Anna Marie Jones, age 52, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born on October 21, 1964 in Fairmont, a daughter of the late Junior and Betty (Bice) Jones. Anna is survived by three children: Melissa Dodd, Mary Campbell, and Jeremy Jones all of Clarksburg; her long-time partner Michael Blair; six siblings: Deborah Jones, Melinda Richards, Glady Jones, Betty Jones, Edward Jones, and Joyce Ashley; 15 grandchildren and one on the way: Raiden H...

SHINNSTON - James A. Heldreth, 83, of Shinnston, passed away at home, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, under the care of People's Hospice, his wife Barbara and daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Rodney Strait. Jim was born on September 22, 1933, in Shinnston, above his father's barber shop on Bridge Street. He was the son of the late Luther A. "Pete" and Loma Anderson Heldreth. On August 8, 1958, he married the former Barbara J. Tennant, a union that lasted 58 years. They became frien...

Margaret V. (Sneed) Lough, age 87, of Clarksburg, WV went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. She was born June 15, 1929 in Clarksburg, WV; the daughter of the late Clarance Sneed and Josephine (Lehosit) Sneed. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Robert G. Lough of Clarksburg, WV; a daughter, Barbara Ross of West Milford, WV; son, Roger Lough & his wife, Andrea of Mt. Clare, WV; four grandchildren, Jeremy Ross & his wife Britney, Jennifer Ross, Zach ...

Elizabeth ?Betty Ann? Miller, 94, of Vienna, W.Va. passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Worthington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Betty Ann was born November 12, 1922 in Vienna, a daughter of the late Samuel C. and Rosa Ann (Wilson) Miller. She was born in the same house where she resided until two weeks ago. She was a 1941 graduate of Parkersburg High School and a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. She began teaching in 1942 in a one room schoolhouse...

Helen Harriet Yankowski Mihaliak, age 93, departed this life on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 7:25 am following a brief illness. Helen was a lifelong resident of Stonewood having passed away at the home of her daughter in Frederick, Maryland surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Stonewood on August 12, 1923, a daughter of the late William and Anna Potiuk Yankowski. She was married to James Paul Mihaliak, Sr. on January 31, 1948, who preceded her in death on April 16, 2007. ...

Theresa Ann Gemas, age 72, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at her home. Theresa was born in Morgantown on December 10, 1944, a daughter of the late Robert Claude Berkshire, Sr. and Helen Delinda Brewer Berkshire. Theresa enjoyed being out in nature, gardening, and feeding deer; but her greatest love were her cats, Ozzie, Tucker, and Gus Muffin. Theresa is survived by a niece and nephews whom she thought of as her own, Tess Berkshire, Charley Berkshire, and Mark Gemas; s...

Ramona Lea Daft, 62, of Fairmont, WV went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2017 at the Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston, St. Francis, Charleston, WV. Ramona was born on September 7, 1954 in Sutton, WV to the late Cora Emma Riffle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Daft, who passed away August 12, 2013 and a brother, Robert Riffle. Those left to cherish her memory are son, Charles (Cole) M. Smith, Heaters, WV; sisters, Geneva Prince (Arch), Strongville, OH and Em...

James Hubert ?The Mad Hatter? Campbell, 74, of Clarksburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his residence. He was born October, 12, 1942 in Clarksburg a son of the late Margaret Louis Clutter Campbell and Hubert Ross Campbell. He is survived by his sister, Nancy L. Blackwell of Clarksburg; three nephews, David Jeffrey Blackwell and his wife Celia, Shawn David Blackwell and his wife Jocelyn and Zachary Harpold; three nieces, Tina E. Harpold and her husband Randy, Amy Blackwell Alle...

Linda Jean Rispoli, 58, of Country Club Rd., Fairmont, WV, passed away Tuesday afternoon in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born December 3, 1958 in Fairmont, WV, daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret Nedley Davis. Mrs. Rispoli was a Protestant by faith. Survivors include 4 sons; Christopher Davis of Morgantown, WV, Edward Rispoli of Concord, NC, Jason Rispoli of Fairmont, WV, and John Rispoli of Fairmont, WV, 8 grandchildren; Zackary Davis, Trent Davis, Colin Davis, Dusti...

Leo Phillips Laratta, 66, of Fairmont, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. He was born on April 24, 1950 a son of Josephine Phillips Laratta of Fairmont and the late John Laratta He owned and operated the Quick Clean Laundromat on Speedway in Fairmont as well as several other businesses over the past 40 years. He was trained in business by his mother at Jo's Home Pastries also on Speedway. He graduated from East Fairmont High School and Salem Inter...