Obituaries
Valerie Jane Soares
Sep 5, 2017
Valerie Jane Soares, 50, of Morgantown, WV, passed away at Ruby Memorial Hospital on September 5th, 2017. She was born September 26, 1966 and raised in the beautiful state of California. She had been living in Morgantown since 2005. She is survived by her 4 children: Mark 30, Melanie 28, Brittany 26, and Courtney 24. Also her only grandson...
Ursula Rosina Lambert
Sep 2, 2017
Ursula Rosina Lambert, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, 9-2-17 at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born September 28, 1927 in Breslau, Germany, a daughter of the late Ernest and Gertrude Goutelin Kramer. She loved spending time with her family and her dog, Sam. She is survived by three children, Renate Percinsky of Davidsville, PA, Rosemarie Swiger (Arlo)...
Jaye Fisher
Sep 2, 2017
Jaye Bryan Pearse Fisher, 73, of Star City, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in the WV Veterans Nursing Facility, in Clarksburg. She had been active in Star City affairs, having served as a council member, recorder and town police court judge, and was a founder and co-chair of the Star City Glass Festival. A 1962 graduate of Morgantown High...
Stephen Kenneth Shuman
Sep 1, 2017
Stephen K. Shuman, 71, of Morgantown, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 1, 2017. Steve was born November 28, 1945, the eldest son of Robert Lemley Shuman and Elizabeth Lake Shuman. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1963, attended Fairmont State College, and later earned his juris doctor from the WVU College of Law in 1971. Upon graduating...
Ralph Edward Trickett
Sep 1, 2017
Ralph Edward Trickett, 85, of Grafton Road, passed away on September 1, 2017 at Home Away from Home Assisted Living Center in Grafton, WV. Ralph was born in Gladesville, WV, on February 14, 1932, the son of the late James Walter & Carrie Pearl Rogers Trickett. Ralph was employed at the Mon County School Board for many years. He...
Robert Benjamin Robinson
Aug 28, 2017
Robert Benjamin Robinson, of Cheat Neck, died August 30, 2017 at Mon Health Medical Center after a short illness. Robert was born July 9, 1927 in Smithfield , PA. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Catherine Robinson. He attended Georges Township High School and enlisted in the Navy where he served for 4 years aboard...
Elizabeth Lucille Shawhan
Aug 27, 2017
Elizabeth Lucille Shawhan, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, August 27th at her residence. She was born September 6, 1941 in Long Beach, CA, a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Gulas Kacinec. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Howard Shawhan in January of 2014. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in...
Suzanne P. Gainer
Aug 26, 2017
Suzanne Powell Gainer, 73, of Morgantown, died of an acute illness on Saturday afternoon, August 26, 2017, in the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born October 27, 1943, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to the late Deward G. Powell and Ruth Lawson Powell. Suzanne was an amazing daughter, sister and aunt; devoted wife and mother; dedicated and doting grandmother;...
Robert Johnson
Aug 25, 2017
Robert William Johnson, 70, of Morgantown, WV passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at his home. Robert was born in Woodbury, NJ. Interment will take place at West Virginia National Cemetery, 42 Veterans Memorial Ln, Grafton, WV 26354 on Wednesday, August 30, at 11:00AM. Hastings Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ray Andrew Wilkins
Aug 24, 2017
Ray Andrew (Andy) Wilkins II, 70, of Morgantown, WV, went home to be with the Lord on August 24, 2017, after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Andy Wilkins was born on September 8, 1946 in Morgantown, WV to the late Ray Andrew & Virginia Walkup Wilkins. He graduated from Morgantown High...
Betty Jean Bender
Aug 16, 2017
Betty Jean Bender, 80, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully into the arms of her loving savior surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 16 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Betty was born in Morgantown, on August 11, 1937, the daughter of the late Charles William and Mary Louise Ammons Wilkins. Betty enjoyed a very long career as a talented and...
George Deuesenberry
Aug 15, 2017
George Wayne “Sugar” Deuesenberry gained his Angel Wings on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Mon Health Medical Center. Wayne, nicknamed Sugar by his Grandfather, briefly served in the Army. He was a well known Mechanic nationwide. He worked at McLane Sand and General Paving for many years. In later life, he worked at Valiant Security until his retirement. Wayne...
Marlene Fern Dewitt
Aug 15, 2017
Marlene Fern DeWitt, 73, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, August 15th at her home. She was born January 31, 1944 in Mather, PA, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Bertha Hughes Sisler. She is survived by her husband of almost 54 years, William "Bill" DeWitt; children, Laurie DeWitt, William F. DeWitt, Jr. and his wife Larissa, and Thomas...
Franklin Dorrah Cleckley
Aug 14, 2017
Justice Franklin D. Cleckley, 77, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1940 in Newberry, SC. He was active member of the Morgantown Church of God. He received his undergraduate degree at Anderson College in Anderson, Ind., and his law degree from Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington in...
Paula Zopfi
Aug 12, 2017
Paula Sue Zopfi, 72, of Westover passed away on August 12, 2017 at her home. Paula was born on February 26, 1945 and worked as an RNa, EMT, and PT and in her youth she trained and showed champion horses. She was always a lover of animals. Paula is survived by her son, John E Zopfi, son of Phillip...
Steven Dennis Malarkey
Aug 10, 2017
Steven Dennis “Steve”, 65, and Linda Rae Malarkey, 64, both of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017, at their residence. Steve was born in Washington, D.C. on May 6th, 1952, son of the late John Edward and Mary Virginia (Buckley) Malarkey. Linda was born in Maine on March 6th, 1953, daughter to the late Ray and Elsie Haist....
Linda Rae Malarkey
Aug 10, 2017
Steven Dennis “Steve”, 65, and Linda Rae Malarkey, 64, both of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017, at their residence. Steve was born in Washington, D.C. on May 6th, 1952, son of the late John Edward and Mary Virginia (Buckley) Malarkey. Linda was born in Maine on March 6th, 1953, daughter to the late Ray and Elsie Haist....
William James Pierce
Aug 6, 2017
William J. Pierce, 87, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at home on Sunday, August 6th, 2017. He was born in Buffalo, NY on October 22, 1929. He is survived by his children, Matt, Sandy, Lucy, Dan, Connie and her husband Mark, Tim, Helen and her husband Gary, Clare, special “niner” Darlene, along with David Fogarty and family,...
Shirley Edward Godfrey
Aug 3, 2017
Shirley Edward “S.E.” Godfrey, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, August 3rd at his home with his devoted daughter by his side. He was born February 14, 1927 in Morgantown, a son of the late Ottie and Ila Carder Godfrey. He was a member of Chestnut Ridge Church and served his country during World War II as an Army...
Billie Jean Long
Jul 31, 2017
Billie Jean "Jeannie" McGinn Long, 73, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, surrounded by family and friends at her residence. Jeannie was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on August 29, 1943, the daughter of the late William J. McGinn (1978) and Madeline "Howell" Thayer (2010). Jeannie worked as a Cook for the Monongalia County Board of Education...
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