Rose Marie Sellaro Sterling, 97, longtime resident of Greenmont, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home with family by her bedside. Rose was born June 23, 1919 in Chaplin, WV to John and Angelina (Aloisio) Sellaro, and raised in Westover, WV. After losing her Mother at the age of 12, she and her siblings lived for a while in Wheeling at the Catholic Home for Children. She worked at Beaumont Glass as a decorator for many years, and at Rand's Drugs where she met her husband, Ral...

Elma Jane Toothman, 90, of Good Hope Community, passed away on January 21, 2017, at Crestview Manor in Weston, following an extended illness. She was born in Quiet Dell, WV, on January 1, 1927, a daughter of the late Deward and Hazel Xenia Rhodes Kelley. She was married to John W. Toothman on April 25, 1945, and enjoyed 50 years of marriage before his death on June 28, 1995. Mrs. Toothman is survived by four daughters, Sharon Toothman Jewell and husband Ed of Defiance, OH, Ora Jan...

Lloyd William "Buck" Burgess, 86, of Bruceton Mills, WV, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Pine Ridge Nursing Home, Kingwood, WV. Born April 18, 1930, in Fearer, MD, he was the son of the late Kimmell Jose & Enda Pearl (Savage) Burgess.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Louise (Moats) Burgess and one grandson, Kimmell. Buck was a retired truck driver and was of the Pentecostal faith.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion and ...

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...

Gary Lee Chidester, 59, of Tunnelton, WV died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born January 15, 1958 in Kingwood and was a son of the late Willis O. and Elma (Sisler) Chidester. Gary enjoyed listing to music, watching the Golden Girls and Rachel Ray television programs. His interest includes collecting Elvis Presley memorabilia. He is survived by one brother, Robert Chidester of Kingwood; six sisters, Margaret Casteel of Tunnelton, Wendy Lamb...

UNION --- Betty Jo Kirk, 82 of Union, WV passed away Saturday morning, January 21, 2017 at the Springfield Center at Lindside following a long illness. She was born at Star City, WV, July 20, 1934 a daughter of the late Tony and Eva Cline Raymond. Mrs. Kirk was a retired employee of the B. F. Goodrich plant at Union with 30 years service, a member of the Union Memorial Baptist Church at Union where she had served as church secretary and a member of the choir. She had also been a member of the...

Eleanor Lucille Allard, 78, of Fairmont, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born June 10, 1938 in Fairmont, a daughter of the late Guy and Lois Rutherford Abel. She was preceded in death in 1994 by her husband, James C. Allard. Eleanor was a 1956 graduate of Fairmont Senior High School. She was a member of the Life United Methodist Church in Fairmont. She retired from the ABC State Store where she was a clerk for many years, and she p...

H. Wayne Bland, the mayor of Bland Hollow, met his Lord and Savior on January 21, 2017 with his boots on, doing what he loved. He was born at home on July 1, 1950, the youngest of four children born to the late Thurman ?Gib? and Vivian Butcher Bland. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1968, where he played basketball and football. He was the smallest tackle in Marion County.  He was a proud member of the UMWA, retiring in 2006.  He loved to fish, hunt and camp at Bemis.  He lov...

Jackson Edward Howard, infant baby boy passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mon General Hospital. He was born January 21, 2017 in Morgantown, son of Shawn Edward and Jessica Marie Zinn Howard of Tunnelton. Jackson was survived by his maternal grandparents, Jocelyn Ridenour, Kingwood, Steven Zinn and Beth, Independence; paternal grandparents, William and Judy Howard, Tunnelton; maternal great-grandparents, Robert Ridenour, Harold ?Butch? and Rachael Zinn, all of Tunnelton; paternal great-...

Juanita G. Stull, 92, of Alexandria, VA, died Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. She was born in Braxton County on June 16, 1924, a daughter of the late James Harvey and Bessie B. King Henderson. Her husband, Chester O. Stull, whom she married Jan 18, 1953, preceded her in death. She is survived by four children, Kenneth Stull, Barbara Stull, Gregory Stull, and Mark Stull; three grandchildren, Patricia (Stull) Rogers, David Stull, Jennifer (Stull) Freed; and five great-grandchildren, Brittany Stul...