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We have years of experience caring for families from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.

When we sit down with a family, we have just one goal: to create a fitting, memorable, and affordable service for their loved one. Together, we explore the wide variety of services and products available, as well as a wealth of creative ideas and suggestions.

Together, we'll design a memorial or funeral service that suits their needs now and in the future. Families who come to us know that years from now they will have deep peace-of-mind because in coming to us, they've done their best to honor their loved one.

Bartlett Funeral Home

We are pleased to announce that as of July 21^st, 2009, Bartlett Funeral Home has returned to its previous rural community heritage. It was purchased from Service Corporation International, of Dallas, Texas, by the Mountain Funeral Group. Mountain Funeral Group is a small, family oriented West Virginia company that is owned by four local partners: David Bolyard, Shawn Maier, Morgan Mayfield, and Jason Jimmie. All four of these West Virginia born funeral directors have lived and worked in the funeral industry within Taylor County and the surrounding area of northern West Virginia for most of their lives. Read More

Bartlett Funeral Home is Taylor County’s oldest continually operating business, and has been a long standing tradition among the people of Taylor, Preston, Barbour and other surrounding counties. Since its inception in 1908, the Bartlett Funeral Home and its associates have professionally tended the needs of over 14,000 families grieving the loss of loved ones.

The funeral home was formerly located on Walnut Street in Grafton, WV. Bartlett Funeral Home is currently at 202 McGraw Avenue in Grafton, WV. The tradition had its beginning under the name of Perine and Bartlett Furniture and Undertaking Company. This partnership offered the finest in funeral service and merchandise to the people of Taylor and surrounding counties until 1920 when the furniture line was dropped and the partnership dissolved.

The Bartlett and Bolin Company was formed, engaging in the “undertaking” business only. That business was located in the three story brick structure built by G.T. Bartlett, Sr. at 314 Walnut Street, Grafton. This facility included a chapel and other facilities for funeral service. In the next few years this partnership was also dissolved, thereby forming the Bartlett Funeral Home.

In 1928 Mr. Bartlett purchased the renowned Joseph Pugh home on McGraw Avenue to house his business and family. Joseph Pugh was a sugar and wholesale grocery magnate. This 30 room mansion, built in 1914, is a wealth of architectural beauty. Although the interior has been extensively redecorated, the talent of the original designers and craftsmen is still evident throughout. G. T. Bartlett, Sr. remained the sole owner until his son, General Thomas Bartlett, Jr. and daughter Mildred Bartlett Tucker became partners. During the early 1940’s the Bartlett family purchased what is now the Allen Funeral Home in Bridgeport, WV and operated it as Bartlett Funeral Home of Bridgeport until 1948 when the senior G.T. Bartlett died in St. Petersburg, Florida. The subsequent illness of G. T. Bartlett, Jr. in the 1950’s necessitated the separation of the two businesses; Mr. Bartlett taking the Grafton home and Mildred Bartlett Tucker and her husband, Mason, taking the Bridgeport funeral home.

In the late 1950’s the business was incorporated as Bartlett Funeral Home of Grafton. Mr. Bartlett continued serving the people of the area with the finest in facilities, motor equipment and professionalism through the 1960’s and 1970’s until approaching retirement age.

In 1979 Bartlett Funeral Home was merged with Davis Funeral Home, a long respected Clarksburg Firm, in an effort to preserve the finest traditions in funeral service which the people of Grafton and surrounding counties had come to expect. On July 1, 1979 Bartlett Funeral Home became a wholly owned subsidiary of Davis Funeral Home.

In 1982 the interior of the building was extensively re-decorated and the exterior was painted and repaired to its original condition. In 1986 the name of the funeral home was changed to Davis Funeral Home, Bartlett Chapel.

In 1993, both the Bartlett Chapel and Davis Funeral Home were purchased by the Loewen Group Inc., a large Canadian based company. Due to poor stock returns the Loewen Group was forced to sell some of its holdings and restructure. In 2002 the Alderwoods Group was formed after the Loewen Group emerged from bankruptcy. Alderwoods was acquired by Service Corporation International (SCI) in 2006.

It is the goal of the new owners and staff of Bartlett Funeral Home to serve our fellow citizens in Taylor County and the surrounding communities with a final gift of integrity and fair pricing, so that we may be a beneficial and charitable part of this community.

Bolyard Funeral Home

The residents of Newburg, WV and surrounding communities now have a local funeral home available to help take care of their needs during their personal times of grief. Bolyard Funeral Home is owned and operated by David Bolyard, Jr. Originally from Birds Creek (in Newburg Area), Dave opened the Bolyard Funeral Home for his hometown community in 2007, and has now become an owner and operator of the Mountain Funeral Group. Mountain Funeral Group is a small, family oriented West Virginia company that is owned by four local partners: David Bolyard, Shawn Maier, Morgan Mayfield, and Jason Jimmie. All four of these West Virginia born funeral directors have lived and worked in the funeral industry within the surrounding area of northern West Virginia for most of their lives. Read More

Bolyard, who graduate from Preston High School in 1993, attended Fairmont State University and graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Throughout college and upon graduation he worked for Taylor Funeral Home approximately four years. The experience working with Richard Taylor taught Bolyard much about the mortuary business.

Following his stint with Taylor, Bolyard went to work for Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg and then went on to manage the Bartlett Funeral Home in Grafton.

Throughout his experience, Bolyard says he has attempted to run each business as if it were his own. He would strive to make each family as comfortable as possible in their time of need. In addition, he also tried to stay one step ahead and have as many parts of the funeral process completed as possible to better help grieving families.

It wasn't until 2006 when his grandmother passed away that Bolyard felt the call to return home and open a community funeral home in southern Preston County. Bolyard approached the Newburg Fire Department regarding the purchase of land across the street from the fire station. He was then granted the opportunity to purchase the two buildings already existing on the site.

With 5000 square feet of space, Bolyard knew he could make the new project work. When designing the home, Bolyard wanted the facility to be as comfortable and accommodating as possible for people of all ages. His goal is for families to come and feel relaxed and understood in a stress free environment.

After securing the necessary financing from Clear Mountain Bank in January of 2007, Bolyard was the new owner of the future site of his funeral home with construction to begin a few weeks later. Today, he is open for business and ready to present the community with a funeral home featuring superb service.

Bolyard would like to thank several area businesses for assisting in the construction and modification of the new facility. "The community has been such a big support, and gave me the courage to want to make a difference," he said.

The Bolyard Funeral Home serves the residents of Newburg WV, Preston County, and surrounding communities, taking care of their needs during their personal times of grief. We strive to make all aspects of the funeral process as easy and as comfortable as possible for grieving families. Bolyard Funeral Home is about treating every family with compassion and care with honoring your loved one. We provide a wide range of service options to allow each family to make choices that are best for them and at a affordable price. If looking at a traditional service or cremation service with viewing or a graveside service or memorial service without, we can help you every step of the way. We have a large selection of caskets and urns that make a lasting tribute.

Our facility offers over 5000 square feet of space to handle families of all sizes. The main chapel has an option of opening into the second viewing room to give additional seating when needed. The large coffee and refreshment lounge offers a microwave, refrigerator, and large seating area to allow time to relax and get away.

The family room has a color television with cable along with toys and games for children.

It is important to us that you feel at home and comfortable at a difficult time in your life.

Davis Funeral Home

Founded in 1919, Davis Funeral Home, has served the families of Harrison County and surrounding areas for 90 years, under the same name. During the nine decades of existence, the people of Harrison County and the surrounding area have come to trust Davis Funeral Home as a friend to rely on in times of sadness and sorrow. Read More

The funeral home has now returned to it's local community heritage, as of July 21^st 2009 Davis Funeral Home was purchased from Service Corporation International, of Dallas, Texas, by the Mountain Funeral Group. Mountain Funeral Group is a small, family oriented, West Virginia company that is owned by four local partners, David Bolyard, Shawn Maier, Morgan Mayfield, and Jason Jimmie, who will be the licensee in charge at Davis Funeral Home. All four of these West Virginia funeral directors have lived and worked in the funeral industry within Harrison County, and the surrounding areas of northern West Virginia for most of their lives. Most of the staff is still the same friendly faces, who understand with sincere sympathy and friendly kindness, the people of Harrison County have come to know.

Originally located at 443 W. Pike Street, Clarksburg, WV. Davis Funeral Home was founded by O.T. Davis, Newell J. Hayman, and Louis A. Johnson, (Mr. Johnson, who was a prominent attorney, served as Secretary of Defense in President Truman's cabinet). In 1953, James W. Bower became the owner and general manager, with Mr. Hayman remaining as President until his death in 1959. In 1978 Richard J. Pence became owner and operator of Davis Funeral Home with Mr. Bower serving as president emeritus until his death in 1988. In 1979 Davis Funeral Home was merged with Bartlett Funeral Home, a long respected Grafton firm, in an effort to preserve the finest traditions in funeral service which the people of Clarksburg and surrounding counties had come to expect. In 1993, both the Davis Funeral Home and Bartlett Chapel were purchased by the Loewen Group Inc., a large Canadian based company. Due to poor stock returns the Loewen Group was forced to sell some of its holdings and restructure. In 2002 the Alderwoods Group was formed after the Loewen Group emerged from bankruptcy. Alderwoods was acquired by Service Corporation International (SCI) in 2006. On December 5^th 2000, Davis Funeral Home celebrated the opening of its’ brand new 14,480 square foot, one-level facility at One Olen Thomas Drive in Clarksburg.

Today with deep pride we are marking Davis Funeral Home's return to local ownership and will continue to strive to be a worthy part of this community, We truly hope that the dedication and devotion with which we approach our tasks will cement real bonds of trust and friendship.

From the minute you enter our home, our helpful and considerate staff—a staff that genuinely cares about you and your family—welcomes you; we are here to ease the pain of your loss, or assist you in pre-planning your funeral arrangements. Please feel free to contact us directly at 304-624-6344 (or toll-free at 800-472-4995).

Morgan Funeral Home

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Morgan Mayfield, proprietor of Morgan Funeral Home, Reedsville, WV, has become a partner in the Mountain Funeral Group. Mountain Funeral Group is a small, family oriented West Virginia company that is owned by four local partners: David Bolyard, Jason Jimmie, Sean Maier, and Morgan Mayfield. All four of these WV born funeral directors have lived and worked in the funeral industry within northern West Virginia for most of their lives. Read More

Morgan Funeral Home has been compassionately serving families in Preston County and the surrounding area since its inception in 1948 and will continue to offer the same excellent service under the direction of Morgan Mayfield.

Ivan Gordon “I.G.” Morgan, was the founder of Morgan Funeral Home, and the grandfather of the current proprietor, Morgan Mayfield. He was a well known businessman in Preston County. He retired and went to Florida after having been a successful realtor in West Virginia. Upon his return to West Virginia he was contacted by Fred L. Jenkins, of the Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home in Morgantown, WV who was in search of a facility to service Preston county residents. Mr. I.G. Morgan graciously offered his own home to be utilized for viewing and funeral services, this lead to the establishment of the Morgan, Jenkins and Martin Funeral Home; Martin being the first embalmer to be employed by the funeral home.

The funeral home was located in the Morgan home which is next door to the Methodist parsonage in Reedsville, WV. The business soon outgrew the Morgan home so Mr. I.G. Morgan bought the A. D. Watson property in 1970, to offer a larger facility to the community. The funeral home was operated from this turn of the century brick manor until 2000 when the current facility was built on Route 7, Reedsville, WV.

At the death of Fred L. Jenkins the partnership of Jenkins, Morgan and Martin was dissolved and the business then became known as Morgan Funeral Home. Irene Jean Morgan ,the daughter of Mr. I.G. Morgan, took a great interest in the funeral business, and became an active partner. Miss Morgan was married to Marvin Mayfield but retained her maiden name, at Mr. Mayfield’s suggestion, in order to preserve the family business name. Mr. Mayfield was active in the business operation. Upon the death of Mr. I.G. Morgan, in 1964 at the age of 67, the business was left to Mrs. Irene Jean Morgan (Mayfield) and her husband, Marvin Mayfield. Marvin Mayfield and Irene Jean Morgan (Mayfield) operated the funeral home until the failing health of her mother and death of Marvin Mayfield in 1995. Over the years Morgan Funeral Home employed several funeral directors and embalmers including Gary Martin, Scott Kenney, Richard Taylor, Clayton Allamong, and Donald Ford.

When Marvin Mayfield passed away in 1995, his only son, Morgan Mayfield was a student at West Virginia University. Morgan Mayfield graduated from WVU with a business degree and continued on to earn his degree from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1979. Mrs. Irene Jean Morgan continued to operate the funeral home while her son was in college with the help of her daughter Mrs. Jean K. Yurko.

After finishing his education Morgan Mayfield took over the business and had the new facility built at its present location. He continues to serve the people of Preston and surrounding counties with the same dedication to service as his grandfather, mother and father before him.

Our Valued Staff

David W Bolyard Jr., Owner/Managing Director

Dave Bolyard, Jr., from Newburg, WV, graduate from Preston High School in 1993, attended Fairmont State University and graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Throughout college and upon graduation, he worked for Taylor Funeral Home for approximately four years. The experience working with Richard Taylor taught Bolyard much about the mortuary business. Following his stint with Taylor, Bolyard went to work for Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg, WV, and then went on to manage their sister funeral home, Bartlett Funeral Home, in Grafton, WV. When Bartlett Funeral Home was bought by the Loewen Group, a large funeral conglomerate, their ideals of personal funeral service were not the same as Dave's, so he left the funeral business and went to Tennessee. While in Tennessee, he began working at First Tennessee in entry level positions and was soon promoted to the position of personal banker and branch manager. He then joined Bank of America in management and ran several offices and received numerous awards for outstanding performance over several years. He also ranked nationally in the top one to five percent in the company. With the illness of his grandmother in 2005, he transferred with Bank of America to Dulles, Virginia for a short period of time while he traveled between VA and WV on the weekends. It wasn't until spring of 2006 when his grandmother passed away that Dave felt the call to return home and opened a state of the art funeral home in southern Preston County. He approached the Newburg Fire Department regarding the purchase of land across the street from the fire station where he was given the opportunity to purchase the two buildings already existing on the site. While plans were in process of being finalized, David moved to Alexandria, VA and worked in the Global Wealth and Investment area for Premier Banking as a Client Manager. He continued that until September of 2008 and then moved back to WV and started working as a Trust & Investment officer for First United Bank and Trust covering North Central West Virginia. All during his period in Nashville and over the last few years, he did a large amount off work in real estate with rehabbing and selling several homes and keeping some for rental. That experience helped him to put the plans together for his funeral home in Newburg which he opened in the fall of 2007. He later bought the Rotruck-Lobb Funeral Home and Taylor Chapel in Newburg in September of 2008. He then renovated that building into the home of the new Preston-Taylor main billing office and the Newburg Clinic. David is always looking for opportunity, and he left the bank in December 2008 to work for himself full time and look at continuing to expand. While working with Morgan Mayfield and rehabbing a house in Reedsville, the opportunity came to expand into Grafton and Clarksburg. That opportunity became a reality in April of 2009 when the company accepted the bid, and he and Morgan started working for the funeral homes during transition until the closing on July 20, 2009. David is the operating manager for Mountain Funeral Group and was and integral part of putting the group together. Dave looks forward to his part in Mountain Funeral Group because he believes it will be beneficial to the families he serves. He says that by pooling their resources, all four funeral homes that make up Mountain Funeral Group will be able to provide the families we serve with a wider and more affordable selection of services and funeral goods. The key is to use your growth for purchase power, which is passed on to families, while still retaining the “small town” personal relationships with the families you serve. David is very active in the community: He is President of the Preston Memorial Hospital Foundation and President of the Preston County Commission Building Committee. He is very active in volunteering his time to many organizations and supporting many of the community organizations across the county and surrounding counties.

Jason Jimmie, Owner/Funeral Director

Jason Jimmie was born in Rivesville, WV and is a 1990 graduate of West Fairmont Senior High School. Upon graduation, he attended Fairmont State University and then Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Jason began his career working in Maryland and is a dual licensee with licenses in both Maryland and West Virginia. He began working at Davis Funeral Home in 2002, and returned in 2005. Jason says he believes the most important aspect of funeral service is the families and care taken with their loved ones. During this most vulnerable time in their lives, it’s important that the family be able to trust in the honesty and integrity of the funeral director. Jason is a 4th degree Knight of Columbus and is a member of the NFDA. He currently resides in Harrison County with his wife and two young children.

Sean Maier, Owner/Funeral Director

Sean Maier graduated from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, TN, in 1995. Upon being licensed in Tennessee, he was contracted by his Alma Mater to assist in teaching students of John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science the art of embalming. He began his career with Marshall, Donnelly and Combs Funeral Home in Nashville, TN where he worked until 2001. He accepted a position with Hastings Funeral Home in Morgantown, WV in 2001 to be closer to family. While continuing his career, he also has had the opportunity to do contract work for several other funeral homes in the surrounding area including: Ford Funeral Homes in Fairmont and Bridgeport, WV; Morgan Funeral Home in Reedsville, WV; Bolyard Funeral Home in Newburg, WV; and Wright Funeral Home, in Terra Alta, WV. In 2002 Sean became a licensed cremationist and operated Omega Crematory for Hastings Funeral Home. He married Jacci Harris Maier in 1997. They reside in Grafton, WV and are the parents of four children. In 2002, he and his wife Jacci purchased Bloomers Florist, an established floral business, in Grafton. Sean is a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Grafton, a Master Mason, and a Scottish Rite Mason.

Morgan Mayfield, Owner/Funeral Director

Morgan Mayfield is a third generation funeral home proprietor. He is the operator of Morgan Funeral Home of Reedsville, WV and a partner of Mountain Funeral Group. He graduated from Valley High School in Masontown, WV in 1972. He attended West Virginia University and received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting in 1977. He graduated with honors from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1979. After finishing his education, Morgan Mayfield took over the family business and had the new facility built in 2000 at its present location. He began his career working for his family owned Morgan Funeral Home but also worked for Taylor Funeral Home in Newburg, WV. When Mr. Richard Taylor fell ill prior to his retirement, Morgan assisted him by taking care of all the day to day business needs for approximately four years. Morgan resides in Reedsville, WV. He also has done contract work for Mancinelli Funeral Home in Morgantown, WV; Browning Funeral Home in Kingwood, WV; and Hastings Funeral Home in Morgantown, WV. He has been a parade marshal for the Preston County Buckwheat Frestival for over 25 years. He continues to serve the people of Preston and surrounding counties with the same dedicated service taught to him by his grandfather, mother, and father. He is an avid sportsman having been an Elk Hunting guide in Wyoming and Idaho. He is a life member of the NRA, an amateur photographer, and enjoys waterskiing. His philosophy is, “Try to put yourself in that first row, where a family is sitting during a funeral service, so that you might always remember how they are feeling during this difficult time and so that you are able to serve them in a way that will help ease the pain of losing a loved one."

Carolyn Flesher, Corporate Assistant/ Pre-need Manager

Carolyn Flesher began her careeer at Bartlett Funeral Home in 1982 as an evening hostess while attending Grafton High School. She then went to work for Bartlett's sister company, Davis Funeral Home, in Clarksburg, WV in 1984 where she served as an apprentice funeral director and embalmer while attending Fairmont State University. After marrying in 1987, she continued to work for both Bartlett and Davis Funeral Homes at various intervals between the births of her two sons, now ages 19 and 22. She served in several capacities including funeral assistant, office manager, and family service counselor. When both Bartlett Funeral Home and Davis Funeral Home were bought by the Loewen Group, a large funeral conglomerate, their ideals of personal funeral service were not the same as Carolyn's. She accepted employment with another privately owned funeral home in 1997 and remained there until she accepted a temporary position as a program assistant with the Veterans Administration Cemetery System (WV National Cemetery). At the end of this temporary assignment she went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture as a program technician. In 2005, due to federal budget cuts brought on by the cost of the war, her job was eliminated. For the last several years, she worked as a legal assistant in a law office until she got the call from former co-worker David Bolyard, who asked her to come to work for the Mountain Funeral Group in a dual role: as an administrative assistant to the group's partners and as a family service counselor. Carolyn is an active member of community organizations. She has served as treasurer for the Grafton Rotary Club and is a past (and present) secretary for the Paradise Cove Community Center. She has also been very active in the education of her children, who are both currently attending West Virginia University. She says, "serving families in funeral service is the most rewarding career I have had. When you have a job you love, it's like you never work a day in your life." Also, "It's good to be home again."

Christie Rogers, Office Manager

Christie Rogers grew up in Lost Creek, WV and is a 1995 graduate of South Harrison High School. She also attended Fairmont State University. She has been employed with Davis Funeral Home for seven years. Christie now resides in Lumberport, WV with her husband, Kevin, and their two sons, Nikolaus and Caleb. She is a member of the Lost Creek United Methodist Church.

Tonia Wells, Secretary

A life long resident of Clarksburg, Tonia Wells has been employed at Davis Funeral home for 15 years. She is a 1982 graduate of Washington Irving High School and a 1984 graduate of Fairmont State University. Tonia currently resides in the North View area of Clarksburg with her two children, Tyler and Madison, and is a member of the Duff Street United Methodist Church.

Stephanie G Faulkiner, Secretary

Stephanie Faulkiner is the daughter of Steven and Teresa Faulkiner of Grafton, WV. She is a 2004 graduate of Grafton High School and is currently working toward a degree in Business Technology at Fairmont State University. Stephanie is an avid lover of the arts. She has participated in various music festivals such as the Italian Heritage Festival in Clarksburg, WV; Apple Butter Festival in Salem, WV; and the Colgate Country Showdown where she achieved moderate success and, more importantly, had a great time. She has also premiered in various local theatrical productions some of which include Fairmont State's productions of Into the Woods, Seussical, and Once Upon a Mattress. Her time in showbiz coupled with her natural friendliness has helped her to better understand and connect with people on a much more personal level, a skill which is definitely invaluable when working with the bereaved. It also gives her the opportunity to help people through times of grief and need, an opportunity for which she is deeply appreciative. She enjoys working with the public and learning the funeral business, and she looks forward to a long and successful funeral career.

Nancy Bartlett, Funeral Assistant

Nancy C. Bartlett is a funeral assistant with Mountain Funeral Group. She has been employed at Bartlett Funeral Home since 2003. She is a Taylor County native, having been born and raised in the Webster community. Nancy graduated from Sand Fork High School in Glenville, WV in 1967. She began working at Wilson Florist in 1968, and bought the shop in 1976. She owned and operated Nancy Bartlett flowers for 26 years and retired in 2002. When not serving “her families” at the funeral home, she is an avid Grafton High School Bearcats fan as well as a WVU football fan. She is a member of the Webster Baptist Church and trustee of the Walnut Grove Cemetery. Nancy cherishes the friendships she has made with the families we serve and is the most friendly door attendant we have at Bartlett Funeral Home. She is unmatched in her ability to put people at ease, and families find a comforting soul and a unique character in Nancy.

Barbara Smith, Family Service Counelor

Barbara Thomas Smith is a graduate of Washington Irving High School and St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing. She is a retired Operating Room nurse from the VA Hospital. She served 25 years on the Board of Directors of the Harrison County Sheltered Workshop where she was President for over 8 years. Barbara is a Hospice Volunteer and active member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she serves as Deaconess and Sunday school superintendent. Barbara and her husband Raymond are parents of two daughters, Angela and Arissa.

Jane Napier, Aftercare Counselor

Ellen “Jane” Napier of Maple Lake, Bridgeport, joined the staff of Davis funeral Home in 1990. She is a graduate of Washington Irving High School and attended WV Business College. Jane is a member of the Bridgeport United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women’s Group. Jane and her husband Troy are the parents of one son, the late Timothy Troy, and one daughter, Tammy Jane, of Newport News, VA.

John Minnocci, Funeral Assistant

John Minnocci is a 1955 graduate of old St. Mary’s High School and is retired from 35 years of service with Lockheed Martin, located in Clarksburg, WV, as a Production Assembler of the C-130 aircraft. While working for Lockheed, he was Treasurer of the Local 1027 Machinists Union. He has served in the funeral business for 53 years, as a West Virginia Funeral Directors Association licensed Assistant Funeral Director and Embalmer. He has been a dedicated employee of the Davis Funeral Home for 10 years. John and his wife Sara are proud members of the St. James The Apostle Catholic Church where he serves as an usher. They are the parents of one son, John Minnocci III.

Evan Stumpie Bice, Funeral Assistant

Evan “Stumpie” Bice is a graduate of Washington Irving High School and the Southern Institute of Graphic Art and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Salem College. He is retired from Consolidated Natural Gas Company with 32 years of service. Stumpie is a lifetime member of the NRA, a member of the Board of Directors of the Harrison County Heart Association, and an active member in the Clarksburg Lions Club where he presently serves as Chairperson of the Sight and Welfare Committee and as the District 29-I Zone Coordinator of the WV Lions Sight Conservation Foundation. He is also the recipient of the Leonard Jarrett Award in Lionism. Stumpie is a member of the CERT division of Homeland Security. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Bridgeport and are members of the Simpson Creek Baptist Church. They are the parents of one daughter, Heather, and her husband Mark, and have one grandson, Tyler.

Walter Barth, Funeral Assistant

Walter retired from Verizon Telephone Company with 37 years of service. He was the Corporate Affairs Manager for North Central West Virginia and was responsible for personel, community, and government relations. Walter has been in the Funeral Home business for 15 years and associated with Davis Funeral Home for 13 years. He has been active in many state, county, and community projects since his retirement in 1991. Walter was the past executive Director of the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, board member of the Harrison County Development Authority, Councilman for the City of Bridgeport, and served on the Development Authority and Planning Commission for the city.
He currently serves on the boards of United Hospital Center, United Physician Care Center, and the West Virginia United Health System. Walter is a former football Coach at Bridgeport High School and currently serves the school being responsible for athletic facilities and equipment. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus Lodge 942 and the Clarksburg Elks Lodge 482. Walter is married to Lorraine DeFazio Barth and they have 2 children: Darletta Stout of Bridgeport and Ron Barth of Libertyville, Ill. They also have 5 grandchildren. He is a member of All Saints Catholic Church in Bridgeport.

Doug Jenkins, Funeral Assistant

Carl Douglas “Doug” Jenkins was born and raised in Clarksburg. He’s a 2007 graduate of Robert C. Byrd High School and is currently enrolled at Fairmont State University. Doug began working at Davis Funeral Home in May, 2007.

Donnie Bowen, Funeral Attendant

Scott Fields, Apprentice Funeral Director

Scott is an apprentice funeral director and a family service counselor at our firm. He is a native of Aurora, WV and a graduate of Preston High School. Scott is also a graduate of Garrett College in McHenry, MD and a current student at Fairmont State University where he is pursing a degree in Business Administration. After graduating from FSU, he plans to attend the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science to become a licensed funeral director. Scott is an active member of the community as well as the Catholic Church.

Michael P.J. Kelley, Funeral Assistant

P.J. resides in Fellowsville, WV and attends Grafton High School. He started working for the funeral home in July 2009. P.J. plays basketball and football and races legend cars. He enjoys hunting, fishing and the outdoors. PJ is the son of Mike and Dana Kelley and has one brother, Michael and two sisters, Tonya and Carly.

Karen L Bolyard, Secretary/Funeral Attendant

Karen L. Bolyard is a secretary and funeral attendant for Bolyard Funeral Home in Newburg, WV and helps out at other locations when needed. She also works part-time as a mail courier in the Morgantown Area for the U.S. Post Office. Karen graduated from Newburg High School in 1975. She previously worked at Preston Memorial Hospital, Rosewood Nursing Home, and Belldina's Pharmacy. She is married to David W. Bolyard Sr., and they reside in Newburg (Birdscreek Community). Karen has three children, David W. Bolyard Jr., Shelley L. Bolyard, and Derek M. Bolyard. She also handles B & S memorials which was founded in 1995.

Joyce A Shahan, Funeral Attendant

Joyce A Bolyard Shahan, resides in Fellowsville with her husband Pete. Joyce recently retired as Postmaster at Arthurdale Post Office. Very active member of Harbor of Life Church. She is currently attending West Virginia Christian University. Joyce and Pete have two grown sons, Travis and Troy.

Aaron Sweringer, Maintenance

Joyce Leuliette, Housekeeper

Joyce came to Davis Funeral Home in 2007. She attended Mannington High School and is a member of Little Rock Camp Church where she also teaches Sunday school. Joyce lives in Lumberport with her husband, Pastor Ron Leuliette, who is owner/operator of Ron’s Home Repair. They have two daughters.