Parsons Advocate Obituaries

Jack Don Swearingen, Sr., age 93 years, a resident of Hambleton, WV, departed this life Friday evening, March 24, 2023, at Autumn Lake Healthcare in Elkins, WV.  He was born Monday, March 24, 1930, at Hambleton, WV, a son of...

Keith W. Jones, Sr. 77, a resident of Parsons and formerly a resident of Romney, passed peacefully from this life Thursday, March 30, 2023, at his home surrounded by family and under the care of Mt. Hospice.   Keith was...

Dirk Leon Pritt, 60, a resident and local handyman of Philippi, WV passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023, peacefully in Valley Grove, WV. Dirk was born on Wednesday, August 15, 1962, in Elkins. He was preceded in death by...

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...