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Stephen A. Bell Jr.

Stephen A. Bell Jr., 44, a resident of Laurel Mountain Road, Montrose, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at the Davis Medical Center in Elkins. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon, Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at noon Friday, from the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Terry Cannon officiating. Interment will follow at the Bell Cemetery at Kelly Mountain. Memorial contributions may be made to the Randolph County Humane Society, P.O. Box 785, Elkins, WV 26241 in memory of Stephen. The Tomblyn ...

Nellie Margaret Simmons Galford

Nellie Margaret Simmons Galford, 94, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, was called home by the Lord on Monday morning, March 24, 2025, at the West Virginia Caring Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. Death was attributed to complications of a heart attack She was born Friday, June ...

Stephen A. Bell Jr.

Stephen A. Bell Jr., 44, a resident of Laurel Mountain Road, Montrose, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at the Davis Medical Center in Elkins. He was born May 30, 1980, in Elkins, a son of the late Stephen A. Bell Sr. and Barbara Myers Bell. He is survived by his adoptive mother, ...

Christiane Kennedy

Christiane Kennedy, 89, a resident of Elkins, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center in Elkins. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be under the direction of the Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins for Christiane Kennedy. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.

Neil J. Summerfield

Neil J. Summerfield, 82, a resident of Beverly, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the funeral home chapel. Pastor Roy Waybright will officiate. Interment will follow at the Mount Vernon Cemetery near Beverly. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 412 Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241 in memory of Neil. The Tomblyn ...

Dennis Ray Shirk Sr.

Dennis Ray Shirk Sr., 82, of Essex, Maryland, and formerly of Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 2 p.m. at North Fork Memorial Cemetery in Riverton, West Virginia, with Pastor Jim Tompkins officiating. Arrangements by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia.