Willard Dale Falls, 84, of Fairmont, WV, passed away on Saturday December 27, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on August 9, 1941, in Fairmont, WV the son of the late Chester and Leona (Strawderman) Falls. Willard was a graduate of East Fairmont High School and after graduation served his country in the United States Army. He was a truck driver for Joseph Geese Imports, was a member of the VFW on Morgantown Avenue and enjoyed puzzles. Left to cheri...

Margaret Carunchia, 98, of Fairmont, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025. She was born in Fairmont on May 15, 1927, a daughter of the late Frank and Victoria Romano. Margaret worked at the Starlight Drive in, the family business, from the early 1950s until the late 1980s. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cleaning and being a homemaker. Margaret is survived by her children, Michael and Melissa “Misty” Carunchia and Lana and Joe Glass; grandchildren, Elissa Cavender and her husband Mi...

Thomas Joseph Kees, 86, passed unexpectedly on December 26, 2025, at his home. He was born in Germantown, Pa, on January 01, 1939, the son of the late John Charles and Margaret Luckenbill Kees, Sr. Tom is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years Aretha Champ Kees whom he married on September 26, 1970, in Charleston, West Virginia, and by his beloved son and daughter-in-law Darrell William Kees and Barbara from Monongah. Also he is survived by eleven grandchildren Tiffany, Ashley, Josep...

Karen Sue Gribben, 83, of Fairmont passed away peacefully on Sunday December 21, 2025. She was born in Fairmont on December 10, 1942, a daughter of the late Earl L. and Mary (Shumaker) Carpenter. Karen was an active Fairmont resident. She was a graduate of East Fairmont High School and West Virginia University. A member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, League of Women Voters, Fairmont Quota Club, Fairmont Parking Authority, Exxon Community Liaison Panel, Main Street Fairmont a...

Kenneth “Ken” Eugene Fisher, of Levels Community, Fairmont, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, at The Pierpont Center in Fairmont, WV. He was 90 years old. Born on March 27, 1935, a son of the late Daniel Jerome and Jettie June (Swisher) Fisher, Kenneth was a 1953 graduate of East Fairmont High School and subsequently served in the United States Army. He married the love of his life, Alma Jean Rudy on November 27, 1957, at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. He ...

Colleen Marie Dooley, 69, of Fairmont, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Clarksburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 29, 1956, a daughter of the late Harriet Marie Etherton and Jack Holder. Colleen is survived by her children, Gesha Dooley and her husband Ousmane Koanda of Fairmont, Shane Dooley and his wife Pam of Morgantown, Josh Dooley of Maryland, John Lubarsky of New Jersey, Candice Wydra of Michigan; sisters, Maureen Cole and Cindy Bender; ...

Dale Alan Rogers, 84, of Fairmont, WV passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He was born on April 13, 1941, the son of the late Raymond and Hallie Lee (McVicker) Rogers. Dale was a graduate of East Fairmont High School and served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He attended Samaria Free Methodist Church faithfully, was a member of the VFW and American Legion and in his y...

GRACIE LEE MILLER June 1, 1926 - December 15, 2025 Gracie Lee Miller, 99, of Monongah, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025 at Saint Barbara’s Memorial Nursing Home in Monongah, WV. She is the daughter of the late Cornelius Ragland and Malisse Childs of Halifax County, VA. She was raised by Oscar and Nannie Winfield of Monongah. She is survived by her loving son, William Matthew Miller III of Worthington. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, William Matthew...

JoAnn (Chickrell) Cosco of Hurricane, WV, formerly of Fairmont, WV, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at Paramount Senior Living in Ona WV, after a long and valiant battle with multiple illnesses, including cancer. She was born December 22, 1943 to Nick and Mary (Besedich) Chickrell of Farmington, WV. The proud daughter of a West Virginia coal miner, JoAnn will lovingly be remembered for her kindness, hospitality and generosity to everyone she met. She was a loving mot...

Nancy Hearst, of Monona, Wisconsin, formerly of Steubenville, Ohio, and Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. She was 77. Nancy was born on July 10, 1948, in Steubenville, Ohio, eldest child of the late Walter and Angeline Sebalac Sierawski. She was a graduate of Steubenville High School and went on to earn her nursing degree from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through the matchmaking efforts of one of her best friend...