<div>Just days after her 64th birthday, our mother, Lauren Page Starcher, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at her home with her sister and children by her side after a six-year tango with hepatocellular carcinoma. In lieu of flowers, we are accepting donations which will be donated to animal charities and/or local veterinarians to help pet owners pay for care -- a small way to carry on how she cared for every animal in need that crossed her path. 
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<div>Lauren was born on November 6, 1961 to Diane Louise Whatmough and Charles Garrett Starcher in Webster Springs, West Virginia. An ‘86 graduate of the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy (and before that, a graduate of the Webster County High School Class of 1980 and founding member of the VMB Society), she was a devoted Mountaineers fan and loved watching her “boys” while snacking on a bag of Ruffles and Helluva Good French Onion dip, which she believed was necessary for a Mountaineer win (even when they didn’t). An animal lover, her house was always packed with a variety of critters, including dogs, cats, and fish. Outside her home, she loved chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats, various reptiles, and the occasional human.
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<div>A gregarious woman, she could make friends wherever she went – from work, around the neighborhood, the masseuse, at the pet store, or the veterinarian. Given her love of true crime and serial killer shows, she would likely be disappointed that her untimely death wasn’t the result of suspicious circumstances. She loved classic rock, an ugly lamp, and collecting random doll body parts. You could almost always find her at home on the couch with a cat (or two, or three) on her lap. The title of ‘cool mom’ was well-earned and she was well-liked enough as an aunt to have a great-niece named after her.
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<div>She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Curt; her friend, Ona Dingess, and dozens of beloved pets she had throughout her life. She is survived by her daughters, Aden Page Leasor, of Washington, D.C. and Brenna Jade Leasor and her husband, Abhis Sedhai of Alexandria, VA; her “son,” Kyle VanName; her partner, Jim Gray; her siblings, Eric Starcher and his partner, Charlene Skidmore, Mark Starcher and his wife, Louise Starcher, and Stacey Starcher and her husband, Robert Carlson; her many nieces and nephews, as well as her dogs, Jack and Alice; her cats, Liam, Maurice, Kristoff, and Simi, and unfortunately, many of her enemies who will go unnamed but know who they are.
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<div>Friends and family will be invited to attend a Celebration of Life that will be held at a later date. As per her wishes, Lauren’s body was donated to support the education of future Health Sciences students at West Virginia University. For questions or even more doll body parts, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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<div>- Aden &amp; Brenna Leasor
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