James Floyd Poling, 94, a resident of Philippi, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his family. James was born March 7, 1931, in Tucker County, son of the late Chester and Nora (Auvil) Poling. James was united in marriage on May 10, 1999, to Carolyn Sue ...
Betty Jean (Borror) Kesner, 85, of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026. Betty’s family will receive friends on Monday, March 9, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 11 a.m. from Schaeffer Funeral Home. Interment will be in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Upper Tract, West Virginia.
Mr. Larry Ray Tallman, 78, a resident of Belington, departed this life Wednesday March 4, 2026, in the comforts of his home. Death was following a period of declining health. He was born Dec. 30, 1947, at Belington, West Virginia, son of the late William Jennings and Helen Lenora Wright ...
Libretta Leombruno Howell, 96, a resident of Elkins, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center Emergency Department. Friends will be received from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Elkins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father Edward Tetteh, SVD, as Celebrant and the Rev. Raymond Godwin. Interment will follow in St. Brendan Cemetery in Elkins. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Brendan Catholic Church, Rt. 4, Box ...
Blaykely Michelle Cook, a cherished and beloved infant passed away at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 2026. Funeral services will be on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg. Family will receive friends on Sunday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Cook Family Cemetery, Maysville, West Virginia, 26833.
Eric Scott Pennington, 42, a resident of Parsons passed from this life Sunday, March 1, 2026, at his home. He had been in his usual health and death was unexpected. Eric was born Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983, in Parsons, the son of Larry “Scott” Pennington and Kathleen Ellen Long ...
