Obituaries
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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Opal Anna Somerville
Dec 28, 2022
Opal A. “Posten” Somerville, 88, of Elizabeth, WV, passed away December 28, 2022. She was born August 2, 1934, a daughter of the late Robert C. and Sarah Posten. Opal was married to Hubert S. Somerville for 54 years at the time of his passing, February 27, 2009. She worked in her home as a housewife and mother. Opal...
Carl L. Smith
Dec 28, 2022
Carl Lee Smith, 90 of Parkersburg passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Parkersburg Care Center. There will be no services at this time. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home is honored to serve the Smith family.
Tommie B. "Snooks" Chancellor
Dec 28, 2022
Tommie B. "Snooks" Chancellor, 90, of Williamstown, WV, passed away peacefully at home December 28, 2022. He was born June 13, 1932. Tommie enjoyed fishing and spent his life as a union laborer and as a farmer. Tommie is survived by his two daughters, Linda Chancellor and Chickeyda McKenzie; grandchildren, Christina (Mike) Melrose, Josh Payne, Brent Payne, and William...
Peggy Lee Smith
Dec 28, 2022
Peggy Lee Smith, 70, of Belleville, WV passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1952 in Belleville, WV, a daughter of the late William Virgil and Nina Ruth Amos Smith. Peggy was a 1970 graduate of Parkersburg South High School. She spent 42 years as a school bus operator for Wood County Schools....
Lynette K. Cross
Dec 27, 2022
Lynette K. Cross 72, of Parkersburg passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at her residence. She was born September, 12, 1950 in Hammond, Indiana. Lynette had previously worked for the Air Force Association. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Robert Cross. There will be no services at this time. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Green Street, Parkersburg is honored...
Mary B. Roberts
Dec 25, 2022
Mary B. Roberts, 82, of Elizabeth WV, passed away at her home December 25, 2022. She was born April 9, 1940 in Calhoun County WV, a daughter of the late Willie and Mae Lambert Suttle. Mary loved the Lord and served him in many ways over the years, attending many different churches and serving as Sunday school and bible...
Cora Jane Sams
Dec 24, 2022
Cora Jane Queen Sams passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, December 24, 2022 surrounded by her daughter Carol Sams Robinson and her neighbor daughter Cari Talarico, after a lengthy illness under the care of hospice. Her granddaughter April Sams Smith as well as her son-in-law, Rick Robinson helped with her care as well. She was born May...
Mary Louise Sayre
Dec 24, 2022
Mary Louise Sayre, 89, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away peacefully Saturday, December 24, 2022 at her residence. She was born March 26, 1933 in Monongah, WV, a daughter of the late James Paul Jones and Pearl Nellie Sconish Jones. Mary was a graduate of Rivesville High School. She was an accomplished musician, playing the organ and piano at...
William Dwight Clark
Dec 21, 2022
William “Bill” D. Clark, 83, of Vienna, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at WVU-Camden Clark Campus. He was born July 15, 1939 to Delbert Clark and Anna Hays Clark of Parkersburg, WV. William was a US Army veteran and worked in production at the O’Ames Factory in Parkersburg, WV. Family left behind to cherish his memory...
Merritt Pauline Saunders
Dec 19, 2022
Merritt Pauline Leeson Saunders, 96, of Vienna, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2022 at her residence. She was born August 1, 1926, in Shinnston, WV, a daughter of the late Clarence N. and Laura J. Martin Leeson. Merritt enjoyed sewing, crafting and camping. She was an accomplished country cook. She is survived by her daughter, Melba Jo...
Wannetta Marie Kemp
Dec 19, 2022
Wannetta M. (Owens) Kemp, 87 of Elizabeth, WV passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at the Worthington Manor Care Center. She was born on September 28, 1935 at Henrietta, Calhoun County, the eldest daughter of Willis W. and Eva M. Bower Owens. Wannetta is survived by her husband, James H. “Tom” Kemp who she met in high school and...
John Edgar Biddle
Dec 18, 2022
John Edgar Biddle Jr., 66, of Parkersburg, WV passed away December 18, 2022 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born September 22, 1956 in Parkersburg, a son of the late John Edgar Biddle Sr. and Mary Burgy Biddle. John was a graduate of Parkersburg High School and WVU at Morgantown. He was a self-employed computer technician specializing in...
Jeffrey A. Stalnaker
Dec 15, 2022
Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Stalnaker 65, of Parkersburg, WV passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1957 in Alexandria, Virginia, a son of the late Bantz "Sonny" Stalnaker Jr. and Roberta Jarvis Stalnaker. Jeff was retired from AMP Ohio and the Armstrong Plant in Millwood, WV. He was a member of...
Richard "Pete" Kubis
Dec 14, 2022
Richard “Pete” Kubis, 86, of Belpre passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born July 30, 1936 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania a son of the late Joseph and Margaret Kubis. Pete served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was a truck driver for several years and enjoyed gardening,...
Mildred E. Amos
Dec 12, 2022
Mildred Evelyn Amos, 89, of Rockport, WV passed away after a short illness Monday, December 12, 2022 at WVU Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1933 in Rockport, WV a daughter of the late, Perry "P.J." and Virgie Russell Ball. She was a homemaker and loved living on and working the farm at Rockport. It was very...
Marie Nicole Deberry
Dec 11, 2022
Marie Nicole DeBerry, 39, of Parkersburg passed away / at WVU Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1983 in Parkersburg, daughter of Terry Lynn Sims Day of Parkersburg and the late Dennis Ray DeBerry. She was a member of the Teamsters Union Local #697 and enjoyed physical fitness, especially weight lifting. In addition to her mother, Marie...
Cynthia Sue Derenberger
Dec 9, 2022
Cynthia Sue Derenberger, 66, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born, October 15, 1956 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Martha Green Sims.
She was a homemaker and formerly worked at Ames and Cold Water Creek, she enjoyed crochet, and Steven King...
Maureen Adair Shutts
Dec 9, 2022
Maureen Adair Shutts of Reynoldsburg, formerly of Belpre, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Friday afternoon December 9th, 2022.
Maureen was born December 8th, 1961 to the late Paul P. and Ottie M. (Patterson) Shutts of Belpre.
She was a 1980 graduate of Belpre High School and attended The Ohio State University for a number of...
June B. Hupp
Dec 8, 2022
June B. Hupp, 88, of Parkersburg, WV passed away peacefully at her residence Thursday, December 8, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 8, 1934 in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late James and Ada Mills Sellers. June was a wonderful cook and baker, she was very well known for her apple pies and noodles. She...
Janet Pauline Deem
Dec 7, 2022
Janet Pauline Hart Deem, 64, of Parkersburg, WV passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born July 20, 1958 in Marietta, OH, a daughter of the late Joseph and Doris Hendershot Hart. Janet loved riding ATV’s and cooking. She served in the US Army as a cook. Janet attended Marietta Bible Center Church....
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