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Robert Dale ‘Bob’ McCauley Sr.

Robert Dale “Bob” McCauley Sr., 81, a resident of the Cravensdale Community, Elkins, West Virginia, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his dog Blu at his side Saturday morning, Dec. 27, 2025, at his home. He had been in declining health for the past year. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. Final Rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jamie Andrews will officiate, and interment will follow at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman, ...

Betty Jo Patton

Betty Jo Patton, 91, a resident of Elkins, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center. The family would like to thank the staff of Mountain Memories and W.V. Caring Hospice for the excellent care provided to Betty. Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, from the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Albert Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. The ...

Ray Delton Bohon

Ray Delton Bohon, 83, a resident of Montrose, passed from this life on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He had been in declining health. Ray was born Monday, May 11, 1942, at Etam in Preston County, a son of the late Ora Delton Bohon and Ocie Fay Sigley Bohon. ...

Betty Jo Patton

Betty Jo Patton, 91, a resident of Elkins, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center. She was born Dec. 31, 1933, at Fairmont, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Dorsey Thomas and the late Opal Robinson Thomas. On Feb. 18, ...

Larry John Edgell

Larry John Edgell, 79, of New Martinsville, passed away Dec. 24, 2025, in Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born Nov. 16, 1946, in Hundred, West Virginia, the son of the late John. W. “Duke” and Edith Hostutler Edgell. Larry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, ...

Robert Dale ‘Bob’ McCauley Sr.

Robert Dale “Bob” McCauley Sr., 81, a resident of the Cravensdale Community, Elkins, West Virginia, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his dog Blu at his side Saturday morning, Dec. 27, 2025, at his home. He had been in declining health for the past year. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. Final Rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jamie Andrews will officiate, and interment will follow at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman, ...