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David Alan Auvil

David Alan Auvil, 48, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Friday, April 25, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of WV Caring. He was born Thursday, July 29, 1976, at Philippi, West Virginia, a son of the late Edward Lynn Auvil and Beth ...

Donald Lee Simons

Donald Lee Simons, 77, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Buckhannon, a son of the late Gerald and Eldora Marie Tenney Simons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Linda Buchanan ...

Thelma Jean Gainer

Thelma Jean Gainer, 97, a resident of Elkins, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025, in Valentine Assisted Living in Elkins under the care of WV Caring Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be under the direction of the Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins for Thelma Jean Gainer. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.

Hellen Rebecca (Sites) Smith

Hellen Rebecca (Sites) Smith, 82, of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg. Hellen’s family will receive friends Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. from Schaeffer Funeral Home Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, West Virginia.

Helen Lucy (Harper) Kimble

Helen Lucy (Harper) Kimble, 75, of Cabins, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Lucy’s family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 2, 2025, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home. Interment will follow in North Fork Memorial Cemetery, Riverton, West Virginia.

Ardath ‘Sheila’ Prouty

Ardath “Sheila” Prouty, 86, of Gambrills, Maryland, formerly of Elkins, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Born in Washington, DC, in 1939, Sheila was the daughter of the late Paul and Lucille (Hale) Charles. She was preceded in death by her beloved ...