Elmalene Darrah, 93, of Grant Town, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at her residence. She was born June 14, 1923 in Barrackville, a daughter of the late Guy E. and Martha Yost Robison. Emalene graduated from Fairview High School in 1944. She later received her LPN Certification from Wayne School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinios. She enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren, gardening, and collecting cookbooks. She was a member of the Pumpkin Center Church of Christ in Fairview...

Ann Elizabeth (MacTavish) Dawson, 73, of Farmington, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Genesis Tygart Center at Fairmont Campus. She was born September 16, 1943 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late William and Katherine (Griffith) MacTavish. Ann was Methodist by faith and worked for the Marion County Board of Education as an aide for more than 36 years. She was an avid reader and reading advocate and also loved camping and travel. She is survived by her two children: Daw...

Howard Manning Counselman, 88 of Wellsburg, WV died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Wheeling Hospital. Born on December 26, 1928 in Wellsburg, WV a son of the late Avery Brown and Audry Mary (Manning) Counselman. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his loving wife, Jessie Viola Counselman who passed away on November 5, 2016 and his twin brother Avery who passed away at birth. Howard graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1946 and went on to serve in the Navy during th...

L. Hartley “Joe” Burgreen, Jr., age 87 of Martin Road, Grafton, WV passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 13, 1930 a son of the late Leonidas Hartley Burgreen and Georgia Ellen (Fullen) Burgreen. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Margaret L. (Martin) Burgreen; five children, Micah E. Cokinos (Mitchell) of Hiram, GA, Linda J. Vallorani (Ray) of Grafton; Richard R. Burgreen (Pam) of Concord, GA, Joyce L. Lambert (Tom) of Grafton, and James...

Phyllis Lee Drain Helms, 84, of Shinnston, went to be with her Lord at 9:30pm, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Genesis Pierpont Center in Fairmont. She was born in Shinnston, October 7, 1932 a daughter of the late Robert and Opal Sims Drain. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Bernard Helms, whom she married May 29, 1953. Surviving are one daughter, Vickie Ashcraft and her husband Michael, Haywood, two granddaughters, Aimee Bittinger and Heather Ashcraft, both of Shinnston, g...

Barbara Ann Bowman, 55, of Fairmont, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Germany on May 10, 1961, a daughter of the late Russell A. and Nancy C. (Ryder) Shaffer. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved to play cards, cook and most of all spend time with her grandchildren. She graduated from Bridgeport High School and Fairmont State University. She had attended both Simpson Cr...

Dortha Jean Smith, 86, of Huntington, formerly of the Berlin Community of Weston, passed away at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in the Grayson Assisted Living Facility in Huntington after a brave journey through Alzheimer's. She was born in Weston on June 6, 1930 a daughter of the late Francis Edward Taylor and Floe Swisher Taylor. On September 4, 1948 she married Robert Glen Smith and they celebrated 36 years of marriage before his passing on October 11, 1984. Her strong, ca...

Florence Eleanor Harry, 86, of Gainesville, VA, formerly of Grant Town passed away Sunday February 19, 2017 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1930 daughter of the late John and Kazmira Kobletski Runewicz. She was a member of the All Saints Catholic Church and a former member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Grant Town and St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church in Fairmont. Though she left West Virginia, Grant Town remained home to her. She always looked forward to vis...

Robert Linn Miller, age 89, passed away peacefully at Dayton VA Hospice on February 19, 2017. He was born to Harland and Carrie (Reese) Miller in Fairmont, West Virginia. Robert graduated from East Fairmont High School in 1945, and answered the call to serve his country by enlisting in the United States Army on September 12, 1945. He served honorably until 1946, where he then went on to get his Bachelor’s degree in Education from Fairmont State College in 1952. Robert used that education a...

Father Colombo F. Bandiera, 91, of Morgantown, retired Priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at his residence. He was born December 18, 1925, in Morgantown, W.Va., the son of the late Joseph Bandiera and the late Antonia (Pisegna) Bandiera. Father Bandiera was educated at St. Francis Grade and High Schools. He did his undergraduate work at St. Charles College in Catonsville, Md., and his graduate work in Theology at St...