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Obituaries

Funeral Services

CARPENTER, Jon Marc – Today 1 p.m., Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p .m. today at the funeral home. MELROSE, Catherine “Katie” – Today 2 p.m., Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, South Parkersburg, with Pastor Randy Dornon officiating. Visitation, ...

Daniel West

Daniel West, 75, of Rockport, W.Va., passed away April 9, 2026, in Parkersburg. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Jon Marc Carpenter

Jon Marc Carpenter, 52, of Parkersburg, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Jon was born to the late Richard Kennon Carpenter and Linda Friesel Carpenter on March 23, 1974, in Parkersburg. A graduate of Parkersburg South High School, Jon was active in JROTC, joining the Air Force ...

Catherine “Katie” Melrose

Catherine “Katie” Melrose, 92, of Waverly, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at home with her loved ones by her side. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St. with Pastor Randy Dornon officiating. Visitation, 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Shirley Ann (Drake) Shamblin

Shirley Ann (Drake) Shamblin, 83, of Vienna, passed away April 9, 2026, at West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown. Service, 2 p.m. Monday, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Pastor Jonathan Butcher officiating. Burial, Ravenswood Cemetery. Visitation, 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral ...

Anita Jean Short

Anita Jean Short, 83, of Vienna, passed away peacefully on Wednesday. April 8, 2026, at Wyngate Senior Assisted Living of Parkersburg. Her daughter was by her side following several years of Jean’s declining health. Born August 5, 1942, in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jean was the daughter of the late ...