Obituaries

James L Konchesky

James L Konchesky

Jan 25, 2017

James Lee (Jim) Konchesky Sr., of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Windy Hill Village in Kingwood, WV James was born on September 1, 1934 the son of late Adam and Mary Konchesky. From an early age, James was an altar boy at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church where he later became a lifelong member. He was...

Marie Bolyard

Marie Bolyard

Jan 23, 2017

Marie Victoria Orlando Bolyard Marie Bolyard of Suncrest died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home with family at her side. She was born April 19, 1927 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Domenico Antony (Tony) Orlando and Renata Sampaolesi Orlando. Marie was the last remaining of the Orlando family. She spent the early years of her life...

Rose Sterling

Rose Sterling

Jan 22, 2017

Rose Marie Sellaro Sterling, 97, longtime resident of Greenmont, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home with family by her bedside. Rose was born June 23, 1919 in Chaplin, WV to John and Angelina (Aloisio) Sellaro, and raised in Westover, WV. After losing her Mother at the age of 12, she and her siblings lived for a...

Connie Lee Dias

Connie Lee Dias

Jan 17, 2017

Connie (McBee) Dias, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 17th at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born March 27, 1941 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Wallace and Edna McBee. Mrs. Dias is survived by her children, Kathy Dixon, Nancy Dias, Richard Dias, and Jimmy Dias; grandchildren, Leighann Weir, Clayton Zopfi, and Amber Dias; two great grandchildren;...

Michael Brent Armstrong

Michael Brent Armstrong

Jan 15, 2017

Michael “Brent” Armstrong, of Morgantown, also known to family and friends as Mike or Bubs, respectively, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the age of 67. Born on December 13, 1949, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD, Brent had dealt with a number of different cancers since 2012. He was the son of the late...

Genevieve Paugh

Genevieve Paugh

Jan 14, 2017

Genevieve “Gene” Paugh, 90, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on November 23, 1926, the daughter of the late Fred B. and Katherine (Krishock) Jakeway. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Charles, Jr., Mike (Elizabeth), Jerry (Linda) and Darren Paugh; grandchildren, Shawn Paugh and Holly Honeycutt; great-grandchildren,...

Irene Michael

Irene Michael

Jan 13, 2017

Irene Michael, 85, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home Friday, January 13th surrounded by family. She was born December 18, 1931 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Howard and Martha Grove. Irene was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She enjoyed most of all spending time with her grandchildren and attending...

Celia Shisler Bray

Celia Shisler Bray

Jan 12, 2017

Celia S. Bray BEST MOM EVER Celia S. Bray, beloved Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister, Aunt and Cousin, died peacefully in her home on January 12, 2017. She was born on the Snake Hill Road Shisler family farm in Morgantown on November 13, 1923, the sixth of eight children of Charles and Mabel Spurgeon Shisler, and lived in Jerome...

Rodney Lee Bachman

Rodney Lee Bachman

Jan 11, 2017

Rodney Lee Bachman, 70, of Masontown, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He was born in Butler on July 18, 1946, the son of the late Janice (Bachman) Olexsak. Rodney served in the Navy from 1964 to 1967 where he attended legal school for court reporting. He served as a court reporter...

Margaret Ruth Eavenson

Margaret Ruth Eavenson

Jan 10, 2017

Margaret Ruth Eavenson, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Charles Alphus Williams and Ida Mae (Wileman) Williams. Her greatest joys were her children and grandchildren. She was always willing to help anyone in need and loved gardening and drawing. She...

Neal Correll Eakin

Neal Correll Eakin

Jan 8, 2017

Neal Correll Eakin, 85, of South Park PA, formerly of Route 73 Morgantown, WV died on January 8 2017 surrounded by loving family. Neal was born December 11, 1931 in Morgantown, WV, the son of the late Neal Eakin and Virginia Correll Eakin. Neal was a graduate of Morgantown High School in 1950. A retired coal miner and railroad...

Cynthia Ann Teixeira

Cynthia Ann Teixeira

Jan 4, 2017

Cynthia Ann Teixeira (Comp) 60 of Kingwood, WV passed away Wednesday, January 4th 2017. Cindy was born April 4th 1956 and lived in the Stow, Cuyahoga Falls area of Ohio until 1990 when Cindy and husband Tony Tiexiera moved to Kingwood,WV. Cindy and Tony loved the country living lifestyle and were known for their great hospitality. Cindy was preceded...

Arlene Stiadle

Arlene Stiadle

Jan 3, 2017

Arlene Elizabeth Hubble Stiadle, 85, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born September 11, 1931 in Cleveland, OH; the daughter of the late Arthur Leroy and Lucille Yonker Hubble. Arlene worked in a factory in Cleveland, OH. When she moved to West Virginia she became a Homemaker, where she enjoyed spending...

Agnes Ruth Cook

Agnes Ruth Cook

Jan 3, 2017

Agnes Ruth (Clark) Cook, 89, of Morgantown, died Tuesday, January 3rd at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born November 5, 1927 in Monongalia County, a daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Rachel Turner Clark. Mrs. Cook enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, fishing, sewing, crocheting, quilting, cooking, and canning. She is survived by her husband of 71...

Barbara Ann Roberts

Barbara Ann Roberts

Jan 3, 2017

Barbara (Barb) Ann Roberts, whose authenticity, honesty, and wisdom deeply impacted the lives of family and friends, died at home with family January 3rd. The cause of death was a recurrence of lung cancer, this time metastatic, and COPD. She was 67. Born in 1949, Barb grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania, but lived most of her adult life in...

Kelly Bray Simons

Kelly Bray Simons

Jan 1, 2017

We celebrate the generous life of Kelly Bray Simons who was born on May 9, 1960 in Alexandria, VA. and spent her whole life in Morgantown, WV. Kelly passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, at her residence. 

She is the fifth daughter of Celia Bray of Morgantown and the late William Bray. Kelly earned her Bachelor and Master of Science...

Kitson Brewster Byrdy

Kitson Brewster Byrdy

Jan 1, 2017

Kitson “Kit” Brewster Byrdy, 62, formerly of East Gate Drive of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Kit was born in Beckley on March 1, 1954, the son of Anne (Edwards) Byrdy of Maryland and the late Edward Louis Byrdy Sr. He spent his youngest years in Silver Spring, Maryland before returning to Weston,...

William Hugh Smyth

William Hugh Smyth

Dec 31, 2016

William H. Smyth, Sr., age 102 of Morgantown passed away on December 31st, 2016, at Golden Living Center. He was born March 26, 1914 in Westover, WV. He was the son of the late Harry Lee and Eva Waters Smyth. He was a WWII veteran serving as a Sergeant in the United States Army Signal Corp. in the China/Burma/India...

Helen Louise Frum

Helen Louise Frum

Dec 29, 2016

Helen Louise Frum (Brown), 91, of Fields Park Road, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. She was born on March 27, 1925 in Morgantown, WV. She is the daughter of the late William Carl Brown and Emma F. Brown (Getz). She is survived by her brother Gerald Brown; four children; Russell Frum and wife, Janice, Ellen Shafer, Robert...

Linda Dalton

Linda Dalton

Dec 28, 2016

Linda “Pixie” Dalton, 75, of Morgantown died Wednesday, December 28th at the Madison Center. She was born December 12, 1941 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Herbert and Mildred Knight Blosser. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St. Morgantown, on Monday, January 2nd from 10 AM until the time of the funeral...