Obituary Listing

May 10, 2016

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Irvine, 47, of Marlinton, West Virginia, departed this life on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home after a short struggle with a glioblastoma brain tumor.

Kenneth was born on July 4, 1968, the son of Alice Irvine and the late Dolan Irvine.  In addition to his dad, he was preceded in death by...

May 8, 2016

David Wayne Leach, 53, of Largent, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware on June 23, 1962, he was the son of Della King Leach of Largent and the late Charles H. Leach.

Visit Obituary

May 5, 2016

Shirley Maxine Crane Campbell, 80, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland, Maryland.

Born October 31, 1935 in Picardy, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Michael Joseph Crane and Marjorie Hartman Crane.

Shirley was a...

May 2, 2016

Mr. Terry Lynn Richardson, beloved husband of Nathalie, father to Zach, Ben, Annie Laurie and Dan, passed peacefully May 2 at OSU, The James Cancer Center. Terry was a graduate of Pocahontas County High School and West Virginia University.  He was a talented guitarist, having played in many bands from a young age.  He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved...

May 1, 2016

Luna Rebecca Bryant, 79, of Dundalk, Maryland, and formerly of Buckeye, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC.

She was born January 6, 1937 at Buckeye and was the daughter of the late M.C. (John) Howard and Eula Rose Howard.

Luna...

Apr 26, 2016

Mr. Charles A. "Jim" Eye, 94, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin.

He was born August 8, 1921 at Moyers, West Virginia and was the son of the late Charles A. Eye and Carrie Wimer Eye.

He was a carpenter,...

Apr 22, 2016

Charles Allen Anderson, 41, of Princeton, Kentucky and formerly of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 in Kentucky.

He was born August 18, 1974 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of Charles J. Anderson and Marian Pratt Anderson of Brandywine.

Charles was a 1992 graduate of Franklin High School.  He was...

Mar 27, 2016

Melvin Jeffrey Ricottilli, 56, of Marlinton, West Virginia passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born June 28, 1959 i n Buckhannon, West Virginia and was the son of the late Tony and Lynda Lantz Ricottilli. A 1978 graduate of Pocahontas High School, he had worked for Ricottilli Rustic Fence Company for twenty years. ...

Mar 23, 2016

Michael H. "Mike" Pyne, 51, of Marlinton, WV passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a long struggle with cancer.

Born June 13, 1964 in Framingham, Massachusetts, he was the son of Francis J. Pyne and Phyllis Burr Pyne of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He grew up in Hopkinton, and...

Mar 17, 2016

***CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE Mrs. Clara M. Willenborg, 92, of Franklin and formerly of Fairmont, WV passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016.  Her family will receive friends and share memories on Sunday, April 17 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM in the chapel of the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.  A tribute to Clara's life will begin at 3:00 PM....

Mar 13, 2016

Hayward F. Colaw, 96, of Franklin, West Virginia and formerly of Durbin, West Virginia passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born June 20, 1919 in Durbin, WV and was the son of the late James Colaw and Mary Annis Gragg Colaw. He worked at Howe's Leather as a leather grader, and was...

Mar 5, 2016

James E. Simmons, 80, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Sentara RMH. He was born April 5, 1935 at Propst Gap, Franklin, West Virginia and was the son of the late Edwin Simmons and Beulah Evick Simmons. James was a farmer and had worked for Thompson Esso, Bowers Meat Market, Ruddle Saw & Equipment, Hevener...

Feb 20, 2016

Judy Mitchell Goldman, 70, of Rockledge, Florida and formerly of Franklin, passed away Feb. 20, 2016 in Rockledge.

She was born June 9, 1945 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  Her parents were the late Dr. Ona Mitchell and the late Pauline Eye Mitchell Keller.  Subsequent to Dr. Mitchell's death in 1950,...

Feb 19, 2016

Brianna Morgan Terry-Davis, 35, died suddenly on February 19, 2016 at her home near Snowshoe, WV. She was born in Thornton, CO on January 4, 1981, the only daughter of Vicky Terry. Brianna and her mother moved to Michigan in 1984, where she lived in Hamburg and then Gregory, MI. Brianna attended Stockbridge High School and graduated in 1999. She...

Feb 15, 2016

Ruth Marie Scott, 80, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Hospice of the Piedmont's Center for Acute Hospice Care in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born August 10, 1935 in Franklin, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late James Edward "Jimmie" Moyers and Cleo Virginia Johnston Moyers. A 1953 graduate of Franklin High School,...

Feb 15, 2016

Mr. Donald Ray Machamer, 83, of Delaplane, VA, and formerly of Paw Paw, WV, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket, VA. Born May 14, 1932 in Newburg, West Virginia, he was one of six children born to the late James E. Machamer and Ila B. Berkebile Machamer. Don graduated from Newburg High...

Feb 15, 2016

Deborah Mae Crigler, 63, of Brandywine, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, VA. She was born January 2, 1953 at Harrisonburg, Virginia, and was the daughter of Patricia Ann Hoover of Brandywine and the late Albert D. Hoover. She was a 1970 graduate of Franklin High School and had worked as a...

Feb 3, 2016

Fay Pitsenbarger, 85, of the Deer Run community, Franklin, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, where she had resided since 2013. She was born May 4, 1930 in Greenland, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Calvin Lyon and Emma Wolf Lyon. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Jan 29, 2016

Teretha Virginia Thompson, 89, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at her home. She was born February 22, 1926 in Franklin, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late John Warner and Mary Simmons Warner. She was a 1945 graduate of Franklin High School, was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the...

Jan 26, 2016

Catherine Louise Judy Arbaugh, 88, of Whitmer, WV and more recently a resident of Cortland Acres Nursing Home, departed this life on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at Davis Medical Center in Elkins, WV surrounded by her family. Catherine was born November 15, 1927 at Williamsport, Maryland, and was the daughter of the late Bertie Nelson and Bennie Taylor. She was...