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Hope Yvonne (Bedford) Cross

Mrs. Hope Yvonne (Bedford) Cross, 94, a resident of Belington, departed this life early Sunday morning Aug. 23, 2026 in the St. Joseph Hospital at Buckhannon, West Virginia. Death was following a period of declining health. She was born Nov. 3, 1931, at Montrose, West Virginia, a daughter of ...

Betty Jean Hinchman

Betty Jean Hinchman, of Morehead City, North Carolina, formerly of Beverly, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Our loving mother and grandmother will be deeply missed as she entered her eternal home. Betty was a woman of strong faith who ...

Perry Long

Perry Long, 95, a resident of Ellamore, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in the WV Caring Hospice Center in Elkins. He was born Dec. 19, 1930, at Parsons, West Virginia, a son of the late Riley Martin Long and the late Izzy Fridley Long. He was married to Laura Ellen Mason Long, who preceded him in death. Surviving are two sons, Perry Lee Long and wife, Jeri, of Ellamore and Jack ODell Long and wife, Lora, of French Creek, West Virginia. Three grandchildren, Perry Dale Long, Richard ODell Long and Lori Beth Smith; and eight great-grandchildren also survive. ...

Ernest Berl Collins

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Ernest Berl Collins, 75, of White Sulphur Springs on Aug. 22, 2026, at the Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Berl was a proud combat wounded Vietnam veteran, with a Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. He was a devoted ...

Ben Austin Gragg

Ben Austin Gragg, 87, of Williamstown, West Virginia, passed away Aug. 23, 2026, at Clarksburg Healthcare Center. Family will receive friends on Aug. 26 at Wallace and Wallace Chapel in Arbovale, West Virginia, at 1 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Arbovale Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor David Rittenhouse and Rev. Tony Foreman officiating with rites by the Masonic Lodge 124. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.

The Rev. Albert Henry ‘A.H.’ Belt Sr.

The Rev. Albert Henry "A.H." Belt Sr., 88, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, departed this life Sunday morning, Aug. 23, 2026, at the Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown, West Virginia, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sunday, Oct. 10, 1937, at Farmington, West Virginia, a ...