Phillip Matthew Curran, 42, of Orlando, WV passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Clarksburg on January 16, 1975, a son of James Michael Curran and step son of Bobbi Curran who survive in Nutter Fort, and son of Judith Ann Whyte Curran who survives in Bridgeport. In addition to his parents and step mother, he is also survived by his wife, Geanna Matthews Curran, whom he married September 15, 2011; one son, Jonathan Michael Curran of Weston; one brot...

Pastor Gregory Mark Lanham, age 53 years, a former resident of Mabie for many years, and a current resident of Harper, WV, passed away February 14, 2017 in the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, WV. He was born February 25, 1963 at Pinehurst, NC. The son of Cecil Lanham of Montrose, WV and the late Dorothy Cornell Lanham. On June 16, 1984 at Mt. Clare, WV he was married to Deborah "Debi" Hayhurst who survives. Also surviving are one son, Benjamin Lanham and wife Stephanie of Aiken, SC, a ...

Terry Lee Conrad, 67, a resident of Mill Creek, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Davis Medical Center in Elkins and under the care of West Virginia Caring following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Terry was born Friday, March 11, 1949 in Elkwater, a son of the late Emery Arthur Conrad and Winfred “Winnie” Margaret Hamrick Conrad. Left to cherish Terry’s memory are three daughters, Terri Barker and husband Kevin of Mineral Wells, Rhonda Kaye Robinson ...

Norma I. Ellefson, age 81 of Washington Lands, Moundsville, WV died Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at home. surrounded by her family. She was born April 22, 1935 in Marshall County, WV, the daughter of the late Chauncey W. and Lucy Virginia Jones. She worked in the Marshall County Clerk’s Office from 1953-1961, retired from Panhandle Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of WV, after 20 years of service from 1976 – 1996; and was the pianist for the Jones Sisters singing group from Marshall County for ma...

Lewis DeWayne Fisher, 88, of Folsom, WV, formerly of Sistersville, WV, passed away, February 14, 2017 at United Hospital Center. He was born April 20, 1928 in Fallen Timber, WV, a son of the late Ted Fisher and Lucy Mae Shuman Fisher. DeWayne was a retired lineman with Mon Power. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He was a member of the Mannington Church of Christ. He loved riding 4-wheelers and he loved to fish, hunt and garden. He is survived by his wife, Beulah Hay...

Nancy Carolyn Starett, 81, of Ceredo, W.V., passed away on February 13, 2017 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. She was born on July 11, 1935, in Clarksburg, WV, a daughter of James Earl Downey and Mamie Beatrice (Vincent) Downey. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands Roy Lee Taylor, Jr., and Harland Morris Starett; her son James Roy Taylor; sister Dorothea Ellen Downey Nutter Sacs McDermott. Nancy was a member of Church of God in Kenova, WV; a skilled pianist, a published...

Charles Paul "Chuck" Booth, age 58 of Shinnston, WV, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born July 27, 1958 in Clarksburg, WV; the son of Paul Eugene Booth and the late Shirley (Alkire) Booth. Chuck is survived by his father, Paul Eugene Booth & his wife, Kathy of Clarksburg, WV; a daughter, Jennifer Booth & her significate other, Gary Harris of Morgantown, WV; a son, William Booth of Lumberton, N.C.; two grandchildren, Madison...

Tonight, as we gaze at the nighttime sky, God will have blessed us with a bright new star, named Alice Forge Kennedy, who was born premature, at just 20 weeks old, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2017. Alice blessed the lives of her parents, Matthew Alan Kennedy and Faith Anne Forge-Kennedy of Weston, the minute they saw her sweet face during their first ultrasound. With just one look at this beautiful new life with a strong beating heart, they...

Dwight Dillon Dudley of Huntington, WV, died peacefully in his sleep February 13, 2017, patiently awaiting his Heavenly Father and joining those who have gone before him in heaven. He was born on February 17, 1934 in Elkins, WV. His parents Hazel Wellington Ryan Dudley and Clarence Paul Dudley preceded him in death as well as his brother, David Paul Dudley. Dwight leaves behind his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Ann Fricke Dudley. Two sons, Dwight David (Paula) of Huntington, W.Va., an...

ASH, PAUL A. "BUD", 90, OF FOLSOM, WV, PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 AT LOUIS A. JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER IN CLARKSBURG, WV. HE WAS A U.S. ARMY VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II. HE WAS PASTOR AT THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD IN SMITHFIELD, WV FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS AND HAD MINISTERED FOR OVER 50 YEARS. BUD WAS BORN DECEMBER 13, 1926 IN FOLSOM, WV, THE SON OF THE LATE AB AND MAGGIE (HAYHURST) ASH. ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A DAUGHTER, LINDA K. ASH, THREE SISTERS, M...