Obits

Micheal (Mike) Vernon Blankenship, 75, was welcomed into his heavenly home on April 15, 2024 from his home in Franklin. He was born Sept. 22, 1948, in Portsmouth, Virginia, and was the son of the late Leonard Douglas Blankenship and Alice Perthenia Black Millan. He was raised on the family...

Jerri Lee Campbell, 82, passed away at home in Franklin, surrounded by her family on April 20, 2024. She was born July 8, 1941, in Huntington and was the daughter of the late Faye Louise Price Childers and John Calvin Childers. She spent most of her childhood with her grandparents,...

Sheila “Dee” Rose (Sites) Garrick, 89, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2024, in Melbourne, Florida, surrounded by those who loved her dearly.   Mrs. Garrick will always be remembered for her kind, gentle, and curious nature, which captivated everyone she encountered. She took a genuine interest in everyone and everything...

Sharon “Sherry” Lee White Jordan, passed away on March 26, 2024, in Mapleton, Utah, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Nov. 14, 1960, in Salisbury, Maryland, the daughter of the late Virginia Lee Lambert and Southey White. Mrs. Jordan enjoyed her younger years living on the...

Rubert Dale "Squirt" Adamson, 88, a resident of Job, departed this life April 3, 2024, at his residence. He was born April 13, 1935, in Onego, a son of the late Vernon Adamson and Pearl Morral Adamson, and a foster son of Hurl and Bessie Butcher. Mr. Adamson was in...

Virginia Louise “Jinny” Sheetz Byers, 98, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, passed away April 8, 2024, at her home in Franklin, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Born Sept. 17, 1925, in Keyser, she was the daughter of the...

Educator, entrepreneur, and colorful member of the North Fork community, Mary Louise Harman Bowers passed away April 8, 2024, at her home at Seneca Rocks. She was born Jan. 4, 1931, at Macksville, the daughter of Ivan and Gae Vance Harman.  Mrs. Bowers attended the one room schools in the...

On Feb. 27, 2024, at 0357 a.m., Gary Martin “Marty” Adamson went to be with the Lord. He would have been 66 years old on April 12. A son of the late John and Shirley Adamson, he was originally from Onego, but resided in Moorefield. Mr. Adamson worked at the...

Michael Dale Bland, 64, of Petersburg passed away on March 31, 2024, at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg. He was born on July 2, 1959, in Petersburg, the son of the late Harry Dale “Tootsie” Bland and Ethel Marie (Lambert) Bland of Riverton. Mr. Bland attended Circleville High School and...

Shirley Marie Sites, 84, of Seneca Rocks passed away March 27, 2024, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. She was born on March 12, 1940, in Riverton, the daughter of the late Lester and Mary Rebecca (Mallow) Dice.  Mrs. Sites was a 1957 graduate of Circleville High School and attended...