Pamela Thea Fidler, age 69, of the Tallmansville Road, Buckhannon, died Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She was born on April 2, 1957, in Elyria, OH, a daughter of the late William Paul Duke and Iona Jean Carpenter Duke. In 1980, she was united in marriage to Ralph Eugene “Gene” Fidler, who survives. Also surviving are two sons: Mike Fidler and wife Michelle of French Creek and David Fidler of Elkins; one granddaughter Ava Fidler; one sister Katherine J. Gift and husband Jerry of Elyria, OH; one brother William Paul Duke, Jr. and wife Stacey of Dry Tavern, PA; four nephews: Travis and wife Heidi Gift (and their three sons: Jackson, Lucas, and Nathan) of North Ridgeville, OH; Trevor and wife Lauren Gift (and their three sons: Jake, Grayson, and Anderson) of North Ridgeville, OH; and Anthony Shiflette and Evan Duke, both of Dry Tavern, PA; cousins: Deb and Brad Robinson of Elkins; Sherry and John Lemley of Burton, WV; Jerry and Mary Carpenter of Asheboro, NC; and Bobby and Marie Gillis of Knoxville, TN; and aunts and uncles: Gearold Carpenter, Perry Williams, Bob Gillis, Erma Carpenter Gillis, Robert Duke, Rose and Earl Squires, Tom and Ginny Duke, and Charlie and Linda Duke. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by maternal grandparents Howard O. and Pearl A. Isenhart Carpenter; paternal grandparents Taft and Ruby Brown Duke; aunt Marie Carpenter Williams; and second cousin John Paul Lemley.
Pam was a Christian by faith. She loved to cook, craft, and sew and was an avid reader. She loved to travel anywhere with her best friend Anita Goddard, but especially the beach. She was retired from the Crime Statistics Unit of the FBI in 2015 after 23 years of service and loved all the friends she made there.
Pam left this message: “Pam and Gene loved to be with their boys, camping, school field trips and programs, driving the tractors and golf cart, then watching them mature and start dating, graduations, marriages, and the grandchildren. They felt blessed by God each day of their marriage and each lesson learned and each step celebrated. Every day tell your family you love them!”
At Pam’s request, her body was cremated and her remains will be inurned at the Hacker Valley Cemetery at a later date.