Obituaries

Debra Ann Jefferys

Debra Ann Jefferys

Feb 7, 2025

Debra Ann Jefferys, 62, passed away at home with family by her side on Friday, February 7, 2025, after a long, hard-fought battle with illness. She is now at peace and flying high with the lord. She was born June 30, 1962, a daughter of Russell and Elettra Ann Garletts.

She loved the outdoors, particularly...

Betty Jane Wearden

Betty Jane Wearden

Feb 6, 2025

Betty Jane Hammack Wearden passed peacefully into everlasting life on February 6, 2025, at her home with family members by her side. She will be remembered as a dutiful wife, dedicated mother, loving grandmother, and gracious friend.

Betty was born at home in DaCosta, Texas on September 25, 1930 to Josephine and William Hammack. She...

Madge Delores Guthrie

Madge Delores Guthrie

Feb 2, 2025

Madge Delores Guthrie, 97, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Hastings Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. A full obituary will appear at a later date at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

Tiffany Marie Swafford

Tiffany Marie Swafford

Jan 29, 2025

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Tiffany Marie (Bierschied) Swafford, who left this world peacefully at home on January 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous ten-month battle with cancer. She was 46 years old.

Tiffany was born on July 11, 1978, in Moab, UT, to Jody...

Catherine Victoria George

Catherine Victoria George

Jan 26, 2025

Catherine Victoria George, who died at age 92 on January 26, 2025, was born on December 23, 1932, in Star City, West Virginia. She was the fourth child and third daughter of Salvatore Sellaro and his wife Asunta Marie Fazio. Her father, an immigrant from the town of San Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria, Italy, owned and ran a small...

Lola T. Owen

Lola T. Owen

Jan 26, 2025

Lola T. Owen, 93, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025. She was born September 1, 1931 to the late Wilbert and Mildred Tennant.

Lola married Eugene “Doc” Owen, and together they opened Hillcrest Veterinary Clinic in 1961 where she worked as a veterinary technician and receptionist. In her retirement, she continued advocating for...

William James Garvin, Jr.

William James Garvin, Jr.

Jan 25, 2025

On September 21st, 1933 Doctor Thompson left his office in downtown Morgantown and headed to the residence of William James Garvin and Lillian Elizabeth Aitken Garvin on Beverly Avenue in the Seneca neighborhood (Not Sunnyside) of town. There he presented them with William James “Bill” Garvin, Junior.

On January 25th, 2025 Bill joined his parents...

Mary Gray Plummer

Mary Gray Plummer

Jan 24, 2025

Mary Ann (Polly) Gray Plummer passed away January 24, 2025, at Mon General Hospital. She was born July 23, 1946, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the oldest of five daughters of the late Warren E. & Mary B. Gray.

Raised in Highland Park, New Jersey, and Greencastle, Pennsylvania, she was a graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High...

Terry Spiroff

Terry Spiroff

Jan 22, 2025

Terry Spiroff, 66, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at his home.

He was born January 2, 1959 in San Bernardino, CA, a son of the late Nick Spiroff and Betty Ann Cowdery.

Terry attended Morgantown High School and was a member of the class of 1977. He worked...

Bobby Elmo Roberts

Bobby Elmo Roberts

Jan 21, 2025

Bobby E. Roberts, 48, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Born on September 23, 1976, at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, he was the beloved son of Robert E. Roberts and Tressea C. Roberts. Bobby spent his early years in Minot, North Dakota, and Jonesville, Virginia, before his family settled in...

Delores Eddy Moore

Delores Eddy Moore

Jan 16, 2025

Delores (Dee) June Eddy Moore, 98, of Morgantown, West Virginia went to be with her Savior on January 16, 2025 in her home surrounded by loving family. Dee was born on July 1, 1926, to Raymond Cecil and Alice Samantha (Jenkins) Eddy in Greensboro, PA.

She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Dee was...

Patricia B. Lewis

Patricia B. Lewis

Jan 13, 2025

Patricia B. Lewis, age 80, of Morgantown WV passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025, at The Harbor Assisted Living facility in Pearland TX. Born on October 1, 1944, in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Malvin Dewight Brown and Sylvia Jones Brown. A beloved daughter, sister, mother and friend, Pat's life was marked by her unwavering love for...

Norma F. Cleaver

Norma F. Cleaver

Jan 13, 2025

Norma Fern Cleaver (Foltz), age 101, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away

peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on January 13, 2025.

Norma was born on October 3, 1923, in Wheeler, Illinois.

She married Lon Cleaver in 1946, and they had three daughters. She and Lon lived in several...

Gerald Ray Dalton

Gerald Ray Dalton

Jan 13, 2025

Gerald Ray Dalton, 84, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at his home.

Gerald was born on April 5, 1940, the son of the late Wilbur and Lucille Dalton.

Gerald enjoyed telling lifetime memories, driving and working on trucks/equipment, logging, and dirt track races.

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Jane Louise Cyphert

Jane Louise Cyphert

Jan 13, 2025

Jane Louise Cyphert, 78, passed away at Morgantown Healthcare Center on January 13th after courageously living with several serious illnesses.

Jane was born in Morgantown on June 5, 1946, to the late Peter Paul Fantacci, Jr. and Opal Louise Fantacci. She graduated from St. Francis High School in 1964 and from West Virginia University in...

Ray Musto Kesler

Ray Musto Kesler

Jan 12, 2025

Ray M. Kesler, 98, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at his home in Suncrest where he resided for more than 60 years.

Ray was born in Clover Lick, WV on August 10, 1926, the son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth McQuain Kesler.

Ray was attending...

William Howard Coombs

William Howard Coombs

Jan 12, 2025

William "Bill" Howard Coombs, Sr., 99, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Mon Health Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1925 in Morgantown, a son of the late Wilbur and Margaret (Reiner) Coombs.

Bill attended St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was a graduate of Morgantown High School and West Virginia University....

Walter Glenn Mcdougal

Walter Glenn Mcdougal

Jan 10, 2025

Walter Glenn McDougal, 56, of Fairview, passed away Friday, January 10th at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

Elisabeth Fehl Wallace

Elisabeth Fehl Wallace

Jan 10, 2025

Elisabeth Fehl Wallace, 77, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025.

Elisabeth was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 25, 1947. She was a graduate of Holy Innocents High School and Mount Mercy College in Pittsburgh, and WVU College of Law. She worked as both a teacher and an attorney in Monongalia County....

Mannon Elihu Gallegly Jr.

Mannon Elihu Gallegly Jr.

Jan 7, 2025

Dr. Mannon Elihu Gallegly Jr. died Tuesday morning, January 7, 2024. He was 101 years old. Mannon was the son of the late Mannon Elihu Gallegly Sr. and Mary Baber Gallegly. He was born April 11, 1923 in Mineral Springs, AR, a small agricultural community in Howard County where his family farmed and picked cotton. Dr. Gallegly received his...