Carolyn Louise Wharton
Jun 24, 2012
Carolyn L. Wharton, 65, of Vienna, W.Va., passed away June 24, 2012 at UPMC, in Pittsburg, PA, following a long illness.Carolyn was born March 16, 1947 in Parkersburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clyde Russell and Norma Rosalie Berry Richards. She loved crocheting and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She held a zest for life and a...
Betty I Young
Jun 23, 2012
Betty I. Young 80 of Parkersburg, WV passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Camden Clark Medical Center-Memorial Campus.She was born November 21, 1931 in Wood County, WV, a daughter of the late Gail and Pearl Sprouse West. Betty was a homemaker.Betty is survived by one daughter, Diana (Everett) Conrad of Parkersburg, WV., and one son James Mark (Lynn)...
Dorothy A. Mellon
Jun 22, 2012
Dorothy A. Mellon, 75, formerly of Belpre, OH, passed away June 22, 2012 at Tuscany Gardens in Pataskala, OH. She was born in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Clyde C. and Bonnie Hill Archer.Dorothy was a 1954 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She retired from Limited Brands in Columbus, OH and was a homemaker. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, cooking, working...
Ethel May Chaffin
Jun 20, 2012
Ethel May Reed Springston Chaffin, 91 of Waverly, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her residence.She was born November 4, 1920 in Gilmer County, W.Va., a daughter of the late James and Mary Springston Reed. Ethel was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, crocheting lap robes to give to area nursing homes. She was a Christian by faith.She is...
Randy Eugene Johnson
Jun 18, 2012
Randy Eugene Johnson, 32, of Vincent, Ohio, passed away on June 18, 2012 at his residence.He was born September 27, 1979, in Parkersburg, W.Va., a son of Vicky Kelly Johnson of Vincent and the late Raymond E. Johnson Sr.Randy was employed as a construction worker and liked four-wheeling, fishing and spending time with his daughters.He is survived by his mother,...
Oral Bruce Richardson
Jun 18, 2012
Oral Bruce Richardson, Jr., 70, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away June 18, 2012 at his home. He was born July 25, 1941 in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Oral Bruce Sr. and Evelyn Plymale Richardson. Bruce retired after thirty-eight years of employment as a pipe fitter and welder with Local Union 565 of Parkersburg. He was a member...
Moses Jacob Boley
Jun 18, 2012
Moses Jacob Boley, 57, of St. Marys, W.Va., passed away on June 18, 2012 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.He was born August 19, 1954, in Pleasants Co., W.Va., a son of the late Arthur P. and Garnett Pestel Boley.Moses was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the Laborer's Union.He is survived by his companion of...
Eugene Lawrence Gidney,
Jun 17, 2012
Eugene Lawrence Gidney, Jr, 60 of Belpre, Ohio passed away at his residence on June 17, 2012.Eugene was born April 15, 1952, in Medford, Oregon, a son of the late Eugene L. Gidney, Sr. and Marvel Panter Gidney.Eugene was a Woodworker self employed and enjoyed motorcycles and also woodworking.He is survived by his wife; Melissa Wilson Gidney, one daughter; Desiree...
Naomi Ruth Farnsworth
Jun 15, 2012
Naomi Ruth Farnsworth, 68, of Mineral Wells, W.Va., passed away June 15, 2012 at Camden Clark Medical Center-Memorial Campus.She was born March 23, 1944, in Marietta, Ohio, a daughter of the late Kenneth Freeman Morgan I and Ruth Frances Stage Morgan.Naomi was a homemaker and loved unicorns and reading, especially Louis Lamour books. She loved and enjoyed talking with family...
Hibbert Linville
Jun 14, 2012
A Video Tribute to Mr. Linville is now available. The link is located under his picture.Hibbert Linville, 72, Mineral Wells, W.Va., passed away on June 14, 2012 at his residence.He was born March 24, 1940, in Calhoun County, W.Va., a son of the late Billy and Veda O. Hathaway Linville.Hib retired from E.I. Dupont after 39 years of service. He...
Flora Mae Harper
Jun 13, 2012
Flora Mae Harper, 88, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away on June 13, 2012 at her residence.She was born May 10, 1924, in Wirt County, W.Va., a daughter of Charles Cleveland and Cigal Cox Sheppard.Flora retired from Camden Clark Memorial Hospital as a unit clerk. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, quilting, flowers, birds and reading.She is survived by two...
Delbert Vernon Blair
Jun 13, 2012
Delbert Vernon “Boy” Blair, 77, of Williamstown, W.Va., passed away on June 13, 2012 at his residence.He was born May 17, 1935, in Wood County, W.Va., a son of the late Roy V. and Iva Baker Blair.Delbert was the owner of D & G Auto Sales in Parkersburg, W.Va. for over 50 years. He collected car parts and model cars...
Earl Paul Brannon
Jun 12, 2012
Earl Paul Brannon II, 42 of Parkersburg passed away June 12, 2012 at CCMC-St. Joseph's Campus. Paul was born Nov. 3, 1969 in Jackson County, W.Va. son of Joyce Hicks Curtis of Akron, Ohio and the late Stephen Brannon. He was a 1989 graduate of Parkersburg South High School and loved collecting model cars, especially corvettes. He enjoyed antiques and...
Ruth Ann O'Dell
Jun 12, 2012
Ruth Ann O'Dell, 68, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away June 12, 2012 at Marietta Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born November 5, 1943, in Wood County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Dail and Olive Canary Clem.Ruth Ann was a homemaker and especially enjoyed computers. She also loved talking on the telephone and was a member of...
Melvin Earl Ellison
Jun 8, 2012
Melvin Earl Ellison ,75, of Parkersburg, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord, June 8, 2012 at Ohio Valley Health Care.He was born in Wirt County, W.Va., a son of the late Emery Ellsworth and Hazel Virginia Fought Ellison. Melvin was a computer operator for Public Debt and retired from there in 1998. He was a member of the...
Lawrence Dale Morris
Jun 8, 2012
Lawrence Dale Morris, 77, of Vienna, W.Va., passed away June 8, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus after a long illness. He was Methodist and attended First Methodist Church, Long Beach, MS.He was born January 16, 1935, in Smithville, W.Va., a son of the late George and Amy Brissey Morris. Lawrence was a graduate of Harrisville High School and...
Lorena Eleanor Kreaps
Jun 7, 2012
Lorena Eleanor Kreaps, a woman who found the Lord early in her life and then walked with him for the rest of her life, went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2012. She was born September 3, 1925, in Bens Run, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Robert and Luella Mae Kidder Alley.Lorena was a 1944 graduate...
Josephine Mary Tatman
Jun 3, 2012
A funeral service for Josephine Mary Tatman, 81, of Newark, Ohio, a Parkersburg native, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville, Ohio with Rev. Steve Cramer and Rev. Bob Long officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery. Mrs. Tatman passed away June 3, 2012 at the Inn...
Freda Swiger Cumpston
Jun 1, 2012
Freda Swiger Cumpston, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away June 1, 2012 at the Eagle Pointe Nursing Facility.She was born November 2, 1917 in Wetzel County, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late William Jordan and Dollia Edgell Swiger.She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Leeman Charles Cumpston; two daughters, Doris Imogene Weary and Bertha Lee...
Dennis Craig Carder
May 30, 2012
Dennis Craig Carder, 62, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away on May 30, 2012 at his residence.He was born October 26, 1949, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Paul Carder and Eva Lee Sheets Carder Lemon.Dennis was a graduate of Parkersburg High School and a member of the VFW and Sons of the Legion. He was a car salesman and...
