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The listings below represent the services of those men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician. Our Fallen Heroes also include military personnel who died in active service, including members of the Coast Guard, or Army Reserve.

A hero is someone who does what he or she can, despite the personal cost, when it needs to be done. Our Fallen Heroes put themselves in harm's way while protecting and serving a community, and paid the ultimate price. We are honored to be entrusted with their memory.

In this way we know that we help you to remember the courage of those who put their lives on the line defending life, liberty, and the property of others.

If the person you are looking for is not here, please enter the name of the deceased or the next of kin in the search box below and click search. You may also view current and past listings to find the name of your Fallen Hero. Names are listed alphabetically.

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Diania Kelley

June 04, 1946 - - January 23, 2024

Diania D. Kelley, 77, of Bridgeport, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024. She was born June 4, 1946, in Charleston, the oldest daugher of the late David E. and Garnett (Jones) Kelley. Diania was cherished by all who knew her. She is survived by her beloved sister Dreama R. Kelley-Linsbeck, adored aunt of Michael Linsbeck, Michele Linsbeck-Lalanas, David Linsbeck, and Diania ...

Donald Kudla

February 10, 1938 - - July 30, 2023

Donald Anthony “Don” Kudla, 85, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at United Hospital Center, on Sunday, July 30th, 2023. He was born February 10th, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the son of the late John and Adeline (Proch) Kudla of Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his grandson, Johnathon Ray Longstreth, son of Steve and M ...

Argyle Kaufman

June 17, 1930 - - November 13, 2022

Argyle R. Kaufman, 92, of Bridgeport, WV, died peacefully on November 13, 2022, at Stonerise Morgantown after having suffered a stroke earlier this year. He was born at his family's home on Center Street in Morgantown, West Virginia, on June 17, 1930, one of three sons of James Boyd Kaufman and Bessie Ivy Hashman Kaufman. Argyle was a 1948 graduate of Sutton High School and rec ...

William Knox III

February 07, 1953 - - October 03, 2022

William “Bill” Charles Knox III, 69, of Bridgeport passed away Monday evening, October 3, 2022 in the United Hospital Center. He was born February 7, 1953 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania to Norma Knox Helbig and the late William Charles Knox II. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marilyn (Marks) Knox; three daughters Stacey Knox Motley and ...

Wanda Kelley

March 14, 1949 - - August 02, 2022

Wanda June (Hennings) Kelley, 73, of Bridgeport, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Clarksburg on March 14, 1949, a daughter of the late Roland Hennings and Wanda Ferald McClain Hennings. On April 17, 1965, she married Robert “Bob” Lee Kelley, who preceded her in death on June 5, 2017. They enjoyed 52 y ...

John Kissinger

September 03, 1951 - - July 23, 2022

John Charles Kissinger, 70, of Orange Park, Florida, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 23, 2022, while visiting family in West Virginia. He was born in Elkins on September 3, 1951, a son of Mary Nelle (Davisson) Kissinger, who survives in Charleston, and the late Boyd Neil Kissinger. On March 16, 1970, he married his high school sweetheart, Jane Ellen ...

Ronald Kight

July 03, 1935 - - June 16, 2022

Ronald Eugene “Gene” Kight, 86, of Zanesville, died at 1:22 P.M. on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville, surrounded by his family. He was born July 3, 1935, in Clarksburg, WV to the late Berl Clyda and Frona Eva (Reed) Kight. He retired from Brockway Glass in 1999 after 30 plus years, was a member of the United Methodist Church, and Duncan Falls-Philo Li ...

Terry Kisner Sr

February 01, 1939 - - December 16, 2021

Terry Gene Kisner, Sr., 82, of Harmony Grove Road, Grafton, went Home to be with his Lord on Thursday, December 16, 2021. He was born in Farmington on February 1, 1939, a son of the late Ansel Guy and Edith Gertrude Marsh Kisner. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 61 years, Loress Nadine Holcomb Kisner, whom he married July 30, 1960. Also surviving are four chi ...

Richard Knotts

November 09, 1938 - - November 09, 2021

Richard “Rich” Dale Knotts, of Meadland Community, passed away Tuesday morning on his 83rd birthday, November 9, 2021, in the Bridgeport Health Care Center. He was born in Grafton on November 9, 1938, a son of the late William C. And Evelyn Ruth (Poe) Knotts. He is survived by his children, Kandice Knotts-Harris and her husband Clea of Bridgeport, and Kevin Knotts and hi ...

Edward Kerns

October 06, 1946 - - November 06, 2021

Edward V. Kerns, 75, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, in Clarksburg. He was born in Wheeling to the late Elzie Vern Kerns and Beulah Mae Nardelli Kerns. He is survived by his daughter, Melinda (Mendi) Marie Simon and her husband Gary, Bridgeport; and his son, Edward V. Kerns II, and his wife Jana Gutiérrez Kerns, Opelika, AL; two grandsons, Jordan Simon and his wife ...

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