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GARY SOLE

On Tuesday July 15, 2025 Gary Arthur Sole, 77, of Middlebourne, WV passed away at home, with his brother Darrell at his side. Gary was the son of Arthur and Jerle (Fibor) Sole of Middlebourne ,WV. He had 1 daughter Lisa Michelle (Jones) Cox, and numerous grandchildren and ...

MARGARET WILKINSON

Margaret Leona (Coughlan) Wilkinson of Wheeling, WV died peacefully Friday July 11, 2025 in Good Shepherd Nursing Home. She was born on November 14, 1930, to the late Oma Hendershot and Frank Coughlan of Wheeling, WV. She married her grade school sweetheart and love of her life the late ...

EDIS HAMILTON

Edis Irene Cumpston Hamilton, 76, of Moundsville, WV, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Liza’s Place. She was born August 24, 1948 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Harold Edward and Vesta Irene (Blake) Cunningham. Edis was a member and trustee of the Rock Lick Church in Cameron, WV for many years. She retired after several years as a secretary from Try Again Homes in Washington, PA. Edis had two favorite hobbies in life, sitting down with a great book and her nightly phone calls from her sister Kathy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first ...

LULU LOPRESTE

Lulu Jean (Brown) Lopreste, 94, died 7/17/25. Born 1/21/31 to George & Mary (Courtwright) Brown of Martins Ferry, OH, Lu was the 6th of 9 kids. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles, and sisters: Elsie Conaway, Evelyn Fishow, Dorothy Habermehl, JoAnn Nobile, and Clara Steele. Lu was married for 42 years to James Lopreste until his death in 1999. Surviving are 2 sons: Tony of Morgantown, WV, and Jim (Beverly) of Belpre, OH; 5 grandchildren: Nick, Michael, Aaron (Emily), Bethany, & Matthew; & 1 great grandchild, Cora Lynn. Also surviving are 2 sisters: Shirley Yanchek of ...

DR. JOHN KLAY

Dr. John W. Klay, 78, of Chalk Hill, died on Thursday, July 10, 2025. He was born in Camden, NJ on August 28, 1946 to the late John F. and Elenore M. Whitaker Klay. John received a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and his medical degree from ...

VIRGINIA WHARRY

Virginia Metz “Ginni” Wharry, 82, of Fredericktown, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Standish Assisted Living, where she had been lovingly cared for since March 2025. She was born on April 19, 1943, in Wheeling, WV, the daughter of the late Robert A. ...