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Hazel Guess

Hazel V. Guess, 53, of Coolville, Ohio, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. She was born Nov. 23, 1971, in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of Linda Murphy Ellison and the late Alfred Carl Ellison. She was a bus driver for Warren School District and ...

Joyce Kline Haynes

Joyce Kline Haynes of Washington, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025. She was born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, the second daughter of the late Frank Kline and Martha Jane Hidlay Kline. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Denver ...

Dorothy Gertrude (Gertie) Holland

Dorothy Gertrude (Gertie) Holland, 99 ½, Spencer, died June 6, 2025, at Miletree Center in Spencer. A private family graveside service will be held at the Clover Cemetery. Arrangements by Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer.

Cara Dowler James

Cara Dowler James, 52, of Massillon, Ohio, formerly of Parkersburg, passed away on June 3, 2025, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will take place 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home South with Pastor Wayne Boone officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service.

Scott E. Murray

Scott E. Murray, 79, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away at 8:11 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Sept. 15, 1945, in Franklin County, Ohio, a son of Clyde Eugene Murray and Florence Icel Lowe Murray. Scott was a veteran of the U.S. Army ...

Wilbert “Bill” F. Owens Jr.

Wilbert “Bill” F. Owens Jr., 79, of Coolville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. He was born Feb. 5, 1946, in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Pauline (Fien) and Wilbert Owens, Sr. He worked for Walker in Parkersburg as a welder ...