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HUNT, Arthur "Art" L. – 2 p.m. Oct. 3, celebration of life, Washington United Methodist Church. 10468 DuPont Road, Washington, W.Va., with the Revs. David Calvert, Rick DeQuasie and Mark James officiating. LOGSTON, Sheila Lynn – 11 a.m. Tuesday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial, Parkersburg Memorial Gardens. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. today and one hour before the funeral. RUMBURG, Helen Evans – 11 a.m. today, Leavitt Funeral Home. Visitation one hour prior to the service Monday. SMITH, Rebecca Irene “Becky” Smith – 1 p.m. Friday, Leavitt Funeral Home. Burial, ...

Sharon Britton

Sharon Britton, 78, of Parkersburg, passed away Aug. 30, 2026, in Morgantown. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Phillip Kenneth Cottrill

Phillip Kenneth Cottrill, born April 14, 1939, at Mahone in Ritchie County, died Sept 8, 2026, at Rockland Ridge in Belpre, Ohio. Phillip was the son of the late Paul Kenneth Cottrill and Lucy Mae Metz Cottrill. He graduated from Parkersburg High in 1957, Glenville State College in 1961, and ...

Arthur “Art” L. Hunt

Arthur "Art" L. Hunt, 83, passed away unexpectedly at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Art donated his body to science. He was born February 5, 1943 in Anaheim, California to the late Clarence Everett Hunt and Carol Lenore (Marsh) Hunt. When his father joined the Navy ...

Sheila Lynn Logston

Sheila Lynn Logston, 72, of Parkersburg, passed away Sept. 9 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Funeral, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial, Parkersburg Memorial Gardens. Visitation, 5-8 p.m. Monday and one hour before the funeral.

Sharon K. Memel

Sharon K. Memel, 85, of Parkersburg, passed away Sept. 9, 2026, at Belmont Healthcare, Belmont. Sharon donated her body to The WVU Human Gift Registry. Per her wishes, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.