Obituaries

Roy  Bucklew

Roy Bucklew

Mar 4, 2018

Roy Harrison Bucklew, Jr., 89, died suddenly on March 4, 2018, in Morgantown, WV. Roy was born on October 31, 1928, in Terra Alta, West Virginia, a son of the late Roy and Laura Feathers Bucklew. Roy served in the US Army in Korea and later graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University. He started...

Ruby Jean Dalton

Ruby Jean Dalton

Mar 4, 2018

Ruby Jean Dalton, 93, of Cobun Creek, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Morgantown, on April 5, 1924, the daughter of the late Forrest Runner and Margaret (Wolfe) Runner. Beginning in 1963, she and her husband owned and operated Dalton Dairy and Stables. Jean is survived by...

Ruth Ann Stone

Ruth Ann Stone

Mar 1, 2018

Ruth Ann Stone, 63, of LaBelle, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born in Brownsville, PA, on May 18, 1954, the daughter of the late father, James William Lutz, Sr., and mother, Opal Virginia Ross. Ruth proudly served in the U. S. Army as Sargent. Her career consisted of...

Jeffrey Allen Korzun

Jeffrey Allen Korzun

Feb 27, 2018

Jeffrey Allen Korzun, 4,1 passed away Tuesday Febuary 27th at his home. He was born in Morgantown WV, the oldest of two children of Ralph Allen Korzun and Caren Sue Korzun. Jeff and his dad were inseparable and they enjoyed buying,selling,and repairing cars. Jeff and his dad ran a successful car lot for many years. He was very mechanically...

Berte Alden Olson

Berte Alden Olson

Feb 23, 2018

Berte Alden Olson, 93, of Heritage Point in Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2018. Berte was born March 24, 1924, in San Francisco, the daughter of Victoria Lucille Alden and Ralph Edwin Scovel, both of San Francisco. She graduated from the Katherine Delmar Burke School and, during World War II, married James McBride Shumway, in San...

Charles Nicola

Charles Nicola

Feb 21, 2018

Charles Paul Nicola, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, February 21st at his residence. He was born June 5, 1942 in Grafton, WV, a son of the late Junior and Blanche (Lanham) Nicola. He is survived by his children, Dina Delaney and her husband David and Dave Nicola and his wife Amanda all of Morgantown; grandchildren; great grandchildren; and...

James Caravasos

James Caravasos

Feb 21, 2018

James P. Caravasos, of 341 Laurel St., Morgantown passed away on February 21, 2018, surrounded by his family. James was born on October 25, 1931, in Morgantown, a son of the late Peter and Pearl Simpson Caravasos. He was a graduate of Morgantown High School class of 1949. James graduated from West Virginia University with an AB degree and...

Donald Edward West

Donald Edward West

Feb 18, 2018

Donald Edward West, 70, of Morgantown, WV, passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital after a 3 year courageous battle with cancer. Don was born in Morgantown, June 14, 1947, the son of the late John and Frances West. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Collins. Don was a graduate...

Ann Marie Sausen

Ann Marie Sausen

Feb 17, 2018

Ann M. (Kubik) Sausen, 89, of Morgantown, West Virginia died Saturday, February 17th, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born April 13, 1928 in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of the Frank Kubik and Anna Marie (Schejbal) Kubik. Both parents were born in Czechoslovakia. She was a 1946 graduate of Monroe High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was...

Ervin Hall Musgrave

Ervin Hall Musgrave

Feb 16, 2018

Ervin Hall Musgrave, age 61, of Morgantown, passed away on February 16, 2018, at J. W. Ruby Hospital. Ervin was born in Morgantown, WV on April 12, 1956, a son of the late Harold Hall Musgrave and Catherine Eakin Musgrave Kuzniar. Ervin was a 1974 graduate of Morgantown High School. He served his country in the Air Force as...

Jefferson Lorenza Mayle

Jefferson Lorenza Mayle

Feb 15, 2018

Jefferson Lorenzo Mayle, age 24, of Westover, departed his life on February 11, 2018. Jeff was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, on November 27, 1993, a son of the late Carl Junior Mayle and Michelle Phillips Mayle of Morgantown. Jeff was self-employed. He loved to help people in any way he could and made sure they were happy. Jeff...

Annamae Fisher O'Neal

Annamae Fisher O'Neal

Feb 15, 2018

Mrs. Annamae Fisher O’Neal of Frederick MD entered eternal rest peaceably on February 15, 2018 at Vindobona Nursing Home. The daughter of the late Coral Victoria Fisher and Edgar Maxwell Fisher of Morgantown, WV, she was the devoted wife of the late Kenneth B. O’Neal for over 50 years, who preceded her in death in 1999. Annamae worked for...

James Joseph Stevens

James Joseph Stevens

Feb 13, 2018

James “Jim” Joseph Stevens, 84, of Morgantown, passed away on February 13, 2018, at Mon Health Center. Jim was born in National, West Virginia, on January 22, 1934, the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth (Miker) Stevens. Jim was a member of St. John University Parish in which he served as Eucharistic Minister. He was a foreman at...

Eva George

Eva George

Feb 13, 2018

Eva George, 94, of Star City, passed away on February 13, 2018 at her residence. Eva was born in New York, on August 30, 1923. Eva had a beautiful childhood being raised in Ithaca, New York. Her parents graciously allowed Eva to be reared by her Uncle Joseph and Aunt Mary (Kalta) who couldn’t bear children. Eva was proud...

Sandra Kay Lohr

Sandra Kay Lohr

Feb 9, 2018

Sandra Kay Lohr, 74, Morgantown passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at her residence. Sandra Kay was born in Kitzmiller, MD on April 24, 1943, daughter of the late Fredrick and Mildred (Harvey) Costello. Sandra was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She enjoyed knitting, painting, decorating, and camping at Big Bear. She is survived by 4 children: Virginia...

Floyd Pancoast

Floyd Pancoast

Feb 9, 2018

Floyd Raymond “Buzz” Pancoast, III, 76 of Pursglove, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital of Morgantown, WV. Floyd was born on May 3, 1941, the son of the late Floyd Raymond Pancoast, Jr. and the late Mildred Lucille Pancoast. He is survived by his wife Mary (Wolfe) Pancoast; children: Sharon Gray and husband Robert, Paula...

Debra Hose

Debra Hose

Feb 7, 2018

Debra Kay “Debbie” Hose, 64, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at her residence. Debbie was born in Morgantown on November 30, 1953, the daughter of the late William Ezekiel Jenkins and Lillian Virginia (Hertzog) Jenkins. Debbie is survived by her husband, Sam Hose, two children, Jennifer Gabbert and Husband Rodney and Sam Hose II; 7 siblings:...

Nora Althea Powell

Nora Althea Powell

Feb 6, 2018

Nora Althea (Piper) White Powell, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. Nora was born in Morgantown on June 12, 1928, the daughter of the late Marshall Forman Piper and the late Martha Gladys (Taylor) Piper. Nora was a graduate of Morgantown High School and attended Marshall...

Jack Preston Held

Jack Preston Held

Feb 5, 2018

Jack Preston Held passed from this life on February 5, 2018. He was born on May 3, 1926 to parents Preston and Mary-Agnes Held in Cleveland, OH. As a child and teen, he took classes and acted at the Cleveland Playhouse, the oldest community theater in North America, where he earned his Actors Equity card. After graduating from High...

Gary Lester Goodwin

Gary Lester Goodwin

Feb 3, 2018

Gary L. Goodwin, 52, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, February 3rd at his residence. He was born November 13, 1965 in Morgantown, a son of Betty (Sherman) Goodwin and the late Richard Goodwin. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Kaylin E. Goodwin and Allysin J. Goodwin; and siblings, Holly Williams, Lee Goodwin, and Scott...