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West Virginia   Firefighter and EMS Web Memorial
This section is a tribute to all who have served as Fire-EMS responders in West Virginia, and who now watch over us as we attempt to save lives.
The names on this list are very special people who dedicated their lives to help others.
We will never forget you, and thank you for all you gave.

If you would like to have a responder added to this memorial section, please email us
Deceased FD or EMS agengy members included in this memorial DO NOT need to be LODD to be added here.
Paul Ritchie, Jr. Barboursville FD, WV State Fire Marshal
Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito places a flower at the foot of the Fallen Fire Fighter’s Memorial at the WV State Capitol Complex.
One-Time   Death Benefit

The WV Fire and EMS Survivor Benefits Act was passed on March 3, 2007. It provides a $50,000 one time death benefit for firefighters and EMTs – career, volunteer and part-paid.

Contact:
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-558-2000
Toll Free: 888-438-2731

(Reference: House Bill 2801 passed on 03/10/2007)
One-Time   Funeral Benefit

Maximum of $8,000 for burial expenses.

Contact:
Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-558-2930

(Reference: West Virginia Code Chapter 23, 15-11-2)
Responder Name Department Year of Death
Bryan D Abshire West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department 2002
Donald Adkins, III Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department 2010
James Ainsworth Friendship Volunteer Fire Department 1995
Harry Alt Keyser Volunteer Fire Department 2010
Alex Angelino Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department 1966
John T. Appleton Malden Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Lee Arbogast Beverly Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Herbert Atkinson Racine Volunteer Fire Department 1980
Larry Bailey, Sr. Upper Laurel Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Peter Baltic Ravenswood Aluminum Co. Security and Fire Protection 1990
John Bargar Clay Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Richard Barlow Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department 2004
Mike Barr East River Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Robert Bauer Reedy Volunteer Fire Department 2015
John N. Beaty II Paden City Volunteer Fire Department / New Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department 2012
Roger Bell Coal City Volunteer Fire Department 2010
James E. Bennett Nettie Volunteer Fire Department 1984
Joe Bennnett Buckhannon Fire Department 2007
Richard Evan Bennnett Hinton Volunteer Fire Department 2009
Dave Berry Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Richard " Dick " Bias Milton Volunteer Fire Department 2004
Earl K. "Jack" Bibb Ansted Volunteer Fire Department 1997
Robert Bibbee Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department 1996
Cecil Douglas Biller Leading Creek Volunteer Fire Department 2010
Kyle Blair II Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department / Harts Volunteer Fire Department 2006
William "Herb" Bowling Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Robert "Terry" Bowman Wheeling Fire Department 1997
Robert C. Brannon Bluefield Fire Department 2000
John M. Brock River Road Volunteer Fire Department 2020
Alex "Poochie" Bucci Chattaroy Volunteer Fire Department 2003
Harry W. “Bomber” Buckley Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Paul Burger Culloden Volunteer Fire Department 1990
Frederick Allen “Fred” Burroughs Ghent Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Marc L. Butcher Parkersburg Fire Department 1994
Harry D. Carney Parkersburg Fire Department 1982
James E. "Jim" Carr East Wood Volunteer Fire Department 2004
Gregory Scott Carter Fairlea Volunteer Fire Department 1998
Wayne Eugene Chambers Cameron Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Murrill I. Chapman Ona Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Stephen D. Chapman Milton Volunteer Fire Department 1986
Eddie Childers Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department 2009
Noel Clarke Moundsville Fire Department 2017
Crook Clendenin Racine Volunteer Fire Department 2011
Larry Conner Milton Volunteer Fire Department 1995
George Cookus Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2018
Jackson Corley Junior Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Harold J. Cornell Saint Marys Fire Department 1983
Gene Daniels Beverly Volunteer Fire Department 2007
William "Bill" Darnold Silverton Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Wylie J. "Beanie" Davidson Whitesville Volunteer Fire Department 2003
Merwin R. "Merv" Davis, Jr Star City Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Tennille Davis Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority 2007
Roy Andrew Dillon Beckley Fire Department 2009
Joey Dingess Williamson Fire Department 2010
Craig Dorsey Ghent Volunteer Fire Department 2007
John P. Doty Wheeling Fire Department 2009
Mark J. Doty WVU Fire Service Extension / Paden City Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Jackie Dove East River Volunteer Fire Department 1968
Dennis Dye Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Gary "Happy Jack" Easton Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Diane Efaw Clinton District Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Ida "Michelle" Bias-Egnor Mud River Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Dr. Raleigh Eugene "Gene" England, II Beaver Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Bill Estep Keslers Cross Lanes Volunteer Fire Department 2010
Richard Allen Fast Midway Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Joseph Feaster Burlington Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Robert H. Foster, Sr Wheeling Fire Department 1991
Lynn G Fowler Colliers Volunteer Fire Department 2009
George Frymier Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department 2007
A. Thomas Francis Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department 2003
Michael Dale "Mikey" Garrett Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Paul Gladwell Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department 1996
Danny Goodwin Vienna Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Paul Goodwin Weston Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Bobby Graham Buffalo Creek Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Fred Greenfield Bedington Volunteer Fire Department / Martinsburg Fire Department 2013
Ernest C. Gregory Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department 1981
Carl Edward Griffin Weston Volunteer Fire Department 2006
William Grimes Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department 1990
John Grove VA Center Fire Department / Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Kevin Hall Lumberport Volunteer Fire Department 1977
Johnnie Hammons Craigsville-Beaver-Cottle Volunteer Fire Department 2009
Randy H. Hardy Rainelle Volunteer Fire Department / Ansted Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Bob Hart Belington Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Michael A. Hart Belington Volunteer Fire Department / Elkins Fire Department 2005
Patrick "Charlie Brown" Hart Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department 2005
John Harto Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department 2015
Jason Hawley Triadelphia Volunteer Fire Department 2010
Glenwood Hayes Martinsburg Fire Department 2012
Hollie Hellems Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department 1993
Troy V. Henderson Frost Volunteer Fire Department 1993
Charles Richard "Rick" Hensley Berwind Volunteer Fire Department 2012
Mike Herron Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department 1997
David Hickenbottom Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Thurman Hill Prichard Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Leonard "Pappy" Hinton East Wood Volunteer Fire Department 2004
Ronnie Holland Springfield Valley Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Charles Holtsclaw, III Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority 1993
J.W. Hughes Insurance Agent / Fire Equipment Sales 2012
Jake Hurley Hanover Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Brent M. Ingram Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Chris Jaros Ceredo Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Roger Jarrell Madison Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Rusty Jeffery Spruce River Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Shane Jividen Eleanor Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Arlie Jones Gary Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Dale William Joseph Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department 2008
John Keller Milton Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Donald I. Kemmerer Anmoore Volunteer Fire Department 1985
Charles E. Kessel Maysville Volunteer Fire Department 2009
Scott Kimble Augusta Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Joseph A. “Joey” King Davis Creek-Ruthdale Volunteer Fire Department 2011
Joey King Davis Creek Volunteer Fire Department 2011
R. Craig King Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department 2000
Bob "Weeno" Kins Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Charles " Papaw " Klemm Milton Volunteer Fire Department 2001
Jason Kominar Kermit Volunteer Fire Department 1997
Mike Lake Wheeling Fire Department 2015
Mary Lou Largent Baker Heights Volunteer Fire Department 2020
Bob Law Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Stephen W. Layton, Sr Institute Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Clarence A. Leake Ansted Volunteer Fire Department 2001
Robert O. Lee North River Volunteer Fire Department 1998
Bill LeFevre Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Curtis LeFevre LeFevre Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Wayne Lewis WVSFMO / Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Mike Lilly Beaver Volunteer Fire Department 2011
Barry D. Lutsy Racine Volunteer Fire Department 2003
James D. Mahaney Cairo Volunteer Fire Department 1983
Charles “Chuck” Marshall Athens Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Charles A. "Flappy" Martin Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 1981
Phil Martin Bedington Volunteer Fire Department / Martinsburg Fire Department 2019
Ronnie Dean Massey Racine Volunteer Fire Department 2012
Robert L. McAtee Huttonsville-Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Paul McCormick Renick Volunteer Fire Department 1998
Jim McQuaid Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Department 2019
Linda McQuaid Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Department 2019
Curtis McClain Ravenswood Aluminum Co. Security and Fire Protection 1990
Verdon "Big Dad" McCourt Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department 1999
Tim R. McPeak Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department / Bluefield Fire Department 2010
Eddie Miller Winfield Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Merle Mongold Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department 1982
Brandon Mooney Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department 2015
James Marshall Moore II WV Office EMS 2005
Jared Cole Moore Wadestown Community Volunteer Fire Department 2002
George Mulligan Hedgesville / Baker Heights Volunteer Fire Departments 2021
Timothy Allen Nicholas, Sr. Craigsville-Beaver-Cottle Volunteer Fire Department 2009
Sherman "Fred" Pack Fort Gay Volunteer Fire Department 2006
William Parsons Cameron Volunteer Fire Department 1996
April Lee Lamb Paynter Buffalo Creek Volunteer Fire Department 2015
Ora D. "Junebug" Phillips Tygart Valley Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Charles A. Pierson Southern Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Woodrow W. Poland, Sr North River Volunteer Fire Department 2001
George "Randy" Poole Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department 2002
Edward "Jimbo" Preece Kermit Volunteer Fire Department 2002
William "Bull" Preece Kermit Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Cory Price Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department 2011
Larry Price Parsons Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Greg Prichard Henlawson Volunteer Fire Department 2015
William "Will" Edward Reed Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Charlotte Richardson Gary Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Randolph Richardson Gary Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Tony Ricottilli Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department 1998
Harold E. Ridenour Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Paul C. Ritchie, Jr. WVSFMO / Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department 2005
Harold Robertson Prichard Volunteer Fire Department 2012
Robert Robinson Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2023
Scott A. Robinson Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Garry Rose McMechen Volunteer Fire Department 2015
John Roush Flatrock Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Tim Scarbrough Armstrong Creek Volunteer Fire Department 1991
Paul Seacrist Ansted Volunteer Fire Department 1985
Jack Shaffer, Sr. Rowlesburg Volunteer Fire Department 2002
James "Big Jim" Shaffer Tygarts Valley Volunteer Fire Department 2012
Richard A. Shaffer Rowlesburg Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Danny Shahan Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department 1983
Okey Shaw Fairmont Fire Department 1925
Edwin L. Sheppard Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Walter Carl Shingleton Fairmont Fire Department 1977
Paul "Buck" Short Rowlesburg Volunteer Fire Department / Terra Alta Volunteer Fire Department 1977
Wayne Shrader East River Volunteer Fire Department 2000
Peter F. Shumiloff River Road Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Jason Simmons Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department / Franklin Volunteer Fire Department 2007
David Lee Slack, Jr. Windsor Heights Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Arch Sliger Bethany Volunteer Fire Department 1999
Ernie Smith East River Volunteer Fire Department 1991
Richard "Rick" Smith Burlington Volunteer Fire Department 2007
John Smoot Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Kevin Sottile Bedington Volunteer Fire Department 2015
Benny Allen Spade Jumping Branch Volunteer Fire Department 1993
Thomas K. Spalding, III Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department / Putnam County EMS 1998
David Ray "Ab" Spence Delbarton Volunteer Fire Department 1996
John B. "Jack" Stankiewicz Colliers Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Doug Summerfield Beverly Volunteer Fire Department 2007
Jody Lee Tabor Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department 2003
Dewey Tarley Monongah Volunteer Fire Department / Worthington Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Darrell Taylor Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Harold "Keith" Taylor Milton Volunteer Fire Department 2010
David "Hog" Thomas Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department 2009
John Marshall Thompson Charleston Fire Department 1968
Frederick R. Tillis, Jr. Tyler Mountain VFD / Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority 2012
Gerald Paul "Jamie" Tinney, II Richwood Volunteer Fire Department 2010
Mary "Libby" Toler Town of Man Volunteer Fire Department 2013
Mitchell Toler Town of Man Volunteer Fire Department 2011
Danny Howard Treadway Sophia Volunteer Fire Department 2010
William F. "Bill" Tuell Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department 2011
George Underwood Lake Volunteer Fire Department 2014
William R. VanGilder Bunners Ridge Volunteer Fire Company 1986
Richie E. Varner Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Leldon "Tater" Veach Augusta Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Delmar Walker Morgantown Fire Department 2016
Ernest Walker Oceana Volunteer Fire Department 1982
Jack Wall Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department 1982
Paul Walters Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department 2014
Loyal "Junior" Waugh, Jr. Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department 1992
Mitchell Allen Weaver Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department 1995
Clifford A. White, Jr Cameron Volunteer Fire Department 2001
Junior White Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Jess Bill Whitt Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department 1994
Harriett Wiley Gilbert Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Ed Williams Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department 2012
John Tony Workman Boone County Ambulance Authority 2012
Roger York WVSFMO 2012
Derek S. Young Spelter Volunteer Fire Department 2008
Logan Young WV 167th Air National Guard Fire Department 2020
Judy L. Younker Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department 2006
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