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Robert Keller
Feb 25, 2012
Mr. Robert Keller, 66, of Marlinton, West Virginia died suddenly at his home early Saturday morning, February 25. Bob was born October 1, 1945 in Canton, Ohio and was the son of the late Cecil and Mary Lou Marchand Keller. He grew up in Bellaire, Ohio. Bob graduated from The Ohio State University and received his master's degree from WVU...
Bonnie Jean Tulin
Feb 22, 2012
Bonnie Jean Tulin, 70, of Weyers Cave, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born August 25, 1941 at Kline, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Clyde and Rispa Lee Mullenax Armentrout. Bonnie had worked as a C&P Telephone operator in Washington, D.C. for 25 years and at GreatValu in Franklin....
Debra Ann Miller
Feb 12, 2012
Debra Ann Miller, 48, of Great Cacapon, West Virginia, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at her home. She was born August 12, 1963 at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Emma Lee Barker Stinebaugh. Debra had worked at Lear Corp in Winchester, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Miller. Surviving are...
Maxcine Rockwell
Feb 5, 2012
Mary Maxcine Gonser Rockwell, 76, of Paw Paw, WV passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on March 13, 1935 in San Diego, California, she was the daughter of the late Willard Gonser and Harriet Kinghorn Gonser. She attended school in San Diego and began a long career with the Navy...
Dorothea F. Bowers
Jan 25, 2012
Mrs. Dorothea F. Bowers, 80, of Franklin, WV passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at her home. She was born February 26, 1931 at Franklin, WV and was the daughter of the late Willie C. Simmons and Dorothy Hammer Simmons. A 1949 graduate of Franklin High School, she had worked for Dr. Richard Boggs and Dr. H. Byrd Teter. She...
Jerry William Alt
Jan 21, 2012
Mr. Jerry William Alt, 70, of Upper Tract, West Virginia died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Falling Waters, West Virginia. He was born February 25, 1941 at Brushy Run, West Virginia and was the son of Imogene S. Alt of Baltimore, MD and the late Melvin D. Alt. Jerry attended the Alt Schoolhouse and was a 1958 graduate of Southern...
Retha Mae Steele
Jan 18, 2012
Mrs. Retha "Mae" Hoover Eye Steele, 89, formerly of Brandywine, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born June 6, 1922 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Harry "Tut" Hoover and Nellie Eye Hoover. She was a cook for 25 years at Osborne High School...
Louise Vandevander
Jan 10, 2012
Louise Propst Vandevander, 85, of Brandywine, West Virginia, died Tuesday morning, January 10, 2012 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born September 17, 1926 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Dan Propst and Iva Propst Propst. She had worked at Virginia State Snack Bar, Cameron Station, Alexandria, Virginia. Louise was preceded in...
Alston H. Thompson
Jan 3, 2012
Mr. Alston Hansel Thompson, 87, of Franklin, West Virginia died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at his home. He was born January 27,1924 at Ruddle, West Virginia and was the son of the late Samuel Roscoe Thompson and Bessie Alice Hinkle Thompson. Alston was a timberman, a heavy equipment operator, a farmer and he operated his own sawmill. On October 21,...
Henry Ford Ruddle
Dec 25, 2011
Mr. Henry Ford Ruddle, 87, of Harrisonburg, VA died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA. He was born December 1, 1924 at Riverton, West Virginia and was the son of the late Russell Ruddle and Floda Bennett Ruddle. Henry was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was...
Naomi J. Stotler
Dec 22, 2011
Mrs. Naomi J. Stotler, 93, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Winchester, VA. She was born December 6, 1918 at Largent, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Raymond Powell and Emma Henderson Powell. She was a seamstress and had worked for National Fruit. Naomi attended Lighthouse...
Mary Mullenax
Dec 21, 2011
Mrs. Mary "Louise" Mullenax, 85, of Upper Tract, West Virginia died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. She was born December 13, 1926 at Upper Tract, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Earle Wheaton and Lena Heavener Wheaton. A 1945 graduate of Franklin High School, she worked as a receptionist/secretary at Monongahela...
Donald Elmo Saville
Dec 20, 2011
Mr. Donald Elmo Saville, 73, of Oldtown, MD, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. He was born May 18, 1938 at Points, West Virginia and was the son of the late Wilson Cleveland Saville and Leona May Lewis Saville. He had worked as a Greyhound bus driver for 27 years. He is...
Barbara C. Belford
Dec 20, 2011
Mrs. Barbara C. Belford, 80, of Moran Manor in Westernport, MD died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. She was born June 14, 1931 at Frederick, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Elwood Wilson Crum and Evelyn Irene Null Crum. She retired from the U.S. Government at Fort Detrick after 18-1/2...
Kathryn Laura Goodnight
Dec 19, 2011
Mrs. Kathryn Laura Goodnight, 80, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born March 12, 1931 in Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Bartow. She had worked as a seamstress at Dalton's Clothing Factory in Willoughby, Ohio. Kathryn was preceded in death by...
Lester V. Puffenbarger
Dec 17, 2011
Mr. Lester V. Puffenbarger, 97, of Brandywine, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born November 8, 1914 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the son of the late William Puffenbarger and Ida Dickerson Puffenbarger. He was a farmer, had worked for Wampler Foods and was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church....
William Hinkle Ruddle
Dec 13, 2011
Mr. William Hinkle Ruddle, 95, of Franklin, West Virginia died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born January 9, 1916 at Deer Run, West Virginia and was the son of the late Taylor Ruddle and Bessie Mahulda Henkel Ruddle. Hinkle was a plumber, having worked as a Civilian Contractor for the U.S. Navy....
Edward Douglas Waggy
Dec 3, 2011
Edward Douglas Waggy, 27, of Laramie, Wyoming and formerly of Franklin, West Virginia passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 3, 2011. He was born February 24, 1984 at Harrisonburg, VA, the son of Charles D. and Paula J. (Dickerson) Waggy. He was the grandson of Pauline and the late Carson Waggy of Reeds Creek, and Mary and the...
Philip Wimer
Nov 16, 2011
Mr. Philip Wimer, 83, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Emeritus Senior Living in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born July 20, 1928 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the son of the late Alfred Taylor Wimer and Anna Rebecca Vandevander Wimer. Philip had worked at Max Ruddle's Sawmill in Franklin and retired from Walker Manufacturing after thirty-three...
Doris Day Rexrode
Nov 13, 2011
Mrs. Doris Day Rexrode, 84, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born November 20, 1926 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Clay Day and Myrtle Mae Lewis Day. A 1944 graduate of Franklin High School, Doris was a homemaker, and along with her late...
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