Kendall David Harper
Aug 12, 2016
Kendall David Harper, 87 of Williamstown, W.Va. passed away Aug. 12, 2016 at Eastbrook Nursing Home in Charleston, W.Va. He was born Dec. 19, 1928 in Parkersburg,W.Va., son of the late Howard Ambrose and Letha Cain Harper. He served in the U.S. Army, worked at C&P Telephone Co. and was an elder at the 36th St. Church of Christ in...
Kathrene Pearl Wright
Aug 10, 2016
Kathrene P. Wright 79, of Williamstown, W.Va. passed away August 10, 2016 at her residence. She was born July 30,1937 in Doddridge County, .Va., the daughter of the late Forrest and Loretha Murl McCarthney Smith. Kathrene is survived by three sons, Robert Wright, Jr., David Wright and James Wright all of Williamstown; one sister, Jean Short of Vienna, W.Va.; brother-in-law,...
Billie Joyce Rinehart
Aug 9, 2016
Billie Joyce Rinehart, 72, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on August 9, 2016 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born April 25, 1944, in Harrison County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ray and Lillian Paugh Davis. Billie is retired from the Wood County School system. She loved sewing and the outdoors. She was a member of the Wesleyan...
Earl Edison Mcelfresh
Aug 8, 2016
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,...
Omer Gene Sullivan
Aug 8, 2016
Omer G. Sullivan, 86, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on August 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 2, 1929, in Jackson County, W.Va., a son of the late Walter and Arizona Holbert Sullivan. Omer retired from B.F. Goodrich after seventeen years working in production. He enjoyed gospel music, camping, NASCAR and football. Omer also attended the Vienna...
Kimberly Ann Mcginnis
Aug 8, 2016
Kim McGinnis, 39 of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Monday August 8th at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Parkersburg, W.Va. on Dec 3, 1976 to Larry and Carol Arnold of Belpre. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Todd McGinnis, twin sons, Aidan and Austin, sister, Nikki Arnold, and...
Roscoe W. Calhoun
Aug 7, 2016
Roscoe W. Calhoun, 93, of Elkins, W.Va. formerly of Parkersburg and New Haven, W.Va., passed away on August 7, 2016 at Colonial Place Assisted Living in Elkins. He was born January 19, 1923, in Clinchfield, VA a son of the late Stokes and Mary Franklin Calhoun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in WWII. He retired...
Jonnie E. Goosman
Aug 5, 2016
Jonnie E. Goosman 88, of Vienna, passed away August 5, 2016 at Genesis Health Care Center, Mooresville, NC. She was born September 18, 1927 in Wood County, W.Va., the daughter of the late John W. Beabout and Juanita R. Holmes Beabout. She worked for York (Best Photo) and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Vienna. Jonnie is survived...
Harold Ray Brinker
Aug 4, 2016
Harold Ray “Jake” Brinker of Vienna, W.Va. passed away at his home on August 4, 2016. He was born in September 1924 at Leachtown, W.Va., the son of the late Okey and Bertha Lockhart Brinker. Jake served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. On December 31, 1946, he married Bettie Lou Rouse. He was a kind and gentle caregiver...
William Audrick Sams
Aug 3, 2016
William Audrick Sams, 89 of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Aug. 3, 2016 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born Dec. 26, 1926 in Wood County, W.Va., a son of the late Audrick and Nora R. Miller Sams. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from the Dept. of Highways. He was a past chief of the Wood...
Delbert Olin Shepard
Aug 1, 2016
Delbert O. Shepard, 90, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away August 1, 2016 at Cedar Grove Assisted Living. He was born June 1, 1926 in Parkersburg, a son of the late Orel and Oma Congelton Shepard. Delbert formerly worked at the American Viscose Company and retired from Borg Warner Chemical. He enjoyed NASCAR and The Cleveland Browns. He is survived by...
Anna Colleen Presley
Jul 31, 2016
Colleen Presley, 86, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 31, 2016. She was born in Parkersburg, September 14, 1929 a daughter of the late Florrie Jones and John McIntosh. She was a 1947 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She worked for Dr. James Batten and Pappas Brothers, and retired from the WV State Unemployment Office...
Larry G. Barnhouse
Jul 31, 2016
Larry G. Barnhouse, 79, of Washington, W.Va. passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born August 22, 1936 in Wood County, W.Va. son of the late James Vernon and Vada Elizabeth Gwynn Barnhouse. Larry was a proud U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and a sergeant in the Military Police. He retired from DuPont after 37 years...
Mitchell Allen Deem
Jul 31, 2016
Mitchell A. Deem, 57 of Williamstown, W.Va. passed away July 31, 2016 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born Aug. 8, 1958 in Parkersburg, W.Va., son of the late Denver Larry and Ruth Ann Wilson Deem. He was a graduate of Warren High School and was employed by WeCan Fabricators in Tuppers Plains, OH. He loved four wheeling, Harley...
Jarratt "Jack" Branch
Jul 29, 2016
Jarratt C. “Jack” Branch, 87, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in the Parkersburg Care Center. Jack was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the only son of Grady Otis and Aline Sue Angus Branch. Jack was an electrician for nineteen years at the former American Viscose Corp. and retired from the former O'Ames Company also as an electrician...
Calvin Coolidge Baker,
Jul 29, 2016
Calvin C. Baker, Jr., 72, of Vienna passed away on July 29, 2016, at Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg. Calvin was born in Clarksburg on February 12, 1944, a son of the late Calvin Coolidge and Helen Baker. He was a graduate of Tyler County High School, attended Fairmont State College, Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from...
Roxie V. Evans
Jul 27, 2016
Roxie V. Evans, 94, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on July 27, 2016 at The Willows. She was born November 23, 1921, in Wood County,W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles and Lavina Cronin Moore. She is survived by her daughter, Judith Somervill of Parkersburg; ten grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Eleanor M. Gifford
Jul 27, 2016
Eleanor M. Gifford, 76, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away on July 27, 2016 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born November 9, 1939, Calhoun County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles and Ethel McIntre McCray. Eleanor worked in retail at Gabriel Brothers and G.C. Murphy's. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, watching cooking shows and also enjoyed cooking. She is...
Roger E. Cunion
Jul 26, 2016
Roger E. Cunion, 77, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away July 26, 2016, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born June 4, 1939, a son of the late Charles and Audra Koontz Cunion in Zanesville, Ohio. Roger graduated from Rosecrans High School, Zanesville, Ohio in 1957 and then served his country in The United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961....
Loretta Ann Cale
Jul 25, 2016
Loretta Ann Cale, 56, of Belpre, Ohio passed away July 25, 2016 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born June 10, 1960 in Parkersburg, W.Va., the daughter of the late Sheldon Patterson and Lorena Alman Patterson. Loretta retired from Benson Truck Bodies as a Secretary and enjoyed sewing, cooking, collected strawberry paraphernalia and her greatest joy was being able...
