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Janis Arlene Ryan

Janis Arlene Ryan, 71, of Rockport passed away Sept. 3, 2026, at the Ravenswood Village Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, South Parkersburg, with Pastor Ryan Brooks officiating. Burial will be at the Big Tygart Cemetery in Rockport. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Embry Thomas Neal Shamblin

Embry Thomas Neal Shamblin of Weston, W.Va., passed away at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements have been entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.

Sandra Kay Steele

Sandra Kay Steele of Waverly passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at the age of 77. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Waverly Church of Christ dining room. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home Vienna is honored to serve the Steele family.

Raymond Lee Zimmerman

Raymond Lee Zimmerman, 87, died Aug. 29, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 9, 2026, at the Parkersburg Ward building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2515 Capitol Drive, Parkersburg. There will be a viewing prior to the funeral service in the church starting at 5 p.m. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Parkersburg. Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, in charge of arrangements.

Michael Lee Frazier

Michael Lee Frazier, 58, of Belpre passed away Sept. 1, 2026, in Parkersburg, W.Va. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Ellen ‘Dianne’ Weaver

Ellen “Dianne” Weaver, 76, of Mt. Zion, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Miletree Center, Spencer. A memorial service will be held at a later date. John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, is assisting the family with arrangements.