MATILDA WRIGHT

          Matilda Ann Wright, 79, of Littleton, WV died Friday, October 13, 2023 in the Morgantown Healthcare Center.

          She was born January 13, 1944 at Wadestown, a daughter of the late Noah Wright and Cecil Jones Wright.

          Mrs. Wright was a homemaker and a member of the Grace Fellowship Church at Wana.

Joann “Jody” Garrison Staggers King, 86, of Wadestown, WV passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on October 4, 2023.  Jody was born on January 24, 1937, a daughter of the late Adelaide Garrison Staggers. 

CARLA H. NORRIS Carla H. Norris, 80, of Littleton, WV died Monday, October 2, 2023 in the Cameron Healthcare Center. Mrs. Norris was born August 20, 1943 at Tacoma, Washington a daughter of the late Carl Cook and Helene Mildon Cook. Carla was as a bookkeeper for a hospital in Tacoma for many years and retired from that position.

JAMES C. BALL

                  James C. Ball, 97, of St. Mary’s WV died Saturday, September 30, 2023 in the Heritage at St. Mary’s.

          He was born June 28, 1926 at Clinch Port, Scott County, Virginia, a son of the late Noah J. Ball and Cora Barrett Ball.

DARLENE MILLER

          Darlene Ann Miller, 60, of Littleton, WV died Friday, September 29, 2023 at her residence.

          She was born July 18, 1963, a daughter of the late Homer Stottlemire and Mildred Teagarden Stottlemire.

John R. Wharton (85), loving father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and resident of Farmington, passed away Friday, September 29, in Fairmont. John, a friend to many in the communities of Boothsville, Farmington, and his longtime residence of Littleton, was a tireless supporter of the United Methodist Church.

JANET R. PIERCE

          Janet R. Pierce, 85, of Deep Valley, PA died Thursday, September 28, 2023 at her residence.

          She was born May 6, 1938, at Strabane, PA, a daughter of the late Elton Hartman and Mamie Bitonti Hartman.

JOSEPH CLAYTON POSTLETHWAIT

          Joseph Clayton Postlethwait, 59, of Pentress, WV died Friday, September 15, 2023 in the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

          He was born February 19, 1964 in Morgantown, a son of the late Joseph Postlethwait and Elizabeth Hibbs Postlethwait.

Debra Kay Myers Gum, 57, of Wadestown, WV passed away suddenly at her home on September 8, 2023. She was born May 14, 1966. She was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, and sister who cherished her family deeply. A kind soul to anyone she met. She treated everyone she encountered with kindness and love as if she had known them their whole lives.

JAMES P. KENNEDY James Perry Kennedy, 94, of Laurel Point, formerly of the Wadestown area died on August 30, 2023 at his home. He was born October 21, 1928 at Wadestown, a son of the late Luther Jackson Kennedy and Dessie Dora (Lemley) Kennedy. He was a member of the Valley Chapel United Methodist Church. He was a retired member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #152.