All Obituaries

  William Thorn Bono, age 88, of Petersburg, WV died Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg, WV. He was born February 28, 1931 in Washington, DC and was the son of the late Evert Lee Bono and Vivian Eulalia (Thorn) Bono.  Bill was a lifelong sports fan; he played golf for decades, coached and refereed youth league basketball, followed boxing & tennis, and held season tickets to the Washington Redskins for 40 years.  He also loved...

  Cosetta Wilda Ours, age 86, of Petersburg, WV died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Grant Rehabilitation & Care Center in Petersburg, WV. She was born April 14, 1933 in Petersburg, WV and was the daughter of the late Monna (Moyers) Dever.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Burley P. Dever, one daughter, Virginia Ours and her husband, Vexie Smith Ours Surviving one grandson, Mark W. Rohrbaugh and wife Kate of Paeonian Springs, VA and one...

Judy Virginia Bobo, age 26 of Petersburg, WV died Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Judy was born February 16, 1993 in Petersburg, WV and was a daughter of Carolyn Lee (White) Bobo of Petersburg, WV and the late William Homan Bobo.  Judy was preceded in death by her father and maternal grandmother, Virginia Davis and paternal grandmother, Mabel Virginia Bobo.  Judy graduated from Petersburg High School in 2011 and attended Eastern Community...

  Anna June Vance, age 91 of Dorcas, WV passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. She was born June 6, 1928 in Petersburg, WV and was a daughter of the late Joseph Ketterman Alt and Rosetta (VanMeter) Alt.  In addition to her parents, Anna was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Vance on June 20, 1980; an infant son; an infant grandson and granddaughter, Holly Michelle Evans; son-in-law, Fred Evans Sr.; six brothers, Daniel W. Alt,...

  Judith Elaine Bible, age 76, of Petersburg, WV passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg, WV.  She was born August 21, 1942 in Petersburg, WV and was a daughter of the late Margaret Geraldine (Shobe) Thorne and John Tyler Thorne.  In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by three brothers, Glenn "Buddy" Simmons, John “Pete” Thorne and James Thorne; two sisters, Pauline Ours and Dorothy...

  Mary Leota (Keplinger) Harman, age 96, of Maysville, WV passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Grant Memorial Hospital.   She was born May 16, 1923 in Maysville, WV and was a daughter of the late Robert Keplinger and Bessie Almyra (Rohrbaugh) Keplinger.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Harman in 1990; four sisters, Edith Davis, Vuelta Stonestreet, Kathleen Brogan and Dorothy Marsh; one brother, Harman Keplinger and...

  Charles Elwood Kesner, age 76, of Petersburg, WV passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019  at his home.  He was born July 24, 1942 in Petersburg, WV and was the son of the late Rebecca Kesner.  Visitation will be Tuesday, June 11, 2019  from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg.  Funeral service will follow Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. with the Rev. Leon Hevener officiating.  Burial will be private in  North Mill Creek...

  Ruth Freeman Baker Harman passed away June 5th 2019 at her home in Petersburg.  Born October 4th 1922 in South Hill, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William A. “Billy” Baker and Lily Jane McCoy Baker. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters and the love of her life Dr. Roy Harman, her husband of 65 years.  Surviving are her children Roy Stephen Harman and wife Carol of Smyrna Delaware, Marc Harman and wife Diane of...

  Vernon Brooks Martin, age 72, of 156 Bison Drive, Maysville, WV went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home.   He was born December 4, 1946 in Petersburg, WV and was a son of the late James Vernon Martin and Clara Fae (Bible) Martin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson, Nathan Rohrbaugh; one brother, Robert “Bobby” Martin; mother-in-law, Barbara Landis.  Brooks is survived by his wife,...

  Eloise Michael Haslacker Bible, age 92 of Scherr, WV went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the Grant County Rehabilitation and Care Center.  She was the daughter of Roy D. and Wreatha Buckbee Michael. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Warren T. Haslacker; two sisters, Clarene Rogers and Maywood Dolly; and one brother Eldon Dale Michael.  Surviving is: her husband Marvin Bible of Scherr;  three daughters,...