It is with sorrow that The West Virginia State Bar recognizes the death of the following Bar members during 2026.
Lane O. Austin – Princeton, WV (DOD: 02/27/2026)
Charles Michael “Mike” Bee – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/01/2026)
Gregory J. Campbell – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/29/2026)
Samuel Austin Caperton III – Daniels, WV (DOD: 04/30/2026)
Jerry W. Cook – Ripley, WV (DOD: 02/04/2026)
John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. – Charleston, WV (DOD: 05/12/2026)
Roger D. Forman – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/14/2026)
Frank Thomas Graff, Jr. – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/22/2026)
Frank E. Jolliffe – Lewisburg, WV & Mechanicsville, VA (DOD: 05/13/2026)
William Hayes Judy III – Moorefield, WV & Fort Pierce, FL (DOD: 03/13/2026)
Wade W. Massie – Abingdon, VA (DOD: 02/21/2026)
Keith W. McMillion – Summersville, WV (DOD: 01/04/2026)
James Edward Spurlock – Huntington, WV (DOD: 05/31/2026)
Frederick Lionel Thomas, Jr. – Charleston, WV & Greenville, SC (DOD: 03/12/2026)
Joseph G. Troisi, Jr. – Barboursville, WV (DOD: 03/18/2026)
Charlene A. Vaughan – Charleston, WV (DOD: 01/26/2026)
Cheryl Ann Wheeler-Thomas – Elkins, WV (DOD: 01/02/2026)
William “Bill” Watson – Huntington, WV (DOD: 04/21/2026)
Updated: June 2, 2026
