Obituaries

Anna Louise Ely

Anna Louise Ely

May 3, 2017

Anna L. Ely, 99, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, May 3rd at her home. She was born January 8, 1918 in Kitzmiller, MD, a daughter of the late Pete and Anna Volarie Ducic. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church and worked for 22 years for the WVU School of Engineering. Mrs. Ely is survived...

Wanda Elaine Roth

Wanda Elaine Roth

May 3, 2017

Wanda Elaine Roth, of Morgantown, peacefully passed away on, May 3, 2017, at home. She was born on April 22, 1928 on a farm in Eglon, WV, and was the daughter of the late John and Freda Root. She was married to Robert Roth for 73 years and worked a significant part of her adult life as a hairdresser,...

Wilbur Eugene Mcmillen

Wilbur Eugene Mcmillen

May 2, 2017

Wilbur Eugene McMillen, 74, of Morgantown, passed peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Morgantown on June, 19, 1942, a son of the late Glenn Dale and Della Nicholson McMillen. Wilbur worked as a coal miner for over 25 years and enjoyed spending time with his family and...

George Michael Palmer

George Michael Palmer

Apr 29, 2017

G. Michael Palmer, 74, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, April 29th at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born October 27, 1942 in Wheeling, WV, the son of the late Ernest Ray and Leona Maxine (Smith) Palmer. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Judith Klingberg Palmer, who passed away August 2, 2011. Mike, as he preferred to...

Shirley Campbell Eagan

Shirley Campbell Eagan

Apr 28, 2017

Shirley Rae Campbell Eagan, 75 of Morgantown, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born in Charleston WV on March 29, 1942, the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Genevieve C. Campbell. Shirley is survived by her husband of 40 years, Gerald V. (Jerry) Eagan; a brother, Larry D. and...

Mary Glenn

Mary Glenn

Apr 27, 2017

Mary Ann Glenn, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on December 28, 1932, the daughter of the late Dr. John H. and Nellie (Phillips) Trotter. Mary Ann was a long time member of the Wesley United Methodist Church. She graduated from Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling,...

George Leonard Cook, Sr.

George Leonard Cook, Sr.

Apr 23, 2017

George Leonard Cook, Sr., 90, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. George was born in Morgantown on February 17, 1927, a son of the late Thomas Ross Cook and Nellie Virginia (Craig) Cook. He is survived by his children: Patty Cook Ridgway and husband Tom, Damon Cook and wife Vikki, and George Cook, Jr....

Jay Mason Bucklew Iii

Jay Mason Bucklew Iii

Apr 22, 2017

Jay Mason Bucklew III, 73, of Morgantown passed away Saturday, April 22nd at Mon General Hospital. He was born April 13, 1944 in Morgantown, a son of the late Jay Mason Bucklew, Jr. and Jeanne Stemple Bucklew. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Lizabeth Ann Bucklew. Mr. Bucklew was a graduate of Morgantown High School and...

Mary Louise Lilly

Mary Louise Lilly

Apr 20, 2017

Mary Louise (Marylou) Lilly, 90, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 20, 2017. Marylou succumbed to aggressive breast cancer and passed at her home with family, friends and wonderful care givers near her side. Marylou was born Dec. 9, 1926 in Camp Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Virgil and Eva Lilly. Mrs. Lilly graduated from Spanishburg,...

Norman Clifford Welch

Norman Clifford Welch

Apr 20, 2017

Norman “Buddy” Welch, 77, of Westover, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 10, 1940 in Maidsville, WV, a son of the late William “Bill” H. Welch and Mary “May” (Ray) Welch. Mr. Welch was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and retired as a coal miner from Consol Energy....

Mary Evelyn Colebank Mcnair

Mary Evelyn Colebank Mcnair

Apr 17, 2017

Mary Evelyn Colebank McNair, 88, of Morgantown, went to live with Jesus on Monday morning, April 17, 2017, at her home surrounded by her four daughters and a great-granddaughter. She went to Heaven one month and three days after her beloved husband, James E. McNair. They never wanted to be separated while on Earth, and it seems as though...

Mary June Mcginnis

Mary June Mcginnis

Apr 15, 2017

Mary Runner McGinnis, 96, of Morgantown, passed away, Saturday, April 15, 2017, at The Atrium at Anna Maria, in Aurora, OH. She was born in Morgantown, WV on June 29, 1920 a daughter of the late Lucian and Olive Kennedy Runner. Mary graduated from the WV Institute of Technology in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science and went on...

Carmen Zubor-Bulted

Carmen Zubor-Bulted

Apr 11, 2017

Carmen Zubor-Bulted, 75, of Star City, passed away April 11, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 15, 1941 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Mariano and Catalina Bulted. Carmen enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, music and dancing. She also loved to spend time with family and the holidays were always so special to her. Carmen...

Joan Elizabeth Mccauley

Joan Elizabeth Mccauley

Apr 11, 2017

Joan McCauley, 84, of Morgantown, WV passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Valentine Personal Care Home in Elkins, WV. Joan was born in Clarksburg, WV on November 26, 1932, the daughter of the late Cecil and Mary Kopson Matko. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and enjoyed her time as Secretary at Beth Barnes School...

Linda Agnes Ferretti

Linda Agnes Ferretti

Apr 10, 2017

Linda Agnes Ferretti, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at Mon General Hospital. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home and there will be no public services.

Mary Rebecca Dulin Summers

Mary Rebecca Dulin Summers

Apr 3, 2017

Mary Rebecca Dulin Summers, 91, of Morgantown, WV passed away April 3, 2017 at her home. Mary was born October 5, 1925 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Hilbert C. and Evelyn Pearl Wamsley Woodall. She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1944. She was very crafty; enjoying everything from scrapbooking, sewing, woodworking, and coloring. Above all else,...

Everett Kent Thorne

Everett Kent Thorne

Apr 1, 2017

Everett “Kent” Thorne, 87, of Morgantown passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Reynolds Hospital in Glendale, WV. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, on Tuesday, April 4th from 4-8 PM and again on Wednesday, April 5th from 10 AM until the time of the funeral service at 11 am with...

Anne Ludlow Kinney

Anne Ludlow Kinney

Mar 30, 2017

The Reverend Anne Ludlow Kinney, 97, of Parkersburg passed into the arms of her Lord on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Madison Center of Morgantown. She was born in Parkersburg, the daughter of the late Lewis M. Ludlow and Harriet McKain Ludlow. She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1936 and Chatham College in 1940. She worked for...

Jackie Gene Tanner

Jackie Gene Tanner

Mar 29, 2017

Jackie “Jack” Gene Tanner, 77, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his residence. Jack was born in Spencer, WV on March 7, 1940, the son of the late Ira Tanner and Arlene (Harper) Tanner. He was Mormon by faith and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving his country in the U.S. Armed...

Sara Nelle Smith

Sara Nelle Smith

Mar 29, 2017

Sara Nelle Smith, 89, Dorsey Ave., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in St. Marys, WV on May 1, 1927, the daughter of the late Asa Chester and Sue Mary (Kelley) Rogers. Sara worked as a bookkeeper for the Coca Cola Bottling Company for 27 years and retired from Auto Parts...