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Emaloyn Brennis (Booth) Reed

Mrs. Emaloyn Brennis (Booth) Reed, 95, a resident of Elkins, departed this life Monday morning Sept. 21, 20260, in the United Hospital Center at Bridgeport. Death was following a period of declining health. She was born July 24, 1931, at Junior, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Brennis ...

Stephen Estel Kimbrell

Stephen Estel Kimbrell, 78, of Beverly, West Virginia, died Saturday morning following complications from lung cancer and heart disease. A son of Richard and Ruth (Webster) Kimbrell, he grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana, and was a 1966 graduate of Shelbyville High School. In his teen years, he was guitarist with the Indiana rock-and-roll band The Kandells, performing with the group during the mid-to-late 1960s. The Kandells won the Battle of the Bands in Indianapolis and Louisville. After high school graduation, the group continued as The Styx & Stonz in Miami, Florida, where they ...

Shirley Ann May Smith

Shirley Ann May Smith, 89, a resident of Elkins passed from this life Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Shirley was born Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1937, in Cumberland, Maryland, a daughter of the late Hazel Ann May. Left to ...

Gary Lee Doyle

Gary Lee Doyle, 80, of Slatyfork, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at the WVU United Hospital in Clarksburg. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at the Mace Methodist Church with Pastor John Welch officiating. Burial will follow in the Mingo Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Mace Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made at Lantzfuneralhome.com.

Shirley Jane Ours

Shirley Jane (Armentrout) Ours, 87, of Petersburg, West Virginia, died on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Visitation on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. Funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 at 11 a.m. in Schaeffer Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lahmansville Cemetery.

Gertrude Helen ‘Trudy’ Carowick

Gertrude Helen "Trudy" Carowick, 87, a resident of Elkins, passed away Sept 15, 2026, at her home. Trudy was born June 28, 1939 at Mill Creek, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Frank May and Mae Houk May. On June 27, 1959 at Mill Creek, Pennsylvania, she was married to Clair Edward ...