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...

Jackson Edward Howard, infant baby boy passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mon General Hospital. He was born January 21, 2017 in Morgantown, son of Shawn Edward and Jessica Marie Zinn Howard of Tunnelton. Jackson was survived by his maternal grandparents, Jocelyn Ridenour, Kingwood, Steven Zinn and Beth, Independence; paternal grandparents, William and Judy Howard, Tunnelton; maternal great-grandparents, Robert Ridenour, Harold ?Butch? and Rachael Zinn, all of Tunnelton; paternal great-...

Eleanor Lucille Allard, 78, of Fairmont, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born June 10, 1938 in Fairmont, a daughter of the late Guy and Lois Rutherford Abel. She was preceded in death in 1994 by her husband, James C. Allard. Eleanor was a 1956 graduate of Fairmont Senior High School. She was a member of the Life United Methodist Church in Fairmont. She retired from the ABC State Store where she was a clerk for many years, and she p...

Mildreth Ruth Saporito, 85, of Fairmont passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Tygart Center at Fairmont. She was born in Mannington on February 5, 1931 a daughter of the late Orven M. Powell, Sr. and Audrey (Hutson) Powell. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, John A. Saporito. Mildreth was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. In addition, she had worked at Jones Department Store in Fairmont. She was an active me...

Elma Jane Toothman, 90, of Good Hope Community, passed away on January 21, 2017, at Crestview Manor in Weston, following an extended illness. She was born in Quiet Dell, WV, on January 1, 1927, a daughter of the late Deward and Hazel Xenia Rhodes Kelley. She was married to John W. Toothman on April 25, 1945, and enjoyed 50 years of marriage before his death on June 28, 1995. Mrs. Toothman is survived by four daughters, Sharon Toothman Jewell and husband Ed of Defiance, OH, Ora Jan...

Lloyd William "Buck" Burgess, 86, of Bruceton Mills, WV, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Pine Ridge Nursing Home, Kingwood, WV. Born April 18, 1930, in Fearer, MD, he was the son of the late Kimmell Jose & Enda Pearl (Savage) Burgess.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Louise (Moats) Burgess and one grandson, Kimmell. Buck was a retired truck driver and was of the Pentecostal faith.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion and ...

H. Wayne Bland, the mayor of Bland Hollow, met his Lord and Savior on January 21, 2017 with his boots on, doing what he loved. He was born at home on July 1, 1950, the youngest of four children born to the late Thurman ?Gib? and Vivian Butcher Bland. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1968, where he played basketball and football. He was the smallest tackle in Marion County.  He was a proud member of the UMWA, retiring in 2006.  He loved to fish, hunt and camp at Bemis.  He lov...

Juanita G. Stull, 92, of Alexandria, VA, died Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. She was born in Braxton County on June 16, 1924, a daughter of the late James Harvey and Bessie B. King Henderson. Her husband, Chester O. Stull, whom she married Jan 18, 1953, preceded her in death. She is survived by four children, Kenneth Stull, Barbara Stull, Gregory Stull, and Mark Stull; three grandchildren, Patricia (Stull) Rogers, David Stull, Jennifer (Stull) Freed; and five great-grandchildren, Brittany Stul...

Charlotte Imogene Parrish, age 89, of Bel Air, quietly passed away at her home on January 20, 2017. Born August 15, 1927 in Curtisville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Philip Omer and Eva Bonnie Kendall Beatty. Charlotte graduated from the Mannington High School, West Virginia. Charlotte was married for 53 years to the late Gordon Ray Parrish. After WWII Charlotte and her husband moved to Maryland where she was employed as a secretary to Dr. Beck/Dr. Romo of Middle River and worked...

Josephine G. Ferrari, 93, of Pride Avenue, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017, in the United Hospital Center following a brief illness. She was born in Clarksburg, WV, on September 10, 1923, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose Marie Tiano Lopez. She was married to Louis P. ?Dutch? Ferrari on September 1, 1951. They enjoyed 48 years of marriage before his passing on November 3, 1999. Josephine has four sons, Frank L. Ferrari and his wife Nancy S. of Clarksburg, t...