JAMES HOYT

James Chester Hoyt, 85, formerly of Fairfax VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Springfield, VA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel at Greenwood Cemetery, 1526 National Road, Wheeling, WV. Arrangements made by Kepner Funeral Homes, 166 Kruger Street, Wheeling, WV (304-242-2311). Condolences may be made at www.kepnerfuneral.com.

DAVID ADAMS

David Holly Adams passed away on January 1, 2026, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Dave was born on March 5, 1955, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He is the son of the late Mary Vasicko Adams and Holly Peter Adams. He was predeceased in death by his parents and his beloved dogs, ...

GEORGE DORMAS

George Dormas, 77, of St. Clairsville, OH, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Liza’s Place, Wheeling, WV. He was born on October 17, 1948, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Pete and Mary Steffas Dormas. In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by his mother and ...

DR. GEORGE P. “BUNNY” NAUM JR., MD

Dr. George P. “Bunny” Naum, Jr.,MD, passed from this life at Good Shepherd Nursing Home on Friday, January 16, 2026. He was in his 93rd year. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. George P. Naum Sr., MD, a physician, his mother, Mary Dolores Naum, a nurse, his sister, Sheila Naum ...

JOYCE WOODS

Joyce Ann (Majewski) Woods, 79, of Moundsville, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at WVU Medicine-Wheeling Hospital. Joyce was born on July 8, 1946, in Glen Dale, WV, the daughter of Charles Majewski, Sr., and Estella (Stankiewicz) Majewski. In addition to her parents, Joyce ...

RONALD DIERKES

Ronald Louis Dierkes, 84, passed away on January 11, 2026 at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Ronald was born on January 15, 1941 in Wheeling, WV to the late Louis Valintine and Alice Mae (Mullarkey) Dierkes. Ronald was a member of the Elks and the Boca Royale Country Club of Englewood, Fl. Ronald was a 1959 graduate of Wheeling Central Catholic High School and was also an employee as a steel worker at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel in Steubenville, OH. In addition to his parents, Ronald was preceded in death by his son, Scott Dierkes, and a sister, Linda ...