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Harry ‘Junie’ Preston Gum Jr.

Harry "Junie" Preston Gum Jr., 81, passed away Friday, Aug. 28 2026, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Cass, West Virginia. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel at Arbovale, West Virginia, with Pastor Amy Paul officiating. Interment will immediately follow in the Arbovale Cemetery. A visitation will be from noon until time of the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale is in charge of arrangements. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.

James R. Junkins

James R. Junkins, 82 formerly of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Winchester Medical Center. Jim’s family will receive friends on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. Interment will be private in the Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser, West Virginia.

Robert ‘Bob’ Grant Erickson

Robert 'Bob' Grant Erickson, of Erie, Colorado, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Bob was born on Feb 25, 1939, in Elkins, West Virginia, to Joseph and Ida Erickson. He graduated from Elkins High School in 1958 before answering the call to serve his country by ...

Nora Katheryne Faunce

Nora Katheryn (Worden) Faunce, 75, of Davis, West Virginia, passed away on June 30, 2026, at Garrett Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health. Born on Nov., 11, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy M. (Dawson) and Gene D. Worden. Nora graduated from ...

Martha Lynn McCauley

Martha Lynn McCauley, 79, of Warren, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Gardens at Liberty Park. She was born Dec. 14, 1946, in Sutton, West Virginia, the daughter of Scott and Elizabeth (Belknap) Gibson. On Aug. 2, 1963, Martha married Kenneth McCauley, and they have shared ...

Peter Cullen, voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Cullen, a prolific voice actor who enlivened scores of TV series, specials and movies, including Optimus Prime in the syndicated 1984 series "Transformers" and Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh cartoon franchise, has died. He was 85. His agent, Kevin Motley, said Cullen died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. "His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember 'be strong enough to be gentle,'" said a family statement. Cullen's career spanned from being ...