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Helen R. Belt

Helen R. Belt, 79, of Vienna passed away Sept. 23, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Jimmie Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Maze Cemetery in Calhoun County. Visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.

John McKendra Boggess

John McKendra Boggess, 78, of Williamstown passed away Sept. 22, 2026, at the Arbors at Marietta. As per his wishes there is no services. Leavitt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mamie (Mayme) M. Dawson

Mamie (Mayme) M. Dawson, age 100, of Parkersburg passed away on September 22, 2026, at Wyngate Senior Living, Parkersburg, WV. ('absent from the body...present with the Lord,' 2Cor.5:8) Mamie was born June 26, 1926, at Spencer, WV, to parents, Henry Clay and Mae Parrill. Most of her childhood was spent in Calhoun Co. and later in Roane Co. During WWII, she contributed to the civilian war effort while employed at Curtis Wright Defense Plant in Columbus, Ohio (a Rosie Riveter). On April 18, 1947, she married John Dawson and together they raised two children. She was a Christian and ...

Jerry Alan Earl

Jerry Alan Earl, 69, of Belpre passed away Sept. 19, 2026, in Marietta. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Joe Hushion

Joe Hushion, 96, of Parkersburg, WV passed away peacefully on Monday September, 21, 2026, at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born May 16, 1930, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a son of the late Michael and Dorothy Hushion. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1948, where he was ...

Penny Sue Jordan McClure

Penny Sue Jordan McClure, 69, of Sumerco, W.Va., formerly of Parkersburg, passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, 2026, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at North Parkersburg Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Towner officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church.