Brooks Marshall Janus was born Aug. 21, 2026, to parents Brey and Zak Janus of Parkersburg. He was born at Marietta Memorial Hospital weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and measuring 19 inches. His grandparents are Bryan and Linda Mays of Bloomingdale, Ohio, and Jeff and Marcy Janus of Kent, ...
Colston River Collins was at 9:01 a.m. Sept. 10, 2026, to proud parents Jesse and Allison Collins at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He weighed 7 pounds. 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are James and Camille Collins of Little Hocking and Roger and Carla Flowers of Belpre. ...
Homer Nichols of St. Marys will turn 100 on Aug. 18, 2026. A celebration is planned from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 22 at the God’s Glory Fellowship Hall, 7300 Pike Road, St. Marys.
PARKERSBURG – Katie Bennett, a long-time Parkersburg resident, will turn 100 on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. Bennett is a 1945 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She married the late Robert “Bob” Bennett on June 15, 1951. The couple had four daughters and would go on to have many ...
Mamie Dawson of Parkersburg recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at a party hosted by her family. Mamie was born June 26, 1926, in Spencer and spent her early years in Roane and Calhoun Counties. During World War II she contributed to the war effort as a "Rosie Riveter" while employed at Curtis Wright Defense Plant at Columbus. She married John Dawson in 1947 and they made their home in Calhoun County where they raised their family. They moved to Wood County in 1979. They were married for 68 years until John's death in 2016. She had previous attended Edgelawn ...
Helen Evans Rumburg will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. She was born in Jackson County, W.Va., to the late Dan and Carrie Evans. She married the late Ted Rumburg in 1949. She has one daughter, Kimberli Constantino; two grandsons, Evan Bevins and Alex (Gracie) Constantino; and five great-granddaughters, Violet and Charlotte Bevins and Maggie, Corrie and Lottie Constantino Cards can be sent to her at Rockland Ridge, Room 314, 2511 Washington Blvd., Belpre, OH 45714.
