Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Parkersburg, WV
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Parkersburg, WV area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Dolores J. Keener
June 5, 2018
Dolores June Keener, 87, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born August 13, 1930 at Clarksburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Harlan C. and Rose Marie Hetterman Ash. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and retired after 34 years of assisting her husband, Jack, in...
Reba June Ferrebee
June 5, 2018
REBA JUNE FERREBEE Reba June Ferrebee, 84, of Parkersburg passed away June 5, 2018 at her residence.There will be a visitation Friday, June 8, 2018 from 5 - 7 pm at Kimes Funeral Home, 521 5th St., Parkersburg.There will be no funeral service.Online condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.kimesfuneralhome.com
Jack Eugene Powell
June 1, 2018
Jack Eugene Powell, 77, of Parkersburg, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018. Jack was born August 20, 1940, in Reedsville, Ohio, a son of the late Ivan Earl and Leah Emiline (Buckley) Powell Marshall, in a house built, as he loved to tell it, on the site of a former chicken coop. A graduate of Parkersburg High School, he...
James Robert Snider
May 31, 2018
JAMES ROBERT SNIDER James Robert Snider, 74, of Parkersburg passed away May 31, 2018 at Highland Oakes Health Center in McConnellsville, Ohio.He was born November 30, 1943 in Wood County, WV to the late Jubal Samuel and Lucy J. Harbert.He was a former employee of American Cyanamid, Nashua Photo and Mackey Vending.He was a U. S. Marine. He was also...
Virginia C. Kanalz
May 31, 2018
Virginia C. Kanalz, 85, of Vienna, W.Va. passed away May 31, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. She was born December 20, 1932 at Parkersburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Julius Eugene and Beulah Kirkpatrick Kanalz. She had attended Alderson Brauddus and Fairmont Universities and interrupted her education to take care of family members. She had been a...
Janet B. King
May 31, 2018
Janet Delores King, 87, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away peacefully on May 31, 2018 following an extended illness. She was born October 24, 1930 at Jackson County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles F. and Ilah Mae Bridgitte Bare. Janet took great pride in being a homemaker and very devoted to her family.She was a member of the Ravenswood...
Eston Hinzman
May 30, 2018
Eston Hinzman, 97, gained his reward in heaven on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.He was born at Berlin, WV a son of the late Clete and Waite Mae Gainer Hinzman. He is survived by his children, James Hinzman, Diana Morrison, Darold Hinzman and Cheryl Hays; grandchildren, Allen and Wilma Hinzman, Kimberly and Jeffery Morris, Michael Hinzman, Timothy Hinzman, Brandy Bunner, Philip...
Virginia R. Roberts
May 22, 2018
Virginia Redman Roberts, 95, of Parkersburg, W.Va. died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at her home after a brief illness.Born October 3, 1922 in Meadowdale, Jackson County, W.Va., she was the second daughter of Perry Walter and Frances Waybright Redman and was a graduate of Gilmore High School, class of 1941.Virginia was a devoted mother, a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and...
James W. Kessell,
May 19, 2018
James Wayne Kessell, II, 58, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his residence after battling cancer.He was born October 3, 1959 at Charleston, W.Va., a son of Anna Lee Kidd Kessell of Porter, Texas and the late James Wayne Kessell, Sr. Jim had been employed at Century Aluminum until its closing and then returned to college,...
Denzil Ray Stoneking
May 7, 2018
Denzil Ray Stoneking, 89, of Parkersburg went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center.He was born March 24, 1929 in Gilmer County, WV to the late Forney Patrick and Edna Rhodes Stoneking.He was employed at Johns-Manville in the Maintenance Department, was a member of the Broadway Church of The Nazarene and was a...
Franklin Eugene "Bud" Frederick
May 7, 2018
FRANKLIN EUGENE “BUD” FREDERICK Franklin Eugene “Bud” Frederick, 74, of Parkersburg passed away May 7, 2018 at his home with his family by his side.He was born June 28, 1943 in Belpre, Ohio to the late Thomas V. and Edith Hughes Frederick.He was aU. S. Army Veteran and belonged to the American Legion Post #15. He is survived by his...
John Edward Woomer
May 5, 2018
John E. Woomer, 79, of Parkersburg passed away May 5, 2018 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.He was born in Parkersburg, the son of the late John H. and Ora Woomer.He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra K. Woomer and one sister, Janet Sue Norton.John served in the army from 1963 to 1965.He worked several plant jobs over the years,...
Betty Lou Rogers
May 3, 2018
Betty Lou Rogers, 84 years, 5 months, and 22 days old, of Waterford, OH, passed away at her residence, surrounded by loving family on Thursday, May 3, 2018.Betty was born Saturday, November 11, 1933 at Benwood, WV a daughter of the late Dewey and Mary E. Peacemaker Fitchett. She is survived by one daughter, Susan Marie Rogers and fiancé Ray...
Pauline Morris Anderson
May 2, 2018
Pauline Morris Anderson, 89, of Parkersburg passed away May 2,2018 at the Arbors of Marietta.She was born February 26, 1929 in Jenkins, Kentucky to the late Otis Vivian and Lillian Privitt Arnold.She was a Nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital and was a member of the RoseMar church of Christ.She was a World Traveler, loved painting and photography, and scrapbooking and...
Mabel Anderson
April 14, 2018
MABEL LOUISE ANDERSON Mabel Louise Anderson, 83, of Parkersburg passed away April 14, 2018 at Worthington Healthcare Center.She was born May 15, 1934 in Withers, WV to the late Ray and Ruthie Harris McWilliams.She was a Crossing Guard for the City of Parkersburg and attended the church of God. She is survived by one son, Timothy Anderson, of Parkersburg, four...
Evelyn M. Kinney
April 12, 2018
Evelyn M. Kinney, 81, of Williamstown, W.Va. passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.Evelyn was born June 6, 1936 at Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Russell M. and Dorotha Pearl Atkinson Keller. Evelyn had been employed with the former Union Insulation, Uptowner Inn and retired as cook with Wood County Schools.She was a member of Fellowship...
Evelyn Margaret Powell
April 3, 2018
Evelyn Margaret Powell, 76, of Kingwood, WV passed away April 3, 2018 at Heartland of Preston County.She was born January 12, 1942 in Little Hocking, OH, to the late William and Forest Smith Doherty.She was ahomemaker. She is survived by her sister, Linda Drain, of Parkersburg, WV and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Floyd Marion Chaddock
April 1, 2018
Floyd Marion “Bud” Chaddock, 92, of Washington, WV passed away April 1, 2018 at the Willows Center.He was born March 4, 1926 in Parkersburg to the late James Walter and Georgia Munday Chaddock.He was a member of the South Parkersburg Baptist Church and was an Operating Engineer for the Local #132.He was a United States Marine Corp Veteran in World...
Barbara Ann Martin
March 31, 2018
Barbara Ann Martin, 72, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away March 31, 2018 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.She was born June 19, 1945 in Parkersburg to the late Robert and Mae Thornton Riel.She was Pentecostal by Faith and was a devoted housewife.She loved cross-stitching, ceramics and reading. She is survived by her husband, James Martin, three sons, Jimmy Martin of Mineral...
Donald Earl "Amos" Burrows
March 19, 2018
Donald Earl "Amos" Burrows, 86, of Davisville, WV passed away March 19, 2018 at his home. He was born February 26, 1932 in Grantsville, WV to the late Walter and Mary Givens Burrows. He was a self-employed Contractor and Builder, a U. S. Air Force Veteran during the Korean Conflict and a member of the Old Country Church in Walker,...
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