George Edward Trader,91 of Jensen Beach, Fl., formerly of Grafton, passed away October 16, 2016, He was born July 17, 1925 in Grafton, son of the late Raymond Clyde and Edna Mae Larew Trader. George is survived by his wife, Ida Mae Keener Trader. Was a Veteran of the US. ARMY, serving in World War ll 1943-1945 tail gunner in a B-24 Liberator bomber. He was a graduate of GHS. Class 1943, graduated from Fairmont State with a Bachelor of Arts in education in 1952, he taught shop, coach...

Charles Oliver “Little Bill” McNear 62 of Kingwood, WV went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, due to a Four-Wheeler Accident. He was born on May 19, 1954 in Preston and was a son of the late Charles Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth (Simpson) McNear. Charles worked as a tree trimmer for Asplundh for over 35 years. He retired in 2012 when he was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer, which he has battled the past four years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends al...

Peter Jackson McDiffitt, 79, of Kingwood, WV, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Peter was born September 20, 1937, in Big Run, WV, a son of the late Peter Virgil and Ida Mable (Willey) McDiffitt. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a 1958 graduate of Pine Grove Valley High School. After retiring as a custodian for 30 years for the Preston County Board of Education in 1997, Peter started working for the Kingwood Library in 1998 until the day of his pas...

Mary Cecelia Borgman of Borgman, WV, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at her home built by her father, where she was born and lived throughout her life. She was 107 years old. She was born November 10, 1908, to Francis William and Cecelia (Korte) Borgman. Mary was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church where she taught catechism, trained altar boys, and was a member of the St. Joseph’s Altar Sodality. She was the church organist for more than 30 years. After the clos...

Dolores “Dee” (Moats) Fullmer, 86, of Tunnelton, WV, died on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Preston Memorial Hospital. Dee was born June 12, 1930, in Erwin, WV, a daughter of the late James Howard and Goldie Elsie (Sisler) Moats. She worked as an addiction counselor for 20 years at Preston Memorial Hospital before retiring in 1996. She was a life member of the Fort Butler Post 826 VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Kingwood; she attended the Irona Full Gospel Assembly Church in Kingwood. She is su...

Dr. Stephen Charles Hilton of Kingwood, WV died on the morning of July 29th, 2016, age 65, as the result of an automobile accident. Steve was born November 18, 1950 in Key West, FL, a son of the late Harry Marsh and Estella Mae (Gleason) Hilton. "Doc Hilton," as he was affectionately known in his community, graduated from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, VA. He went on to earn Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Microbiology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, V...

Dean Earl Hughes, 83, of Kingwood, WV, died on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Preston Memorial Hospital. Dean was born April 30, 1933, in Johnstown, PA, a son of the late Richard Owen and Florence Pearl (Sell) Hughes. He attended Waynesburg College and Wesley Seminary. Dean was a Methodist Minister and he was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Kingwood. He belonged to the Waynesburg Lodge 153 F. & A.M. and the Shrine Temple in Pittsburgh, PA. He is survived by his wife of...

Theodore Hugh Frederick, 80, of Independence, WV, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Hugh was born January 19, 1936, in Independence, a son of the late Noble Ross “Pete” Frederick and Laura Hazel (Deavers) Frederick Tucker He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He worked over 25 years as a heavy equipment operator and upon retiring he was a truck driver for J.B. Hunt. Hugh enjoyed fishing during his...

Herbert E. Bledsoe, 69, of Independence, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at his home. Herbert was born December 8, 1946, in Lynchburg, VA, a son of the late Lucian Milan and Dorothy Lorraine (Stinnett) Bledsoe. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving 20 years as an air traffic controller. Herbert retired in 2010 after working with the University Police Department for 23 years; he was an Interim Pastor for the Independence Baptist Church and a Pastor of Belington Baptist Church He taug...

Robert “Bob” Snider II, 69, of Preston County Country Club, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Preston Memorial Hospital in the presence of family and friends. Bob was born January 5, 1947, in Beckley, WV, a son of the late Robert Bruce and Nancy (Fuller) Snider. He was very proud to be a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a Russian translator using his linguist abilities. Bob was a graduate of West Virginia University. He retired in 2012 as the Quality Manager for Swanson Indu...