Obituaries
Ellen Bucklew
Sep 8, 2009
Ellen M. âChickâ Bucklew, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.Ellen was born in Preston County, on April 6, 1923, a daughter of the late Earl E. and Addie McGuiness Sterling. She was a 50 year member of First Christian Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and will be remembered...
Gail Holbert
Sep 5, 2009
Gail Holbert, 68, of Hope Garden Community, Brookhaven passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.Gail was born on December 7, 1940 in Dellslow, WV the son of the late Lucille Mayfield Holbert and Cecil Holbert.He retired in 2004 after 30 years of service from the WVU Physical Plant as a Custodial Supervisor...
Wayne Bigler
Sep 4, 2009
Wayne Maxwell Bigler, 88, of Brookhaven Road, Morgantown, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 at Sundale Nursing Home.Wayne was born in Morgantown, WV on March 22, 1921, the son of the late John Ellsworth and Olive Whipkey Bigler. He was the last surviving member of his family.He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a former employee...
Wilfred Graham
Sep 2, 2009
Wilfred âBillâ Graham, 93, of Drummond Street, Morgantown passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, at his home.He was born September 23, 1915 in Morgantown, WV a son of the late Oliver Bell and Martha Coral Gibson Graham.He was a member of the Spruce Street United Methodist Church for 63 years.Bill graduated from Bruceton High School. He was a staff...
Paul Pysell
Sep 1, 2009
Paul F. Pysell, 66, of Montgomery, TX, formerly of Morgantown, passed away at home after losing his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 1, 2009.Paul was born in Morgantown on August 26, 1943, the son of the late Harold F. and Mary Loya Pysell.He is survived by his wife, Jane Synowiec Pysell of Montgomery, TX his children, Kimberly...
Ernest Richards
Sep 1, 2009
Ernest Richards, 91, of Kingwood Pike, Morgantown, passed away September 1, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.He was born in Gateshead, England, Durham County on April 2, 1918 a son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Wigham Richards.He arrived in America in 1922. After WWII he attended WVU and was a member of the 1946 tennis team. Ernest graduated from...
William Vinson
Sep 1, 2009
William Ellis (Bill) Vinson, 66, of Morgantown, WV and formerly of Blacksburg, Va., passed away at home Tuesday, of acute myeloid leukemia. Born in Greensboro, NC on April 4, 1943, he received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from North Carolina State University and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. In 1971 he began his career at Virginia Tech where...
Larry Roy
Aug 31, 2009
Larry Clyde Roy, 61, of Morgantown passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 31, 2009.He was born June 10, 1948, in Waynesburg, PA, a son of Edna Shahan Roy of Kirby, PA and the late Clyde Roy. He was a 1966 graduate of Waynesburg High School and worked for WVU Health Science Center for 42 years, as an...
Thomas Neese
Aug 27, 2009
Thomas E. Neese, 73, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009, at Monongalia General Hospital.Thomas was born in Morgantown on September 15, 1935, the son of the late Paul and Helen Cronin Neese.He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. He was a loving, husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife...
Mary Reynolds
Aug 23, 2009
Mary Louise Reynolds, 87, of Cheat Neck, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital.Mary was born in Uniontown, PA on October 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Deane and Goldie Bailey Adams.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.She is survived by her daughters and spouses, Doris J. Ayersman and Phillip of Morgantown, Bonita R....
Dorothy Engle
Aug 17, 2009
Dorothy Catherine Engle, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, August 17, 2009, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Braxton County on December 17, 1918, the daughter of the late A.W. and Ora B. Rider Engle. She graduated from Glenville State College in 1940 with a degree in education. She received a masters degree from George Peabody College...
Roger Williams
Aug 17, 2009
Roger N. Williams, 65, of Old River Rd., Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 17, 2009 at his residence. He was born January 16, 1944 in Morgantown, a son of the late Robert Rex and Inez Mae Baker Williams. Roger was a graduate of Morgantown High School and completed business college at West Virginia University. He was a retired...
James Stemple
Aug 16, 2009
James G. Stemple, 85, of Ridgeway Ave., Morgantown, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009, at his sonâs residence.James was born in Masontown on July 17, 1924, the son of the late Ernest T. and Dovie D. Robinson Stemple.He was a veteran of World War II in which he served in the US Navy.He retired from WVU where he worked...
Jordan Pappas
Aug 13, 2009
Jordan Cyrille Pappas, 86, of Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV.He was born December 2, 1922 in Wheeling, son of the late Cyrille and Evelyn Cosmides Pappas.Mr. Pappas graduated from West Virginia University where he obtained a Bachelorâs Degree in Accounting and Finance, and in 1942, graduated from...
Dominica Tait
Aug 10, 2009
Dominica âMinnieâ M. Tait, 95, of Morgantown, passed away Monday morning, August 10, 2009 at Sundale Nursing Home.Minnie was born in McAlester, OK on November 20, 1913, a daughter of the late Anthony Petitte and the late Mary (Giacoletti) Petitte.She was a member of St. Johnâs University Parish in Morgantown.Survivors include her daughter, Mary Lou Kopnski and her husband...
Nancy O'Brien
Aug 10, 2009
Nancy Loretta O'Brien, 65, formerly of Tyrone Rd., Morgantown and most recently of Mesa, AZ, passed away August 10, 2009. Born June 5, 1944 in Wilmington, DE, she lived in WV most of her young life, and then moved to Glendale, AZ in 1975.Known for being a champion of the underdog, she participated in many conservation and animal causes.She...
Helen Smith
Aug 8, 2009
Helen G. Smith, 81, of Morgantown, formerly of Pine Brook, NJ passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Monongalia General Hospital.Helen was born in Hawthorne, New Jersey on May 28, 1928, the daughter of the late William C. and Irene Gyesky Gorman.She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt and enjoyed spending time with her family.She is survived...
Nancy Mccabe
Aug 7, 2009
Nancy Ann McCabe, 73, of Morgantown, formerly of Friendship Manor, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009, at Madison Nursing & Rehab of Morgantown.Nancy was born in Morgantown on April 19, 1936, the daughter of the late Junior Walton and Viola Virginia Menear McCabe.She was a former member of the First Church of the Nazarene and Wesley Methodist Church in...
Rebecca Hall
Aug 7, 2009
Rebecca "Becky" Loar Hall, 86, of Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at her residence.Rebecca was born in Morgantown, WV on June 25, 1923, the daughter of the late G. Barton and Maude Orr Loar.She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1940. Rebecca, at one time, served as the personal secretary to Ambassador Joseph Farland....
David Sr
Aug 6, 2009
David Lenzie Cumley, Sr., 59, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2009, at Monongalia General Hospital.David was born in Morgantown on August 3, 1950, the son of the late Lenzie âLuckyâ and Madeline Snyder Cumley.He retired from Consolidation Coal Company and currently worked at Mylan Pharmaceuticals. He enjoyed a lifetime of motorcycling, hunting, travel and had a passion...
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