Obituaries

Kathleen Smith

Kathleen Smith

Dec 25, 2010

Kathleen Smith, 88, lifelong resident of Morgantown passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010, at United Hospital Center of Clarksburg, WV.Kathleen was born in Terra Alta on April 18, 1922, the son of the late Daniel and Annie Shaffer Smith.Kathleen was a member of St. John University Parrish.She retired from Sterling Faucet. She loved her family and friends, was a...

Donald Schlobohm

Donald Schlobohm

Dec 24, 2010

Donald Conard Schlobohm, 81 of Morgantown, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV Donald was born in Glen Willard, PA on July 11, 1929 the son of the late Elsie Conard, and upon her death was raised by his aunt and uncle, Blanche and George Schlobohm who became his adoptive parents. Donald was...

Betty Edwards

Betty Edwards

Dec 24, 2010

Betty Lou Edwards, 79, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at Monongalia General Hospital.Betty was born in Howesville, WV on November 23, 1931, a daughter of late Otis R. and Audra Leah McGinnis Parsons.She was a 1948 graduate of Tunnelton High School and graduated from Morgantown Business College in 1949. Betty was employed for a period of...

Joseph Gaspar

Joseph Gaspar

Dec 23, 2010

Joseph âJoeâ Gaspar, 91, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital. Joseph was born in Denbo, PA on January 1, 1919, the son of the late John and Verna Bill Gaspar. He was Methodist by faith. Joe retired in 1981. He was a former employee of Davidson Brothers Garage, Sterling Faucet Company and Laurita Trucking....

Burl Castle

Burl Castle

Dec 23, 2010

Burl F. Castle, 87, of Cheat Lake, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at his home.Burl was born on May 7, 1923, in Tunnelton WV, the son of the late Joseph W. Castle Sr. and Carrie McGinnis Castle.As a young man he was a self employed truck driver, and prior to his retirement he worked for the Monongalia County...

Robert Jr

Robert Jr

Dec 23, 2010

Robert âBobâ Emmett Davis, Jr. age 82, beloved husband of the late Georgia Lee Harbert Davis, died Thursday, December 23, 2010.Born February 25, 1928 in Morgantown, WV, Mr. Davis was a son of the late Robert Emmett Davis, Sr. and Katherine Madden Davis Richards. He was a 62 year member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #152 in...

Harold Gray

Harold Gray

Dec 20, 2010

Harold Edward Gray of Easton finished one journey to begin another on December 20, 2010. He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by family and friends. A Methodist by faith he was born October 5, 1929, in Guernsey County Ohio, the last surviving child of the late Forest and Sarah Stephen Gray. He was a veteran of the...

John Swihart

John Swihart

Dec 19, 2010

John Franklin Swihart, 68, passed away December 19, 2010. John was born November 17, 1942 in Nineveh, PA. John was the son of the late Joseph Charles Swihart Sr. and Loverna Madge Dunn Swihart. He was a member Park Baptist Church in McKeesport.He is survived by three sisters and one brother. Loverna Gilbert and Richard Swihart of McKeesport, PA.,...

Katherine Lee

Katherine Lee

Dec 19, 2010

Katherine Englehart Lee, 79, of Morgantown, passed away at her residence peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 19, 2010.Katherine âKayâ was born in Morgantown on October 27, 1931, the daughter of the late John Charles and Belvia Virginia Palmer Englehart. She was a 1949 graduate of Morgantown High School and a graduate of Wheeling Barber College. She worked...

Kathryn Fortney

Kathryn Fortney

Dec 19, 2010

Kathryn Ruth McGinnis Fortney, 73, of Woodland Terrace, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Monongalia General Hospital.She was born in National, WV on April 25, 1937, a daughter of the late Clarence McGinnis and the late Nina (Rowe) McGinnis. Survivors include her husband, James Albert Fortney, Jr. five children, Debbie Brown and husband Michael of Soddy Daisy,...

Betty Beaumont

Betty Beaumont

Dec 16, 2010

Betty Beaumont of Huntington passed away peacefully in Morgantown on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Betty was born in Caerphilly, Wales, the daughter of the late Winifred Hughes Broughton and Fred Broughton. Betty was preceded in death by Arthur John Beaumont of Huntington her husband of fifty-seven years. She is survived by a son Arthur John Beaumont, Jr. and daughter-in-law...

Matsu Hardman

Matsu Hardman

Dec 14, 2010

Matsu Saito Hardman, 61, of Brockway Ave., Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness.

Matsu was born in Naganuma, Yubari County, Hokkaido, Japan on April 15, 1949, a daughter of Miyo Yamada Saito of Japan and the late Isamu Saito.

She will be sadly missed by her son, her many friends in the Morgantown...

Mary Jacobs

Mary Jacobs

Dec 12, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Davis Jacobs of Morgantown, aged 93 years, died Sunday afternoon, December 12, 2010, at her home. She was born January 25, 1917, the second of four daughters to Samuel Walter and Josephine Smith Davis in Jackson County, West Virginia.She graduated from Gilmore High School in Sandyville, WV in 1934, after which she came to Morgantown to attend...

Robert Swiger

Robert Swiger

Dec 12, 2010

Robert (Ken) Swiger of Morgantown passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Before retirement he worked as a Field Superintendant with Zeni Drilling Company. During this time he worked on projects in various locations such as Australia, Papua New Guinea and Nova Scotia. He was a co-owner of Century 21...

Roger Roberts

Roger Roberts

Dec 12, 2010

Roger Roberts, 65,of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Golden Living Center of Morgantown, WV.Roger was born in Mobile on November 27, 1945, Survived by his wife Kathleen Roberts. Interment will 12/14/2010 in Omega Crematory, Morgantown.Send condolences online at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

Sarah Boyers-Canby

Sarah Boyers-Canby

Dec 7, 2010

Sarah (Ruth) Boyers-Canby left her earthly home and joined her loved ones Tuesday, December 7, 2010.She was the daughter of Allen and Mary Ann McBee Price. She was born in Monongalia County, Clinton District on March 16, 1913. She was a member of the First Baptist Church on High Street since 1927.She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter...

Elinor Richards

Elinor Richards

Dec 6, 2010

Elinor Anderson Richards, 91, of Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010, at her home.She was born September 22, 1919, in Morgantown the daughter of the late John D. and Opal Smell Anderson. Elinor received her Library of Science Degree from West Virginia University and retired from Amherst College, Amherst, MA as head of the cataloging department...

John Stevens

John Stevens

Dec 5, 2010

John Robert Stevens, 88, of, Morgantown, passed peacefully Sunday, December 5, 2010, at Monongalia General Hospital.John was born May 31, 1922, in Pursglove, WV, the son of the late Vincent Stevens, Sr. and Grace Rachel Stevens. He graduated from University High School in 1940, and was employed with Pursglove Coal Company as a laborer prior to enlisting in the...

Betty Brand

Betty Brand

Dec 3, 2010

Betty Jane Adams Brand, 85, of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Morgantown, went to join our Lord on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Hawthorne Inn & Assisted Living Center in Lakeland, FL. Betty was born in Morgantown on March 29, 1925 a daughter of the late Gilbert Carl Adams and Maria Jane Brandt Adams.Betty graduated from University High...