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Professor Robert E. Thomas, 87, Urbana passed away at 5:22 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

A celebration of life service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1203 W. Green St., Urbana.

Professor Thomas was born Nov. 25, 1921, in Hundred, WV, the son of Garfield and Rena Main Thomas.

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Maxine Catherine Statler, 87, of Mooresville was ushered by the Angels to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at her residence.

Maxine was born May 23, 1922, the daughter of the late David and Audia Toothman.

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Joe E. Tennant, 84, of Daybrook, WV died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at his home, where he lived with his great-niece Joey and Stephen Wilson and 2 great-great-nieces Amber and Amanda.

Joe was born Feb. 7, 1925 in Daybrook, son of the late John and Georgie Sines Tennant.

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Wilson Carl Stoneking, 86, of Gilbert Ridge Road, New Freeport, PA died Saturday, August 8, 2009 in The Washington Hospital, Washington, PA.

Mr. Stoneking was born September 9, 1922 at Big Run, WV, he moved to Southwestern Pennsylvania at the age of 13. He was a son of the late John Melvin Stoneking and Delilah Rose Hutt Stoneking.

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Phillip D. "Doug" Miller, 52, of Littleton, WV died Friday, July 31, 2009 in the Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown.

He was born April 12, 1957 at Deep Valley, PA, a son of the late Phillip F. Miller and Margaret Joan Mackey Miller.

Doug worked as a railroad laborer for 36 years. In 1999 he retired with a disability. He loved to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle.

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Lydia Frances Wilkinson, 68, of Carmichaels, PA and formerly of Miracle Run, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2009 in the Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown.

She was born October 16, 1940 at Miracle Run, a daughter of the late James C. Tuttle and Irene Bane Tuttle.

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Grethel I. "Gertie" Simpson, 62, of Spraggs, PA died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at her residence.

She was born January 28, 1947 at Spraggs, PA, a daughter of the late George L. Simpson and Margaret Holt Simpson Wilson.

Ms. Simpson worked several years for the West Greene School District as a cafeteria aide and as a custodian.

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Meryle Ester Gump, 73, of Hundred, WV died Monday, July 13, 2009 in Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, WV.

She was born March 7, 1936 at Littleton, WV a daughter of the late Isaiah Gump and Nona Fordyce Gump.

Meryle was a homemaker. She had been a resident of the New Martinsville Health Care Center since 1994 as a result of a head injury sustained in a home invasion.

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Scott Eugene Varner, 43, of Brave, PA died Friday, July 10, 2009 as the result of an accidental drowning.

He was born March 4, 1966 at Waynesburg, PA, a son of Warren H. Varner, Jr. of Wana, WV and Bessie Six Varner Stiles of Brave, PA.

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Ronald P. Lemley, 68, of Mt. Morris, PA died Saturday, July 4, 2009 in the Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown.

He was born February 16, 1941 at Perry Township, Greene County, PA, a son of the late Walter H. Lemley and Evelyn Wade Lemley.

Mr. Lemley was a retired construction worker.