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Delbert Lee McCartney

Delbert Lee McCartney, 92, of Crawford, West Virginia, died Monday, May 6, 2024, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia. He was born Oct. 20, 1931, in Cherry Fork, West Virginia, a son of the late William G. and Dorothy Forinash McCartney. On June 1, 1955, he married ...

Ray H. Cooper

Ray H. Cooper, 87 of Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. Ray’s family will receive friends on Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 5-8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be Friday, May 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Cooper-Bible Cemetery, Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.

Juwanna ‘Jo’ Minwaa Snyder Fortney

Juwanna “Jo” Minwaa Snyder Fortney, 86, a resident of Mill Creek, passed from this life Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center. Jo was born Wednesday, April 28, 1937, in Elkins, a daughter of the late Philson Burton Snyder and Helen May Gibson Snyder and ...

Melvin Lewis Heckel

Melvin Lewis Heckel, 86, a resident of Elkins, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 5, 2024, after a long decline in his health. Melvin was born on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1937, to the late William Heckel and Minnie Oaster Heckel in Parsons. Melvin attended and graduated from Elkins High ...

Genevieve Marie Rexrode

Genevieve Marie Rexrode, 78 of Durbin, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at her home. Born Oct. 16, 1945 in Elkins, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Edward Snyder and Lilly Pudder Snyder. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Ben ...

Leon Harold Smith

Leon Harold Smith, 60, a resident of the Leading Creek Community, passed from this life on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at his residence. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. Leon was born Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1963, in Elkins, a son of the late Henry Floyd Smith and Patsy ...