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CREEL, Martha Rose – Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Interment, Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home. CROWDER, Norma – Graveside service, 2 p.m. Friday, Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar, W.Va. STOOPS, Jimmy Lee – Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Visitation, 1-2 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery South. WATKINS, George “Gene” – Funeral, noon-3 p.m., Thursday, Memorial gathering, Leavitt Reception Center. Internment, 2 p.m. Friday, ...

Stanley Mark Allman

Stanley Mark Allman, 76, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away on June 4, 2026, at Camden Clark Hospital. Born on July 21, 1949, Mark was the son of the late Ivan Allman and Gloria “Geri” (White) Rodgers. A 1967 graduate of Parkersburg High School, Mark spent his entire career in the auto body ...

Martha Rose Creel

Martha Rose Creel, 85, of Spring, Texas, formerly of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026. Born February 12, 1941, in Parkersburg, she spent most of her life in the community that shaped her faith, friendships, and family. A graduate of Parkersburg High School, ...

Norma Crowder

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Norma Crowder, 81, formerly of Parkersburg, West Virginia. She passed away on May 17, 2026, in Charleston, West Virginia surrounded by her sons, Bob and John. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James “Ed“ ...

Jimmy Lee Stoops

Jimmy Lee Stoops, 68, of Washington, W.Va., passed away May 31, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg with Doug Wells officiating. Visitation, 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery South.

George “Gene” Watkins

George "Gene" Watkins, 83, of Parkersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at his residence. Memorial gathering, noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, at the Leavitt Reception Center. Internment, West Virginia National Cemetery 2 p.m. Friday.