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David Lee Swisher

David Lee Swisher, 69, of Parkersburg, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at the home he shared with his daughter. At this time there will be no public visitation or service. Vaughan Kimes Funeral Home has been entrusted with final arrangements.

Edwin Townsend

July 7, 1936 September 11, 2026 The family of Edwin Cecil Townsend shares that he passed away on September 11, 2026, of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 90. Edwin was born in 1936 in Vienna, West Virginia, to Eva and Cecil Townsend, and grew up on the family dairy farm along Lee Creek in ...

Funeral Services

AHART, Wilma R. - Funeral, noon, Sept. 18, 2026 at Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St., Parkersburg. Visitation, one hour before the service. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens. EMERICK, Janice Louise - Celebration of Life, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, with a reception following at South Parkersburg Baptist Church, 1655 Blizzard Dr.,Parkersburg. HORNER, Rose Mary - Visitation, 2-3 p.m. Friday at McCullough Funeral Home, Pennsboro. Graveside service, 3:30 p.m. at Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ellenboro. MCCUTCHEON, Connie Lou - Celebration of Life, 1 p.m. Saturday, Faith Baptist Church, Vienna.

Wilma R. Ahart

Wilma R. Ahart, 86, of Washington, W.Va., passed away Sept. 14, 2026, at the Ohio Valley Healthcare Center. Funeral, noon, Sept. 18, 2026 at Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St., Parkersburg. Visitation, one hour before the service. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens.

Shirley Dell Dotson

Shirley Dell Dotson, 93, of Vienna, passed away Sept. 13, 2026. A service for the immediate family will be held at a later date. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna, is honored to serve the Dotson family.

Janice Louise Emerick

There’s a bright light in heaven as Janice Emerick made her entrance on Sunday, September 13th after a severe lung infection. Janice fought mightily for 12 years following a brain injury and years of complications. She was born in Parkersburg, WV in 1953 the first- born daughter of Pat ...