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Recent Obituaries in Parkersburg and Vienna, WV

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Parkersburg and Vienna, WV area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Ayane Kaleecyia Keel

Ayane Kaleecyia Keel

Feb 4, 2012

Aurhyauna Amara Keel, 4, and Ayane Kaleecyia Keel, 2, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Feb. 4, 2012 at their home.Aurhyauna was born Aug. 16, 2007, and Ayane was born July 15, 2009, both in Parkersburg, the daughters of Dustin Keel and Angela Curran.The girls loved to play dress up together and make pancakes together with their daddy everyday.They loved to...

Aurhyauna Amara Keel

Aurhyauna Amara Keel

Feb 4, 2012

Aurhyauna Amara Keel, 4, and Ayane Kaleecyia Keel, 2, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Feb. 4, 2012 at their home.Aurhyauna was born Aug. 16, 2007, and Ayane was born July 15, 2009, both in Parkersburg, the daughters of Dustin Keel and Angela Curran.The girls loved to play dress up together and make pancakes together with their daddy everyday. They loved...

Nila Kathryn Reynolds

Nila Kathryn Reynolds

Feb 3, 2012

Nila Kathryn Wright Reynolds, 86 of Williamstown, W.Va., passed away February 3, 2012 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.She was born June 4,1925 in Clifftop, W.Va., a daughter of the late Wallace and Donna Ellen Fox McGraw.Nila was a homemaker and a member of the Williamstown Church of God. She is survived by her sister, Zeeda Gertz of Maryland; her step-children, Connie...

Mildred Harman

Mildred Harman

Feb 3, 2012

Mildred M. “Mickey” Harman, 90, of Parkersburg, W.Va. died Friday Feb. 3, 2012 after a brief illness.She was born Sept. 15, 1921 in Clarington, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha Cook. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Francis J. “Frank” Harman, in 1989 and sisters, Evelyn Clark and Dorothy Cook.Mickey is survived...

Frank Kevin Burton

Frank Kevin Burton

Feb 2, 2012

Frank Kevin Burton, 50 of Mineral Wells, W.Va. passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on February 2, 2012. He was born February 5, 1961, the youngest son of the late Paul Lee and Elizabeth Ann Lockhart Burton. Frank was a 1980 graduate of Wirt County High School where he played football, baseball and wrestled. He was employed...

Mary Frances Bibbee

Mary Frances Bibbee

Feb 2, 2012

Mary Frances Bibbee, 83, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away peacefully on February 2, 2012 at her home.She was born September 20, 1928 in Wirt County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Orville and Sarah Burch McCutcheon.Mary enjoyed taking walks in the City Park, going to the mall, and cooking. Her most important role in life was being a mother and...

Samuel Kernaghan

Samuel Kernaghan

Jan 31, 2012

Samuel Kernaghan, 90 of Parkersburg, W.Va., formerly of Irvington, NJ, passed away Jan. 31, 2012 at The Arbors of Marietta.He was born May 13, 1921 in Belfast, Ireland a son of the late Samuel and Mary McMillen Kernaghan. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He retired from Peerless Tube in Bloomfield, NJ in 1988 having worked...

Bertha Lucille Reynolds

Bertha Lucille Reynolds

Jan 30, 2012

Bertha Lucille Reynolds, 94 ofWaverly, W.Va. passed away Jan. 30, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, St. Joseph'sCampus. She was born August 3, 1917 in Wood County, W.Va. a daughter of the late Everett and Anna Vincent.Bertha is survived by two daughters, Juanita Sprigg (Robert) of Deerwalk, W.Va., and Barbara Robertson of Parkersburg, W.Va.; one sister, Minnie Hart of Virginia; four...

Penny J. Shutts

Penny J. Shutts

Jan 30, 2012

Penny Shutts, 49, of Belpre, Ohio went to be with the Lord on January 30, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital, after a courageous fight against cancer. Penny was born May 2, 1962, in Parkersburg, W.Va. the daughter of the late William Lee Harvey, Sr. and Donna Jean Ruth Harvey. She was a loving wife and mother and wanted nothing more...

William Richard Larue

William Richard Larue

Jan 28, 2012

William Richard “Bill” LaRue, age 79 of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away peacefully January 28, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus.Bill was born April 15, 1932 in Newark, W. Va. a son of the late William D. and Rosa M. Gabbert LaRue. He was a Korean War Veteran having served four years in the U.S. Air Force. After leaving the...

Frances Leona Christopher

Frances Leona Christopher

Jan 28, 2012

Frances Leona Christopher, 82, of Washington, W.Va., passed away peacefully on January 28, 2012 at her daughter's residence where she had been residing.Frances was born July 6, 1929, in Smithburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Lessel Guy Davisson and Ruby McKitrick Davisson Hart.She was a homemaker and had retired from the former Dils Department Store of downtown Parkersburg. She...

Pauline Kathryn Douglass

Pauline Kathryn Douglass

Jan 27, 2012

Pauline Kathryn Douglass, 84, of Parkersburg, W.Va. formerly of St. Marys, W.Va., passed away on January 27, 2012 at Eagle Pointe Nursing Facility.She was born October 10, 1927, in St. Marys, a daughter of the late John and Gertrude West Smittle. Pauline retired from Colin Anderson Center as a registered nurse and was a Presbyterian by faith.She is survived by...

Donald Edward Wilkison

Donald Edward Wilkison

Jan 25, 2012

Donald E. Wilkison Jr., 52, of Davisville, W.Va., passed away January 25, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus. He was born April 17, 1959, in Parkersburg, W.Va., a son of the late Donald E. Wilkison Sr. and Gertrude Modena Wilkison..Donald was formerly employed as a truck driver with Serco Corp. of Ellenboro, W.Va. He was a true outdoorsman and...

Harold Jennings Reeder

Harold Jennings Reeder

Jan 25, 2012

Harold Jennings Reeder, 80, of Washington, W.Va., passed away on January 25, 2012 at his residence exactly 2 years to the date after his wife.He was born, July 12, 1931, in Wood County, W.Va., a son of the late Charles C. and Lenora Ferrell Reeder.Harold graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1949 and was drafted into the Marines shortly after...

Oval Jennings Barker

Oval Jennings Barker

Jan 25, 2012

Oval J. Barker Sr., 86, of Davisville, W.Va., passed away January 25, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus.He was born June 27, 1925, in Copen, Braxton County, W.Va., a son of the late Orval and Velma Kuhl Barker. Oval retired from Williamstown Fabricators and he enjoyed camping and traveling. He was a US Army veteran, having served in WWII...

Georgianna Douglas

Georgianna Douglas

Jan 21, 2012

Georgianna Douglas, 86, formerly of Parkersburg, W.Va., wife of the late Blake H. Douglas, passed away on January 21, 2012 at Sonshine Manor in Jasper, Ga.She was born January 21, 1926, in Lima, Ohio, a daughter of the John and Mildred Sutton.Georgianna was the homecoming Queen for her sorority at Akron University. She was a buyer for J.C. Penny Company...

James Dowler,

James Dowler,

Jan 21, 2012

Jimmy Dowler, Jr., 59, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in his home.He was born in Parkersburg, a son of the late Ruth Lee Friend and James David Dowler, Sr. Jimmy was an avid antique car and gun collector and hunter.He is survived by his wife, Deborah Bumgarner Dowler; four sons, John Hayton (Dana) of Parkersburg, W.Va.,...

Dorothy H. Carpenter

Dorothy H. Carpenter

Jan 20, 2012

Dorothy H. Carpenter, 80 of Vienna, W.Va. went home to be with the Lord Jan. 20, 2012 at the Willows Center. She was born March 2, 1931 in Kanawha County, W.Va. the daughter of the late George C. Campbell and Louisa H. Campbell Hixon. She was employed at the A.B. Chance Co. of Parkersburg and worked for several years at...

Phillip Dulaney

Phillip Dulaney

Jan 20, 2012

Phillip “Jerry” G. Dulaney, son of the late Orval Claude Dulaney and Fern Elizabeth Baker passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012 at home. Jerry, who was 76 years old is survived by his wife of 56 years, Connie Dulaney of Davisville, W.Va.; his daughters, Debbie Boso and her husband, Ted Boso of Lubeck, W.Va., and Linda Hoffman and her...

Mary Lou Stalnaker

Mary Lou Stalnaker

Jan 19, 2012

Mary Lou Stalnaker, 64, of Parkersburg, W.Va., went home to be with her Lord and the loving arms of her husband, Barron L. Stalnaker, at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus on Jan. 19, 2012 surrounded by her son, Scott and sister, JoAnne.She was born Aug. 6, 1947 in Parkersburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Bernard Pell Riddle and Freddie...

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