All Obituaries

Thomas Frederick Bobo, 75, of Kingwood, WV died Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. He was born May 22, 1947 in Morgantown and was the son of the late Fred O. Bobo and Elizabeth “Betty” (Evick) Bobo. Tom was a 1965 graduate of Kingwood High School and served in the US Army Reserves 354th Ordinance Company. At the age of 19 he started working for the Albright Power Station from where he retired. Tom was a member of St. Sebastian Catholic...

Getty Wayne Keefer, 79, of Friendsville, MD, passed away at his home. He was born January 16, 1943 in Kingwood. Getty was the son of the late Getty R and Nina P Keefer. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Wilma Jean (Trout) Keefer, his three children, Mark, Crystal and Cindy; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Getty graduated at Southern High School in Oakland, MD. He was a truck driver for 30 years,he also worked in the mines and at a chicken plant. He loved to sing...

William James Taylor, 85 of Terra Alta, WV died Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, MD. He was born July 9, 1937 in Terra Alta and was a son of the late Kenneth Leroy and Janet (Tower) Taylor. William was the owner and operator of the Peoples Furniture Store in Terra Alta and later worked for the Preston County Sheriff’s Department. He was a 1955 graduate of Terra Alta High School and served in the Army National Guard. His interest includes...

Jan Lee “JL Snake” Cook II, 56. of Whetsell Settlement Community, passed away, Sunday, September 11, 2022, at his home. He was born in Kingwood, August 17, 1966, a son of the late Jan Lee Cook I and Linda Lou (Garlitz) Cook Peddicord. His wife Carolyn Lea (Goodwin) Cook survives. JL was a self-employed photographer, an avid snake handler, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time in nature. He also enjoyed golfing, cooking, playing horse shoes, and grilling, and spending...

Ricky Dwayne Reynolds, 65, of Kingwood, passed away, Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at his home. He was born in Columbus, Indiana, July 30, 1957, a son of the late John Ridley Reynolds and Anna Lee (Purdue Reynolds) Miller.  He was a 1975 graduate of Valley High School, Masontown, WV. He was employed as a coal miner and civil engineer. Surviving are: one daughter, Kristina Kidder and husband Geoffrey of Fairmont, WV; two grandchildren, Samuel Kidder and Nathaniel Kidder, of Fairmont, WV;...

  On Friday September 2, 2022, Barbara (Barbie) Sue Thomas, loving mother of Four, passed away, age of seventy-eight   Barbara served on the ENT several years. She was involved in many fundraisers for children. She loved people, playing slots, bingo and dancing. In her last days she gave her life to the Lord.    Barbara is survived by her sister Patty Nester, sister in-law, Francis Gower, her children, Vaun and Jeff Thomas, Ronald and Brenda Thomas, Cindy and Donnie...

Neal Ernest Davis, 66, of Clarksburg, formerly Preston County, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Stonerise Kingwood. He was born on December 17, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL, a son of the late Thomas Floyd and Leona Christina Moon Davis. Neal enjoyed woodworking and was a very creative builder. He is survived by his three sisters, Shirley Williams, Cumberland, Mary DeSantis, Kingwood, and Pearl Jim Bray and Lesley Bray Tunnelton; two brothers, David Floyd Davis, Cumberland, and...

Charles Aloysius Drury, 73, of Moatsville, West Virginia entered into eternal rest, at his friends home in Morgantown, on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was born on September 6, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. The son of the Late James Aloysius Drury and Carolyn Marie (Smitchen) Drury. Charles served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict and worked as a welder over several years. Charles is survived by two daughters which haven't been in touch with him since...

  Mrs. Hilma Dixon Barlow, 97, of Kingwood, WV took her last breath on this earth Saturday, August 20, 2022. She was born in Masontown, WV on September 6, 1924. The daughter of the late Harry Arthur and Eileen (White) Dixon. Hilma was an energetic, happy and active dear lady. A member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Kingwood. A graduate of Masontown High School in 1942 and graduated from business college in Dayton, Ohio. She was active in the Reedsville 4H when her...

Robert Lee Upperman, 62, of Tunnelton, West Virginia entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 8, 2022. He was born on November 7, 1959 in Tunnelton. The son of the Late Junior Robert Garfield and Rosemary “Betty Jane” (West) Uppperman. Robert worked over 20 years as a skid operator in logging for RBJ Trucking. He loved to fish, hunt, and go 4 wheeling, and being around his family. Robert is survived by: his brothers, Earl Lee “Sonny” McCormick of Tunnelton, and...