Obituary Listing

Jan 9, 2026

Thomas E. Campbell, 85, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, with his loving family by his side.

Born in Owosso, Michigan, to Evelyn and Andrew on the Fourth of July 1940, Tom came into the world with fireworks.  He joined his older sister, Barbara, who remembers him as...

Jan 6, 2026

Barbara Ann Puffinberger, 79, of Paw Paw, West Virginia, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland.

She was born on December 9, 1946, in Keyser, WV and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Evans and Bessie Lee (Spurling) Evans.

She was a top car salesperson at Stuzman Chevrolet...

Dec 23, 2025

Kenneth Dale "K. D." Puffenbarger, Sr. of Sugar Grove, West Virginia left this world to walk with the angels on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. He was surrounded by his family and their love for him.

Our dad was born on November 18, 1942, in Stony Run, West Virginia, and was the second son to Lester Puffenbarger and...

Dec 15, 2025

Michael Joseph Shreve,74, of Burlington, WV died December 15, 2025, at his home.

He was born April 17, 1951 in Petersburg, WV and was the son of the late Benjamin Ottis Shreve and Clement Kimble Shreve.

He was a 1969 graduate of Franklin High School.  He loved cutting pulpwood and installed many standing seam metal...

Nov 27, 2025

Edgar Lee Estep, 91, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2025 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie.

He was born April 29, 1934 at Beckwith, West Virginia and was the son of the late Curtis Estep and Laura Sparks.

He was a machine operator at East Coast Ice Cream for...

Nov 25, 2025

Thomas Reon Kline, age 90, of Franklin, WV, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at his home due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis.

He was born on November 13, 1935 in Franklin, the son of the late Reon Howard "Red" Kline and Selma Grace Hinkle Kline.

A 1953 graduate of Franklin High School, he...

Nov 11, 2025

Edward Truman Powers, 80, of Ridgeley, West Virginia went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.

He was born September 6, 1945, at Spring Gap, West Virginia and was the son of the late Harold William Powers and Frances Lydia Manning Powers.

Mr. Powers...

Nov 10, 2025

Richard W. Kesner, Sr., 75, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Monday, November 10, 2025 at the Martinsburg V.A. Medical Center.

He was born April 17, 1950 in Cumberland, Maryland and was the son of the late Eston Grant Kesner and Lydia Alice (Helmick) Kesner.

He was a 1968 graduate of Paw Paw High...

Oct 31, 2025

Clara Elizabeth Hess, 81, passed away peacefully at her home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on Friday, October 31, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family and friends.

Born on April 6, 1944, in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Mae (Jordan) Besaw and Harvey Leonard Besaw.

Clara was a homemaker...

Oct 10, 2025

Frank Vance, Jr., 87, of Seneca Rocks, WV passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, where he had resided for six years.

He was born September 16, 1938 at Onego, West Virginia and was the son of the late Frank Vance, Sr. and Edith Mae Hartman Vance.

He was a farmer...

Oct 8, 2025

Cecil Kermit Kimble, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Bon Air, Virginia.

Born on January 2, 1941 in Brushy Run, West Virginia, Cecil lived a life marked by dedication to his craft, deep family ties, and a profound love for the outdoors.

A proud graduate of Franklin High School's Class...

Sep 17, 2025

Mary F. McCarty, 80, of Marlinton, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg.

She was born August 19, 1945 in Marlinton, and was the daughter of the late Arthur Sharp and Icie Mae McLaughlin Sharp.

She was a homemaker, a CNA and had worked in a Rite-Aid warehouse.  ...

Sep 6, 2025

Walter D. Helmick, 81, of Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia, passed away on September 6, 2025, surrounded by his family after battling cancer. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend to all.

Walt was preceded in death by his parents, Dock and Cleo Blevins Helmick, his beloved daughter, Shelley Renee Helmick, sisters, Loretta Helmick...

Sep 1, 2025

Virginia Octavia Hively Propst, 102 years old of Moyers, WV, departed this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 1, 2025, at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV.

She was the fourth child of the late Loy Eston Hively and Wilhelmina Sibert Hively of South Fork, born on February 12, 1923, in Malta, Montana....

Aug 25, 2025

Amby Waybright, Jr., 71, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

He was born August 28, 1953 at Petersburg, West Virginia and was the son of the late Amby Waybright, Sr. and Margaret Virginia Whisman Waybright.

He was a 1971 graduate of Franklin High School...

Aug 23, 2025

Daniel "Ray" Dunham of Hedgesville, WV, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, entered his eternal home with Jesus on August 23, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.  Ray was greeted at heaven's gates by his parents, Ollen Dunham and Jane Ashton Dunham; his infant twin sons, John Paul and Matthew David; his sister, Wanda Boe Dyer; and his...

Aug 19, 2025

Patricia Mae Wheaton Swecker, 88, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born August 11, 1937, in Upper Tract, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Earle Wheaton and Lena Mae (Heavner) Wheaton.

She was Valedictorian of the 1955 Franklin High School graduating...

Aug 18, 2025

Eldridge Joseph "Boozer" Kerns, 97, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Monday, August 18, 2025 at his home.

Born January 9, 1928 in Paw Paw, he was the son of the late Joseph William Kerns and Thelma Madeline (Robertson) Kerns.

He was a 1946 graduate of Paw Paw High School, had worked at Norton's...

Aug 12, 2025

Betty Jean Smith, 81, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg.

She was born August 20, 1943, in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Kennie Oliver Lough and Leona Catherine Greenawalt Lough.

She was a 1961 graduate of Franklin High School, a homemaker,...

Aug 9, 2025

Eric Lee McAllister, 80, of Frost, West Virginia passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025 at his home.

He was born August 21, 1944 in Hanford, California and was the son of the late Floyd Melvin McAllister and Dixie Crippen McAllister.

Mr. McAllister graduated from Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia and later earned his HVAC...