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Jean I. Sandy

Jean I. Sandy, 78, of Langsville, Ohio, passed away on July 28, 2023, after a short battle with cancer, with her family by her side. She was the devoted wife of Eugene R. Sandy and loving mother of Beth (Rocky) Johnson of Langsville, Rod (Teresa) Sandy of Lancaster, Susan (Bill) Powell of ...

Lovie Jean ‘Jeanie’ Ware Snyder

Mrs. Lovie Jean “Jeanie” Ware Snyder, 80, a longtime resident of Junior, passed away at her home on Saturday morning, July 29, 2023. Death was following a period of declining health. She was born on Nov. 13, 1942, at Junior, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Omar O. and Dicie Bell ...

Carl Russell ‘Buzz’ Cooper Sr.

Carl Russell “Buzz” Cooper Sr., 89, of Cabins, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at J.W. Ruby Medical Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. Carl’s family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lahmansville Cemetery.

Robert Charles ‘Bob’ Dunkerley

The tap-too for Robert Charles “Bob” Dunkerley sounded on Friday, July 21, bringing to a close 71 years of life, love, music and joy. Bob was born on July 18, 1952, in Grove City, Pennsylvania, to the late Marilyn J. and Robert P. Dunkerley. He graduated from Bethel Park Senior High ...

Dennis E. ‘Denny’ Franks

Dennis E. “Denny” Franks, 66, of Elkins, West Virginia, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on July 25, 2023, at Davis Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Denny’s name to an organization close to his heart, the Chestnut Mountain Ranch, 244 Ponderosa Ponds Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508. Denny’s most quoted bible verse was John 14:27 – “The peace I give, is not like the peace the world gives. So let not your heart be troubled, and neither be afraid.” The family will receive friends Saturday, July 29, from noon to 3 p.m. at ...

Nathaniel ‘Nate’ Russell Layfield

Nathaniel “Nate” Russell Layfield, 10, of West Union, West Virginia, passed away on July 24, 2023. He was born on Nov. 26, 2012, in Bridgeport, West Virginia, the son of Kristen Meader Sponaugle and Timmy “Tim Tom” Sponaugle of West Union. Along with his parents he is survived ...