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Betty Hardie

Betty Hardie, 92, of Belpre passed away on April 17, 2026 at Arcadia Nursing Skilled Nursing & Rehab. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta, with burial to follow in Gravel Bank Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mary Lavada Newton

Mary Lavada Newton, 88, Beverly, passed away April 17, 2026. A celebration of life will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lowell Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home in Lowell and officiated by Zack Waite. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Matthew Ryan Nunn

Matthew Ryan Nunn, 39, of Huntington passed away April 18, 2026, at his home following a brief illness. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley, with the Rev. Dr. S.R. Parsons Jr. officiating. Arrangements by Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood.

Helen Ruth Sweeney

Helen Ruth Sweeney, of Vienna, passed away, April 16th, 2026. She was born on March 19th, 1934, to Robert and Leone Phillips of Ritchie County, WV. Her mother passed away when she was 3 years old and she was raised by her grandparents, Ethel and Ora Phillips. Helen retired from Patti John’s ...

Donald Eugene Maxon Sr.

Donald Eugene Maxon Sr. Donald Eugene Maxon Sr., 75, of Marietta passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital Southeast in Newark, Ohio. Celebration of life will be held May 2 starting with a visitation at 9:30 a.m. and a service at 11 a.m. at the Evergreen Bible Church, Williamstown. A meal will be served following the services. McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Donald Ray Kay

Donald Ray Kay, 75, of Ripley passed away April 17, 2026, at Mountain View Care Center, Ripley, following an extended illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with Pastor Todd King officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Tuesday until service time at the funeral home.