Obituaries

Virginia Morris
May 9, 2012
Virginia Kathleen âKatieâ Morris, 91, of Sebring, Ohio, formerly of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio.Katie was born in Hagans, WV on August 23, 1920 to the late Willie Clarence West and the late Lettie Tennant West. She lived most of her life in Morgantown, moving to Ohio in 2010 to...

John Laurie
May 9, 2012
John Laurie, 99, of Star City, died Wednesday, May 9. He was born on March 31, 1913 in Kilarm, West Virginia. He is a son of the late Ben and Mary Gumont Laurie. Throughout his life, John had many storied accomplishments. In 1929, he was a member of Morgantownâs American Legion baseball team â" the first from Morgantown to...

Suzanne Lewis
May 6, 2012
Suzanne J. Lewis, 81, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 4:07 AM.She was born in Clifton Forge, VA on May 3, 1931, a daughter of the late Frank Karl and Mary Lillian Pharr Johnston.Suzanne moved to Bluffton, SC in 2007 to be closer to her nieces. Suzanne was a member of the Spruce...

Charles Mcfadden
May 6, 2012
Charles Robert McFadden, 80, of Morgantown, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital with his wife and oldest son at his side.Charles was born in Ovapa, WV on May 5, 1932, a son of the late Robert Leonard McFadden and the late Luella Clare Norris McFadden.He graduated from St. Maryâs High School in St. Maryâs, WV and...

Eleanor Scott
May 5, 2012
Eleanor Jean âEllieâ Scott, a lifelong Morgantown resident who recently resided at Assisted Living at Evergreen, passed away May 5, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Eleanor was born in Morgantown, WV, November 16, 1924, the daughter of the late Harry J. and Persis L. Scott.She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1945. Eleanor worked for Farmers and Merchants Bank and...

Jacqueline Bennett
May 5, 2012
Jacqueline "Jackie" R. Bennett, age 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday, May 5, 2012. She was with caregiver Christina who held her hand.Mama is the daughter of the late Irwin Rhizor and Arle Coughlin Rhizor. She was born in Bridgeport, OH on September 17, 1921 and grew up in Wheeling, WV where she graduated...

Martha Bowsher
May 4, 2012
Martha V. Bowsher, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, at her home.She was born May 15, 1924 in Cascade, Preston County, WV the daughter of the late Hazel and Stanley Katolsky.Martha worked for Sterling Faucet co. in Sabraton for 31 years.She is survived by her daughter, Linda B. Waycaster and husband Donald of Morgantown grandson Sean...

Randy Fraley
May 3, 2012
Randy Lee Fraley, 64, of, Morgantown, (Cheat Lake) passed away suddenly Thursday, May 3, 2012, at home. Randy was born in Grafton, West Virginia on October 5, 1947, the son of Dorthy Jean Friend and step-father, Harold (Abe) Friend of Morgantown and the late Augustus âGusâ Fraley. He graduated from University High School and attended Fairmont State University and...

Joan Vanvoorhis
May 2, 2012
Joan Parsons VanVoorhis, 83, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Golden Living Center.Joan was born in Punxsutawney, PA on February 27, 1929, the daughter of the late Charles Parsons and Myrtle Reid Parsons.She graduated from Morgantown High and attended Chatham College in Pittsburgh. Joan married Morton Edgar VanVoorhis August 31, 1949, and worked for WVU as...

Martha Manning
May 2, 2012
Martha Lewis Manning, 101, of Morgantown passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Martha was born November 14, 1910 in Morgantown, daughter of Arthur and Lizette Lewis.She graduated from Morgantown High School and earned a degree in music from West Virginia University. After a career as pianist and teacher, Martha turned her...

Ryan Cranford
Apr 30, 2012
Ryan Alexander Cranford, 17, of East Gate Dr., Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 30, 2012.Ryan was born in Ft. Walton Beach, FL on June 9, 1994, the son of Andrew Scott Cranford and Marianne (Hyatt) Cranford who survive him at home.Ryan is survived by four brothers, Jacob Allen Cranford, Darren Bryce Cranford, Mason Brent Cranford and Caleb...

Donald Boyce
Apr 27, 2012
Donald Frederick Boyce, 83, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at home with his family at his side.Don was born in Morgantown on August 8, 1928, a son of the late Fred Boyce and the late Thelma Greathouse Boyce.He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, where he served as an Army Medic. Later, he worked for...

Ralph Fike
Apr 25, 2012
Ralph Fike, 93, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his residence.Ralph was born in on December 19, 1918, the son of the late Henry and Lena Fike.Ralph was a Veteran of WWII where he received a Purple Heart He also graduated from West Virginia University with Masters Degree and was employed as a Agricultural Agent for...

Margie Templeton
Apr 25, 2012
Margie Lee Templeton, 85, of Morgantown, WV passed away late Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012 at Lehigh Commons Assisted Living in Macungie, PA. Margie was born on Irish Ridge in Preston County on November 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Edith Salisbury.Survivors include four of her children, Lawrence Templeton and his wife Sharon of Morgantown, WV,...

Mary Randolph
Apr 24, 2012
Mary Katheryn Weese Randolph, 90, of Summers School Road, Morgantown, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 24, 2012, at her residence with her family by her side.She was born in Morgantown on October 21, 1921, a daughter of the late Owen Elmer Zinn and the late Eudora Grace Davis Zinn.Survivors include her three children, Raymond Weese and his wife...

Virginia Jones
Apr 22, 2012
Virginia Tait Jones, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born on May 19, 1927, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late John F. and Adaline Virginia Wilson Tait. Virginia was a homemaker who also was an active volunteer for Monongalia General Hospital. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...

Robert Wade
Apr 20, 2012
Robert Clarence Wade, 90, of River Road passed away at home on Friday, April 20, 2012.He was born September 4, 1921 in Morgantown, a son of the late Lexie Anna Bell Wade and Alvin Clarence Wade.He graduated from Morgantown, High School where he was involved in the thespian where he performed live on stage with Don Knotts and a...

Perry Anderson
Apr 19, 2012
Perry Ray Anderson, 53, of Morgantown, WV, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, with family and friends by his side.Perry was born May 12, 1958, in Morgantown, a son of the late Ernest M. and Rose M. Bickle Anderson.He was a laborer and volunteer Fireman. He attended Riverside Apostolic Church in Morgantown. Perry enjoyed fishing,...

Herman Liddle
Apr 14, 2012
Herman W. Liddle, 89, of Lehigh Acres, FL, formerly of Hickory Street, Morgantown, passed away Saturday April 14, 2012 at Hope Hospice Care in Lehigh Acres, FL.He was born February 22, 1923, in Worth, WV, a son of the late John and Thelma Harman Liddle. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army...

Robert Martin
Apr 11, 2012
Robert Earl âBackwaterâ Martin, 66, of Morgan Hill Road, Cheat Lake, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at home.Robert was born in Oak Ridge, TN on September 21, 1945, the son of the late Robert Henry and Ernestine Crow Martin.He attended Covenant Baptist Church in Uniontown, PA. He retired as a pipefitter/welder for Local 152 of the Plumbers and...
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