Mrs. Pamela Sue Haller Sperry, age 57, a resident of Dayton Boulevard in Belington, departed this life Saturday July 29, 2017 in the Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown following a year long illness. She was born on August 11, 1959 in Tucker County, WV, a daughter of the late Ronald Eugene and Yvonne Joy Close Haller. On June 18, 1996 at Warm Springs, MD she was united in marriage to Carl Ray Sperry who survives at their home in Belington She is survived by one son; James Haller of Cla...

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...

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...

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...

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...

John Marshall Hileman, age 83, of Sunnyside Community, West Union, WV, departed this life on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, October 11, 1933 in Oxford, WV, the son of the late Alfred John Nester Hileman and Sophia Virginia Leeson Hileman. Marshall was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired from the Equitable Gas Co. with over 30 years of service. Owner and operator of JM Trucking. Worked for the Key Oil and Gas Co. and was a security guard at the Dodd...

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...

Barbara Louise Burnside Wood died Friday, July 28, 2017 at Somerford Place in Frederick, MD. Barbara was born in Morgantown, WV, on July 25, 1928 to Lester Wade and Mary Louise Burnside. She grew up in Clarksburg. After graduating from Washington Irving High School, she attended West Virginia University, graduating cum laude with degrees in English, Spanish and history. While at WVU, she served as president of Pi Beta Phi Social Sorority; was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Scholastic Honorary...

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...