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Barbie Jo Grimes

Barbie Jo Grimes, 61, of Kingwood Pike, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026. She was born August 13, 1964 to the late Leon Pete and Bonnie Blosser.She was a homemaker and faithful member of God’s Family Bible Church on Pond Road in Morgantown until her health no longer allowed. She then ...

Shirley Smith Hess

Shirley “Sis” Smith Hess, 88, of Masontown (Bretz Community), passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, in Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Family and friends may gather for visitation from 12 noon until the time of a funeral service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, in Morgan Funeral Home, 13411 Veterans Memorial Highway, Reedsville, with Darrell Stevenson officiating. Interment will take place afterward at Gladesville Cemetery.

Carolyn Sanetrik

A memorial service for Carolyn Sanetrik, of Morgantown, who passed away December 21, 2025, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, January 17, at The Village At Heritage Point.

Rose Marie Blosser Kerns

Rose Marie Blosser Kerns, 83, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Genesis Center in Fairmont. She was born October 4, 1942, in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Wayne and Elsie Johnson Blosser.She had attended Living By Faith Church and worked in the Radiology Department ...

Ronald Eugene Groves

Ronald Eugene “Ronnie” Groves, 77, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, in Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown.He was born October 22, 1948 in Morgantown, a son of the late Kenneth E. and Blanche Corrine Lyons Groves.Survivors include his siblings, John, Kenny Jr., Don and wife Carol, ...

Patricia Jean Connell

Patricia Jean Connell, 78, of Seminole, Fla., died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, December 23, 2025.She was born November 2, 1947, in Charleston, the daughter of the late Lorraine Jean Montgomery Connell and Patrick Mullen Connell.Patty graduated from Morgantown High School with honors in 1965. She received a B.A. in History from West Virginia University in 1968. She was Phi Beta Kappa. She received her Master’s degree in History from WVI in 1980.Patty is survived by her brothers, Michael of Grant Township, Mich., and Patrick of Seminole.She was preceded in death by her parents; and ...