Rose Marie Young, age 78 of Clarksburg WV, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at United Hospital Center, surrounded by her family. She was born August 25, 1938 in Cumberland, Maryland; the daughter of the late Hubert Hershberger and Aretta (Wetzel) Hershberger. Rose is survived by her daughter, Marla A. Young (Jimmy) of Fairmont, WV ; a son, Mark A. Young (Joyce) of Clarksburg, WV; two brothers, Fred Smith of Clarksburg, WV, John Hershberger of Cumberland, MD; several nieces, nephews, gre...

Benjamin Jacob "Jake" Patterson, 34 of Westover, formerly of Grafton passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017. At his residence. He was born November 4, 1982 in Fairmont, WV, son of Roger John and Lisa Michelle Arnold Patterson. Jake graduated from G.H.S. Class 2001. He was in the Boilermakers Union Local 667. He was Baptized in the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. He was an avid Mountaineer fan, he especially liked WVU football. He is survived by one son, Trevor Lewis Hunt, Camden, WV,...

Cecil Gum, 63, of Wana, WV died Friday, April 14, 2017 in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born April 10, 1954 at Fairmont, a son of the late Cecil C. Gum and Kara Jo Hamilton Gum. Cecil was working for EERP at the federal #2 mine on Miracle Run. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America District #31 in Fairmont. Surviving are his wife, Debra Kay Myers Gum; two sons, Curtis Gum of Blacksville and James Catalogna of Morganto...

Mr. Joseph E. Nutter, 80 years of age of Lost Creek, WV passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born April 25, 1936 in Weston, WV the son of the late Thomas E. and Wilma Virginia Atkinson Nutter. He is survived by his partner Larry D. Myers. He is also survived by Thomas E. Nutter of Louisville, KY, Margaret Myers of Fairmont, WV, John Myers and his wife Rose of Fairmont, WV, Debbie Myers of St. Albans, WV, Lisa and Leonard Boyce of Fairmon...

Frances "Babes" Anna Koch Frances "Babes" Anna Koch, 77, of Fairmont passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. She was born on March 5, 1940, in Marion County, a daughter of the late Anthony "Tony" and Agnes (Syrieka) Zabolotny. She held a deep compassion for the common man. She had a gift in her heart to make people feel better just by listening and talking to them. Perhaps this was her purpose in life, a true gift from God. Frances and her husba...

William Kenneth Martin, 86 of Fairmont, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Fairmont Regional Medical Center. He was born in Fairmont on June 10, 1930 a son of the late William Russell Martin and Mary (Carpenter) Martin. He is survived by his loving wife, Judith Ann (Myers) Martin. The couple were married in November of 1958. He served his country in the United States Navy. Kenneth was a member of the Victory Baptist Church. He retired from GA Brown Contracting as a Foreman. He w...

Sharon Jo Carnes, 70 of Fairmont, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV with family by her side. She was born March 8, 1947 in Fairmont, WV, daughter of the late Howard Theodore and Kathleen Virginia Barthalow Snider, Sr. Sharon graduated from West Fairmont High School. She retired from Aegis Communication and she also worked several years at Westinghouse and Fairmont General Hospital. She loved to cook for family, who she adored and loved with all h...

Riley Ann Weekley, infant child of Michael Daniel and Helen R. Conrad Weekley, of Rivesville, passed away on April 12, 2017 at Fairmont General Hospital. In addition to her parents, Riley is survived by her siblings, Daija, Alex, and Bailey Weekley. Her paternal grandmother, Leona Marie and her husband Robert Long, of Fairmont, maternal grandmother Paula and her husband Chester Bradley of Rivesville, her aunts, Jeanie and her husband Gary Spitznogle of Fairmont, April Youst of Huntington, ...

hyllis Grace Edgell, 82, of Monongah, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at St. Barbara’s Memorial Nursing Home in Monongah. She was born November 14, 1934 in Kingmont, WV, daughter of the late Homer Hamrick and Sophie Hamrick. In addition to her parents, Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edgell, Jr.; three brothers, Vilis Hamrick, Urvis Hamrick, and Arvis Hamrick; and four sisters, Gladys Abbott, Alice Vincent, Avis Hamrick, and Mavis Comegys. She is survived by...

Jeffrey Allen Kirk, 48, of the Sanford Community of Fairmont, passed away from heart failure on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Fairmont Regional Hospital in Fairmont. He was born August 22, 1968 in Fairmont, a son of John and Shirley Barnes Kirk. Mr. Kirk was a 1986 graduate of East Fairmont High School. He was a former long haul truck driver and car mechanic. Jeffrey enjoyed hunting and fishing, working on old trucks, and competing in mud bog contests. He loved spending time with his ma...