Obituaries
Obituaries in Cowen, West Virginia
Freddie Dewayne Clark
Apr 3, 2020
Freddie Dewayne Clark, 40, of Diana, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, April 3, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born July 3, 1979 in Webster Springs, a son of Herbert and Rose Brooks Clark.
Freddie was a truck driver and a devoted member of the Diana Volunteer Fire Department. He loved to hunt, fish, go 4-wheeling and spend time...
Robert Duane Deel
Apr 1, 2020
Robert Duane Deel, 77, of Cowen, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at CAMC after a short illness. He was born March 6, 1943, in Arcola, a son of Mavadelle Tyler and the late Arley Austin Deel.
Robert was a retired brakeman and conductor from the B&O, Chessie and CSX railroad. He enjoyed hunting, digging ginseng, and spending time with...
Harriet L. “Cindi” Rose-Church
Mar 27, 2020
Harriet L. “Cindi” Rose-Church passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born May 3, 1958 in Sutton, a daughter of Carol Rose and the late Argel K. Rose Sr. Cindi was a homemaker who enjoyed drawing, designing and crafting.
Surviving are her mother, sister, Carol A. “Susie” (Gary) Facemire of Craigsville and...
Denzil Lee "Bud" Stutler
Mar 12, 2020
Denzil Lee “Bud” Stutler, 85, of Cowen, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born October 25, 1934 in Harrison County, a son of the late Carl Stephen and Sallie Suttle Stutler.
Bud was the former Assistant Director of Government Manpower having worked 14 years, a former Teacher and Coach at Cowen...
Kimberly Renee Conley-Morris
Mar 10, 2020
Kimberly Renee Conley-Morris, 53, of Cowen, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born September 29, 1966 in Summersville, a daughter of Thomas and the late Roberta June Boggs Conley Sigley.
Kim was a graduate of Richwood High School and a former in home health care worker. She was a great...
Ronald L. Ward
Mar 3, 2020
Ronald L. Ward, 67, of Craigsville, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born December 24, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, a son of the late Junior Raymond and Patricia Ann Hollister Ward.
Ronald came to West Virginia to marry the love of his life, Nancy Webb and started a 40 year career with...
Mary Elizbeth Wilson
Feb 12, 2020
Mary Elizbeth Wilson, 48, of Cowen, formerly of Maine, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her residence, after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born April 26, 1971 in Presque Isle, Maine, a daughter of the late Leland and Marie Chamberland Paradis.
Mary was a former home health worker and a Christian by Faith. She enjoyed 4-wheeling and...
Gwendolyn Fadora (Johnson) Carpenter
Feb 6, 2020
Gwendolyn Fadora (Johnson) Carpenter, 86, of Cowen, West Virginia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 6, 2020, after an extended illness. She was born in Half Acre, in Webster County, WV, on July 9, 1933, to the late Fredrick T. and Lula Fay (McFarlane) Johnson. She was also preceded in death by sisters Anita June...
Joseph Allen Crites
Jan 19, 2020
Joseph Allen Crites, 43, of Fairmont, WV, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2020 at his residence.
He was a 1994 graduate of Webster County High School and Fairmont State College with a BS Degree in Electronics Engineering, and was employed by Fairmont Regional Medical Center as a Biomedical Engineer. Joe enjoyed many activities but had a great passion for...
Ruby C. Hart
Dec 31, 2019
Ruby C. Hart, 96, of Cowen, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 1, 1923 at Strouds Creek, a daughter of the late Coligna and Mamie Curry Chapman.
Ruby graduated from Cowen High School in 1939 at the age of 16. She went to Fairmont State College for 2...
Bernard Douglas Trenter
Dec 27, 2019
Bernard Douglas Trenter, 76, of Cowen, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born March 26, 1943 in Bolair, a son of the late Rufus and Iva Payne Trenter.
He was a former coal miner and worked at the Bolair Recycling Center. Bernard enjoyed listening to bluegrass music, drinking a cold one, watching western movies, playing with his dogs,...
Elizabeth Louise Gray
Dec 24, 2019
Elizabeth Louise Gray, 93, of Upper Glade, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Summersville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born January 27, 1926 in Charleston, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Earl and Gracie Wendell Newman. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Surviving are her children,...
Karen Jean Cochran
Dec 23, 2019
Karen Jean Cochran, 60, of Lewisburg, WV formerly of Webster and Nicholas County passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown after an extended illness. She was born February 25, 1959 in Beckley a daughter of Gloria Thompson Collins and the late William D. Bennett.
She was a former factory worker and enjoyed listening to music...
Jacob E. “Jake” Collins
Dec 4, 2019
Jacob E. “Jake” Collins, 48, of Cowen, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, He was born July 18, 1971 in Webster Springs, a son of Douglas Collins and Joanne Remeides.
Jake was disabled. He was involved with the Webster Search and Rescue and enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening to the radio, sitting and watching traffic...
John William Peyatt
Dec 4, 2019
John William Peyatt,75, of Craigsville, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Summersville Regional Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1944 in Craigsville, a son of the late George Morgan “Pat” and Arilla Case Peyatt.
John was a dedicated truck driver for Fayette Supply Company with over 20 years of service. He enjoyed riding and working on his...
Everett Marshall Ehabe
Dec 4, 2019
Everett Marshall Ehabe, 4, passed away tragically Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from injuries received in an auto accident. He was born July 16, 2015 in Charleston, WV, a son of Gregory Ehabe and Whitney Hoover.
Everett attended Bester Elementary preschool and loved going to Jackson Chapel Church. He was a sweet, happy light in the lives of those that knew...
Jody Wolverton
Nov 24, 2019
Jody Wolverton, 37, of Erbacon, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 18, 1982 in Webster Springs, a son of Darlene Wolverton and the late Mitchell Wolverton.
Jody was a coal miner working for Affinity Coal Company and was a 2000 graduate of Webster County High School. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, 4-wheeling, his...
Rosie Lee Smith
Nov 14, 2019
Rosie Lee Smith, 76, of Upperglade passed away peacefully Thursday, November 14, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. She was born March 27, 1943 in Richwood, WV, a daughter of the late Boyd and Mabel Salisbury.
Rosie was a dedicated mother, nurses aid, and owner of Rosie’s Diner. She was a member of the Beaver Freewill Community Church...
Mary Ann Woods
Nov 11, 2019
Mary Ann Woods, 65, of Summersville, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at her residence after a courageous battle with ALS. She was born August 7, 1954 in Richwood, a daughter of the late Buster and Jane Hinkle Keiffer. Mary Ann was a homemaker and a 1974 graduate of Nicholas County High School. She enjoyed gardening, picking berries, cooking, playing...
Paul David Callahan
Oct 27, 2019
Paul David Callahan, 74, of Winfield, passed away on October 27, 2019 at his home.
He was born on April 16, 1945 in Charleston WV to the late Paul and Nadine Starcher Callahan.
Paul was a graduate of Cowen High School in 1963, graduated from Morris Harvey College in 1967, and then graduated from Marshall University with his Masters +30....
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