Obituaries

Mar 1, 2014

Hancell Ashton Teets, 95, of Aurora, WV and Winston-Salem, NC, died peacefully Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the family farm in WV.

He was born January 20, 1919 in Aurora, WV the only child of Gladys Rinehart and William Matthew Teets. Hancell was a lifelong dairy farmer and co-owner of Green Valley Ceramics. He was active in the...

Mar 1, 2014

Richard Leroy Spitznogle, 59, owner of the Alpine Lodge/Sawmill Restaurant in Davis, WV died after a short battle with cancer March 1, 2014 at his cottage in the motel complex.

He was born February 19, 1955 in Morgantown, WV a son of the late Donald Rex and Phoebe Ann Burns Spitznogle. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Ann...

Mar 1, 2014

On March 1, 2014 Thomas B. Carter. Beloved husband of the late Jennie E. Carter (nee Corrall). Loving father of Dr. Thomas B. Carter and Donald Carter. Dear son of the late Edgar A. and Mary E. Carter (nee Martin).  Brother of Lilly Gerlach, June Mitchell and Florence Henneman. Also survived by grandchildren and other relatives and friends. The family...

Feb 25, 2014

Roger Lee Savage, 65, of Oakland died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on January 11, 1949 in Confluence, PA, he was the son of the late Gilbert William and Mildred Leona (Amos) Savage. He worked as a carpenter for Wood Products in Oakland. Roger was a very outgoing man who enjoyed...

Feb 23, 2014

Carolyn "Connie" Wilson, 72, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on September 24, 1941 in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Christa (Tasker) Browning and the granddaughter of the late Scott and Minnie Tasker. Connie and her husband Samuel were distributors for Potomac Farms for over 30 years, she...

Feb 22, 2014

Marie Winters Teets, 90, died February 22, 2014 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, WV.

She was born October 23, 1923 in Thomas, WV a daughter of the late Cecil Roth and Anna Elizabeth Milkint Winters. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Teets whom she married June 2, 1946 and was married for 65...

Feb 18, 2014

Darl Z. Friend, 87, of Mt. Lake Park died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on May 17, 1926 in Wheeling, WV, he was the son of the late Richard Earl and Alice D. (Casteel) Friend. He had worked as a coal miner, a construction worker and for the county roads department....

Feb 15, 2014

Dorothy Jean Nielsen, 95, of Oakland died on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. She had lived at the Underwood South in Oakland after moving from Port Charlotte, FL following 2004's Hurricane Charley's destruction of her apartment and automobile. Born in Brunswick, NE on July 3, 1918, she was the daughter of the late...

Feb 14, 2014

Gerald E. Friend, Sr., 72, of Swanton died on Friday, February 14, 2014 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on April 21, 1941 in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Chester and Louise (Howell) Friend. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and had retired from the former Mead Westvaco Company after nearly 32 years of...

Feb 13, 2014

June Kathleen (Taylor) Stockum, 86, of Oakland, formerly of Baltimore, died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 17, 1927 in Andover, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wylie Marshall and Docia (Coleman) Taylor. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of both the VFW and American Legion General...

Feb 9, 2014

Jennette Belle Steyer, 85, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at her home. Born on September 21, 1928 at home on Bethlehem Road, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Hallie (Fulmer) Moon. She was a member of the Loch Lynn Church of God and was a devoted member of the church's Thursday Prayer...

Feb 9, 2014

Norma Jean (Roderick) Dankulich, 76, of Hagerstown died on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at NMS Healthcare in Hagerstown. Born on March 23, 1937 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mabel (Harvey) Roderick. She had worked as a hairdresser and was a member of the Mountaintop Christian Assembly of God in Mt. Lake Park....

Feb 9, 2014

Robert A. "Chum" Tasker, 89, of Oakland went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2014 in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 4, 1924 in Deer Park, he was the son of the late George W. and Gracie B. (Hanline) Tasker. Chum retired as a coal miner from Island Creek Coal Company. He...

Feb 8, 2014

Carl Bernard Paugh, 90, of Kitzmiller died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Born on October 28, 1923 in Emoryville, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Anna (Deshong) Paugh. He was a retired coal miner who loved spending time with his family. He is survived by his children, Michael...

Feb 7, 2014

Clara Emma Gauer, 86, of Oakland died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on October 20, 1927 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Nestor N. and Mary (Kuykendall) Sukow. She was a member of the White United Methodist Church and was a member of the auxiliaries of the American Legion...

Feb 6, 2014

Tyler Benjamin Estill, infant son of Charles Eugene, III and Amy (Rabich) Estill, of Oakland went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother and sister, Caden Lucas and Alyssa Rae Estill, at home; maternal grandparents, Tim and Cheryl...

Feb 3, 2014

Ernest N. Schrock, 83, of Oakland died on Monday, February 3, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on May 24, 1930 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Noah D. and Cora (Burkholder) Schrock. He was the owner of Schrock Farm Equipment and a member of the Gortner Amish Church. He was known to...

Feb 1, 2014

Dylan Floyd Jacob Jones, 20, of Mt. Storm, WV died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at home. Born on August 27, 1993 in Oakland, he was the son of Craig Jones of Mt. Storm and Erika (Altman) Graham of Oakland and the stepson of Jeremy Graham of Oakland. He was a 2011 graduate of Union High School and following...

Jan 31, 2014

Erma L. Paugh, 90, of Elk Garden, WV, died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Dennett Road Nursing Home. She was born on July 10, 1923 in Emoryville, WV and was the daughter of the late Thomas Bird and Susan (Sayers) Shepperd. Erma was a homemaker and an outdoor woman. She loved coon hunting, fishing, gardening and raising birds....

Jan 30, 2014

Doris Miriam Parys, 96, of Dennett Road Manor, formerly of Oakland, died on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born on June 18, 1917 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of Joseph and Jewel (Ansley) Heine. She survived by her children, Annette Livengood of Oakland, Alva Shipley of Cooksville, TN, and Jerome Milko of Ocean City, MD. In addition to...