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Mar 2, 2020

Adam Wayne Thomas, 36, of Barton, MD, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

Born March 24, 1983 in Cumberland, MD, he is the son of Tracy (Powell) Thomas, Cumberland, and Donald W. Thomas, Barton. He is preceded in death by his uncle, William Kevin Thomas and his Paternal Grandfather,...

Feb 23, 2020

Deborah Lee Beeman, 72, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020.

Born January 8, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Short and Joanna Kay (Timbrook) Short.

Debbie is survived by her husband of 54 years, Dale Beeman; son, Tim Beeman and wife, Donna, of Lonaconing, and their children, Lawren Beeman, Lonaconing, and...

Feb 22, 2020

Arbutus Eleanor (Llewellyn) DeBouck crossed over into Heaven on Feb. 22, 2020. She was 84 years old. At the time of her death, she was living with her daughter in Virginia.

Born on Oct. 22, 1935, in Lonaconing (an at-home birth on Jackson Mountain), the sixth child of Herbert Phillip and Sarah Gertrude Llewellyn. She was preceded...

Feb 17, 2020

Westernport, MD

Melvin Lewis “Buddy” Pritts, Jr., 62 of Westernport passed away on February 17, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

Born March 24, 1957, he was the son of Melvin Lewis Pritts, Sr. and the late Dorothy Lee (Davis) Pritts.

Buddy was a 1975 graduate of Bruce High School. He was...

Feb 15, 2020

Burlington, WV

Tammie Michelle (Kady) Smith passed away on February 15, 2020 at UPMC Western Maryland.

Born December 7, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Timothy F. Kady and Roberta (Rawlings) Kady Reeves. She is also preceded in death by her aunt, Mary Rawlings; step Dad, George Reeves; father-in-law, Robert W. Smith, Sr.;...

Feb 14, 2020

Devoted husband, father, and pappy Dale Mason Clark, 66, of Barton, woke up in the arms of Jesus on February 14, 2020, after a brave, brief battle with stomach cancer.

Born November 2, 1953, in Barton, Dale was the youngest of Thomas J. Clark, Sr., and Verna E. (Lambert) Clark’s eleven children.

After...

Feb 14, 2020

Piedmont, WV

Robert Clifton “Bob” Johnson, Sr., 88 of Piedmont passed away on February 14, 2020.

Born April 13, 1931 in Piedmont, WV, he was the son of the late Randolph and Elizabeth (Fairfax) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Harlan Fairfax; daughter, Deborah Johnson Clifford; son, Robert C....

Feb 12, 2020

Emogene Bosley, 71 of Westernport passed away on February 12, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center.

Born August 31, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Martha (Rounds) Broadwater. She is also preceded in death her husband, John Paul Bosley; her brother, Lloyd “Bimbo” Broadwater; and her grandson, Josh Hinkle.

Emogene was...

Feb 12, 2020

Wana “Pete” Riggins, 80 of Piedmont passed away peacefully at her home on February 12, 2020.

Born January 15, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Wanda (Beavers) Shillingburg. She is also preceded in death by her late husband, John Thomas Riggins and several siblings.

“Sweetie Petey”, affectionately known to...

Feb 7, 2020

Luke, MD

Harold Lee Smith, 81 of Luke and most recently of Westernport went to be with the Lord on February 7, 2020.

Born August 30, 1938, he was the son of the late Loy and Mary “Elsie” (Ritchie) Smith. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Raymond Smith, Paul Smith, Donald Smith,...

Feb 7, 2020

John William Clayton, 100 years, 11 months, passed peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2020, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Born March 5,1919, in Luke, Maryland, he served in Civilian Public Service from June, 1941 until January, 1946, starting with the forestry program in Grottoes, Virginia and finishing as an orderly in a veterans' hospital in Lyons,...

Jan 29, 2020

Westernport, MD

Robert Orville “Bob” Burns, 68 of Westernport passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at his home.

Born July 6, 1951, in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Orville and Louvene (Smith) Burns.

Bob worked at Masteller Coal Company from 1970 until he retired in 1991. He worked...

Jan 29, 2020

James Andrew Hast Jr., 38, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on January 29, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV

James is survived by his father, James Hast Sr.; his mother, Kathleen (McKinley) Hast of Westernport; and his brother, Matthew Hast of Hagerstown. He is also preceded in death by his grandparents, Lewis and Dorothy (Wilson)...

Jan 26, 2020

June Kiddy, 89 of German Street, Barton passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing.

Born June 26, 1930 in Barton, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Schramm. She was also preceded in death by her husband Harold Kiddy; brothers, Roy, Clarence, Charles and Harold Schramm; and sisters,...

Jan 23, 2020

Piedmont, WV

Wilda R. Fazenbaker, 90 of Piedmont passed away on January 23, 2020 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.

Born November 4, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna (Fazenbaker) Biggs. She is also preceded in death by her husband, E. Richard “Dick” Fazenbaker, Sr., her son, E. Richard...

Jan 22, 2020

Richard Wayne “Dick” Hamilton, 67 of Knobley Road, Keyser passed away on January 22, 2020. He was a loving husband, a great father and a proud grandfather.

Born June 14, 1952, he was the son on the late Albert and Lillian (Riggleman) Hamilton.

Dick was a graduate of Bruce High School class of 1970. He...

Jan 20, 2020

Walter Robert “Bob” Martin, 81 of Westernport passed away on January 20, 2020 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

Born September 24, 1938, he was the son of the late Walter “Jokes” and Maude (McRobie) Martin. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Sandra (Vandergrift) Martin; his second wife, Marilyn (Dyer) Martin; his two...

Jan 18, 2020

Lonaconing, MD

Robin Gail Smith, 56 of Lonaconing passed away on January 18, 2020 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

Born September 1, 1963, she was the daughter of Viola (Miller) Whetzel and the late Richard Whetzel, Sr. She is also preceded in death by her step father, Albert Whetzel.

Along...

Jan 16, 2020

Anna B. (Granruth) Preston, 95, formerly of Rawlings and most recently a resident of the Cumberland Healthcare Center, Cumberland passed away on January 16, 2020 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.

Born April 22, 1924, she is the daughter of the late Mable Irene Williams. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harry C. Preston, a...

Jan 16, 2020

Orville James "Jim" Knott, 73 entered eternal life on January 16, 2020 at WMHS surrounded by his loving family.

Born March 31, 1946, son of the late Orville James Knott Sr. and Anna (Mills-Knott) Robertson in Westernport, MD. Soon after graduating from Bruce High School Orville was drafted into the service, he became a US Army Veteran...