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...

Luana Sue Ansline, 67 of Good Hope Pike, Clarksburg departed this life on Sunday, January 22, 2017 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 6, 1949 at Clarksburg a daughter of the late Royal and Vivian Kellar Davis. On April 2, 1993 she married Louis Ansline who survives. Also surviving are twin daughters, Jacquelyn Sue Maggart and husband Cory, Jennifer Elaine Grandy and husband Kevin, both of Vero Beach, Fl, three sons, John Michael Ansline, Elwood City, PA, Pa...

Frances Lunceford, 95, formerly of Replete passed away January 22, 2017 at the Braxton County Health Care Center. She was born on April 10, 1921, at Marpleton, WV to the late McKinley Jackson Brown and Virginia Easter (Crowe) Brown. On May 7, 1939 she married Victor Lunceford who passed away on September 9, 1999. Also preceding her in death are sons Arnold Ray and Thomas D. Lunceford; daughters Phyllis G. Anderson and Patricia Faye Lunceford; brothers, Montia, Hubert, Bud and Hobert Brown; si...

UTT, WILLIAM R. ?BILL?, 78, OF WILEYVILLE, WV, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 AT HIS HOME. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LONG VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS BORN JANUARY 24, 1938 IN WETZEL COUNTY THE SON OF THE LATE ANTHONY AND MARY (HORNER) UTT. ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, LENORA UTT, FOUR SISTERS, DAPHINE GODDARD, LOVEY MAE, ETHEL AND IRENE UTT, SIX BROTHERS, EVERETT, ELMER, CHARLIE, RAY, CLARENCE AND WILBERT UTT. SURVIVING ARE FIVE CHILDREN, WILLIAM? U...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...