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Lorlie Delaine Shaffer

Lorlie Delaine Shaffer, a resident of St. George, West Virginia, born Nov. 29, 1941, left this Earth for Heaven on Feb. 8, 2026. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, from 11 a.m. until noon, the funeral hour. Rev. Lowell Moore will officiate and interment will follow at the Pifer Mountain Cemetery at St. George, West Virginia. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of the arrangements for Lorlie Delaine Shaffer. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.

Judith ‘Judy’ Marion Goss Gottschall

Judith “Judy” Marion Goss Gottschall, 87, a resident of Norton, passed from this life Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at home following a brief illness. Judy was born Friday, Oct. 28, 1938, in Colwyn, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Henry Richard Goss and Dorothy Margaret Boone Goss. ...

Mary Lou Childs Bishoff

Mary Lou Childs Bishoff, 94, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, departed this life early Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2026, at the Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center at Elkins, West Virginia. She was born Tuesday, March 17, 1931, at Albright, West Virginia, a daughter of the late ...

Eula G. Currence

Eula G. Currence, 86, a former resident of the Cassity Community and more recently a resident of Elkins, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1939, at Adolph, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Alden Dexter Roth and ...

Billie Belcher

Billie Belcher, a true pillar of strength, passed away peacefully at Elkins Rehabilitation Care Center (ERCC) on Feb. 11, 2026, at the remarkable age of 97. She was a woman whose life spanned nearly a century leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, resilence, and profound ...

Diana Rose Burris

Diana Rose Burris, 66, a resident of Licking Creek Road, Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Thursday evening, Feb. 12, 2026, at her home. She was born Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1959, at Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late Arch Wilbur “Junior” Amie Jr. and Rose Luella Cale ...