers and the late Harold Leo Paugh. In addition to spending time with her family, Janie loved...

May 3, 2015

Evelyn Geanine Hatley, 83, of Gormania, WV went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Born on May 1, 1932 in Freeport, WV, she was a daughter of the late Omar D. and Mary Hannah (Bennett) Shaffer. She was a member of the Fresh Fire Church of God and had...

May 2, 2015

Robert Dale Cosner, 63, of Kitzmiller died on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Potomac Valley Hospital of Keyser, WV. Robert was born on May 5, 1951 in Sandsprings, WV, a son of the late Roy and Faith Emogean (Harvey) Cosner. He worked for Sterling Processing Plant in Oakland and Bausch & Lomb until it closed, at which time he...

Apr 30, 2015

Evelyn Jean Iman, 78, of Oakland died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on September 17, 1936 in Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late Richard D. and Louise E. (Lee) Iman. As a former client of the Appalachian Crossroads, Evelyn had worked for many local businesses including the Elks, Garrett...

Apr 27, 2015

Frances Lorraine Steyer, 89, of Oakland died on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Windy Hill Village in Kingwood, WV. Born on June 22, 1925 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Boyd and Opal (Shillingburg) Steyer. She was an elementary school teacher in Preston County, West Virginia for many years and also enjoyed raising sheep. She is...

Apr 26, 2015

Connie Sue Feather, 56, of Aurora, WV passed away Sunday April 26, 2015 following a difficult battle with cancer at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born January 14, 1959 in Oakland, MD a daughter of the late Norman Keith and Ruby Victoria Dumire Feather who survives of Eglon, WV. Also surviving are...

Apr 18, 2015

Juanita "Jean" Shiflett, 72, of Bayard, WV died on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. Born on December 12, 1942 in Jerusalem, WV, she was a daughter of the late Howard G. and Odie Marie (McCauley) Wegman. Jean loved to spend her time with crocheting and needle crafts. She will be remembered as a...

Apr 18, 2015

Leona Jean Howell, 84, of Thomas, WV passed away April 18, 2015 at Cortland Acres.

She was born May 28, 1930 in Pierce, WV a daughter of the late Alfred Taylor and Lida Marie Glass Runion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Edward Howell, 3 brothers; Eugene, Junior and Elwood, 4 sisters;...

Apr 15, 2015

Romayne Faith Fries, 62, of Oakland passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the home of her sister, Ronaye Paugh. Born on August 25, 1952 in Oakland, she was the daughter of Mary Alice (Sweitzer) Fries of Oakland and the late Arlington Boyd Fries. She was a graduate of Southern High School...

Apr 8, 2015

Roy Olen Hinkle, Sr., 92, of Mt. Lake Park died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on February 5, 1923 in Davis, WV, he was the son of the late Orie Olen and Ella Berlinda (Judy) Hinkle. He attended the Apostolics of Oakland church and was a founding member and long-time volunteer for...

Apr 8, 2015

Wilma Lee (Ashby) Sanders, 80, of Oakland died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on March 5, 1935 in Elkins, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Minerva (Sisler) Ashby. She was a graduate of Tygart Valley High School and had worked many years as a cook for the...

Apr 5, 2015

Bernadette "Bernie" Hottle, 88, of Elk Garden, WV died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. She was born on June 21, 1926 in Elk Garden, the daughter of the late John Joseph and Margaret E. (Hickey) Droppleman. She was a cook for 18 years at the Elk Garden School. Bernie loved to cook, bake...