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Dr. David Jay Currence

Dr. David Jay Currence, 58, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home chapel. Rev. Robert Baer Jr. will officiate, and interment will follow at Elkins Memorial Gardens on the Airport Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Randolph County Humane Society, P. O. Box 785, Elkins, WV 26241 in memory of Dr. Currence. The Tomblyn Funeral ...

Dr. David Jay Currence

Dr. David Jay Currence, 58, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia. He was born March 19, 1967, in Elkins, a son of the late David James “Jim” Currence and Helen “Jean” Currence. He is survived by one ...

Regina Lynn ‘Jeannie’ White

Regina Lynn “Jeannie” White, 64, of Belington, West Virginia, passed away on Sept. 5, 2025, following a prolonged illness. She was born on Nov. 22, 1960, in Elyria, Ohio, the daughter of Betty and Lester Strawderman, both deceased. Jeannie graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a ...

Wanda ‘Jean’ (Rexrode) Clarkson Raupach

Wanda “Jean” (Rexrode) Clarkson Raupach of Bluemont, Virginia, took her journey to be with the Lord on Aug. 28, 2025, in the comfort of her home. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at the Arbovale Cemetery, with Pastor David Rittenhouse officiating. There will be no visitation. A special thanks to the caretakers, nurses, doctors, friends and family that assisted in ensuring love and care for Jean during her transition. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.

Walter D. Helmick

Walter D. Helmick, 81, of Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia, passed away on Sept. 6, 2025, surrounded by his family after battling cancer. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend to all. Walt was preceded in death by his parents, Dock and ...

Patricia ‘Pat’ Irene (Lindsay) Piercy

On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, Patricia “Pat” Irene (Lindsay) Piercy was greeted at heaven’s gate by her beloved husband, Charles “Charlie” S. Piercy Jr.; her youngest son, Gary W. Piercy; and her daughter-in-law, Cathy M. Piercy. Patricia was born on April 17, 1941. She was ...