Obituary Listing

Jun 30, 2017

Mrs. Bonnie Elizabeth Pennington, 85, of Reeds Creek Road, Franklin, WV passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at her home.

She was born April 15, 1932 at Cave, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late James Mattox and Mabel Westfall Mattox.

She was a homemaker and a...

Jun 26, 2017

Mr. Orville Coolidge Mowery, 92, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home. He was born October 27, 1924 at Reeds Creek, WV and was the son of the late Dayton Mowery and Edith Streets Mowery. Orville was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He was a sawyer and worked on...

Jun 13, 2017

Mr. Vernon Rudolph Propst, Jr., "Rudy", 64, of Ft. Defiance, Virginia passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, surrounded by his family.

He was born February 18, 1953 at Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of the late Vernon R. Propst and June Irene Eye Propst.

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Jun 9, 2017

Nora May Kimble, 75, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Earl Kimble of Franklin.

She was born December 11, 1942 in Pocahontas County and was the daughter of the late Forest Herald Turner and Mary Ann Arbogast Howdyshell.

Jun 3, 2017

Dr. Stanley Ray Mallow, 93, of Upper Tract, WV passed away at his home on Saturday, June 3, 2017.

He was born June 26, 1923 at Kline, WV and was the son of the late Olin Ray Mallow and Sarah Riggleman Mallow.

Dr. Mallow graduated from Franklin High School...

Jun 2, 2017

Sherry Lynn Kile, 55, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born August 25, 1961 at Petersburg, WV and was the daughter of Violet K. Armentrout Hevener of Pendleton Manor in Franklin and the late J. James Hevener. A 1979 graduate of Franklin High School, Sherry was a...

May 20, 2017

Janet Ersley Thompson, 66, of Franklin, WV passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, VA.

She was born August 7, 1950 at Petersburg, WV and was the daughter of the late Harvey C. Whetzel and Ersley Ratliff Whetzel.

She had worked at Hanover Shoe Company...

May 14, 2017

Alice Catherine (Branson) Hartman, age 94, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away at Pendleton Manor in Franklin on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Alice was born April 8, 1923 at Lost River, WV, the daughter of the late Harper Lionel and Freddie Webster Branson.

On December 18, 1945 at Lost...

May 2, 2017

Mr. James Lee Moore, 71, of Gaithersburg, Maryland passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland.

He was born August 12, 1945 at Marlinton, West Virginia and was the son of the late Wilbur E. Moore and Gladys McMillion Moore.

James...

Apr 26, 2017

Julia Lynn Turner Kimble, 57, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Petersburg.

She was born December 22, 1959 at Harrisonburg, VA and was the daughter of Evers G. Turner, Sr. and Nancy June Kesner Turner of Upper Tract.

A 1978 graduate of Franklin High...

Apr 23, 2017

Mr. C. Mark Wimer, 93, of Franklin, WV passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

Born August 1, 1923 at Franklin, WV, he was the son of the late John Wimer and Lena Lambert Wimer. Mark was a 1940 graduate of Franklin High School and a Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force...

Apr 8, 2017

Ethel Jane Wimer, 98, of Cherry Grove, WV passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born October 2, 1918 in Simoda, WV and was the daughter of the late Charles A. Vandevander and Christina Lambert Vandevander.

She was a farm wife, a mail...

Apr 6, 2017

Todd Eric Sparkman, 34, of Franklin, WV was tragically killed in an automobile accident, while on his way home from work on Thursday evening, April 6, 2017 on Rt. 33, west of Rawley Springs.

He was born May 18, 1982 in Baltimore, MD and was the son of Terry Wayne Sparkman of Statesville,...

Apr 6, 2017

Ammon G. Butcher, Jr., 87, of Newton Falls, OH, and formerly of Brandywine, WV passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Ohio.

He was born May 31, 1929 in Weston, WV and was the son of the late Ammon Goff Butcher, Sr. and Alma Lough...

Mar 31, 2017

Lawrence Edwin Judy, 77, of Petersburg, WV went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home. He was born June 20, 1939 in Harrisonburg, VA and was the son of the late Edwin Guy Judy and Leatha Michael Judy. Lawrence was a lifelong cattle farmer and a member of...

Mar 27, 2017

Vincent James Barrett, Jr., 76, of Franklin, WV passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home.

He was born July 18, 1940 in Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Vincent James Barrett, Sr. and Eileen Smith Barrett.

Vincent worked and retired as a civilian ship...

Mar 27, 2017

Ellen Faye Brown, 62, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Berkeley Springs Center in Berkeley Springs, WV.

She was born October 16, 1954 in Magnolia, WV and was the daughter of the late Elwood Stotler and Gladys Shambaugh Sharp.

A 1974 graduate of...

Mar 25, 2017

Elizabeth Hartman Alt, 89, of Franklin, WV passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born February 26, 1928 at Smith Creek, WV and was the daughter of the late Hobert Hartman and Mary Susan Whitecotton Hartman.

She had worked at Franklin Garment Company and Hanover Shoe Company...

Mar 3, 2017

Ray Shockey, 72, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the home of his sister-in-law, Joyce Shockey.

He was born May 14, 1944 in Old Fields, WV and was the son of the late George Edward Shockey and Louise Catherine McDonald Shockey.

He had worked...

Mar 2, 2017

Laura Mae Noland, 93, of Oldtown, MD passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Golden Living Center in Cumberland, MD.

She was born November 23, 1923 in Paw Paw, WV and was the daughter of the late Ashby Bailey and Lavina McDowell Bailey Fike.

She had worked for...