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Reverend James Paul Riggleman Sr.

Reverend James Paul Riggleman Sr., also known as “Jim”, 80, of Bobtown, PA, was received into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 26, 2025.Friends may join the family to honor Jim’s life and legacy at SMITH FUNERAL and CREMATION CARE, 108 Holland Ave., Westover 304-292-9494 on Wednesday, October 1 from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 pm, and again on Thursday, October 2 from 10 until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. officiated by Pastor Titus D. Anderson. Interment will immediately follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Taylortown, PA.Condolences and other gifts of comfort ...

John Louis Smith

John Louis Smith, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Select Specialty Hospital at Mon Health System in Morgantown.Born on September 30, 1940, in Gulfport, Miss., he was the son to the late Eugene and Nettye Wilkinson Smith.John’s life was one of dedication to his ...

Elizabeth Ann Sharley

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Sharley passed away at her home with her family by her side on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.Born on December 11, 1941 a daughter of the late John and Isabel Baxter of Masury, Ohio, Betsy was number seven in the line of 12 children born to John and Isabel.Betsy was ...

Jerome G. Johnson

The world lost a hero when Dr. Jerome G. “JJ” Johnson, MD passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 28, 2025.He was born July 5, 1937 in Little Fork, Minnesota, a son of the late Alvin and Ruth Johnson.Realizing that the world was too big a place to contain him, he traveled the ...

Mary Ann Herrington

Mary Ann “Pompura” Herrington, 65, of Morgantown, WV and formerly Mt. Morris, PA lost her battle with cancer on Monday, September 22, 2025.Born December 21, 1959 to John C. Pompura and Helen “Gere” Pompura.Mary Ann was a 1977 graduate of Waynesburg Central High School. She worked at ...

Ricardo Juan Balbuena

Ricardo Juan Balbuena, 71, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025.Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.A full obituary will be posted at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com