Obituaries

Apr 19, 2019

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for...

Apr 19, 2019

Donald W. Varner, 63, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Dry Fork, WV, departed this life on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. Born on March 20, 1956 at Harman, WV, he was a son of the late Kelly and Bessie (Pennington) Varner. He also was preceded in death by a twin brother, Ron Varner...

Apr 18, 2019

Robert M. Laughlin 80 of Accident and formerly of Westernport, MD died at WMHS in Cumberland on April 18, 2019. He was born at Cumberland on Feb. 19, 1939.  He was the son of the late Charles J. Laughlin and Mildred (Lewis) Laughlin.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Laughlin and his brother, Charles...

Apr 18, 2019

Allen Naylor, 91, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at his home in Oakland, Maryland. Born on May 19, 1927, Allen was the son of the late Arthur E. Naylor, Sr. and Ruth (Michael) Naylor. He was a graduate of Oakland High School and served in the US Navy during World War II. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan and NYU. He later joined...

Apr 16, 2019

Arvilla Virginia Brady, 101, of Oakland passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on July 24, 1917, in Dodson, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ida Catherine (Lemon) Amtower. Arvilla was a homemaker and school bus owner who contracted with the Garrett County Board of Education. She was also a member...

Apr 15, 2019

Larry Francis Armbruster, 78, of Canaan Valley, WV passed away April 15, 2019 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, WV. He was born July 17, 1940 in Zanesville, OH a son of the late Frank and Jane Armbruster. Mr. Armbruster is survived by his wife, Joan Greenfield Armbruster, whom he married on January 7, 1967. He is also survived by two...

Apr 12, 2019

Helen Louise (Layton) Foltz, 90, of Bayard, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Cortland Acres.  Born on July 4, 1928 in Bayard, WV, she is the daughter of the late Roy and Myrtle (White) Layton.  Helen was a graduate of Bayard High School.  She was a member of the Bayard United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir.  Helen was...

Apr 4, 2019

Bridget Ann Martin Kennard, 57, of Davis, West Virginia passed away April 4, 2019 in Oakland, Maryland at Garrett Regional Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1961 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She is survived by her husband, Michael Kennard, whom she married on June 12, 1982; and by her son, JayDee Kennard, his companion, Katie Sponaugle and their Bundle...

Apr 4, 2019

Robert Dale Brady, 80, of Kitzmiller died on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on August 10, 1938, in Shallmar, he was the son of the late George Elzie, Sr. and Melissa I. (Spiker) Brady. He was a graduate of Elk Garden High School who later served in the United States Army Reserves. He retired from Bethlehem...

Apr 1, 2019

Loraine Ellen Sims, 78, of Kitzmiller, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation.  Born on August 14, 1940 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Foster “Pete” and Virginia (Hanna) Tasker.  Loraine was a homemaker who enjoyed the simple life spending time with her family camping, cooking meals and talking on the telephone.  She attended...

Mar 27, 2019

Larry Allen Amtower, 58, of Mount Storm passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his residence. Born on November 5, 1960 in Keyser, he is the son of Delores R. (Paugh) Amtower and the late Lake A. Amtower.  Larry was known to have a big heart and was very helpful. He enjoyed tinkering in his garage, repairing bicycles to give away...

Mar 24, 2019

Jeffrey Clarence Knox, 66, of Oakland passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on June 2, 1952, in Oakland, he was the son of the late Clarence Andrew, Jr. and Helen Charlene (King) Knox. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator. He loved being active, outside working at his sawmill, mowing...

Mar 23, 2019

John Thomas Shahan, Sr., 72, of Mountain Lake Park, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Dennett Road Manor. Born on August 2, 1946 in Oakland, MD, he was son of the late Arlie R. and Viola V. (Calhoun) Shahan. He was employed by Coca-Cola at the bottling plant in Oakland for ten years and retired from Garrett County Community Action GTS in 2008 with 29 years...

Mar 23, 2019

Glenda L. (Peterson) DelSignore, born June 3, 1932, in Gormania, WV, died March 23, 2019 in her home in Davis, WV surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Stella Roy. Surviving is her husband of nearly 68 years, Frank D. DelSignore; three daughters, Jennie Helmick, Davis, WV, Karen (Kenny) Evans, Thomas, WV, Angela (Bill)...

Mar 21, 2019

Esther Pearl Ratliff (Smith) went home to be with the Lord on March 21st 2019. She was born on March 9th, 1935 in Job, WV to Jasper Smith and Pearl Smith (Long). Esther, a resident of Job, WV, was married to her husband, Charles “Sonny” Ratliff, for 53 years until his passing in 2005. She is survived by four children,...

Mar 16, 2019

Francis Ronald (Ron) Clark, 83, died with the love of Jesus on March 16, 2019. Ron was born to Francis Edward and Bessie Munyan Clark in 1936 in Port Elizabeth, a small farm town in Southern New Jersey. He was sent to school in Delaware in 1949 where he graduated from Brown Vocational High School, Wilmington, DE 1954. His...

Mar 15, 2019

Mark Allen White, 57, of Hendricks, West Virginia and most recently of Elkins, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2019 at 10:45 am. He is survived by his wife, Roxana White, daughter, Brooke Dumire (Derrick Dumire) currently of Eglon, West Virginia, and two grandchildren, Summer and Maverick. Also surviving are two sisters, Anita Cooper...

Mar 11, 2019

Elsie R. Idleman, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on March 11, 2019. She entered this world on March 24, 1922 in Maysville, West Virginia, born to Isaac and Lily Liller. Elsie is survived by her children, Jerry Idleman, Ray Idleman, Larry Idleman, Sandy Huber, Rita Dearing and Kim Sieracki; ten grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; one...

Mar 10, 2019

Paul Thomas Florence, 77, of Parsons, West Virginia passed away March 10, 2019 at Nella's Nursing Home in Elkins, West Virginia. He was born October 5, 1941 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. At the request of Mr. Florence, he was cremated. There are no services scheduled at this time. Hinkle-Fenner Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences can be...

Mar 5, 2019

Stuart “Stu” Fairfax Hamill, III, of Oakland, passed away at age 69 at his home on March 5, 2019. Stuart was born on April 19, 1949 in Oakland to the late Marjorie R. Hamill and the late Circuit Court Judge Stuart F. Hamill, II. He attended Southern High School where he played football and Frostburg State College. Stuart served in...