Obituaries

Donald Lee Knotts

February 14, 2025

Donald Lee Knotts, 77, a resident of the Wolf Run Community, Hambleton, West Virginia, departed this life Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, 2025, at the Mountain Living Community at Belington, West Virginia, under the care of Mountain Hospice. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, from 10 a.m. until noon. Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday at noon. The Rev. James Snyder and Rev. Carolyn Shreve will officiate and interment will follow at the Parsons City Cemetery of ...

Daniel Leon Schell

February 14, 2025

Daniel Leon Schell, 81 of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at his home in Petersburg. A graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the Olivet Cemetery in Moorefield, West Virginia. Arrangements by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia.

Donald Lee Knotts

February 13, 2025

Richard Todd Deffet

February 13, 2025

Richard Todd Deffet, 51, a resident of Philippi, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at his residence. Todd was born April 21, 1973, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a son of Richard Lynn and Phyllis (Bennett) Deffet. Todd was united in marriage to Sara B. Green. Todd ...

James ‘Jim’ Ira Shockey Sr.

February 13, 2025

James “Jim” Ira Shockey Sr., 83, a resident of Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, passed from this life Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at the nursing home. He had been in declining health and death was attributed to Alzheimer’s Disease. Jim was born on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1941, in Mabie, ...

Lawrence Turner

February 13, 2025

Lawrence Turner, 93, of Elyria, Ohio, left this earth to be with the Lord, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Ohio. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday from the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman, West Virginia, where presentation of the American flag will be made by members of the West Virginia National Guard Honor Guard Program. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Lawrence ...