Oliva Prieto Maditz Matheny, 92, of Bridgeport, WV, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 14, 1924 in Anmoore, a daughter of the late Jose and Ceferina (Suarez) Prieto both of Cancienne, Spain. Oliva is survived by one daughter, Ceferina Haught and husband Tim; three grandchildren: Gary Haught and wife Jennifer of Roanoke, VA; Susan Wood and husband Greg of Bridgeport; and Amy Sweeney and husband Patrick of Bridgeport; ...

Arnett Ray Burnside, 83, of Bridgeport, passed away Wednesday evening, February 8, 2017, in Bridgeport. He was born October 14, 1933, in Clarksburg, the son of the late Harvey Arnett Burnside and Etta Mae Williams Burnside. Arnett is survived by three children, Beth A. Nooralian of Fairfax, VA; Brenda K. Dalessandro and her husband Mark of Tucson, AZ; and Scott P. Burnside of Bridgeport; three grandchildren, Jared and Jacob Dalessandro and Skyler Nooralian; one sister Hylen Calcerano of Ple...

Twanda Lou Ratliff, 64, of Main St. Burnsville passed away 12:47 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following an extended illness. She was born in Sutton on June 25, 1952 a daughter of the late Raymond Cleveland Cogar and Ruth Edwards Cogar. On April 23, 1973 she married Granville Lane Ratliff and they celebrated 31 years of marriage before his passing on December 16, 2005. Her strong caring nature will be carried on by her three children: Sus...

JAMES S. HAWKINS, 94 of Paris, PA passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Weirton Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1922 in Smithfield, WV. He was the son of the late John and Mayme Talkington Hawkins. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Avis Anderson, Ramona Elhammer, Gladys Quill, Eleanor Snodgrass; brother, John Hawkins. James was a US Army veteran, 1st Army, 3rd armor division, WWII Battle of the Bulge; 25 year club of Weirton Steel. He retired as a heater helper in ...

Paula Claudette Stringer, 74, of Fairmont, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her residence. She was born January 18, 1943 in Jacksonville, Fla., a daughter of Ida Marie Erickson and the late Edward Benjamin Cushing. Paula was a veteran of the United States Army. She was formerly employed at the Community Action Center in Ponca City, OK working with developmentally disabled individuals. She was also employed as a waitress, most recently at the Cracker Barrel in Fairmont. She enjo...

Sample "Betty" Baxter Cross, 89, of Proctor, WV passed away on Tuesday, February 07, 2017 while at Wetzel County Hospital. Betty was born March 21, 1927 on Newman Ridge in Wetzel County, daughter of the late Forrest Wolsey and Pearl Anne (Bohrer) Baxter. She worked as a telephone operator when she met the dream of her life; later, after raising her family she worked at the former Grant's and Ames department stores as a clerk. She loved quilting, baking, cake decorating and canning. She ...

DALLAS EUGENE HAUN, JR., 87, of West Bloomfield, MI, passed away on February 7. A 32nd-degree Master Mason, he was a proud member of Scottish Rite Freemasonry for over 60 years. He graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit with a bachelor's degree in psychology. An avid reader and traveler, his journeys took him to destinations from Alaska to Belize, London, and French Polynesia. His civic activities included serving as a district chairman for the Michigan Republican Party and as an al...

Betsy Brown Reger of Vienna, WV died Tuesday February 7, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born August 2, 1943 in Clarksburg, WV, a daughter of the late Paul W. and Harriett Low Brown. She is survived by her husband, Robert H. Reger Jr., whom she married August 28, 1965, a son Michael Brown Reger (Carolyn) of Vienna, WV; and a sister, Harriett Ann Northey (Wayne) of Bridgeport, WV. She is also survived by brother in-law, Jack Reger of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; two nephews and three niec...

Gywin A. Good, 51, of Clarksburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Clarksburg on November 16, 1965, a daughter of the late Larry Bunch, step mother Sue Bunch who survives; and her biological mother, Patty Winters and her step father, John P. Gallo. In addition, she is also survived by two daughters, Danielle Good of Clarksburg, and Tricia Moore McCoy of West Columbia, WV; three grandchildren; one brother, Frank John Gallo of Clarksburg; one niece ...

Paul Wilson, 78, of Fairmont passed away Monday, February 07, 2017 at the Pierpont Center in Fairmont. He was born June 15, 1938 son of the late Roy Wilson and Pauline Hamilton Collins. Paul was a former employee at Owens Illinois and retired from Keyser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Paul is survived by his wife, Connie Julian Wilson; two daughters, Samra Wilson of Florida and Kim Wilson Cresman of Fairmont; a daughter-in-law, Kendra Blosser; step ...