Donna Marie Mortimer Kent of Elkins, West Virginia, passed peacefully after a lengthy illness on Sept. 13, 2026, at the age of 99. She was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 1927, to the late Ross W. and Harriet Walters Mortimer. On Nov. 6, 1947, Donna married Joseph Kent Jr. in ...
James Russell Vandevander, 59, of Circleville, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia as the result of a motor vehicle accident earlier that evening in Highland County, Virginia. . The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, and a funeral service will be held at noon Monday, Sept. 21, in the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Mike Lambert officiating. Interment will be at the Vandevander Cemetery. Online condolences and memories may be shared at ...
Orlan Richard Phillips II, 69, a resident of Smokey Hollow, Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Thursday evening, Sept. 10, 2026, at the WV Caring Hospice Center at Elkins, West Virginia. He had been in declining health. He was born Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1956, at Parsons, West ...
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. Friends may call from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, from the funeral home chapel with Pastor Tristan Tenney and Rev. Stella Fay Moyer officiating. Interment will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery where full military honors will be accorded by members of the Upshur ...
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, 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.
