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Roy Taylor
Born August 29, 1952 ,in Marlinton, he was a son of the late Raymond and Mildred Hiner Taylor. Roy was a retired truck driver having driven for Grimes Enterprises and Tim Hevener. He was a master welder and attended Bethel United Methodist Church on Back Mountain. In addition to his...
Howard Collins, Sr.
Howard David Collins, Sr., 85, of Collinsville, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Franklin Health and Rehab in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Born August 19, 1936, in Durbin, he was a son of the late Jess Lee and Madeline Cosner Collins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death in 2020 by a brother, Jesse Charles Collins.
Francis Jarvis
Francis “Frank” Jarvis, 92, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away, Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Pocahontas Center. Born September 9, 1929, at Stomping Creek, he was the son of the late Clyde Jarvis and Mattie Jarvis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Harold Cochran
Born September 12, 1944, at Marlinton, he was a son of Edna May Sharp Webb, of Pocahontas Center in Marlinton and the late Harold Lee Cochran, Sr. Mr. Cochran was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from West Virginia Tech, at Montgomery, with a degree in electrical engineering. He had worked as an electrical engineer, and he and his wife owned and operated the El Poca Motel for 18 years. He attended Marlinton Presbyterian Church.
Ruth Cornelius
Nina Ruth Waugh Pritchard Cornelius, 95, of Marlinton, peacefully passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at Bellaire at Devonshire Assisted Living in Scott Depot. Born September 14, 1926, at the home of her maternal grandparents near Mill Point, she was a daughter of the late Fred James and Glenna Susan Auldridge Waugh.
Roy Taylor
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the Bethel United Methodist Church on Back Mountain with Pastors Tom King and David Rittenhouse officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 5, 2022, from 11 a.m. until...
Bree Eberbaugh
Bree Elizabeth Eberbaugh, age 30, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, after a battle with COVID pneumonia. Bree was born August 26, 1991 in Charleston. She attended elementary school in Huntington. After fifth grade she moved to Pocahontas County where she attended Green Bank Middle School and was a 2010 graduate of Pocahontas County High School. Bree attended WVU and later returned to Huntington where she worked in the food industry.
Sidney Smith
Sidney Conrad Smith, age 88, a resident of Pocahontas County for more than 50 years, and an Elkins resident for the past 10 years, departed this life Sunday evening, January 23, 2022, in Elkins. A graduate of Tygarts Valley High School and D&E College of Engineering, he served in the...
For Your Consideration
What do Frankenstein and a volcano have to do with each other?. We are all weary of this seemingly endless pandemic. We recognize that we have lived through a trying time these last two years. It has been a time of social distancing, whether or not to take vaccines, and...
Kenneth Frum
Kenneth Gerald Frum, 77, of Hillsboro, passed away suddenly Monday, January 24, at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, after a brief illness. He was a 1962 graduate of Eastwood High School in Pemberville, Ohio, and was a proud Navy Veteran. He met Karen Kerns in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in May...
Pocahontas Commission takes steps supporting the Broadband Council’s efforts
The Pocahontas County Commission took two actions at its January 18 meeting that will support the Broadband Council’s efforts to increase high speed internet service availability in the county. First, they approved Citynet’s bid to become the official Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the areas to receive new broadband service under the already approved Appalachian Regional Commission (or ARC) Broadband Grant. They also approved the Authorized Representative Request (ARR) and the required resolution for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Reconnect Round 3 Grant application, which will be submitted shortly. The Reconnect Grant, if approved, would bring broadband service to a large portion of Pocahontas County.
Ruth Cornelius
Nina Ruth Waugh Pritchard Cornelius, 95, of Marlinton, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at Bellaire at Devonshire Assisted Living in Scott Depot. The family will receive friends at Kimble Funeral Home in Marlinton, Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by a graveside service at Mountain View Cemetery.
Ray Landis
Ray Lynn Landis, 82 of Hillsboro, WV passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. Born February 27, 1939 in Stamping Creek and was a son of the late Ray and Mary Treva Webb Landis. He was also preceded in death by his wife Peggy Broyles Landis (2015), infant son, Ronald Lee Landis, and a great granddaughter, Aleah Barnisky.
Lady Warriors win 1, lose 3
The Pocahontas County High School Lady Warriors hosted Green- brier West for a Varsity and a JV game January 19. It was the first JV encounter and the second Varsity matchup between the two schools this season. West played without three of their varsity players December 10, and started two...
Bree Eberbaugh
Bree Elizabeth Eberbaugh, 30, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, after a battle with COVID pneumonia. Honoring Bree’s request, the body will be cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 23, at the Mountain Quest in Frost. Details will be forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
For Your Consideration
Somewhere just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Madelyn and Douglas had been seeing tumbleweeds on old Route 66 since entering the panhandle of Texas. Neither of the two had ever been accused of being overly imaginative. The common denominator of their private discussions was trends. Those of the financial markets...
Benjamin Vrable
Benjamin Paul “Ben” Vrable, 56, passed away as his home in Topeka, Kansas, Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born February 7, 1965, in Marlinton, he was a son of the late William Dale Vrable and Patricia Ellen Curtis Vrable. Everyone who knew Ben growing up knows how tough a...
Lady Warriors fall to #3 Tucker County
The Class A #3 ranked (8-2, 3-0 PVC) Tucker County girls varsity basketball team headed to Dunmore Friday, fresh off of a 55-51 upset of Class AAA Phillip Barbour on the PBHS court. TCHS junior 6’1” Kadie Colebank came into this game having made 147 points and 139 rebounds in 10 games. PCHS (5-5, 2-4 PVC) would be without their top scorer, sophomore Olivia Vandevender, who had scored 140 points in 10 games and dished out 27 assists.
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