Obituaries

Karen R. Halverson Vance

September 11, 2018

Karen R. Halverson Vance, 72, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at her residence.   She was born in Rome, Georgia, on January 25, 1946, a daughter of the late Rudolph a...

Bettie J. Skidmore Collins

September 11, 2018

Bettie J. Collins, 91, of Clarksburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. She was born in Harrison County on August 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Exel Grant and Goldie Fay Harper Skidmore.   She was married to Luther Collins, who...

John G. Petrigac, Jr.

September 8, 2018

John G. Petrigac, Jr., 81, of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at the UPMC Passavant Hospital.   He was born in Clarksburg, WV, on November 12, 1936, a son of the late John G. and Veronica Bohenski Petrigac, Sr. ...

Edward Randall Wilson

September 7, 2018

Edward Randall “Ed” Wilson, 60, of Bridgeport, WV, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, suddenly.   He was born in Clarksburg, WV, on November 18, 1957, a son of Dianne Fazio Urchak of Bridgeport, and Edward Ray Wilson and his wif...

Argyl W. Norman

September 5, 2018

Argyl W. Norman, 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 5, 2018 at his residence after an extended illness.  He was born in Mt. Clare, WV and was a lifelong resident of Clarksburg.  He was the son of the late Troy and D...

James Joseph Kocsis

September 4, 2018

James Joseph Kocsis, 98, was lucky to die peacefully in his own bed. As he often said, luck marked much of his life. Born the only child of Rose (Nagy) Kocsis and Imre Kocsis in Barberton, OH, he was sent to St. Procopius School in Illinois for the l...

Daniel Colin Bowman

September 3, 2018

Daniel Colin Bowman, 47, of Clarksburg, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. He was born in Clarksburg on April 12, 1971, a son of the late William Perry and Leah Josephine Floyd Bowman.     Surviving are one son, William Layt...

Betty Sue Johnson

August 31, 2018

Betty Sue Johnson, 66, of Clarksburg passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 at her residence.   She was born in Clarksburg on July 10, 1952, a daughter of the late Frank Dillion and Mary E. Lightner Buckhannon.   She is survived...

Margaret Frances DeStefano D'Annunzio

August 30, 2018

Margaret Frances “Peggy” D’Annunzio, 85, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her daughter Terry Durst and granddaughter Anjelica D’Annunzio.   She was born in East Boston, Ma...

Jack E. McKinney, Jr.

August 28, 2018

Jack E. McKinney, Jr., 64, of Bridgeport, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Clarksburg on November 2, 1953, a son of Jack Eugene McKinney, Sr. who survives in Nutter Fort, and the late Betty Louise Sandy McKinne...

Betty Sue Hyson Gum

August 26, 2018

Betty Sue Gum, 82, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at the United Hospital Center in Bridgeport.   She was born in Clarksburg, WV, on July 9, 1936, a daughter of the late Harold and Dorothy G. Wilson Hyson. &nb...

Bonita Jo "Bonnie" Swecker

August 26, 2018

Bonita Jo “Bonnie” Swecker, 70, of Buckhannon, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at her residence.   She was born in Easton, MD, on November 8, 1947, a daughter of the late David G. and Anita Mae Alkire Swecker.   ...