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Richard Carl Smith
Feb 4, 2023
Richard Carl “Rick” Smith, age 68 passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at his home in Petersburg, WV. Born on May 4, 1954, in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Reuben Joseph Smith and Edith Mae Sine Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Smith and a much-loved nephew,...
Comodore "Ollie" Lough
Jan 24, 2023
Comodore “Ollie Lough” age 88 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at his residence. Born on March 30, 1934 in Webster Springs, WV, he was a son of the late Albert Lough and Rhoda Lee Perkins Lough.
Ollie was a U.S. Army veteran, who enjoyed hunting and fishing occasionally. He was a retired truck driver, traveling...
Fanny Bell Parker
Jan 24, 2023
Fanny Bell Parker, age 73 of South Fork Road, Moorefield, WV passed this eternal life, Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on May 11, 1949 at Rig, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Franklin Delawder and Thelma Josephine Riggleman Delawder. She was also preceded in death by a sister,...
Junior "Chick" Edward Swick
Jan 22, 2023
Junior Edward “Chick” Swick, 95, formerly of Rig, WV passed away Sunday morning, January 22, 2023 at Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville, WV. Born in Petersburg, WV on September 13, 1927, the 4th of 6 children to Glenn Edward Swick and Rhoda Catherine (Wratchford) Swick. Three brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death, therefore he was the...
Joan Alice Moomau
Jan 19, 2023
On January 19, 2023, Joan (Joanie) Alice Leatherman Moomau (Segur), a resident of Annapolis, MD, died after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer and its complications. Joanie and her family lived in Annapolis from 2001 through 2023. She previously resided in the area of Moorefield, WV, from 1975 through 2001.
Born on September 7, 1952, in Troy, PA,...
Ramona "Tami" Elaine Kidwell
Jan 15, 2023
Ramona Elaine “Tami” Kidwell, age 63 of Lee Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday evening, January 15, 2023 at Stonerise of Keyser in Keyser, WV. Born on May 1, 1959 in Romney, WV, she was a daughter of the late John Martin Vermilyen and Dale Allen Sulser Vermilyen. In addition to her parents, a brother, Ronald Vermilyen also preceded her...
Michael Hunter Cost
Jan 13, 2023
Michael Hunter Cost, age 17 of Petersburg, WV, passed away Friday evening, January 13, 2023 near Moorefield as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born on December 19, 2005 in Petersburg, WV, he was a son of Kristie M. Kesner Cost of Petersburg, WV and Charles Michael Cost of Capon Bridge, WV. Michael was a member of the Moorefield...
Joan Marie Posselt
Jan 13, 2023
Joan Marie Posselt, of Harrisonburg, VA formerly of Moorefield, WV passed away Friday afternoon, January 13, 2023 at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, VA. Joan was born October 31, 1933 to William and Mary Humlhanz, the youngest of five children in Bucks County Pennsylvania .
Joan graduated from Central Bucks High School in 1951 and began working with NJ...
Margel Lee Shockey
Jan 12, 2023
Margel Lee Shockey, age 87 of Shockey Road, Old Fields, WV, passed away Thursday evening, January 12, 2023 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, WV. Born on July 22, 1935 in the Durgon area of Moorefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Strife Crites and Ida Mae Crites Crites. Her husband, Roy Price Shockey preceded her in...
Alvie Joseph Harris
Jan 11, 2023
Alvie Joseph Harris, age 81 of Keyser, WV, passed away Wednesday morning, January 11, 2023 at the residence of his son in Moorefield, WV. Born on September 3, 1941 in Keyser, WV, he was a son of the late Joseph Scott Harris and Beatrice Vivian Coffman Harris. He was also preceded in death by brothers, James E. Harris, Guy Harris,...
Armetha Josephine Tenney
Jan 2, 2023
Ms. Armetha Josephine Tenney, age 90 of Chatsworth, GA, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, GA. Born on December 1, 1932, in Hardy County, WV, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Nathan Funk and Lillie Agnes Sine Funk. A grandson, Jason Lynn Holsinger; sisters, Virginia Baldwin and Geneva Fitzwater and brothers...
Linda Mae Wolfe
Jan 1, 2023
Linda Mae Wolfe, age 75 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday evening, January 1, 2023 at her residence. Born on April 30, 1947 at Fabius, WV, she was a daughter of the late Vernon Allen Helmick and Erma Lee Crider Helmick. Two sisters also preceded her in death, Anna L. Myers and Dottie L. Constable.
A loving mother and a...
Elda Marjorie Smith
Dec 15, 2022
Elda Marjorie Smith, age 85 of Eisenhour Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, December 15, 2022, at Stonerise of Keyser in Keyser, WV. Born on July 25, 1937, in Old Fields, WV, she was a daughter of the late Cleland Eston Wilkins and Pearl Matthew Miller Wilkins. Her husband of 54 years, Lester Ray "Jack" Smith preceded her in...
Sherry Dale Ours
Dec 8, 2022
Sherry Dale Ours, age 66 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, December 8, 2022, at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV surrounded by her family. Born on June 25, 1956, in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Dale Franklin Hose, Sr. and was raised by her grandparents, Virginia "Nan" and Albert Hose.
Sherry’s children were...
Mark Dwayne Snyder
Dec 3, 2022
Mark Dwayne Snyder, age 57 of Fisher, WV, passed away Saturday evening, December 3, 2022, at his residence with his wife and son at his side. Born on July 3, 1965, in Leesburg, VA, he was a son of the late Clyde Wendelene Snyder and Evelyn JoAnn Hedrick Snyder.
Mark was a 1983 graduate of Moorefield High School, was a...
McClave Cleland Combs
Dec 1, 2022
McClave Cleland “Mac” Combs, age 79 of Dover Hollow Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, December 1, 2022, at his residence, with his family at his side. Born on September 5, 1943, in the Ft. Run area of Moorefield, WV, he was a son of the late Minnie Thelma Combs Dority and John Collins.
A member of the Seventh...
John Clarence Welton, Sr.
Nov 26, 2022
I was in an 9th grade science class at Moorefield High School when there was a knock on the door and a number of 10th grade boys entered the classroom to get into their lockers. Teacher/Principal Mr. John A. Mathias asked them where they had been and there was no answer, just nervousness exhibited by the boys, asked again Mr....
Ella Fern Ludwick
Nov 25, 2022
Ella Fern Ludwick, age 76 of Spring Avenue, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday morning, November 25, 2022, at her residence. Born on November 14, 1946, in Moorefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Guy Lakin Funkhouser and Elizabeth Gochenour Funkhouser. Her husband, Cline Arnold “A.J.” Ludwick, Jr. preceded her in death in February 2008. Her siblings, Leonard (Elaine)...
Blaine Edward Kerns
Nov 18, 2022
Blaine Edward Kerns, age 85 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday evening, November 18, 2022, at the Grant memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born on April 4, 1937, in Grafton, WV, he was a son of the late Dorsey Everely Kerns and Lena Gay Bolyard Kerns.
Blaine, “Pap” to his grandchildren, enjoyed the outdoors in every aspect, traveling to Nascar...
Buddy Lewis Webster
Nov 13, 2022
Video Simulcast link: https://youtu.be/WC8mWFEoZTI for Service of Remembrance, 11:00 AM, Friday, November 25th.
Buddy Lewis Webster, age 84 of Moorefield, WV, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022, at Grant Memorial Hospital, in Petersburg, WV, following his admission there one day prior. Born on April 26, 1938, in Moorefield, WV, Buddy was the son of the late Vernon William Webster,...
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