Franklin V. Cupelli Jr.
Morgantown, W.Va.
Franklin V. Cupelli, Jr., 76, of Morgantown, W.Va., and a former longtime resident of Point Marion, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2026, in his home following a brief illness.
He was the first baby born in Morgantown January 1, 1950, a son of the late Frank and Virginia Gilmore Cupelli.
A 1968 graduate of the former Fr. Kolb High School in Masontown, Frank was retired after 28 years as an operator at West Penn Power’s Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Power Dam.
He was very active in the Point Marion community over the years, having worked first as a delivery boy for his family’s business, Cupelli Brothers Market, later at Art’s Auto Parts, Point Marion Ford and with the Point Marion Police Department. Frank was also involved for many years in the Volunteer Fire Department, trained with its dive team and assisted on the Ambulance Corps.
Twenty years ago, Frank was very pleased to compile a comprehensive, two volume chronicle of historical clippings gleaned from the Point Marion News and other local newspapers that had been saved over time from 1940 to 1980. The books, “Days Gone By, Volumes I and II” were a unique way of covering and preserving the history of the people and events of Point Marion during that period.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Battencourt Cupelli; a sister, Vicki Douthitt of Apex, N.C.; three nephews and their families; a number of cousins; and many friends.
Honoring his wishes, there will be no public services. Arrangements are in the care of the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion.
Condolences for his family may be posted at www.herod-rishel.com
In lieu of flowers or other tributes, the family suggests memorials be offered, in Frank’s name, to the American Cancer Society.