Mrs. Sharon Rae Smith Gutshall, age 75, a resident of Kingwood, WV, departed this life late morning Monday January 1, 2017 in the Mon General Hospital at Morgantown, WV, following a period of declining health. She was born November 18, 1941 at Elkins, a daughter of the late Eugene Harry Smith and Francis Mix Smith Lewis, who survives at Elkins. On November 23, 1973 at Oakland, Maryland, she was united in marriage to Ronald Gutshall, who survives at their home in Preston County. In addit...

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...

On New Years Day, 2017, Betty Green, a longtime resident of MacArthur, passed peacefully from this world into eternal life at the age of 83. The youngest of her family, Betty Jean French was born on August 12, 1933, at Crab Orchard, the daughter of the late Rev. D.W. and Ida Mae Rankins French. Her brothers, Paul, George, Charles, Walter and sister, Cary Lee preceded her in death before she was born. Later in life, her siblings she grew up with, Warren French Sr., and sister, Estelle Elk...

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...

Ruth E. Harvey, 88 of Parkersburg passed away January 1, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born July 14, 1928 in Meadowbrook, WV, a daughter of the late John L. and Ida B. McCartney McCann. Ruth was a member of Stout Memorial United Methodist Church, Rebecca Circle, Rachael Circle, King's Daughters, Parkersburg Woman's Club, Kiwanis Club of North Parkersburg, American Association of University Women and W.C.A.R.S.E. She had taught at Parkersburg High School for twenty-six yea...

Steven Joe Riffle, 61, of Main St. Weston passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Lewis County on September 28, 1955 a son of the late James Edward Riffle and Augustine Leona Sprouse Riffle. He is survived by his wife, Debra Ellen Leavitt Riffle; one daughter, Ashley Alton and husband, Josh, of Weston; two grandchildren: Madelyn Alton, and Melody Alton; one stepson, Dana Butcher; one step grandchild, Peyton Butcher; three nieces: Kimberly Dem...

Kitson ?Kit? Brewster Byrdy, 62, formerly of East Gate Drive of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Kit was born in Beckley on March 1, 1954, the son of Anne (Edwards) Byrdy of Maryland and the late Edward Louis Byrdy Sr. He spent his youngest years in Silver Spring, Maryland before returning to Weston, West Virginia at the age of fifteen. He attended Lewis County High School where he excelled in baseball. After attending West Virginia University, ...

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...

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. ...

"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...