Wilma Gail Cochran Testa, 89, of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, passed away on October 8, 2025 at home.

So Long (a poem by Wilma Testa)

So long as there is Christ, there is love

So long as there is love, there is hope

So long as there is hope, there is a chance

So long as there is a chance, there is belief

So long as there is belief, then we will strive

So long as we strive, there is life

So long as there is life, there is no end

So long as there is no end, we might be friends

So long as we are friends, there will be peace

So long as there is peace, then we can talk

So long as we can talk, I’ll just say so long

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Cochran and Ida Mae Lavender Cochran, her sisters Metzel Turley and Jane Testa, and her daughter Cynthia Jane Oakes Drout.

Wilma is survived by her sons,  Jeffrey (Tonja) Oakes and Paul (Melisa) Testa; as well as her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A private graveside service will be held in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, WV is handling the arrangements.