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Wesley Wiles

Wesley “Pete Mike” Allen Wiles Jr., 73, of Tunnelton, died on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at Mon Heatlh Medical Center, in Morgantown. Wesley was born Dec. 4, 1947, in Grafton, a son of the late Wesley Emmet and Clara Belle (Fisher) Wiles. He was a 1965 graduate of Tunnelton High School, a member of Grace House Church in Tunnelton and the Local Union 1980 District 2 United Mine Workers of America. He served in the U.S. Army and was an avid WVU and Steeler fan and loved to hunt and fish. He loved to be with his family and especially his grandkids. Wesley was known to all in the ...

Robert Demick

Robert “Bob” Lee Demick, 88, of Newburg, passed away on Sept. 4, 2021. He was born on Feb. 25, 1933, in Kingwood, son of the late Adolph Leo and Gladys Amanda “Miller” Demick.Bob owned and operated his own trucking company, Demick Trucking, for over 30 years and his CB handle was ...

Mary Jo Uphold

Mary Jo (Emmenegger) Uphold, 91, a life-long resident of Point Marion, Pa., passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at her daughter’s home, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Springhill Township on Feb. 12, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Helen (Ramsay) ...

Jackie Reeder

Jackie Andrew Reeder was born Oct. 10,1956, and went to heaven on Sept. 6, 2021. Jack was very fortunate to have two families that dearly loved him. His parents, William Hoy Reeder Jr., and Betty Jean Galford and Junior “Fuzzy” Livengood and Shirley Jean Livengood, his adopted ...

Benjamin Williams

Benjamin Russell Williams, 71, of the Halleck Community, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born Sept. 4, 1950, in Morgantown, a son of the late Benjamin Ralph Williams and Dorothy “Dottie” Dalton Williams.He graduated from ...

Kenneth Leach

Kenneth Junior Leach, 84, went to his heavenly home on Sept. 3, 2021. Kenneth was born on April 16, 1937, in Morgantown. He was one of 19 children born to the late George and Icie Leach. He was a talented glass blower, having worked at both the Seneca and Morgantown Glass Factories for ...