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Richard ‘Rich’ Thompson

The family will receive friends at the Landmark Baptist Church at Elkins, West Virginia, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Final Rites will be conducted from the church, Saturday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Doctor Ken Shiflet will officiate and interment will follow at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman, West Virginia. The family suggest that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to: Samaritan Purse; Tunnels to Towers; and St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins has been given the honor to serve Rich as ...

Arnold Lee ‘Bob’ Bond

Arnold Lee “Bob” Bond, 75, of Cass, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel in Arbovale, with Pastor David Rittenhouse officiating. Burial will follow in the Arbovale Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, from the funeral home in Arbovale. Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale is in charge of arrangements. Please send online condolences by visiting Wallace andWallace FH.com.

Richard Lee ‘Rich’ Thompson

Richard Lee “Rich” Thompson, 62, a resident of Elkins left his earthly home on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. His family rejoices knowing that he has joined his Lord and Savior along with a multitude of family and friends in his Heavenly Home. Rich was united in marriage on April 15, 1983, to ...

Orpha Mae Runner Knicley

Orpha Mae Runner Knicley, 98, a resident of the Texas Mountain Community, St. George, West Virginia, departed this life Monday morning, Nov. 4, 2024, at the WV Caring Hospice Center at Elkins, West Virginia. She was born Sunday, March 14, 1926, at Parsons, West Virginia, a daughter of the ...

Mary Etta (George) Helmick

Mary Etta (George) Helmick, 75, of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at her home. Mary’s family will receive family and friends on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, West Virginia.

William Brandt ‘Bucky’ Ferguson

William Brandt “Bucky” Ferguson, 82, a resident of Belington, West Virginia, passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 26, 2024, at his home. He was born July 31, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of the late Maurice Kendall Ferguson and Velda Christine Thacker Ferguson. On ...