Obituaries

Feb 1, 2018

Allen Lee Rupp, 62, of Aurora, West Virginia died February 1, 2018 in Stemple Ridge, West Virginia. He was born December 4, 1955 in Morenci, MI a son of the surviving James Lee Rupp; Stephen Monroe and Susan Hauser. He is survived by his wife, Mea Rupp, two daughters, Alison (Kevin) Montoya, Hawaii, and Andrea Rupp, Morgantown, West Virginia,...

Jan 30, 2018

Nancy Ann Hoffman, 84, of Oakland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 surrounded by her family at her home.  Born on December 1, 1933 in Gormania, WV, she was the daughter of the late William and Leatha (Spitzer) Flanagan.  Nancy was a graduate of Bayard High School.  She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking big meals, canning...

Jan 30, 2018

Joseph Sagace, 88, passed away peacefully at Cortland Acres on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. He was born in Thomas, WV on November 9, 1929. He was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Teresa Sagace; four sisters – Rose Sagace Greco, Phyllis Sagace Heston, Louise Sagace Smith, Mary Sagace Baltimore; and five brothers – Sam, Fred, John, Frank,...

Jan 28, 2018

Doris Day Gaskill, 83, of Manassas, VA, died on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at her daughter’s home.

Born October 25, 1934, in Jessup, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (Hood) Day. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Howard Gaskill; one sister-in-law, Sylvia Day; and one niece, Shannon Forrester.

She grew...

Jan 28, 2018

Phyllis Arlene Gaither, 74, of Bayard, WV died on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on April 24, 1943, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Rollie Martin and Goldie Mae (Markley) Smith. She had been working for the Dollar Tree in Oakland. Phyllis dearly loved spending time with her grandkids and her dogs....

Jan 24, 2018

An obituary is not available at this time for Roxanne Staufer. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 20, 2018

Denver M. Flinn, 52, of Mtn. Lake Park passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, surrounded by his family at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on January 30, 1965, in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of the late William and Doris (Srout) Flinn. He is survived by sisters, Rebecca "Becky" Hardesty of Oakland, Lisa Flinn Taylor and husband...

Jan 20, 2018

Flora Jean (Crosco) Burton, 92, of Jarrettsville and formerly of Oakland died on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Stella Maris, Inc. in Timonium. Born on April 8, 1925, in Vindex, she was the daughter of the late Tony and Estella (Knox) Crosco. She, along with her late husband, had been small business owners and she had also worked for Sterling Processing and C &...

Jan 19, 2018

Arnold E. “Sonny” Geer, 84, of Kitzmiller, MD, formerly of Braceville, OH, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Born on January 26, 1933 in Durango, CO, he was the son of the late Chester E. and Emma (Cutler) Chappell.  Sonny was a 1952 graduate of Howland High School.  He proudly served in...

Jan 18, 2018

Donald Rex Arnett, 81, of Aurora, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Born on July 29, 1936 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Dwight L. and N. Marie (Strawser) Arnett.   Don graduated from Aurora High School in 1952.  He promptly started his logging career at the age of...

Jan 13, 2018

Harold Junior Myers, 96, of Aurora, WV passed January 13, 2018 at Dennett Road Nursing Home in Oakland, Maryland. He was born October 13, 1921 in Aurora, WV a son of the late Harold Stanley and Margaret Elizabeth Becker Myers. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Belle Myers, one son, Phillip Myers, three brothers, Odis Allen...

Jan 12, 2018

Bonnie Sue Lewis, 68, of Oakland died on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on May 20, 1949, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Ray and Prema Clara (Friend) Bowman. She was the owner of Bonnie’s Cleaning Service and worked with her late husband in their business, Lewis Used Cars and Towing. Bonnie...

Jan 12, 2018

Harris W. LeFew, 88, of Westernport, MD died at his residence on Friday January 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 9, 1930 at Hedgesville, WV and was the son of the late Rev. Charles M. LeFew and Clara (Harris) LeFew.  He was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church in Keyser, WV...

Jan 9, 2018

Clarence Everett Whitacre, 80, of Oakland died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at the Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on June 22, 1937, in Kitzmiller, he was the son of the late George W. and Millie (Rowe) Whitacre. He, along with his brother, built and operated Whitacre Auto Sales and was also a school bus driver in Garrett County....

Jan 8, 2018

Jesse Troy Judy, age 93 of Eglon, WV went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2018. He was the son of the late Zebulon M. and Mary E. (Harman) Judy. He was born near Harman, WV on September 11, 1924.Troy was a life time member of the Brethren Church, Baptized on July 14,1938 in the Dry Fork...

Jan 7, 2018

Lucy Mae Chew, 67, of Harman, West Virginia passed away January 7th, 2018 in Keyser, West Virginia. She was born August 1, 1950 in Harman, West Virginia a daughter of the late Catherine Pennington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Dempsey Chew in 2013 and two brothers, Carl Raines and Larry Pennington. She is survived by...

Jan 7, 2018

Barbara R. Lee, 88, of Oakland died on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at the Goodwill Retirement Community in Grantsville. Born on July 26, 1929, in Terra Alta, WV, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Pulliam) Calhoun. In her earlier years, Mrs. Lee had served as a secretary for the Aurora High School and elementary schools and...

Jan 6, 2018

Jan 5, 2018

Wilda Sherwood died Friday, January 5, 2018 in Camden, South Carolina. She was 91 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul J. Sherwood. She was the daughter of Marvin and Anna (Arnold) Lahman of Thomas, W.Va. She is survived by her son Paul Sherwood ll and daughter Anna (Jamie) Burchick of Lugoff, South Carolina. She was...

Jan 2, 2018

Melvin R. Custer, Sr., 87, of Swanton died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on March 7, 1930, in Swanton, he was the son of the late Heyward S. and Effie B. (Friend) Custer. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War. Melvin had worked for the former Westvaco Paper Mill in Luke, had...