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Glenna F. Puffenbarger

Glenna F. Puffenbarger

Sep 17, 2016

Glenna F. Puffenbarger, 105, of Covington, Virginia and formerly of Sugar Grove, West Virginia passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Brian Center Rehabilitation and Nursing Home  in Low Moor, VA.

She was born February 27, 1911 at Sugar Grove and was the daughter of the late Samuel Luther Todd and Eva Mae...

Linda Louise Bohrer

Linda Louise Bohrer

Sep 9, 2016

Linda Louise Bohrer, 67, of Cumberland, MD and formerly of Paw Paw, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD.

She was born Oct. 1, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Lester Guy Bohrer and Glenna...

Thomas "Tom" Harper

Thomas "Tom" Harper

Sep 2, 2016

Thomas "Tom" William Harper, 62, of Elkton, Virginia and formerly of Ruddle, West Virginia, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia after having fought a courageous battle with Atypical Parkinson's Disease, Corticobasal Degeneration, for the past four years.

He was born December 15, 1953 in Petersburg, West Virginia and was...

William "Bill" Owens

William "Bill" Owens

Aug 31, 2016

Mr. William Levi "Bill" Owens, 76, of Dickenson Mountain Road, Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his home.

He was born December 4, 1939 in Wharncliff, WV and was the son of the late Robert and Emma Gibson Owens.

He was a Veteran of the...

Melvin Kenneth Householder

Melvin Kenneth Householder

Aug 29, 2016

Melvin Kenneth Householder, 97, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at the Berkeley Springs Center in Berkeley Springs, WV, where he had resided since 2013.

He was born August 19, 1919 at Sleepy Creek, WV and was the son of the late Harley and Rosetta Wolfel Householder.

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Joyce Eileen Burgess Bosley

Joyce Eileen Burgess Bosley

Aug 29, 2016

Joyce Eileen Burgess Bosley, 85, formerly of Jacksonville, NC, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV where she had resided since 2012.

She was born September 29, 1930 at Laureldale, WV and was the daughter of the late Albert Burgess and Rosa McNemar Burgess.

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Mildred Adamson Gilkeson

Mildred Adamson Gilkeson

Aug 10, 2016

Mildred Adamson Gilkeson, 93, of Fort Seybert, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Bridgewater Retirement Community in Bridgewater, Virginia where she had resided since December. She was born December 10, 1922 at Fort Seybert, WV and was the daughter of the late Jasper Henry Adamson and Mattie Susan Pope Adamson. A 1940 graduate of Franklin High School,...

Jimmie Lee Eye

Jimmie Lee Eye

Aug 8, 2016

Jimmie Lee Eye, 77, of Harrisonburg, VA, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 at his home. He was born January 30, 1939 at Cave, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Harry Strite Eye and Georgie Ellen Johnston Eye. Jimmie was a 1957 graduate of Franklin High School, where he participated in sports....

Rita June Felton

Rita June Felton

Jul 31, 2016

Rita June Felton, 81, of Dailey, WV was at her home surrounded by her family, when she passed peacefully from this life to her heavenly home, on Sunday morning, July 31, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was a Christmas baby, born December 26, 1934 to Burton and Ethel Canfield Murphy...

Nellie Marie Oscar

Nellie Marie Oscar

Jul 30, 2016

Nellie Marie Oscar, 82, of Marlinton, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton, West Virginia.

She was born August 17, 1933 in Buckeye, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late William Potter and Minnie Auldridge Potter.

She had worked as a...

Terry Lane Hoover

Terry Lane Hoover

Jul 9, 2016

Terry Lane Hoover, 51, of Staunton, Virginia and formerly of Franklin, WV passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his home.

He was born September 10, 1964 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of Milton "Keith" Hoover and Madeline Lambert Hoover of Franklin.

He was a 1982 graduate...

Russell David Vanmeter

Russell David Vanmeter

Jul 3, 2016

Mr. Russell David VanMeter, 82, of Upper Tract, WV, died Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home.

He was born May 1, 1934 at Petersburg, WV and was the son of the late Guy and Lydia VanMeter VanMeter.

He had worked at a sawmill and a paper mill in...

Mary Ann Kelley

Mary Ann Kelley

Jun 29, 2016

Mary Ann Kelley, 99, of Marlinton, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Buckeye.

She was born March 18, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan and was the daughter of the late Anton Cragel and Anna Korner Cragel.

She was a homemaker and a member...

Wanda Eye Hedrick

Wanda Eye Hedrick

Jun 27, 2016

Wanda Eye Hedrick, 87, of Marlinton, West Virginia, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton after an extended illness due to complications of Lewy Body Dementia.

She was born January 13, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Iva Margaret Propst and Daniel Michael Propst.

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Ryan Keith Sturgill

Ryan Keith Sturgill

Jun 18, 2016

Ryan Keith Sturgill, 20, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He was born January 7, 1996 at York, Pennsylvania, and was the son of Darla Lynn Geddes Sturgill of Franklin and the late Larry Eugene Sturgill, Jr.

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Clarence Dean

Clarence Dean

Jun 16, 2016

Mr. Clarence Dean, 53, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He had been a patient at Life Care Center in New Market since November of 2015.

He was born May 24, 1963 at Harrisonburg, Virginia, and was the son of the late Dennis...

Margaret Zembower

Margaret Zembower

Jun 12, 2016

Margaret Marie Hott Zembower, 90, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland, Maryland.

She was born December 12, 1925 in Cumberland, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Atlee Burdett Hott and Bertha Marie Durett Hott.

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Dorothy Mitchell

Dorothy Mitchell

May 28, 2016

Dorothy Vay Mitchell, 82, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

She was born April 11, 1934 in Riverton, WV and was the daughter of the late Garnett Huffman and Margie Harper Huffman.

She was preceded in death by her...

Calvin "Coolie" Simmons

Calvin "Coolie" Simmons

May 25, 2016

Calvin "Coolie" Simmons, 90, of Franklin, WV passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

He was born September 2, 1925 at Moyers, West Virginia and was the son of the late Early Simmons and Gertrude Simmons Simmons.

Coolie was a truck driver for local...

Harlan W. Kimble

Harlan W. Kimble

May 17, 2016

Harlan W. Kimble, 87, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at his home.

He was born at Smoke Hole, West Virginia on July 27, 1928 and was the son of the late John E. Kimble and Zadie Kisamore Kimble.

He was a pipeline construction worker...

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