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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Dorothy M. Kidd
September 22, 2014
Dorothy Mae Kidd, 86, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at The Willows.Dorothy was a loving, Christian wife, mother and grandmother, who will be sadly missed. She was born May 30, 1928 at Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Elizabeth Wilkins Osborne. She was a homemaker and member of the Walnut Street Church of...
Gary M. Bumgardner
September 16, 2014
Gary M. Bumgardner, 67, loving father and brother, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Parkersburg Care and Rehabilitation.He was born in Parkersburg, a son of the late Harold M. and Mary Louise Eddy Bumgardner. Gary retired as a mechanic from Dupont after thirty years of service and was actively involved in 4-H and the Wood County Fair Board. He...
Judith C. (Sams) Lehman
September 16, 2014
Judith C. (Sams) Lehman, 83, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born in Parkersburg September 7, 1931, a daughter of the late Clyde William and Flossie Meryl Sinclair Sams. Mrs. Lehman was a graduate of Parkersburg High School.She lived many years in the Virginia/D.C. area before...
Janet H. Frazier
September 14, 2014
Janet Halbert Frazier, 90, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Eagle Pointe, Parkersburg. Janet was born March 25, 1924 at Munday, Wirt Co., W.Va., a daughter of the late I.P. and Anna Phillips Halbert.She was a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Janet was a graduate of Parkersburg High School and Mt. State Business College.She was...
Nancy Hindy
September 9, 2014
Nancy Hindy, 64, of Parkersburg, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at her residence with her family by her side, after a courageous battle against cancer. Nancy was born in Clarksburg, a daughter of the late Warren F. and Gertrude F. Curry Compton. Her husband, Ray Hindy, who she married July 4, 1969,survives along with one son, Nathan S. Hindy...
Marion L. Flynn
September 8, 2014
Marion L. Flynn, 94, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Monday afternoon, September 8, 2014 at Ohio Valley Health Care, Parkersburg. Mrs. Flynn was born October 18, 1919 in New York City, New York, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Schroeder Baumann.She had retired as a computer assistant with the Haverstit Corp., a wholesale water...
Eric L. Sparks
September 4, 2014
Eric L. Sparks, 51, of Parkersburg, W.Va. died Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Camden Clark Medical Center. Eric was born July 3, 1963 at Marion, North Carolina.He had been a roofing contractor. He is survived by one son and one daughter; and by two sisters, Stephanie Ensley of Martinez, Georgia and Debbie Webb of Morganton, North Carolina. At the request...
Thelma Mcpherson
September 1, 2014
Thelma Law McPherson, 91, of Parkersburg, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Eagle Pointe in Parkersburg.Mrs. McPherson was born in Lewis County, WV, a daughter of the late Lewie Goff Law and Gracie Jane Nicholson Law. As a child, along with her family, Thelma moved to Parkersburg and was educated in Wood County Schools, graduating from Parkersburg High School...
Thomas M. Shedan
August 3, 2014
Thomas Michael Shedan, Sr. died on Sunday, August 3, 2014, three days short of his 86th birthday. He was born in Parkersburg, W.Va. on August 6, 1928. He and his late wife, Eleanor, resided in Parkersburg the majority of their lives. They resided in St. Petersburg, Fla. for several years. Tom was a 1946 graduate of Parkersburg High School where...
Ladonna Fay Barber
July 24, 2014
Ladonna Fay Barber, 36, of Parkersburg, W.Va. died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born October 13, 1977 at Parkersburg, a daughter of Linda F. Small of Parkersburg and the late Donald L. Webb. Ladonna had been a hair stylist and a homemaker.She was a member of the Peoples Church. In addition to her mother, she is...
Dina M. Blinn
July 21, 2014
After fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Dina Barker Blinn, 60, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at her residence.She had successfully fought the battle with cancer in 2001. Dina was born August 10, 1953 at Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Denver L. and Marcella Gragg Barker. Dina had worked for many years with her father...
Lyle Mcpherson
July 20, 2014
Leward Lyle McPherson of Parkersburg passed away at his home on the morning of Sunday, July 20th, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Lyle was born in Parkersburg, W.Va. on September 7, 1937, the third of five children of the Reverend Carl A. McPherson and Ina Gay McPherson (Moncrief).Growing up in Parkersburg and residing there all his life, he had...
Mariette P. Fontaine
July 19, 2014
Mariette Pauline Fontaine, 83, of Davisville, W.Va. passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Willows, Parkersburg. Mrs. Fontaine was born November 10, 1930 in Liege, Belgium.She was a professional waitress having worked at the Holiday Inn in Warren, Pa. and the Parkersburg Truck Stop. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jean Pierre Fontaine; one son, Roger...
Bill Sams
July 19, 2014
Charles William "Bill” Sams, 89, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus. Bill was born January 17, 1925 in Parkersburg, a son of the late Charles Jefferson and Nellie Frances Guinn Sams. Bill was a retired machinistwith 27 years of service at DuPont.He previously was employed at Kootz & Stroman Machine Shop.He...
Harvey A. Barger
July 17, 2014
Harvey A. Barger, 89, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at his residence. Harvey was born October 31, 1924 in Athens Co., Ohio, a son of the late Francis and Otis Morris Barger. He retired from the United States Postal Service in 1987 after 27 years service.He had been a carrier, supervisor, Superintendent of Postal Operations and...
William H. "Bill" Wilson
July 7, 2014
William H. "Bill" Wilson, 63, of Clemmons, NC and formerly of Parkersburg WV, passed away peacefully Monday July 7, 2014.He was born in Parkersburg, a son of the late Charles C. and June Howell Wilson. Bill was a 1969 graduate of Parkersburg High School. As an inventor, entrepreneur and leader in the floor care industry; Bill founded Pioneer Floor Care...
Paul Wilbur Gribble
June 4, 2014
Paul Wilbur Gribble, 93, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus. He was born November 24, 1920 in Wood County, W.Va., a son of the late Nathaniel Edgar Gribble and Retta Jane Hoy. Paul was a 1938 graduate of Parkersburg High School.He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in WWII from...
Gregory Jay Davis
June 4, 2014
Gregory Jay Davis, 63, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born Sept. 19, 1950 at Parkersburg, a son of the late Harold T. and Laura Lee Greathouse Davis. Greg had been a certified welder and construction worker and was a member of Teamsters Local #175.He had operated the Wheel Club for several...
Judith Ann Peters
June 1, 2014
Judith Ann “Judy” Peters, 72, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at The Willows, Parkersburg. Judy was born November 5, 1941 at Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Charles and Hazel Staats Givens. She was retired from Mountain Heritage Federal Credit Union and had been employed for 35 years at Traders Federal Savings and Loan, where she...
Frances L. Sams
April 30, 2014
Frances Louise Sams, 72, of Casselberry, Fla.passed away April 30, 2014 at Hospice of the Comforter, Maitland, Fla. She is survived by her husband, James Sams; a daughter Natalie Kincheloe ; two granddaughters, Haley and Lindsay Kincheloe of Orlando, Fla.; and sisters,Anne Taylor of Cincinnati, Ohio, Reita Miller of Stow, Ohio and Eileen Conley of Chester, Va. She was preceded...
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