Obituaries
Ruth Ann Brown Shade
Feb 2, 2021
Ruth Ann Brown, 55 of Morgantown, WV passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Gary Allen Brown and Lola Jean Shaffer Brown, she was born December 7, 1965 at St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Ruth attended Morgantown High School and enjoyed fishing with her husband, embroidery, genealogy, and most...
Brin Elise Kessinger
Jan 31, 2021
Kessinger, Brin Elise of Xenia Ohio, passed away at age 26 on 31 January 2021 in Morgantown West Virginia of Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital. Brin was born on June 30, 1994 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton Ohio and raised in Xenia Ohio. Brin is survived by her husband Kevin Gibbons, daughter Brin, father...
Bernadine Ford Bellotte
Jan 30, 2021
On January 30, 2021, at 95 years old with her children and grandchildren by her side, Bernadine left her home for heaven. Bernadine was independent, strong, loving, straight talking, funny, caring, very wise, a wife, mom, grandma, great grandma, and amazing friend. Born on June 19, 1925 to Clyde and Mamie Ford, she was 8th of eleven children. She...
Susan Billotti
Jan 25, 2021
Susan Billotti, 76, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at her home. She was born May 24, 1944 in Webster Springs, WV, a daughter of the late Burl and Bernice (Markel) Arbogast. She retired after many years as a loan officer from First Greene. She enjoyed gardening, golfing, sports, and her three cats. She is survived by...
John & Genevieve (Jenny) Lambert
Jan 24, 2021
John W Lambert and Genevieve (Jenny) S Lambert surrounded by their family passed away at their home eight hours apart on January 24, 2021. Sharing a deep love for one another, in a marriage spanning nearly seven decades. All who knew them, witnessed the beauty of their deep and abiding love for one another and the example of true...
Valerie Lynn May
Jan 24, 2021
Valerie Lynn May, 62, of Morgantown passed away at her home with her husband by her side on Sunday, January 24, 2021, which was their 28th wedding anniversary. She was born July 28, 1958 in Parsons, WV the daughter of Carmen Nestor Beery of Morgantown and the late Bobby Price Beery. Valerie was a homemaker and a very accomplished...
Hazel Anita Ossman
Jan 23, 2021
Hazel Anita Moser Ossman, 93, of Morgantown, WV passed away on Saturday, January, 23, 2021. Hazel was born in Dunkirk, NY, to the late Harold and Jennie Moser on September 17, 1927. She grew up on a farm and attended a country school before she graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1945. Hazel went on to be a telephone...
Joan Chandler Bowes
Jan 23, 2021
Joan Chandler Schmidt Bowes, 90, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, in Morgantown, WV. She was born on May 6, 1930, in Celina, OH, the daughter of the late William Eldoris and Ouida Nadine (Parten) Chandler. Leaving her Michigan home of more than 60 years, Joan moved to Morgantown's Village at Heritage Point in 2014 to be near...
Kathleen Virginia Welch
Jan 22, 2021
Kathleen (Katie) Virginia Pitzer Welch, 92, passed on Friday, January 22, 2021, after a brief battle with COVID-19. She was born April 27, 1928 in Owings, WV, to George Britton and Josie Mabel (McIntire) Pitzer. She grew up on the family farm near Moatsville, in the Cove District of Barbour County, WV. Katie graduated from Kasson High School and...
Emily Morgan Mcclung
Jan 20, 2021
Emily Morgan McClung, 25, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home. She was born March 3, 1995 in Morgantown, a daughter of David McClung and Dot McClung. She was a graduate of University High School and Potomac State College. She was a fine artist and an extraordinary caregiver for children and the elderly. In addition...
Jennifer Ellen Allison
Jan 18, 2021
Jennifer Ellen Allison of Morgantown, WV passed away unexpectedly due to a vehicular accident on January 18, 2021 at the age of 37. Born on September 11, 1983, in Morgantown, she lived the majority of her life in the greater Morgantown area. Jennifer had a passion for nature and animals; she used that drive to earn a dual bachelors...
Barbara Bruno
Jan 15, 2021
Barbara R. Bruno, 92, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born August 31, 1928 in Greene County, PA, a daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie (Cumpston) Long. She attended Mt. Morris Assembly of God, was in the Vivacious Violets in the Red Hats, and enjoyed participating in her exercise group...
Catherine Rose Thewlis
Jan 14, 2021
Catherine R. Thewlis, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at her home. She was born March 17, 1933 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Earl and Clara (Baumagarden) Fisher. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and canning. She is survived by...
Odell Carlton Miller
Jan 13, 2021
Odell C. Miller of Morgantown, West Virginia passed away from natural causes on January 13, 2021 at the age of 91. Miller grew up in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky at the age of 20. He later obtained a master's degree in agronomy...
John Peter Durham
Jan 12, 2021
Dr. John Peter Durham, 79, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2021, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital at the age of 79. He was born in Oxford, England on August 9, 1941, to Henry Durham and Germaine Bourderias. He attended Magdalen College School then studied biochemistry at Christ Church, Oxford University, graduating in 1964. In 1965...
Ricki Dawn Sayre
Jan 12, 2021
Ricki Dawn Sayre, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday January 12th at Wheeling Hospital. Ricki was born on April 11th, 1945 in Charleston, WV, the daughter to the late Edith Floe (Sanders) and Thomas George Knotts. She was Christian by faith and was a very active member of her church. She is survived by her 3 daughters: Dawn Phillips...
John Angelo Laurita
Jan 11, 2021
John Angelo Laurita John Angelo Laurita, 82, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away at Ruby Memorial Hospital on Monday, January 11, 2021, with his children and Claudia by his side. John was born in Sabraton, West Virginia, on January 7, 1939. He was the son of the late Joseph A. Laurita Sr., and Juanita McCartney Laurita. He is survived...
Betty Jo Tennant
Jan 11, 2021
Betty Jo Tennant, age 78 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 11, 2021. She peacefully left this world surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Hambleton, WV, the daughter of the late Virgil and Evelyn Newlon. She was preceded in death by her first husband Jerry Lee Wilmoth in 1965 and...
Eva Marie Coppola
Jan 11, 2021
Eva Marie Coppola, 62, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at her home. She was born June 25, 1958 in Erie, PA, a daughter of the late Frank and Bernadette Seibel. She loved spending time with her family and watching her grandkids grow. In her free time, Eva liked cross stitching, tie dye, and online bingo. She...
George Robert Farmer Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
Celebration of Life The family will receive friends at the Hotel Morgan, 127 High Street, Morgantown, WV 26505 on Sunday August 29, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM with a program celebrating his life from 3:30 – 4:00 PM. This will be an indoor event it is suggested that guests wear face masks. George R. Farmer, Jr., 92, passed...
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