Obituaries

TROY, Ill. - Alexander  "Bud" "Al"  Jones, SMSGT (Ret.) 73, of Troy, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 in Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. He was born in Cumberland on July 12, 1937, a son of the late James Jones and Kathleen (Haines) Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and...

LONACONING - A memorial service for Joyce "Aunt Joyce" MacMillan Heithaus of Lonaconing, will be held by Delsie Beeman Fazenbaker, along with Leroy Beeman and family at Beeman Cemetery, 1790 Swamp Road, Lonaconing, on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 2 p.m. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Arrangements by...

RIDGELEY, W.Va. - Dale Austin "B.J." "Buster" Judy, 59, of Ridgeley, died Monday, March 22, 2010 at his residence. Born May 16, 1950 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Austin William Judy and Erma (Lafferty) Judy Robinette. He was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Darrell "Butch" Judy in 2006....

LONACONING - Elizabeth Cooper Long "Betty Anne," 86, of Lonaconing, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013, in her home with her family. Born May 26, 1927 in Lonaconing, Betty Anne is preceded in death by her husband, James N. Long; her daughter, Kathy Sloan; her son-in-law, Fred Sloan; and her sister, Emma Louise...

BARTON - William Frederick "Big Dog" Lamberson Jr., 57, of Latrobe St., Barton, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born Nov. 22, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late William Frederick and Elizabeth (Barnard) Lamberson Sr. Bill was a 1972 graduate of Valley...

WINCHESTER, Va. - William Edward "Bill" Shanholtzer Sr., 82, of Winchester, passed away Sunday, Jan 21, 2018, at Rose Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Berryville. Born in Cumberland, on June 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Edgar J. and Elfrieda M. (Poland) Shanholtzer. He is also preceded in death by an infant...

RIDGELEY, W.Va. - William J. "Billy Joe" Wills, 61, of Ridgeley, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at his residence. Born Sept. 15, 1949, in Hinton, W.Va., he was the son of the late Letha P. (Whitaker) Wills and Willie Howard Wills.  He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law,...

Robert Warren "Bob" Cheves, Jr., 75, of Delray, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, peacefully at his home.
Born Oct. 20, 1942, in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Robert and Christine Lurig Cheves Sr. He attended college at Potomac State and West Virginia University where he received his...

Robert Barton "Bob" Patterson, Sr., age 96, of Fort Ashby, W.Va., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Born on a farm near Romney, W.Va., on May 19, 1928, to the late Ellis H. Patterson, Sr. and Gertrude F. (Sanders) Patterson, Bob was the youngest of eight children.
Besides his parents, Bob is...

GLEN ROCK, Pa. — Bradford L. "Brad"  Lewis, 74, of Glen Rock, died Feb. 13, 2011, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1937 in Frostburg, a son of the late Rudolph B. and Hilda R. (Leisure) Lewis. Brad retired in 1998 from the former Columbia Forest Products in New Freedom after 30 years of service.  He was a...

BELMONT, W.Va. - Dr. Harold Charles Carl II, of Belmont, formerly of Hampshire County, died on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. "Butch" as he was known to many, was born Nov. 9, 1937, in Baltimore, and was preceded in death by his parents, Harold C. Carl and Frances E. Carl; and a brother, William F. Carl.
He is survived by...

DAVID E. "CANDY MAN" ADAMS CARPENDALE, W.Va. - David Eugene "Candy Man" Adams, 58, of Carpendale, died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 27, 1957 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late John Junior Adams and Anna Mae (Zies) Adams. He was also preceded in death by...

Jentry Golden "Chuck" Shanholtz Sr., 67, of Green Spring, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at his residence.
Born Jan. 23, 1955, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Eugene T. Shanholtz.
Chuck is survived by his mother, Helena J. (Snyder) Shanholtz, of Green Spring; his son, Jentry G. "CJ"...

FROSTBURG - Lloyd George "D.I" Griffith passed away peacefully at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson on March 8, 2011.  He was the husband of the late Willa Fearer Griffith. Born Oct. 16, 1916, in Frostburg, he was the son of David I. Griffith and Ann Pierce Griffith. D.I. was employed for 39 years at Celanese...

Coralena Kennebec "Deanie" Smith, 91, of Romney, W.Va., died peacefully with her family at her side, in Winchester, Va.
Deanie was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Romney, the daughter of the late Bernard C. and Dorothy (Bailey) Speelman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Clarence L. Smith Jr.; four...

Dorothy M. "Dot" Smith, 79, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.
Born April 24, 1938, in Hyndman, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Walters) Twigg. Also preceded in death by brothers, Carl, Raymond, James, Donald, Robert...

WESTERNPORT - Virginia Lee "Gin Lee" Kooken, died on Friday afternoon, June 7, 2013, at the Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Gin Lee was born on Aug. 1, 1917, at Keyser, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Lee Olin and Aleene (Chrisman) Kesner. In addition to her parents and husband, Gin Lee was...

Virgina Lee "Ginny" Cox, 99, of Romney, WV passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Friends will be received on Sunday, June 29, 2025 from 2-6 at Shaffer Funeral Home in Romney. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 11AM at funeral home. Interment will follow at St. Luke's Cemetery in...

Wilma June "Granny" Stouffer, 97, of Hyndman, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at her home.
Born June 6, 1919, in Hyndman, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Anna (Logsdon) Brotemarkle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, in 2008, Wilbert Lybarger "Web" Stouffer; a...

Hubert Alonzo "Huey" High, 75, of Junction, W.Va., passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.
Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Please visit www.shafferfuneral.com or direct inquiries to Shaffer Funeral Home, Romney 304.822.3511.

LONACONING - John "J.B." Leroy Beeman, 66, of Jackson Street, Lonaconing, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at his residence. Born on Sept. 28, 1945, he was the son of the late Clarence "Turk" Beeman and Helen (Nicol) Beeman. He was preceded in death by his sister, Josephine Beeman. J.B. worked in the home improvement...

CUMBERLAND - Harry "J.R." Blondel Twigg Jr., 57, of Cumberland, passed away, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 at his residence. Born Jan. 11, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Harry Twigg Sr. and Phyllis "Marcie" (Stokes) Twigg. J.R. was the manger of Twigg Ceramics.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing and going to...