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KERNS, Ronald - Service, 1 p.m. Friday, Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. MEARNS, Jack D. - Graveside service, 11 a.m., Saturday, at Sunset Memory Gardens, 1934 Dupont Rd., Parkersburg. RIVERS, Mark Thomas - Celebration of Life, 2 p.m. Sunday, Tri-County Worship Center, Rockport. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, and one hour before the service at the church. SLACK, William Allen “Clyde” - Graveside service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Freshour Cemetery, Red Knob.

Ronald Kerns

Ronald Kerns, 66, Washington, W.Va., passed away on June 9, 2026. Services, 1 p.m. Friday, Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Jack D. Mearns

Jack D. Mearns, 91, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Parkersburg, passed away May 30, 2026, in Florida. Graveside service, 11 a.m., Sat., June 13 , 2026, at Sunset Memory Gardens, 1934 Dupont Rd., Parkersburg, WV.

Mark Thomas Rivers

Mark Thomas Rivers, 65, of Mineral Wells, passed from this life June 8, 2026, at Singing Hills Church Camp, Palestine, W.Va. Celebration of his Life, 2 p.m. Sunday, Tri-County Worship Center, Rockport with Pastors Everett Snyder and Joseph Dolpies officiating. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, and one hour before the service at the church Sunday.

William Allen “Clyde” Slack

William Allen “Clyde” Slack, 60, of Clendenin, died Monday, June 8, 2026. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Freshour Cemetery, Red Knob, with the Rev. Joe Cantley officiating. Condolences may be shared at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com.

Funeral Services

CUNNINGHAM, Frances Marie - Visitation, 5-7 p.m. today at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, at Stout Memorial United Methodist Church, 3329 Broad Street, Parkersburg. Burial, Mt. Olivet. JANSSEN, Louis C. Jr. - Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, with military rights. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. KUMPF, Karen Lee Brown - Family and friends are invited to celebrate Karen’s life at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church, 301 Wooster St., Marietta. Visitation, 10-11 a.m. REA, Gary - Service, 11 am. Saturday, ...