Obituaries

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Vonnettia Gump, age 65 of Folsom, WV passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport after a long illness. She was born August 31, 1958 Clarksburg, WV, a daughter of the late Carsie Simon Sullivan and Janice Loven Leasure Sullivan.

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Rebecca “Becky” Melkus, age 83 of Mannington WV, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at Fairmont Medical Center after a short illness. She was born May 12, 1940 in Bristol, WV, a daughter of the late Millard and Josephine (Kelley) VanScoy.

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Harry Curtis “Junie” Moore passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023 in Morgantown, WV. He was born in Rachel, WV on June 11, 1938, to parents Harry Ashford and Lena Louise (Covey) Moore, the third of six children.

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John Michael “Mike” Thomas passed away on December 3, 2023 at 66 years old at his home in Metz, WV. He was born June 25, 1957, son of the late Meryl and Dot Smith Thomas.

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James Alton “Jim” Byard, 84 of Mannington, who passed away on Saturday (Dec. 02, 2023) at Genesis HealthCare in Sistersville. He was the son of the late Encil Ray and Florence (Stoneking) Byard. Jim was born Feb. 6th, 1939, in Mannington.

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Lawrence Daniel “Danny” Starkey, age 81 of Reader, West Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the New Martinsville Health and Rehabilitation. He was born December 21, 1941 in Brink, West Virginia, a son of the late Jacob Lonnie Starkey and Mabel E. Toothman Starkey.

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Herbert McInturff “Mac” Spengler, age 94 of Mannington, WV, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at John Manchin Senior Assisted Living Facility in Farmington, WV. He was born on February 17, 1929, in Glovers Gap, WV, the oldest child of Herbert & Dorothy Spengler. Mac was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Jeanne, his parents, and an infant sister Rebecca.

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Frederick “Fred” Denzil Hammond, age 55 of Fairmont, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV. He was born November 27, 1967 at Fairmont, a son of the late William Benton Hammond and Pricilla Carolyn Jones Hammond.

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Devon Ryan Deavers who died suddenly on October 27, 2023 at the age of 26. He was born on July 12, 1997 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Devon was employed at Rivian where he was a Senior Level 2 maintenance technician. He was known for his infectious smile and his hugs and he loved being surrounded by his friends and family!

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Jack R. Cunningham, age 77, of Mannington, WV passed away at his home on Thursday, October 26. Jack was born in Fairmont, WV on April 17, 1946, a son of Betty Harper Cunningham of Smithfield, WV and the late Byron Lewis Cunningham.

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