Obituaries

Ruth Bolyard
Jan 8, 2013
Ruth Iris Bolyard, 93, of West Pennsylvania Ave., Westover, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at her residence. Ruth was born in Tunnelton, WV on September 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Earl and Addie McGinnis Sterling. Ruth graduated from the former Tunnelton High School. She was a godly woman who took pride in raising her family to...

Thelma Morrison
Jan 6, 2013
Thelma Jean Morrison, 81, of Brookhaven died peacefully on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.. She was born May 27, 1931 in Morgantown. Thelma worked at Sterling Faucet and Heck's Department Store before assisting her husband with the operation of Morrison Lawn Mower and Small Engine Repair Shop in Brookhaven. She...

Mary Prentiss
Jan 3, 2013
Mary Ilana Prentiss, 77, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born June 21, 1935 in McKeesport, PA, a daughter of the late Arthur and Johanna Schnelzer Mayou. Survivors include her husband of nearly 53 years, Rev. Mr. Joseph Prentiss, whom she married January 9, 1960; four children, Joseph...

Carolyn Perroots
Jan 3, 2013
Carolyn Rose Zeni Perroots, 82, formerly of Pennsylvania Ave., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday morning, January 2, 2013 at Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown. She was born August 24, 1930 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Steve and Rose Viola Zeni. Carolyn was a devout Catholic, having been a member of the former St. Theresa Roman Catholic...

Dorothy Sproul Wilson
Jan 3, 2013
Dorothy Sproul Wilson died January 3, 2013 in Greenville, SC. She was born on December 11, 1922 in Ohiopyle, PA, a daughter of Robert and Chloe Sproul. A veteran of World War II, she taught in Pennsylvania and West Virginia schools until her retirement in 1983. Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Celesta Frum and son-in-law Terry Frum of...

Shirley Mcintyre
Jan 1, 2013
Calling all angels! A new angel has been called home! Shirley Mae McIntyre, 65, of Newburg, WV, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, January 1, 2013 at her home. She was born November 14, 1947 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Everett Warren Stone, and Mary Jane Mayola Lambert Stoneof Newburg. She was a graduate of the former...

Forrest Hawkins
Dec 29, 2012
Forrest Edward Hawkins, 88, whom most know as Squirt, passed away December 29, 2012 peacefully in his sleep after greeting all his family at Christmas. He was born on December 22, 1924 at the family farm, Hawkins Dairy in Easton, WV; the son of the late Arthur Cecil Hawkins and Nellie Marion (Swearingin) Hawkins. Forrest lived his entire life...

Elsie O'Connell
Dec 28, 2012
Elsie Margarette (Pelley) O'Connell of Star City, WV passed away December 28, 2012. She was born in Lynn, MA on Mar. 15, 1928, daughter of the late Flora L. (Lepine) Pelley and Chester W. Pelley. After graduating from Lynn English High School, she earned a degree as a medical secretary from Fisher Secretarial School in Boston, MA. She held...

Alexander Gyorko
Dec 26, 2012
Alexander Joseph Gyorko, 79, of Greenway Ave., Cedarhurst Edition, Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at his residence after a long fight with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in Morgantown on March 9, 1933, a son of the late Stephen Gyorko and the late Susan (Rati) Gyorko. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Aitken Gyorko; two sons, A.J. Gyorko...

Charles Reynolds
Dec 26, 2012
Charles Luther Reynolds, 67, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Charles was born in Morgantown on March 8, 1945, the son of the late Randolph Reynolds and the late Stella Reynolds. Charles was retired from the U.S. Army National Guard, where he proudly served 22 years. He also worked at WVU, where he...

Liberio Dallas
Dec 25, 2012
Liberio Robert Dallas, Jr., known by many as "JR", age 85 of West View Ave., Morgantown, passed away Christmas Day, December 25, 2012 . He was born in Pursglove, WV on October 5, 1927, a son of the late Liberio Robert Dallas, Sr., and the late Rachel Zini Dallas. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Rose Marie Zator...

Tharon Bennett
Dec 22, 2012
Tharon Verdaunta Bennett (nee Johnson), 89, formerly of Park St., Morgantown, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, December 22, 2012 in the presence of her family at Evergreen Assisted Living on Collins Ferry Rd.. She was born in Morgantown on September 10, 1923, a daughter of the late Howard M. Johnson, DDS of Morgantown, and the late Thelma Yanchus (nee...

Harold Curry
Dec 22, 2012
Harold Kirk Curry, 91, of Princeton Ave., Morgantown, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital. Kirk was born in Omar on November 6, 1921, the son of the late William Anderson Curry and the late Gladys Gwendolyn (Kirkendall) Curry. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Mae "Babe" O'Neil Curry; one son, Kenneth Edward Curry and his wife...

Lucy Vandervort
Dec 21, 2012
Lucy Ellen Vandervort, 96, of Worthington, OH and formerly of Morgantown, WV and Stamford, CT, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Willow Brook Christian Home in Columbus, OH. She was born in Morgantown on July 4, 1916, a daughter of the late John Paul Vandervort and the late Maucealenne (Forman) Vandervort. She received her Bachelor's and Master's Degree...

Edna Guenin
Dec 21, 2012
Edna Bourgeois Bourgeois Guenin, 92, of currently a resident of the Golden Living Center, Morgantown, and formerly of New Orleans, LA, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV. She was born in New Orleans on June 5, 1920, the daughter of the late Phillip Baas and the late Edna (Brakel) Baas. Survivors include...

Virginia Spencer
Dec 21, 2012
Virginia Dare Spencer, 90, of Healthy Heights Village, Morgantown, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. She was born in Tyler Co. on December 15, 1922, the only child of the late Oliver Clarence Fetty and the late Ada Agnes Freeland Fetty. She is survived by her daughter Wanda Dare...

Agnes Johnston
Dec 20, 2012
Agnes Haney Johnston, of Grand Street, Morgantown, died peacefully in her sleep on December 20, 2012 surrounded by her loved ones. Born August 3, 1924, in Deming, N.M., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Paul Haney of South Bend, IN. She attended St Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, and West Virginia University. For many years...

Helen Andis
Dec 20, 2012
Helen Andif, 96, of, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV. At the request of the family and in honoring her wishes, Mrs. Andif has been cremated.

Ella Dixon
Dec 18, 2012
Ella Dixon, 91, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital. Ella was born in Friendsville, MD on April 6, 1921, the only child of the late Charles and Dakota Savage Dixon. Survivors include several cousins, including Margaret Lampe of Olney, MD, Charles Thomas of Oakland, MD, Sarah Dyer of Olney, MD, Linda Irons...
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