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Ottis Louk

Ottis Louk, 82, a resident of Huttonsville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at home. He was born on Saturday, Dec. 5, 1942, a son of Minnie Louk. Left to cherish his memory are two sisters, Emily Martin of Mill Creek and Sandy Hoover of Huttonsville; five children, ...

Brenda Elaine White Bender

Brenda Elaine White Bender, 70, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, in the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center under the care of Mountain Hospice. Brenda’s request for cremation has been honored. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A memorial service will be held at noon Tuesday, from the funeral home chapel, with Bishop Larry McArthur officiating. Inurnment of her cremains will follow at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. The Tomblyn Funeral Home ...

Brenda Elaine White Bender

Brenda Elaine White Bender, 70, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, in the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center under the care of Mountain Hospice. She was born Oct. 4, 1954, at Elkins, a daughter of Catherine Mae Shreve Teter, who survives at Elkins, and the late ...

Jennifer A. (Berg) Crites

Jennifer Ann (Berg) Crites, 48, of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at her home. Jen’s family will receive friends on Sunday, May 18, 2025, from 4-6 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral service will begin at 6 p.m. Interment will be Monday in the Riggleman Family Cemetery, Rig, West Virginia.

Silas ‘Philmore’ Kelley

Silas “Philmore” Kelley, 96, a resident of Elkins, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, in Valentine’s Personal Care Home. Born Oct. 19. 1928, in Barbour County, the son of Briscoe and Mildred Kelley. On June 17, 1950, he married Betty Carr, who proceeded him in death. He had one ...

James Carrel Wagoner

Mr. James Carrel Wagoner, 93, a resident of Belington, departed this life Wednesday afternoon May 14, 2025, in the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center at Clarksburg. Death was following a period of declining health. He was born Jan. 30, 1932, at the Hall Community in Buckhannon, West ...