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Wendell E. Warner

Wendell E. Warner

Nov 21, 2019

Wendell E. Warner, 73, of Franklin, WV passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 in Huntington, WV after a lengthy battle with kidney disease.

He was born September 24, 1946 at Riverton, WV and was the son of the late Mona C. Warner.

Wendell was a 1964 graduate of Circleville High School and a 1969 graduate...

William Nevin "Buster" Waybright, Jr.

William Nevin "Buster" Waybright, Jr.

Nov 16, 2019

William Nevin "Buster" Waybright, Jr., 67, of Franklin, WV and formerly of Boyer, WV, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born September 20, 1952, he was the son of the late William Nevin Waybright, Sr. and Millie Ryder Waybright.

Buster was a 1970 graduate...

Warren Eugene Vanmeter

Warren Eugene Vanmeter

Nov 15, 2019

Warren Eugene VanMeter, 64, of Franklin, WV passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at his home.

Born in Akron, Ohio on July 9, 1955, he was the son of the late Lossie Orlando VanMeter and Joy Edith Huffman VanMeter.

He was a stone mason.

On September 11, 1976, he married Denise Irene McKenzie...

Louise Carolyn Moyers Rexrode

Louise Carolyn Moyers Rexrode

Nov 14, 2019

Louise Carolyn Moyers Rexrode, 90, of Bridgewater (and formerly of Franklin, WV), went to her heavenly home on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 at the Bridgewater Home.

She was born in Franklin, WV on Sept. 10, 1929, and was a daughter of the late Hugh Moyers and Gertrude Mauzy Moyers Simmons.

Louise worked on the family...

Curtis Elbert Fleisher

Curtis Elbert Fleisher

Nov 11, 2019

Curtis Elbert Fleisher, 88, of Washington Courthouse, OH, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at Court House Manor. Family and loved ones were at his side.

He was born Oct. 7, 1931 in Dry Run, WV and was the son of the late Elbert and Jennie Fleisher.  He was the third of five children.

Curtis...

Richard Dean Thornton

Richard Dean Thornton

Nov 7, 2019

Mr. Richard Dean Thornton, 57, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia.

Born February 19, 1962, he was the son of Eileen Benyacko Imgrund of Bunker Hill, WV and the late Charles Richard Thornton.

Mr. Thornton was a construction worker and a member of the...

Robert Keith "Bob" Moser

Robert Keith "Bob" Moser

Oct 31, 2019

Robert Keith "Bob" Moser, 80, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the V.A. Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV.

He was born March 8, 1939 in Paw Paw, and was the last remaining son of the late Ralph Moser and Myrl Powers Moser.

Bob's first job was in Hagerstown, MD where...

Juanita Mae Richards

Juanita Mae Richards

Oct 29, 2019

Juanita Mae Richards, 77, of Franklin, WV passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Sentara RMH.

She was born May 24, 1942 at Moyers, WV and was the daughter of the late Wilton Max Harper and Iva Hoover Harper.

She was a 1961 graduate of Franklin High School, had worked at Wampler Foods and was...

Maxine E. Burgoyne

Maxine E. Burgoyne

Oct 14, 2019

Maxine Eye Burgoyne, age 90, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born January 16, 1929 in Brandywine, WV and was the daughter of the late Charles Curtis and Lynn Calhoun Eye.

She was a 1947 graduate of Petersburg High School.  Maxine retired from Pendleton...

Reginald Don Calhoun

Reginald Don Calhoun

Oct 13, 2019

Reginald Don Calhoun, 77, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

He was born October 30, 1941 at Upper Tract, and was the son of the late Verlie Don Calhoun and Arbelia G. Armentrout Calhoun.

He was a 1960 graduate of Franklin High School and had worked...

Harold Raines

Harold Raines

Sep 28, 2019

Harold Raines, 75, of Brandywine, WV passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at his home.

He was born December 2, 1943 and was the son of the late Arlie and Gladys A. Hedrick Raines.

A 1963 graduate of Franklin High School, Harold had worked at Franklin Home Service, B&H Hardware, Tom Firor Surveying and Black...

Virginia "Ginny" Dove Gillespie

Virginia "Ginny" Dove Gillespie

Sep 22, 2019

Virginia "Ginny" Dove Gillespie, 84, of Franklin, WV and formerly of Buckhannon, WV, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at her home.

She was born April 25, 1935 in Casey County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late James Sterling Hollen, Sr. and Gladys Irene Pierce Hollen.

Ginny was a 1953 graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur...

Dorothy H. Hartman Vandevander Lantz

Dorothy H. Hartman Vandevander Lantz

Sep 11, 2019

Dorothy H. Hartman Vandevander Lantz, 87, of Penn Laird, VA passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at her home.

She was born April 4, 1932 in Franklin, WV and was the daughter of the late Dennie Herman Hartman and Virgie Lambert Hartman Bennett.

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

Ruth Sponaugle Bowers

Ruth Sponaugle Bowers

Sep 4, 2019

Ruth Sponaugle Bowers of Sugar Grove, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

She was born May 26, 1926 at Blue Grass, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Marvin Sponaugle and Argyle Sponaugle.

Mrs. Bowers was a homemaker and a passionate member of the...

Pauline Ruddle Harman

Pauline Ruddle Harman

Sep 4, 2019

Pauline Ruddle Harman, age 101, passed away on September 4, 2019 at Harman House in Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, VA.

Born on August 2, 1918 at Rudde, WV, to John Preston and Clara Ella Ruddle, she was a lifelong Presbyterian and a devoted member of the Ruddle and Franklin Presbyterian Churches, where she taught Sunday...

Earl D Meyers

Earl D Meyers

Aug 31, 2019

Earl Douglas "Buster" Meyers, 77, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville, WV.

Born August 22, 1942 at Eckhart Mines, Maryland, he was the son of the late Eugene Meyers and Hattie Green Meyers.

He worked for Federal Mogul and Abex in Winchester.  Buster was...

Annie Sponaugle Bennett Kisamore

Annie Sponaugle Bennett Kisamore

Aug 30, 2019

Annie Sponaugle Bennett Kisamore, 102, of Circleville, WV passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born March 1, 1917 at Circleville, WV and was the daughter of the late Harness Adam Sponaugle and Levy Moyer Sponaugle.

Mrs. Kisamore was a homemaker and attended the North Fork Baptist Church.

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Mary Bonnie Hottinger

Mary Bonnie Hottinger

Aug 28, 2019

Mary Bonnie Hottinger, 84, of Brandywine, WV passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Pendleton Manor.

Mrs. Hottinger was born June 5, 1935 at Strasburg, VA and was the daughter of the late Preston Harman and Goldie Hoover Harman.   She was a homemaker and Brethren by faith.

Surviving are –

Her husband –...

Theresa Barbara Bagan

Theresa Barbara Bagan

Aug 14, 2019

Theresa Barbara Bagan, 92, of Martinsburg, WV passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Care Haven Center in Martinsburg.

She was born August 11, 1927 at Jersey City, New Jersey and was the daughter of the late John Zegler and Sophie Kodzignski Zegler.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Bagan was preceded in death...

Delores Vivian Hook

Delores Vivian Hook

Aug 13, 2019

Delores Vivian Hooke, 82, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD.

She was born at Paw Paw, WV on March 15, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Ray Light and Wanda M. Likens Light.

She had worked at RayGold and Zayres...

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