Obituaries

Ruby Johnson

Ruby Johnson

Jul 30, 2010

Ruby F. Johnson, 85, formerly of Dellslow, passed away Friday, July 30, 2010, at Mapleshire Nursing Home.Ruby was born in Morgantown on August 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Clarence Blosser and Mary Elizabeth Cobun Blosser Butterbach.She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Barnett and husband, James Joyce Cress and husband, Fred of Morgantown four grandchildren, four great...

William Perry

William Perry

Jul 26, 2010

William Perry, 86, of , Star City, passed away Monday, July 26, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital.William was born in Chaplin on February 8, 1924, the son of the late Anthony and Sarah Barberio Perry.He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in World War II he was also a lifetime member of the V.F.W.William retired from Arkwright...

Cosby Horn

Cosby Horn

Jul 23, 2010

Cosby Van Horn, 81, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010, at her residence.She was born April 13, 1929 in Arlington, WV the daughter of the late John S. and Mabel R. Potts.She was a member of the MorgantownFirst Church of The Nazarene. She was also a member of the Eastern Star and the Business and Professional Womenâs...

Dennis Robinson

Dennis Robinson

Jul 22, 2010

Dennis Robinson, 62, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Morgantown on March 5, 1948, the son of the late James and Virginia Peters Robinson. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Dennis served on the police civil service committee in Star City, and was co-owner...

Eugene Friel

Eugene Friel

Jul 22, 2010

Eugene Arthur Friel, 80, of Cheat Lake, Morgantown, departed peacefully from this world on Thursday,July 22, 2010 at his residence. Gene was looking forward to the next step of his journey and joining his family whohave gone on before him.He was born on July 9, 1930, in Marlinton, WV, a son of the late Arthur S. Friel and Hulda...

Carol Lightcap

Carol Lightcap

Jul 17, 2010

Carol Ann Lightcap, 69, of Fairmont Rd., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday night, July 14, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Lightcap was born in Erbacon, WV on September 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Thomas Riffle and Katherine Cook Riffle Crites.Survivors include her children, Laura Chance and husband Everett with whom she made her home, and Henry Lightcap and...

Homer Riffle

Homer Riffle

Jul 15, 2010

Homer S. Riffle, 94, of Pinebrook Lane, Morgantown, WV, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital. Homer was born in Braxton County, WV on February 13, 1916, the son of the late Homer A. Riffle and Nancy Elizabeth Ware Riffle. He was a former member of the Woodland United Methodist Church, and attended the Spruce Street...

Florence Godfrey

Florence Godfrey

Jul 13, 2010

Florence Godfrey, 93, of Morgantown, formerly of Maple Shade, NJ, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Florence was born in Fairmont on May 29, 1917, the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Lizzette Stewart Lewis. She was Presbyterian by faith. She attended Avery Elementary School, a one-room school in the Cheat lake area. She was...

Thelma Fortney

Thelma Fortney

Jul 10, 2010

Thelma Shreve Fortney, 97, of St. Clair's Mobile Home Village, Morgantown, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Monongalia General Hospital.Thelma was born in Pendleton Co. on December 30, 1912, a daughter of the late Alvin Vernon Shreve and the late Cleda (Bowers) Shreve.Survivors include her daughter, Nancy F. Turner and husband Peter of Morgantown three grandchildren, Christopher L....

Elizabeth Soles

Elizabeth Soles

Jul 10, 2010

Elizabeth Lucille "Betty Lou" Shelhamer DeVault Soles, age 83, formerly of Morgantown, WV passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 10, 2010. She was born July 11, 1926 in New Kensington, PA and was the only child of Harold Lester and Elizabeth Ivory Shelhamer. She had two sons, Keith Shelhamer DeVault and wife Janet of Morgantown, WV, and Kent Alan...

Ralph I

Ralph I

Jul 9, 2010

Ralph L. Cline, III, 38, of Fairview Ave., Morgantown, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a brief battle with A.L.S. with his partner and family at his side.Ralph was born in Morgantown on August 21, 1971, a son of the late Ralph L. Cline, Jr. and the late E. Darlene (West) Cline.Survivors include his...

Kim Westfall

Kim Westfall

Jul 6, 2010

Kim Leanne Westfall, 53, of Quincey Street, Fairmont, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Kim was born in Clarksburg on August 21, 1956, the daughter of the late Ralph and Erlean Trisler Shuttlesworth.Kim was employed as a waitress for several years in Florida. She collected teddy bears, porcelain dolls and loved watching movies. She will always...

Kenneth Vance

Kenneth Vance

Jun 30, 2010

Kenneth Jackson Vance, 94, of University Ave., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at his home.Kenneth was born in Kingwood, WV on May 26, 1916, the son of the late Joseph C. Vance and the late Gertrude Nina (Jackson) Vance.Survivors include his children, Cinda Ward Gatian of Morgantown and Robert J. Ward of Charlotte, NC six grandchildren, Kimberley...

Robert Currence

Robert Currence

Jun 27, 2010

Robert Lane Currence, 85, of Sugar Maple Hill, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010.Robert was born in Elkins, WV on February 23, 1925, a son of the late H. Blaine and Clementine Kerns Currence.He was a resident engineer with Consolidation Coal Co. Mines and a veteran of the US Army having served in World War II.Robert is survived...

Leonidas Gibson

Leonidas Gibson

Jun 27, 2010

Leonidas W. âBudâ Gibson, 87, of Morgantown passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital.Leonidas was born in Morgantown on August 30, 1922, the son of the late Emerson and Genevieve Warner Gibson.He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He worked most of his adult life in the coal mines and retired from...

Joyce Mcminn

Joyce Mcminn

Jun 23, 2010

Joyce L. McMinn, 59, of Suncrest Village, Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital with family by her side.She was born March 5, 1951, in Elkins, WV, and shortly after raised and lived in Morgantown.Joyce was a hard worker who had 20 years of service with the Dominion Post and 15 years with the West...

Shirley Peterson

Shirley Peterson

Jun 21, 2010

Shirley Peterson, 63, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010.She is survived by her four children, John & Michael Reneman, Nicole Dawson and Fallon Johnson and seven grandchildren.Shirley's wishes for cremation have been honored by her family and no public services are planned.Hastings Funeral Home of Morgantown is in charge of the arrangements.Send condolences online at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

Timothy Gwilliam

Timothy Gwilliam

Jun 21, 2010

Timothy Allen Gwilliam, 41, of, Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Tim was born in Denver on March 22, 1969, the son of William and Nancy Fragale Gwilliam. He was the owner and head recording engineer of Dream Catcher Studios, Morgantown, WV. He was a graduate of Fairmont State University and Northeast Broadcasting School, Boston,...

Clyde English

Clyde English

Jun 18, 2010

Dr. Clyde Neville English died Friday, June 18th at the Madison Center. He had been a long time resident of Heritage Point in Morgantown. He was born June 21, 1915, to the late Clyde R. English and Minnie Hardt English in Wildwood, PA and was raised in Glenshaw, a small town north of Pittsburgh. Two brothers, Myrle English and...

Rebecca Chance

Rebecca Chance

Jun 18, 2010

Rebecca Chance, 54, of Healthy Heights Village, Morgantown, passed away Friday, June 18, 2010, at her home.Rebecca was born in Morgantown on September 7, 1955, the daughter of the late Thomas and Gloria Hilling Gorbey.She enjoyed fishing, camping, puzzles and taking care of her family and grandchildren. She is survived by her loving husband of 34 years, Calvin S....