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Curtis Glenn Wimer

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mr. Wimer will be moved to the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, West Virginia, where the family will receive friends on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from noon until 2 p.m., the funeral hour. Pastor Michael Loudermilk will officiate and interment will follow at the Cedar Hill Cemetery at Franklin, West Virginia. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Curtis Glenn Wimer. Condolences may be expressed to the ...

Glade Raymond Fertig Jr.

Glade Raymond Fertig Jr., 77, of Bridgewater, Virginia, and formerly of Marlinton, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at his home. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at Kimble Funeral Home in Marlinton, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with Pastor Sam Felton officiating. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery at Marlinton. Military honors will be accorded by the U.S. Army and the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps. Online condolences and memories may be shared at ...

Johnny O. Propst

Johnny O. Propst, 82, of Brandywine, West Virginia, departed this life on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, while a patient at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. His body has been cremated. A celebration of his life will be held later this fall at Propstburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sugar Grove Lions Club, 178 Mitchell Mill Gap Drive, Sugar Grove, WV 26815. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.kimblefuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.

George David (Pops or Scotty) Mehaffie

George David (Pops or Scotty) Mehaffie, 86, a resident of Hambleton, passed from this life Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. George’s request for cremation was honored. The Hostetler Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for George ...

James Herbert Smith

James Herbert Smith, 93, a resident of Bridgeport, West Virginia, and former resident of Philippi, passed away Aug. 24, 2024, in Louis A. Johnson Medical Center, Clarksburg. He was born Sept. 11, 1930, in Philippi, a son of the late J Herbert Smith and Ruth (Squires) Smith. On Nov. 28, ...

Forest George ‘Junior’ Wetzel Jr.

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, Mr. Wetzel will be moved to the Whitmer Methodist Church, where friends may call from noon to 1 p.m., the funeral hour. Pastor Steve Wymer will officiate and interment will follow at the Laurel Hill Cemetery at Whitmer, West Virginia. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Forest George “Junior” Wetzel Jr. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.