Obituaries

Peter Francis Iyire
Apr 26, 2014
Peter Francis Iyire, 58, of Morgantown passed away April 26, 2014, at Monongalia General Hospital. Born August 26, 1955 in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, Peter came to Morgantown in the late 1970's where he attended West Virginia University, graduating in 1983. Peter was recognizable by many in Morgantown for his long dread locked hair and distinctive colorful dress. Friends knew...

Elaine Hutchison
Apr 26, 2014
Elaine S. Hutchison, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Philippi on July 26, 1925, the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth (Squires) Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Ruth Ann King and her husband, Rick, of Hurricane, WV; three grandchildren , Ethan (Heather),...

Wilma Loretta Lipscomb
Apr 26, 2014
Wilma (Loretta) Lipscomb of Louise Avenue in Morgantown passed away Saturday, April 26th at Mon General Hospital following complications from a short illness. Loretta was born November 15, 1928 in Auvil, WV. She was the daughter of the late Hobert & Grace P. Boyles and was the youngest of 5 children. Loretta met the love of her life Harold...
Tomiko Gillespie
Apr 24, 2014
Tomiko Gillespie, 65, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital of Morgantown, WV.
She was born in Nagasaki, Japan on May 2, 1948, a daughter of the late Taziko and Yoshiko.
Survivors include her husband, Tom; and her siblings, Takeshi of Nagasaki, Japan, Kaoru of Tokyo,...

William Ray "Billy" Park
Apr 24, 2014
William Ray "Billy" Park, 54, of River Road, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Bill went home to be with our Lord after a long illness. He was born in Morgantown on July 17, 1959, the son of Mary Louise (Farrell) Park of Jacksonville, FL and the late William Ray Park. He was a...

Rita Jo Solomon
Apr 24, 2014
Rita Jo Solomon, 80, of Morgantown, passed away early Thursday morning, April 24, 2014 at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Morgantown on November 20, 1933, a daughter of the late Michael Romano and the late Santina Scudiere Romano. Survivors include her three children, Michael L. Solomon and his wife Sheri, Alex Solomon and his wife Kelley and...

Patricia Allen
Apr 21, 2014
Patricia Darlene Allen, 74, of Unity Manor, Morgantown, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Morgantown on May 24, 1939, the daughter of the late George Lantz and the late Mabel (Karlen) Lantz. Survivors include her siblings, Gail Lantz and his wife Carol of Morgantown, and Judy Daft of Masontown; and many...

Wilma Harvey
Apr 20, 2014
Wilma Harvey, 86, of Morgantown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 4, 1927 in Core, WV, a daughter of the late Foster Eamon Smith and Susanna Beatrice Fetty Easterday. She is survived by her husband of 66 years,...

William Lough
Apr 20, 2014
William Earl Lough, 91, of Northfield, MN formerly of Stewart Place Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Three Links Care Center. He was born on August 4, 1922 in Morgantown, the youngest son of the late Herman Lester Lough and Alberta Herod Lough. William graduated from Morgantown High School in 1940. He graduated with honors from West...

William Lough
Apr 20, 2014
William E. Lough, formerly of Morgantown, passed away April 20, 2014, in Northfield, Minnesota. He was 91 years old. On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 his ashes will be buried at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens in Morgantown next to Jeanne Lough, his wife for 65 years who predeceased him in 2009. At 10 o'clock AM a remembrance gathering will be...

Sarah Faleschini
Apr 18, 2014
Sarah Romano Faleschini, 87, lifelong resident of Westover and formerly of Madison Nursing and Rehab passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Morgantown on October 2, 1926, the daughter of the late Joseph Romano and Josephine (Larato) Romano. Sarah was the office manager for G. C. Murphy, High Street, Morgantown and retired...

Linda Grimes
Apr 17, 2014
Heaven has gained another Angel. Linda L. Grimes, 68, of Morgantown, went to be with her beloved husband & son, Larry Sr. & Larry Jr., on Thursday, April 17, 2014 Linda was born in Morgantown on January 25, 1946, the daughter of the late Theodore & Garnet Austin. She lived in Paulsboro, NJ for 40 years, where she made...

Anthony Donaldson Tall
Apr 17, 2014
Anthony Donaldson Tall, age 87, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away of congestive heart failure on April 17, 2014 surrounded by his family. Don, as he was known, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 7, 1927, the only child of Webster Carleton Tall and Adele Donaldson Tall. He graduated high school from Baltimore City College, joined the Merchant...

Jane Bowie Kiger
Apr 16, 2014
Jane Hebner Bowie Kiger, 88, of Morgantown passed away Wednesday April 16, 2014 at home surrounded by her family following a brief illness. She was the matriarch of a large blended and extended family dearly loved by many. She was born in Flintstone, MD August 12, 1925 to Herbert and Leola Bennett Hebner. She was a graduate of Fort...

Coleman Bowers
Apr 15, 2014
Coleman Lonnie Bowers, 88, of Over Cheat Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at his home. He was born in Over Cheat on June 27, 1925, the son of the late Okey Johnson Bowers and Edna (Myers) Bowers Gatin. Coleman was a lifelong member of the Zion United Methodist and Cheat Lake United Methodist Church. He was a...

Margo Stock Neal
Apr 11, 2014
Margo Lyn Neal, 68, of 174 Brewer Rd., Morgantown, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at her residence. She was born January 17, 1946 in Wheeling, WV to the late Doris McMahon Stock and Kenneth Stock. Margo graduate from Wellsburg High School, then went on to get a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a Master's degree in Human Resources...

Sandra Leigh Taylor
Apr 10, 2014
Sandy Bennett Taylor passed away on April 10, 2014 and will be laid to rest alongside her father, Robert J. Bennett and mother, Jackie Rhizor Bennett. Graveside services will be conducted by Hastings Funeral Home on August 3, 2015 at 11:00 am at East Oak Grove Cemetery.

Delores Beach
Apr 8, 2014
Delores Fisher Beach, 85, of Star City, passed away Tuesday afternoon April 8, 2014, peacefully and with loved ones by her side, at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown. Delores was born in Star City on December 25, 1928, a daughter of the late Andrew Fisher and the late Mary (Bowers) Fisher. She was a member of...

Betty Powers
Mar 31, 2014
Betty Louise Powers, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Orlando, WV on February 14, 1930, the daughter of the late James Everett Posey and Dorothy Alice (Scarff) Posey. Betty was a member of the Morgantown Church of God. She was a 1948 graduate of Morgantown High School. Betty...

Patricia Weimer
Mar 29, 2014
Patricia Lou "Patty" Weimer, 58, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at her residence. Patty was born in Morgantown on April 30, 1955, the daughter of Waunita Ruth (Bower) Donham of Morgantown, and the late Homer Donham. Patty was a long time employee of the Morgantown AES Federal Credit Union and was currently employed at Beverly Hills...
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