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Mary Josephine "Josie" Tenney, 79, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, November 7, 2026, in Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born near Oakland, Md. July 31, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Elmer and Martha Miller Clark.
Over the years, Josie worked as a coal miner; co-owned and operated, along with her husband, the PT Mine Services; and later at the WVU Postal Department.
Surviving are her loving husband of 45 years, Paul D. Tenney; her three daughters, Kelly Jo (David) Hebb and Lisa Dawn McCoy, both of Morgantown, and Melinda Jean (Chris) Neely of Martinsburg; his four daughters, Jill Tenney, Amy (Rob) Robinette, Danna Tenney Tracy, Paula Tenney; 12 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and a brother, James (Peggy) Clark of Parma, Ohio.
Preceding her in death were four brothers, Clyde, Robert, Jack and Pat Clark; four sisters, Clara Rembold, Jane Rizer, Sue Berendson, and Olive Audie Barker; and one daughter, Arlene Tenney Feathers.
Family and friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Wednesday, November 18, from 10 a.m. until the time of a brief memorial service at 1 p.m., with the Rev. William Parker officiating. A celebration of life will be held at Clinton District Firehall afterwards. Private interment will take place at a later date in the Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion.
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