C. Russell "Rusty" Southern
Mar 25, 2017
C. Russell “Rusty” Southern, 77 of Parkersburg, passed away March 25, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1939 in Wood County, WV, a son of the late Clarence and Mary Ingold Southern. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Rusty formerly worked at the American Viscose Co., O' Ames, Purolator Courier Service, and...
Barbara "Carol" Post
Mar 24, 2017
B. “Carol” Crites Post, age 77, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away March 24, 2017 at her residence. She was born at Chapel, W.Va. Aug. 27, 1939 the daughter of the late Vance H. and Queen Elizabeth Beckett Crites. Carol was a 1957 graduate of Parkersburg High School, was retired from the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council as secretary and was...
Margaret Ann Congrove
Mar 23, 2017
Margaret Ann Congrove Margaret Ann Congrove 84, of Vienna, WV passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Camden Clark Medical Center after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was born October 11, 1932 in Leroy, WV, a daughter of the late Jennings Bryan Tolley and Lora (Kelley) Tolley. Margaret was a registered nurse who graduated from St. Joseph's Nursing...
Linn "Buddy" Thorn
Mar 23, 2017
Linn “Buddy” Thorn, 83 of Parkersburg, went to play in the Eternal Band March 23, 2017 at his home. He was born July 15, 1933 in Parkersburg a son of the late Orlando Linn and Virginia Lee Lickliter Thorn. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School where he received the National Rudimental Drummers Association Award in 1951. He was...
Gerald Spencer
Mar 23, 2017
Gerald “Jerry” Spencer, 74, of Parkersburg, passed away March 23, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1943 in Charleston, WV, the son of the late Elden Edwin and Marybelle George Spencer. Jerry was a 1961 graduate of PHS and received his masters in Education from WVU where he served as captain on the gymnastics team...
Hildreth G. Morris
Mar 22, 2017
Hildreth Gene Morris, 84, of Belleville, WV, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born October 16, 1932, in Belleville, WV, a daughter of the late Reverend Elza T. and Dehyla B. Sands Moore. Hildreth was a graduate of Parkersburg High School and retired from DuPont. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and quilting. She attended Pond...
Stephanie Diane Shiflet
Mar 21, 2017
Stephanie Diane Shiflet, 31 of Parkersburg passed away March 21, 2017 at her home. She was born July 27, 1985 in Westerville, Ohio daughter of Amy Southall Shiflet of Parkersburg and Robert Swiney of Parkersburg. She was a graduate of Big Springs High School in Newville, PA and worked at Olive Garden in Parkersburg. In addition to her mother and...
Kenneth Dalton Merritt
Mar 21, 2017
Kenneth Dalton Merritt 81, former Sheriff of Wood County, of Waverly, WV passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at the Carehaven of Pleasants County, Belmont, WV. He was born July 4, 1935 in Purgitsville, WV, a son of the late George A. and Alma S. Wilkins Merritt. Ken attended Hampshire County schools and WVU of...
Donzel Ray Brannon
Mar 20, 2017
Donzel Ray Brannon, 72, of Parkersburg, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born May 13, 1944, in Otto, WV, a son of the late Earl P. and Fenetta Moss Brannon. Donzel retired from Kraton Polymers as a Process Operator. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of American Legion Post...
Gary Lee Farnsworth
Mar 19, 2017
Gary Lee Farnsworth, 71, of Vincent, OH passed away March 19, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1946 in Parkersburg, son of the late Charles A. and Mable Walker Farnsworth. He was a 1964 graduate of Parkersburg High School and a 1969 graduate of Glenville State College. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the...
Gary Francis Bell
Mar 18, 2017
Gary Francis Bell 82, of Vienna, W.Va., passed away at home March 18, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1934, son of the late William H. Bell, Sr. and Virginia Danforth Bell. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy, he worked at Corning Glass for five years and then went to work at...
Barry Lynn Shaulis
Mar 18, 2017
Barry Lynn Shaulis, 66, passed away March 18, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Anna “Louise” Pizer Shaulis and Vernon Davis Shaulis, Sr. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers David, Vernon Jr. and Douglas Shaulis and sisters Caryl Shaulis and Penny O’brien. He is survived...
Karen Sue Lamp
Mar 16, 2017
Karen Sue Lamp, 62, of Parkersburg, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 29, 1954, in Wood County, WV, a daughter of the late Clifton and Irene Lynch VanFossen. Karen enjoyed music, movies and pictures. She will sadly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Patrick J. Lamp; her...
Julia Anne Sheets
Mar 15, 2017
Julia Anne Sheets, 88 of Parkersburg, WV passed away at her residence. She was born February 5, 1929 in Wood County, WV, the daughter of the late James Frank and Beatrice Bryan Trippett Sheets. Julia graduated from PHS and was a graduate of Marietta College in 1952, majoring in Foreign Language. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority, The...
Donna Lee Lemley
Mar 14, 2017
Donna Lee Lemley, 64 of Harrisville, WV, passed away March 14, 2017 at her daughter's residence in Waverly, WV. She was born June 7, 1952 in Parkersburg, daughter of the late George W. and Grace Marie Long Betz. She was a 1970 graduate of Parkersburg High School. Donna had worked at the Viscose and retired from American Cyanamid. She enjoyed...
Connie R. Engle
Mar 13, 2017
Connie R. (Rinehart) Carney Engle, 82, of New Cumberland, PA, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017, at Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp., PA. She was a 1953 graduate of Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, WV, and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, New Cumberland, PA. Connie loved to feed and watch the birds, enjoyed gardening,...
Donna Marie Stafford
Mar 11, 2017
Donna Marie Stafford, 72, of Mineral Wells, W.Va. passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born March 7, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a daughter of the late Duane H. and Florence E. Bennett. She formerly worked at Big Bear in the meat department, and Coldwater Creek as a sales representative. She loved her...
Roy L. Hawkinberry
Mar 6, 2017
Roy Lee Hawkinberry 94, of Parkersburg, WV passed away Monday, at his home with family at his side. Roy was born July 21, 1922 in Fairmont, WV, a son of the James Fred Hawkinberry and Anna Lee Yoho. Roy was a machinist at ACME Fishing & Tool Co. for 38 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy during WWII...
Patrick S. Frazier
Mar 6, 2017
Patrick S. Frazier, 55, of Parkersburg, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1961, in Johnson City, TN, a son of the late William F., Jr. and Martha J. Emmons Frazier. Patrick loved sports and rock and roll music. He especially, loved the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He...
Matthew Bushman
Mar 6, 2017
Matthew “Matt” Bushman 56, of Vienna,W.Va., passed away March 6, 2017 in Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 15, 1960 in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Frederick and Adelaide L. Bushman. Matt was a Physicians Assistant with various hospitals in WV, most recently Rose Bud Hospital in South Dakota. He loved spending time with...
