After lifelong years of good health, Phillip D. Seely, 84, of Mineral Wells, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025. He passed peacefully, with his wife by his side, in the way they chose, at their local personal home that he built. He passed after a sudden, short illness, and a major ...
Chris Ball, 49, St. Marys, WV, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side. Born in Parkersburg, WV, on November 28, 1976, he was the son of Mary (Mike) McSweeney Gray and the late Terry Ball. He was a 1995 graduate of St. Marys ...
Amanda Jean Carper, 43, of Spencer, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Roane General Hospital, Spencer. Funeral, 1 p.m. Sunday, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Burial, J. Herbert Smith Sr. Family Cemetery, Looneyville. Visitation, one hour before the service. Condolences may be shared at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com
Steven Edward Crites, 59, of Beverly, Ohio, passed away Dec. 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral, 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Bobby Bell officiating. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation, two hours before the service. An online guestbook for condolences is available at www.sunsetparkersburg.com.
Delora Eloise Hall Dent, 91, of Parkersburg, passed away Dec. 17, 2025, at WVU Camden Clark Medical Center. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Vaughan Kimes Funeral Home with Reverend Mary Zimmer officiating. Interment, Veto Cemetery. Visitation, noon to 2 p.m. until Tuesday.
Ronald Russell Fortner, 81, of Ravenswood, WV, passed away on December 17, 2025, at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV. He was born on December 28, 1943, in Newport, Indiana, son of the late Wayne and Mary Russell Fortner. Ron was a graduate of Newport High School. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at Purdue University and MBA in engineering at Ball State University. He was a methodist by faith. He retired in 1999 from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp in Ravenswood, and was the State Representative for West Virginia for the National Street Rod Association. He was President ...
