Pastor Kenneth G. “Ken” Downs Sr., 73, of Martinsburg, passed away Monday. He was born in Beaver Valley, son of the late Charles R. and Sylvia M. (Gates) Downs. Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Sharon; sons, Kenneth II and Paul; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Ellen ...

Olana Lynn ‘Tick’ Hedrick-Sheaffer, 75, of Altoona, passed away Tuesday. She was born in Fairmont, W.Va., daughter of the late Olan G. “Oley” Hedrick and Yvonne Little Hedrick. She married Albert A. Sheaffer on July 15, 1995. Surviving are her husband, Al; sister, Jan Bachowski (Gary) ...

Herbert Clair Houp, 92, of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Woodbury, passed away Monday. He was born in Roaring Spring, son of the late Robert and Irene (Weyant) Houp. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel; an infant son; and siblings, Donald Houp and Betty Keagy. Surviving are sons, ...

Alberta F. Naylor, 80, of Sinking Valley, passed away Sunday. She was born in Altoona, a daughter of the late Albert Sr. and Clara (Smith) Steinbeiser. On Oct. 20, 2018, in Sinking Valley, she married Stuart “Sandy” Naylor, who survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Anita (Doug) ...