died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at her home.
She was born July 3, 1936, in Monongahalia County, daughter of the late Clark and Thelma
Payne Stiles.
Mrs. Church was a member of the National Road Church of Christ, Wheeling, and a retired Head
Nurse of the Obstetrics Department from Ohio Valley Medical Center. She was a graduate of
the Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1956, and a graduate of West
Liberty State College. She was a volunteer tutor at Bethlehem Elementary School and a
volunteer at Marian House with NAMI.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John William “Bill” Church
in 1999; four brothers, James, Joe, Clark and Johnny Stiles; and two sisters, Geraldine
Bennett and Bernice Fitzsimmons.
Surviving are two daughters, Susan and Myra Fitzsimmons both of Wheeling; a son, B. Gordon
Fitzsimmons of Lawrence, KS; a brother, Raymond Stiles of Diamond, OH; and a sister, Mary Ann
McGlumphy of Lost Creek, WV. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at the Kepner Funeral Home, 166 Kruger Street, Elm Grove, Wheeling,
where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2009, with Mr. Ron
Stullenbarger officiating. Entombment in Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens Mausoleum,
Sherrard, WV.
died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at her home.
She was born July 3, 1936, in Monongahalia County, daughter of the late Clark and Thelma
Payne Stiles.
Mrs. Church was a member of the National Road Church of Christ, Wheeling, and a retired Head
Nurse of the Obstetrics Department from Ohio Valley Medical Center. She was a graduate of
the Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1956, and a graduate of West
Liberty State College. She was a volunteer tutor at Bethlehem Elementary School and a
volunteer at Marian House with NAMI.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John William “Bill” Church
in 1999; four brothers, James, Joe, Clark and Johnny Stiles; and two sisters, Geraldine
Bennett and Bernice Fitzsimmons.
Surviving are two daughters, Susan and Myra Fitzsimmons both of Wheeling; a son, B. Gordon
Fitzsimmons of Lawrence, KS; a brother, Raymond Stiles of Diamond, OH; and a sister, Mary Ann
McGlumphy of Lost Creek, WV. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at the Kepner Funeral Home, 166 Kruger Street, Elm Grove, Wheeling,
where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2009, with Mr. Ron
Stullenbarger officiating. Entombment in Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens Mausoleum,
Sherrard, WV.
Robert Wilt, 81, of Ivydale, West Virginia, formerly of Grantsville, passed away March 31, 2012 at Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Ivydale.
He was born at Clarksburg WV, May 14, 1930 and was a Korean War Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe and Ethel Martin Wilt.
Surviving is his sister, Sue Holbert of Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville. Rev. Harold Francis will officiate. Interment will be in the Nobe Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the services.
Robert Wilt, 81, of Ivydale, West Virginia, formerly of Grantsville, passed away March 31, 2012 at Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Ivydale.
He was born at Clarksburg WV, May 14, 1930 and was a Korean War Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe and Ethel Martin Wilt.
Surviving is his sister, Sue Holbert of Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville. Rev. Harold Francis will officiate. Interment will be in the Nobe Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the services.