Phillip Matthew Curran, 42, of Orlando, WV passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Clarksburg on January 16, 1975, a son of James Michael Curran and step son of Bobbi Curran who survive in Nutter Fort, and son of Judith Ann Whyte Curran who survives in Bridgeport. In addition to his parents and step mother, he is also survived by his wife, Geanna Matthews Curran, whom he married September 15, 2011; one son, Jonathan Michael Curran of Weston; one brot...

Ethelene Metz Duckworth, 96, of Gassaway went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2017 at Genesis Glenville Center. She was born December 13, 1920 in Braxton County a daughter of the late George and Hallie Steele Metz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blen Duckworth; two sisters and two brothers. She is survived by three children, Linda Dobbins (Neal) of Gassaway, Sandra Drake (Butch) of Glenville and Gary Duckworth (Nancy) of Parkersburg; six grandchildren, Dawn Dobbin...

Sylvia Lee Johnson, 77, of Roanoke, VA, formerly of Fairmont, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born on March 23, 1939 in Follansbee, WV, daughter of the late William and Edna Hart. Sylvia was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, Sylvia is preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, William “Tony” Johnson; a daughter, Catherine “Cathy” Chafin Belcher; a brother, William “Buc...

Edward Clyde “Skitzy” Jones II, 77, of Elk Creek Rd., Philippi, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. He was born October 30, 1939 at Grafton, a son of the late Edward Clyde Jones and Marion Mahaffey Jones. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Ann Wilson Jones, whom he married Nov. 24, 1965 (51 years of marriage); a son, Edward Clyde Jones III and his wife, Kristie, of Franklin Furnace, OH; grand-daughter-in-law, Katie Jones, of Manford OH; 5 grand...

THOMAS LEE "TOMMY" JONES, age 32 years, a resident of Slab Camp Road, Pheasant Run Community, Kerens, WV departed this life Tuesday evening, February 14, 2017 at his home. He was born Wednesday, March 21, 1984 at Elkins, WV, a son of Roger Lee and Deborah Ann Phillips Jones, who survive at Hambleton. On July 12, 2003 at the First Church of the Nazarene at Parsons, WV, he was married to the former Stephanie Lane Taylor, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Trenton Lee and Trevor Lee ...

Joseph Anthony Angerame, 69 of St. Marys, W.Va. passed away Feb. 14, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg. He was born March 9, 1947 in New York City son of the late Salvatore and Margaret Monforte Angerame. He was the owner operator of Goodfellas Café in Clarksburg, W.Va. and he attended St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church in Parkersburg. Joseph is survived by his wife, Rosana D'Aloia Angerame; two daughters, Lisa Marie Stanfield and Roseanne Salome LoPour; three...

William "Bill" Arthur Marshall, 81, of Homewood Rd. Weston passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in the Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Jane Lew. He was born in Flemington on February 10, 1936 a son of the late Chester Marshall and Irene Powell Marshall. On May 1, 1967 he married Eleanor Grove who loved him beyond words and will miss him beyond measure after 49 years of marriage. His strong devoted nature will be carried on by his daughter, Vicki Almase of Weston; th...

Norma I. Ellefson, age 81 of Washington Lands, Moundsville, WV died Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at home. surrounded by her family. She was born April 22, 1935 in Marshall County, WV, the daughter of the late Chauncey W. and Lucy Virginia Jones. She worked in the Marshall County Clerk’s Office from 1953-1961, retired from Panhandle Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of WV, after 20 years of service from 1976 – 1996; and was the pianist for the Jones Sisters singing group from Marshall County for ma...

Rodger William Merrill, 69, of Lake Milton, Ohio, formerly of Fairmont, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was born in Fairmont on December 7, 1947 to the late William "Bill" and Emma Virginia (Carpenter) Merrill. Rodger, a proud Marine who served his country during the Viet Nam War, was a National Hot Rod Association enthusiast. Rodger is survived by his sister, Diann Hovatter and her husband Gary, of Ozark, Alabama; his brothers, Ronnie Merrill and his wife Nettie, of Farming...

Tonight, as we gaze at the nighttime sky, God will have blessed us with a bright new star, named Alice Forge Kennedy, who was born premature, at just 20 weeks old, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017. Alice blessed the lives of her parents, Matthew Alan Kennedy and Faith Anne Forge-Kennedy of Weston, the minute they saw her sweet face during their first ultrasound. With just one look at this beautiful new life with a strong beating heart, they...