Obituaries

Dorothy Woodyard

Dorothy Woodyard

May 8, 2010

Dorothy Jo Ann Woodyard, 81, of Morgantown passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Jo Ann was born on October 25, 1928, the daughter of Jean Karl Woodyard and Josephine Johnson Woodyard. Jo Ann graduated from Newark High School in 1946 and went to work for the Ohio Power Electric Company, she then became a Reservationist for...

Leola Kelley

Leola Kelley

May 6, 2010

Leola Marie âDottieâ Kelley, 68, of Morgantown formery of the Grafton Road passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.Dottie was born in Morgantown on June 29, 1941, the daughter of the late Arthur and Wanda Wilson Mace.She was a loving sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She took wonderful care of her husband after he had a...

Arthur Lee

Arthur Lee

May 5, 2010

Arthur Todd Lee, 52, of Crawford Ave., Star City, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his residence.Arthur was born in Morgantown on May 9, 1957, the son of the late Arthur Joe Lee and Loretta Mae Kirkendall Lee.He was formerly employed by Pace Tech of Morgantown where he worked as a sander.Arthur was very patriotic and loved the...

Edward Skriner

Edward Skriner

May 2, 2010

Edward Skriner, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010, at his residence.Edward was born in Campbell, Ohio in1925, the son of the late Thomas Sijak and Christina Evans Sijak Skriner. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Morgantown.Ed graduated from the Rayen School in 1943. During World War II he worked at the Lordstown Ordnance...

Gerald Johnson

Gerald Johnson

Apr 29, 2010

Gerald Burton Johnson, 80, of Morgantown, died Thursday April 29 at his home. He was born May 19, 1929, a son of the late James (Buck) and Goldie Kaufman Johnson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Eileen Harner Johnson, his sister Mary Louise Johnson Schiffbauer and his brother Daniel (Skip) Johnson.He is survived by...

Lavonne Beeson

Lavonne Beeson

Apr 28, 2010

LaVonne Marie Beeson, 78, of Morgantown passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.LaVonne was born in Waterloo, Iowa on September 23, 1931, the daughter of the late Ray Kenneth and Olive Marie Maust. LaVonne was a graduate of West Waterloo High School in Waterloo, IA and attended Ashland College in Ashland, OH. She was Director of...

William Martin

William Martin

Apr 28, 2010

William R. Martin, 78, of Olde House Lane, Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.William was born in Joliet, IL on September 12, 1931, a son of the late William C. and Iva F. Sontag Martin. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church....

Mary Billie

Mary Billie

Apr 27, 2010

Mary Eugenia Billie, formerly Tyrone Road, Morgantown, 88, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 27, 2010 at Grafton City Hospital. Mary was born in Connellsville, PA on July 21, 1921, a daughter of the late William and Mary Schomer.Survivors include two sons, Peter S. Billie & wife Patricia of Morgantown and Michael Billie, Jr. & wife Julie of Mannington,...

Barbara Kennedy

Barbara Kennedy

Apr 25, 2010

Barbara Ann Kennedy, 75, formerly of Mississippi Street, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Sundale Nursing Home.Barbara was born in Morgantown on April 4, 1935, the daughter of the late David William and Mary M. Kees Kennedy.She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Barbara graduated from Morgantown High School. She was an elevator operator at...

Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Apr 25, 2010

Joseph Williams, 92, of Indian Rocks Road, Largo, Florida passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Largo Medical Center, Largo Florida. Joseph was born in Italy on March 19, 1918, and came to the United States in 1924 with his parents. Joseph is the son of the late Anthony and Elena Cesta Williams who raised their five children in...

Anna Cerullo

Anna Cerullo

Apr 22, 2010

Anna Mae Cerullo, 82, formerly of Masontown, PA passed away Thursday evening, April 22, 2010 at Sundale Nursing Home of Morgantown, WV.She was born in Brier Hill, PA on May 5, 1927, a daughter of the late George Hlebinsky and the late Anna (Patrick) Hlebinsky.Survivors include her three children, Sherrie Staniszewski & her husband, Joe of Canonsburg, PA, JoAnn...

Elizabeth Shuman

Elizabeth Shuman

Apr 19, 2010

Elizabeth âBetteâ Shuman, 91, died April 19, 2010, at her residence. The daughter of William H. Lake and Alberta Sanders Lake, she was born October 15, 1918 in Follansbee, WV and attended college at West Virginia University and Ashland College in Ohio.Her husband, Attorney Robert L. Shuman, preceded her in death in 1996. Additionally, she was preceded in death...

Julia Annonio

Julia Annonio

Apr 11, 2010

Julia Louise Annonio, 91, of East Brockway Ave., Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010.Julia was born in Morgantown on April 21, 1918, the daughter of the late Luigi and Elizabeth Bettina Annonio.She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.She was a graduate of Morgantown High School. Julia was a dedicated employee for over 60 years...

Elizabeth Erlsten

Elizabeth Erlsten

Apr 10, 2010

Family & friends may call at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown from 6-8 PM Friday, April 16th. A Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 7:30 PM Friday evening in the funeral home to conclude the visitation.Visitation will then continue at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Morgantown on Saturday, April 17th from 10 AM until...

Charles Sr

Charles Sr

Apr 8, 2010

Charles Albert Lemley, 64, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at his home.Born on August 30, 1945 in Core, WV he was the son of Lorene Ammons Lemley Priest and the late Roy Stanley Lemley.Charles was a 1967 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Agricultural Engineering. While at WV University, he went through ROTC...

Sharman Deweese

Sharman Deweese

Apr 7, 2010

Sharman Bly DeWeese, 59, of Cumming, GA, and formerly of Morgantown passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Arlington Hospital of Arlington, VA.Sharman was born in Clarksburg, WV on February 25, 1951, a daughter of Winfred C. âDustyâ and Patricia (Coleman) DeWeese of Morgantown.She was a graduate of Morgantown High School, Class of 1969 and the West Virginia...

Thelma Cox

Thelma Cox

Apr 6, 2010

Thelma L. Cox, 87, currently of Milton,WV, widow of James W. Cox, died Tuesday, at Rivers Bend Nursing Home in OH. She obtained the rank of 1st Lt. of the Army Nurse Corp during WW II. She was a Registered Nurse for years in Morgantown and retired from Monongalia General Hospital. Survivors include one daughter, Kathy Wooten & husband...

Henry Hart

Henry Hart

Apr 2, 2010

Henry âJuneâ Hart, Jr., 75, of Mountain View Road, Morgantown, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 2, 2010.June was born in Morgantown on July 26, 1934, a son of the late Henry and Sarah Dalton Hart. June is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 54 years, Shelby âJackieâ Hart three daughters, Marlene Turner and...

Brent Savage

Brent Savage

Apr 2, 2010

Brent James (BJ) Savage, 33, of Laurel Run Pisgah Road, Bruceton Mills passed away Friday, April 2, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Brent was Apostolic by faith.Brent was born in Morgantown on January 31, 1977. He is survived by his mother Vicki K. Ford Gillespie and her husband Dale Gillespie of Birch Hollow Road, his father Donald Ray Savage...

Carolyn Walters

Carolyn Walters

Apr 1, 2010

Carolyn Walters, 60, of, Brookhaven, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at her residence.Carolyn was born in Parkersburg on July 23, 1949, the daughter of the late Albert and Reva Kelley Englehardt. She graduated from Parkersburg High School, class of 1967 and attended Potomac State College and WVU. She was a member of Suncrest United Methodist Church. Carolyn loved...