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Deborah ‘Debbie’ Ann Golden (Frey)

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Golden (Frey), 61, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family at her home Nov. 1, 2023, after battling an extended illness. Debbie was born Oct. 29, 1962, to Norma Poling (Carpenter) and the late Darl Eugene Frey in Philippi, West Virginia. She was the ...

Helen ‘Marie’ Brady

On Nov. 2, 2023, Helen “Marie” Brady passed away peacefully at the age of 85. Marie was married to Bob Brady on Jan. 6, 1956, and they were happily married for 40 years until his death. Marie is survived by children, Christina Hayden (Tom), Greeley, Colorado, and Patty Rutledge ...

Leota Annis Plum Knotts Parsons

Leota Annis Plum Knotts Parsons, 96, a resident of the Holly Meadows Community, Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Tygart Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center at Belington, West Virginia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are under the direction of the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home for Leota Annis Plum Knotts Parsons. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.

Elwanda Effie Hill Poling

Elwanda Effie Hill Poling, 99, a resident of Philippi, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord peacefully Oct. 26, 2023, at Mansfield Place nursing home in Philippi, West Virginia. She was born Sunday, May 18, 1924, in Belington, West Virginia, daughter of Harry MClinic Hill and Lucy May Cross. She was married May 3, 1945, at the United Brethren Church in Belington, West Virginia, to Ralph Wayne Poling, who preceded her in death Sept. 28, 2007. Surviving are three sons, Richard Wayne Poling and wife, Janet, Dr. Jeffery Lee Poling and wife, Margaret, and Jerry Bruce Poling and ...

Thomas Hyre Schoonover

Thomas Hyre Schoonover, a resident of Mountain Memories Assisted Living in Elkins, previously of Montrose, passed from this life on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, with Rev. Brian L. Seders and Rev. Bill Riffee officiating. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins, where Elkins Lodge No. 108 A.F. & A.M. will conduct Masonic services. The family suggests in lieu of flowers friends should make a contribution to ...

Marcella Jean Gilbert Seaman

Marcella Jean Gilbert Seaman, 71, a resident of Hambleton, passed from this life on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Mountain Hospice. She had been in declining health, Marcella was born on Monday, Dec. 31, 1951, in Kansas City, Kansas, a ...