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Lowell Edward Eddy

Lowell Edward Eddy, 83, of Newport, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 29th, 2026. He was born May 24, 1943, to the late Edward Virgil Eddy and Vera Louise Smith Eddy. Lowell married Kathryn Shingleton Eddy on June 23rd, 1967, and they celebrated 59 years together. Lowell is survived by his wife Kathryn; children: Beth Eddy (Chris), Jody (John) Buegel, and Tom (Traci) Eddy; grandchildren: Miriah (Andrew) Riffle, Garrett (Sarah) Buegel, Tyler (Laurel) Palmer, Colton Eddy and Coen Eddy; great-grandchildren: Hayden and Reed Riffle, Oakley and Hazel Buegel, and Ezra Palmer; siblings: Darla ...

Myrna Arlene Giffin

Myrna Arlene Giffin, of Parkersburg, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026. She was the only daughter of the late Harvey D. and Arietta J. Shafer Butcher. In addition to her parents, Myrna was preceded in death by her brothers, Floyd, Lawrence, Okey, Paul, Robert, and Roger; her husband, Raymond ...

Roxanna Darlene (Douglas) Gwinn

Roxanna Darlene (Douglas) Gwinn, 63, of Medina, W.Va., passed away June 30, 2026. Service, 7 p.m. Friday, at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with Pastor Karen Ritchie officiating. Visitation, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Frances Maybelle Reeder

Frances Maybelle Reeder, 96, of Parkersburg, passed away June 28, 2026, at WVU Camden Clark Medical Center. Funeral, 1 p.m., July 7, 2026, at Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, Pike Street, South Parkersburg. Burial, Lubeck Cemetery. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

John Wendell Taylor Sr.

John Wendell Taylor Sr., 89, of Spencer, died Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Graveside service, with military honors, 2 p.m. Friday, at Hebron Cemetery, Spencer with Charles B. White Jr., officiating. Visitation, 1 p.m. at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer.

Sandra Dee Wells

Sandra Dee Wells, 59, of Parkersburg, passed away June 26, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born on January 1, 1967, in Parkersburg, WV a daughter of James and Rita (Wagoner) Pfalzgraf. Sandra was an LPN and loved being a nurse. When she wasn't working, she liked to ...