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Irene R. Blizzard
Jul 31, 2014
Irene R. Blizzard, 91, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her home. She was born May 20, 1923 at Cave, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Luther Glen Harper and Montie Fleisher Harper. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Street United Methodist Church. On July 23, 1949 she married...
Rosalie Frances Buzzard
Jul 28, 2014
Rosalie Frances Buzzard, 74, of Huttonsville, WV passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at her home. She was born January 16, 1940 at Warm Springs, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Elmer Mines, Sr. and Lucille Ford Mines Stephenson. Rosalie worked as a cook at restaurants in Elkins, Marlinton and throughout Pocahontas County. On December 20, 1956,...
Orval Robert Brown
Jul 21, 2014
Mr. Orval Robert "Skeeter" Brown, 80, of Paw Paw, WV passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at The Lions Center in Cumberland, MD. He was born December 23, 1933 at Cumberland, MD and was the son of the late David Brown and Sadie Amick Brown. Skeeter was retired from National Fruit in Winchester, VA and had also worked at Vesuvius...
Dora Virginia Cook
Jul 15, 2014
Dora Virginia Cook, 96, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her home. She was born April 14, 1918 at Dorcas, WV and was the daughter of the late John Reel and Mary E. Parsons Reel. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Cook on November 25, 1963. Also preceding...
Marie Hinkle
Jul 7, 2014
Marie Hinkle, 81, of Franklin, West Virginia passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 at her home. She was born June 23, 1933 at Mustoe, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Forrest Nelson Turner and Mazie Griffin Turner. She had worked at Hanover Shoe Company for 32 years and was a member of the Franklin Seventh Day Adventist Church....
Roy Steven Mitchell
Jul 2, 2014
Mr. Roy Steven "Steve" Mitchell, 62, of Franklin, West Virginia died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the home of his mother. He was born November 8, 1951 at Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of Mary Kathleen "Kate" Mitchell of Franklin and the late Roy Abraham Mitchell. He had worked at Dunham-Bush and was a stone mason. Surviving in addition...
Earl Junior Bogan
Jun 28, 2014
Mr. Earl Junior Bogan, 69, of Seneca Rocks, WV passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014 at his home. He was born December 1, 1944 on Big Mountain, Cherry Grove, WV and was the son of the late Charlie H. Bogan and Loma Mae Vandevander Bogan. A 1964 graduate of Circleville High School, he had worked for Giant Food Stores and...
Ruby Mae Butcher
Jun 6, 2014
Mrs. Ruby Mae Butcher, 78, of Brandywine, West Virginia passed away Friday morning, June 6, 2014 at her home. She was born November 5, 1935 at Weston, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late James and Violet Townsen. She was a homemaker. On November 15, 1980, she married Ammon G. "Butch" Butcher, Jr., who survives. Also surviving are...
Albert Nelson, Jr.
Jun 1, 2014
Mr. Albert Nelson, Jr., 84, of Hinesville, GA and formerly of Upper Tract, WV passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. He was born October 6, 1929 in Smoke Hole, West Virginia and was the son of the late Albert Nelson, Sr. and Florence Kimble Nelson. Mr. Nelson attended the U.S. Armed Forces Institute in Europe. He was assigned to Europe...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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