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ALLEN, Miriam Charlene - Memorial service, 1 p.m. Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Visitation, noon - 1 p.m. Thursday. BUMGARNER, Eddie Keith - Viewing, noon to 2 p.m. Friday, at New Haven United Methodist Church. Service, at 2 p.m., followed by Graveside service at Graham Cemetery. DAVIS, Betty J. - Graveside service, 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Sunset Memory Gardens, 1934 Dupont Rd. Parkersburg. LAYTON, Gaylord Wesley - Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Bethel Lighthouse Church, 5570 Warren Chapel Road, Marietta. Burial, Salem Township Cemetery with military honors. Visitation, 2-4 and ...

Miriam Charlene Allen

Miriam Charlene Allen, 60, of Belpre, passed away peacefully at her residence Saturday, June 27, 2026. Memorial Service, 1 p.m. Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Visitation, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.

David Gene Baird

David Gene Baird, 84, of Williamstown, passed away June 28, 2026, at the Camden Clark Hospital. He was born on June 27, 1942, in Charleston, WV, the son of the late William A. Baird I and Genevieve Lopine Baird. He was a truck driver for Union Carbide and member of the Teamsters 175. He attended Crossroads Open Air Sanctuary and enjoyed motorcycles, hunting, and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Patricia A. Baird; one daughter, Teresa (Stan) Skiles of Williamstown; one son Michael (Melanie) Baird of Charleston; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother, ...

Eddie Keith Bumgarner

Eddie Keith Bumgarner, 92, of New Haven, W.Va., passed away June 26, 2026, at Saint Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Viewing, noon to 2 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2026, at the New Haven United Methodist Church, with Pastor Thomas Beckette officiating. Service at 2 p.m., followed by Graveside service at Graham Cemetery.

Betty J. Davis

Betty J. Davis, 88, of Parkersburg, passed away June 26, 2026, at Camden Clark Medical Center. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Sunset Memory Gardens, 1934 Dupont Rd. Parkersburg.

Gaylord Wesley Layton

Gaylord Wesley Layton, 82, passed away peacefully June 28, 2026. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Bethel Lighthouse Church, 5570 Warren Chapel Road, Marietta. Burial, Salem Township Cemetery with military honors. Visitation, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, Marietta.