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)
Gerald E. “Jerry” Blair, Jr. – Clarksburg, WV (DOD: 06/21/2026)
Gregory J. Campbell – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/29/2026)
Samuel Austin Caperton III – Daniels, WV (DOD: 04/30/2026)
Marci R. Carroll – Fairmont, WV (DOD: 06/27/2026)
George Castelle – Charleston, WV & Winchester, CA (DOD: 07/14/2026)
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)
Eric M. Gordon – Moundsville, WV (DOD: 06/02/2026)
Frank Thomas Graff, Jr. – Charleston, WV (DOD: 03/22/2026)
Christopher T. Hildebrandt – Valley Grove, WV (DOD: 08/15/2026)
Frank E. Jolliffe – Lewisburg, WV & Mechanicsville, VA (DOD: 05/13/2026)
E. Forrest Jones – Charleston, WV (DOD: 06/19/2026)
William Hayes Judy III – Moorefield, WV & Fort Pierce, FL (DOD: 03/13/2026)
Thomas H. Keadle – Romney, WV – (DOD: 08/25/2026)
Raymond Keener III – Charleston, WV (DOD: 06/27/2026)
Wade W. Massie – Abingdon, VA (DOD: 02/21/2026)
Keith W. McMillion – Summersville, WV (DOD: 01/04/2026)
Tulane Bouch Mensore – New Martinsville, WV (DOD: 08/23/2026)
Charles T. ” Chuck” Miller – Charleston, WV (DOD: 08/04/2026)
Charles Michael Moredock – South Charleston, WV (DOD: 08/21/2026)
Andrew R. Pauley – Charleston, WV (DOD: 06/09/2026)
William Berkley Richardson, Jr. – Parkersburg, WV (DOD: 07/12/2026)
William F. Richmond, Jr. – Beckley, WV (DOD: 07/06/2026)
James N. Riley – Clarksburg, WV (DOD: 06/30/2026)
James Edward Spurlock – Huntington, WV (DOD: 05/31/2026)
William W. Talbott – Webster Springs, WV (DOD: 08/31/2026)
Frederick Lionel Thomas, Jr. – Charleston, WV & Greenville, SC (DOD: 03/12/2026)
Cassius H. Toon – Charleston, WV & Okeechobee, FL (DOD: 07/08/2026)
Joseph G. Troisi, Jr. – Barboursville, WV (DOD: 03/18/2026)
Nancy Lovell Tyler – Charleston, WV (DOD: 05/12/2026)
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)
September 15, 2026
