Obituaries

Kenneth Bolyard

Kenneth Bolyard

Jun 2, 2011

Kenneth E. (Ken) Bolyard, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Kenneth was born in Sinclair, WV on July 4,1921, son of the late Britton and Jennie (Wolfe) Bolyard. He was the eldest of sixteen children.He was a member of Woodland United Methodist Church which he rebuilt in 1983 after a devastating fire. He...

Delores Sweet

Delores Sweet

Jun 1, 2011

Delores Ehrich Sweet of Morgantown, WV, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, at Golden Living Nursing Home.Delores was born in Blue Earth, MN, on September 5, 1930, a daughter of Robert Ehrich and Meta (Abraham) Ehrich. Despite the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis since 1964, Delores Sweet was an attentive and loving wife, mother, and grandmother.She is preceded...

Charles Lazzell

Charles Lazzell

May 30, 2011

God looked around his garden and found an empty place for Charles Thomas Lazzell. Charles lost his 13 year fight against heart and kidney disease on Monday, May 30, 2011with his family by his side.Charles, 71, was born in Morgantown, WV on October 16, 1939. He was a twin and they were the first set of twins born at...

Sarah Stuchell

Sarah Stuchell

May 28, 2011

Sarah Stuchell, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Sundale Nursing Home of Morgantown, WV.Sarah was born in Preston County on September 26, 1926, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Rosie Rager Freeland.She was a homemaker who loved to sing and was wonderful at yodeling. She is survived by her daughter Mary Jean Lyle and...

Tina Arnold

Tina Arnold

May 27, 2011

Tina Marie Arnold, 44, of Pierpont Meadows Village, Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital after a lifetime of illness. She was born June 2, 1966, in Morgantown the daughter of the late Richard K. and Maxine S. (Tootie) Chidester. Tina was a loving wife, mother and friend to all she met. She was an...

Robert Jr

Robert Jr

May 25, 2011

Robert James âBearâ Williams, Jr., 61, of Fairmont, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Bear was born in Monongalia County on March 25, 1950, a son of the late Robert J. Williams, Sr. and Velma Gibson McGee. He was also a step-son to the late Dora Williams.Survivors include his son, Robert James âRJâ Williams, III of...

Edith Konchesky

Edith Konchesky

May 24, 2011

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Aunt, Edith Konchesky. Edith, 82, of Jacobs Drive, Morgantown, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 24, 2011 at Windy Hill Manor in Kigwood WV. Edith was born in Morgantown on November 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Adam Konchesky and Mary Scotchell Konchesky. In addition to...

Doris Robison

Doris Robison

May 24, 2011

Doris Mae Robison, 77, of Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully at Mapleshire Nursing Facility, Tuesday May 24, 2011.She was born March 12, 1934 in Howesville WV, a daughter of the late Charles and Gail Craig Neville.A beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was a homemaker and life-long resident of Morgantown who loved caring for her family.She is survived...

Mike Hudak

Mike Hudak

May 23, 2011

Mike Hudak, 84, of John Poole Rd., Morgantown, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at his residence.He was born on February 26, 1927, in Morgantown, the son of the late John and Helen Hritz Hudak. He was Catholic by faith. Mike was a graduate of Morgantown High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II...

Hazel Mcdonald

Hazel Mcdonald

May 22, 2011

Hazel Mae McDonald, 92, of Beulah Road, Morgantown, went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2011. Hazel was born on October 4, 1918 in Morgantown a daughter of the late Robert A. Keener and Frances Drusella Shaw Keener. Hazel was known by her family and friends as a loving Christian woman who had a strong belief...

Ruth Barker

Ruth Barker

May 21, 2011

Ruth Ann Davis Barker, 87, a lifelong resident of Morgantown and Brookhaven, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Monongalia General Hospital.Ruth was born October 12, 1923 in the home of her grandparents at âthe bridgeâ near Rock Forge, the eldest daughter of the late William John and Margaret Katherine Blakley Davis. Ruth was baptized as a child in...

Betty Defere

Betty Defere

May 20, 2011

Betty J. DeFere, 89, of Richland Ave., Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, at Sundale Nursing Home.Betty was born in Morgantown on June 11, 1921, the daughter of the late Thomas and Bernadine (DeWitt) Little.She was Presbyterian by faith. She was a former president of the Ladies Golf Association of the Morgantown Golf and Country Club. She enjoyed...

Robert Hartley

Robert Hartley

May 20, 2011

Robert L. âBobâ Hartley, 91, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital. Bob was born in Morgantown on July 19, 1919, the son of the late Charles H. Hartley and Ruth Miller Hartley. He graduated from the West Virginia University in 1943 with a degree in Agriculture. He retired in 1976 with over 25...

Juanita Bukrim

Juanita Bukrim

May 17, 2011

Juanita Viola Bukrim, 76, of Wades Road, Morgantown, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 17, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her family. Juanita was born in Dellslow on December 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Theodore and Emma (McKinney) Hilling.She loved the Lord and she loved her family. She enjoyed cooking and baking for others, crocheting lap...

Freddie Sheppard

Freddie Sheppard

May 16, 2011

Freddie Ronald âRonâ Sheppard, 73, of Unity Manor Apartments, Morgantown, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Ron was born in Avondale Estates, GA on March 30, 1938, a son of the late Henry and Nellie Bennett Sheppard.Survivors include his four children, Jennifer Sheppard of Morgantown, Amy Demas and husband Mark and Jessica Alaidy all of Spokane,...

Katherine Bellay

Katherine Bellay

May 12, 2011

Katherine Bellay, 98, of Star City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Katherine was born in Greyâs Landing, PA on October 25, 1912, the daughter of the late Alex and Mary Bakos Bellay. She was a member of St. Maryâs Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine will be dearly missed by a niece, a nephew and her...

Tracy Sanders

Tracy Sanders

May 12, 2011

Tracy Duane Sanders, 51, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.Tracy was born in Warren, OH on March 25, 1960, the son of the late Wallace Gail Sanders and the late Georgia Fern (Runner) Sanders.Tracy was a graduate of Morgantown High School. At the time of his death he worked for...

Geraldine Bishoff

Geraldine Bishoff

May 11, 2011

Geraldine Blackshire Bishoff, 92, of Pueblo, CO and formerly of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday morning, May 11, 2011 at Sangre De Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care of Pueblo, CO.Geraldine was born in Morgantown on February 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Charles Harley Blackshire and the late Lena Rivers Wilson Blackshire.Survivors include her daughter, Toni Lee Bishoff Bailey...

John Phd

John Phd

May 9, 2011

John R. Hamilton, PhD, 86, of Park Hills, Morgantown, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and early American tool collecting but his real passion was for his family, and he cherished the relationship he had with his wife, children and spouses, and grandchildren.John was born April 22, 1925,...

Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith

May 8, 2011

Tammy Marie Smith, 40, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011, surrounded by her family and close friends. She was born on August 25, 1970, in Morgantown, the daughter of Bonnie Marie Tennant Evanoff. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday and Bible School. Tammy worked as a teacherâs assistant at...