Chris Ball, 49, St. Marys, WV, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side. Born in Parkersburg, WV, on November 28, 1976, he was the son of Mary (Mike) McSweeney Gray and the late Terry Ball. He was a 1995 graduate of St. Marys High ...

Amanda Jean Carper, 43, of Spencer, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Roane General Hospital, Spencer. Funeral, 1 p.m. Sunday, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Burial, J. Herbert Smith Sr. Family Cemetery, Looneyville. Visitation, one hour before the service. Condolences may be shared ...

Steven Edward Crites, 59, of Beverly, Ohio, passed away Dec. 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral, 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Bobby Bell officiating. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation, two hours before the service. An online guestbook for condolences ...

Delora Eloise Hall Dent, 91, of Parkersburg, passed away Dec. 17, 2025, at WVU Camden Clark Medical Center. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Vaughan Kimes Funeral Home with Reverend Mary Zimmer officiating. Interment, Veto Cemetery. Visitation, noon to 2 p.m. until Tuesday.

Ronald Russell Fortner, 81, of Ravenswood, WV, passed away on December 17, 2025, at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV. He was born on December 28, 1943, in Newport, Indiana, son of the late Wayne and Mary Russell Fortner. Ron was a graduate of Newport High School. He received his ...

Earl Virgil "Bud" Hart, 77, of Williamstown, passed away December 17, 2025, in Parkersburg, WV. He was born on July 7, 1948, in Parkersburg, WV a son of the late Earl and Mable Uppole Hart. Earl was a dedicated working man with a strong work ethic. He was currently working for Emerson Bowling ...