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Fredrick M. Leach, age 72 of Moundsville, WV died Monday, January 27, 2025 in Liza's Place, Wheeling, WV.
Raymond L. Mercer, II, 56, passed away on January 25, 2025.
Gerald Hill Dawson, of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia passed peacefully after an extended illness at the age of 82.
HAROLD EUGENE PARKER, 63, of Nitro passed away Monday January 27, 2025, at home with his family by his side.
Lennie Minard Sr., age 71, a resident of Grafton, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital o…
William Gregory Crabtree, known to many as Greg (or affectionately as "Gui-Bo"), passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 27, 202…
Nina Onile Smith, 94, of Augusta, WV, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the E.A. Hawse Healthcare Center in Baker, WV.
Paul Michael Harvey, 60, died Sunday, January 26, 2025, at WVU Ruby Hospital after complications following paralysis due to a spinal cord inju…
Helen Faye Parsons, 86, of Ripley went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 27, 2025.
Judy Bryant Allen, 77, of West Milford, passed away peacefully Monday, January 27, 2025, at Crestview Manor Healthcare Center, Jane Lew.
Dennis Dewitte Cooper, 90, of Parkersburg, WV, entered his heavenly home from Cedar Grove Personal Care on January 28, 2025. He was a son of t…
Regina "Jean" Helen Howard, 82, of Hedgesville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025.
Jerry Chaney, 76, of Chester, WV, died at home on January 28, 2025.
Lewis "Wayne" Bell, 71, of Parkersburg, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025. He was born April 1, 1953 in Barberton, OH, a son of the late Ve…
OAKLAND — Clifford Keith Graham, 81, of Oakland, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center, Oakland.
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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Kenneth David “Dave” Vincent, 76, of Buckhannon, WV, died Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the J.W. Ruby Memorial…
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WV News) — James Staunton Jarrett, 85, a dedicated husband, father, and community leader, passed away peacefully on January …
Mark Anthony Sidney, 45, of Logan, WV, departed from this life to be with Jesus on Thursday, January 23, 2025. He was born August 28, 1979, to…
Dale Clarence Dasher, age 88 years, a resident of Elkins, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Reti…
Dewey "Butch" Allen Nestor of Fairmont (Mt. Harmony Community) passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Deyon "Don" Coleman Henthorne was born on September 1st, 1934, in St. George WV and passed on January 26th, 2025 peacefully in his sleep after…
Scott Wilson Cassell 58 of Boyer left this life on January 25, 2025 at Nella's Nursing Home in Elkins surrounded by his loving family and frie…
Suzanne B. Custer, 77 of Wheeling, WV, passed away January 22, 2025, at the Valley Hospice Branch, Liza's Place, Wheeling WV.
Richard M. "Dick" Crolley, 84, of Wheeling, WV, formerly of Bridgeport, OH, died Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Liza's Place.
GREGORY ERIN HODGE, 54, passed away on Jan. 25, 2025, after a long illness. The oldest of four, Greg was born in California on June 23, 1970, …
Nathan M. Cobb, of Buffalo, peacefully entered the presence of his Lord and Savior on January 23 at the age of 42. Beloved father, husband, so…
Paul Edmonds, 68, of, Ashton WV passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. He was born Au…
Danny Ray Lester, 60, of Jolo, West Virginia passed away suddenly but peacefully at Princeton Community Hospital on January 26, 2025.
Ronald Lee Gonzalez went home to be with his departed family and friends in the early hours of January 25th, 2025. Born on June 13, 1937 in Sp…
Thomas Earl Shingleton, 88, of Spelter, passed away on January 26, 2025. He was born on September 24, 1936, in Enterprise, a son to the late O…
Chester William Workman, Sr., 87, of Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 at Princeton Health Care. Born January 21, 1938 in Nor…
Carl O'Neil Clark, 86, passed away January 26, 2025 at Belmont Healthcare Center. Born on April 3, 1938 to the late Earl Beattie Clark and Edi…
WESTERNPORT, Md. (WV News) — Dana W. Kinnie, 69, of Westernport, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at UPMC Western Maryland in C…
Bobby Joe Searls, 66, of Ravenswood, WV, passed away peacefully at his home on January 27, 2025 after an extended illness.
Helen Joyce “Cookie” (Anderson) Hall, 83, of Ripley passed away January 27, 2025.
OAKLAND — Sharon Evonne Kight, 64, of Oakland, made it to her heavenly home on Jan. 22, 2025, with her family by her side.
GASSAWAY, W.Va. (WV News) — Judy Bryant Allen, 77, of West Milford, passed away peacefully Monday, January 27, 2025, at Crestview Manor Health…
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Ronald Lee Gonzalez went home to be with his departed family and friends in the early hours of January 25, 2025.
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Larry A. Hawkins, 79, of Aiken, SC, passed away on January 24, 2025, after a brief illness.
Bobby E. Roberts, 48, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Born on September 23, 1976, at Kees…
Robert J. Fox "Bob", 84 of Buckhannon, West Virginia, departed this life on Friday, January 24, 2025, peacefully at his home. He was born on J…
Jeffrey Kyle Summers, 62 of Fairmont passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family, Saturday January 25th, 2025. After hi…
Hazel Dean (Parrish) Easter, 92, of Le Roy, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, Saturday, January 25, 2025.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) has once again achieved a milestone with the first in-human use of the Broadway System, an innovative medical device set to transform stroke care. This procedure represents a significant advancement in the rapid and effecti…
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