Parsons Advocate Obituaries

Roger Lee Collett, 78, a resident of Parsons and more recently of Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, passed from this life on Monday, March 13, 2023. He had been in declining health. Roger was born in Hambleton on Wednesday,...

Vincent Geroski was called to rest on March 12, 2023, after a long illness.  He passed peacefully with his family by his side.    He was born on July 21, 1944, in Albert, WV, the son of Francis and Rose Mettica...

Mary Elizabeth Knotts Watring, age 95 years, a resident of Shaffertown, more recently of Cortland Acres Nursing Home, Thomas, passed this life Tuesday, March 7, 2023 with her devoted and loving family at her side. Mary was born January 20,...

Paul R. Mateer Jr., 90, of Oakland, Maryland went home on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to be with his Heavenly Father. Paul was born on April 27, 1932, and was the oldest child of Paul R. Mateer Sr. and Ruth...

Philip Craig Steyer, 84, of Canaan Valley, WV, passed away on January 31, 2023, surrounded by family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Born on April 21, 1938, in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Leon...

Charles “Chuck” R. Paugh, Jr., 64, of Thomas, WV, passed away on February 22, 2023, at Stonerise Healthcare in Kingwood, WV. Born on October 13, 1958, in Parsons, WV, he was the son of Joan (Parsons) Wilcox and the late...

Iris “Jean” Simmons Loughry, 81, a former resident of the St. George area and a resident of Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, passed from this life Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  She had been in declining health.   Jean was...

Bernettie Jean Nestor, 68, a resident of Belington, passed from this life Monday, February 20, 2023, at her home and under the care of Mountain Hospice.   Bernettie was born on Friday, November 5, 1954, in Baltimore, MD, a daughter...