Obituaries

Thelma May Vance Jones gained her wings and peacefully moved on to her heavenly home on April 06, 2026. She was born on August 14, 1938, in Bowden, Randolph County, West Virginia, to the late Howard Taft Vance and Martha Phares Vance.



Thelma spent her early years in Bowden before moving to Hutchinson, West...

Maureen Kennedy Wolfe passed away peacefully at home on March 9, 2026, with her family by her side. Born November 6, 1927, she was the daughter of William Michael Kennedy and Mary Rosalee Hession Kennedy. With her brother and sisters and a large extended family, she grew up on the Kennedy Farm in Fairmont, along...

Jeannetta May Smith, 105, of Fairmont passed away on Wednesday, April 01, 2026, at Fazio's Elderly Care in Fairmont. She was born in Fairmont on November 17, 1920, at Cook's Hospital on Old East Side, the daughter of the late Lilly May Ford. Her mother passed away when Jeanetta was 5 years old and she was raised...

Francine Roxanna Cikovich, 54, daughter of the late Milan W. Cikovich (Chick) and Maxine Hennen Cikovich, passed away on March 27, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Born on May 21, 1971, Francine was a graduate of Fairmont Senior High...

William Stanley Curtis, 86, of Fairmont, WV, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, WV.

He was born on May 11, 1940, the son of the late William C. and Iza Hazel Skinner Curtis.

He was preceded by his wife of 50 years, Viola Jacklyn Curtis, a daughter, Sherrie Kinkade, two...

Barbara M. Michael, age 90 of Mannington, WV passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Tygart Center Nursing Home in Fairmont. She was born February 6, 1936 in Mannington, WV, a daughter of the late William H. "Bill" Porter and Dollie M. Hillberry Porter.

Barbara graduated from Mannington High School in 1954,...

Terry M. Yankie, 59, of Barrackville passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 19, 2026, surrounded by his loving family just as he wished. Terry accepted his diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer with a true soldier's strength and spirit. He overcame many challenges in the last 15 months. This was not a battle he...

Cora Nadine Hull was born in Doddridge County, January 16, 1936, a daughter of the late Marion French and Cora Starkey Yeater.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Carroll Hull.

Cora Nadine graduated from Doddridge County High School, and was a member of Valley Chapel United Methodist Church.

She...