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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...

Icie Marguerite Hedrick Clark

Icie Marguerite Hedrick Clark

Aug 4, 2019

Icie Marguerite (Hedrick) Clark, 112, a long time resident of Swissvale, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the LGAR Health and Rehabilitation Center, Turtle Creek, PA.

She was born March 19, 1907 at Ruddle, WV and was the daughter of the late John and Fannie Hedrick.

On October 12, 1943, she married...

Frankie R. Kennison

Frankie R. Kennison

Aug 2, 2019

Frankie R. Kennison, 73, of Marlinton, WV passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Pocahontas Center in Marlinton.

Born April 3, 1946, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Pearl Long Kennison.

He had worked for the Town of Marlinton, Hanover Shoe Company and was grounds keeper at the Pocahontas Country Club...

Roscoe Raymond Eugene Defibaugh

Roscoe Raymond Eugene Defibaugh

Jul 28, 2019

Roscoe Raymond Eugene Defibaugh, 87, of Marlinton, WV passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton.

Born November 26, 1931 at Marlinton, he was the son of Allie Friel.

He worked as a logger.

Mr. Defibaugh was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Lea Friel Defibaugh, on August 16,...

Barbara Jean Bostic Combs

Barbara Jean Bostic Combs

Jul 28, 2019

Barbara Jean Bostic Combs, 72, of Marlinton, WV passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at her home.

Born December 1, 1946 at Renick, WV, she was the daughter of the late Gretchel Bostic Allen.

Barbara had worked at Denmar State Hospital, Hanover Shoe and Lear Corporation in Covington.

She was preceded in death...

Carl G. Kimble, Sr.

Carl G. Kimble, Sr.

Jul 24, 2019

Carl G. Kimble, Sr., 96, of Petersburg, WV passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg.

He was born September 7, 1922 at Smoke Hole and was the son of the late John E. Kimble and Zadie Kisamore Kimble.

He was a lifelong farmer, drove the Smoke Hole school...

Edward Carroll Mauzy

Edward Carroll Mauzy

Jul 24, 2019

Edward Carroll Mauzy, 81, of Bridgewater, Virginia passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Life Care Center in New Market.

He was born July 21, 1938 at Franklin, WV and was the son of the late Ralph B. Mauzy and Glenna Rexrode Mauzy.

Carroll was a 1956 graduate of Franklin High School and retired from...

Elizabeth Mae Harold

Elizabeth Mae Harold

Jul 17, 2019

Elizabeth Mae Harold, 90, of Harrisonburg, VA and formerly of Ft. Seybert, WV, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Accordius Health in Harrisonburg.

Born May 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Lena Dove Hottinger.

Mrs. Harold was of the Brethren faith.

Surviving are -

One...

Dale Wayne Shambaugh

Dale Wayne Shambaugh

Jul 6, 2019

Dale Wayne Shambaugh, 59, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at his home.

Born July 31, 1959 at Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Curtis F. Shambaugh and Joan Lorraine Albright Shambaugh.

He worked as an equipment operator for CSX Railroad.

Surviving are -...

Wiley Arthur Heath, Jr.

Wiley Arthur Heath, Jr.

Jul 4, 2019

Mr. Wiley Arthur Heath, Jr., 74, of Paw Paw, WV, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home.

He was born July 5, 1944 in Cockeysville, MD and was the son of the late Wiley Arthur Heath, Sr. and Bessie Ellen Pierce Heath.

He was a forklift operator at National Fruit.

On...

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