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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 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.

Anna Ruth Harper

Anna Ruth Harper, 85, of Elkins West Virginia, died Feb. 20, 2026, at Valentine Assisted Living, surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 25, 1940, at Thomas, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Albert and Eleanor Jennings of Davis West Virginia. She is survived by two sons, Keith ...

Tracy Marie Thompson

Tracy Marie Thompson, 45, a resident of Harman, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Davis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 22, 1980, in Elkins, a daughter of Clyde J. Thompson of Harman and the late Norma J. Mullenax Thompson. Also surviving is one brother, ...

David Lynn Cross

David Lynn Cross, 80, a resident of Philippi, departed this life on Feb. 18, 2026, at United Hospital Center, in Bridgeport due to complications following ankle surgery. Although he had minor health problems, death was unexpected. Dave was born Oct. 21, 1945, son of the late Marvin L. ...

Richard W. Kadel

Richard “Dick” Kadel — or “Mr. Kadel” to his many former students — passed away on Jan. 30, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Florida, as his wife, Karen Kadel, and family sang hymns at his bedside. Dick was the music director at Davis & Elkins College from 1974 to 1985. He loved the ...

Sondra Kay Dunbar Jones

Sondra Kay Dunbar Jones, 88, a resident of Mill Creek, passed from this life Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas. Sondra was born Monday, Nov. 15, 1937, in Battle Creek, Michigan, a daughter of the late Myrlon Dunbar and Myra Vahs Dunbar. She was the last ...