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Barbara Ann Puffenbarger

Barbara Ann Puffenbarger

May 16, 2014

Barbara Ann Puffenbarger, 71, of Fort Seybert, WV passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 in Palm Bay, Florida. She was born January 1, 1943 in Takoma Park, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Nathan C. and Elsie Robinson. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the Washington School for Secretaries in Washington, D.C. Barbara worked as...

Imogene M. Harding

Imogene M. Harding

Apr 22, 2014

Mrs. Imogene "Jean" Harding, 83, of Franklin, WV passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born September 20, 1930 in Butler, Oklahoma and was the daughter of the late Joe Morris and Lucille Stumbough Morris. She was a registered nurse and a member of Christ Central Community Church. Jean loved gardening and helping others....

Edith Elizabeth Bowers

Edith Elizabeth Bowers

Apr 17, 2014

Edith Elizabeth (Utterback) Bowers, 81, of Fairfax, VA, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Sunrise at George Mason in Fairfax. She was born December 29, 1932 in Delroy, OH and was the daughter of the late Harold Wayne Utterback and Virgie Nola Harper Utterback. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1952 and attended business school in Cumberland, MD,...

Betty Jean Mercer

Betty Jean Mercer

Apr 10, 2014

Betty Jean Mercer, 79, of Augusta, WV passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home. She was born February 22, 1935 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late William Parrish and Luna Mae Martin. She was a homemaker. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Mercer, Sr. and a son, James Mercer....

Dessie Hedrick

Dessie Hedrick

Apr 2, 2014

Dessie A. Hedrick, 89, of Circleville, WV passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born July 14, 1924 in Cherry Grove, WV and was the daughter of the late Lenard Arbogast and Katie Bennett Arbogast. She was a homemaker. She is survived by - One sister - Tiny Simmons of Riverton, WV...

Wayne Edward Colaw

Wayne Edward Colaw

Mar 26, 2014

Mr. Wayne Edward Colaw, 91, of Cherry Grove, WV died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. He was born February 28, 1923 in Monterey, Virginia and was the son of the late George E. Colaw and Virgie B. Swecker Colaw. Wayne was a graduate of Monterey High School and a Veteran, having served in the...

Catherine Amelia Bacha

Catherine Amelia Bacha

Mar 25, 2014

Catherine Amelia Bacha, 85, of Slanesville, WV passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Michael Joseph Bacha and Amy Schaufler-Bacha. Born December 26, 1928 in Turlock, CA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Ernest Arent and Marian Esther Herzog Arent. On March 27, 1946, she married Michael Bacha, who preceded her...

Phyllis Regina Rouzee

Phyllis Regina Rouzee

Mar 23, 2014

Phyllis Regina Rouzee, 93, of Sterling, VA and formerly of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Sunday, March 23, 2013 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland. She was born March 4, 1921 in Cumberland, MD and was the daughter of the late William Dayton Ambrose and Clara Josephine Youngblood Ambrose. She was a Veteran, having served in the...

Rodney B. Judy

Rodney B. Judy

Mar 22, 2014

Mr. Rodney B. Judy, 86, of Upper Tract, West Virginia passed away Saturday afternoon, March 22, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born June 5, 1927 in Smoke Hole, West Virginia and was the son of the late Mason Miller and Orpha Shreve. Rodney was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy during...

Bonnie Judy

Bonnie Judy

Mar 3, 2014

Bonnie Mae Judy, 82, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born July 2, 1931 at Upper Tract, WV and was the daughter of the late Fred C. Kimble, Sr. and Eula Hedrick Kimble. Bonnie was a homemaker and a member of the Brushy Run Church of God. She loved...

Leroy Hook

Leroy Hook

Feb 21, 2014

Mr. Leroy Hook, 77, of Akron, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 21, 2014. He was born July 30, 1936 in Paw Paw, West Virginia and was the son of the late Chester and Nellie Hook. Leroy had retired from Shantz Cartage after 42 years and was a member of Victory Chapel. He is survived...

Ann Norton

Ann Norton

Feb 17, 2014

Ann Norton, 93, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. She was born November 13, 1920 in Cumberland, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Thomas Harley Kaylor and Sarah Anna Robison Kaylor. She was a 1939 graduate of Paw Paw High School. In 1947, she...

Randall Ray Winesett

Randall Ray Winesett

Feb 16, 2014

Randall Ray Winesett, 45, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born July 9, 1968 at Hillsville, Virginia and was the son of Eldon Ray Winesett and Linda Faye Winsett. He had worked in maintenance at JMU and was a carpenter and handyman. Randall is survived by his companion, Cathy Erickson...

June L. Ord

June L. Ord

Feb 15, 2014

June L. Ord, 74, of the Smith Creek Community, Franklin, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Emeritus in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born June 24, 1939 at Ziegler, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late William Oscar Lambert and Ethel Buanna Moyers Lambert. June had worked for Metro Pants, Franklin Garment Company and owned and...

Douglas Woodrow Largent

Douglas Woodrow Largent

Feb 10, 2014

Mr. Douglas Woodrow Largent, 71, of Berlin, MD and formerly of Paw Paw, WV passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at his home. He was born January 7, 1943 in Paw Paw, West Virginia and was the son of Clara Milburn Largent of Paw Paw and the late Clem Largent. He was a truck driver for McLean Trucking, transporting food...

Gibby "Gib" Sage

Gibby "Gib" Sage

Feb 5, 2014

NOTE: Due to inclement weather, services have been changed from Saturday, February 15 to Monday, February 17 Gibby "Gib" Sage, 68, of Martinsburg, WV passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg. Gib was born April 11, 1945 in Marlinton, WV and was the son of the late Ray and Mildred Sage. He served in...

Ardith I. White

Ardith I. White

Jan 20, 2014

Ardith I. White, 94, of Riverton, West Virginia passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born March 17, 1919 at Cherry Grove, WV and was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Arbaugh and Mintie Arbogast Arbaugh. She had worked in the RMH Dietary Dept., for Marvel Poultry and had retired from Hanover Shoe....

James R. Helmick

James R. Helmick

Jan 6, 2014

Mr. James R. "Jim" Helmick, 87, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia as the result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident on Rt. 21 near Brandywine on Saturday. He was born January 28, 1926 and was the son of the late Luther Helmick and Lena Mae...

Luther Junior Helmick

Luther Junior Helmick

Jan 4, 2014

Luther Junior "John" Helmick, 81, of Brandywine, West Virginia and formerly of Burlington, West Virginia died Saturday, January 4, 2014 as the result of an automobile accident on Rt. 21 near Brandywine. He was born May 5, 1932 at Upper Tract, WV and was the son of the late Luther Helmick and Lena Mae Pennington Helmick. He had worked at...

John L. Prifogle

John L. Prifogle

Jan 1, 2014

Mr. John Leslie Prifogle, 66, of Paw Paw, WV and formerly of Cumberland, MD passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at the Veterans Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He was born April 27, 1947 at Batesville, Indiana and was the son of Helen Eckerle Prifogle of Brookeville, Indiana and the late Clarence Prifogle. John was a truck driver and...

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