May 22, 2011

Hazel Mae McDonald, 92, of Beulah Road, Morgantown, went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2011. Hazel was born on October 4, 1918 in Morgantown a daughter of the late Robert A. Keener and Frances Drusella Shaw Keener. Hazel was known by her family and friends as a loving Christian woman who had a strong belief...

May 21, 2011

Ruth Ann Davis Barker, 87, a lifelong resident of Morgantown and Brookhaven, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Monongalia General Hospital.Ruth was born October 12, 1923 in the home of her grandparents at âthe bridgeâ near Rock Forge, the eldest daughter of the late William John and Margaret Katherine Blakley Davis. Ruth was baptized as a child in...

May 20, 2011

Betty J. DeFere, 89, of Richland Ave., Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, at Sundale Nursing Home.Betty was born in Morgantown on June 11, 1921, the daughter of the late Thomas and Bernadine (DeWitt) Little.She was Presbyterian by faith. She was a former president of the Ladies Golf Association of the Morgantown Golf and Country Club. She enjoyed...

May 20, 2011

Robert L. âBobâ Hartley, 91, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital. Bob was born in Morgantown on July 19, 1919, the son of the late Charles H. Hartley and Ruth Miller Hartley. He graduated from the West Virginia University in 1943 with a degree in Agriculture. He retired in 1976 with over 25...

May 17, 2011

Juanita Viola Bukrim, 76, of Wades Road, Morgantown, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 17, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her family. Juanita was born in Dellslow on December 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Theodore and Emma (McKinney) Hilling.She loved the Lord and she loved her family. She enjoyed cooking and baking for others, crocheting lap...

May 16, 2011

Freddie Ronald âRonâ Sheppard, 73, of Unity Manor Apartments, Morgantown, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Ron was born in Avondale Estates, GA on March 30, 1938, a son of the late Henry and Nellie Bennett Sheppard.Survivors include his four children, Jennifer Sheppard of Morgantown, Amy Demas and husband Mark and Jessica Alaidy all of Spokane,...

May 12, 2011

Katherine Bellay, 98, of Star City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Katherine was born in Greyâs Landing, PA on October 25, 1912, the daughter of the late Alex and Mary Bakos Bellay. She was a member of St. Maryâs Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine will be dearly missed by a niece, a nephew and her...

May 12, 2011

Tracy Duane Sanders, 51, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.Tracy was born in Warren, OH on March 25, 1960, the son of the late Wallace Gail Sanders and the late Georgia Fern (Runner) Sanders.Tracy was a graduate of Morgantown High School. At the time of his death he worked for...

May 11, 2011

Geraldine Blackshire Bishoff, 92, of Pueblo, CO and formerly of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday morning, May 11, 2011 at Sangre De Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care of Pueblo, CO.Geraldine was born in Morgantown on February 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Charles Harley Blackshire and the late Lena Rivers Wilson Blackshire.Survivors include her daughter, Toni Lee Bishoff Bailey...

May 9, 2011

John R. Hamilton, PhD, 86, of Park Hills, Morgantown, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and early American tool collecting but his real passion was for his family, and he cherished the relationship he had with his wife, children and spouses, and grandchildren.John was born April 22, 1925,...

May 8, 2011

Tammy Marie Smith, 40, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011, surrounded by her family and close friends. She was born on August 25, 1970, in Morgantown, the daughter of Bonnie Marie Tennant Evanoff. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday and Bible School. Tammy worked as a teacherâs assistant at...

May 7, 2011

Edward Joseph Monahan, Jr., 97, of Heritage Point, Morgantown, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Sundale Nursing Home.Ed was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 27, 1913, a son of the late Edward Joseph Monahan, Sr. and Nellie Thompson Monahan.Ed graduated with a BS in 1935 from St. Thomas College, St Paul, MN and post graduate work, University...

May 5, 2011

Elizabeth Sarah âLibbyâ Reseter, 89, of Walnut Hill Rd., Morgantown and formerly of Dentâs Run Rd., Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at home with her family and kind and loving caregiver of three years, Loretta Maestle, present..Libby was born in Fairmont on March 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Joseph Ray and Effie Laura Clapper Fisher.Survivors...

May 3, 2011

Sandra Lynn Lewis, 62, of Granville, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on June 12, 1948, a daughter of the late John Clemsic and the late Leona (Weaver) Clemsic.

Survivors include her companion, Daniel Varner, with whom she made her home two children, Candance Lewis Brooks and...

May 2, 2011

Billy Donald âBarnseyâ Nicholson, 71, of Beulah Road, Morgantown, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at his residence surrounded by family and friends..Barnsey was born in Morgantown on March 8, 1940, a son of the late George Dewey Nicholson and the late Margie Margretta (Murray) Nicholson.Survivors include his wife, Shirley McDonald Nicholson two sons, John Luther Nicholson and his...

May 1, 2011

John âJackâ R. Hails, Sr., 85, of Collins Ferry Rd, Morgantown, and formerly of Bentleyville, PA, passed away Sunday evening, May 1, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital.Jack was born in Trauger, PA on September 13, 1925, a son of the late Walter Muir and Gladys (Grigor) Hails.He was a long time member of Rock Forge Presbyterian Church and was...

Apr 27, 2011

Mark William Fichtner, 52, of Masontown formerly of Tyrone Road, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at his residence.Mark was born in Morgantown on March 25, 1959, the son of William Fichtner and the late Etta Mae Wright Fichtner.He graduated from University High School in 1977, after high school he began Charter Engineering which later became Francis Engineering. Mark...

Apr 27, 2011

Rose Catherine Panson, 85, of Morgantown passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a short illness.Rose was born in Morgantown on June 26, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Salvadore Sam) and Antionette Basile. Rose was a member of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church and was a retired real estate agent for...

Apr 24, 2011

Ethel L. Rogers, 71, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Madison Nursing & Rehab of Morgantown, with her family by her side.Ethel was born in Morgantown on February 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Oscar and Leo McCartney Metheny.She was Baptist by faith.She had been employed as a machine operator with the former Sterling Faucet...

Apr 21, 2011

Drusilla âDrewâ Brison of Morgantown, WV passed away April 21, 2011, after a three month battle with cancer. She was born Jan 15, 1920, in Baltimore, MD.She was a former member of Drummond Chapel Methodist Church, now a member of Calvary Methodist Church of Cheat Lake. She was seamstress for Virginia Chittum Dance School and Charlotte Dance Studio for...