UTT, WILLIAM R. ?BILL?, 78, OF WILEYVILLE, WV, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 AT HIS HOME. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LONG VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS BORN JANUARY 24, 1938 IN WETZEL COUNTY THE SON OF THE LATE ANTHONY AND MARY (HORNER) UTT. ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, LENORA UTT, FOUR SISTERS, DAPHINE GODDARD, LOVEY MAE, ETHEL AND IRENE UTT, SIX BROTHERS, EVERETT, ELMER, CHARLIE, RAY, CLARENCE AND WILBERT UTT. SURVIVING ARE FIVE CHILDREN, WILLIAM? U...

Wallace Junior Poling 80, Glen Easton, W.Va. passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 in Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, W.Va. Wallace was born September 19, 1936 in Philippi, W.Va. son of the late David and Mary Poling. Wallace was a retired coal miner and enjoyed his family , and working on his farm. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Twila (Omero) Poling, a brother Roger Poling, and a sister Priscilla (Bob) Allen. Survived three children; two ...

Eloise Kay Mullens, 74, of W 6th St. Weston passed away at 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her residence, in hospice care, surrounded by her beautiful collection of angels and her loving family, following a long battle with kidney disease. She was born in Knox, PA on November 15, 1942 a daughter of the late Arden Albert "Art" Fry and Arlene Lucille Hamilton Fry. Her feisty, fun-loving spirit will be carried on by her daughter, Becky Mullens Wine and husband, Don, of Weston; t...

Luana Sue Ansline, 67 of Good Hope Pike, Clarksburg departed this life on Sunday, January 22, 2017 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 6, 1949 at Clarksburg a daughter of the late Royal and Vivian Kellar Davis. On April 2, 1993 she married Louis Ansline who survives. Also surviving are twin daughters, Jacquelyn Sue Maggart and husband Cory, Jennifer Elaine Grandy and husband Kevin, both of Vero Beach, Fl, three sons, John Michael Ansline, Elwood City, PA, Pa...

Frances Lunceford, 95, formerly of Replete passed away January 22, 2017 at the Braxton County Health Care Center. She was born on April 10, 1921, at Marpleton, WV to the late McKinley Jackson Brown and Virginia Easter (Crowe) Brown. On May 7, 1939 she married Victor Lunceford who passed away on September 9, 1999. Also preceding her in death are sons Arnold Ray and Thomas D. Lunceford; daughters Phyllis G. Anderson and Patricia Faye Lunceford; brothers, Montia, Hubert, Bud and Hobert Brown; si...

Loraine Gorey Phillips Knobel of Monongah, WV passed away Sunday January 22, 2017 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. She was born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Goryl of Rachel, WV. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Knobel; a daughter, Paula Park; a sister, Genevieve Tekieli; a stepdaughter, Blinda Parker; and a stepson, Bobby Knobel. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Miconi of Fairmont, Jacquie Price a...

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...

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-...

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...