Klages, Roger Lee, age 68, of Sistersville, WV died Friday, December 30, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Glen Dale, WV on September 22, 1948 a son of the late Wilbert Theodore and Myrtle Chloe Sams Klages. Roger retired from Union Carbide as a Senior Lab Technician; was a Purple Heart Recipient serving in the Marines during the Vietnam War; was the Pastor at the former Faith Temple Church and recently attended the Paden City Church of the Nazarene. His main joy in life were his gran...

Cora Mae Sigley Poling Snyder, 77 , of Grafton passed away, Friday, December 30, 2016 at Grafton City Hospital. She was born in Philippi, July 27, 1939, a daughter of the late Roy Thomas and Bessie Wilmouth Sigley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles B. Snyder. Cora Mae loved to be with her family, they were her life . she liked plant flowers and work in her garden. And loved her dogs and cats. She is survived by one son; Mark Poling and Fiancé Brenda Newbraugh, Grafton, two d...

Debra S. Sparks, 62, resident of Wheeling, WV, died Friday, December 30, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born on March 12, 1954 in Glenville, WV, daughter of the late Otha and Mavis Langford Collins. Debra was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers. Surviving is a son, Ryan Sparks and his girlfriend, Stephanie; daughter, Theresa Sparks; brother, Kenneth Collins; 4 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Kepner Funer...

Rex Nelson Reeder, age 80, of Buckhannon, the Tennerton Community, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born on May 11, 1936, at Etna, a son of the late French and Rachel Hosaflook Reeder. On April 26, 1963, he was united in marriage to Shirley Raikes Reeder who survives. Also surviving are two daughters: Natalie Dawn Reeder and Lisa Jean Reeder, both of Buckhannon; niece Sandra Byrd Currence and husband Ken and nephew Steven Carpenter and wife Maril...

Patricia Joan Harper, 81 , of Rivesville, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Select Medical Hospital in Latrobe, PA. She was born August 27, 1935 in Millersville a daughter of the late Thomas M. and Hazel E. Kirby Hickman. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Roy W. Harper. Mrs. Harper was a 1953 graduate of East Fairmont High School. She was a Methodist by faith and a homemaker in her own home. Patricia was a devoted wife and mother to her family. She was an excellent ...

Joyce "Eileen" Van Fosson, 73, of Fairmont, formerly of No. 9, Farmington, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Fairmont Regional Medical Center.  She was born May 9, 1943 in Fairmont, a daughter of the late Lee and Nola Toothman Metz. Eileen was a homemaker who enjoyed playing BINGO, reading and loved Elvis. Survivors include her 6 children: Marvin Lee Van Fosson, Fairmont, Harvey Van Fosson, Fairmont, Renee (Ronald) Carpenter, Fairmont, Mark Van Fosson, Farmington, Tonya (Mark) Osb...

Chambers, Paul Eugene, age 83 of Sistersville, WV died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg, WV. He was born on June 10, 1933 in Paden City, WV a son of the late Raymond Paul and Daisy Lazear Chambers. Paul was a retired employee of the former Ormet Corp., Hannibal, OH; a U.S. Army veteran; a member of the Paden City Christian Church; a member of the V.F.W. Post #6327, Sistersville. He loved fishing, hunting, camping and watching his son and gr...

Carol Jean (Sayres ) Sapp, age 73, of Maple Ave., Grafton, WV passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, WV. She was born in Pruntytown, February 11, 1943 a daughter of the late Harry Grayson Sayres and Roberta Olive (Dunham) Sayres Smith. She is survived by five children, Jessica Sapp and companion, Scott Poling of Grafton, Catherine Lou Sapp-DeLauder and husband Bryon, of Grafton, Ret. MSGT Thomas Brent of Knob Noster, Missouri , Susan Stockett ...

Esther Jeanette Haslebacher Weeks, 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in Fairfax, VA. She was born August 25, 1925, in Clarksburg, WV, the daughter of the late Henry and Fanny Haslebacher. Esther received a teaching degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and she taught elementary school in Nutter Fort, WV. She moved to Wheeling in 1954, when her husband, Dr. Harry S. Weeks, started his medical residency. Esther lived in Wheeling for almost 60 years, until she moved to...

William R. "Bill" Taylor, age 80, of Mt. Clare, WV, went home to be with the Lord on December 28, 2016 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born December 16, 1936 in Clarksburg, WV on Arnolds Run. William joined the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. After his military duties, he then moved to Central Florida and married his first wife, Pat Taylor who preceded him in death and their three children, Billy Taylor of Dothan, Alabama, Bobby Taylor of Mt. Clare, WV, ...