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Sharon Lucille (Phillips) Cook

January 20, 1944 - November 1, 2026 Sharon Lucille (Phillips) Cook, 82 of Hollidaysburg, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 1, 2026, after a long illness. Born Jan. 20, 1944, in Elkins, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Charles and Millicent Phillips. She was a 1961 graduate of Elkins High School. On Oct. 27, 1962, she married Emmett Cook, whom she first met while attending Elkins High School. Their marriage recently celebrated its 64th anniversary and was marked by faith, devotion and a deep love for family. Sharon retired as a Registered Nurse in Altoona, where she ...

Glenda Louise Sites Dearborn

Glenda Louise Sites Dearborn died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Petersburg Grace Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Arrangements by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia.

Michael Van Pugh Sr.

Michael Van Pugh Sr., 80, passed away peacefully on Oct. 20, 2026. He is lovingly survived by Linda Pugh, his wife of 49 years; his four siblings, Rebecca Sanders (Lee Sanders), Randy Pugh, Brad Pugh (Lynn Pugh) and Robert Pugh; his two children, Michael Van Pugh Jr. and Shelly Pugh (Thomas ...

Fred Ambers Varner

Fred Ambers Varner of Belington passed peacefully after an illness on Oct. 10, 2026, at the age of 91. He had been residing at the Morgantown Healthcare Center for two years. A small celebration of his life was held at Talbot Funeral Home in Belington on Oct. 18. Varner was born in Parsons on Sept. 9, 1935, and had worked for 40 years at a sawmill in Kerens.

Rebecca Lynn Lipscomb

Rebecca Lynn Lipscomb, 86, a resident of Parsons, departed this life to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, 2026, at her son’s home in Morgantown, surrounded by her loving family under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was born on Jan. 15, 1940, in Douglas, West Virginia, a ...

Wayne Willard Hornick

Wayne Willard Hornick, 87, a resident of Beverly, passed from this life Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born in Bowden, West Virginia, on Dec. 10, 1938, to the late Jess and Elsie Fansler Hornick, he was raised in the Elkins area with his six siblings. On ...