Obituaries

Carol Lightcap
Jul 17, 2010
Carol Ann Lightcap, 69, of Fairmont Rd., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday night, July 14, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Lightcap was born in Erbacon, WV on September 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Thomas Riffle and Katherine Cook Riffle Crites.Survivors include her children, Laura Chance and husband Everett with whom she made her home, and Henry Lightcap and...

Homer Riffle
Jul 15, 2010
Homer S. Riffle, 94, of Pinebrook Lane, Morgantown, WV, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital. Homer was born in Braxton County, WV on February 13, 1916, the son of the late Homer A. Riffle and Nancy Elizabeth Ware Riffle. He was a former member of the Woodland United Methodist Church, and attended the Spruce Street...

Florence Godfrey
Jul 13, 2010
Florence Godfrey, 93, of Morgantown, formerly of Maple Shade, NJ, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Florence was born in Fairmont on May 29, 1917, the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Lizzette Stewart Lewis. She was Presbyterian by faith. She attended Avery Elementary School, a one-room school in the Cheat lake area. She was...

Thelma Fortney
Jul 10, 2010
Thelma Shreve Fortney, 97, of St. Clair's Mobile Home Village, Morgantown, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Monongalia General Hospital.Thelma was born in Pendleton Co. on December 30, 1912, a daughter of the late Alvin Vernon Shreve and the late Cleda (Bowers) Shreve.Survivors include her daughter, Nancy F. Turner and husband Peter of Morgantown three grandchildren, Christopher L....

Elizabeth Soles
Jul 10, 2010
Elizabeth Lucille "Betty Lou" Shelhamer DeVault Soles, age 83, formerly of Morgantown, WV passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 10, 2010. She was born July 11, 1926 in New Kensington, PA and was the only child of Harold Lester and Elizabeth Ivory Shelhamer. She had two sons, Keith Shelhamer DeVault and wife Janet of Morgantown, WV, and Kent Alan...

Ralph I
Jul 9, 2010
Ralph L. Cline, III, 38, of Fairview Ave., Morgantown, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a brief battle with A.L.S. with his partner and family at his side.Ralph was born in Morgantown on August 21, 1971, a son of the late Ralph L. Cline, Jr. and the late E. Darlene (West) Cline.Survivors include his...

Kim Westfall
Jul 6, 2010
Kim Leanne Westfall, 53, of Quincey Street, Fairmont, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Kim was born in Clarksburg on August 21, 1956, the daughter of the late Ralph and Erlean Trisler Shuttlesworth.Kim was employed as a waitress for several years in Florida. She collected teddy bears, porcelain dolls and loved watching movies. She will always...

Kenneth Vance
Jun 30, 2010
Kenneth Jackson Vance, 94, of University Ave., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at his home.Kenneth was born in Kingwood, WV on May 26, 1916, the son of the late Joseph C. Vance and the late Gertrude Nina (Jackson) Vance.Survivors include his children, Cinda Ward Gatian of Morgantown and Robert J. Ward of Charlotte, NC six grandchildren, Kimberley...

Robert Currence
Jun 27, 2010
Robert Lane Currence, 85, of Sugar Maple Hill, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010.Robert was born in Elkins, WV on February 23, 1925, a son of the late H. Blaine and Clementine Kerns Currence.He was a resident engineer with Consolidation Coal Co. Mines and a veteran of the US Army having served in World War II.Robert is survived...

Leonidas Gibson
Jun 27, 2010
Leonidas W. âBudâ Gibson, 87, of Morgantown passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital.Leonidas was born in Morgantown on August 30, 1922, the son of the late Emerson and Genevieve Warner Gibson.He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He worked most of his adult life in the coal mines and retired from...

Joyce Mcminn
Jun 23, 2010
Joyce L. McMinn, 59, of Suncrest Village, Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital with family by her side.She was born March 5, 1951, in Elkins, WV, and shortly after raised and lived in Morgantown.Joyce was a hard worker who had 20 years of service with the Dominion Post and 15 years with the West...

Shirley Peterson
Jun 21, 2010
Shirley Peterson, 63, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010.She is survived by her four children, John & Michael Reneman, Nicole Dawson and Fallon Johnson and seven grandchildren.Shirley's wishes for cremation have been honored by her family and no public services are planned.Hastings Funeral Home of Morgantown is in charge of the arrangements.Send condolences online at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

Timothy Gwilliam
Jun 21, 2010
Timothy Allen Gwilliam, 41, of, Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Tim was born in Denver on March 22, 1969, the son of William and Nancy Fragale Gwilliam. He was the owner and head recording engineer of Dream Catcher Studios, Morgantown, WV. He was a graduate of Fairmont State University and Northeast Broadcasting School, Boston,...

Clyde English
Jun 18, 2010
Dr. Clyde Neville English died Friday, June 18th at the Madison Center. He had been a long time resident of Heritage Point in Morgantown. He was born June 21, 1915, to the late Clyde R. English and Minnie Hardt English in Wildwood, PA and was raised in Glenshaw, a small town north of Pittsburgh. Two brothers, Myrle English and...

Rebecca Chance
Jun 18, 2010
Rebecca Chance, 54, of Healthy Heights Village, Morgantown, passed away Friday, June 18, 2010, at her home.Rebecca was born in Morgantown on September 7, 1955, the daughter of the late Thomas and Gloria Hilling Gorbey.She enjoyed fishing, camping, puzzles and taking care of her family and grandchildren. She is survived by her loving husband of 34 years, Calvin S....

Harry Jr
Jun 17, 2010
Harry (Sonny) Earl Carr, Jr., 69, of Morgantown, WV, born on May 26, 1941, in Montrose, West Virginia went home to the Lord on June 17, 2010 after a sudden illness. Harry grew up in Parsons, WV, graduated from Parsons High School in 1959, attended West Virginia University on a football scholarship and remained a loyal Mountaineer throughout his...

Bette Kovac
Jun 17, 2010
Bette Ada Hutchison Kovac, 90, of Short Street, Morgantown, passed away after an extended illness Thursday, June17, 2010, at her home. She was born February 4, 1920, in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Harry Greer and Leeta Fern Wilson Hutchison. She attended the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church and was a Gold Star Mother. Bette graduated from Morgantown...

Bettie Cecchinelli
Jun 16, 2010
Bettie R. Cecchinelli, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Bettie was born in Elkins on April 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Walter and Isis Sue (England) Morris.She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.Bettie loved to cook and entertain and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a...

Alma Wolfe
Jun 11, 2010
Alma L. Corbin Wolfe, 95, formerly of Rucki Street, in the Brookhaven Community, Morgantown, passed away Friday, June 11, 2010, at Madison Nursing & Rehab.Alma was born in Sturgisson,WV on August 2, 1914, the daughter of the late John W. and Ada Cunningham Corbin.She was a member of the Brookhaven United Methodist Church for over 70 years.She was a...

Nickie Field
Jun 9, 2010
Nickie Field, of Morgantown, entered eternal life on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital surrounded by Angels and her loving family. She was born in Pennsboro, WV, on February 10, a daughter of the late, Bethel Sigwart.Nickie was a retired glass worker at Seneca Glass and a member of the Living by Faith Church.She will best be...
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