Lowell Ralph Brown 84, formerly of Herold in Braxton County, Ohio and Florida passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 following a long illness. He was born in Braxton County, West Virginia on August 11, 1932 a son of the late Leonard Brown and Emza Butcher Brown. He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Jacquelyn L. Finley Brown. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired in 1985 from the East Ohio Gas/ Dominion Gas after 30 years in the customer service ...

Walter Clark Murphy, 85, of Salem, WV, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at the Pittsburgh VA Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born in Centerpoint, WV, on February 10, 1932, a son of the late Lonnie and Alma Smith Murphy. Twice married, Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Woodson Murphy in 1956, and his second wife, Dina Belle Moore Murphy in 2011. Mr. Murphy is survived by two daughters, Loretta Barberio and husband Frank of Reynoldsville...

James Keith Rogers, 85, of Fairmont passed on Saturday, July 29, 2017 due to complications from COPD. He was surrounded by loving family and passed away peacefully. He was born in Meadowdale, WV on October 6, 1931, a son of the late Arthur Clay Rogers and Helen (Malone) Rogers. James was raised on a dairy farm, and attended a 2-room school in his youth. He was blessed with a large loving family of 8 sisters and brothers. He graduated from East Fairmont High School, class of 1949. He ser...

Beatrice "Bea" Greathouse, 73, of Sunnyside Rd. West Union departed this life on Saturday, July 29, 2017 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 21, 1944 at Elkins the daughter of the late Roscoe and Opal Thomas Blizzard. On October 29, 1965 she married Randall H. Greathouse who preceded her in death on March 8, 2017. Surviving is one daughter, Terri Greathouse, West Union, one son, Brad Greathouse and wife Lisa, West Union, three grandchildren, Amanda Grea...

Mary Jane Armstrong, age 78 of Hickory Street, Grafton, WV passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. She was born June 25, 1939 in Independence, WV the daughter of the late Bryan and Hattie (Davis) Armstrong. She is survived by four first cousins, Jean L. Gans of Grafton, Linda Sue Armstrong Yuricek and husband, George of Warren, OH, Rufus Davis, Jr. of Florida, and John Davis of N. Ridgeville, OH. Mary Jane graduated from Grafton High School with...

Margaret J. Bodkin, 81, of Good Hope passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Weston on August 29, 1935 a daughter of the late Sherman John Bean and Flora Jane Butcher Bean. On December 21, 1956 she married John Franklin Bodkin and they celebrated 52 years of marriage before his passing on February 17, 2009. She is survived by three children: Mike Bodkin and wife, Kay, of Good Hope, Steve Bodkin of Boardman, OH, and Greg Bodki...

Levina Chapman Gibson died peacefully on July 28, 2017 at the wonderful age of 109 after a full and rich life. She was born in Sugar Grove, Greene County PA on February 26, 1908 to the late Thomas L and Mary Gribbon Chapman. She graduated Washington Irving High School class of 1926 and West Virginia Business Collage. She traveled to many beautiful and interesting places, loved to make unique arts and crafts and for many years knitted caps for children in the hospital. She was a longtime m...

Wilson Arthur Robbins, 91 of Fairmont, WV left this earth on Friday, July 28, 2017.   He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Ava Matthews Robbins, his wife of 63 years Mildred Lough Robbins, a son James Arthur Robbins, and several siblings.   He is survived by one brother, John Robbins of Fairmont, WV,   five sons and their spouses, Arthur Allen Robbins of Gray Court, SC, Kevin and Shirley Robbins of Rivesville, WV, Keith and Lisa Robbins of Rivesville, WV, Stephen and Patty Robbi...

William Monroe Kimbrel, 71, of New  Martinsville, WV, formerly of Fairmont, WV, passed away early Friday morning in Genesis Health Care in New Martinsville, WV.   He was born August 17, 1946 in Waynesburg, PA, son of the late John and Ethel Elza Kimbrel.   Bill was a Protestant by faith.   He served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam War.   He was retired from West Virginia University in the maintenance department, with 28 years of service.   Bill enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending ti...

Wanda Rollins, 89, of Harmony Valley Retirement Village Clarksburg, WV, passed away at her home on Friday, July 28, 2017. She was born in Clarksburg on April 29, 1928, a daughter of the late Francis Glenn and Pearl Rose (Harris) Crickbaum. Mrs. Rollins was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Ross ?Buck? Rollins; one sister Annie Crickbaum; one brother Hartzell Crickbaum; one granddaughter Rebecca Rollins; and one daughter-in-law Cindy Rollins. Wanda is survived by one daught...