Albert Donald Ice, 74 of Fairmont passed away, January 1, 2017 at United Hospital Center. He was born April 4, 1942 in Bridgeport, WV the son of the late Roy Donald and Freda May Rector Ice. Albert is survived by his daughter Pamela Wilson; four sons, Steve Ice of Lumberport, Brian and Daniel Ice both of Buckhannon; William Ice of Fairmont. He has eight grandchildren; one great grandson; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews; two brothers, Clyde Ice, and James Ice of Bridgeport. He is precede...

Eugene "Windy" Nelson Sapp, 87, of Fairmont, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his home as the result of an accident that occurred in May of 2016. He was born in Fairmont on May 22, 1929 a son of the late Sherman Sapp and Zelda (Wheeler) Sapp. He worked as a Sears Service Technician and Supervisor for many years. He enjoyed woodworking and made several pieces of furniture for family and friends. Windy was an avid hunter since his youth and was a founder and lifetime member of the Wes...

Harlow William Kemble, 94, of Fairmont passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Nella?s Nursing Home in Elkins. He was born September 17, 1922, son of the late Everett and Lily Jarrett Kemble. Harlow is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served as a medic during WWII. Harlow was formerly employed by Earl Carpenter Trucking Co. and W.S. Thomas Transfer. Harlow is survived by a son, Richard Kemble and wife Lorina of Whitehall; a brother, LeRoy Kemble and wife Patricia of California; a granddau...

Virginia Pearl Sears, 102, of Clarksburg, WV, North View Community, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the residence of her daughter in Montrose, WV following a brief illness. She was born in Richwood, WV on April 13, 1914 a daughter of the late George Elbert Malcolm and Eliza Jane Rogers Malcom. Her husband, Edward "Ed" Sears, preceded her in death on April 2, 1978. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Sears of Clarksburg, WV and Linda Sole of Montrose, WV, 10 grandchildr...

William Carl Jones, 39, of Logan, WV, departed this life on Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Delbarton, WV. He was born February 9, 1977 in Logan, WV a son of Darrell & Mary Lou Jones of Logan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George W. Jones, Pearl Conley Elkins, Thurmond & Verlie Lee; one sister, Lula Ellen Blankenship, two uncles and one aunt. William was a mechanic. He loved playing music and listening to music and working on computers. In addition to his parents, those...

Mrs. Virgie E. Schoonover, age 92 years, a resident of Rt. 1, Elkins, the Chenoweth Creek Community, passed away Saturday evening, December 31, 2016. She was born April 2, 1924 at Elkins, the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Sally Pritt Moore. On May 21, 1941 at Elkins, she was united in marriage to Oliver Junior Schoonover who preceded her in death January 18, 2009. They had celebrated sixty seven years of marriage. She is survived by one daughter, Wanda Finlen and husband Nelson of...

"What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch. We may not understand why you left this earth so soon or why you left before we were read y to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget." Unknown David L. Hill, Jr., 50 of Culloden, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 31 , 2016, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, af...

On December 31, 2016, LUCIAN "RAY" Murphy passed away in Clarksburg W. Virginia where he lived with his sister in law Fay Murphy and nephew Billy Murphy. He is the devoted husband of the late Margaret Murphy and Alice Mooney Murphy; step father of Charles, Dave, Glen, Michael, Dawn, and Sean. Ray is survived by grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents William O. Murphy and Lona Hughes Murphy, and siblings Roy and Alvin Murphy and Ruth Lorentz. ...

Michael B. Barnes, age 49, of Sedalia Community passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 30, 1967 in Clarksburg, WV; the son of the late William Barnes and Lavina (Davis) Barnes. Michael is survived by his sister, Debra Hutson & her husband, Darrell of Salem, WV; two brothers, Robert Barnes of Salem, WV and Joe Barnes of Parkersburg, WV; sister-in-law, Vickie Perine of Berea, WV; brother-in-law, Joe Guth of Pennsboro, WV; several nieces and nephews. ...

Robert K. Smith, 85, of Kingwood went home to be with the Lord on December 30, 2016 at PineRidge, Stonerise Healthcare in Kingwood, where he resided until his passing. Born June 6, 1931, in Clarksburg, WV, he was the son of Russell Smith and Mayme Beatrice (Jackson) Smith Foster. After graduating from Washington Irving High School, Clarksburg, WV, in 1949, he entered the U.S. Marines serving three years including a tour of duty in the Korean War. Upon discharge, he was employed by Douglas Ai...