Obituaries

Alta Mundell

Alta Mundell

Oct 18, 2016

Alta Marie Mundell 95 of Morgantown passed away Tuesday, October 18th, 2016. She was born May 24th, 1921 in Morgantown to the late Walter S. and Lilly Huffman Bigelow. She was raised on the Bigelow farm outside of Morgantown, on the Goshen Road and attended Morgantown High School. She later worked as a bookkeeper at Sears Roebuck and Montgomery...

Cheryl Horton Heflin

Cheryl Horton Heflin

Oct 18, 2016

Cheryl Horton Heflin, age 71, of Morgantown, was welcomed into Heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 surrounded by her family while under the care of the excellent staff at Monongalia General Hospital. She was born in Morgantown and was a proud resident of the Mountain State and descendent of Zackquill and Morgan Morgan, the founders of Morgantown. She attended...

Gary (J.R.) Cecchinelli Jr.

Gary (J.R.) Cecchinelli Jr.

Oct 16, 2016

Gary (J.R.) Cecchinelli, 30, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday October 16th, 2016 at his home. He was born in Morgantown, WV on December 7, 1985, the son of Gary Cecchinelli. J.R. graduated from Morgantown High School in 2004. He went on to attend Fairmont State University, where his father went to school. He graduated in 2010 with three College...

Ronald Blake Lee

Ronald Blake Lee

Oct 13, 2016

M/Sgt (retired) Ronald Blake Lee of Lawrence, PA passed away on October 13, 2016. Ron had been battling Parkinson’s disease for approximately four years. Ron was born in Manheim, WV on March 28, 1938 to the late Arthur and Ercel Lee. Raised in Morgantown, Ron attended University High School and graduated from Salem College in Clarksburg, WV with a...

Glada Lauene Rodgers

Glada Lauene Rodgers

Oct 10, 2016

Glada Lauene Rodgers, 89, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Mapleshire Nursing Home. She was born in Morgantown on June 30, 1927, the daughter of the late Ellsworth “Pinky” Lyons and Anna (Manning) Lyons. She was a member of the Forks of Cheat Baptist Church and a graduate of University High School. She enjoyed watching WVU...

Frank Fulton, Jr.

Frank Fulton, Jr.

Oct 8, 2016

Frank Fulton, Jr., 89, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Parkersburg, WV on June 30, 1927, a son of the late Frank and Mellie Buckalew Fulton. Frank retired from Monongahela Power Company after 40 years of employment and also served his country in the United States...

Harold Foster Friend

Harold Foster Friend

Oct 4, 2016

Harold Foster “Abe” Friend, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his residence. Abe was born in Whetsell Settlement, WV on November 14, 1927, the son of Clarence Jacob and Lilly Ethel Braham Friend. He worked for 38 years for Beneficial Finance as a manager and continued to work for 10 additional years for Banner Construction...

Dennis James Summers

Dennis James Summers

Oct 1, 2016

Dennis J. Summers, 59, of Morgantown, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Mon General Hospital surrounded by his family. Dennis was born March 1, 1957 in Morgantown, the son of the late Oscar O. Summers and Mildred Goodwin Summers. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1975. Dennis...

Ruth Young

Ruth Young

Sep 28, 2016

Ruth B. Young, 96, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Indiana. Ruth was born in Cabell County, West Virginia on March 3, 1920 to the late Ida Thelma (Lovejoy) Berry and Creath David Berry. Lovingly referred to as “Grammy,” Ruth worked as a real estate professional for many years, spending most of her free...

Helen Virginia Shope

Helen Virginia Shope

Sep 28, 2016

Helen Virginia Shope, 93, of Morgantown, passed on Wednesday, September 28th at Mon General Hospital. She was born October 7, 1922 in Wainville, WV, a daughter of the late Norva Stanley Gross, Sr. and Zela Matilda Dodrill Gross. She was a member of the Morgantown Church of the Brethren and was a graduate of University High School. In her...

Loretta Belle Croft

Loretta Belle Croft

Sep 28, 2016

Loretta Belle Grubb Croft, 81 of Morgantown went to serve the lord on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 at her son’s residence. She was born in Morgantown, September 12, 1935; the daughter of the late Roy B. Grubb and Gladys I. (Frankenberry) Grubb. Loretta was an avid member of the Harner Chapel U.M.C. and loved singing in the choir. Loretta...

Virginia Grace Lenhart

Virginia Grace Lenhart

Sep 27, 2016

Virginia Grace “Ginny” Lenhart, 79, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at her residence. She was born September 13, 1937 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Curtis and Madeline (Spacht) Johnson. Our mother touched and blessed so many hearts serving and managing at the Community Soup Kitchen in Morgantown for 22 years. She knew no stranger...

Annemarie Elizabeth Grimm

Annemarie Elizabeth Grimm

Sep 27, 2016

Annemarie Elizabeth Steiniger Grimm of Star City died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Evergreen Assisted Living Facility. She was born the 23 of January, 1931 in Osnabruck Germany. She is the daughter of the late Elizabeth Shauman and Wilhelm Steininwig. Annemarie had 3 sisters, Elizabeth Chapman of Vancouver Island, BC Canada, Ranate Elfert of Lauenburg¬¬¬¬¬ Germany, and Maria Steininwig...

Henry Wilbert Arnold

Henry Wilbert Arnold

Sep 26, 2016

Henry Wilbert “Sonny” Arnold, Jr., 75, of Morgantown, passed away at home on September 26, 2016. He was born March 19, 1941 in Martin, PA, the son of the late Henry Wilbert and Mildred Jean Emerson Arnold. He was also preceded in death by his son, Jamie. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Norene; three sons,...

Robert Paul Sweet

Robert Paul Sweet

Sep 25, 2016

Robert P. Sweet of Morgantown, WV, died on September 25, 2016, in much the same way he lived: quietly. He was born in Blue Earth, MN, on July 31, 1929, son of Clifford L. Sweet and Mildred (Heaton) Sweet. Bob’s family plan to travel back with him to Blue Earth so that he can be buried beside his beloved...

Margaret Messenger

Margaret Messenger

Sep 23, 2016

Margaret Lucille Messenger, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, September 24th, 2016 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. Services will be held Wednesday, September 28th, at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Loretta Lee officiating

Ann Faulkner Pahl

Ann Faulkner Pahl

Sep 22, 2016

Ann Faulkner Pahl, 65, extraordinary wife, mother, and friend of many, of Morgantown passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born November 1, 1950, in Martinsburg, a daughter of the late Whiting Carlyle and Virginia (Moler) Faulkner. Ann was a graduate of Penn Hall, Chambersburg, PA; West Virginia University; and Fairmont State University. She...

George Arthur Bush

George Arthur Bush

Sep 16, 2016

George H. Bush, 88, of Morgantown and Leesburg, FL, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 16, 2016. He was born June 2, 1928, in Bullskin Township, PA, son of the late William (Bill) Bush and Anna Freiburg Bush. George worked for Penn Line Service starting at age 14 until he was 65. He was...

Lloyd Kent Jones

Lloyd Kent Jones

Sep 12, 2016

Lloyd Kent Jones, 92, of Tarzana, CA, formerly of Morgantown, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Kent was born May 28, 1924 in Fairmont, WV, son of the late Lloyd and Edith (Dunmire) Jones. Kent was an active achiever and adventurer, always on the search for new ideas. During his...

Catherine Marie Nutter

Catherine Marie Nutter

Sep 10, 2016

Catherine “Kitty” Marie Nutter, 65, of Kingwood, WV passed away peacefully in the arms of her family on Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital following an acute illness. Kitty was born in Youngstown, OH in 1951, the third child of Dr. Jay Hilary Kelley and Catherine Holway Kelley. She was best friend and second mother to...