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Local Obituaries for the Moorefield, WV area

Adam Crites

Adam Crites

Jul 22, 2013

Adam Crites, Jr., age 85 of Manassas, VA, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at Novant Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, VA. Born on August 30, 1927, he was the son of the late Adam Crites, Sr. and Bessie Bobo Crites. Junior was born & raised in Moorefield, WV, and lived there until the 1960's when he moved to...

Jeremiah Paul Hockensmith

Jeremiah Paul Hockensmith

Jul 6, 2013

Jeremiah Paul Hockensmith, age 27 of Maple Ave., Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday morning, July 6, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born January 11, 1986 in West Palm Beach, FL, he was the son of Mervin G. & Joyce E. (Gertenbach) Rohrbaugh of Moorefield, WV. Surviving in addition to his parents is his companion, Michelle Tink Koontz;...

Charles Roy Dean

Charles Roy Dean

Jul 1, 2013

Charles Roy Dean, age 93 of Fisher, WV, passed away Monday evening, July 1, 2013 at his residence. Born March 29, 1920 at Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Walter Dean & Zella Lovine (Timbrook) Dean. He grew up in Kirby, WV and had retired from American Woodmark Corporation after 22 years as the Paint Room...

Steven Wesley Alt

Steven Wesley Alt

Jun 29, 2013

Steven Wesley Alt, age 62 of Tampa, FL passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, FL. Born December 23, 1950 in Moorefield, WV, he was the son of the late Jesse Earl Alt and Mabel Alice (Branson) Alt. He was a graduate of Moorefield High School Class of 1969. He was preceded in death...

David Kevin Nesbit

David Kevin Nesbit

Jun 28, 2013

David Kevin Nesbit, age 44 of Trough Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday morning, June 28, 2013 at his residence. Born February 16, 1969 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of Carol Sue (McDonald) Nesbit of Keyser, WV and the late William Graham Nesbit, Jr. He was a member of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church. Dave enjoyed spending time on...

Elmer Ellis Vetter

Elmer Ellis Vetter

Jun 27, 2013

Elmer Ellis Vetter, age 85 of Forrest Glen Drive, Moorefield, WV passed away Thursday evening, June 27, 2013 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born March 10, 1928 in Laytonsville, MD he was the son of the late Phillip H. Vetter and Pauline Bell (Day) Vetter. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War and was...

Harry Cassel Johnson

Harry Cassel Johnson

Jun 22, 2013

Harry Cassel Johnson, Jr., age 69 of Trough Road, Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday morning, June 22, 2013 at his residence. Born December 13, 1943 in Brownsville, PA he was the son of the late Harry Cassel Johnson, Sr. and Margaret Anne (Johnson) Johnson. He was a retired carpenter. A brother and a sister preceded him in death. Surviving is...

Elvin Jacob Dolly

Elvin Jacob Dolly

Jun 4, 2013

Elvin Jacob Dolly, age 65 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 near Moorefield, WV. Born February 2, 1948 at Dollytown, Pendleton Co., WV, he was the son of the late Henson Roosevelt Dolly & Rhoda Mae (Moyers) Dolly. He was preceded in death by a sister, Esta Mae Dolly and a brother, Emory Dale Dolly. An...

Betty Lue Elizabeth Barbe

Betty Lue Elizabeth Barbe

Jun 3, 2013

Betty Lue Elizabeth Thorne Barbe passed away Monday morning, June 3, 2013 at her residence in Old Fields, WV after a long battle with ALS. Born October 29, 1939 in Grant Co., WV, she was the daughter of Marvin Earl Thorne and Ada Rae (Mauzy) Thorne of Dorcas, WV. 

Betty was a graduate of Petersburg High School. In 1959 she married...

Felix Gochenour Poling

Felix Gochenour Poling

Jun 2, 2013

Felix Gochenour Poling, age 94 of Raines St., Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 2, 2013, at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born September 14, 1918 in Hardy Co., WV, he was the son of the late Mitchell Felix Poling & Mary Etta (Simmons) Poling. His daughter, Debby Guessford preceded him in death in April 2007. He...

Helen Christine Lawlor

Helen Christine Lawlor

May 29, 2013

Helen Christine Lawlor, age 71 of Jefferson St., Moorefield, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at her residence. Born July 26, 1941 in Neptune, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Henry Biddle &Vera (Bokop) Biddle. Surviving are two daughters, Vicki Tyrrell of Moorefield, WV & Lisa Rodriguez of Freehold, NJ; two sons, Troy Lawlor of Englishtown, NJ...

Angela Elizabeth Alger-Lowery

Angela Elizabeth Alger-Lowery

May 27, 2013

Angela Elizabeth Alger-Lowery, age 33 of Old Fields, WV, passed away Monday evening, May 27, 2013 near Franklin, WV as a result of an ATV accident. Born July 25, 1979 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Deborah Ann Barr of Old Fields, WV and Donald Edward Alger of Baltimore, MD. A son Christian preceded her in death. Surviving...

Robert Cleveland Inskeep

Robert Cleveland Inskeep

May 25, 2013

Robert Cleveland Inskeep, age 64 of Medley, WV, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 25, 2013 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born May 23, 1949 in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of the late Emmett VanMeter Inskeep and June Marie (Clower) Inskeep. He was a member the Petersburg Presbyterian Church, a 1967 graduate of Petersburg High School...

Miriam Bernice Thompson

Miriam Bernice Thompson

May 24, 2013

Miriam Bernice Thompson, age 90 of Washington St., Moorefield, WV passed away Friday afternoon, May 24, 2013 at her residence. Born July 10, 1922 in Muncie, IN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Frederick Toombs and Laura Ethel (Dick) Toombs. She was a Presbyterian by faith and was a member of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Charles Brown...

Ella Rebecca Smith

Ella Rebecca Smith

May 19, 2013

Ella Rebecca ?Becky? Smith, age 77 of Spring Ave., Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, May 19, 2013 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born July 24, 1935 at Moorefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Delawder & Esta May (Evans) Delawder. She was a member of the Moorefield Church of the Brethren where...

Samuel Lyle Hinkle

Samuel Lyle Hinkle

May 12, 2013

Samuel Lyle Hinkle, age 58 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday evening, May 12, 2013 at his residence. Born September 9, 1954 at Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel Edward Hinkle and Mary Katherine Lee (Miller) Hinkle Wilkins. He was a member of the Moorefield Lodge # 29 A.F. & A.M. and a 32nd Degree of...

Patricia Ann McCraw

Patricia Ann McCraw

Apr 30, 2013

Patricia Ann McCraw, age 57 of John C Crider Road, Purgitsville, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013 at her residence. Born January 14, 1956 in Braxton Co., WV, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Griffitt and Freda Marie (Prunty) Griffitt. She was a 1974 Graduate of Braxton County High School. Surviving is her husband Jackie...

Terry Mark Delawder

Terry Mark Delawder

Apr 17, 2013

Terry Mark Delawder, age 52 of Dover Hollow Rd., Moorefield, WV, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 17, 2013 at his residence. Born June 5, 1960 in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of Arvella Louise (Malcolm) Delawder Hutton (husband Rodney) of Moorefield, WV and the late Bennie Albert Delawder. Surviving in addition to his mother are two sons, Michael Delawder...

Dorsey Gaynor Helmick, Jr.

Dorsey Gaynor Helmick, Jr.

Apr 12, 2013

Dorsey Gaynor Helmick, Jr., age 65 of Holly Ave., Moorefield, WV passed away Friday evening, April 12, 2013 at his residence. Born June 30, 1947 in Hardy Co., WV, he was the son of Orpha Mae (Ganoe) Helmick of Moorefield, WV and the late Dorsey G. Helmick. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a...

Harry Jefferson Weese

Harry Jefferson Weese

Apr 8, 2013

Harry Jefferson Weese, age 83 of J C Markwood Rd., Purgitsville, WV, passed away Monday evening at the Grant County Nursing Home in Petersburg, WV. Born January 10, 1930 in Lahmansville, WV, he was the son of the late Berkeley Osburn Weese & Grace Charlotte (Keplinger) Weese. A son, Frederick, a grandson, Michael and a sister Louella preceded him in...