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Duane Trenum
May 17, 2026
Duane Charles Trenum, age 76 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2026 at his residence with his family at his side. Born on March 22, 1950, in Barton, MD, he was a son of the late Duane Alvin Trenum and Jennie Mae Metz Trenum. He is now at peace, reunited with his beloved daughter, Jennifer, and siblings...
Donald E. Smith
May 17, 2026
Donald Edward Smith, age 64 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2026, at his daughter’s residence. Born on June 1, 1961, in Winchester, VA, he was the son of the late James Edward Smith & Dawson J. Shanholtz, Jr. and Ida may Snyder Smith Shanholtz. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Janet Diane and...
Donna Smith
May 16, 2026
Donna Rae Smith, age 67 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Saturday evening, May 16, 2026, at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born on November 24, 1958, in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jefferson Davis and Margaret Delores Gross Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister.
With a...
Charles R. Smith, Sr.
May 4, 2026
Charles Raymond Smith, Sr., age 100 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Monday morning, May 4, 2026, at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg, WV. Born on October 12, 1925, in Moorefield, WV, he was the son of the late Raymond S. Smith and Iona Elizabeth Whitacre Smith. His wife, Virginia Armeda Kline Smith preceded him in death in January...
David Weese
May 3, 2026
David John Weese, age 82 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Sunday evening, May 3, 2026, at the E.A. Hawse Healthcare Center in Baker, WV. Born on July 19, 1943, in Forman, WV, David was a beloved son of the late Berkley Osburn Weese and Grace Charlotte Keplinger Weese. A brother, Harry and sisters, Luella Leason, Dorothy Kesner and Mary...
Robert F. Bobo
May 3, 2026
Robert Francis Bobo, affectionately known as Bob, age 94 of Fisher, WV, passed away Sunday morning, May 3, 2026, at Cortland Acres in Thomas, WV. Born on July 9, 1931, in Moorefield, WV, Bob was a cherished son of the late Nelson Grady Bobo and Ollie Blanche Sherman Bobo. His wife, Anna Marie Chewning Bobo preceded him in death in...
John Gordon McAlister
May 1, 2026
Gordon was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and brought to the LA area in the early 1950s where his father, Jack, expanded World Literature Crusade / WLC / into provider of Bible translations via Wycliffe. WLC published accompanying Bible Studies when asked, ultimately delivering millions of pieces to pastors and missionaries overseas. Gordon joined this work early on radio, and when...
Richard Davy
Apr 30, 2026
Richard Harold Davy, age 61 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2026 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on February 17, 1965 in Romney, WV, he was the son of the late Donald Wright Davy and Dorothy Ellen Hose, he was a beloved father, grandfather, and friend who touched the lives of many during...
George Allen Gay
Apr 17, 2026
George Allen Gay, age 72 of Old Fields, WV, a spirited soul and devoted family man, will forever be remembered for his love of life and the joy he brought to those around him, passed away Friday morning, April 17, 2026, at his residence. Born on October 20, 1953, in Oakland, MD, he was the son of the late George...
Gloria Hughes
Apr 12, 2026
Gloria Jean Hughes, age 69 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2026, at her home. Born on August 11, 1956, in Winchester, VA, she was the cherished daughter of the late George Albert Hinkle and Betty Jean Hedrick Hinkle. Her husband whom she married in August 1980, James Robert Hughes, preceded her in death in November 2023.
Gloria...
John T. Ross, Jr.
Apr 8, 2026
John Tawney Ross, Jr., age 97, of Colfax, North Carolina, passed away at his home on the afternoon of April 8, 2026. Born September 30, 1928, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late John Tawney Ross, Sr. and Stella Gertrude Ashley Ross. He attended St. Mary’s High School and later West Virginia University, earning his high...
Carl Crites
Apr 2, 2026
Carl Elwood Crites, a wonderful loving husband and father, age 85 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday morning, April 2, 2026, at his residence. Born on July 7, 1940, in Durgon, WV, he was a son of the late Homer Charles Crites and Alice Rebecca Reel Crites. He was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Rachael Riggleman Crites, a...
Carl Randal Helmick
Mar 31, 2026
Carl Randal Helmick, age 65 of Petersburg, WV, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at his residence. Born on October 4, 1960, in Romney, WV, he was the son of the late Frankie Overland Helmick and Nancy Bell Hartman Helmick. A brother, Robert F. Helmick also preceded him in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth Helmick of Petersburg, WV and Kimberly...
Annabelle Keller
Mar 24, 2026
Annabelle Crites Keller, age 86 of Fisher, WV, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 24, 2026, at her residence. Born on June 5, 1939, in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Paul William Crites and Suella Dyer Parsons Crites. Her husband, Branson G. Keller preceded her in death in June 2015. A daughter-in-law, Susan Keller also preceded her...
Larry Elwood Helman
Mar 20, 2026
Larry Elwood Helman, age 84 of Moorefield, WV, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away Friday afternoon, March 20, 2026, at his residence. Born on August 21, 1941, in Purgitsville, WV, he was the son of the late Sylvia May Helman Crites and stepson of the late Charles Crites. He was also preceded in death by a...
Norval Paxton Riggleman
Mar 19, 2026
Norval Paxton Riggleman, born May 30, 1930, in Rig, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2026. He lived a life defined by hard work, devotion to family, and quiet determination. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca Barr Halterman; his father Charles Morton Riggleman; stepfather Elmer Halterman; and his brother Charles “Junior” Riggleman.
He...
Rhoderick W. Gunter
Mar 17, 2026
Rhoderick “Rod” Whitehead Gunter, a cherished husband, father, brother, and grandfather, age 86 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2026, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on July 22, 1939, in Shipman, VA (Nelson County), he was the son of the late Edwin Glover Gunter and Lottie Ellen Proffit Gunter. In addition to his...
Rosie Shockey
Mar 3, 2026
Rosie Marie Shockey, 67, of Moorefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at her residence. Born April 7, 1959, in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of Alice Virginia Heavner Delawder of Baker, WV and the late Homer Eugene Sampsell. A sister, Tina Sampsell Turner also preceded her in death.
A proud Moorefield High School graduate, Rosie was not...
Hilda Fisher Sherman
Feb 28, 2026
Hilda Fisher Sherman, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated nurse, peacefully left us on February 28, 2026, in Charlottesville, VA from complications related to dementia. Born on November 26, 1948, in Moorefield, WV, Hilda was the daughter of George Eskridge Fisher and Hilda Mae Purtlebaugh Fisher. She always had fond memories of growing up on the family farm alongside...
John Mark Hamilton
Feb 23, 2026
John Mark Hamilton, age 66 of Lahmansville, WV, passed away Monday evening, February 23, 2026, at the Grant Rehabilitation & Care Center in Petersburg, WV. Born on April 9, 1959, in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late John M Hamilton and Dorothy Frances Porter Hamilton. His beloved wife, Dixie Kay Dixon Hamilton preceded him in death in...
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