Veral Ray "Butch" Cogar, 63, of Kingwood, passed from this life on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his home. He was born in Sutton December 25, 1953 a son of the late Ray and Virginia (Everson) Cogar. He was a cook at Lakeview and most recently at Mary's Restaurant before health issues forced his retirement. He is survived by his wife Barbara Ann (Sites) Cogar; two brothers Richard Everson of Bruceton Mills and Roger Cogar of Reedsville; and a sister Jane Terrant of Pittsburgh. In addition to h...

Lawrence Moore Chapman, 95, of 736 West Second St., Weston passed away on January 5, 2017 at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility. He was born August 18, 1921 in Weston, WV: a son of Wilma B. and Luther M. Chapman of Weston. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1962, having served first in the West Virginia National Guard, and the U. S. Army. Part of his career was served as a recruiter in the Weston and central West Virginia area. He served in the Aleutian Islands and Japan...

Virgil Allan Adkins, 77, of South Charleston, passed away February 5, 2017. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Allan was a 1957 graduate of South Charleston High School and retired from the City of South Charleston Fire Department with 21 years of service. He was preceded in death by parents, Virgil and Mildred Adkins; brother, Kelly Tawney Jr.; and great-grandson, Jack Rollins. He is survived by wife, Jane Adkins; daughter, Kim Peters (John Rawlin...

George Raymond Bivans, age 35, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died suddenly on Sunday, February 5, 2017 from catastrophic complications to insulin dependent diabetes at War Memorial Hospital. Born March 30, 1981 in Washington, DC, he was the son of Deborah Ellen Courage Nash and Jeffrey Scott Nash of Berkeley Springs, WV and Stuart Marion Bivans of Henderson, NV. He was of the Methodist faith. George attended the University of Maryland for several years and had most recently worked in the hos...

FROSTBURG, MD- James E. Detrick, 78, of Frostburg passed away Sunday, Feb 5, 2017, at the Frostburg Village Nursing Care Center. Born March 13, 1938 in Cumberland, he was the son of Edmund and Dorothy Detrick of Ridgeley. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers Michael, Terry, Jerry; grandson Nathaniel Garner; and, wife Zona. Jim was a graduate of Ridgeley High School and Fairmont State College. He retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, where was a Regi...

Dessie P. Daugherty, 95 of Lincoln Ave. West Union departed this life on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on May 29, 1921 in West Union a daughter of the late Jonathan Berty and Anna Ware Pitts. On July 5, 1941, she married Waitman Dodd and is survived by two of his children, Linda K. Dodd McCullough, of West Union and Sharon A. Dodd Brown, of Cincinnati, OH. On November 26, 1964, she married Bernard Daugherty and is survived by three step child...

Sandra Clevenger age 67 of Leather Bark Run Road, Cedarville, departed this life on Sunday February 5, 2017 at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, following an extended illness. Born May 3, 1949 in Gilmer County, Sandra was the daughter of the late Orval and Evalee Carder Gregory. Sandra was a homemaker who loved caring for her family, spoiling her grandchildren whenever possible and enjoying the quiet life in Gilmer County. In her spare time, Sandra enjoyed listening to Elvi...

Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Jamison Gerrard, 65, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 after a long and hard fought battle with Multiple Sclerosis at Mapleshire Nursing Home in Morgantown, WV. She was born in Morgantown on February 8, 1951, the daughter of the late Donald Lee Jamison and the late Katherine Ruble Jamison. In 1969, Sally graduated from Morgantown High School. She went on to be a phlebotomist at Mon General Hospital where she worked for 19 years. She loved the peo...

James Allen Tritchler, 82, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his home in Brookhaven surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on November 4, 1934 to the late Bernice (McCord) and Wilbur Tritchler. A loyal employee of Sterling Faucet Company, Jim's career spanned over forty plus years, retiring in 1996. He was an avid sports fan who loved golfing, bowling, and spending time with his family and friends. Jim never met a stranger and always had a smile for everyon...

Erika Lynn Curtis, 32 years of age of Clarksburg, WV passed away on Saturday, February 04, 2017 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV. She was born December 10, 1984. She is survived by her son Brycen Samuel Curtis; her father John Curtis and his wife Robin of Bridgeport, WV; her mother Sheila Curtis and her companion Mike Trader of Clarksburg, WV; two step brothers Jeremy Shipp of Bridgeport and Josh Trickett of Grafton, WV; paternal grandmother Betty Curtis of Bridgeport, WV; t...