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Shirley Ann Green Bailey

Shirley Ann Green Bailey, 80, of Newport, N.C., passed away March 24, 2026. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Burial, Lynch Cemetery. Visitation, 1-2 p.m. Sunday. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.

Velma Mae Barnes

Velma Mae Barnes, 79, of Millstone, W.Va., passed away March 19, 2026, at St. Mary’s Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home. Visitation, noon to 1 p.m. Burial, Barnes Cemetery, with Kenneth Parsons officiating.

Michael Lewis Evans

Michael Lewis Evans, 73, of Parkersburg, passed away, March 25, 2026. He was born August 11, 1952, in Parkersburg, a son to the late Charles Lewis and Mary Louise Evans. Michael enjoyed old cars and going to car shows. He drove trucks for DeBarr trucking for 33 years. He served our country ...

Dana Edward “Butch” Joy

Dana Edward “Butch” Joy, 57, of Beverly, W.Va., passed away March 23, 2026 at the Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. Funeral, 1 p.m., Tuesday, Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, South Parkersburg. Burial, Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, South Parkersburg, is honored to serve the family.

Gerald Edwin Rose

Gerald Edwin Rose, of Belpre, 82, died March 25, 2026. Visitation, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre and 1 p.m. Saturday, Barlow Vincent Church of Christ, 6429 Ohio 339, Vincent. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Interment, 1 p.m. Monday, Creighton Ridge Church of Christ, Marr, Ohio.

Mary Jo Sams

Mary Jo Sams, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away peacefully on March 24, 202, at Camden Clark Medical Center with Amedysis Hospice, surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born on December 28, 1937, in Roane County, WV, as the eldest daughter of the late Edith and Corder Mace and was ...