Coy Junior “Possum” Barker, age 61 of Mannington, WV passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at his residence. He was born December 7, 1960 at Fairmont, WV a son of the late McCoy L. Barker and Mabel Belle Wright Barker.
Ricky Lee Efaw, age 72 of Fairmont, WV passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 at Pierpont Center Fairmont Campus. He was born June 18, 1950 in West Virginia, a son of the late Eli Jacob Efaw and Sylvia Gump Efaw.
Willis Eugene Anderson of Mannington, WV passed away at his home on November 12, 2022. He was born November 3, 1943. He was married to his wife, Patty Michael Anderson for 56 years. He was the son of Columbus “Lum” Anderson and Mabel Harker Anderson.
Danny Lee Church, age 52 of Clarksburg, WV passed away at his residence on November 11, 2022. He was born November 19, 1969 at Canton, OH, a son of Virginia “Ginger” Haught Zwick and significant other Robert Hughes of Fairmont and the late Harvey “Babe” Church.
Ronald “Allen” Gooch went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 11, 2022. He was born on July 10, 1938 in Curtisville, outside of Mannington, WV. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arkey Amos Gooch and Evelyn Starkey Gooch West as well as his brother, Melvin Gooch, a dear sister-in-law, Madeline Gooch, and his loving sister, Janet Gooch.
Robin Virginia Kellar, age 58 of Odell’s Knob, Shinnston, WV passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. She was born April 8, 1964 at Camden, New Jersey, a daughter of the late William T. Allely Sr. Barbara C. LaRue Allely.
Wayman Harold Wilcox, 90, of Mannington, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born April 5, 1932 on Mohans Run Road, Mannington, a son of the late Claude Harold Wilcox and Marzee Evelyn Watson Wilcox.
Merle Robert “Pete” Cole, 71, formerly of Mannington, passed away from this life Sunday, October 30, 2022 at his residence in Fairview. He was born on Plum Run, Mannington on February 18, 1951, the only child of Phyllis Jean Toothman Cole of Fairview and the late Albert Ray “Ab” Cole.
Chester David Bissett, age 79 of Mohans Run, Mannington, WV went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 27, 2022. He passed away quietly at his home with his family at his side. He was born March 14, 1943 in Eldora, WV, a son of the late Rev. Chester Samuel Bissett and Lillian Gorbey Bissett.
Ernest William Haught, 74 of Fairview, formerly of Metz, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the Tygart Center in Fairmont. He was born November 2, 1947 in Metz, a son of the late David “Dick” Haught and Helen Sturgeon Haught. Ernest was the last surviving member of his immediate family, which consisted of 11 children.