Obituaries

Bradley Barill

Bradley Barill

Jan 25, 2014

Bradley Allen Barill, 57, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at his home. He was born in Morgantown on May 23, 1956, the son of Anthony Peter Barill and the late Beverly Alyce (Brown) Barill. He graduated from St. Francis High School in 1974. He was the facilities manager for West Virginia University Rec Center. He previously...

James Malcolm

James Malcolm

Jan 25, 2014

James Maurice Malcolm, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at his home. He was born near Shinnston and Bridgeport and can well remember being in the direct path of the Shinnston tornado. It can be well remembered that he often said that he was 18 years old. He was the oldest son of the late Parker (Sam) and Geraldine...

Betty Shulick

Betty Shulick

Jan 24, 2014

Betty Jean Shulick, 83, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at Sundale Palliative Care Unit. She was born March 20, 1930 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Archie St. Clair and Lula Wrick. Betty graduated from Morgantown High School. She worked at Hills Department Store as a Department Head for over 25 years....

Kathryn Moore

Kathryn Moore

Jan 23, 2014

Kathryn Virginia Hartzell Moore passed away on January 24, 2014 in St. Albans, WV. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia on April 25, 1926 to Russell Brown Hartzell and Ella Ruth Ridgway Hartzell, she lived the first half of her life in West Virginia, most of it in Morgantown. She then spent nearly all of her remaining years in Pennsylvania,...

Amelia Meligan

Amelia Meligan

Jan 23, 2014

Alice Meligan, 91, of Morgantown, passed way Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Golden Living Center. She was born March 23, 1922 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late August and Julia Swable Meligan. She was a former clerk of the Miller's Grocery Store on University Ave. in Morgantown. She is survived by her nephew and niece, Maurice Miller and...

Frederick Fortney

Frederick Fortney

Jan 23, 2014

Frederick Joseph Fortney, 75, of Sabraton Avenue, Morgantown, passed away Thursday evening, January 23, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital with his son, Allen, and his good friend and neighbor, Bob at his side - joining his beloved wife Betty, son Joe, and mother Wilda. Fred was born in Buckhannon on February 7, 1938. He is survived by a son,...

Mark Allen

Mark Allen

Jan 22, 2014

Mark Wayne Allen, 51, of Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Carlsbad, NM on May 21, 1962, a son of the late Ray and Evrel Lou Price Allen. Mark attended Morgantown High School and West Virginia University. He was employed by SDI, North...

Cleopatra Roxanis

Cleopatra Roxanis

Jan 18, 2014

Cleopatra "Cleo" Roxanis, 84, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, January 18, 2014 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown with her family by her side. She was born in Aliquippa, PA on December 8, 1929, a daughter of the late James Koulepis and the late Irene (Killias) Koulepis. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John Constantine Roxanis and...

Mildred Ault

Mildred Ault

Jan 15, 2014

Mildred Lucille Ault of, Morgantown, passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Ault was born in Dunlap, PA on July 9, 1917, the daughter of the late Harry Augusta Waite and the late Elizabeth Florence (Maraba) Waite. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse C. Ault, who passed away in 1977. Mrs. Ault...

John Shawhan

John Shawhan

Jan 11, 2014

John Howard Shawhan, 74, of Morgantown, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 11, 2014, at his home. John was born in Clarksburg, WV on September 22, 1939, the son of the late Howard Wesley Shawhan and Iota Marie Powell Shawhan. He was a member of Hepzibah Baptist Church and a member of the Hermon Lodge #6 AF...

Barbara Phalunas

Barbara Phalunas

Jan 11, 2014

Barbara "Babs" Richardson Phalunas, 87, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, friend and child of God, died January 11 in Morgantown, WV with her son, Rick, at her side. A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, Babs was the eldest daughter of the late Myrtle Nelson and Norwood Richardson and the last surviving member of her birth family. She was a West...

Linda Seger

Linda Seger

Jan 10, 2014

Linda L (McIntyre) Seger, 65, of Morgantown passed on Friday, January 10, 2014 at her home with her husband by her side. Linda was born in Morgantown on July 1, 1948, daughter of Juanita (Fortney) Linger of Morgantown and the late Lee McIntyre., decorated WWII veteran of North Africa and Italy campaigns. In addition to her mother, she is...

Kenneth Poole

Kenneth Poole

Jan 3, 2014

Kenneth Eldon Poole, 78, of the Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, passed away Friday evening, January 3, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, surrounded by his loving family after a very courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Morgantown on April 22, 1935, a son of the late George and Ethel Dalton Poole. Survivors include his wife of 42...

Lawrence Harmon

Lawrence Harmon

Jan 3, 2014

Lawrence Ray Harmon, 75, of Arlington, VA, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born September 9, 1938 in Deleware, OH, a son of Mildred Fern (Osmond) Warren of Morgantown and the late James William Harmon. He was a 1966 graduate of Fairborn High School in Fairborn, OH and served nine years in the United...

Lois Lee

Lois Lee

Jan 2, 2014

Lois Nell "Boots" Lee, 87, of Morgantown, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown Boots was born in Pursglove, WV on June 12, 1926, the daughter of the late Gordon Ware and the late Bonnie (Wilson) Ware Spicer. Survivors include her three children, Daniel Robert Lee and his...

Dallas Blosser-Ball

Dallas Blosser-Ball

Jan 1, 2014

Dallas Nicole Blosser- Ball, infant daughter of Richard Ball and Shayla Blosser, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. A memorial service will be held at the Hastings Funeral Home on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 4:00 PM with Pastor Barbara Hamrick officiating.

Jerry Daft

Jerry Daft

Jan 1, 2014

Jerry Lee Daft, Sr., 68, of Morgantown, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday morning, January 1, 2014 at Golden Living Center of Morgantown, WV after a long illness. Jerry was born in Randolph County on November 24, 1945, a son of the late James and Audra Shreves Daft. Survivors include three children, Kimberly Rogers and her...

Georgia Rude

Georgia Rude

Jan 1, 2014

Georgia Gay Case Rude, 80, of Morgan Run Rd., Cheat Lake, passed away Wednesday morning, January 1, 2014 at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown. She was born in Morgantown on January 28, 1933, a daughter of the late Sheridan Samuel Dunn and the late Bessie Jane Menear Dunn.. Survivors include her husband of 19 years, Charles Rude; six siblings,...

Katherine Clere

Katherine Clere

Dec 31, 2013

Katherine Ann "Kay" Clere, 76, of Fairchance Rd., Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, December 31, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Blythville, AR on August 5, 1937, a daughter of the late Marshall Blackard and the late Ethel (Dark) Blackard. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Lee Clere; four children, Marshall Clere of Arizona; Jimmy Clere and...

Junior Zannier

Junior Zannier

Dec 30, 2013

Junior A. Zannier, loving husband, father and grandfather, 66, of Morgantown passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born August 30, 1947 in Morgantown, WV the son of the late Tony and Mary Ann Mazzi Zannier. He was a member of St Theresa Roman Catholic Church and receiving communion from St. John University Parish....