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Matthew Scott Newlon

Matthew Scott Newlon, 35, of Belpre, Ohio, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026. Celebration of Life, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, with a time and place to be announced.

Charles “Cotton” Sayre

Charles “Cotton” R. Sayre, age 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born January 30, 1943, in Cottageville, West Virginia, to the late Millard “Bud” Sayre and Edith Sayre Durst. He ...

Wanda Sheppard

Wanda Ilene Sheppard, 92, of Parkersburg, passed away Aug. 2, 2026. Service, 2 p.m. Thursday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg with Pastor Carl Radciff officiating. Interment, Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation, noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Russell E. Weiss

Russell E. Weiss, 90, of New Albany, Indiana (formerly of Belpre, Ohio), passed away peacefully at Green Valley Care Center on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Russ was born on March 24, 1936, and was preceded in death by his parents, John and Beryl Weiss. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Connie (Eddy) Weiss; his children, Larry Weiss (Lucy), Bryan Weiss (Kathy), and Sherry Weiss; his grandchildren, Haylee Cadigan (Dave) and Allyson Fritchley (Eric); and his great-grandchildren, Joseph Cadigan and Elena Cadigan. A graduate of Marietta High School (1954) and Marietta College (1958), Russ ...

Funeral Services

NICHOLS, Delbert Wayne - Celebration of Life, 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, Belpre Shrine Club, 1225 Blennerhassett Avenue, Belpre SNODGRASS, Larry F. - Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Hazelgreen Community Church. Burial, the Hazelgreen Cemetery. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Delbert Wayne Nichols

Delbert Wayne Nichols July 30, 1955-July 30, 2026 Delbert Wayne Nichols, age 71, of Vincent, OH, passed away peacefully at OSU Hospital in Columbus on July 30, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held at Belpre Shrine Club, 1225 Blennerhassett Avenue, Belpre, OH 45714 on Sunday, August 9, ...