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Gail Elaine Pingley

Gail Elaine Pingley, 89, a resident of Elkins, passed away Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, in the Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center. Friends may call from 5 until 8 p.m. Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept 19, 2026., from the funeral home chapel with Pastor Tim Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to the Mountain View Church of the Nazarene, RR 250, Huttonsville, WV 26273 ...

Sandra ‘Beth’ Smith Crigler

Sandra 'Beth' Smith Crigler, 58, a resident of Elkins, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026., at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with Pastor Steve Wymer officiating. Cremation will follow. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Sandra 'Beth' Smith Crigler. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.

Robert Lennox ‘Lennie’ Scott

Robert Lennox "Lennie" Scott, 76, of Fishers, Indiana, passed away on Aug. 15, 2026. Lennie was born in 1950 in Elkins, West Virginia, to Robert and Marguriette (Kittle) Scott. He graduated from West Virginia University before earning his master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame ...

Marvin D. ‘Shorty’ Currence

Marvin D. "Shorty" Currence, 99, a resident of Cassity, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2026, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center in Elkins under the care of WV Caring Hospice. Shorty was born in Hemlock, West Virginia, on Aug. 12, 1927. He was the son of the late ...

Gail Elaine Pingley

Gail Elaine Pingley, 89 years, a resident of Elkins, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in the Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center. She was born Dec. 20, 1936 at Parsons, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Shirley Eldren Channell and the late Opal Virginia Clair Channell. On July 9, ...

Mary Jo Fink

Mary Jo Fink, 93, a resident of Tacy Community, Philippi, West Virginia, went to be with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Thursday, Sept 10, 2026, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family members. Mary was born April 30, 1933, in Clarksburg, ...