Lois Maxine Benear

Lois Maxine Benear, 94, of Parkersburg, passed away, November 10, 2026, at the Sistersville General Hospital. She was born May 17, 1932, in Marietta, a daughter of the late Lewis G. and Margaret C. Orr Pickering.

She was a Parkersburg High School graduate and a retiree from for Camden Clark Hospital, accounts payable department. She was a devoted Christian, loving mother, grandmother, great and great-great-grandmother whose arms and heart were always open. She loved traveling for square dancing and going to the beach.

Left to cherish her memories include her daughters, Minda Garrison and Sandra Myers, stepdaughters, Tena Loiseau (TJ) and Charlene Dugan (Dave). She will also be remembered by her grandchildren: Jennifer Barnhart (Pat), Jeremy Conrad (Regina), Jason Conrad (Trish), Traci Brandeberry (Jacil), Andrea Rhodes (Tony), Drew Rother (Sheila), Robert Garrison (Katie), Cory Garrison, Cathy Ann Bungard, and Jamie Loiseau; lots of great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Isaac “Bud” Conrad, and second husband, Charles Benear. She also joins in eternity her son, Randy Conrad (Linda); her step-daughter, Linda Wonycott; her brother, Donnell Pickering (Mary); great-grandchildren, Devin Conrad and Taylor Ann Conrad; and two step-grandchildren, Richard Louiseau and Michael Louiseau.

There will be no services at this time. Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, South Parkersburg, has been entrusted with Lois’s final services and is honored to serve the family.