Jack Ronald Hawkins, 90, of Buckhannon, formerly of Fairmont, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at the Holbrook on the Hill Nursing Home. Jack was born in Fairmont on December 21, 1926, a son of the late William Ervin Hawkins and Sarah Stretchberry Hawkins. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen "Lucille" Deabler Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins is survived by his son, Bill Hawkins and his wife Patricia of China Grove, NC; his daughters, Ronna Prendergast of Dayton, OH and Brenda K...

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...

Brenda Sue Insani Carpenter Bryan, 69, of Clarksburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Clarksburg on February 13, 1947, a daughter of the late Robert and Alice Rieser Insani. Twice married, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles F. ?Chuck? Carpenter, whom she married on April 30, 1966. She is survived by her second husband, John Patrick Bryan, Jr., whom she married June 25, 1993. Also surviving are two daughters, Amy Todd of C...

Lyle Grant Moore, 98 of Boothsville Road, Bridgeport, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 31, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Bridgeport on August 27, 1918, a son of the late Grant and Mamie (Preston) Moore. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence M. (Looman) Moore, in 1987. He is survived by two daughters, Lyla Bruzda and her husband Joseph; and Pauline Mary Bowman, all of Bridgeport; seven grandchildren, Diana Constable, Michael Whitehair; Jamie List and her husband JR; M...

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...

Allene Helen Price Colborn, 91, of Fairmont passed away at Mon General Hospital with her beloved family by her side. She was welcomed into God?s open arms on January 31, 2017. Helen was born on January 19, 1926, the daughter of the late Paul Holland Price and Helen Tapp Price. Helen graduated from West Virginia University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. Her life?s work and proudest achievement was her family, and she had profound love for the people in her life. Hele...

Linda Louise Edwards, 74, of Cadet St., Fairmont, WV, passed away Tuesday evening in her residence. She was born January 17, 1943 in Davis, WV, daughter of the late Ernest Glenn and Thelma Virginia Cassidy Raines. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Tevebaugh United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Monongah High School. She became employed with Westinghouse in Fairmont, WV and later worked at St. Barbara?s Nursing Home in Monongah. She graduated from a medical assistant program in Clarksburg,...

Pelton Noel Jones, age 87, of Hagerstown, MD, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, WV. Born December 20, 1929 in Durham, NC, he was the son of the late Elmer and Ellavay Turner Jones. He was a member of the Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church. He attended and graduated from public schools in Salem, WV. Mr. Jones was a retired electrical supervisor with the University of Maryland at College Park, MD. He was devoted to his family and his chur...

Albert ?Buck? L. O?Neil, 74, of New Martinsville, WV went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, January 31, 2017 while at Wetzel County Hospital. Albert was born February 27, 1942 in Proctor, WV, son of the late Lindsay and Georgia (Burge) O?Neil. He was a retired pipe fitter for Tri-Angle, a U.S. Army veteran who served during Vietnam, member of the DAV, former member of the New Martinsville VFW and Legion and member of the former Bethel Baptist Church in New Martinsville. In addition t...

Doris Hefner, 81, of Wildcat Rd. Ireland, WV, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Holbrook Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born March 14, 1935 at Crawford, WV, she was the daughter of the late William ?Bill? and Nancy Ruth Smith Hefner. Doris was homemaker, attended Elijah Chapel United Methodist on Wildcat Road, enjoyed gardening, talking on the phone, and loved the outdoors. She is also preceded in death by her siblings, Lewis Hefner, Victor Hefner, Opal Jack...