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Whitney Ann Rahberger

Whitney Ann Rahberger, 61, of Vienna, passed away March 15, 2026, at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1964, a daughter to Mary (Buck) Best and the late William Allan Best. Whitney was a 1982 graduate of Parkersburg High School Along with her mother, Whitney is survived by ...

Paul Edward Stone

Paul Edward Stone, 97, of Vienna, West Virginia passed away Friday, March 13, 2026. He was born on December 12, 1928, in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Kyle and Barbara Stone. He was raised in Norfolk, Virginia. Paul enlisted in the USAF when he was 17 years old and served his country proudly for 24 years. He retired as a Master Sergeant, after which he served as a security guard for the federal government for 26 years. He also did taxes for many people throughout his lifetime under Stone’s Tax Service, finally “retiring” at the age of 95. Paul was a member of Summit ...

Georgia Louise Harper Wilson

Georgia Louise Harper Wilson, 79, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Roane General Hospital. Visitation, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 19 at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home,Spencer with the procession leaving at noon for the Eventide Cemetery in Spencer.

James Irvin Blair

James Irvin Blair, 86, of Big Bend, WV, passed away at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center following an extended illness. He was the son of Linsa and Lula (Cottrell) Blair. He was born in Calhoun County near Indian Creek. Jim attended Full Gospel Lighthouse Church in Big Bend and was a ...

Douglas S. Burkey

Douglas S. Burkey, age 73, of Raleigh, NC, passed away on March 7, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. Doug was born in Parkersburg, WV, on July 27, 1952, to Mary Wines Burkey and Carl Burkey Jr. He was a kind, loving, and devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather who will be ...

Wendy S. “Happy” Henry Gilmore

Wendy S. “Happy” Henry Gilmore, 58, of Parkersburg, passed away on March 13, 2026. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, south Parkersburg. Evangelist Victor Casenelli will officiate and services will conclude with interment at Evergreen South Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. until the service begins.