Obituaries

Mar 11, 2015

Marcia Lorraine Lucas, 62, of Kitzmiller, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Born on October 6, 1952 in Keyser, WV, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Rena V. (Davis) Moreland. She was a homemaker, who loved gardening, cooking and crocheting. She was a member of the Blaine Full Gospel Church....

Mar 11, 2015

Mary Katherine "Granny" Leslie, 91, of Oakland died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at home. Born on March 10, 1924 in Corinth, WV, she was the daughter of the late Truman Nethkin and Ida Mae Coulter. She was a clerk at the Hutton Rag Shop for many years and was a member of the Rosedale United Pentecostal Church. In...

Mar 11, 2015

James Erwin Reckart, 83, of Mt. Lake Park died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born on March 10, 1932 in Booth, WV, he was the son of the late Theodore Milton and Delia Mae (Uphold) Reckart. He was a poultry farmer for most of his life. He loved gardening and was known as a...

Mar 10, 2015

Dorothy Virginia "Dot" Droppleman, 90, of Elk Garden, WV died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home, under the care of her family and Potomac Valley Hospice. Born on April 3, 1924 in Blaine, WV, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Milton and Anna Margaret (Noonan) Seaman. She was employed by the Mineral County schools as...

Mar 3, 2015

Patricia A. Ryland 80, of McHenry died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born on July 8, 1934 at Gnegy Church Road in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Lena Catherine (Shaffer) Bachtel. She is survived by a sister, Helen Nine of Silver Spring, MD; a step-daughter, Donna...

Feb 26, 2015

Kyoko Takasawa Welch, 80, of Oakland died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her home. Born on April 1, 1934 in Sendai, Japan, she was the daughter of the late Shenago and Tatsumi Takasawa. She was a member of the USO and met her late husband, Roy, while he was stationed in Japan and moved, with him, to Maryland...

Feb 24, 2015

Amy Mae Watson, 72, of Parsons, WV died February 24, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

She was born August 23, 1942 in Elkins, WV a daughter of the late Clinton Wilson Ross and Bessie Pearl Murphy Ross who survives. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ronald Watson and survived...

Feb 21, 2015

James Long Zimmerman, Jr., 74, of Oakland passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Born on June 3, 1940 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late James Long and Katherine Elizabeth (Morris) Zimmerman. He obtained a Master's degree from Catholic University and taught advanced mathematics at Southern Garrett High School for over 30...

Feb 18, 2015

Lewis Milton Marks, I, 89, of Oakland passed from this life into Glory with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Born on February 6, 1926 in Berryburg, WV, outside of Philippi, he was the son of the late Arnett Delbert and Elda R. (Baughman) Marks. He was a member of the Point Pleasant Baptist...

Feb 9, 2015

Thomas J. Pratt, 96, a long-time resident of Kitzmiller, died on Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 19, 1918 in Jenners, PA, he was the son of the late James and Nellie (Lombard) Pratt. He was a graduate of Kitzmiller High School and veteran of the United States Army having served...

Feb 9, 2015

Bruce McClure Helmick, 83, of Gormania, WV, died on Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Western Maryland Health System in Cumberland. Born on April 18, 1931 in Barnum, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph McClure and Katie Ellen (Nelson) Helmick. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War...

Feb 8, 2015

Melvin Douglas Davis, Jr., 48, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on November 26, 1966 in Kingwood, WV, he was the son of Frances Lorraine (Lewis) Davis of Oakland and the late Melvin Douglas Davis, Sr. He had worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed having cook-outs with his family...

Feb 7, 2015

Kenneth Legge Hardesty, 83, of Oakland died on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on May 6, 1931 in Aurora, WV, he was the son of the late David Bushrod and Rosaline (Schrock) Hardesty. He was a graduate of West Virginia University and had attended Exeter University in England. He retired from BB&T...

Feb 6, 2015

Maxine Virginia Repetsky, 93, of Kempton, MD passed away peacefully at Tygart Center, Fairmont, WV with her daughter Helen by her side on February 6, 2015.

She was born June 4, 1921 in Kempton, MD a daughter of the late Claude and Gladys Gertrude Davis Corbin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam...

Feb 5, 2015

Dorothy Mae Miles, 103, of Silver Spring died on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the J K House of Grace Assisted Living in Silver Spring. Born on November 1, 1911 in Darnestown, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Mamie T. Miles. She attended both Gaithersburg High School and Strayer College in Washington D.C. She worked...

Feb 2, 2015

Bonnie Houser Douglas, Phd, 85, of Bellefonte, Kentucky, passed away at Trinity Station on Monday, February 2, 2015.

She was born on July 12, 1929 in Akron, Ohio  to the late Wade and Maxine Close Hauser.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles Lee Douglas, Sr., a ...

Feb 2, 2015

Ruby Gertrude Wotring, 87, of Lake Panasoffkee, FL and formerly of Aurora WV died on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Avante of Inverness in Florida. Born on August 10, 1927 in Elmira, WV, she was the daughter of the late Virgil Calvin and Iza Marie (Kendall) Lowers. She enjoyed spending time with her family, working jigsaw puzzles, reading and...

Feb 1, 2015

Kimberly Renee Shirer, 52, of Cumberland died peacefully in her home on Sunday, February 1, 2015 surrounded by her family after a short but courageous battle with a brain tumor. Born on May 26, 1962 in Oakland, she was the daughter of Donald Paul Welch of Orlando, FL and Janice K. (Whetzel) Metheny of Friendsville. Kim was a 1980...

Jan 31, 2015

Betty Lou Liller, 82, of Oakland passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Born on January 9, 1933 in Sunnyside, Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late George and Maxine (DeWitt) Sanders. She was a graduate of Oakland High School and had been a secretary at Southern High School for...

Jan 31, 2015

Robert Douglas "Doug" "Buckeye" Canan, 65, of Terra Alta, WV died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at his home. Born on September 26, 1949 in Crellin, MD, he was the son of the late Elwood Roy Canan and the late Marion Marie (McKenzie) Canan Weaver. "Buckeye" was an avid CB operator who greatly enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren...