Obituaries

Norma Lee Pethel

Norma Lee Pethel

Dec 14, 2015

Norma Lee Pethel, 70, of Morgantown, died Monday, December 14th at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born December 14, 1945 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late George and Rosie Murray Dalton. Friends and family will be received at the Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown on Friday, December 18th from 9:30-11:30 AM. At the conclusion of visiting,...

George L. Comp

George L. Comp

Dec 13, 2015

George L. Comp, 84, of Reedsville, WV passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015, with his loving wife and daughter by his side. He was born in Star City,WV on March 7th, 1931; son of the late Lee Comp and the late Della Tasker Comp. George worked as a building and excavating contractor and loved helping his friends, family, and...

Joan Maxine Conner

Joan Maxine Conner

Dec 13, 2015

Joan M. "Gabby" Conner, 87, of Bretz, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born in Booth on July 26, 1928, the daughter of the late Amos Liston and the late Sadie Strawser Liston. Gabby loved to take care of her house plants, reading and crocheting. She especially loved taking care of her family....

Konstantinos Anastasios "Gus" Demanelis

Konstantinos Anastasios "Gus" Demanelis

Dec 12, 2015

Konstantinos A."Gus" Demanelis, 82, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Sundale Nursing Home. Gus was born in Sopiki, Albania on May 17, 1933, son of the late Ernie Demanelis and Vasiliki Veliou Demanelis. In 1947, Gus immigrated to America. Gus was a life long member of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Morgantown. He served...

Virginia Naomi Fusco

Virginia Naomi Fusco

Dec 12, 2015

Virginia Fusco, 91, of Westover, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the home she shared with her daughter and caregiver, Molly Vannoy. She was born in Punxsutawney, PA on November 15, 1924, the daughter of the late A. Nile Whitesell and the late Myrtle (Stewart) Whitesell. Virginia was a member of St. Francis de Sales Church. She was...

Evelyn Salisbury

Evelyn Salisbury

Dec 12, 2015

Evelyn Kathryn Little Schell Salisbury, 72, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Cheat Lake on December 25, 1942, the daughter of the late Bryan and the late Myrtle Dewitt Little. Her father always said, when she was born, two of the oldest people in history, the stork and Santa...

June Carruth

June Carruth

Dec 10, 2015

June Carruth, 92, of Suncrest passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Defiance, Ohio on May 29, 1923, the daughter of Samuel Young and Nathalia Warncke Young. The family moved to Oak Park, Illinois and June grew up in Chicago. She met her husband Jim Carruth at...

Ruth Potter

Ruth Potter

Dec 9, 2015

Ruth Headlee Potter, of Bethesda, Maryland, died peacefully at her home on December 9, 2015 after a short illness. She is survived by a son, Stephen Niles Potter (Ann) of Kenilworth, IL, sisters Nancy Lundberg (Cliff) of Alexandria, VA and Kathleen Marra Butts of Pullman, WA, and grandchildren Claire Howard Potter (John White) of New York, NY and Stephen...

Christine Ann Fazenbaker

Christine Ann Fazenbaker

Dec 8, 2015

Christine Fazenbaker, 70, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Morgantown on July 12, 1945, the daughter of the late Howard Sanders and the late Josephine (Barille) Sanders. Christine was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a wonderful home maker, and enjoyed gardening and taking...

Robert Ross Ammons

Robert Ross Ammons

Dec 6, 2015

Robert Ross (Bob) Ammons, 84, of heritage Point, Morgantown formerly of Westover, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Mon General Hospital following a short illness. He was born February 18, 1931 in Fairmont, WV, the son of the late James Clifford Ammons and the late Muriel Agnes (Jones) Ammons. Bob was a 1950 graduate of Morgantown High School...

Stephen A. Fedan

Stephen A. Fedan

Dec 5, 2015

Stephen (Steve) A. Fedan, 94, left his family and friends to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2015. The pride of his life was his grandchildren and great grandchildren, who he passionately adored. Steve was the son of Anthony and Rosalia (Oleskow) Fedan, both farm children born in the same village in Galicia, Austria, and was born...

Margaret Gentry

Margaret Gentry

Dec 2, 2015

Margaret Gentry, 87, of Jarrell, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Margaret was born on December 7, 1927 in Morgantown, WV, the daughter of the late George and the late Margaret Kilb Medrick. She married Furman Eugene Gentry on January 7, 1956 and he preceded her in death in 2002. She was a homemaker and loved spending time...

Raymond C. "Butch" Utt

Raymond C. "Butch" Utt

Dec 1, 2015

Raymond C. “Butch” Utt, 72, of Morgantown, passed away December 1, 2015, at Mon General Hospital. He was born January 24, 1943 in Morgantown, WV; a son of the late Desmoine and Dana Gamble Utt. He retired after 25 years of service from the Lonestar Cement Company where he was a truck driver. Butch obtained over a million professional...

Carolyn Sandra "Kitty" Newborn

Carolyn Sandra "Kitty" Newborn

Nov 30, 2015

Carolyn "Kitty" Sandra Newborn, 71, of Five Forks Drive, Morgantown, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 28, 1944 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Sherman Clay and Wanda Jean Truitt. Kitty moved to Fontana, California at age 15 and graduated from Fontana HS, where she met and fell...

Kathy Jean Custer

Kathy Jean Custer

Nov 24, 2015

Kathy Jean Squarcette Custer, 60, of, Star City, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Morgantown on March 20, 1955, the daughter of Nellie Reppy Squarcette the late Peter Squarcette. Kathy was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Star City. She graduated Morgantown High School in...

Robert Oleksa

Robert Oleksa

Nov 23, 2015

Robert M. Oleksa, 77, of Fairmont formerly of Morgantown, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at his home.. He was born in Morgantown on May 11, 1938, the son of the late Steve Oleksa and the late Anna (Wasco) Oleksa. He was employed for several years at Monongalia General Hospital. He is survived by his sisters-in-law, Georgia Oleksa and...

Frances Gibson

Frances Gibson

Nov 23, 2015

Frances W Gibson, 97, of Point Marion Rd., Morgantown, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at Golden Living Center. She was born April 21, 1918 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Franklin P. and Cora T. Walker Crytser Hawkins. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker who loved to cook and bake. She loved to...

Agnes Aileen Oliver

Agnes Aileen Oliver

Nov 21, 2015

Agnes Aileen Oliver, 85, of Morgantown, entered into the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 21, 2015 after a short illness. She was born in Walhalla, SC, on March 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Austin Lee and the late Lela (Orr) Lee. She is survived by her children, William Don Oliver and wife Linda...

Brooks Few Lanham

Brooks Few Lanham

Nov 16, 2015

Brooks Few Lanham, Jr., 78, of Morgantown passed away Monday, November 16, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Morgantown on February 28, 1937, the son of the late Brooks Few Lanham, Sr and Gertrude Evalene Pugh Lanham. He was a foreman with Consol Coal Company. Brooks was a member of...

Doris June Howell

Doris June Howell

Nov 16, 2015

Doris June Howell, 90, of Morgantown passed away Monday, November 16, 2015. She was born to Edward Joseph and Evelyn Faye Utzman on September 1, 1925. Survivors include sister, Iva Stewart; brother, Edward (Sandra) Utzman; daughter Carol (John) Yanego; grandchildren Jason Howell, Jeff (Susan) and Shana Yanego; great-grandchildren Trysten, Caleb and Alexis. She is also survived by brother-in-law Bill...