Leona Dixon
Dec 10, 2025
Leona Genevieve Dixon, 74, of Aurora, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on February 25, 1951-though, as her mother always lovingly insisted, February 24-she was the daughter of the late Rodney and Virginia (Thomas) Pike.
At the heart of Leona's life was her marriage and family. She was devoted to her husband of 37...
Albert Whitmer
Dec 8, 2025
Albert Brown Whitmer, Jr., 90, of Oakland, MD, and formerly of Petersburg, WV, passed away on December 8, 2025, at his home. Born on April 3, 1935, in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of the late Albert Brown Whitmer, Sr., and Elsie (Crites) Whitmer.Albert, a lifelong resident of the Petersburg area, passed away as the last surviving member of...
Idamae Spear
Dec 7, 2025
Idamae Spear, 108, of Swanton, MD, passed away peacefully at home on December 7, 2025. Born November 13, 1917, in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late William and Flora (Zender) Obermeier.
Idamae graduated from high school in Wilmette, IL, and attended DePaul University in Chicago. In 1940, she married the love of her life, Ed Spear, who preceded...
Teresa Simmons
Dec 5, 2025
Teresa D. Simmons, 75, of Dryfork, passed away on December 4, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Born on January 11, 1950, in Bethesda, MD, she was the daughter of the late Pierce Lewis and Clara Belle (Cherry) Thomas.Teresa was a dedicated and compassionate individual who proudly graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring,...
Thomas Graybill
Dec 2, 2025
Thomas John Graybill, 83, of Oakland, MD, passed away on December 2, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on March 16, 1942, in York, PA, he was the son of the late John and Edna (Senft) Graybill and the younger brother of the late William Graybill.
Tom graduated from Spring Grove Area High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree...
Jeffery Lewis
Dec 2, 2025
Jeffery Roger Lewis, 55, of Oakland, MD, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 18, 1970, in Oakland, MD, he was the beloved son of Roger and Mary Lewis and a dedicated husband to Melinda Lewis. Jeff was a proud father to his children, Evan and Serena Lewis, and held a...
Joseph Martin
Nov 29, 2025
Joseph "Joe" Albert Martin, 80, of Oakland, passed away on November 29, 2025, at his residence with his wife by his side. Born on November 25, 1945, in Turner Douglas, he was the son of the late Ray and Carrie (Kisner) Martin.Joe, a lifelong area resident, attended Southern High School and devoted more than 60 years to his craft as...
Kenneth Ward
Nov 25, 2025
Kenneth Lee Ward, 47, of Westernport, MD, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Born on December 7, 1977, in Indiana, he was the son of the late John Ward and Peggy Ward, who survives.
Ken was a graduate of Kokoma Christian Academy. He was a great athlete, and he always proudly...
Thomas Jackson
Nov 22, 2025
Thomas William Jackson, 70, of Oakland, passed away on November 22, 2025, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on November 15, 1955, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Fred and Betty (Hicks) Jackson.Thomas, a proud graduate of Pattonville High School, spent much of his working life underground as a coal miner with Consol Energy, where he took...
Karen Bonner
Nov 19, 2025
Karen Jean Bonner, 82, of Davis, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 19, 2025, in Oakland, MD. Born on September 7, 1943, in Belington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Robert and Velma Marie (Teter) Smith.
Karen, a proud West Virginia University alumna, devoted her life to family and community in the...
Mary Johnson
Nov 18, 2025
Mary Veronica Johnson, 82, of Thomas, passed away on November 18, 2025, at Cortland Acres. Born on December 13, 1942, in Rochester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Virginia (Bennear) Milkint.Mary was a graduate of Mountaineer High School. She worked for many years at the National Wildlife Federation, in forests and wetlands, and with the wildlife...
Cynthia Stem
Nov 17, 2025
Cynthia Stem, 71, of Mount Storm, passed away on November 17, 2025. Born on January 23, 1954, in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Shirley F. (Stonesifer) Stem.
Cynthia, a proud graduate of Southern Garrett High School and Frostburg State University, devoted her career to shaping young minds as an elementary school teacher in...
Arden Reeves
Nov 10, 2025
Arden Ellis Reeves, 76, formerly of Oakland, MD, passed away on November 10, 2025. Born on June 19, 1949, in Bloomington, MD, he was the son of the late Robert Cecil and Patricia Jean (Wilt) Reeves.
Arden, a graduate of Bruce High School, built a fulfilling career as an electrician and carpenter before retiring. A devout Catholic by faith, he...
Gregory Hill
Nov 7, 2025
Gregory Paul Hill, 76, of Piedmont, WV passed away on Friday, November 7, 2025, at his home. Born on March 20, 1949, in Keyser, he was the son of the late Joseph and Marguerite (Coleman) Hill.
Greg began working for the former Westvaco Paper Mill when he was 18 years old and faithfully served the company for nearly 50 years. Many...
Claude Winters
Nov 4, 2025
Claude William Winters, 99, passed away on November 4, 2025, at his farm in Eglon. Born on March 1, 1926, in Mountain Lake Park, he was the youngest son of Clarence and Bessie Florence (Gnegy) Winters.
He and his older brother, Harold, were raised by their grandparents, Charles and Cora Winters of Horse Shoe Run. Claude was a graduate of...
Virgie Redman
Nov 4, 2025
Virgie Alice Redman, 88, of Piedmont, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 4, 2025. Born on March 21, 1937, in Keyser, she was the daughter of the late Davis and Annie (Addison) Price.
Virgie, a proud graduate of Howard High School and crowned Ms. Howard High in 1955, dedicated over fifty years to the First...
Randall Friend
Nov 4, 2025
Randall Lee Friend, 70, of Mountain Lake Park, MD, passed away on November 4, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on September 8, 1955, in Oakland, he was the son of the late Leroy Friend and Norma "Jean" Michaels.
Randall graduated from Southern High School and worked for 36 years in the maintenance department at Garrett Regional Medical Center....
Hudson Taylor
Nov 1, 2025
Hudson Bruce Taylor passed away on November 1, 2025. He was born on October 2, 2025. Left to cherish his short but joyful memories are his father and mother, Miguel Taylor and Danielle Huss; his brother and sister, Alice and Jackson Taylor; along with his grandmothers, Shelly Sisler and Angela Huss; his great grandfather, Fernando Fajardo; his aunts, Lynn Lands,...
Michael Logsdon
Oct 31, 2025
Michael "Mike" Logsdon, 74, of Oakland, passed away on October 31, 2025, at Mon Health Center in Morgantown, surrounded by his family. Born on June 19, 1951, in Clarksburg, WV, he was the son of the late Vernon "Bill" and Kathleen (Spurgeon) Logsdon.
Mike, a 1969 graduate of Philip Barbour High School, pursued higher education at West Virginia University, where...
Gay Keller
Oct 31, 2025
Gay Lee Keller, age 94, died October 31, 2025, at her home in Mesick, Michigan. She was graciously cared for by her daughters and Hospice of Michigan.
Born November 16, 1930, in West Vindex, Maryland, Gay was the youngest child of Adam Samuel and Lula Belle DeCost. On January 31, 1947, she married Paul Richard Keller of Kitzmiller, Maryland. Together, they...
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