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Community honors those who died of COVID-19


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Anthony Horton, 59, of Fairmont, lost a sister, two nieces and an aunt to COVID-19. Now, he urges everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Pastor Leo Riley of Agape Life Ministries said Sunday s COVID-19 Memorial Service at Windmill Park was a fitting way to memorialize those whose loved ones died amid the pandemic.
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Approximately 85 people turned out Sunday Afternoon at Windmill Park for a COVID-19 memorial service sponsored by two local pastoral groups and Marion County Communities of Shalom Inc.
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FAIRMONT — Sixteen months after COVID-19 hit West Virginia, Anthony Horton remains in shock after losing his older sister, two nieces and an aunt to the coronavirus. ....

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