Obituary of Regina Moody Quesenberry

Regina (Stark) Moody Quesenberry, 90, formerly of Weston, passed away peacefully in her home on July 11, 2019.

Born June 6, 1929, in Alum Bridge, she was the youngest child of William C. and Bridget H. (Sweeney) Stark. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Bernard and John Stark, and sisters, Mary Murray, Irene Bode, and Ernestine Gissy.

Mrs. Quesenberry graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Weston, Class of 1947. She then received a degree from West Virginia Business College in Clarksburg after which she was employed by the Robinson & Stump Law Firm as a legal secretary.

On June 7, 1952, she married Edsel H. Moody. Together they owned and operated Moody’s Cash Market & Mobile Homes, a reputable and respected business known in Weston and the surrounding communities. He preceded her in death on September 8, 1972. She later married Clifford L. Quesenberry on September 8, 1980. He preceded her in death on July 7, 1992.

Mrs. Quesenberry was an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church throughout her life in Weston where she enjoyed volunteering her administrative and bookkeeping skills for both the school and church. She also spent numerous years contributing to the success of the annual Lewis County Christmas Dinner. In later years, as her mobility declined, she spent many hours knitting hats for the newborns at WVU Children’s Hospital. She was a current member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Morgantown.

Those left to cherish her memory include two daughters, Barbara Frame-Cook (Joseph Williams, III) of Lewisburg and Patricia Nelson (Dennis) of Morgantown with whom she lived prior to her passing; three grandchildren, Tracy Sheets (DJ), Sara Stockett (Allen) of Morgantown and Chad Nelson (Tifanie Tiberio) of Pittsburgh; and five great-grandchildren, Hayden, Chase, Evelyn, Sadie, and Madelyn.

Arrangements will be made by Hastings Funeral Home in Morgantown where she is to be cremated and then laid to rest in the cemetery of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Alum Bridge, the parish of her youth and of her marriage to Edsel H. Moody. At her request, there will be no visitation or public Funeral Mass. In lieu of flowers, you may request a Requiem Mass be said in her honor.

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