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Charles Edward Merchant
Nov 27, 2020
Charles Edward Merchant, age 90 of Rohrbaugh Lane, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday evening, November 27, 2020 at the Grant Rehabilitation & Care Center in Petersburg, WV. Born on June 8, 1930 in Caldwell, TX, he was a son of the late Robert Edward Merchant and Ollie Mae Smith Merchant. He was preceded in death by a son, Trampas Blackford.
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Freda Lofton Branson
Nov 27, 2020
Freda Lofton Branson, age 72 of Moorefield WV passed away Friday evening, November 27, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital Morgantown WV. She was born on August 26, 1948 in Keyser WV, a daughter of Homer Howard Lofton and Sadie Ellen (Sions) Lofton. Freda was the 11th child of 13 children. On July 30, 1999 she married John David Branson who...
Jerry Wayne Wilson, Jr.
Nov 24, 2020
Jerry Wayne Wilson, Jr., age 48 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020 at his residence. Born on October 22, 1972 in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of Shirley Catherine Wratchford Ketterman of Petersburg, WV and Jerry Wayne Wilson, Sr. of Maysville, WV. A son, Michael William Wilson preceded him in death.
Jerry was a member...
Carolyn Joyce Wyer
Nov 24, 2020
Carolyn Joyce Wyer, age 78 of Cold Spring Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning November 24, 2020 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born on December 7, 1941 in Cumberland, MD, she was a daughter of the late Harry Sly Appel and Gladys Golden Rinker Appel. She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
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Ronald Harman Vance
Nov 21, 2020
Ronald Harman “Bud” Vance, age 86 of Old Mountain Road, Purgitsville, WV passed away Saturday evening, November 21, 2020 at his residence. Born on August 20, 1934 in Moorefield, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Arthur Vance and Erma Evelyn Kuykendall Vance Harper. His wife, Alice Virginia Haggerty Vance preceded him in death in December 2007. A...
Matthew Edward Crites
Nov 15, 2020
Matthew Edward “Mackie” Crites, age 60 of Water Plant Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2020 at his residence. Born on December 30, 1959 in Hardy County, WV, he was a son of the late Loring John “Harvey” Crites, Sr. and Bonnie Lee Shreve Crites. A brother, Johnny Crites and a sister Beverly “Sue’ Hines also preceded...
Alreda Marcelle Whittaker
Nov 14, 2020
Alreda Marcelle Whittaker, age 89 of Lee Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday morning, November 14, 2020 at Piney Valley Nursing Home in Keyser, WV. Born on May 14, 1931 in Washington, DC she was raised by Charles Russell Hughes and Inez Victoria Rotruck Hughes. Her husband Galen Calvin Whittaker preceded her in death in August 1991. A grandson, four...
Esther Mae Greenwalt
Nov 12, 2020
Esther Mae Greenwalt, age 86 of Branson Lane, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, November 12, 2020 at her residence with her family at her side. Born on February 16, 1934 in Hardy County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Julian Arch Smith and Elizabeth Catherine Southerly Smith. Her husband, Jack Hoxie Greenwalt preceded her in death in...
Bernard Mitchell Polan
Nov 5, 2020
Bernard Mitchell Polan, age 83 of Wright Farm Road, Old Fields, WV, passed away Thursday morning, November 5, 2020 at his residence with family at his side. Born on April 12, 1937 in Doddridge County, WV, he was a son of the late Charles Floyd Polan and Clara Collins Polan McClain. He was preceded in death by five sisters and...
Aaron "Sandy" Welton, III
Oct 22, 2020
Aaron Alexander “Sandy” Welton, III, age 73 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Thursday evening, October 22, 2020 in Old Fields following an accident. Born on February 6, 1947 in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of Rachael Kathryn Webley Welton of Old Fields, WV and the late Aaron Alexander Welton, Jr. He was also preceded in death by his...
Shayne Evers Evans
Oct 22, 2020
Shayne Evers Evans, age 30 of Hutter Road, Fisher, WV, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his parents. Born on October 7, 1990 in Petersburg, WV, he is the son of Wilma Lee Riggleman Malcolm of Moorefield, WV and Lowell Evers Evans of Fisher, WV.
He is survived by and will be sadly missed...
Clinton Gather Downey
Oct 18, 2020
Clinton Gather Downey, age 32 of Mathias, WV, passed away Sunday morning, October 18, 2020. Born on March 21, 1988 in Annapolis, MD, he is the son of Lisa Renee Reese of Mathias, WV and David Carl Downey of Winnabow, NC, both formerly of Edgewater, MD.
A self-described philanderer who loved to party, his softer side, he would spend helping...
Alice Jean Keplinger
Oct 6, 2020
Alice Jean Keplinger, age 87 of Clay Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, October 6, 2020 at the residence of her son in Lahmansville, WV. Born on December 8, 1932 in Hardy County, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charles Philip Lofton and Audrey Rea Crites Lofton. Her husband Guy Adams Keplinger preceded her in death in...
Erica Diedre Sidorsky
Sep 30, 2020
Erica Diedre Sidorsky, of Baker, W.Va., was born October 20, 1956. She died September 30, 2020 in Moorefield, W.Va., with three friends and her beloved Australian Cattle Dog, Tully, at her side, after 22 months fighting breast cancer.
When she was two years old, she was adopted by the late Dr. Raymond C. Sidorsky, and M. Phyllis Gibbs Sidorsky, who...
Pauline Cathern Funkhouser
Sep 28, 2020
Pauline Cathern Wilson Funkhouser, age 94 of Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, WV, passed away Monday morning, September 28, 2020 at the E.A. Hawse Rehabilitation and Care Center in Baker, WV. Born on April 4, 1926 in Hardy County, WV, she was a daughter of the late James Halbert Wilson and Dora Catherine Wratchford Wilson. Her husband, William Ray Funkhouser preceded her...
Cecil Eugene Myers
Sep 27, 2020
Cecil Eugene Myers, age 73 of Lee Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, September 27, 2020 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born on December 8, 1946, he was a son of the late Cecil Isaac Myers and Rosie Eleanor Hose Myers. A great-grandson, Demetria Swick and a sister Virginia “Sis” Mongold also preceded him in death.
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Donald Lee Jenkins
Sep 17, 2020
Donald Lee Jenkins, age 74 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2020 at the Grant Rehabilitation & Care Center in Petersburg, WV. Born on October 22, 1945 in Hardy County, WV, he was a son of the late Charley William Jenkins and Minnie Dae Helmick Jenkins.
Donnie attended schools in Moorefield and he enjoyed listening to Gospel...
Ray Franklin Shockey
Sep 15, 2020
Ray Franklin Shockey, age 80 of South Fork Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on May 27, 1940 in the Ft. Run area near Moorefield, WV, he was a son of the late Floyd Franklin Shockey and Katie Flo Wolfe Shockey. A brother, Roger also preceded him...
Brandon Allen Kline
Sep 11, 2020
Brandon Allen Kline, age 29 of Stump Lane, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on February 11, 1991 in Cumberland, MD, he was a son of Randy Allen Kline and Genevieve Lynn Sions Kline of Moorefield, WV.
Brandon enjoyed the great outdoors, spending time fishing and hunting any place he...
Lonnie Eugene Riggleman
Aug 30, 2020
Lonnie Eugene Riggleman, age 73 of Purgitsville, WV, passed away Sunday morning, August 30, 2020 at his residence with his family at his side. Born on January 29, 1947 in Purgitsville, WV, he was a son of the late Alonzo Franklin “Jake” Riggleman and Edna Jean Pratt Riggleman. His wife, Rose Marie Jubelt Riggleman preceded him in death in January...
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