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Obituaries

Carolyn A. Broadwater

Carolyn A. Broadwater, of Vienna, passed away April 5, 2026, in Parkersburg. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are made with Lambert-Tatman Vienna.

Roger Dean Chapman Sr.

Roger Dean Chapman Sr., 49, of Spencer, died Thursday, at WVU Medicine – Ruby Memorial, Morgantown. Visitation, 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Condolences may be shared at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com.

Hilton Hudson Drake

Hilton Hudson Drake, 95, of Belpre Ohio passed away peacefully and went home to be with Jesus on April 2, 2026. He was born September 13, 1930, in Portland, Maine, and after high school he joined the United States Navy where he served as a Radio Operator on an ice breaker in the frozen north. ...

Mary Esther Hapney

Mary Esther Hapney, 64, of Belpre, passed away April 3, 2026, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Visitation, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Roland Allen Holland

Roland Allen Holland, 90, of Spencer, passed away April 1, 2026. Funeral, 11 a.m. today at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, with Pastor Mark Wood officiating and Eastern Star rites. Visitation, 10-11 a.m. Burial, Clover Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites.

Elladean Rose “Deanie” Vance Van Fossen Kendall

Elladean Rose "Deanie" Vance, Van Fossen, Kendall, departed to be with The Lord on March 28, 2026 in Parkersburg, WV. Deanie was born on July 8, 1932 in Parkersburg, WV . She graduated from PHS in 1950. She married Roy Van Fossen in 1949 and started working at the McCans, Grant Store. She also ...