Obituaries in Buffalo, WV

Naomi Lee Yost, 78, of Winfield passed away Friday, December 19, 2025 at her home. She was a 1965 graduate of Parkersburg High School, and worked as a Teacher’s Aide for many years in the Jackson County school system. She volunteered her time for several years prior becoming a full-time employee. ...

Franklin D. Asbury 89 of Liberty passed away Sunday January 18, 2026 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was an avid hunter and farmer. He spent many years working on his farm and chopping wood. He formerly attended Center Point Church.Born May 24, 1936 he was the son of the late Douglas M. Asbury and M...

Carl Roger Sharps 83, of Eleanor passed away Thursday November 27, 2025 at his home following a brief illness. He was an executive at the Hecks corporation for several years. Roger worked for many years in the timber and gas industry. He was the owner / operator of Lone Tree and was a founding membe...

Robert Edwin Parsons 75 of Buffalo went home to be with the Lord on Friday December 5, 2025 at his home. He was a 1970 graduate of Buffalo High School. He was a welder by trade and retired from West Virginia Steel. Robert could see the beauty in all things. One of his favorite hobbies was to repair ...

Paula Jean Ballengee, 64, of Eleanor, WV gained her angel wings on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at CAMC Memorial after a short illness. Paula was a 1979 graduate of Buffalo High School and was employed for 23 years at Parkline, Inc. in Eleanor, WV in the Engineering Department.Paula loved her family a...

Irvin Merrill Jividen 88 of Midway passed away Sunday November 16, 2025 at Celebration Villa following a brief illness. He started working for Sears Roebuck in 1957 as a salesperson and retired as the store manager of the Huntington Mall Sears. Merrill was an active member of the Midway Church, serv...

Ruth Ann Barnette 83 of Leon passed away Sunday November 16, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong homemaker who loved the country lifestyle. She enjoyed canning, working in her flowers, squirrel hunting and fishing. She was an avid bell collector with an extensive col...

Charles M. “Cotton” “Chuck” Harper 77 of Cross Lanes passed away Saturday November 1, 2025 at CAMC Memorial. He was a 1968 graduate of Sissonville High School and a proud U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. He retired from Conrail as an engineer with over 28 years of service. He was an avid farmer and lo...

Janet Y. Pitchford 89, of Pt. Pleasant passed away Thursday October 30, 2025 at Pleasant Valley Health Care Center. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School and attended Salem Baptist Church. She was a lifelong homemaker and loved quilting.Born May 29, 1936 in Putnam County she was the daughter of t...

Gladys D. Stutler, 71, of Leon passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Jackie Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie M. Stutler; a sister, Jackie Payne; and a brother, Bert Cole.Survivors include her daughters, Mic...

Arnold G. “Sam” Bailey 88 of Jim Ridge, Leon passed away Sunday December 28, 2025 at Hubbard Hospice House. He was a retired member of the Cement Masons Local Union 926 in Charleston. He attended Centerpoint Church in Liberty. Sam loved horses and farming. He spent countless hours working on his far...

Denver Lee Grady, 76, of Leon, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at his home. He was a United States Army Veteran, having served in the 4th Infantry Division. A member of Teamsters Local # 175, he was a truck driver for many years, working for several different companies. At the end of his car...