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Joann King

Joann “Jody” Garrison Staggers King, 86, of Wadestown, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Oct. 4, 2023. Jody was born on Jan. 24, 1937, a daughter of the late Adelaide Garrison Staggers. Jody spent many years as a homemaker caring for her children and ...

Bernice Gibson

Bernice Marie Gibson, 92 of Masontown, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Kingwood Healthcare Center.Bernice is the daughter of the late Clifford Earl and Mary Marie Shaffer Savage, she was born June 5, 1931, in Morgantown.Bernice was raised ...

Edward Mayle

Edward “Big Ed” Mayle, Sr., 67, of Morgantown, passed away at MonHealth Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. He was born in Morgantown on Nov. 2, 1955, to the late Franklin Delano Mayle and Mary Lou Crislip Mayle. Big Ed worked as a maintenance assistant at the power plant ...

Fernando Barata

Fernando Alfredo Barata, better known as Fred, died on Sept. 29, 2023. He was 91 years old.Fred is survived by his caring and loving wife of 63 years, Philomena Marie (Feola) Barata. He is also survived by daughter, Mary Catherine, her husband Thomas Dean; and sons, Kevin and Thomas; ...

Cecilia Cole

Cecilia “Cel” Agnes Cole, 104, of Poets Walk in Fredericksburg, Va., passed away on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 24, 1918, to the late William Farasey Cooper and Margaret Agnes (Sammon) Cooper. They had eight kids: Anne Mae, William, Margaret, ...

Earnest Hart

Earnest George “Ernie” Hart, 84, of Morgantown, passed away early Monday morning, Oct. 2, 2023, at Morgantown Health & Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. He was born in Pursglove, on Dec. 29, 1938, a son of the late Charlie Hart and the late Elva Lavina Hyatt Hart ...