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...

Lenard Nelson Wilson, 80, of Jakes Run, died Monday, January 23, 2017 in the Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. He was born November 15, 1936 in Fairmont, a son of the late Ralph B. Wilson and Mary Ellen Tennant Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a retired coal miner who last worked as a hoist operator. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Marie Anderson Wilson; one son, Michael Wilson of Jakes Run; one daughter, A...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jackie Lee Watkins, 75, of Spencer, WV passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Clay Health Care, Ivydale, WV. He was born February 16, 1941, a son of the late Glen Bill and Magalene Anderson Watkins. He is survived by son, Mike Watkins of Elmira, WV; grandsons, Nicholas Watkins and Anthony Marks; granddaughter, Alexis Lynn Watkins; brothers, Buddy Watkins of Weston, WV; Daris Watkins and Walter Watkins both of Chloe, WV; and sister, Mary Ann Marks of Servia, WV. A funeral service will b...

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 ...

Eloise Kay Mullens, 74, of W 6th St. Weston passed away at 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her residence, in hospice care, surrounded by her beautiful collection of angels and her loving family, following a long battle with kidney disease. She was born in Knox, PA on November 15, 1942 a daughter of the late Arden Albert "Art" Fry and Arlene Lucille Hamilton Fry. Her feisty, fun-loving spirit will be carried on by her daughter, Becky Mullens Wine and husband, Don, of Weston; t...

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...