Burl Ross Heldreth, Jr., 63, of Fairmont passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Japan on February 23, 1953 a son of the late Burl R. Heldreth, Sr. and Margaret Lucille (Compton) Heldreth. He had been employed in the maintenance department of the Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority. Prior to that he had worked at Grandview Memorial Gardens. His hobbies included hunting and race cars. He is survived by his companion, Brenda Yeater; his son Bil...

Mary Bunner Cox Huffman, 90, of Fairmont passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born November 18, 1926 on East Grafton Road, Fairmont, daughter of the late Ira T. and Clara I. (Hayhurst) Bunner, of Bunner?s Dairy. Mary graduated in June 1943 from Fairmont Senior High School at the age of 16. She was formerly employed at Copper?s Coal Company, Owens-Illinois, The Fairmont Box Company, and Champion Block Corporation. Mary is survived by...

Payden Tyler Farnsworth, 8, of Harrison Ave. Weston passed away at 6:38 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She blessed this earth and the lives of her parents when she was born in Clarksburg on November 7, 2008 a daughter of Trenton Farnsworth of Weston and Rebecca Lites of Weston. Memories of her kind, sweet spirit will be treasured by her loving family: seven siblings: Analeigh Farn...

Jerry Ray Campbell, Jr. 45 of Thornton, passed away with his loving family by his side on Monday January 30, 2017 at his home. He was born in Upshur County, April 27, 1971 a son of Jerry Ray Campbell, Sr. and the late Retha Virginia Smith who passed away January 9, 2017. Jerry loved his family and being outdoors and looking over the hill sides. He worked at different factories in Virginia. He is survived by two sisters; Gloria Campbell and companion Mike Gray, and Rhonda Jean Naylor both o...

Alta Belle Carpenter Cogar, 91 of Hacker Valley passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Buckhannon with her two nieces and caregiver by her side. Alta was born on August 14, 1925 in Webster County the daughter of Jasper Newt and Roena Cowger Carpenter. From the age of 15 she dedicated her time and life to care for Wesley and Alta Anderson until their death. She was a lifetime member of Hacker Valley Methodist Church & Rebekah Lodge 91. She was a loving, carin...

Karen Lynn Reich, 59, of Clarksburg passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born January 14, 1958 in Clarksburg, WV; daughter of the late Charles Edward and Margret J. Mealey Reich. Karen is survived by her companion, of 17 years, Douglas A. Denholm of Clarksburg; three daughters, Carly Fittro, Ada Workman, Madison Workman all of Clarksburg; one son, Christopher J. Reich of Pittsburgh, PA; four brothers, James ?Chip? and Tina Reich, Charles ?Chuck? and An...

Wakem Simon, age 94 of Clarksburg, passed peacefully into eternal life, at his home, surrounded by his family, on Monday, January 30, 2017. He was born October 5, 1922 in Clarksburg, the son of the late Elias and Nellie (Wakem) Simon. His wife of 49 years, Mary Tricot Simon, preceded him in death on January 11, 1997. He is survived by four children, Flora Ann ?Flory?Simon of Tucson, Arizona, E. Wakem and Diana Simon, Jim and Patti Simon of Clarksburg, Judy and Mark Bonamico of Bridgep...

Wilmer "Bill" Sypolt, 88, of Bruceton Mills, WV, died Monday, January 30, 2017, at Worthington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Parkersburg, WV The son of the late Gratto and Ida E. Sines Sypolt, he was born January 1, 1929, in Albright, WV. Bill was a retired carpenter. He enjoyed woodworking, repairing his lawn mowers and going to car shows in his 1957 Chevrolet. He is survived by his wife, Lorena Graham Sypolt; two daughters and their spouses, Cathy and Dennis Reckart of Bruceton Mill...

Verna Elbon, 97, of Spelter, passed peacefully from this life during the early morning hours of Monday, January 30, 2017 with family by her side. Verna was born on September 8, 1919 in Huttonsville; a daughter of the late Woodford Harmon and Verna Sybil (Brake) Tacy. Verna is survived by two daughters, Joyce Neeley and Susie Randolph and husband Stephen; four sons, Fred Elbon and friend Linda Skidmore; Phillip Elbon and wife Shirley; Stephen Elbon and wife Joyce; and Dennis Elbon and wi...

Wilma Lee Toothman Bunner, age 80, of Whitehall, WV went home to her Savior after passing away from cancer on January 30, 2017 at home in White Hall, WV. Born at home on January 12, 1937, in Hopewell, WV, Wilma attended East Fairmont High School, graduating in 1954, and Fairmont State College, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1958 with a BA degree in Education. In her youth, Wilma?s life was influenced most by her parents, Guy Lee Toothman and Audra Mauk Toothman, who preceded her in death, as w...