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Harold Otto Gooden Sr.

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, from 10 a.m to noon. Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday at noon. The Rev. Kevin Gainer and The Rev. Justin Jones will officiate and interment will follow at the Harsh Cemetery at Clover Run. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Harold Otto Gooden Sr. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.

Wayne F. Vandevander

Wayne F. Vandevander, 69, of the Ruddle community near Franklin, West Virginia, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, from Ruddle Presbyterian Church near Franklin with Pastor Deborah Beam officiating. Interment will be at the Ruddle Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Ruddle Presbyterian Church, 17 Vandevander Lane, Franklin, WV 26807 or Upper ...

Laura Jean Howell Hunt

Laura’s request for cremation was honored. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Rev. Julie M. Davis will officiate. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.

Richard ‘Dick’ Collett

Richard “Dick” Collett, 85, of Palm Harbor, Florida, formally of Elkins, departed this life Dec. 12, 2023. He had been declining health. He is survived by his wife, Judith Wolfe, of Clarksburg; three adult children; and several grandchildren. Dick is also survived by his sister, Patty Simmons and husband, Vic. He was a graduate of Elkins High School with the class of 1956. His request for cremation was honored.

Allen ‘Power Wagon’ Crossland

Allen “Power Wagon” Crossland, 79, of Davis, passed away on Dec. 22, 2023, in Elkins. Born on July 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Joyl and Mary (Collins) Crossland. Allen served his country in the United States Army. He worked as a truck driver for over 42 years and was proud ...

Paul William ‘Coon’ Sponaugle

Paul William “Coon” Sponaugle, 86, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life early Monday morning, Dec. 25, 2023, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living at Elkins, West Virginia, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of WV Caring. He had been in declining health although death was unexpected. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are under the direction of the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home for Paul William “Coon” Sponaugle. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.