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Keyser Obituaries

It was noted by Washington Post (DC) on September 1st, 2021 that James F "Ike" Eskildsen passed on in Virginia.  Eskildsen was 86 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James F "Ike"'s life.

It was revealed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on October 25th, 2020 that Richard Parkin Stine passed on in Tyler, Texas.  Stine was 78 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard Parkin's life.

It was disclosed on December 11th, 2019 that John L "Lynn" Blankenship died in Florida.  Blankenship was 77 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John L "Lynn"'s life.

It was noted on July 22nd, 2019 that Elva Kathleen Horne (Bayles) died in Covington, Virginia.  Ms. Horne was 78 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elva Kathleen's life.

It was noted on February 18th, 2019 that Cheryl Gibson (Larue) perished in Low Moor, Virginia.  Ms. Gibson was 55 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Cheryl's life.

It was noted on December 24th, 2018 that Donald Edgar Ledoux passed away in Keyser, West Virginia.  Ledoux was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald Edgar's life.

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 17th, 2018 that Nancy Lee Glotfelty (Johnson) died in Sarasota, Florida.  Ms. Glotfelty was 84 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nancy Lee's life.

It was disclosed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on February 20th, 2018 that Richard Dean Asbury perished in Keyser, West Virginia.  Asbury was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard Dean's life.

It was reported on February 11th, 2018 that Mary Louise Slocum (Minshall) passed away in Spring Hill, Florida.  Ms. Slocum was 74 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Louise's life.

It was disclosed by The Herald on January 27th, 2018 that Gerald Maxwell Wolford passed on in Everett, Washington.  Wolford was 80 years old and was born in Keyser, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gerald Maxwell's life.

History

Because of the importance of the railroad, the town changed hands 14 times. In 1874, the town was incorporated as ‘Keyser’ to honor William Keyser, Vice President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Keyser and the railroad to ensure that they would move all rail operations from Piedmont to Keyser. Fort Fuller was built on the present site of Potomac State College of West Virginia University State College, and Fort Piano entrenchments were established on New Creek Mountain. He recently was a featured voice/character in the PIxar movie "Cars." Staudt began his radio career with local radio station WQZK.