Obituaries

Stanley Sr

Stanley Sr

Sep 15, 2009

Stanley âTeenieâ Osecky, Sr., 80, of Cassville/Mt. Morris Road, Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at home. Stanley was born in Jere, WV on March 3 1929, a son of the late Samuel A. and Marina Osadchuk Osecky. He retired from Consol Blacksville #1 Mine and was a member of Local Union 1702. He also worked for 13...

Juanita Godfrey

Juanita Godfrey

Sep 15, 2009

Juanita Rebekah âBeckyâ Barnes Godfrey, 83, of Morgantown, went home to be with her Heavenly Father at 3:05a.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital after a short illness.Becky was born in Clarksburg on August 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Denzil Evans Barnes and Nelia Virginia Carson Barnes.She was a member of the Sabraton Baptist Church.Becky...

Hazel Knicely

Hazel Knicely

Sep 11, 2009

Hazel Virginia Knicely, 89, of the Old Kingwood Pike, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 11, 2009 at Golden Living Center. Hazel was born in Morgantown on February 15, 1920, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha Brown Dalton. Hazel was a firm believer in the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by three sons...

Major Brothers

Major Brothers

Sep 11, 2009

Frederick Jackson Brothers, Major, US Army Retired, age 81, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on December 14, 1927, to the late Alvin and Edna Pearl (Rogers) Brothers. While growing up in Morgantown, Jack carried the Dominion Post Newspaper and was a member of the...

Charles Christopher

Charles Christopher

Sep 11, 2009

Charles âWarrenâ Christopher, 88, of, Morgantown, passed away Friday, September 11, 2009, at Monongalia General Hospital.Warren was born in Point Marion, PA, on February 7, 1921, the son of the late Harry Dayton and Ida Merle Everly Christopher.He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1938. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945 as a pharmacist mate. He saw...

Jeryl Root

Jeryl Root

Sep 9, 2009

Jeryl Cecil Root, 77, of Kenton Way, Troy, OH, formerly of Morgantown, went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2009. He was born March 22, 1932, in Athens, OH, the son of the late Cecil and Hildred Reese Root of Terra Alta, WV. Jeryl was a member of WV Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 152 in...

Ellen Bucklew

Ellen Bucklew

Sep 8, 2009

Ellen M. âChickâ Bucklew, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.Ellen was born in Preston County, on April 6, 1923, a daughter of the late Earl E. and Addie McGuiness Sterling. She was a 50 year member of First Christian Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and will be remembered...

Gail Holbert

Gail Holbert

Sep 5, 2009

Gail Holbert, 68, of Hope Garden Community, Brookhaven passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.Gail was born on December 7, 1940 in Dellslow, WV the son of the late Lucille Mayfield Holbert and Cecil Holbert.He retired in 2004 after 30 years of service from the WVU Physical Plant as a Custodial Supervisor...

Wayne Bigler

Wayne Bigler

Sep 4, 2009

Wayne Maxwell Bigler, 88, of Brookhaven Road, Morgantown, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 at Sundale Nursing Home.Wayne was born in Morgantown, WV on March 22, 1921, the son of the late John Ellsworth and Olive Whipkey Bigler. He was the last surviving member of his family.He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a former employee...

Wilfred Graham

Wilfred Graham

Sep 2, 2009

Wilfred âBillâ Graham, 93, of Drummond Street, Morgantown passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at his home.He was born September 23, 1915 in Morgantown, WV a son of the late Oliver Bell and Martha Coral Gibson Graham.He was a member of the Spruce Street United Methodist Church for 63 years.Bill graduated from Bruceton High School. He was a staff...

Paul Pysell

Paul Pysell

Sep 1, 2009

Paul F. Pysell, 66, of Montgomery, TX, formerly of Morgantown, passed away at home after losing his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 1, 2009.Paul was born in Morgantown on August 26, 1943, the son of the late Harold F. and Mary Loya Pysell.He is survived by his wife, Jane Synowiec Pysell of Montgomery, TX his children, Kimberly...

Ernest Richards

Ernest Richards

Sep 1, 2009

Ernest Richards, 91, of Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, passed away September 1, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.He was born in Gateshead, England, Durham County on April 2, 1918 a son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Wigham Richards.He arrived in America in 1922. After WWII he attended WVU and was a member of the 1946 tennis team. Ernest graduated from...

William Vinson

William Vinson

Sep 1, 2009

William Ellis (Bill) Vinson, 66, of Morgantown, WV and formerly of Blacksburg, Va., passed away at home Tuesday, of acute myeloid leukemia. Born in Greensboro, NC on April 4, 1943, he received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from North Carolina State University and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. In 1971 he began his career at Virginia Tech where...

Larry Roy

Larry Roy

Aug 31, 2009

Larry Clyde Roy, 61, of Morgantown passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 31, 2009.He was born June 10, 1948, in Waynesburg, PA, a son of Edna Shahan Roy of Kirby, PA and the late Clyde Roy. He was a 1966 graduate of Waynesburg High School and worked for WVU Health Science Center for 42 years, as an...

Thomas Neese

Thomas Neese

Aug 27, 2009

Thomas E. Neese, 73, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009, at Monongalia General Hospital.Thomas was born in Morgantown on September 15, 1935, the son of the late Paul and Helen Cronin Neese.He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. He was a loving, husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife...

Mary Reynolds

Mary Reynolds

Aug 23, 2009

Mary Louise Reynolds, 87, of Cheat Neck, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.Mary was born in Uniontown, PA on October 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Deane and Goldie Bailey Adams.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.She is survived by her daughters and spouses, Doris J. Ayersman and Phillip of Morgantown, Bonita R....

Dorothy Engle

Dorothy Engle

Aug 17, 2009

Dorothy Catherine Engle, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, August 17, 2009, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Braxton County on December 17, 1918, the daughter of the late A.W. and Ora B. Rider Engle. She graduated from Glenville State College in 1940 with a degree in education. She received a masters degree from George Peabody College...

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Aug 17, 2009

Roger N. Williams, 65, of Old River Rd., Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 17, 2009 at his residence. He was born January 16, 1944 in Morgantown, a son of the late Robert Rex and Inez Mae Baker Williams. Roger was a graduate of Morgantown High School and completed business college at West Virginia University. He was a retired...

James Stemple

James Stemple

Aug 16, 2009

James G. Stemple, 85, of Ridgeway Ave., Morgantown, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009, at his sonâs residence.James was born in Masontown on July 17, 1924, the son of the late Ernest T. and Dovie D. Robinson Stemple.He was a veteran of World War II in which he served in the US Navy.He retired from WVU where he worked...

Jordan Pappas

Jordan Pappas

Aug 13, 2009

Jordan Cyrille Pappas, 86, of Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV.He was born December 2, 1922 in Wheeling, son of the late Cyrille and Evelyn Cosmides Pappas.Mr. Pappas graduated from West Virginia University where he obtained a Bachelorâs Degree in Accounting and Finance, and in 1942, graduated from...