Obituary Listings
Sharon Catherine Best
Sharon Catherine Best, 85, of Charleston, WV, passed away on October 19, 2025, at CAMC Memorial Hospital. Sharon was born in Canton, Illinois, on November 9, 1939, to Ralph and Wilma St Clair…
Max Arco Mastromichalis
It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of Max Arco Mastromichalis, age 16, of Charleston, West Virginia, who left this world far too soon on Saturday, October 18,…
Kelly Beth Pauley
Kelly Beth Pauley, 58, of Dunbar, West Virginia, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Charleston, West…
William Jason Jean
William Jason Jean, age 47, of Charleston passed away Sunday October 12, 2025 at his residence. He was a graduate of Capital High School class 1997 and earned his BA from University of Charleston.…
James E. “Herman” Kidd, Jr.
James Edward “Herman” Kidd Jr., 70 of South Charleston, WV, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 in High Point, NC, after courageously battling a long-term illness. Born in South…
Donna Lurena Turner
Donna Lurena Turner, 81, of South Charleston, WV, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2025, ten days before her 82nd birthday. She was born on October 16, 1943, in Charleston, WV, the daughter of…
Wilma Testa
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…
Robert Jago Cruickshank
Robert Jago Cruickshank, 90, of South Charleston, WV, passed away on October 4, 2025, at CAMC General Hospital. He was a member of the South Charleston First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a…
Frank Brooks Thompson, III
Frank B. “Brooks” Thompson, III, of St. Albans and South Charleston, passed away on September 30, 2025 at WVU Medicine Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. He was born on July 20, 1960 and…
Shuko “Sue” Paitsel
Shuko “Sue” Paitsel passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Charleston, WV, on October 1, 2025, joining her husband of over 50 years, Donald B. Paitsel, in their Heavenly home. Shuko was…