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Howard Nolan Nester

Howard Nolan Nester, 79, of Palestine, WV, passed away, Friday, October 9, 2026, with his loving wife by his side, from complications of Alzheimer’s. He was born November 10, 1946, at Spencer, the son of the late Howard Harlan and Jessie Opal Tanner Nester. In addition to his parents, he ...

Larry Keith Sulfridge

Larry Keith Sulfridge, 68, of Vincent, Ohio, passed away September 2, 2026, after a very brief battle with cancer. Larry was born on September 11, 1957, in Pineville, Kentucky, the youngest child of Albert and Kathleen (Keith) Sulfridge. He lived a rather nomadic childhood, as his family ...

Funeral Services

BARRETT, Virginia Lucretia (Bumgarner) – 2 p.m. today, Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home, Mason, with Pastor John Bumgarner officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Letart. Visitation from noon until the time of the service. LAUCK, Mary– 11 a.m. today, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Evangelist Roger Rush officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. Visitation one hour prior to services. FOUSS, Thomas “Tom” – 11 a.m. Tuesday, Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, with Pastor Mike Snyder officiating. Burial with military ...

Virginia Lucretia Barrett

Virginia Lucretia (Bumgarner) Barrett, 74, of New Haven, WV, passed away at her home on October 6, 2026. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026, at Foglesong-Casto Funeral Home in Mason, WV, with Pastor John Bumgarner officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Letart, WV. Friends and family may visit from noon until the time of the service on Monday.

Emogene Knight

Emogene Knight, 98, of Belmont, passed away October 8, 2026, in Belmont, WV. Emogene was born on January 14, 1928, in Grantsville, WV. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Mary Lauck

Mary Katherine Lauck, 93, of Williamstown, passed away Oct. 7, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Evangelist Roger Rush officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to services.