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Juanita Jane Morgan

Juanita Jane Morgan, a beloved matriarch, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the remarkable age of 103. A celebration of her extraordinary 103 years will be held from 10 a.m. until noon Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at noon Monday, the 24th, with Preaching Minister Jason Brandon officiating. Interment will followin the Pine Grove Cemetery at Czar, West Virginia. Memorial contributions may be made to the âRosie the Riveter Fundã, VA Memorial Council c/o Jeff Woods, PO Box 826, Elkins, WV 26241 in ...

Joan Lee May Essig

Joan Lee May Essig, 92, of Wheeling, West Virginia, died Monday, July 13, 2026, at her home. She was born April 16, 1934 in Wheeling, the third of three daughters to the late James and Mary (Mae) Moran May. Following her graduation from Wheeling High School class of 1951, she worked for the ...

Minnie Marie Snyder Hoover

Minnie Marie Snyder Hoover, 91, a lifelong resident of Valley Head and for the last 2 and half years, a resident of Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center passed from this life Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at the nursing home. Minnie was born on Friday, March 8, 1935, in Mingo, a daughter of the ...

Vonda Ruth Gumm

Vonda Ruth Gumm, 92, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday evening, Aug. 15, 2026, in Mountain Memories Assisted Living and Retirement Center under the care of West Virginia Caring Hospice. Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug 21, from the funeral home chapel with Pastor Paul Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. Memorial contributions may be made to West Virginia Conservation Scholarship Program, ...

Robert ‘Lennie’ Scott

Robert 'Lennie' Scott, former resident of Elkins. passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at the age of 76 after suffering for 4 1/2 years with Cerebral Dementia and Parkinson Syndrome. He was residing at a Memory Care Facility in Fishers, Indiana at the time of his death. Lennie had retired to Fishers with his wife of 16 years, Dee Dee Ward Scott, also from Elkins, who was a close family friend and a previous college sweetheart. They were married in March of 2010. Dee has two daughters, Mandi Richie of Austin, Texas, and Mindi Bessel, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Four grandchildren from ...

Juanita Jane Morgan

Juanita Jane Morgan, a beloved matriarch, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the remarkable age of 103. She was Born on June 1, 1923, in Barbour County, daughter of the late John W. Suder and the late Janie Currence Suder. She married Elmer Pershing Morgan on July 3, 1944, at ...