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Clyde Joseph Grimes
Sep 24, 2013
Clyde Joseph Grimes, age 85 of Raines St, Moorefield, WV, passed this life Tuesday afternoon, September 24, 2013 at the Grant County Nursing Home in Petersburg, WV. Born November 6, 1927 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Carl Andrew Grimes & Muriel May (Keller) Grimes. Two brothers, Mick and Toby, and a step-grandson, Jeffrey, preceded him...
Michael Alan Cochran
Sep 24, 2013
Michael Alan Cochran, age 58 of Caledonia Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, September 24, 2013 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born June 25, 1955 in Fairmont, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Dale Cochran & Emma Laura (Brummage) Cochran. He was a 1991 graduate of Fairmont State College and had recently been...
Dorothy Mae Flurry
Sep 23, 2013
Dorothy Mae Flurry, age 86 of Chipley Lane, Moorefield, WV passed away Monday afternoon, September 23, 2013 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. She was born May 13, 1927 in Hardy Co., WV a daughter of the late Ernest Robert Redman and Betty Virginia (Clay) Redman. Her husband, William Earl Flurry preceded her in death in January 1991....
Minnie Dae Jenkins
Sep 20, 2013
Minnie Dae Jenkins, age 85 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday evening, September 20, 2013 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born March 4, 1928 in Hardy Co., WV, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Helmick and Margaret Alice Louise (Kuykendall) Helmick. Her husband, Charley W. Jenkins preceded her in death in December 1998. Five...
Janet Irene Barnes
Sep 16, 2013
Janet Irene (Ruth) Miller Barnes, age 80 of Lee St., Moorefield, WV passed away Monday morning, September 16, 2013 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born July 23, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Wesley Ruth, Sr. & Emma Anne (Varina) Ruth. She was preceded in death by husbands, Charles H. Miller,...
William Joseph Zirk
Sep 14, 2013
William Joseph B.J. Zirk, age 33 of Moorefield, WV passed away Saturday morning, September 14, 2013 in Moorefield. Born August 14, 1980 in Winchester, VA, he was the son of Joseph C. Zirk of Moorefield, WV and the late Arbutus Snow (See) Zirk. A graduate of Moorefield High School Class of 1998, he was an outdoors enthusiast and a part...
Eugene Matson Brand
Sep 12, 2013
Eugene Matson Brand, Gene, age 91 of Mountain View Road, Purgitsville, WV, passed away Thursday morning, September 12, 2013 at his residence. Born April 28, 1922 in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of late Archie Camden Brand and Elizabeth Betsy Mae (Matson) Brand. His wife, Ruth M. (Evans) Brand preceded him in death in January 1997. A brother, Warren...
Genevieve Wolfe Malcolm
Aug 31, 2013
Genevieve Wolfe Malcolm, age 83 of S. Main St., Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday evening, August 31, 2013 at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. Born March 12, 1930 at Wolfe Mountain, Bass, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel Price Wolfe and Anna Mae (Rohrbaugh) Wolfe. She was a member of the Duffey Memorial United Methodist Church...
Charles Junior Riggleman
Aug 7, 2013
Charles Junior Riggleman, age 85 of Hope Mount Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away at his home Wednesday morning, August 7, 2013. Born June 11, 1928 in Rig, WV, he was the son of the late Charles Morton Riggleman and Rebecca Martha (Barr) Riggleman Halterman. He was a 1947 graduate of Moorefield High School. In July 1947 he joined the United...
Edna May Weatherholtz
Jul 28, 2013
Edna May Weatherholtz, age 89 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, July 28, 2013 at the E. A. Hawse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Baker, WV. Born December 1, 1923 in Hardy Co., WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert & Clara Ann (Fitzwater) Weatherholtz. Two brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of the...
Kenny Carr
Jul 25, 2013
Kenny Carr, age 89 of Mayberry Drive, Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening, July 25, 2013 at the Grant County Nursing Home in Petersburg, WV. Born December 23, 1923 in Cabins, WV, he was the son of the late Sylvanus Carr & Hilda Catherine (Stover) Carr. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian S. (Riggleman) Carr in June...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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