Melvin Eugene Dowler, 71, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away Oct. 3, 2025, at the Willows Center. He was born June 16, 1954, in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late James Dowler and Ruth Friend Dowler. Melvin was a security guard for West Virginia Medicine Camden Clark for 20 years. He took ...

Robert Gardner, 81, of New Haven, WV, passed away Oct. 5, 2025, at his home, following an extended illness. In honoring his wishes, there will be no public service at this time.

Linda Kay Smith Huggins, 68, Parkersburg, passed away Sunday, surrounded by loved ones at home. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Ingram Funeral Home, St. Marys, with Pastor Rex Cox officiating. Burial, Pleasants Memorial Estates. Visitation, noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Patricia Ann May, 81, of Vienna, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2025. She was born on Oct. 4, 1943, in Coolville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert Martin and Edna Chute Martin Blusieswicz. In 1961, Patricia married the late Thomas Lee May, with whom she shared 34 ...

Carl F. Nau, 82, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral Liturgy with Mass, 10 a.m. Thursday, The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Marietta. Burial, Salem Township. Cemetery. Visitation, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Hadley ...

Bill Nichols, 60, of Spencer, W.Va., passed away Oct. 1, 2025, at Roane General Hospital in Spencer. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at the Blessed Hope Cemetery on Egypt Ridge, Spencer. There will be no visitation. Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer is in charge of the ...