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Joe Edward Messer Sr.

Joe Edward Messer Sr., 86, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the WV Caring Hospice Center in Elkins. He was born July 10, 1939, at Seebert, West Virginia, a son of the late Henry Messer and the late Carmen Daniels Messer. On Aug. 23, 1963 at ...

John Wayne Sharp

John Wayne Sharp, 63, of Conover, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on May 11 in Montrose. John was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Wood Arbogast of Valley Head; his father, Robert Sharp of Saginaw, Pennsylvania; and his son, John Christopher Sharp of Conover, North ...

Mary T. ‘Molly’ Busch

Mary T. "Molly" Busch, 88, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2026, in United Hospital Center at Bridgeport, West Virginia. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Grace Episcopal Church in Elkins. Rev. David C. Parker will officiate. Following the service, a gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 until 5 p.m. Saturday at the Randolph Room at the Wingate by Wyndham, 830 Harrison Ave., Elkins. The family request contributions be made to the Tygart Valley United Way, 10 Eleventh St. Suite D, Elkins, WV 26241 ...

Richard W. ‘Dick’ Moore and Gayle Moore

Richard W. "Dick" Moore and Gayle Moore, residents of Elkins, passed away on March 23, 2026, and April 30, 2026. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A joint Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the funeral home chapel with Robert Hermanson officiating. The family request memorial contributions be made to the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, 450 Randolph Ave., Elkins, WV 26241, the Randolph County Humane Society, PO Box 785, Elkins, WV or St. Jude’s ...

Charles ‘Charlie’ Harold Pingley

Charles "Charlie" Harold Pingley, 82, a resident of Elkins, passed away Monday, May 11, 2026, in Crestview Manor at Jane Lew, West Virginia. He was born Aug. 28, 1943, in Elkins, a son of the late Clyde and Luzetta Hogan Pingley. On Oct. 26, 1963 at Oakland, Maryland, he was married to Wanda ...

Pauline Sandra Lewis

Pauline Sandra Lewis, 86, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, departed this life early Monday morning, May 11, 2026, at Mansfield Place at Philippi, West Virginia. She had been in declining health for the past year. She was born Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1940, at Beverly, West Virginia, a daughter ...