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Richard Allen Vanaman, Sr.

Richard Allen Vanaman, Sr., 76, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in JW Ruby Memorial Hospital.Friends and family will be received in Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce Street, Morgantown, Thursday, June 11, from 5 to 7 p.m.Richard’s full obituary can be found at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com

Elizabeth D. Brown

Elizabeth D. “Betsy” Brown, 89, passed away peacefully in her home on Hilton Head Island, S.C., Sunday, May 31, 2026.Betsy leaves behind her loving husband of 66 years, Daniel C. “Dan” Brown; sons, Todd (Michelle) of Culpeper, Va. and Christopher (Stacey) of Arlington, Va.; four ...

Colleen Haught Pierce

Colleen Haught Pierce, 91, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Sundale Rest Home, following a lengthy illness. Born in Wadestown on Jan. 24, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John P. “Zeb” and Flossie Efaw Haught.She was a professional hairdresser, having owned ...

Donna Rae Lattanzi

Donna Fazenbaker Lattanzi, peacefully passed away at home with her daughters by her side, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m.. Visitation will continue at St. Francis de ...

Bertie Mae Zirkle Stone

Bertie Mae Zirkle Stone, 89, of Scotch Hill Community, Newburg, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026, in her daughters’ residence, with family by her side. She was born September 26, 1936, at home in Rich Mountain Battlefield in Mabie (Randoloph County), the daughter of the late Daniel B. and Emily J. Shreve Zirkle.Bertie enjoyed camping, listening to music and the trading post, having family reunions and functions, and going square dancing with Bud. She loved spending time with her kids, grandchildren and great- grandchildren.Bertie is survived by her four children, Sheila J. (Ringer) ...

James L. Hensell

James L. Hensell, 85, of Morgantown, passed Thursday, May 21, 2026. The son of Arthur M. Hensell and Eleanor A. Kraus, he was born on Mother’s Day, May 11, 1941 in Pittsburgh.James is survived by his daughter, Diane Hensell Cale; and son, James R. D. Hensell; his granddaughters, Emily Cale ...