Obituaries

Betty June Cook
Nov 19, 2017
Betty June Cook, 82, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, November 19th at the home of her sister. She was born on June 7, 1935 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Elton Wyatt Flanagan and Freda Mae (Nethken) Henry. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Robert Phillips Cook. Mrs. Cook retired after 29...

William L. "Pete" Foor
Nov 19, 2017
God reached out and took Pete by the hand and led him safely home on Sunday morning, November 19th, 2017 at his home with his loving family by his side. Pete was born in Sabraton,WV on January 13, 1926 to Joseph R. Foor and Erma B. (Shoemaker) Foor. He served in the US Navy during WWII on LST 1028...

Jerry Sager
Nov 19, 2017
Jerry Sager passed away suddenly on November 19, 2017 at the age of 90 with family present in Morgantown. He was born February 11, 1927 in Rochester, New York to Georgianna and William Sager of Sea Breeze, NY. A Naval veteran of WWII, Jerry served on a destroyer based out of Miami Beach, Florida and was honorably discharged in...

Mary Hazucha
Nov 18, 2017
Mary Hazucha, 95, of Morgantown passed away Saturday, 11-18-17 at Morgantown Health and Rehab Center. She was born October 12, 1922 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late John and Anna Holiday Lesnick. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Ellen Hansen and her husband Howard of Greenfield, MA and Margaret Hazucha of Morgantown; one son, Robert John Hazucha...

Lester Alan Young
Nov 18, 2017
Lester Alan “Butch” Young, 51, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Lester Alan was born in Morgantown, son of Sylvia Ann (McDonald) Young and the late Lester Clifford Young. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children: Lester Alan “AJ” Young, Jr., Audryanna Young and Blu Anjel Merritt;...

Chase-Mitchell Elias Marko
Nov 14, 2017
astings Funeral Home, Inc. DEWEY S. HASTINGS 153 SPRUCE STREET TELEPHONE EDWARD D. HASTINGS MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26505 304/292-8664 THOMAS V. GOCKE, JR. SEAN MAIER www.hastingsfuneralhome.com FAX: 304/292-9684 Directors Chase-Mitchell Elias Marko, 25, of Morgantown, was called home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at his home. He is survived by his son,...

Ernest Everett Cowdery, Jr
Nov 13, 2017
Ernest E. Cowdery, Jr., 92, of Westover, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 13th at Morgantown Health and Rehab Center. He was born March 31, 1925 in East Liverpool, OH, a son of the late Ernest E. and Flossie (Wine) Cowdery. He served in the US Army during World War II in the European...

James Emmerson Brick
Nov 12, 2017
James Emmerson Brick M.D., 65, of Morgantown, WV passed away November 12th, 2017. He was born in South Charleston, WV, the son of Denver and Nola (née Jividen) Brick. After graduating Kanawha County Public Schools, he earned his B.A. in Biology from West Virginia University. Following his bachelor’s degree, he embarked upon his education in medicine, graduating with his...

Anita Claire Kent
Nov 11, 2017
Anita Claire Barbe Kent, 95, beloved wife and mother, passed away in Morgantown on November 11 after a brief illness. She was born in 1922 in Ellamore, WV, the daughter of the late Cecil R. Barbe and Veda Madden Barbe She grew up in Morgantown and attended West Virginia University where she studied home economics. While at WVU she...

Norma Ouida Wolfe
Nov 10, 2017
Norma Ouida Wolfe, a life-long resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, died on November 10, at Point Manor Personal Care Home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s . She was born on October 1st, 1936 in Morgantown, West Virginia to the late George R. Hilling and Clara Dell Brewer Hilling. She had four siblings, Lorraine Brafford, Elwood Hilling, Kenneth Hilling...

Amy Wright
Nov 8, 2017
Amy Jean Kisner Wright, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at her home. Amy was born in Hopemont, WV, on March 9, 1933, the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle (Rodeheaver) Kisner. She was a homemaker and later worked for WVU from which she retired. She is survived by her children: Diana Gunnoe and husband,...

Michael Irvin Houpt
Nov 6, 2017
Michael Irvin Houpt passed away November 6, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown WV after an extended illness. Michael was born April 13, 1949 the son of Jesse V. and Virginia Long Houpt. He was born and raised in Franklin County, Pa. He resided most of his adult life in the Franklin, WV area. He is survived by...

Carolyn Sue Feathers
Nov 6, 2017
Carolyn Sue Feathers, 70, of Hoffman Ave., Morgantown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 6th at her residence after a brief illness. She was a woman of faith. She was born August 30, 1947 in Preston County, a daughter of the late William Clyne McMillen, Roy W. Williams, and Ruth Brown Williams. She was a longtime...

Clara Ann Eaton
Nov 6, 2017
Clara Ann McArthur Eaton ,93, of Grafton passed away Monday, November 6th 2017 at United Hospital Center. She was born December 17, 1923 in St. Anthony, Idaho. She enlisted in the Navy WAVE’s in 1945 to support the WWII effort. She later worked as a switchboard operator at Biola College (now Biola University) in Brea, California until her retirement...

Mary Louise Miller
Nov 3, 2017
Mary Louise Miller, 90, Morgantown, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born April 26, 1927 in Morgantown, daughter of the late Simon Peter West and Catherine (Brewer) West. She was a 1945 graduate of Morgantown High School. In 1946 she married her wonderful husband of 42 years, William...

Howard Whisler
Nov 1, 2017
Howard Whisler, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, 11-1-17 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born November 17, 1930 in Wadestown, WV, a son of the late Charles and Lucy Shriver Whisler. Mr. Whisler was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church and retired after over forty years of working at Sterling Faucet. He loved the outdoors...

Elizabeth Stansbury
Nov 1, 2017
Elizabeth W. “Betty” Stansbury, 92, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, in Arlington, VA. She was born on November 27, 1924, in Camden-on-Gauley, WV. She was the daughter of the late Frank Elwyn Weaver and the late Ann Maroney Weaver. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Stansbury Giles of Herndon, VA, and her son, William T. “Bill” Stansbury, and...

Lois Jean Mccartney
Oct 31, 2017
Lois Jean (Williams) McCartney, 82, of Morgantown, peacefully went to be with the Lord on October 31, 2017, at Mapleshire Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born on November 20, 1934, in Morgantown, daughter of the late James Williams and Pearl (Johnson) Williams. Jean entered Mapleshire Nursing Home in August and resided there until her death. She...

Margaret Virginia Bennett
Oct 29, 2017
Margaret “Virginia” Bennett, 75, of Pt. Marion, passed away Sunday, October 29th at her residence. She was born November 29, 1941 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Harold Leo and Margaret Agnes (Shaffer) Deavers. She is survived by five sons, Charles and Mike Bennett from Morgantown, Donald Bennett & wife Rhonda of Braidwood, IL, Keith Bennett & wife...

Ernest Demastus
Oct 27, 2017
Ernest C. Demastus, 81, of Garfield Heights, OH, passed away October 27, 2017 at his residence. He is the son of the late Ernest Lee and Lulu Groves Demastus. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. Men wanted to be like him, women wanted to be with him. He was a lover...
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