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LINDA LEE

Linda Jo Brothers Lee 81, of Follansbee, WV passed away January 7, 2026, at Good Shepherd Home, Wheeling, WV. She was born January 11, 1944, in Wellsburg, WV to the late Ralph Dean and Aubrey Lee Harlan Brothers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Powell Bernard Lee. Linda is survived by her son Dean and his wife Monica Lee of Wellsburg; her daughters Tracy Lee of Follansbee, WV and Kelly Serrano of Lawrenceville, GA; two brothers Sammie Brothers and Ed Brothers both of Follansbee; WV, her grandchildren Jeremy Lee (fiance Noelle Harrold) of ...

JEANETTE SHIELDS

Jeanette L. Shields, 81, of Weirton died on January 8, 2026. Visitation on Sunday 1-4 PM at Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home. Funeral 2 PM Monday at Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home

LARRY SWICKARD

Larry E. Swickard, 69, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday January 5, 2025. Visitation is Friday Jan. 9 from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Toronto where services will be held on Saturday at 11 am. Rev. Kevin Rinkes will officiate and interment will follow ...

JONATHAN J. MARTIN

Jonathan J. Martin, 50, of Gibsonton, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 3, 2026. He was born on April 4, 1975, in Weirton, the son of Manford Martin and JoAnn Patterson Orr. At a young age, Jonathan was diagnosed with leukemia and given a grim prognosis. True to his determined spirit, he refused to accept those limitations. After a long and courageous battle, he overcame the disease, though he remained wheelchair- bound for the rest of his life. Jonathan never allowed this to define him. Instead, he chose to live fully and purposefully. He graduated ...

THOMAS “TIM” ABERNETHY III

Thomas (Tim) Wilson Abernethy III, 71, of Boardman, OH, joined his parents, Tom and Grace Abernethy, in Heaven on December 24, 2025. Running into the arms of his parents on Christmas Eve, Tim was no doubt also welcomed by his infant sister, Katherine Marie, as well as a multitude of joyous ...

NANCY SMITH

Nancy Vivian Smith of Weirton, WV, passed away on January 5, 2026 at Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, WV, at the age of 96. Born in Richmond, Virginia on February 26, 1929 to the late Leslie and Alma Munday Foster, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Earl Smith in 2008, ...