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Kenneth Gail Smith

Kenneth Gail Smith, 61, of Pennsboro passed away Dec. 29, 2025, in Parkersburg, W.Va. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Geri Lynn Brode

Geri Lynn Brode, 69, of Marietta, passed away at 4:44 a.m., Wednesday, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral services, 2 p.m., Friday at McClure- Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Burial following in East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Messages of sympathy may be sent at: www.Lankfordfh.com.

Ellen Griggs

Ellen Mae Griggs, 96, formerly of Elizabeth, WV, went home to the Lord January 5, 2026, at Eagle Pointe Nursing Home, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born May 29, 1929, in Mineral Wells, WV, a daughter of the late Harold Holton Dye and Genevieve Ruth (Fox) Dye. Ellen was a Sunday school teacher and life member of Mt. Zion Church in Mineral Wells, WV. She was a sales clerk at Kmart for 25 years Ellen loved to make quilts and afghans for her family. She bowled at Ren Dor two times a week until she was 90 years old. Ellen was a member of DAV Aux. for over 50 ...

Cecil Hinton

Cecil Hinton, 72, of Belpre, passed away, Jan. 7, 2026, at his residence. Funeral and Masonic services, 4 p.m. Friday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Visitation, 1-4 p.m. Friday.

Joseph A. “Joe” “Joey” Pellegrin

Joseph A. “Joe” “Joey” Pellegrin, 66, of Fairmont, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born in Fairmont on July 18, 1959 son of the late Camillo and Jenny Sauro Pellegrin. Joe retired from Harrison Power Station, a division of ...

William Daugherty

William Daugherty, 69, of Parkersburg passed away Dec. 17, 2025, in Parkersburg. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.