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James Michael “Mike” Hyer

James Michael “Mike” Hyer, 69, of Spencer, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Joint funeral service, 1 p.m. Friday, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer with Pastor Smith Epling officiating. Burial, Clover Cemetery, Clover. Visitation, 4 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.

Thelma Marie Collins Hyer

Thelma Marie Collins Hyer, 67, of Spencer, died Monday, January 19, 2026, at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Joint funeral service, 1 p.m. Friday, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer with Pastor Smith Epling officiating. Burial, Clover Cemetery, Clover. Visitation, 4 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.

Jenny Ann Lewis

Jenny Ann Lewis, 63, of Spencer, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. Funeral, noon Wednesday, John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Visitation, one hour before the service. Condolences may be shared at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com.

Larry James McCullough

Larry James McCullough, 72 years old, of Pennsboro, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at home, in the arms of his wife, Judi McCullough (aka Sweetie), on the 24th day of January, 2026. Larry was born on November 3, 1953, the youngest son of Emerson Hill “Buck” McCullough and Marie ...

Mary L. Ray

Mary L. Ray, 87, of Parkersburg, WV, died Friday January 23, 2026, at her residence. She was born in Belleville, WV, a daughter of the late Jacob C. and Agatha (Wilson) Marty. She was a homemaker and member of Fort Boreman House of Prayer. She is survived by her husband of almost sixty-nine years William Denzil Ray; five children Charlotte Bennett (Dennis) of Bartlett, OH, Denzil Ray II (Diana) of Belpre, OH, Judy Ellison (Harold) of Pettyville, WV, J.D. Ray (Rebecca) of Parkersburg, and Crystal Gunn (Keith) of Tallahassee, FL; ten grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; a brother ...

Winifred Jane “Winnie” Gutberlet

Winifred Jane “Winnie” Gutberlet, 77, of Marietta passed away Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial following in Valley Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.