Obituaries

Jerold Lee Kinty, Sr., 85, of Pleasant Valley passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. He was born in Fairmont on November 01, 1940, a son of the late Cecil and Sylvia Jean Reeves Kinty.

Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He also...

RICHARD "DICKIE" RUSH
Richard Wayne Rush, 78, of Fairview, WV passes away Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Richard was the son of the late Sonny and Helen Rush.
He graduated from Fairview High School, served in the US Air Force, and drove school bus for Marion County Board of Education for over...

Helen Susannah "Susie" Estep, 82, passed away on 1/6/2026 at Bethany Lutheran Village in Washington Township, Ohio. She was born on September 3, 1943 in Fairmont, WV, the third child of Stephen Suddreth Mahaffey and Lucille May Bittle. She graduated from East Fairmont High School in 1960 and went on to attend...

Brenda Gail Merashoff, 84, of Fairmont, peacefully passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1941, a daughter to the late Victor Emanuel and Lora Belle Foster Seccuro. She is survived by her loving husband, Nicholas (Dutch) Merashoff. Brenda was preceded in death...

Elizabeth (Betty) Jane (Rider) Waddell, wife, mother, and educator, has gone to be with the Lord Sunday (4 January 2026) at 95; the only wife of one man, mother of five children, grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 6.
Elizabeth was born 16 April 1930, in Rivesville, daughter of the late Ethel I. and Peter M....

Clifford Wade Priest, 68, of Fairmont passed away on Friday, January 02, 2026, at WV Caring Hospice House in Elkins. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 06, 1957, a son of the late Charles Wade and Mary Kathern Valentine Priest.

He graduated from East Fairmont High School in 1975. He loved music,...

Margaret Carunchia, 100, of Fairmont, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025. She was born in Fairmont on May 15, 1925, a daughter of the late Frank and Victoria Romano.
Margaret worked at the Starlight Drive in, the family business, from the early 1950s until the late 1980s. She was an avid reader and enjoyed...

Sherry Lynn Holcombe was a devoted and loving woman whose life was defined by her care for others and her deep commitment to family. She had a natural gift for nurturing those around her, always making sure people felt supported, welcomed, and loved.
Family was the center of Sherry's life. She took pride in looking...

Genevieve Mae Stout, age 88 of Plum Run Rd, Mannington, WV passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at her residence. She was born May 10, 1937 in Wadestown, WV, a daughter of the late Okey Crim and Maudie Bragg Crim.

She is survived by two daughters, Susie Long and her husband Danny of Mannington and Kay Sturm...

Ralph Sterling Herron, of Fairmont, West Virginia passed away after a eight-year battle with cancer on December 25th at the age of 72. Ralph was born in Painesville Ohio on October 6th, 1953. He married Kathy Thomas in 1979 and they had three boys—Steve, Todd, and Victor.
His primary place of employment was...

Veronica Toothman Schweitzer, 77, of Farmington, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025.
She was born on July 20, 1948, to the late Odus and Mary Toothman. Veronica was a lifelong learner and earned her degree in education from Fairmont State University. While her academic achievements were a...

Karen Sue Gribben, 83, of Fairmont passed away peacefully on Sunday December 21, 2025. She was born in Fairmont on December 10, 1942, a daughter of the late Earl L. and Mary (Shumaker) Carpenter.

Karen was an active Fairmont resident. She was a graduate of East Fairmont High School and West Virginia University. A...