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Paul Smerdell

Paul Michael Smerdell, 65, originally from Blacksville passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Fla.He was born to Joseph Smerdell and Jean Barnett Smerdell on Oct. 21, 1955. He was a 1973 graduate of Clay-Battelle High School and a coal miner ...

Donna Weston

Donna Marie Weston, 62, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, Sept. 20 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Donna was born Feb. 23, 1959, the daughter of Truman Huggins and the late Della Flowers. Donna worked several years at Mine Safety and Health in Morgantown. She was also a member of ...

John Pigza

John M. Pigza, 77, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, after a long illness. John was born in Altoona, Pa., on Aug. 6, 1944, the son of the late Michael and Cecelia Pigza. Raised in Gallitzin, Pa., John was the first in his family to attend college and earned a ...

Lloyd Slaughter

Lloyd Simon Slaughter Jr., 94, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at his home with his wife, Marilynn Slaughter, by his side. Lloyd was born in Dunbar, on May 18, 1925, the fourth son of the late Lloyd and Johanna Thompson Slaughter.He was preceded in death by his first ...

David Harshbarger

David Dwight Harshbarger, 82, died on Dec. 5, 2020, in Morgantown. He certainly expected to live longer. A full obituary appeared in this newspaper on Dec. 13, 2020 and can still be read on the Hastings Funeral Home website. The evolving conditions of the COVID pandemic strained our ...

Belinda Louk

Belinda Kay Louk, 49, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at her daughter’s residence after a series of medical issues. She was born in Morgantown on Aug. 6, 1972, a daughter of Amanda Sumner of Morgantown and the late Jerry Louk. Belinda is survived by her three ...