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Alonzo Elwood Shreve
Jun 11, 2020
Alonzo Elwood Shreve, 87, of the Smoke Hole community, Upper Tract, WV, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, WV.
Born October 2, 1932 at Smoke Hole, he was the son of the late George Vernon Shreve and Minnie Rebecca (Judy) Shreve.
He was a farmer and owned and operated...
Edith Propst Stone
Jun 8, 2020
Edith Propst Stone, 97, of Franklin, WV passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, VA.
She was born February 3, 1923 at Franklin, WV and was the daughter of the late Charlie L. Propst and Sarah Margaret "Maggie" Whetzel Propst.
She had worked at Ikey's, The Star Restaurant, Franklin Cut-Rate, and...
Harold "Junior" Messer
Jun 8, 2020
Mr. Harold "Junior" Messer, 50, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at his home.
Born June 13, 1969, he was the son of Phyllis Stallard Messer of Wise County, VA and the late Harold Messer.
He worked as a welder before becoming ill.
In addition to his mother, he...
Polly Waggy
May 30, 2020
Naomi Virginia "Polly" Waggy, 91, of Franklin, WV went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at her home.
She was born May 10, 1929 at Zigler (Smith Creek), WV and was the daughter of the late Russell Warner and Mary O. Judy Warner.
Polly was a homemaker, a farmer and a...
Betty L. Vandevander
May 23, 2020
Betty L. Vandevander, 86, of Leesburg and formerly of Dayton, VA, passed away at Heritage Hall on Saturday, May 23, 2020 from complications of COVID-19.
She was born September 28, 1933 in Harrisonburg, VA and was the daughter of the late Arnold Edward Wimer and Eva Pearl Sponaugle Wimer. She was a hard worker and liked by...
Geraldine Agnes Moser
May 20, 2020
Geraldine Agnes Moser, 87, of Paw Paw, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home.
She was born August 10, 1932 at Levels, WV and was the daughter of the late Marshall Taylor Kidwell and Audrey Moreland Kidwell.
A 1951 graduate of Paw Paw High School, she had...
Lucy Ellen West
May 13, 2020
Lucy Ellen West, 81, of Minnehaha Springs, WV died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Sparta, Missouri.
She was born October 7, 1938 at Minnehaha Springs, and was the daughter of the late Watson Andrew Combs and Mabel Blanche Alderman Rider.
Lucy graduated from Marlinton...
Michael Trent "Grizz" Vanmeter
May 8, 2020
Michael Trent "Grizz" VanMeter, 65, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
He was born December 25, 1954 at Petersburg, WV and was the son of the late Lester William VanMeter and Dorothy Marie (Helmick) VanMeter.
He worked for ALL Construction.
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Ila Roselea Whitacre
May 6, 2020
Ila Roselea Kidwell Whitacre, 93, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her home.
She was born July 18, 1926 at Levels, WV and was the daughter of the late Alfred Owen Kidwell and Stella Mae Shreve Kidwell.
Ila was a 1945 graduate of Paw Paw High School, worked as a...
Grant Edgar Kooker
May 6, 2020
Mr. Grant Edgar Kooker, 56, of Snowshoe, WV passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley.
He was born October 1, 1963, at Aurora, Colorado and was the son of Joseph Kooker and Janet Dill Kooker.
Grant was employed at Snowshoe Mountain Resort as a landscaper. He was a loving husband...
Juanita Slusher
May 3, 2020
Juanita Slusher, 92, of Franklin, WV passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Bellaire at Stone Port in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
She was born January 11, 1928 in Oak Flat, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Mabel and Raymond Simmons.
Juanita was a 1945 graduate of Franklin High School and graduated as a licensed beautician...
Ellen Mitchell
Apr 30, 2020
[A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE for Ellen will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Sugar Grove, West Virginia V.F.W. Park with Pastors Jason and Jess Felici officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Please bring your own chair and a bottle of water. Social distancing and face coverings will be required....
Shirley Burgoyne Bingman
Apr 21, 2020
Shirley Burgoyne Bingman, 85, of Franklin, WV passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.
She was born February 4, 1935 at Upper Tract, WV and was the daughter of the late Charles Fredrick (C.F.) Burgoyne and Willa Bowers Burgoyne.
A 1952 graduate of Franklin High School, she had worked in insurance...
Emorie June Fox
Apr 12, 2020
Emorie June Fox, infant daughter of Jonathan Ray Fox and Hillary Jean Ord Fox of Sugar Grove, WV was stillborn on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, VA.
Surviving in addition to her parents are -
Maternal grandparents -
Rick and Cathy Ord of Franklin, WV
Paternal grandparents...
Margaret Ann Kline
Apr 4, 2020
Margaret Ann Kline, 84, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Friday, April 4, 2020 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD.
She was born August 24, 1935 at Moorefield, WV and was the daughter of the late Roy G. Sherman and Margaret E. Smith Sherman.
She graduated from Shepherd College and was a...
Paul Bolton, Sr.
Mar 31, 2020
Mr. Paul Bolton, Sr., 97, of Brandywine, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, VA.
He was born December 31, 1922 at Oak Flat, WV and was the son of the late Ernest B. Bolton and Nannie Evick Bolton.
Paul was a Veteran, having served...
Charles Eugene Puffinberger
Mar 23, 2020
Charles Eugene Puffinberger, Jr., 68, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at his home.
Junior, as he was known by family, was born June 4, 1951 in Winchester, VA, and was the son of the late Charles Eugene Puffinberger, Sr. and Judy Nicholson Puffinberger.
Charles was a stone mason.
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Angela L. Asbury
Mar 15, 2020
Angela L. Asbury, 79, of Levels, WV passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at her home.
She was born at Indian Head, Maryland.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Lee Asbury, and a son, Chris Lucid.
Her body has been cremated and her family will commemorate her life privately.
Mary Lou Hook
Mar 15, 2020
Mary Lou Hook, 87, of Leesburg, VA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Berkeley Springs Center in Berkeley Springs, WV.
She was born June 26, 1932 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Lloyd Hardy and Odessa Santymire Hardy.
Mary Lou was a 1951 graduate of Paw Paw High School, had...
Travis J. Garcia
Mar 14, 2020
Travis J. Garcia, 34, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland.
He was born October 18, 1985 at Martinsburg, WV and was the son of Everardo Martines Garcia and Regina Brown Garcia.
Travis was a 2005 graduate of Paw Paw High School, and...
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