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Local Obituaries for the Moorefield, WV area

Carolyn Sue Crites

Carolyn Sue Crites

Sep 24, 2021

Carolyn Sue (Ray) Crites, age 71 of Petersburg, WV, passed away Friday afternoon, September 24, 2021 at her home. Born July 24, 1950, in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Ray and Hazel Elizabeth (Muse) Ray. She was a graduate of Elk Garden High School, class of 1968.

Carolyn loved spending time with her family...

Anita Lorraine Funkhouser

Anita Lorraine Funkhouser

Sep 16, 2021

Anita Lorraine Funkhouser, age 91 of Central Avenue, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 16, 2021 at the Grant memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born July 12, 1930  in Hardy Co., WV, she was a daughter of the late Hazel Virginia Raines and Loring Hugh Vance, Sr. She was married in 1956 to Ralph Curry “Tud” Funkhouser and to...

Amelia Carolene Method

Amelia Carolene Method

Sep 14, 2021

Amelia Carolene Method, age 82 of Beans Lane, Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, September 14, 2021, at her residence. Born on October 18, 1938, in Moorefield, she was the daughter of the late Edna Frances Method. Amelia was the 1st black graduate of Moorefield High School, Class of 1958. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...

Virginia Lee Baldwin

Virginia Lee Baldwin

Sep 11, 2021

Virginia Lee “Ginny” Wratchford Baldwin, age 91 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday evening, September 11, 2021, at her residence, with her family by her side. Born December 31, 1929, in Hardy County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ervin Jeremiah Wratchford and Bessie Lee Gochenour Wratchford. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years,...

Sandra Louise Cleaver

Sandra Louise Cleaver

Sep 1, 2021

Sandra Louise Cleaver, age 71 of Okeechobee, FL, formerly of Moorefield, WV passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 2021 at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, VA. Born on May 20, 1950 in Cumberland, MD, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Franklin Cleaver and Alice Kathryn Ours Simmons.

A daughter, Elizabeth Reel and a granddaughter also preceded her...

Tyler Ray Llewellyn

Tyler Ray Llewellyn

Aug 31, 2021

Tyler Ray "Tybone" Llewellyn, 27, of Moorefield, WV, formerly of Vicksburg, MS, went to his heavenly home August 31, 2021 in Winchester, VA.  Born November 10, 1993, in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of Tammy Jean Miller (Kenny Kerns) of Fisher, WV, and Scott Alvin Llewellyn (Serena) of Keyser, WV.

Tyler loved spending time with his son, Bentley Ray,...

Philip Kent Petry

Philip Kent Petry

Aug 27, 2021

Philip Kent Petry, age 74 of Brierwood Lane, Old Fields, WV, passed away Friday morning, August 27, 2021 at his residence with family at his side. Born on October 20, 1946 in Richmond, Indiana, he was a son of the late Harold H Petry and Norma Helen Rife Petry.

Phil was a member of the Sebring Church of the Brethren...

Linda Sue Pratt

Linda Sue Pratt

Aug 26, 2021

Linda Sue “Susie” Pratt, age 69 of Howard Sions Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 26, 2021, at her residence. Born on February 7, 1952, in Hardy County, WV, she was a daughter of the late William Woodrow Reel and Lila May Kuykendall Reel. Her husband, Ronald Howard Pratt, Sr. preceded her in death in February 1991. A...

M. "Betty" Florence Kimble

M. "Betty" Florence Kimble

Aug 25, 2021

Mayselle Florence “Betty” Kimble, age 74 of Caledonia Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away Wednesday evening, August 25, 2021, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on May 20, 1947, in Harrisonburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Charles Fredrick Riggleman and Texie Jane Watts Riggleman. She was also preceded her in death by her brothers...

John Philip Breazzano

John Philip Breazzano

Aug 23, 2021

John Philip Breazzano, Korean War Army Veteran, 90, passed away peacefully at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center, Petersburg, WVA, on August 23, 2021. Prior to admittance, he resided in Moorefield, WV.

John was born in Brooklyn, NY, on July 9, 1931, to John  Graziano and Lena Breazzano (nee Sanchimenti).  He graduated from Pompton Lakes High School in NJ in 1948....

Michael Todd Cole

Michael Todd Cole

Aug 20, 2021

Michael Todd Cole “Big Sexy” age 55 of Ashby Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday evening, August 20, 2021, at his residence. Born on September 7, 1965, in Romney, WV, he was a son of Jacqueline “Jackie” Frances Cole Russell of Moorefield, WV.

Big Mike was a star basketball athlete at Moorefield High School and graduated in 1983. He went...

Walter Ellsworth Lathe

Walter Ellsworth Lathe

Aug 11, 2021

Walter Ellsworth Lathe, age 99 of J C Markwood Road, Purgitsville, WV, passed away Wednesday morning, August 11, 202,1 at the Grant Memorial hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born on July 31, 1922, in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Harry Edward Lathe and Mary Elizabeth Sang Lathe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Barbara Davidson

Barbara Davidson

Aug 6, 2021

Barbara “Bobbie Ann” Davidson, age 75 of Maple Avenue, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday afternoon, August 6, 2021 at the J W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on July 20, 1946 in Hardy County, WV, she was a daughter of the late Raymond William “Buck” May and Anna Ruby Cook. Her companion of 43 years, William Lester Koontz...

Belinda "Jeanne" Gaynor

Belinda "Jeanne" Gaynor

Aug 6, 2021

Belinda Jean “Jeanne” Gaynor, age 71 of South Fork Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday afternoon, August 6, 2021 at her residence with family at her side. Born on March 14, 1950 in Muncie, IN, she was a daughter of the late Wilbert Mac Waite and Gladys Lorraine LeMasters Waite. Her husband, Terry Grant Gaynor preceded her in death in...

Diane Elizabeth Snyder

Diane Elizabeth Snyder

Aug 4, 2021

Diane Elizabeth Ward Snyder passed away at her home in Fisher, WV on Wednesday afternoon August 4th, 2021. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on January 27th, 1945, the daughter of the late Alvin Edwin Ward, Sr. and Minnie Beatrice (Woollacott) Ward. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Alvin E. Ward Jr. and...

Barry Lend McDonald

Barry Lend McDonald

Jul 29, 2021

Barry Lend McDonald, age 65 of Adams St., Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, July 29, 2021 at his residence with his family at his side. Born on May 22, 1956 in Arlington, VA, he was the son of the late Garrett Keith McDonald and Ruth Elizabeth Day McDonald. A stepson, Daniel L. Sharpe and a brother, Travis McDonald also...

Sharon Lee Eye

Sharon Lee Eye

Jul 18, 2021

Sharon Lee Eye, age 72 of South Fork Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 18, 2021, at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown, WV. Born on December 12, 1948, in Dearborn, MI, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Karl Braunschweiger and Jacqueline Frances Smith Braunscheiger. She was a graduate of Utica High School, Utica, MI.

Surviving...

Elouise Rebecca Cowger

Elouise Rebecca Cowger

Jul 16, 2021

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Elouise Rebecca (Wolfe) Cowger age 94, of Moorefield, WV passed away on July 16, 2021, at the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Fredericksburg, Va. Elouise was born on April 22, 1927 on Wolfe Mountain at Bass, WV, and was the...

Waldo Neff See

Waldo Neff See

Jun 29, 2021

Waldo Neff See, age 85 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 29, 2021 at Stonerise of Keyser in Keyser, WV. Born on August 18, 1935 in Hardy County, WV, he was a son of the late, Joseph Neff See and Lula Easter Wolfe See. A daughter, Kathy Wratchford , four brothers and five sisters also preceded him in...

John Daniel Kelley, Sr.

John Daniel Kelley, Sr.

Jun 16, 2021

John Daniel “Boot” Kelley, Sr., age 53 of Hagerstown, MD passed away Wednesday morning, June 16,2021 at his sister’s residence in Moorefield, WV. Born on March 8, 1968 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late James Clifton Kelley and Mary Gertrude James Kelley. Brothers, Hyman, Charles and William “Bear” also preceded him in death.

John started almost...