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The Intermountain · Elkins, WV

Kimberly Ann Cathell Summers

Obituaries Kimberly Ann Cathell Summers November 14, 2026 Trending Ms. Kimberly Ann Cathell Summers, 66, a resident of Belington, departed this life Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, 2026, in the comforts of her home. Death was following a period of declining health. She was born April 9, 1960, in Elkins, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Ethel Lou Monohan Cathell. She is survived by her fiance, Danny O'Rear, of Belington; one daughter, April Dawn Hartley Rust and fiance, Ricky Allen Henshaw, of Philippi; two step-children, Maggie Smith of Lewisburg and Kevan O'Rear and wife, Amanda, of Fairfax, Virginia; and one sister, Sharon Rubush of Belington. Additional survivors include three grandchildren, Davin Scott Rust, Caitlyn Starkey and Breanna Weese; five bonus grandchildren, Liam, Pippa, Ylfa, Jack and Eva; and niece and nephews, Chuckie Zirkle, Heidi Phillips and Jason Ware. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Gary Hartley Jr.

The Intermountain · Monterey, VA

Nearby: Monterey, VA

Jo Ellen Bender Bodkins

Obituaries Jo Ellen Bender Bodkins November 14, 2026 BODKINS Trending Jo Ellen Bender Bodkins, 83, a resident of Elkins, passed from this life Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center. Jo Ellen was born Monday, June 7, 1943, in Huttonsville, a daughter of the late Lester Bender and Effie Ida Kenney Bender. On July 23, 1960, in Monterey, Virginia, she was married to Ronald Joe Bodkins, who survives. They had celebrated 66 years of marriage. Also left to cherish Jo Ellen's memory are two children, Ronald Allen Bodkins and, wife, Kimberly Jo, of Valley Head and Rhonda Ellen Edmond and companion, Keith Shoemaker, of Elkins; three grandchildren, Derrick Bodkins and companion, Liz Blackburn, Whitney Jade Sutton and Cole Edmond; six great-granddaughters; and one great-grandson. Preceding Jo Ellen in death besides her parents were three siblings, Jackie Kempter, Charlotte Streets and Linda Sue Hinkle. Jo Ellen attended the schools of Randolph County.

The Pocahontas Times · Marlinton, WV

Nearby: Marlinton, WV

Barbara Beard

Barbara Lee Beard, 62, of Hillsboro, went to her heavenly home Wednesday, November 4, 2026, while a patient at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born August 20, 1964, in Marlinton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Edgar McNeel and Madeline Lee Marcum McNeel. On July 30, 1983, she married William S. Beard,… Read the full story