Rogers Homer Cunningham died at home on January 23, 2017, after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born on February 1, 1944, in Wheeling, WV, and was adopted by the late Darius Matthew and Genevieve Rogers Cunningham of Sutton, WV. He was a life-long resident of Sutton. Rogers was a 1961 graduate of Sutton High School and a 1965 graduate of Glenville State College where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned a master?s degree in business administration from ...

Nina Mae Mason, 78, of Chester, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, where she resided for several years. Born January 24, 1938 in Harrisville, West Virginia, she is a daughter of the late Howard and Etta Haynes Cunningham. Nina was a homemaker and a Christian by faith. She leaves behind her sons, Duane Mason and his wife Connie of New Cumberland, James Mason and his wife Jane of Chester and Denzil Mason and his wife Debby of Cox?s Mills, WV.; d...

Cecil ?Sam? Marsh, 82, of Thornton, formerly of Tunnelton, WV, died on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Wallace B. Murphy Nursing Care located in the Grafton City Hospital. Sam was born March 20, 1934, in Valley Furnace, a son of the late Overton and Hazel (Poling) Marsh. He was a 1951 graduate of Kason High School. Sam was the owner of Cecil Marsh and Sons Trucking of Tunnelton and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Reedsville. Sam retired in 2003 with over 50 years in the truck...

Wanda Doris (Baker) Rakocky, 100, of Bentons Ferry, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. She was born in Alvy, West Virginia, Tyler County, on July 24, 1916, to the late Mahlon and Mary (Wharton) Baker. Wanda was a homemaker and a life-long member of the Church of Christ in Fairmont. Survivors include her sons, John Rakosky and wife, Crystal, of Bentons Ferry and Michael Rakocky and wife, Jennifer, of Kingmont; her daughter, Kathy Laughlin of Bentons Ferry, with whom Wanda resided. A...

Linda Louise Wilson, 74, of Clarksburg, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Clarksburg Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Clarksburg, WV, on May 31, 1942, a daughter of the late Hugh C. Wolfe and Rose Folio Wolfe. She is survived by two grandsons, Alex and John Wilson and one brother, Hugh ?Bucky? Wolfe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Christopher Wilson. She was Catholic by faith and a homemaker. There will be no public...

Nelva Jean Brown, 88, of Weston, WV passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Braxton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center at Sutton following a brief illness. Born August 16, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Springer Franklin and Blema Faye Westfall Hoard. Jean married Fleming Thomas Brown on March 1, 1950 and they were happily married for 58 years until his death in 2008. She was a USPS rural mail carrier retiring in 1994, member of the Murphy?s Creek Baptist Church, and...

Marie Victoria Orlando Bolyard Marie Bolyard of Suncrest died Monday, January 23, 2017 at her home with family at her side. She was born April 19, 1927 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Domenico Antony (Tony) Orlando and Renata Sampaolesi Orlando. Marie was the last remaining of the Orlando family. She spent the early years of her life in Marion County, West Virginia while her parents operated the Superior Supply Store. Upon moving to Morgantown, Marie?s parents opened a grocery ...

Bernadine Lea Griffith, 91, Clarksburg, passed away after a two month illness, Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the United Hospital Center. She was the only child of the late Fred F. and Idress E. Hoover Smith. Bernadine graduated from Nicholas County High School and West Virginia Business College. In 1951, she married the love of her life, the late James G. Griffith. She was a homemaker, delighting herself in caring for her family and friends, enjoying collecting photographs of them all through ...

Shirley A. Hawkins Tennant, age 81, of Westover, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Home Away From Home in Grafton. Shirley was born in Core, WV on August 5, 1935, a daughter of the late Robert and Lucille Henderson Hawkins. Shirley graduated from Clay-Battelle High School and worked for the Monongalia County Board of Education, and later retired from West Virginia University as a secretary. She was a member of the Westover United Methodist Church but most recently attended Dolls Run Ch...

Loraine Gorey Phillips Knobel of Monongah, WV passed away Sunday January 22, 2017 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. She was born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Goryl of Rachel, WV. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Knobel; a daughter, Paula Park; a sister, Genevieve Tekieli; a stepdaughter, Blinda Parker; and a stepson, Bobby Knobel. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Miconi of Fairmont, Jacquie Price a...