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BENJAMIN STIDD

Benjamin “Ben” Allen Stidd , 89, of Mt. Olivet, passed away Friday June 28, 2024 at home surrounded by family. He was born March 21, 1935, in Belmont, OH, son of the late Harry and Lucille (Johnson) Stidd. He was a veteran of the US Marines and retired as an equipment operator with East Ohio Gas Co. He was a member of Wheeling 1st Church of God and Elm Grove Fraternal Order of the Eagles 1891. He is survived by his wife, Judy (Blankenship) Stidd; children, James Lee (Charlotte) Conner, Diana Lynn (Garland) Flowers both of Sherrard; grandchildren, Zachary Conner and Chelsea ...

MARGARET FRAZIER

Margaret “Peggy” Ann Dierkes Frazier, 85, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Friends will be received on Saturday, July 6, 2024 from 10 AM until the time of service at 11 AM at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 16 Ridgecrest Road, Wheeling, WV with Pastor Curtis Black officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements made by Kepner Funeral Homes, 166 Kruger Street, Wheeling, WV (304-242-2311). Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.kepnerfuneral .com

KATHY LEMASTERS

Kathy Jean Lemasters, 82, of Moundsville, WV, passed away on July 1, 2024. Kathy was born on July 23, 1941, in Moundsville, the daughter of Donn and Ruth (Hartley) Lusk. In addition to her parents, Kathy was preceded in death by her son Donn Lemasters and brother-in-law Gunner Rose. Kathy is survived by her daughter Beth (Roger) James, son Robert “Max” (Becky Tucker) Lemasters, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, sister Brenda Rose, brother Dana (Debbie) Lusk, and numerous nieces and nephews. Kathy loved reading, spending time on her front porch, enjoying time with ...

CHARLENE HANNA

Charlene Hughes Hanna died April 23, 2024 at Wheeling University Hospital. She was born in Beckley WV on October 7, 1944 to Gladys Hughes Crawford and Charles Hughes. She was a member of the US Coast Guard, graduated from West Virginia University with a Masters in Music and remained an avid fan. She taught music in the Marion County School District and then the Hancock County School District until retirement. She was an accomplished equestrian where she enjoyed multiple disciplines, showed at the American Quarter Horse Congress, AQHA World and Select World Shows, she was ...

JESUS BUSTAMANTE

Jesus J. “Sonny” Bustamante, age 71, of Proctor, WV died Monday, July 1, 2024 at home. He was born June 8, 1953 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the son of the late Prajedes and Angelina Provencio Bustamante. He was a retired coal miner; and he enjoyed riding his buggy and spending time with ...

ROBIN GALLOWAY

Robin Hood Galloway, born on November 13, 1936, passed away peacefully in Wheeling, West Virginia, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 87. Mr. Galloway devoted his working life to pharmaceutical sales, a career in which he excelled and earned the respect of colleagues and clients alike. His ...