Garnieta “Gay” Baxa, age 92, of the Old Elkins Road, Buckhannon, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the Stonehaven Assisted Care Home in Belington, WV. She was born on April 1, 1933, in Webster County, WV on the grounds of the present-day Holly River State Park, a daughter of the late Elza Lee and Arnie Light Hissam. She was united in marriage on December 25, 1954, to Howard Franklin “Frank” Baxa who survives. In addition to her husband, she is also survived by one daughter Sandra Irela...

Ira Lewis Bennett, 79, of Moatsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the WV Caring Hospice Facility in Elkins, WV. Born on September 17, 1946, in Philippi, he was the son of the late Richard and Kathleen (Simpson) Bennett. Ira proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. Throughout his working years, he was employed as a coal miner and later as a janitor for Barbour County Schools. A true outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, shootin...

John J. Moscar, Jr., 76, of Wexford, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at UMPC Passavant-McCandless, surrounded by his family. Born on August 1, 1949, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was the beloved son of the late John J. Moscar, Sr., and Rose Bruno Moscar. Family was the center of John’s world. He is lovingly survived by his sister, Bernadette Sanderson, with whom he shared his home and countless treasured memories; his niece, Michelle (Cory) Newton; his nephew...

Thomas “Tommy” Earl Gorman, 61, of Clarksburg, formerly of Southern Los Angeles, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1964 in Newport, CA, a son of the late Spencer Gorman and Martha Antone Gorman. He is survived by one son, Woody Gorman of Clarksburg; two siblings, Lois Harrison and husband Greg of Weston, and Shawn Gorman and wife Rebecca of Clarksburg. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in de...

John Gibson Sommerville, 90, of Bridgeport, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in Clarksburg at Clarksburg Healthcare Center, surrounded by his family and staff. He was born on June 19, 1935 in Kincheloe, a son of the late Ralph Sommerville and Iva Lucille Furby Sommerville. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Patricia J. Sommerville, whom he married on September 3, 1961. He is also survived by son, Scott Sommerville and wife Alison of Clarksburg; one granddaughter, Haley Leh...

In Honor & Loving Memory of Robert Ward Kurzrock, 68, of Buckhannon, who passed away peacefully and all too soon, on December 9, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Fort Lauderdale on November 4, 1957, to William and Aleda Kurzrock. Bob was raised in the Florida sunshine, a lover of nature and animals who played outdoors with his siblings and friends, including his best friend, Rick Carrier. To know him was to love him. A standout athlete and student at Stranahan High School, he later att...

Garry “Worm” Kevin Dobbins, 37, of Cedarville, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Garry was born in Cleveland, OH on November 26, 1988, a son of Janice Marie Elkin Dobbins and the late Garry Kevin Dobbins. In addition to his father, Garry was preceded in death his maternal grandmother, Joyce Elkin; and one uncle, Jason Elkin Forever cherishing their memories of Garry is his mother, Janice Dobbins; two children: Braylon and Remington; one sister: Jessica Dobbins; one niece...

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Robert "Bob" Linville Chaney, 90, of Fairmont, WV and formerly of Lorentz/Buckhannon, WV, entered the arms of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. He was born on March 27, 1935, in Hamlin, WV. He was the oldest son to the late Alma Virginia Gibson and Claude Linville Chaney. Those left behind to cherish Bob's memory include the love of his life, his loving and devoted wife of 62 years, Juanita Ceci...

Garry Lee Knapp, 65, of Clarksburg, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 at his home. He was born on June 18, 1960 in Clarksburg, a son of the late Virgil and Iona Clifton Knapp. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Kitty Watson Knapp, whom he married on June 13, 2004. He is also survived by two children, Timothy McCullough of Clarksburg and Amber McCullough also of Clarksburg; five grandchildren, Khaleesia, Jaxx, Bella and Lola Knapp and Serenity Halterman and husband...