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Jerry Mitchell

Jerry Mitchell, 67, of Vincent, Ohio, passed away Jan. 28, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life will take place on his birthday, March 28, 2026, at Lowell Christian Church in Lowell, Ohio. Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes is honored to serve Jerry’s family.

Robert “Bob” Shuman

Robert “Bob” Derrold Shuman, 88, of Lubeck, passed away Jan. 26, 2026. Service, 1 p.m. Feb. 7, 2026, at the Lubeck Church of Christ with Evangelist Steve Fuchs officiating. Interment will follow at Lubeck Cemetery. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at the Lubeck Church of Christ, and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.

David Stanley Smith

David Stanley Smith, 87, of Leon, W.Va., passed away Jan. 28, 2026, in Belpre. Service, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with Donnie Fisher officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Church Cemetery, Leon. Visitation, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at the funeral home.

Sarah Ann Sprouse

Sarah Ann Sprouse of Mineral Wells, and formerly of Parkersburg, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at the Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Parkersburg. Keeping with her wishes there will be no public visitation or service. Vaughan Kimes Funeral Home offers an online guestbook for those wishing to share a memory or message of comfort available on Sarah’s webpage at vaughankimes.com.

Cynthia “Cindi” Allen VanFossen

Cynthia “Cindi” Allen VanFossen, 77, of Washington, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. There will be no services at this time. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Green St., is honored to serve the family.

Thomas D. Brace

Thomas D. Brace, 81, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026, at Genesis Memory Care Unit in Sistersville. He was born April 17, 1944, in St Albans, WV, a son of the late Fred Brace and Orpha Toney Brace. Tom was a hard worker and spent most of his employment at Kardex as a ...