Obituary Listing

Oct 30, 2018

Charles Bradley "Brad" Ruddle, 62, of Franklin, WV passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Franklin, WV.

He was born May 12, 1956 at Petersburg, WV and was the son of Phyllis Adamson Ruddle of Franklin and the late Charles N. Ruddle.

Brad was a heavy equipment operator and a member of the International Union...

Oct 28, 2018

Lois Fern Miller Dasher, 67, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV.  Lois made her home in Ft. Seybert, but more recently had been a resident at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg.

She was born September 12, 1951 in Petersburg and was the daughter of the late Hoover and...

Oct 23, 2018

Elma Kathleen Kesler of Frederick County, Virginia passed this life on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Winchester Medical Center.

Elma was born August 3, 1933 at the Bowers farm near Largent, West Virginia.  She was the daughter of the late Carl W. Bowers and Vesta Bowers Sharp.

After graduating from Paw Paw High School...

Oct 22, 2018

Diana Margarette (Shreve) Shrader, 76, of Middletown, VA, peacefully passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Warren Memorial Hospital's Lynn Care Center in Front Royal, VA.

Mrs. Shrader was born January 28, 1942 in Smoke Hole, WV and was the daughter of the late Harvey Clemmie and Gettie Jane (Kimble) Shreve of Smoke Hole, WV.

Oct 20, 2018

Ruby Elaine Skiles, 83, of Franklin, WV passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born August 22, 1935 at Franklin and was the daughter of the late Roy Elwood Bowers and Virginia Dare Bible Bowers.

A 1955 graduate of Franklin High School, she had worked at Franklin Garment Company...

Oct 8, 2018

Judith June Gillispie, 72, of Bothell, WA and formerly of Brandywine, WV, passed away October 8, 2018 in Edmonds, WA.

She was born September 20, 1945 at Brandywine, WV and was a daughter of the late Ralph Amos Gillispie and Georgia Mabel Snyder Gillispie.

A 1964 graduate of Broadway High School, Ms. Gillispie was a...

Oct 4, 2018

Harry Lee "Tuck" Thomas, 95, of Marlinton, WV passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at his home. He was born August 12, 1923 at Buckeye, WV and was the son of the late Guy Ulysses Thomas and Effie Opal (Weiford) Thomas. Tuck was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He worked for the U.S. Forest Service...

Sep 28, 2018

Tamara Fowler, 57, of Circleville, WV passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born June 2, 1961 in Sioux City, Iowa and was the daughter of the late Colin Hamilton and Elouise Pearson Hamilton. She had worked as a hotel receptionist. Surviving are - One son - Jonathan Hamilton (& Sylvia) of...

Sep 25, 2018

Roy E. "Nip" Kimble, 92, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg.

He was born August 29, 1926 at Smoke Hole, WV and was the son of the late Obed B. Kimble and Vergie Elizabeth Landes Kimble.

He was a laborer at Sugar Grove Naval Base...

Sep 22, 2018

Mary Geneva "Kook" Thompson, 101, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, WV. She was born August 23, 1917 at Ruddle, WV and was the daughter of the late John Hedrick and Fannie Hedrick Hedrick. She was a homemaker and a member of the Reeds Creek United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed gardening and taking care...

Sep 20, 2018

Sylvia Gae Neil, 76, of Brandywine, WV passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born March 16, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Mervin Lamb and Janie Pitsenbarger Lamb. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Buddy Neil preceded her in death. Surviving are - Two sons - Dwane Neil (& Sarah Pope...

Sep 15, 2018

Steven Clark Puffenbarger, 57, of Verona, VA passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 following a two year illness caused by a genetic liver disorder. Steve was born May 11, 1961 in Washington, D.C. and was the son of Betty Puffenbarger and the late Bruce Puffenbarger (1932 - 1986). In 1975, the family moved "home" to Franklin, WV, where Steve graduated...

Sep 12, 2018

Vernon Lee Wimer, 71, of Franklin, WV passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at his home.

He was born July 4, 1947 at Franklin and was the son of the late Marion Vernon "Bill" Wimer and Bonnie Jean Hoover Wimer.

He was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army.  He had worked at Hanover...

Aug 30, 2018

Olive Noland King, 96, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA.

She was born December 10, 1922 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Earl Richard Noland and Sarah Catherine "Sallie" Ambrose Noland.

She was a 1940 graduate of Paw Paw High...

Aug 27, 2018

Harold Michael Sponaugle, 82, of Rockingham, VA and formerly of Pendleton County, WV, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, August 27, 2018. He was born May 18, 1936 in Circleville, WV and was the son of the late Brison Sponaugle and Judith (Warner) Sponaugle. On December 31, 1956, he married Patricia Louvon Judy at St. John's Lutheran Church...

Aug 25, 2018

Alfred Raymond Smith, 68, of Franklin, WV passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Franklin. He was born January 8, 1950 at Charlottesville, VA and was the son of the late Alfred Holmes Smith and Lillie Lee Moneymaker Smith. Alfred was an electrician and a carpenter. On January 8, 2016, he married Frances Smith Smith, who survives. Also surviving are...

Aug 24, 2018

Jared David Mallow, 43, of Franklin, WV passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. He was born February 10, 1975 at Elkins, WV and was the son of David W. Mallow and Shirley Shinaberry Mallow of Franklin. He was a 1993 graduate of Franklin High School and worked as a logger. On March 31, 2000, he married Jennifer Lynn Riggle Mallow,...

Aug 17, 2018

Alberta D. Fuller, 86, of Melbourne, FL went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 17, 2018.  She was born January 5, 1932 in Mount Cisco, New York, and was the daughter of the late Rock Albert Joseph Gerard Dominique and Mary Torlish Dominique. She was a homemaker and a wonderful Christian woman, who had a deep...

Aug 6, 2018

Darrel Brooks Stone, 63, of Sugar Grove, WV passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 at his home.

Born December 4, 1954 at Harrisonburg, VA, he was the son of Dorothy Moats Stone of Rockingham, VA and the late Brooks Stone.

Darrel was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force.  He was a...

Jul 23, 2018

Margaret Ann Rexrode, 70, of Weyers Cave, VA passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at her home.

Born April 29, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Louise Propst Vandevander.

A graduate of Franklin High School, Margaret was a secretary for the CIA in Washington D.C. and a cook at Ft. Defiance High School...