Obituaries in Bruceton Mills, WV
Willis Gene Groves
Jul 9, 2016
"Pappy Gene" Groves, 88, of Bruceton Mills, WV, went to sing and play in the Lord's Choir with his brother on July 9, 2016. He passed peacefully with his wife, his children and their spouses by his side at his home. The son of the late Alva and Hazel Loraw Groves, he was born October 27, 1927, in Preston County....
Larry Snyder Feather
Jul 8, 2016
Larry Snyder Feather, 68, of Albright (Beech Run Hill Community), WV, died Friday, July 8, 2016 at his home. The son of the late Clara Shaw and Garland Feather, he was born May 15, 1948, in Albright. He was a truck driver for many years and enjoyed playing guitar and singing with friends and family. Larry is survived by a...
Sylvia Madeline Smith
Jul 5, 2016
Sylvia Madeline Smith, 92, of Morgantown, WV, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Pineridge in Kingwood, WV. The daughter of the late Arlie and Mary E. Reckart Liston, she was born January 5, 1924, in Albright, WV. Sylvia is survived by two daughters, Ruth Glover of Morgantown, WV, with whom she lived for over two years, and Jean Hart of...
Roger Keith Jones
Jun 11, 2016
Roger Keith Jones, 65, of Bruceton Mills (Hazelton Community), WV, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at South Fayette Nursing Center in Markleysburg, PA. The son of the late Kenneth Ray Jones, Sr., and Mary Iva Wakefield Jones, he was born September 24, 1950, in Hazelton, WV. Roger was a graduate of Bruceton High School in 1970. He was retired after...
Dortha Lou Wilhelm
Jun 11, 2016
Dortha Lou (Dottie) Wilhelm, 75, of Albright (Valley Point Community), WV, passed on to be with the Lord, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer, on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Rose Haven, MD. The daughter of the late Chester and Bessie Richards Walls, she was born August 19, 1940, in...
Betty Cuppet Galloway
Jun 8, 2016
Betty Cuppet Galloway, 88, of Bruceton Mills (Glade Farms Community), WV, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at her home. The daughter of the late Patrick Henry and Carrie Etta Cuppet, she was born February 16, 1928, in Glade Farms. She was the last remaining member of the family. Betty was an active member of Shady Grove Church of the Brethren...
Sheldon Ray Savage
Jun 8, 2016
Sheldon Ray Savage, 69, of Bruceton Mills, WV, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at home with his loving family by his side. The son of the late Foster Ivan and Macie Mae Frazee Savage, Jr., he was born January 9, 1947, in Confluence, PA. He was a coal miner and retired from Arkwright and Loveridge Coal Companies. He was...
Doris Virginia Rosenberger
Jun 6, 2016
Doris Virginia Rosenberger, 87, of Bruceton Mills (Clifton Mills Community), WV, died Monday, June 6, 2016, at her home. The daughter of the late Benjamin Russell and Rosa Pearl Fike Benson, she was born March 23, 1929, in Clifton Mills. Doris was a member of the Clifton Church of the Brethren and a graduate of Bruceton High School. She is...
Gene Z. Gribble
Jun 3, 2016
Gene Z. Gribble, Sr., 76, of Bruceton Mills (Pisgah Community), WV, died Friday, June 3, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. The son of the late Herbert and Vernis L. Wolfe Gribble, he was born September 3, 1939, in Pisgah, WV. Gene was a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and he coached baseball for 12 years....
Izetta Burhl Ringer
May 28, 2016
Izetta Burhl Ringer, 86, of Albright (Woolen Mills Community), WV, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Hopemont State Hospital, Terra Alta, WV. The daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Lala Oresta Duckworth Stanton, she was born November 24, 1929, in Kingwood, WV. Burhl was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Kingwood High...
Dorothy Melrose Mitchell
May 15, 2016
DOROTHY M. MITCHELL, 101, of Chino, CA, and formerly of Bruceton Mills (Glade Farms Community), WV, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the home of her son. The daughter of the late Samuel N. and Nancy Umble Byrd, she was born April 25, 1915, in Markleysburg, PA. She attended the Christian House of Prayer in Chino and was a...
Coraline R. Nieman
May 6, 2016
Coraline "Corky" (Ryan) Nieman, 93, of Akron, Ohio, died Friday, May 06, 2016, at Akron, Ohio. The daughter of the late Henry Frank and Effie (Everly) Ryan, she was born on April 15, 1923, in Bruceton Mills, WV. Coraline graduated from Bruceton High School in 1940. During World War II, she worked as a clerk for five years in the...
Charles Calvin Maust
Apr 21, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Maust, 62, Bruceton Mills (Five Forks Community), WV, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, PA. The son of the late Playford R. and Cora Thomas Maust, he was born December 1, 1953, in Confluence, PA. Chuck was employed as a diesel mechanic for G.N.H. Trucking Company of Markleysburg, PA. He is survived by his wife,...
Thelma M. Benson
Apr 18, 2016
THELMA M. BENSON, 92, of Bruceton Mills, WV, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, WV. The daughter of the late Benjamin A. and Georgia E. Frankhouser Liston, she was born April 9, 1924, in Valley Point, WV. Thelma is survived by two sons and their spouses, Ricky and Wendi Benson and Gary and Becky Benson...
Roy Edward Prinkey
Apr 15, 2016
Roy E. Prinkey, 74, of Bruceton Mills (Hazelton Community), WV, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at his home. The son of the late Elvy and Dorothy Mersing Prinkey, he was born June 13, 1941, in Clifton Mills, WV. Roy attended the Hazelton Church of the Brethren and was a 1958 graduate of Bruceton High School. He was a veteran of...
Ronald Clyde Long
Apr 13, 2016
Ronald Clyde Long, 69, of Bruceton Mills (Brandonville), WV, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. The son of the late Leo and Eva Shultz Long, he was born June 12, 1946, in Mt. Pleasant, PA. Ron was a U.S. Army Veteran, a Purple Heart recipient of the Vietnam War and a life member of the...
Jeffery Lee Kesner
Apr 1, 2016
Jeffery "Doc" Kesner, 54, of Kingwood, WV, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at his home. The son of Juanita May Kesner Gillispie of Arthurdale, WV and the late James Norman Kesner, he was born September 1, 1961, in San Jose, CA. Doc moved to West Virginia at the age of 13. In 1987, he began his career as a truck...
James Leland Burris
Mar 22, 2016
James Leland Burris, 91, of Bruceton Mills (Pisgah Community), WV, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, peacefully at home in his favorite chair. The son of the late Benjamin and Lula Mary Simpkins Burris, he was born December 20, 1924, in Mt. Morris, PA. For many years, he was the caretaker at Coopers Rock State Forest where he enjoyed making many...
Wendell Keith Christopher, Sr.
Mar 11, 2016
Wendell Keith Christopher, Sr., 77, of Bruceton Mills, WV, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 11, 2016, with his family by his side. The son of the late Eunice Leola Christopher, he was born November 7, 1938, in Bruceton Mills. Keith had a quiet, gentle nature and loved spending time with his family. After graduating from Bruceton High...
Delores Elouise Knight
Apr 26, 2015
Delores Elouise Knight, 83, of Bruceton Mills, WV, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at her home. The daughter of the late Ira and Mollie Beam Wright, she was born July 2, 1931, in Royal, PA. Delores was a loving mother and grandmother and was the last surviving member of her family. She is survived by four daughters: Dolly Stone of...

