Elizabeth ?Betsy? Linn Rainey, 78, of Monongah passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Barbara?s Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer?s disease and Dementia. She was born on September 2, 1938 in Fairmont, WV, daughter of the late George and Violet (Finch) Linn. Betsy grew up in Grafton, WV and graduated from Grafton High School in 1956. She then attended Fairmont State College and graduated in 1960 with a degree in Music Education. She then moved to Annapolis, MD wh...

Louise Ridgely Larry, 95, of Fairmont, passed away Tuesday morning January 24, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph John Larry on January 21, 2017. In keeping with the wishes of the deceased, she will be cremated. A complete obituary and memorial service will follow at a later date.

Ramona Lea Daft, 62, of Fairmont, WV went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2017 at the Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston, St. Francis, Charleston, WV. Ramona was born on September 7, 1954 in Sutton, WV to the late Cora Emma Riffle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Daft, who passed away August 12, 2013 and a brother, Robert Riffle. Those left to cherish her memory are son, Charles (Cole) M. Smith, Heaters, WV; sisters, Geneva Prince (Arch), Strongville, OH and Em...

Lenard Nelson Wilson, 80, of Jakes Run, died Monday, January 23, 2017 in the Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. He was born November 15, 1936 in Fairmont, a son of the late Ralph B. Wilson and Mary Ellen Tennant Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a retired coal miner who last worked as a hoist operator. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Marie Anderson Wilson; one son, Michael Wilson of Jakes Run; one daughter, A...

Rogers Homer Cunningham died at home on January 23, 2017, after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born on February 1, 1944, in Wheeling, WV, and was adopted by the late Darius Matthew and Genevieve Rogers Cunningham of Sutton, WV. He was a life-long resident of Sutton. Rogers was a 1961 graduate of Sutton High School and a 1965 graduate of Glenville State College where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned a master?s degree in business administration from ...

Wanda Doris (Baker) Rakocky, 100, of Bentons Ferry, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. She was born in Alvy, West Virginia, Tyler County, on July 24, 1916, to the late Mahlon and Mary (Wharton) Baker. Wanda was a homemaker and a life-long member of the Church of Christ in Fairmont. Survivors include her sons, John Rakosky and wife, Crystal, of Bentons Ferry and Michael Rakocky and wife, Jennifer, of Kingmont; her daughter, Kathy Laughlin of Bentons Ferry, with whom Wanda resided. A...

Marie Victoria Orlando Bolyard Marie Bolyard of Suncrest died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home with family at her side. She was born April 19, 1927 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Domenico Antony (Tony) Orlando and Renata Sampaolesi Orlando. Marie was the last remaining of the Orlando family. She spent the early years of her life in Marion County, West Virginia while her parents operated the Superior Supply Store. Upon moving to Morgantown, Marie?s parents opened a grocery ...

Loraine Gorey Phillips Knobel of Monongah, WV passed away Sunday January 22, 2017 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. She was born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Goryl of Rachel, WV. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Knobel; a daughter, Paula Park; a sister, Genevieve Tekieli; a stepdaughter, Blinda Parker; and a stepson, Bobby Knobel. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Miconi of Fairmont, Jacquie Price a...

UTT, WILLIAM R. ?BILL?, 78, OF WILEYVILLE, WV, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 AT HIS HOME. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LONG VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS BORN JANUARY 24, 1938 IN WETZEL COUNTY THE SON OF THE LATE ANTHONY AND MARY (HORNER) UTT. ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, LENORA UTT, FOUR SISTERS, DAPHINE GODDARD, LOVEY MAE, ETHEL AND IRENE UTT, SIX BROTHERS, EVERETT, ELMER, CHARLIE, RAY, CLARENCE AND WILBERT UTT. SURVIVING ARE FIVE CHILDREN, WILLIAM? U...

Mildreth Ruth Saporito, 85, of Fairmont passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Tygart Center at Fairmont. She was born in Mannington on February 5, 1931 a daughter of the late Orven M. Powell, Sr. and Audrey (Hutson) Powell. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, John A. Saporito. Mildreth was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. In addition, she had worked at Jones Department Store in Fairmont. She was an active me...