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Berlin Douglas ‘Doug’ Haller

Berlin Douglas “Doug” Haller, 71, of Philippi, West Virginia, passed away in Broaddus Hospital in Philippi on Sept. 1, 2025. He was born in Philippi, West Virginia, to Calvin “Berl” Haller and Betty Lou (Reed) Haller on Feb. 18, 1954. He attended Barbour County Schools and ...

Karin L. Combs

Karin L. Combs, 80, passed away peacefully on a beautiful sunny day in Buckhannon on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. She was born July 24, 1945, in Yonkers, New York. She graduated from Milford High School in 1963. Karin put roots down in West Virginia for nearly 50 years. As one who enjoyed ...

Richard Allen Keplinger

Richard Allen Keplinger, 69, of Maysville, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at Ruby Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Richard’s family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at 2 p.m. at the Spirit of Life Church in Petersburg, West Virginia, and interment in Lahmansville Cemetery.

The Honorable Senator Sarah A. Mullennex Minear

The Honorable Senator Sarah A. Mullennex Minear, 84, of Heritage Point in Morgantown, formerly of Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Harmony at White Oaks in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Sarah was born on Aug. 11, 1941, in Parsons, West ...

Jeffrey Daniel Orndorff

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Jeffrey Daniel Orndorff, 74, of Morgantown, West Virginia, died in his home surrounded by family on Aug. 23 after 11 years of battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Winchester, Virginia, on Sept. 14, ...

Jeffery ‘Scott’ Long

Jeffery “Scott” Long, 54, a resident of Montrose, passed from this life on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. He had been in declining health however, death was unexpected. Scott was born Monday, Feb. 15, 1971, in Parsons, a son of the late Robinson Crusoe Long ...