Louise Ridgely Larry, 95, of Fairmont, passed away Tuesday morning January 24, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph John Larry on January 21, 2017. In keeping with the wishes of the deceased, she will be cremated. A complete obituary and memorial service will follow at a later date.

Joseph John Larry, 90, of Fairmont passed away Saturday evening January 21, 2017 at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown. His wife Louise Ridgely Larry passed away on January 24, 2017. In keeping with the wishes of the deceased, he will be cremated. A complete obituary and a memorial service will follow at a later date.

Helen Harriet Yankowski Mihaliak, age 93, departed this life on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 7:25 am following a brief illness. Helen was a lifelong resident of Stonewood having passed away at the home of her daughter in Frederick, Maryland surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Stonewood on August 12, 1923, a daughter of the late William and Anna Potiuk Yankowski. She was married to James Paul Mihaliak, Sr. on January 31, 1948, who preceded her in death on April 16, 2007. ...

Leo Phillips Laratta, 66, of Fairmont, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. He was born on April 24, 1950 a son of Josephine Phillips Laratta of Fairmont and the late John Laratta He owned and operated the Quick Clean Laundromat on Speedway in Fairmont as well as several other businesses over the past 40 years. He was trained in business by his mother at Jo's Home Pastries also on Speedway. He graduated from East Fairmont High School and Salem Inter...

Nelva Jean Brown, 88, of Weston, WV passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Braxton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center at Sutton following a brief illness. Born August 16, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Springer Franklin and Blema Faye Westfall Hoard. Jean married Fleming Thomas Brown on March 1, 1950 and they were happily married for 58 years until his death in 2008. She was a USPS rural mail carrier retiring in 1994, member of the Murphy?s Creek Baptist Church, and...

Linda Louise Wilson, 74, of Clarksburg, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Clarksburg Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Clarksburg, WV, on May 31, 1942, a daughter of the late Hugh C. Wolfe and Rose Folio Wolfe. She is survived by two grandsons, Alex and John Wilson and one brother, Hugh ?Bucky? Wolfe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Christopher Wilson. She was Catholic by faith and a homemaker. There will be no public...

Wanda Doris (Baker) Rakocky, 100, of Bentons Ferry, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. She was born in Alvy, West Virginia, Tyler County, on July 24, 1916, to the late Mahlon and Mary (Wharton) Baker. Wanda was a homemaker and a life-long member of the Church of Christ in Fairmont. Survivors include her sons, John Rakosky and wife, Crystal, of Bentons Ferry and Michael Rakocky and wife, Jennifer, of Kingmont; her daughter, Kathy Laughlin of Bentons Ferry, with whom Wanda resided. A...

Cecil ?Sam? Marsh, 82, of Thornton, formerly of Tunnelton, WV, died on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Wallace B. Murphy Nursing Care located in the Grafton City Hospital. Sam was born March 20, 1934, in Valley Furnace, a son of the late Overton and Hazel (Poling) Marsh. He was a 1951 graduate of Kason High School. Sam was the owner of Cecil Marsh and Sons Trucking of Tunnelton and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Reedsville. Sam retired in 2003 with over 50 years in the truck...

Ronald Evandy Smith ?Dollar Bill?, 48, of Huntington, WV passed away January 23, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born February 28, 1968 to the late parents, Ronald Ervin and Brenda Smith. Ronald was preceded in death by his step-father, Charles Toles; grandmother, Lillian Smith and nephew, Jae?son Hill. He leaves behind to mourn his loss; siblings, Debbie Gibson, Randy Smith, both of Huntington, Jon Smith (Seretta) of Columbus, OH, Stacy Crisp (George) of Huntington, Michelle Logwo...

Rogers Homer Cunningham died at home on January 23, 2017, after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born on February 1, 1944, in Wheeling, WV, and was adopted by the late Darius Matthew and Genevieve Rogers Cunningham of Sutton, WV. He was a life-long resident of Sutton. Rogers was a 1961 graduate of Sutton High School and a 1965 graduate of Glenville State College where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned a master?s degree in business administration from ...