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...

Elizabeth ?Betsy? Linn Rainey, 78, of Monongah passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. Barbara?s Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer?s disease and Dementia. She was born on September 2, 1938 in Fairmont, WV, daughter of the late George and Violet (Finch) Linn. Betsy grew up in Grafton, WV and graduated from Grafton High School in 1956. She then attended Fairmont State College and graduated in 1960 with a degree in Music Education. She then moved to Annapolis, MD wh...

Marie Victoria Orlando Bolyard Marie Bolyard of Suncrest died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home with family at her side. She was born April 19, 1927 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Domenico Antony (Tony) Orlando and Renata Sampaolesi Orlando. Marie was the last remaining of the Orlando family. She spent the early years of her life in Marion County, West Virginia while her parents operated the Superior Supply Store. Upon moving to Morgantown, Marie?s parents opened a grocery ...

Ida Mae Webb, 96, of Toms Run Road, Roanoke passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home following a brief illness. She was born on February 14, 1919: daughter of the late Spaulding Claypoole and Alice (Riffle) Claypoole. Ida Webb survived by one daughter: Laura Mae Wimer and two sons: Wilbert Ralph Webb and Michael Ray Webb and Veronica. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren: John David Wimer, Terri Lynn Bubnar, Samuel Lee Wimer, Robert Wayne Wimer, David Oren Webb, Ella Mae Heffne...

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...

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...

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 ...

Nina Mae Mason, 78, of Chester, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, where she resided for several years. Born January 24, 1938 in Harrisville, West Virginia, she is a daughter of the late Howard and Etta Haynes Cunningham. Nina was a homemaker and a Christian by faith. She leaves behind her sons, Duane Mason and his wife Connie of New Cumberland, James Mason and his wife Jane of Chester and Denzil Mason and his wife Debby of Cox?s Mills, WV.; d...