Obituary Listing

Nov 2, 2026

Harlan Dale Pitsenbarger, 94, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Monday, November 2, 2026, at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

He was born on December 22, 1931, in Deer Run, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Bernard R. Pitsenbarger and Ethel Eye Pitsenbarger.

Harlan was a 1949 graduate of Franklin High School. He was a Veteran, having served in the...

Oct 24, 2026

Loris M. Shreve, 91, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia.

She was born February 8, 1935, in Smoke Hole, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Vernon Jefferson Kimble and Glona Lessie Alt Kimble.

Loris was a 1953 graduate of Franklin High School. She, along with her...

Oct 15, 2026

Gary MacGleen Spencer, Sr., 74, of Winchester, VA (formerly of Cumberland, MD and Paw Paw, WV), passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the home of his daughter with family by his side.

He was born Nov. 11, 1951, in Paw Paw, and was the son of Ralph C. Spencer and Ruth V. Anderson, who both preceded him in...

Oct 9, 2026

Robert Lee “Bobby” Elyard, 66, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Friday, October 9, 2026, at his home.

He was born on September 17, 1960, in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of the late Harold and Lillian Elyard.

He was a graduate of Turner Ashby High School. His first job was working as a truck driver at Rockingham Redi-mix. He later...

Oct 2, 2026

Angela Renee Largent, 57, of Great Cacapon, West Virginia, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia.

She was born June 11, 1969, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and was the daughter of James Largent of Cumberland, Maryland and Rosella Marie Blubagh Walsh and Gerald Walsh of Oldtown, Maryland.

She was a 1987 graduate of Paw Paw...

Oct 2, 2026

Janet Sue Nelson, 84, of Riverton, West Virginia, died Friday, October 2, 2026, in Thomas, West Virginia.

She was born November 22, 1941, in Riverton, and was the daughter of the late Frank Landes and Irene Ruddle Landes.

Janet attended Dixie School and was a 1960 graduate of Circleville High School. She worked at Aileen Garment Factory, Hanover Shoe Company and was...

Sep 24, 2026

Leslie Evangeline McManus, 77, of Paw Paw, West Virginia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia.

She was born on January 14, 1949, in Paw Paw, and was the daughter of the late Charles Cross and Dorothy Lee Taylor Cross.

Leslie was a 1966 graduate of Paw Paw...

Sep 21, 2026

Rev. Leon Hasper Hevener, 83, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, went to his heavenly home on Monday, September 21, 2026, while a patient at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

He was born April 5, 1943, at Kline, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Jesse James Hevener and Violet Kathleen Armentrout Hevener.

He was a 1961 graduate of Franklin...

Sep 13, 2026

James Russell Vandevander, 59, of Circleville, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia as the result of a motor vehicle accident earlier that evening in Highland County, Virginia.

He was born June 16, 1967, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and was the son of Linda Susan (Arbaugh) Vandevander of Circleville and the...

Sep 10, 2026

Lucy M. Westfall, 87, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Cortland Acres Health & Rehabilitation in Thomas, West Virginia.

She was born October 22, 1938, in Franklin and was the daughter of the late James Dewey Mattox and Mabel Ellen (Westfall) Mattox.

She had worked at Franklin Garment Company, Hanover Shoe Company...

Sep 9, 2026

Terry Ann Osborne, 65, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Leonardtown, Maryland.

She was born August 12, 1961, in Cheverly, Maryland, and was the daughter of Warren Lee Harman of Rockingham, VA and the late Patricia Ann (Calhoun) Harman.

She was a graduate of Friendly High...

Aug 10, 2026

Justin Lee Good, 41, of Circleville, WV, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026, at his home.

He was born October 6, 1984, and was the son of Peggy Jean Peck of Arbovale, West Virginia, and the late Lee Glen Good.

He worked at Pilgrim's, was a forklift operator for Interstate Lumber and a logger.  He...

Jul 27, 2026

We are immensely saddened to announce the passing of our deeply beloved Dorothy "Spud" Marie Hayes, 57, of Greensboro, North Carolina, who tragically passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026, at her sister's home in Paw Paw, West Virginia, near the home of her mother. She went to be with her father, the late Kenneth N. Hayes.

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Jul 27, 2026

Betty Lambert Mongold, 82, of Staunton and formerly of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Monday, July 27, 2026, at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, VA.

She was born November 22, 1943, in Zigler, WV and was the daughter of the late William Oscar Lambert and Ethel Moyers Lambert.

Betty was a 1961 graduate of Franklin...

Jul 25, 2026

Janis Nadeen Propst, 95, of Brandywine, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2026, at her home.

She was born September 26, 1930, in Brandywine, and was the daughter of the late Irvin Upton Propst and Millie Marie (Eye) Propst.

She was a 1949 graduate of Franklin High School and a housewife.

She...

Jul 20, 2026

Roland Howard Hamman, 85, of Romney, WV and formerly of Stephens City, VA, died Monday, July 20, 2026, at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney.

He was born April 27, 1941, in Shenandoah, VA, and was the son of the late Benjamin Edward Hamman and Anna Alberta McDonald Hamman.

Roland worked in the apple orchards for...

Jul 5, 2026

Mary Lee Heavner, 86, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

She was born May 29, 1940, in Franklin and was the daughter of the late Russell E. Heavner and Gertrude (Lough) Heavner.

She was a 1958 graduate of Franklin High School and a...

Jun 28, 2026

Gerald Lee Walker, 58, of Paw Paw, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026, at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland.

He was born September 2, 1967, in Baltimore and was the son of the late Gerald Leon Walker and Anna Marie (Hartman) Walker.

He was a truck driver.

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Jun 25, 2026

Raymond G. Swadley, Jr. passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Born October 19, 1937, in Cumberland, Maryland, Raymond’s long and meaningful life was marked by dedication, kindness, and an enduring commitment to service.

Raymond grew up in Ridgely, West Virginia, where the rolling hills and close-knit community shaped his adolescence. Summers were spent helping on his cousin’s farm...

Jun 11, 2026

Freda Irene Bullett, 79, of Paw Paw, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Lions Rehab Center in Cumberland, Maryland.

She was born February 5, 1947, in Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Fannie May Athey Hiett.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Paw Paw Church of...