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William Hinchman Sr.

William Hinchman Sr., 73, a resident of Norton, passed from this life Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. William was born Nov. 7, 1951, in Elkins, a son of Mary Wiseman Scott and the late William Jackson Hinchman. On February 13, 1971, at Weaver, he was ...

Pamela Sue Jakubuk McDonald

Pamela Sue Jakubuk McDonald, 65, a resident of Harman and more recently of Huntington, passed from this life Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington following an extended illness. Pam was born Jan. 11, 1960, in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late William ...

George Edwin Sanders

George Edwin Sanders, 77, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday evening, April 7, 2025, at his home under the care of Mountain Hospice. Arrangements are incomplete and will be under the direction of the Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins for George Edwin Snaders. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.

Rev. James ‘Jim’ Purnell

Rev. James “Jim” Purnell, 74, a resident of Elkins, passed from this life Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Davis Medical Center in Elkins following an extended illness. Jim was born Dec. 23, 1950, in Parsons, a son of the late Dewey Leroy Purnell and Edith Geraldine Heckler. On Oct. 2, 1993, ...

Joyce Ramona Betler Estridge

Joyce Ramona Betler Estridge passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at approximately 2 a.m. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. Pastor Ann Fretwell will officiate and interment will follow. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Randolph County Humane Society, PO Box 785, Elkins, WV 26241 or The American Heart Association, West Virginia Affiliate, PO Box 12110, Charleston, WV 25302 in memory of Joyce. The Estridge family would like to thank the staffs of Mountain Memories ...

Franklin Steven King

Franklin Steven King, 73, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life early Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025, at Cortland Acres at Thomas, West Virginia. He had been in declining health. He was born Saturday, Dec. 29, 1951, at Parsons, West Virginia, a son of the late James Robert and Lena Gertrude Pitzer King. He had never married. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Preceding him in death are two brothers, James Russell King and Robert Lee “Hopsing” King; and one sister, Kathryn Gertrude “Katie” King Mason. He was a graduate of Parsons ...