Obituaries

May 22, 2012

Dolores Ann Truban, 82, a long- time resident of Oakland, died on May 22, 2012. She was born March 3, 1930 in Kempton, MD, the daughter of the late Roy & Ethel (Baer) Gibbs. She was also preceded in death by her husband Toby Truban and sister Pauline (Gibbs) Buckley both of Oakland.

Dolores was...

May 16, 2012

Freda Ellen (Gilpin) Rexroad, 79, of Swanton died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at her daughter's home in Loch Lynn Heights. Born on November 26, 1932 in Grantsville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline (Carroll) Gilpin. Freda was a homemaker and had worked briefly at Cuppett and Weeks Nursing Home and Garrett Manufacturing, Inc. She...

May 14, 2012

Marie Smigal, age 88, a resident of Davis, passed away on Monday evening May 14, 2012 in Torrance, CA. In January of this year while visiting her daughter in San Pedro she was hospitalized unable to return home.

Marie was born January 29, 1924 in Maryland, a daughter of the late Peter and Nettie (Paugh) Novalis. She...

May 13, 2012

Sylvia Belle Beeghly, 84 of Oakland died on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home in Oakland. She was born on December 7, 1927 in Bayard, WV, the daughter of the late Lee and Sylvia Ann (Winters) Davy. She worked at Englander's Drug Store many years. Sylvia was a member of the Gortner Union Church and...

May 10, 2012

Betty Ann (DeBerry) DeWitt, 72, of Swanton died on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Moran Manor Health Care Center in Westernport. Born on June 27, 1939 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Corwin B. and Mary H. (Sebold) DeBerry. Betty worked for Bausch & Lomb and retired from Walmart. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and especially...

May 9, 2012

Stanley A. Smith, 95, of Loch Lynn died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at his home. Stanley was born on March 14, 1917 in Deer Park, the son of the late Ramsey and Nora (Glotfelty) Smith. Stanley retired as an auto repairman, a job in which he took great pride. He was a member of the Kitzmiller Assembly of God....

May 6, 2012

Derrick Adam Reed, 28, of Parsons, died May 6, 2012, as a result of a drowning accident.

He was born Nov. 24, 1983, at Lincoln, Ill.   He is survived by his parents, John and Dawn Ann Hainline McVicker of Davis; his fiancee, Krissy Bell and her unborn baby; paternal grandmother, Ann McVicker of Thomas; two sisters, Nicole...

May 5, 2012

Lena S. (Yoder) Schrock, 83, of Oakland, MD entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Born March 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Samuel U. and Abigail J. (Helmuth) Yoder. In her youth, she was baptized upon the confession of her faith in Jesus Christ and was presently a member of the Gortner Amish...

May 3, 2012

Ernest Robert "Bob" Shiffy, 73, of Oakland, died on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on June 18, 1938 in Kingwood, WV, and later moved to Crellin, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Robert Shiffy and Lillian Gayle (Ridenour) Jordan. He was a United States Army veteran and worked for...

May 2, 2012

Arizona Fannie Lawrence, 93, of Dry Fork, WV passed away May 2, 2012 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, WV.

She was born April 13, 1919 in Dry Fork a daughter of the late James and Malinda Carr Wolford. In 1936 she married Alva Joy Lawrence who preceded her in death in 2001. Also preceding her...

May 2, 2012

William Andrew Zang, Sr., 75, of Oakland, MD died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home in Grantsville. Bill was born December 19, 1936 in Oakland the son of the late Albert H. and Iva B. (Lewis) Zang. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from General Motors in Baltimore. Bill was a member of...

May 1, 2012

Katherine Pearl DeWitt, 93, of Morgantown, WV died May 1, 2012.

She was born September 23, 1917 in Davis, WV a daughter of the late Edgar Guy and Gertrude Veronica Hivick Meyer. She is survived by 1 son; Robert D. (Diane) DeWitt, Fairview, WV, 1 granddaughter and 1 great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers;...

Apr 28, 2012

Doris Delaine Snyder, 75, of Aurora, WV died on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland, MD. Born on November 9, 1936 in Erwin, WV, she was the daughter of Josie (Lipscomb) McDaniel of Aurora, WV and the late John McDaniel. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two granddaughters, Autumn and Angel...

Apr 27, 2012

Wesley Warren Blum, 84, of Swanton died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center of Oakland, MD. Born March 1, 1928 in Gormania, WV, he was the son of the late Warren Bryan and Stasha Justina (Hawk) Blum. Wesley owned and operated Blum Auto Service. He loved to play cards, be it Texas Hold 'Em or...

Apr 27, 2012

Brenda Lea (Stonebreaker) Butts, 72, of Oakland died on Friday, April 27, 2012 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on January 25, 1940 in Elk Garden, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Hazel Mae (Simmons) Stonebreaker. Brenda was a homemaker whose main interest was loving her grandchildren. She is survived and loved...

Apr 27, 2012

Linda Gray Adams, 65, of Oakland died Friday, April 27, 2012 at home. Linda was born June 12, 1946 in Leonardtown, the daughter of the late Lester Dewey and Gwyndola Genevieve (Thompson) Gray. Linda was a retired civilian employee of the United States Air Force. She was a life-long member of Beta Sigma Phi, a member of the Civic...

Apr 25, 2012

Margaret Louise King, 87, of Deer Park died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 1, 1925 in Roanoke, VA the daughter of the late Charles T. and Grace M. (Handy) Brown. She retired 22 years ago from Consol Coal Co. Margaret was a member of the United Mine Workers Local #1289....

Apr 24, 2012

Ralph "Gene" Liller, 71, of Oakland died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Garrett Memorial Hospital of Oakland, MD. Ralph was born November 3, 1940 in Oakland he was the son of the late Errice O. and Mary B. (Moon) Liller. Gene was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Japan. He was a member of the American Legion Proctor...

Apr 22, 2012

William H. Taylor, 66, of Mt. Storm, WV, passed away April 22, 2012 at Courtland Acres Nursing Home, Thomas, WV. Born January 26, 1946 in Elk Garden, WV, he was the son of the late Austin R. & Ruth M. (Nelson) Taylor. William was a veteran having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He is...

Apr 17, 2012

Paul A. Savage, 79, of Mt. Lake Park, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at his residence. Born August 7, 1932 in Friendsville, MD, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Mildred (Amos) Savage. Paul was a veteran having served in the United States Army. He was currently employed at Varel International with more than thirty-five...