Obituaries

Reba Opalene Priest

Reba Opalene Priest

Nov 5, 2014

Reba Opalene Priest, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Priest was born in Tishamingo City, MS on June 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Francis Kent and Ola E. (Stockton) Kent. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Charlie Priest. She was a homemaker and...

Mary Alice Cotter

Mary Alice Cotter

Oct 31, 2014

Mary Alice Cotter, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, October 31st. She was born May 2, 1924 in Monongalia County, WV, a daughter of the late Zeddock Benton Christopher and Grace Sharpneck Areford Christopher. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Vernon Cotter, who passed away in 1964. She attended Morgantown High School and retired as...

Margaret Virginia Clise

Margaret Virginia Clise

Oct 30, 2014

Virginia Fowler Lowe Clise of Morgantown went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 30, 2014. She was born on April 22, 1918, in Beechwood, WV, a daughter of the late Margaret Slusser Fowler Williams and Charles N. Fowler. Virginia worked at the A&P supermarket in Morgantown for many years and later was a homemaker who loved...

William Wallace Power

William Wallace Power

Oct 28, 2014

William Wallace Power, 78, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital of Morgantown, WV. He was born in Washington DC on February 17, 1936, the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Power and Dorothy (Remsburg) Power. He is survived by his daughter, Tamara Dorothy Lynne Power; son, Darren Lamont Power, daughter-in-law, Kirsten Surbrook and...

Mario Louis Defelice Jr.

Mario Louis Defelice Jr.

Oct 27, 2014

Mario "Marty" Louis DeFelice, Jr, 57 from Morgantown, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 27, 2014 at his home in Riverview, FL. Marty was born on April 23, 1957, in Morgantown, WV, the son of the late Mario L. DeFelice, Sr. and Colomba C. (Mancini) DeFelice. Marty is survived by his mother Colomba DeFelice; son,...

Darlene Travis

Darlene Travis

Oct 25, 2014

Darlene Travis, 69, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her home. Darlene was born in Morgantown on July 5, 1945, the daughter of the late Arthur Bryan and Wanda Olive (Wilson) Mace. She was a loving wife and sister. She worked as a legal secretary for several different attorneys in the area. Darlene is survived by...

Mafalda "Mef" Fraley

Mafalda "Mef" Fraley

Oct 25, 2014

Mafalda “Mef” Fraley, 96, of Morgantown, widow of Rayburn Fraley, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Sundale Nursing Home. Mafalda was born in Morgantown on September 1, 1918, the daughter of the late Charles and Stella Pizzuto Andy. Mafalda is survived by her sister Amelia Allison and nephew Eric Allison of Coral Springs, FL; her nephew Jeffrey Davis...

Josephine Rose Dinardi

Josephine Rose Dinardi

Oct 25, 2014

Josephine Rose Dinardi, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. Josephine was born in Morgantown WV on October 26, 1926; the daughter of the late Luigi and Rosa Marra. She is survived by a son Gregory Dinardi, and his children; Kyle, Noah, Chloe, and Jasper; and their mother Alison Dinardi,...

Amy Cox

Amy Cox

Oct 24, 2014

Amy Christine Cox, 42, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 24, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Amy was born in Monongalia Co. on July 23, 1972, a daughter of the late William Cox and Sandra Kay Austin Jones. Survivors include her fiancé, Danny Protzman; a son, Donnie Ziegler of Summers School Rd.; a daughter, Paige Elizabeth Protzman at...

Ronald Arthur Gatian

Ronald Arthur Gatian

Oct 23, 2014

Ronald Arthur Gatian, 72, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014, at his home. He was born July 28, 1942 in Morgantown, WV; son of the late Arthur and Sara Darnell Gatian. Ronald was a member of the Covenant Evangelical Methodist Church. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. In his free time, he enjoyed...

Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson

Oct 23, 2014

Mary Louise Hodge Wilson, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV. She was born in Stone Mines, WV on February 18, 1926, a daughter of the late Sav-Re Hodge and the late Etta (Adelsberger) Hodge. Survivors include one son, Richard D. Wilson and his wife Marie of Fairchance, PA; her...

Caleb Glover

Caleb Glover

Oct 21, 2014

Caleb Robert Glover passed away at his residence on Tuesday October 21, 2014. Caleb was born on August 29, 2001, in Morgantown, a son of Robert Sean Glover and Franki Lynne Hart Glover of Crown. Caleb was an 8th grade student who attended Westwood Middle School. He loved the outdoors, and specifically enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding ATV's. Along...

Geraldine "Jeri" Cunningham Kuzner

Geraldine "Jeri" Cunningham Kuzner

Oct 19, 2014

Geraldine “Jeri” Cunningham Kuzner, 91, of Silver Spring, MD died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, MD surrounded by members of her family. Jeri was born in Morgantown on November 30, 1922, a daughter of the late George Cunningham and the late Callie (Long) Cunningham. She attended local schools and graduated from Morgantown High...

Johnnie Clarancie Howenstein

Johnnie Clarancie Howenstein

Oct 16, 2014

Johnnie Clarance Howenstein (Himey), 77, of Star City passed away Thursday October 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle of cancer. He was in the US Army and employed at Davis and Lynch Glass Factory as a glassblower where he worked until his retirement after 41 years. He was a Captain in the...

Vaughn David Pirlo, Sr.

Vaughn David Pirlo, Sr.

Oct 14, 2014

Vaughn David (Choppy) Pirlo, Sr., 80, went home to be with his Lord, surrounded by his children and family on October 13, 2014. Vaughn was born in Greer, WV on March 20, 1934 to the late Francisco “Frank” and Minnie Pirlo. Vaughn served in the U. S. Army form 1951-1955. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign...

Mildred Greene

Mildred Greene

Oct 13, 2014

Mildred Joyce Wagner Greene, age 66, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Madison Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown and was formerly of the Canyon Road, Morgantown, WV. Mildred was born March 12, 1948 in Buckhannon, WV daughter of the late Betty J. Winans Wagner of Buckhannon and the late Wilbert T. (Boots) Wagner. Survived by one brother...

Christy Adam  Weiland, Jr.

Christy Adam Weiland, Jr.

Oct 11, 2014

Christy A. Weiland, Jr., 81 of Sedalia, MO, passed away on October 11, 2014, at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility. Chris was born January 23, 1933, in Morgantown, WV, son of the late Christy A. Weiland and Goldie Mae Burns Weiland. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1951 and attended West Virginia University studying biology and geology, eventually...

Marilyn Lou Huffman

Marilyn Lou Huffman

Oct 10, 2014

Marilyn Lou Huffman, 82, Morgantown, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at her residence . She was born in Preston County on March 11, 1932 and is preceded in death by her husband, Allen M. Huffman. She is survived by her granddaughter, Angela Huffman of Florida. In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by 2 sons,...

Linda Carol Hill

Linda Carol Hill

Oct 10, 2014

Linda Carol George Hill, 66, of Fairchance Road, Morgantown, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Elkins Hospice In-Patient Center of Elkins, WV. She was born in Newark, NJ on August 14, 1948, a daughter of Frank George who survives her in New Jersey, and the late Gloria (Bellack) George. Survivors include her two daughters, Keri DeMasi with...

James Shumway

James Shumway

Oct 10, 2014

James McBride Shumway, 66, passed away at home on October 10, 2014, after a determined battle of more than 6 years with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Jamie was born in San Francisco CA on December 16, 1947, the son of Berte Alden Scovel of San Francisco CA and James McBride Shumway, originally from Assumption IL. He...