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Juanita Hartman Self

Juanita Hartman Self

Mar 22, 2023

Juanita Hartman Self, 88, of Mechanicsville, Virginia (formerly of Franklin), departed this life to enter her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

She was born November 24, 1934 and was one of sixteen children of the late John Esby Hartman and Mary Lena Simmons Hartman.

Juanita was a devoted lifelong member of the Church...

Barbara Jean Verdoni

Barbara Jean Verdoni

Mar 17, 2023

Barbara "Jean" Verdoni, 90, of Brandywine, WV passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home.

She was born February 1, 1933 in Rahway, NJ and was the daughter of the late Abram and Mildred (Caverly) Bedell.

Jean was a 1951 graduate of Westfield High School in New Jersey, where she was a member of...

Sue Carol Laskey

Sue Carol Laskey

Mar 15, 2023

Sue Carol Laskey, 77, of Marlinton, West Virginia died Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital at Buckeye, West Virginia.

She was born December 24, 1945 at Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the daughter of the late L. Stanley Dunkle and Ruth Stone Dunkle.

Sue was a 1964 graduate of Franklin High School, had been...

Ona L. Puffenbarger

Ona L. Puffenbarger

Mar 12, 2023

Ona L. Puffenbarger, 84, of Palm Bay, FL and Ft. Seybert, WV died Sunday, March 12, 2023 in Palm Bay.

He was born April 7, 1938 at Ft. Seybert and was the son of the late George Leslie Puffenbarger and Ressie Dove Puffenbarger.

He graduated from Franklin High School in 1956, and was a Veteran,...

Joanna Lee Sharp

Joanna Lee Sharp

Mar 9, 2023

Joanna Lee Sharp, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, March 9.

She was born September 21, 1929 in Buckeye, West Virginia as the fourth born child to Marion Chauncy Howard and Eula Gladys Rose Howard.  She attended Buckeye School in her earlier years and Marlinton in her high school years. On February 20, 1946, she...

Eugene Paul Hare

Eugene Paul Hare

Mar 8, 2023

Eugene Paul Hare, 80, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Born December 7, 1942, he was the son of the late Robert Eugene and Anna Caroline Zorich Hare.

Gene graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1961.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in Korea, where he met...

June Propst

June Propst

Mar 5, 2023

June Propst, 82, of Franklin, West Virginia, died Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born June 3, 1940 at Onego, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Abraham Turner and Floda Alice (Day) Turner.

June was a homemaker and loved painting and gardening.  She attended Asbury United Methodist...

Martha Kail Alt

Martha Kail Alt

Mar 3, 2023

Martha Kail Alt, 70, of Upper Tract, West Virginia passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at her home.

She was born April 24, 1952 at Petersburg, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Edwin Nowery Rodgers and Ethel Virginia (Pratt) Rodgers.

She was a homemaker and had worked at Rocco Turkey at Dayton,...

Verla Martina Puffenbarger

Verla Martina Puffenbarger

Feb 25, 2023

Verla Martina Puffenbarger, 80, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia died Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg.

She was born August 31, 1942 in Harlan County, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Bernard Givens Long and Minnie Estelle (Lamb) Long.

Verla was a homemaker, was Lutheran by faith, and attended St....

Donald "Pop" Kerns

Donald "Pop" Kerns

Feb 16, 2023

Mr. Donald "Pop" Kerns, 90, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, West Virginia.

He was born May 12, 1932 at Paw Paw and was the son of the late Joseph and Thelma (Robertson) Kerns.

Pop worked at PPG Industries in Cumberland, MD, and then...

Sue Carol Miller

Sue Carol Miller

Feb 12, 2023

Sue Carol Miller, 84, of Paw Paw, West Virginia went to her heavenly home on Sunday, February 12, 2023.

She was born September 6, 1938 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Paul Randolph Kidwell and Rhoda Mary Peters Kidwell.

She was a graduate of Greer Beauty School in Winchester, Virginia and...

Caryol Jean Chambers Evans

Caryol Jean Chambers Evans

Feb 10, 2023

Caryol Jean Evans passed peacefully out of this life on Friday, February 10, 2023, at her home in Paw Paw.

She was born January 8, 1943 in Cumberland, Maryland to George Kenneth Chambers and Catherine Eugenia (Flora) Chambers.  Both parents preceded her in death, along with three brothers, George Chambers, Gordon Chambers (wife, Shirley) and George Chambers...

Arthur Sawyers

Arthur Sawyers

Feb 7, 2023

Arthur Junior Sawyers, 71, of Fort Seybert, West Virginia went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 while a patient at VCU in Richmond, Virginia.

Art was born October 28, 1951 in Bluefield, Virginia to the late Junior Frazier Sawyers and Ethel Marie (Alley) Sawyers.

He loved the Lord and was...

Joe Laskey

Joe Laskey

Jan 29, 2023

Joseph L. "Joe" Laskey, 81, of Marlinton passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 at Stonerise Lewisburg Nursing Home in Ronceverte, WV.

He was born June 6, 1941 at Titusville, PA and was the son of the late Joseph Laskey, Sr. and Martha Harkless Laskey Black.

Joe was a 1959 graduate of Townville, PA High School....

Ann B. Wimer

Ann B. Wimer

Jan 28, 2023

The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 2:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin where a celebration of Ann's life will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Mike Lambert officiating.

Ann B. Wimer, 87, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Saturday, January 28,...

Della Dean Leach

Della Dean Leach

Jan 26, 2023

Della Dean Leach, 95, of Great Cacapon, WV died Thursday, January 26, 2023 at her daughter, Barbara's home in Great Cacapon.

Born October 31, 1927 at Crockett, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late French Maiden King and Coela Sharitz King.  Before she was two years old, the family moved to Pennsylvania – they were farmers....

Barbara A. Simmons

Barbara A. Simmons

Jan 25, 2023

Barbara A. Simmons, 83, of Franklin, West Virginia died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born July 29, 1939 in the Dahmer community near Franklin, and was the daughter of the late Emery Clinton Rexrode and Mary Susan "Sudie" Propst Rexrode.

Barbara was a 1957 graduate of Franklin High School. ...

Edwin Lewis Troutman, Jr.

Edwin Lewis Troutman, Jr.

Jan 17, 2023

Edwin Lewis Troutman, Jr., 70, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at his home.

He was born June 16, 1952 at Cumberland, Maryland and was the son of the late Edwin Lewis Troutman, Sr. and Argil Bennett Troutman.

Mr. Troutman had been an electrical technician at Brown TV Shop in Cresaptown,...

James R. "Bob" Dyer

James R. "Bob" Dyer

Jan 10, 2023

James R. "Bob" Dyer, 74, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

He was born August 20, 1948 near Buckhannon, West Virginia and was the son of the late James N. Dyer and Grace Boggs Dyer.

He was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School and...

Bruce Elwood Propst

Bruce Elwood Propst

Jan 7, 2023

Bruce Elwood Propst, 85, of Marlinton, West Virginia passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at his home.

He was born April 28, 1937 at Upper Tract, WV and was the son of the late Frank George Propst and Leoda Annie Mitchell Propst Grogg.  He was the stepson of the late Thelma Poling Simpson Propst.

Mr....

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