Obituary Listing

Feb 9, 2023

UNION, WV --- Victor John Burgess, age 64, of Union, WV, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at his home in Union. Born September 23, 1958 in Ware, Massachusetts, he was the son of Patricia "Pat" Burgess of Union, WV and the late John "Ford" Burgess. Victor loved his family dearly especially his children and...

Jan 31, 2023

GAP MILLS, WV --- Gerald "Jerry" Leon DeWeese, age 74, of Gap Mills, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1948 in Gap Mills, WV to the late Carl and Phyllis Daughterty DeWeese. Jerry was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving two tours in Vietnam as a...

Jan 29, 2023

GAP MILLS, WV --- Lois Marie Varner age 82, of Gap Mills, WV, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at her home. She was born on July 6, 1940 in Appollo, PA. Lois was a hard worker and a loving homemaker. She had worked on farms and she enjoyed helping out the family at various...

Jan 24, 2023

HOLLYWOOD, WV --- Norma Jean Helvey, 72, of Hollywood, passed away Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 in her home. Norma Jean was born August 29th, 1950 one of six, to the late Virgil and Lorene Helvey.  She is also preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law Ronnie Helvey and Pattie, her sister Carolyn Trainer, and...

Jan 20, 2023

QUINTON, VA --- Eugene Lee Ballard, age 91, of Quinton, VA, formerly of Union, WV, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born January 8, 1932 at Covington, VA, he was the son late Oscar Lee and Mrytle Baker Ballard of Monroe County, WV. Eugene was a...

Jan 16, 2023

ROANOKE, VA --- Irene Faudree McMann, age 92, of Roanoke, VA, formerly of Gap Mills, WV, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at home with her daughter close by. Born April 28, 1930 at Sweet Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon Pierce and Ruth Huffman Faudree. Irene had retired from the...

Jan 11, 2023

UNION, WV --- James Richard Vandegrift, age 81, of Union, WV passed away at home on his birthday, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 following a long illness. Born January 11, 1942 in Hollywood, WV, he was a life-long resident of Monroe County, WV. He worked in logging until he started a career at Westvaco where he...

Jan 10, 2023

PICKAWAY, WV --- Patsy Loretta Cook Jenkins, age 82, of Pickaway, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 following a long illness at Stonerise of Lewisburg, WV. Born January 16, 1940 in Wyoming County, WV, to parents Thomas Dewey Cook and Lakie Mae Bailey Cook. Patsy worked at BF Goodrich for 40 years. She...

Jan 9, 2023

Union, WV ---James "Jim" Guy Doane age 62 of Union, WV passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburg, PA following a long illness. Born March 8, 1960 to parents Kenneth and Gloria Doane, he graduated from Beaverton High School in 1979 in Beaverton, Michigan and West Virginia Rehabilitation Center in...

Jan 6, 2023

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Mary Lou Seelinger, age 72, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at her home. Mary Lou was born June 27, 1950 in Union, WV to the late Clarence L. Bostic and the late Mary Jane Bostic. Mary was of the Baptist Faith. She graduated from Union High...

Dec 31, 2022

SINKS GROVE, WV --- Mayo Kelly Martin Lemons, age 101 years, and a resident of Pickaway, WV, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Greenbrier Health Care Center, Lewisburg, WV. Mayo was born November 3, 1921 on the Lynnside Estate, Sweet Springs, WV, to Harry Adolphus and Edith Baker Martin.

In...

Dec 30, 2022

UNION, WV --- Francis E. Pence, age 86, of Union, WV passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, WV. Born May 14, 1936 in Greenville, WV, he was the son of the late Meverell and Mary Evelyn Mann Pence. Francis was a friend to many in and around...

Dec 23, 2022

SINKS GROVE, WV --- John Clinton Moore, known to most as "Clint" or "Deacon", age 98, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home following a short illness. Born December 30, 1923 in Sinks Grove, WV, he was the son of the late William Oscar Moore, Sr. and Ella Katherine...

Dec 14, 2022

NITRO, WV --- Clinton J. Woodrum 31, passed away at his residence Dec.14,2022 in Nitro, WV.

He was born August 20,1991 in Charleston, WV to Joseph & Melissa Woodrum.

Clint graduated from James Monroe High School. Growing up Clinton enjoyed football which he played throughout school, working...

Dec 8, 2022

GAP MILLS, WV --- The concerns of this world were lifted for Ian Beirne Dransfield on Thursday December 8, 2022 at his home and farm in Gap Mills, West Virginia.  Ian was the son of Donald Wayne and Pamela Furrow Dransfield of Union, West Virginia, and brother to Devon Wesley and wife Maggie...

Dec 6, 2022

GAP MILLS, WV --- Harry Woodson Helms, age 90, of Gap Mills, WV passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at his residence. Born February 2, 1932 in Union, WV, he was the son of the late William and Athelene Wickline Helms. Harry had worked as a nurse's aide and also in the maintenance department at...

Dec 6, 2022

Notice of service cancellation

SALEM, VA --- Karen Lea Scott age 56 of Salem Virginia left this life on December 6, 2022. She is the daughter of Kathy Smith Schmidt and David Schmidt of Union, West Virginia.

In addition to her parents, she leaves behind siblings Kim...

Dec 4, 2022

There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. honoring the life of Steve Allen Cook at the Groves-Mann Funeral Home Chapel in Union, WV.  The Family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until the time of the service at the funeral home. Those wishing to send the family online condolences or...

Dec 1, 2022

WAYSIDE, WV --- Cheryl Anne Ramsey Flanagan, 80, of Wayside, WV, went to be with the Lord on December 1 st , 2022. Cheryl was born in Rainelle, WV and was the daughter of Joseph P. Ramsey and Anne Warner. She was preceded in death by her two infant children, Mettie and Pamela Flanagan. She...

Nov 20, 2022

SINKS GROVE, WV ---Marie Marceline Weikle Price, age 95, formerly of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away Sunday November 20, 2022 at Princeton Health Care Center in Princeton, WV following a long illness. Marie was born February 15, 1927 in Monroe County to the late Mabel Minnie Mottesheard Weikle and James Robert Weikle. Marie grew up...