Melvin Culver Province Jr.
Melvin Culver Province Jr., 83, of Parkersburg, passed away July 15, 2026, in Parkersburg Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.
Loretta May Skeen
Loretta May Skeen, 87, of Gay, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Roane General Hospital Long Term, Spencer. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with Charles B. White, Jr. officiating. Visitation, one hour prior to the service.
Funeral Services
COTTRELL, Virginia Belle Nelson - Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Faith Baptist Church, 237 Arnoldsburg Road, Spencer. Burial, Board Cemetery, Reedy. Visitation, one hour before the funeral. CUNNINGHAM, Norma J. - Services, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery North. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Monday and one hour before the service Tuesday. HANLON, Frankie M. - Gathering of family and friends, 2-4 p.m., Saturday, at the Leavitt Reception Center, Parkersburg
Virginia Belle Nelson Cottrell
Virginia Belle Nelson Cottrell, 71, of Spencer, died July 12, 2026, in Miletree Center, Spencer. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Faith Baptist Church, 237 Arnoldsburg Road, Spencer, with Pastor Justin Simmons officiating. Burial, Board Cemetery, Reedy. Visitation, one hour before the funeral.
Norma J. Cunningham
Norma J. Cunningham, 91, of Vienna, WV, died Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at her home. She was born in Marietta, OH, a daughter of the late Francis E. and Bertha V. (Skidmore) Lewis. She was a 1952 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She was a homemaker and also a secretary at her husband Bob's insurance company. She was a member of Vienna Baptist Church since 1959, where she served on the Deaconess Board and Hostess Board ... and anything that related to serving food for church functions. She retired from Coordinated Counsel for Independent Living (CCIL). She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and ...
Frankie M. Hanlon
Frankie M. Hanlon, 89, of Parkersburg, passed away July 14, 2026, at the Ohio Valley Health Care Center. She was born on March 3, 1937, in Weston, WV, a daughter of the late Clarence and Mabel Whitescarver Beachler. Frankie worked for the Pennsboro News and previously with the Senior Citizens ...