First West Virginia Bancorp (FWV) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, (the “Report”) of First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc., the (“Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 24, 2009	/s/ Sylvan J. Dlesk
	Sylvan J. Dlesk
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer/Director
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 24, 2009	/s/ Francie P. Reppy
	Francie P. Reppy
	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer
	(Chief Financial Officer)

The forgoing certifications are being furnished solely pursuant to Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, of Title 18, United States Code in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed’ for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1034, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.