Ira Duane Freeman Sr., affectionately known as “Pap”, passed away peacefully at United Hospital Center (UHC) on May 21, 2026 at the age of 79, going home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, following an extended illness. Most recently, he was a resident of Mountain Living ...
Sandra (Sandee) Pawelczyk, who lived in Elkins for many years, passed away on May 11, 2026, at her home in Tallahassee, Florida, surrounded by family. Sandee was born on Oct. 3, 1945, daughter to Andrew and Lottie Wolak. She grew up in Cicero, Illinois, where she met the love of her ...
Jessie A. Colehower Somers, 100, a resident of Elkins and in the care of the Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026. She was born Feb. 28, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late C. Harris Colehower and Florence Sweeney Colehower. On Aug. 3, 1968, in Radnor, Pennsylvania, she was married to Oscar C. Somers Jr., who preceded her death in December of 1972. Jessie is survived by one daughter, Katherine “Kate” Somers and husband, Todd Miller, of Elkins; a niece, Virginia Hodges and husband, Dick, and nephew, John ...
Thurman R. “Bud” Vannoy, 85, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale, with Pastor David Rittenhouse officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps will follow at the Arbovale Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until time of service from the funeral home. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Sandra Kay Ball Coberly, 69, a resident of Beverly, West Virginia, departed this life Tuesday morning, May 19, 2026, at the University Hospital Geauga Medical Center at Chardon, Ohio. She was born Sunday, Nov. 25, 1956, at Parsons, West Virginia, a daughter of the late W. Gay Ball and ...
Grace Marie Johnson, 86, of Troy, Virginia, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026. A graveside service will be held Friday, May 22, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Kline Cemetery in Upper Tract, West Virginia. Arrangements by Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, West Virginia.
