On January 7, 2017, the Lord called Caryl Taylor Burke of Fairmont home as she peacefully entered eternity surrounded by her cherished daughters at the age of ninety. Caryl was a loving and selfless wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, but most importantly a follower of Christ. She was born on February 6, 1926 in Porter, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Carlton Cecil Taylor and Grace Doyle Taylor. She was raised in the Gary, Indiana area alongside her beloved late sister...

Norma Jean Pritchard, 83, of Fairmont, Meadowdale Community, passed away peacefully at John Manchin Sr. Health Care on Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1933 a daughter of the late Norman Francis Jumper and Violet A. (Worley) Jumper Stimeling. Jean graduated from High School in Pennsylvania in 1952. She worked as a clerk at the Sears store in Fairmont and as an Avon distributor. She was last employed as a cook for the Marion County Board of Edu...

William "Bill" Clyde Powell, age 70, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2016 following an extended illness. He was born October 24, 1946 in Flemington, WV, a son of the late Clyde Powell and Ollie Donaldson Powell. His wife, Sue E. Bruce Powell, whom he married May 10, 2006, resides at their home in Jane Lew. Bill is also survived by three children, William A. Stutler III of West Milford, Kristi Barnard and her husband Gibson of Meadowbrook, and Patricia Cayton and her husb...

Jo Ann Morton Yates, 82, of Lewisburg passed away on Saturday January 7, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 10, 1934 in Richwood, WV and was the daughter of the late William G. and Delsie Heater Morton. Jo Ann was a retired X-Ray Tech, a graduate of Lewisburg High School and Fairmont State College. She was member of Lewisburg United Methodist Church, a long standing elder at Old Stone Presbyterian Church and a member of United Methodist Women Circle. Jo Ann was a member? of Lewi...

James Wilson "J.W." Prunty, age 83, of Hardbarger Run, Harrisville, WV, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was born July 30, 1933 in Pullman, WV, a son of the late Bay T. and Ronolda (Cunningham) Prunty. James attended Harrisville High School and served his country in the US Army with two tours of duty in Korea and Germany during the Korean Conflict. During his service, he earned the rank of Corporal and his welding and mechanic certification. James worked as a dozer ...

Fred Carol Conaway, 85, of Cornelius, North Carolina formerly of Fairmont died on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Cornelius, North Carolina. He was born in Barrackville a son of the late Harry and Arlene Ely Conaway. Fred proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard. He retired from the United Mine Workers Association working in the Barrackville Mines as a Supply Clerk. He had been a member of Barrackville Church of Christ and Oakwood Road Church of Christ. He was an avid fisher...

Martha Jane Gallagher, 93, of Klondike Community, Fairview, WV died Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the Mapleshire Nursing Home in Morgantown. She was born at Fairview, February 14, 1923, a daughter of the late Lawrence R. Tennant and Macy Price Tennant. Martha Jane attended schools in the Fairview area until her last year and she graduated from Clay-Battelle High School in 1941. She married her husband, Nelson N. Gallagher, on November 16, 1942. ...

Jason Allen Beerbower, 34, of Mannington, passed away early Saturday morning, January 7, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born November 17, 1982 in Fairmont, a son of Harold E. Beerbower, II and Marla Darlene Masters Beerbower, who survive him in Mannington. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Harold ?Trey? Beerbower, III and his wife Megan of Fairmont; his sister, Tara Beerbower Johnson of Shinnston; his grandmother, Elizabeth Masters of Mannington; his nie...

Randy J. Butcher, 57, of Weston passed away at 9:37 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at his residence following complications from epileptic seizures. He was born in Weston on March 13, 1959 a son of the late Gilbert Lane Butcher and Mary Evelyn Bailey Butcher of Weston. He is survived by seven siblings: Glen Ann Foster of Parkersburg; Melody Butcher and husband, Martin, of Deltona, FL, Melissa Gregory of Weston, Chris Butcher of Walkersville, and Greg Butcher of Walkersville, Brian Bu...

Edward A. (Bud) Thompson, 89 of the Norway Community in Fairmont passed away on January 7, 2017. He was the world to his wife, Imogene (Sutphin) or ?Shirley? as he called her in his last days.They were married on June 30, 1957. He was also everything to his daughters, Susan Tuttle and her husband Jack and Kimberly Durbin and her husband Greg. To him there was no one like his grandchildren, Jillian Barnhart and her husband Bobby, Joel and Kristin Tuttle, Todd Taylor, and Lauren Braham and h...