Shirley Ann Phillips
Aug 18, 2016
Shirley Ann Phillips, 78, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away on August 18, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 6, 1937, in Charleston, W.Va. a daughter of the late Rev. Scolly and Marie Fain Byers. Shirley was a homemaker and once worked for Jean Grapes Real Estate Agency She enjoyed knitting, painting, camping, card games, fishing and was an...
Dennis Michael O'Callaghan
Aug 18, 2016
Dennis Michael O'Callaghan, 70, of Lowell, Ohio, died Thursday, August 18, 2016, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Dennis was born April 17, 1946 in Cincinnati to immigrant parents, Emma Becker O'Callaghan and Cornelius O'Callaghan. He was co-owner of Gaskets, Packings and Seals in Parkersburg, W.Va. He enjoyed his farm in Lowell, especially riding on his...
Betty M. Deem
Aug 17, 2016
Betty M. Deem, 87 of Parkersburg, W.Va. died Aug. 17, 2016 at her home. She was born Aug. 3 1929 in Alliquippia, PA, a daughter of the late William Fielder and Dorothy Ruff Fielder. She was of Episcopalian by faith. She was a graduate of Parkersburg High School class of 1947 and a 1964 graduate of the Marietta School of...
Elsie Elizabeth Dornon
Aug 16, 2016
Elsie E. Dornon, 85, of Waverly, W.Va., passed away August 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 17, 1930, in Waverly, W.Va., a daughter of the late Harry and Minnie Moore Garrison. Elsie was a homemaker in her home. She enjoyed sewing, embroidery and spending time with her family. She is survived by her two daughters, Diane Honaker...
H James Province
Aug 16, 2016
H James Province, 73 of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away after a long illness, August 16, 2016, at Cleveland Clinic. He was born January 11,1943 in Parkersburg, the son of the late Rev. Lawrence and Barbara Jean Joachim Province. Jim graduated at PHS in 1960 and was a graduate of Mountain State College and Glenville State College. He was also a...
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...
