Earl Edison McElfresh, 75, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on August 8, 2016 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1941, in Marietta, Ohio, a son of the late Theodore Benjamin and Hazel Iona Schau McElfresh. Earl attended Vienna Church of God. He was survived by his aunt, Velma Abicht; uncle, Dewey E. Schau; a special friend, Tammy Wilburn; and several cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St., south Parkersburg with Pastor Wesley Vernatter officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home.