Robert K. Smith, 85, of Kingwood went home to be with the Lord on December 30, 2016 at PineRidge, Stonerise Healthcare in Kingwood, where he resided until his passing. Born June 6, 1931, in Clarksburg, WV, he was the son of Russell Smith and Mayme Beatrice (Jackson) Smith Foster. After graduating from Washington Irving High School, Clarksburg, WV, in 1949, he entered the U.S. Marines serving three years including a tour of duty in the Korean War. Upon discharge, he was employed by Douglas Ai...

Rex Nelson Reeder, age 80, of Buckhannon, the Tennerton Community, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born on May 11, 1936, at Etna, a son of the late French and Rachel Hosaflook Reeder. On April 26, 1963, he was united in marriage to Shirley Raikes Reeder who survives. Also surviving are two daughters: Natalie Dawn Reeder and Lisa Jean Reeder, both of Buckhannon; niece Sandra Byrd Currence and husband Ken and nephew Steven Carpenter and wife Maril...

Debra S. Sparks, 62, resident of Wheeling, WV, died Friday, December 30, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born on March 12, 1954 in Glenville, WV, daughter of the late Otha and Mavis Langford Collins. Debra was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers. Surviving is a son, Ryan Sparks and his girlfriend, Stephanie; daughter, Theresa Sparks; brother, Kenneth Collins; 4 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Kepner Funer...

Darrell Charles Freeman, 84, of Fairmont, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Fairmont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Darrell was born on May 30, 1932, a son of the late Herman and Nina Hayhurst Freeman. He is survived by his loving wife, Doris Ruth Stevens Freeman. In addition to his wife, Darrell is survived by a son, David Freeman and his wife Veronica "Rocky" of Cutler, OH; a step-son, David Kittle and his wife Cathy of Fairmont; two grandchildren, Gage and Jacob Freeman;...

Gretia L Reynolds, 68 of Terra Alta passed away December 30, 2016 at Preston Memorial Hospital. She was born July 25, 1948, daughter of the late Freeman and Edna Rodeheaver Winters. She is survived by her husband Jeffrey Reynolds. She worked at Baltimore Washington Hospital for many years. She and her husband loved WV and retired to the mountains of WV a few years back. All services are private.

Lona Belle Woody Demastes, age 74, of Rock Cave, died on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born on October 22, 1942, in Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late Roy and Tessie Arbogast Woody. She was united in marriage on September 2, 1960, to Robert Darrell Demastes who preceded her in death on December 2, 2006. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by two daughters: Pearl Moore of French Creek and B...

Victor Weirich Rush, 84, of Wheeling, died December 29th at home with family by his side. He was born January 12, 1932, the son of the late Victor S. and Gertrude Annabelle Weirich Rush. Victor, a Fulbright scholar to the University of Singapore, was a lifelong educator and academic who taught history at Wheeling Park, Triadelphia, and Bellaire high schools, and at Lincoln Vocational Jr. High. A graduate of West Liberty State College where he was a pitcher for the baseball team, and West V...

Patricia Joan Harper, 81 , of Rivesville, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Select Medical Hospital in Latrobe, PA. She was born August 27, 1935 in Millersville a daughter of the late Thomas M. and Hazel E. Kirby Hickman. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Roy W. Harper. Mrs. Harper was a 1953 graduate of East Fairmont High School. She was a Methodist by faith and a homemaker in her own home. Patricia was a devoted wife and mother to her family. She was an excellent ...

Helen Louise Frum (Brown), 91, of Fields Park Road, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. She was born on March 27, 1925 in Morgantown, WV. She is the daughter of the late William Carl Brown and Emma F. Brown (Getz). She is survived by her brother Gerald Brown; four children; Russell Frum and wife, Janice, Ellen Shafer, Robert Frum, and Mickey Frum, and six grandchildren, along with several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She enjoyed caring for her home and was alwa...

Chambers, Paul Eugene, age 83 of Sistersville, WV died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg, WV. He was born on June 10, 1933 in Paden City, WV a son of the late Raymond Paul and Daisy Lazear Chambers. Paul was a retired employee of the former Ormet Corp., Hannibal, OH; a U.S. Army veteran; a member of the Paden City Christian Church; a member of the V.F.W. Post #6327, Sistersville. He loved fishing, hunting, camping and watching his son and gr...