Wilma Lee Wise
Apr 30, 2019
Wilma Lee Wise, 71, of Friendly, WV, passed away, April 30, 2019 at home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 17, 1948, in Pleasants County, WV, a daughter of the late Brady Dalrymple and Hilda Barnhart Dalrymple. Wilma loved spending time with her children and never went a day without speaking to each of them and she was...
Joseph "Joe" Swartzmiller
Apr 26, 2019
Joseph "Joe" Swartzmiller, 73, of Sistersville, WV, passed away on April 26, 2019 at Sistersville General Hospital. He was born July 24, 1945, in Sistersville, WV, a son of the late Paul Swartzmiller and Pauline Markley Swartzmiller. Joe worked as a General Laborer for Massey Ferguson and he played lead guitar with the Rocken Good Times band. He is survived...
Velma Leek-Smith
Apr 22, 2019
Velma Leek-Smith, 66, of Belmont, WV, passed away, April 22, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born April 14, 1953, in Moundsville, WV, a daughter of the late Robert Stanley and Geraldine White Moffitt. Velma was a retired Aide at the former Colin Anderson Center. She is survived by her fiancé, David Riggs of Belmont, WV; sons, Raymond "Buster"...
Cathyrn "Katy" Amos
Apr 17, 2019
Cathryn "Katy" Riggs Still Amos, 92, of Sistersville, WV, passed away, April 17, 2019 at Sistersville General Hospital. She was born July 27, 1926, in Middlebourne, WV, a daughter of the late Ora C. Riggs and Ida Jones Riggs. Katy retired from Phillips Pharmacy. She was an avid reader and she was a long time Sunday School Teacher. She is...
Albert W. Lewis
Apr 10, 2019
Albert Lewis, age 65, of Middlebourne, WV died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at his residence. He was born on February 8, 1954 in New Martinsville, WV, a son of the late Wesley Elwood and Pearl Barker Lewis. Albert was a Laborer and love watching T.V. and drawing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters:...
Larry "L.J." Joe Starkey
Mar 29, 2019
Larry Joe “L.J.” Starkey, age 41, of Painesville, OH (formerly of Sistersville, WV) died Friday, March 29, 2019 at University Hospital, Cleveland, OH. He was born on May 31, 1977 in New Martinsville, WV, a son of Larry Joe and Donna Sue Smith Starkey of Sistersville (Davenport community) whom still survive. L.J. was an employee of Ohio Paving and was...
Verna Rae Wilkinson
Mar 17, 2019
Wilkinson, Verna Rae, 67, of Sistersville, WV died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at her residence. She was born on March 12, 1952 in Alliance, OH, a daughter of the late Theodore J. and Ruth Ellen Nichols Ziegler. Verna was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David “Butch” Wilkinson and one son,...
Sandy Danser Furbee
Mar 16, 2019
Sandy Danser Furbee, 72, of Friendly, WV, passed away March 16, 2019 at Pine View Nursing and Rehab. She was born November 2, 1946, in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of Alta Donahue and the late Wiley Danser, Jr. Sandy was a retired Special Education Teacher with Ritchie County Schools. She loved gardening, working puzzles and playing candy crush. In addition...
Thomas "Pete" Whaley
Mar 3, 2019
Thomas "Pete" Whaley, 83, of Concord, NC, formerly of New Martinsville, WV and Hundred, WV, passed away March 3, 2019 at home. He was born June 23, 1935, in Monongah, WV, a son of the late Jeryl Whaley and Eleanor Leddy Whaley. Pete was a retired auto and diesel mechanic at the former Bayer Corporation. He loved working on cars...
James "Jim" Wilson
Feb 18, 2019
James "Jim" William Wilson, 86, of Sistersville, WV, passed away on February 18, 2019 at Sistersville General Hospital. He was born January 17, 1933, in Belmont, WV, a son of the late Paul M. Wilson and Eloise Francis Wilson. He was the grandson of James L. and Artie Taylor Wilson with whom he made his home from the age of...
Otis E. Barnhart
Feb 16, 2019
Barnhart, Otis E., age 76, of St. Marys, WV died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Camden-Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV. He was born April 17, 1942 in Pleasants County, WV, a son of the late Ross Edward and Hazel Bell Williams Barnhart. Otis was a mechanic working on oil wells; a U.S. Army veteran serving during Vietnam. He was...
Michael Lee Lancaster
Feb 10, 2019
Michael Lee Lancaster, 44, of Sistersville, WV, left this earth on February 10, 2019 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a tragic work related accident. He was born December 31, 1974 in Sistersville, WV, where he spent his entire life. Michael was a 1994 graduate of Tyler Consolidated High School. Following graduation, Michael worked alongside his brother at Lancaster Logging. He...
George E. Post
Feb 8, 2019
Post, George E., age 76, of Middlebourne, WV died Friday, February 8, 2019 at his residence. He was born on November 20, 1942 in Newport News, VA, a son of the late Raymond E. and Virginia Keppner Post. George came to Tyler County in 1983 after retiring from Chrysler Stamping Twinsburg, OH plant as a welder; served in the Navy...
George "John" Ervin Moffitt
Jan 28, 2019
George Ervin "John" Moffitt, 70, of New Martinsville, WV, passed away January 28, 2019 at home. He was born July 25, 1948, in Tyler County, WV, a son of the late Herman Moffitt and Elaine Moffitt Evans. George was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator at Martin Marietta. He was a member of the Sistersville Church of the Nazarene. He loved...
Mary Broughman
Jan 17, 2019
Mary L. Broughman, 81, of Williamstown, WV (formerly of Friendly, WV), passed away January 17, 2019 at the Arbors of Marietta. She was born July 4, 1937, in Newton Falls, OH, a daughter of the late George Gordon and Myrtle Higgins Gordon. Mary was a homemaker and she loved to sew and crochet. She was a member of the former...
O'Neal Hanlin
Jan 3, 2019
Ray O'Neal Hanlin, 92, of Sistersville, WV, passed away January 3, 2019 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1926, in Tyler County, WV, a son of the late Everett Hanlin and Hazel Stetson Hanlin. O'Neal served in the Merchant Marines from 1944-1947 and he was a Sergeant in the United States Army serving in Austria from 1950-1952...
Mary Eleanor Fisher
Jan 3, 2019
Mary Fisher, 92, of Paden City, WV, passed away January 3, 2019 at Sistersville Center. She was born September 28, 1926, in Sistersville, WV, a daughter of the late Clyde Howell and Grace Gilkey Cooper. Mary worked at Corning Glass and she was a Home Health Care worker. She loved bingo, dominoes (chicken foot) and her puppy dog, Weezie. She...
Otis Yost
Dec 28, 2018
Otis Yost, 77, of Friendly, WV, passed away December 28, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born September 21, 1941, in St. Mary's, WV, a son of the late Fred Yost and Ruth Bowers Yost Ferrell. Otis was an Operator for the West Virginia State Road and he was a member of the Sistersville American Legion Post #67....
Violet Mercer
Dec 12, 2018
Violet Mercer, 72, of Elk Fork Community, WV, passed away December 12, 2018 at Sistersville General Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born November 2, 1946, in Elk Fork, WV, a daughter of the late Virgil Welling and Juanita Metz Welling. Violet was a member of the Elk Fork Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Wayne...
Jeff Buchanan
Dec 6, 2018
Jeffery Wesley Buchanan, 54, of Shiloh, WV, passed away December 6, 2018 at home. He was born April 27, 1964, in Tyler County, WV, a son of the late John Buchanan and Jacqueline Weekley Buchanan. Jeff was a self-employed handyman. He was a jack of all trades and he loved woodworking, hunting and fishing and he was a great cook....
