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Dennis Calvin Simmons

Dennis Calvin Simmons, of Arbovale, passed away on Feb. 24, 2026, following a short illness and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale. Service will start at 6 p.m., with Pastor Julian Rittenhouse and Pastor Dave Plank officiating. Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale is in charge of arrangements. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.

Anna Mae Bender Shoulders

Mrs. Anna Mae Bender Shoulders, 85, a resident of Elkins, departed this life Monday afternoon Feb. 23, 2026, in WV Caring Hospice Facility at Elkins. Death was following a period of declining health. She was born Aug. 9, 1940, in Elkins, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Richard and ...

Elwanda Jean (Haddix) Long

Elwanda Jean Haddix Long, 90, of Gaines, West Virginia, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at home with her loved ones surrounding her. She was born June 18, 1935, in Hall, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Atha Thomas and Agnes Clara Smith Haddix. On April 9, 1960, she married Kermit Dale ...

Judith ‘Tally’ Raines Kesterson

Judith “Tally” Raines Kesterson, 73, a resident of Belington, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, Feb. 21, 2026, under the care of WV Caring Hospice. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins, West Virginia, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at 11 a.m. Pastor Cindy Morgan Roberts will officiate, and interment will follow at the Belington Fraternal Cemetery at Belington, West Virginia. The Lohr & Barb Funeral ...

Judith ‘Tally’ Raines Kesterson

Judith “Tally” Raines Kesterson, 73, a resident of Belington, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, Feb. 21, 2026, under the care of WV Caring Hospice. Tally was born Monday, April 21, 1952, at Elkins, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Vera Lea ...

Anna Ruth Harper

Anna Ruth Harper, 85, of Elkins West Virginia, died Feb. 20, 2026, at Valentine Assisted Living, surrounded by family. Friends may call from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, from the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Todd Rhodes officiating. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Anna Ruth Harper. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.