Obituaries

Dec 9, 2016

Dorothy Jean “Dottie” Stemple, 72 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016. She was born March 24, 1944 in Rock Cave to Wilbur and Hallie Malcomb Mollohan. Dorothy was a Christian by faith. She graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a degree in Education.

She raised two children and loved to talk about...

Dec 9, 2016

Betty Lee Gillis Ware age 74 of Asheboro, NC formerly of Webster Springs passed away December 9, 2016.  Betty was born March 8, 1942 in Webster Springs and was the daughter of the late Oril Monroe and Ura Mabel Cutlip Gillis.  She was married to the late Roy Elseworth Ware for 53 years.  Also preceding her in death were...

Dec 5, 2016

Philip B. Cooper, 87 of Webster Springs passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at his home. He was born September 25, 1929 to Henry Ward and Eula Grace Perrine Cooper and was a lifelong resident of Webster Springs. He was a Postmaster for Webster Springs Post Office, retiring after 32 years of service, and was currently...

Dec 2, 2016

Veda Ireda Hall age 77 of French Creek formerly of Hacker Valley passed away December 2, 2016 at Marmet Nursing and Rehab Center. Veda was born July 29, 1939 in Guardian and was the daughter of the late John and Reba Cogar Brown. She is also preceded in death by sisters Yvonne and Helen and brothers James and Ed...

Nov 28, 2016

Bensel Mansel Crites, 82 of Craigsville, formerly of Webster Springs, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Cherry Falls on May 23, 1934 to Brewster Burley and Bertie Jane Brooks Crites and was a resident of Webster County the majority of his life. Mansel was a United...

Nov 28, 2016

Frank Jr. Moffatt, 69, of Webster Springs passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston.

Jr. was a retired coal miner from Smoot Coal Company.  In his younger days, he enjoyed hunting and fishing; but, more recently, his joy came from spending time with his grandchildren.

Born January 22, 1947 in...

Nov 25, 2016

Lavon N. “Tiny” Cowger, 79 of Hacker Valley, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Webster Nursing & Rehab Center in Cowen. She was born April 01, 1937 in Buckhannon to Evan Matthew McCartney and Jessie Gay Cooper and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. She enjoyed family get-togethers, gardening, crocheting, and...

Nov 18, 2016

Gladys Marie (Cutlip) Cogar, 70, of Webster Springs, entered into rest on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

She had been attending church at New Hope Church in Diana.

Born October 12, 1946 in Diana, she was the daughter of the late George Berlin and Nora Belle (Hall) Cutlip .  In...

Nov 5, 2016

Peggy J. Green age 74 of Webster Springs passed away November 5, 2016.  Peggy was born November 8, 1941 in Diana and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Donald L Green Sr, children; Donald J. Green Jr of Richwood, Ellen Russell and her husband Barry of Moravian Falls, NC, Melvin Green and his wife Christy of...

Oct 28, 2016

Troy F. Weaver, 92 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 15, 1924 in Belington to Howard and Zada Johnson Weaver and was a lifelong resident of Webster County.

Troy is survived by his twin brother Roy Weaver, brother Carl Weaver, sister Betty Conrad, niece...

Oct 19, 2016

Former Webster County High School Librarian, Martha “Sally” Moore, 80 of Webster Springs, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at home surrounded by her family and animals Hallie and Joe Cat.

Ms. Moore was born in Webster Springs on December 19, 1935, to Thomas and Edna Bullion Moore. She was a hard-working, independent...

Oct 15, 2016

Jackie Lee Stover, 61, of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, October 15th, 2016 after a long illness.  Originally from Charleston, he was a Navy Seabee and worked for Amnet Int. as a construction roofer.

Jack was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Draper Stover, Sr. and one brother, Joseph Draper Stover, Jr., both of Charleston....

Oct 8, 2016

Eunash H. Cogar, 90 of Webster Springs passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg. He was born January 15, 1926 in Webster County, the son of Robert and Lenna Carpenter Cogar. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and was protestant by faith. He was a carpenter and lumberjack by...

Sep 19, 2016

Arnel Junior Silman, 82 of Hacker Valley passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. He was born April 1, 1934 in Hacker Valley to Jesse and Flossie Simmons Silman and was a heavy equipment operator on the strip mines. He was a devoted dad who loved to hunt,...

Sep 6, 2016

Clarence Granville Woodring, 80 of Webster Springs passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Fayette Nursing & Rehab Center in Fayetteville. He was born December 4, 1935 in Cumberland, MD to Clarence and Myrtle McKenzie Woodring and was a welder by trade. He worked for 11 years in California and Ohio in the ship yards.

He...

Aug 27, 2016

Lola Imogene Stout, 74, of Medina, Ohio formerly of Diana, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Life Care Center of Medina.

She was born November 29, 1941 in Diana to the late Francis and Altie Ware McIe.  Lola had lived most of her life in West Virginia moving to Medina in 1973. She...

Aug 20, 2016

Truman Allison Lane, 86 of Streetsboro, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. He was born July 24, 1930 in Adrian, WV to Mike and Opal Tenney Lane and spent the majority of his life in Ohio. He was a United States Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and a retired truck...

Aug 17, 2016

Thelma Gay Simmons Anderson passed away August 17, 2016 in Morgantown, WV at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Tewana and Gary Burch.  She was born April 9, 1922 in Webster County and was the daughter of the late Steve and Ida Carpenter Simmons.   Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Elbert...

Jul 27, 2016

Lemon Junior Carpenter, 81 of Diana passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Division. He was born May 5, 1935 in Webster County to Arthur Ray and Opal H. Perrine Carpenter and was owner and driver of his own taxi service.

He grew up in Guardian and was raised...

Jul 15, 2016

After years of declining health, Mabel Alene (Snyder) Harrison departed this life for her Heavenly home on Friday, July 15, 2016.

She was born July 19, 1924 in River Seam, Monongalia County, WV to Nellie Phyllis (Mullins) (Snyder) Coombs and Irad Lee Snyder.  She was also the step-daughter of the Rev. Russell Coombs.

In addition...