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Local Obituaries for the Moorefield, WV area

Richard Hesse

Richard Hesse

Aug 16, 2024

Richard William Hesse, age 88 of Fisher, WV, passed away Friday morning, August 16, 20024 at Sterling Care, Frostburg Village in Midland, MD. Born on April 11, 1936 in Jordan Run, Grant County, WV, he was a son of the late Emmett David Hesse and Edna Mae Berg Hesse. His wife, Velma Elizabeth Snyder Hesse preceded him in death on...

David "Bud" Whetzel

David "Bud" Whetzel

Aug 13, 2024

David Allen “Bud” Whetzel, age 79 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Tuesday morning, August 13, 2024 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, VA. Born on March 21, 1945 in Peru, WV, he was a son of the late Harry Allen Whetzel and Virginia Alice Mae Griffith Whetzel. Sisters, Dottie, Jeanie, Wendy, Karen and infant Tudy and brothers Paul & Toby...

Delmas Wilkins

Delmas Wilkins

Aug 9, 2024

Delmas Cleland Wilkins, age 86, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away Friday evening August 9, 2024, at the Inova Fairfax Hospital surrounded by his family, pastors and close friends. He was born on August 6, 1938, in Old Fields, WV, a son of the late Cleland Eston Wilkins and Pearl Matthew Miller Wilkins. He was also preceded in death by one...

Kyle Foltz

Kyle Foltz

Aug 9, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and immense sadness that we announce the passing of Kyle Benjamin Foltz, age 20 of Gallipolis, OH, formerly of Mathias, WV, who passed away Friday morning, August 9, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born on February 24, 2004, in Harrisonburg, VA, he was a son of Joan E. Wratchford Foltz of Mathias,...

Greta Lehman

Greta Lehman

Aug 4, 2024

Greta Catherine Lehman, age 84 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Sunday morning, August 4, 2024, at her residence. Born on January 19, 1940, in Moorefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Leroy Hepner and Ina Rhea “Rea” Cleaver Hepner. She was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Sloan Branson; sisters, Judith “Judy” Judy and Wilda “Woodie”...

Gale Wichael

Gale Wichael

Aug 1, 2024

Gale Lynn Wichael, age 66 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Thursday evening August 1, 2024, at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, WV. Born on January 28, 1958, in Cumberland, MD, she was a daughter of the late Carl William Dorsey and Mary Frances Stickley Dorsey. A brother, Carl F. “Jack” Dorsey preceded her in death.

 Gale enjoyed spending her time outside...

Charlotte Hill

Charlotte Hill

Jul 21, 2024

Charlotte Denise Seymour Hill, age 68, of Moorefield, WV, passed away on Sunday morning, July 21, 2024, at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on September 20, 1955, in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Welton “Huck” Seymour Jr. and Janet Jaunita Crites Seymour.

 Charlotte dedicated 40 years to teaching in Hardy County Schools,...

Ami Omechinski

Ami Omechinski

Jul 14, 2024

Ami Faun Omechinski, age 48 of Purgitsville, WV, passed away Sunday afternoon near her home. Born on April 9, 1976, in Wilmington, DE, she was a daughter of Brenda Sue Wilkins Clark of Purgitsville, WV and the late Charles Omechinski II.

 Ami's love and dedication knew no bounds. She was a proud 1994 graduate of Greenbrier West High School and a...

Eva Wolfe

Eva Wolfe

Jul 13, 2024

Eva Janet Wolfe, age 87 of Moorefield, WV, passed away at the Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, July 13, 2024.

 She was born at Bass, WV on September 2, 1936, in a large log house that has since been relocated to the coast of Oregon. She was the daughter of the late Ira Roosevelt Wolfe and...

Lillian Shoemaker

Lillian Shoemaker

Jul 13, 2024

Lillian Lee Shoemaker, age 76 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday morning, July 13, 2024, at Hampshire Center in Romney, WV. Born on September 1, 1947, on the South Fork, near Moorefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Brady Vernon Cullers and Ethel Elizabeth Ratliff Cullers. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Charles E. Cullers, Steven...

Linda Delchamp

Linda Delchamp

Jul 12, 2024

Linda Carole Watts Delchamp, age 84 of Romney, WV, peacefully passed away Friday morning, July 12, 2024, at her beloved niece’s residence in Charles Town, WV. 

 Born on October 27, 1939, in Takoma Park, MD. Linda was a 1957 graduate of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD and was a valued and loved employee of MetLife for 45 years....

Jackson Shobe

Jackson Shobe

Jul 8, 2024

Jackson Richard Shobe, age 89 of Purgitsville, WV, passed away Monday morning, July 8, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on February 9, 1935 in Purgitsville, WV, he was the son of the late John Howard Shobe and Maxine Dare Leatherman Shobe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Johnny C....

Norman Alfred Delawder

Norman Alfred Delawder

Jul 6, 2024

Norman Alfred Delawder, age 75 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday evening, July 6, 2024 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born on September 12, 1948 in Cumberland, MD, he was a son of the late Columbus Cleveland Delawder and Georgia Arbutus Stallings Delawder. A grandson, Anthony, a sister, Helen Middleton and a brother, Marvin also preceded him...

David Constable

David Constable

Jul 4, 2024

David Watson Constable, age 62 of North River Road, Baker, WV, passed away Thursday evening, July 4, 2024, at his residence. Born on January 22, 1962, he was a son of the late Thurston Waldo Constable and Ida Mae Bane Constable. A sister, Dianna Hose also preceded him in death.

Dave was a hardworking man, known for his skills in roofing...

Thomas Williams

Thomas Williams

Jul 2, 2024

Thomas Seymour Williams, “Tom”, known by some as “Shorty”, left this life to be with the Lord on July 2, 2024. While Tom will be sorely missed by his friends and family, we are confident of his ‘final address’, as he liked to say. His faith was strong; he read the Bible and worked to apply its guidance to his...

Bonnie Srout

Bonnie Srout

Jun 30, 2024

Bonnie Louise Weatherholtz Srout, age 82, passed away suddenly but peacefully, Sunday, June 30, 2024, at her home in Longview, NC. Born on March 13, 1942, at home in Hardy County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Homer Elmer Weatherholtz and Martha Virginia (Pratt) Weatherholtz.

 She retired as a Walmart Associate, where she loved meeting and talking to people....

Margle Helman

Margle Helman

Jun 25, 2024

Margle Lee (Hose) Helman, age 84, of Moorefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the E. A. Hawse Healthcare Center in Baker, WV. Born on September 12, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Roy Overton Hose, Sr. and Nancy Lee (Shockey) Hose. Her former husband, Ralph Wright Helman, preceded her in death in April 1999....

Terry Lewis

Terry Lewis

Jun 22, 2024

Terry Lee Lewis, age 57 of Moorefield, WV, passed away Saturday evening, June 22, 2024, at his residence. Born on November 17, 1966, in Petersburg, WV, he was a son of Carrie Kuykendall Lewis of Old Fields, WV and the late Donald Lee Lewis.

 A graduate of Moorefield High School in 1985, Terry dedicated nearly four decades of his life to...

Joyce Wolfe

Joyce Wolfe

Jun 12, 2024

Joyce Flinn Wolfe, age 78 of Moorefield, WV, passed away, Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2024 at her residence. Born on February 18, 1946 in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Olin Flinn, Jr. and Mary Aletha Arnold Flinn. Her husband, the love of her life, Douglas “Dougie” J. Wolfe preceded her in death in March 2009....

Richard Allan Crawford, Sr.

Richard Allan Crawford, Sr.

Jun 12, 2024

Richard Allan Crawford, Sr., known affectionately as “Crawdaddy”, passed away on June 12, 2024, in Moorefield, WV, at the age of 66. He was born on December 6, 1957, in Cumberland, MD, a son of the late Franklin Elwood Crawford, Sr. and Ellen Margaret (Hedrick) Crawford Rosier. 

 A man of valor and service, Richard dedicated 31 years to the U. S....