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WILSON TOOTHMAN

Wilson Lawrence “Digger” Toothman, 76, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. He was born November 24, 1949, in Bellaire, Ohio, the eldest son of Virginia Jane Wilson Toothman and William Lawrence “Bill” Toothman. Raised in Jacobsburg, Ohio, Wilson was a 1967 graduate of Union Local High School. He attended Ohio University Eastern in Belmont County before enrolling at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1970 with an Associate Degree in Mortuary Science. Wilson married Linda ...

MARILYN GROOME

Marilyn M. Groome, age 78, of Wheeling, WV, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026, at WVU Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 23, 1948, in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Waznis Przelenski. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and also attended St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She enjoyed caring for her parents, children, and grandson. She loved attending yard sales and weekly dinner parties with her family. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Joyce Przelenski. Survivors include her two daughters, ...

DOUGLAS McCROSKEY, SR.

Douglas Walter McCroskey, Sr., 85, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Friends will be received on Friday, September 11, 2026 from 3-7 p.m. at Kepner Funeral Homes, 166 Kruger Street, Wheeling, WV (304-242-2311) where services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Stone Church Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. Condolences may be offered at www.kepnerfuneral.com.

PAUL THURMOND

Paul Edward Thurmond, known to all as Ed, passed away peacefully on September 1st at Liza’s Place, where he entered into the loving arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ. Ed was born on September 15, 1941, in Phoenix, Arizona, to the late Paul W. Thurmond and Emma (Lindquist) Thurmond. He was ...

LINDA GARDILL

Linda Truban Gardill, 78, of Glen Dale, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2026, returning home to our Lord. Linda was born on October 24, 1947, in Monongalia County, WV, to the late Floyd and Olga Truban. A lifelong Mountaineer, she attended West Virginia University where she ...

ROSALIE GALLOWAY

Rosalie Jean Galloway, 86, formerly of Wheeling, WV, passed away on September 6, 2026, surrounded by her loving family in Morgantown, WV. Rosalie was born on November 9, 1939, in Wheeling, the daughter of the late John M. and Virginia M. (West) Cihy. In addition to her parents, Rosalie was ...