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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Paula Marie Garner
Aug 31, 2020
Paula Marie Garner, 75, of Vienna, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at her residence. She was born January 24, 1945 in Pennsboro, WV, to Arlene McCullough Taylor Snyder and the late Phelps Taylor. Paula graduated from Pennsboro High School with the class of 1962. She attended Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg. She formerly worked for the IRS in...
Cloyd Edwin Thorn
Aug 31, 2020
Cloyd Edwin Thorn, age 84, of Parkersburg, WV, departed this life Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1936, in Palestine, WV, the son of the late Claud Thorn and Thelma (Parsons) Thorn. Cloyd is survived by his wife, Bobetta Ann (Marshal) Thorn; his two daughters, Misty Caplinger of Parkersburg and Connie Billetter...
Roger Lee Tanner
Aug 31, 2020
Roger Lee Tanner, Sr.,69 of Parkersburg passed away August 31, 2020 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1951 in Parkersburg, a son of the late Woodrow and Phyllis Monroe Tanner. He was retired from the US Air Force and enjoyed fishing, sports and spending time with his great-grandchildren. Roger is survived by his life partner, Deborah...
Joanna Dent Yielky
Aug 22, 2020
Joanna Dent Yielky, 96, formerly of Parkersburg, WV and Hallandale Beach, FL passed away August 22, 2020 in Lenoir, NC. She was born April 15, 1924 to the late Lottie and Harry Dent at Slate, WV. Jo was educated in Wood County Schools. During WWII, she and her two sisters lived in Akron, OH where she lasted less than two...
William "Bill" Raymond Packard
Aug 22, 2020
William “Bill” Packard, 78, of Washington, WV passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the home of his son in Cottageville, WV. He was born May 20, 1942 in Elmira, NY, a son of the late Robert E. and Lorraine Olson Packard. Bill was a United States Air Force veteran, a retired civil engineer, and he was a member of...
Catherine M. Snyder
Aug 17, 2020
Catherine M. Snyder, 92, of Parkersburg, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at her son’s residence in Blacklick, OH. She was born December 10, 1927, in Wood County, a daughter of the late Carl J. and Odie Snyder Hall. Catherine was a homemaker and loved to crochet and do things for the neighbors. She was a member of Christ...
Janet "Dee" Davis
Aug 17, 2020
Janet “Dee” Davis, 63 of Parkersburg passed away August 17, 2020 at The Willows Center. She was born June 21, 1957 in Parkersburg, daughter of the late Franklin Eugene and Janet Juanita Rawson Davis. Dee is survived by a brother, Michael Davis (Donna) of Mineral Wells; and nephews, Christopher Michael Davis and Scott Franklin Davis. In addition to her parents...
Francis "Buck" Delancy
Aug 14, 2020
Francis “Buck” Delancy, Sr. age 84 of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at his residence. He was born July 24, 1936 in Parkersburg, a son of the late Wirt and Isa Brookover Delancy. Buck was retired from Hocking Tire and was a member of the Belpre Church of Christ. He was a member of the Crossroads Messengers...
Charles F Fisher, Rdcs-(United States Coast Guard
Aug 13, 2020
Charles F. Fisher, RDCS-(United States Coast Guard Retired) Radarman Senior Chief (RET) Charles F. Fisher, age 80, passed away at Worthington Healthcare Center on Thursday, August 13, 2020, from complications after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Charlie was born in Clarksburg, WV on January 26, 1940, to the late Richard C. Fisher and Sara Jane LeGoullon Fisher. His early...
Ronald Edward Smith
Aug 11, 2020
Ronald Edward Smith, 71, of Rockport, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born May 18, 1949 in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late Elzie Smith and Dorothy Sams Smith. Ronald was retired from Storks Bakery and Wharton’s Cadillac. He enjoyed farming, hunting, the outdoors and spending time with his family, especially the...
Kathie Lucille Duncan
Aug 11, 2020
Kathie Lucille Duncan, 77, of Mineral Wells, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born April 1, 1943, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late, Forest Glenn Melrose and Sylvia Pyles Melrose of Slate, WV. Kathie is a retired cafeteria manager from Wood County Board of Education, working at Mineral Wells Elementary and...
Randy E. Lamp
Aug 10, 2020
Randy E. Lamp, of Vienna, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born October 14, 1956, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Kenneth “Eugene” Lamp and Connie Lamp. Randy was a U.S. Army Veteran of the 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Division and was the owner of R & S Roofing for over 25...
Randy "Pete" Moss
Aug 10, 2020
Randy “Pete” Moss, 65, of Davisville passed away August 10, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born May 30, 1955 in Parkersburg, a son of the late Rex Burton and Barbara Delores Williamson Moss. He worked as a car detailer for Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home. Randy enjoyed dirt track racing, fishing and WVU football. He also enjoyed camping in the...
Mary Lou Thompson
Aug 8, 2020
Mary Lou (Salisbury) Thompson, 91, of Parkersburg passed away August 8, 2020 at her residence. She was born June 13, 1929 in Clarksburg, WV a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Georgia M. Cochran Salisbury. She was a graduate of Richwood High School in Richwood, WV and Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg. She worked for several years with...
Darrell Lee Shrader
Aug 7, 2020
Darrell Lee Shrader, 66, of Creston, WV, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at his residence. He was born October 30, 1953, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Dexter and Nancy Hall Shrader. Darrell was a graduate of Parkersburg South High School. He formerly worked at E.I. DuPont and retired from Eramet where he was a foreman. Darrell was...
Marsha Kay Munsey
Aug 6, 2020
Marsha K. Munsey, 66, of Parkersburg, WV passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born December 19, 1953 in Wood County, WV, a daughter of the late Clifford Calvin and Charity Alice Short. Marsha enjoyed her two cats, Cali and Pretty Boy and was a life member of the DAV. She is survived by her siblings,...
Mary Rosalie Wallace
Aug 5, 2020
Mary Rosalie Wallace, 78, of Parkersburg, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1941, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Doyle William and Wilda Opal Burton Cheuvront. Mary was an administrative secretary at West Virginia University of Parkersburg for thirty-two and half years. She enjoyed tole painting and was a...
Neil Edward Rader
Aug 5, 2020
Neil Edward Rader, 83, of Vienna, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born January 22, 1937, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Okey and Mary Ward Rader. Neil retired from Union Carbide/Elkem Metals/Eramet as a furnace operator. He was a long time member and honorary member of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department...
Bruce Alan Wilson
Aug 5, 2020
Bruce Alan Wilson,57, of Parkersburg passed away August 5, 2020 at home. He was born September 19, 1962 to the late James Edward & Louetta Mae Vanfossen Wilson. Bruce was a painter by trade. Surviving Bruce is a son, Michael Alan Wilson; a granddaughter, Kelsey Gabriella Wilson; one brother, Barry Dean Wilson; and one half-brother, James Edward Wilson, Jr. In...
William W. Varner
Aug 4, 2020
William W. Varner, 77, formerly of Parkersburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Marion Manor in Marion, OH. He was born September 24, 1942, in Walker, WV, a son of the late Mike W. and Thelma Lee Varner. William retired as a heavy equipment operator after several years of service. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Varner...
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