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Paul H. ‘Slugger’ Brady Jr.

Paul H. “Slugger” Brady Jr., 70, a resident of the Adolph Road, Mill Creek, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be under the direction of the Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins for Paul H. “Slugger” Brady Jr. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.

Austin Jack Allen Lawrence

Austin Jack Allen Lawrence, 26, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, departed this life Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998, at Elkins, West Virginia, a son of Jack Allen Lawrence II and wife, Melinda, of ...

Vieva M. ‘Vickie’ Ward

Vieva M. “Vickie” Ward, 73, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 15, 2025, in Mansfield Place at Philippi, West Virginia. Vickie’s request for cremation was honored. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Ward Family Cemetery on the Ward Road near Elkins. Pastor Julie Davis will officiate and inurnment of the cremains will follow. The family request contributions be made to Mansfield Place, 5 Healthcare Drive, Philippi, WV 26416 in memory of Vickie. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of ...

Margaret Lynn McClure

Margaret Lynn McClure, 80, of Helvetia, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. She was born in Czar on March 7, 1944, a daughter of the late James and Bernice Smith Morgan. Along with her parents, greeting her at Heaven’s Gate are ...

Wilda Ruth Godwin

Wilda Ruth Godwin, 98, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at Serenity Care Home in Buckhannon. She was born July 29, 1926, in Elkins, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Weese Moore. On March 6, 1945, she married Rev. Dr. Charles Godwin Jr., who ...

Gregory Randall Phillips

Gregory Randall Phillips, 63, a resident of White Oak Community, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, surrounded by his family. Greg was born Oct. 22, 1961, in West Palm Beach, Florida, a son of William “Bill” and Elizabeth “Liz” (Bice) Phillips. Greg was united in marriage to ...