All Obituaries

Zachary Russell Jones, 33, of Westernport MD, passed away on November 5, 2019 at his home. Born on April 3, 1986 in Cumberland MD, he is the son of Frederick and Dora Jones. He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents Hink and Dora Westfall and paternal grandfather Bill (PJ) Jones, aunt Sue Westfall and uncles Carder Jones, Bruce Robertson. He is a 2004 graduate of Westmar High School. People who know Zach remember him as Z-Man, he had an artistic ability for tattooing and was loved...

     DOROTHY MARIE (KANE) TWYMAN, affectionately known as Tiny, departed her life on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Restore Health and Rehabilitation Center, White Plains, Maryland. She was born on December 10, 1926 in Keyser, WV to the late Brown and Elsie Kane.      She was raised in Keyser, WV and attended Howard High School in Piedmont, WV.      Dorothy married Clarence W. Twyman on January 10, 1946.  From this union nine children were...

Susanna K. Coffman “Tootie” 91, went to be with her Lord on Sept. 3, 2019 at Avon, IN. She was born on Sept.1, 1928 at Piedmont WV. and was the daughter of the late Martin L. Watson and Tabitha (Thompson) Watson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Charles L. Coffman, who died on Aug. 24, 2011 and her son, Charles Marty Coffman. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, James Watson and Martin Watson and her sister, Naomi Dellinger She was a 1946 graduate of...

Margaret Grace (Peg) Amyot  85 of  Westernport, MD  passed away at her home on  June 11, 2019 with family by her side. Peg lived an active life filled with family and friends, community and professional activities. Peg was born in Cohoes, NY on July 6, 1933 to George and Thelma  (Clermont ) Burger. She married André Aubrey (Andy) Amyot, also of Cohoes, and they relocated to Westernport in 1959. Peg and Andy enjoyed their large family of six children: Mark...

Connie Sue Asbury 65 of S. Main St, Keyser went to her heavenly home on Friday, April 26, 2019 in Winchester, VA. She was born in Baltimore, MD on Feb. 3, 1954 and was the daughter of the late Aubrey Morris and Hazel (Potter) Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Dean Asbury who died on Feb. 19, 2018. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and David Morris. Connie was Baptist by faith and lived her life as a devoted wife and mother to her children and...

Johnny Ray Paugh Jr. age 37 of Lyons St in Piedmont, WV passed away peacefully at his home on Friday April 26, 2019 surrounded by the people he loved most, his wife Shanita and children Tiana and Johnathan. He was born on Oct. 21, 1981 at Oakland, Md to John and Penny (Lee) Paugh of Kitzmiller, MD. Johnny loved two things in life, his family and the Washington Redskins. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing him would be hard pressed to find a bad thing to say about him. He was loved by...

Robert M. Laughlin 80 of Accident and formerly of Westernport, MD died at WMHS in Cumberland on April 18, 2019. He was born at Cumberland on Feb. 19, 1939.  He was the son of the late Charles J. Laughlin and Mildred (Lewis) Laughlin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Laughlin and his brother, Charles L. Laughlin. Robert was a 1957 graduate of Saint Peter’s School and former member of Saint Peter Church in Westernport. He served in the US Army.  He was former...

PIEDMONT, WV - William B. Smith III, "Bill" 82, passed away on February 20, 2019 at his residence in Piedmont. He was born in Piedmont WV on November 24, 1936 and was the son of the late William B. Smith Jr. and Regina (Kenney) Smith of Piedmont. He was preceded in death by his brother, Phillip Smith and wife Mary Ellen of Piedmont and in-laws, Clem and Ann Stakem of Midland, MD.      William worked at the Piedmont Foundry and Machine Company with his father,...

Joshua Sean Marsh 35, of Oakland, MD died in an auto accident on Jan. 20, 2019 near Oakland, MD. He was born in Cumberland, MD on July 7, 1983 and is the son of Jeff Marsh and Janet (McKenzie) Marsh. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Cliff and Belva McKenzie and paternal grandfather Robert Marsh. He was a 2001 graduate of Westmar High School. He was recently employed as a truck driver for Smith Transport. He loved hunting, fishing, camping, grilling and cooking. Anyone...

WESTERNPORT, MD – Reverend Katherine Veronica Ford, 89, of Westernport, went to her heavenly home on December 19, 2018 at her residence.        Born on November 16, 1929 in “Paw Paw Alley” Cumberland, MD, she was a daughter of the late John Albert and Emma Cora (Hoagiemeyers) Reed. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her four sisters and three brothers.      Katherine retired from Westvaco after 18 years of...