Janet Lee Williams
Feb 24, 2024
Janet Lee (Dragoo) (Fisher) Williams
Janet was born February 24, 1934 to Cecil Dragoo and Orvia (Brotherton) (Dragoo) Bush. She was born and raised in Kanawha County and a 1952 graduate of Dunbar High School. After graduation, she moved to NY, where she lived until she returned home to the wild and wonderful state of...
Roxanne Sowards
Feb 23, 2024
Roxanne Sowards, 67, of Ripley went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 23, 2024.
She was born May 30, 1956 in Columbus, OH a daughter of the late Lewis and Deloris (Zabonik) Thivener.
Roxanne was a 1974 graduate of the Apostolic Lighthouse Christian School in Albany, OH. Roxanne and her late husband,...
Stephanie Shawn Casto
Feb 20, 2024
Stephanie Shawn Casto, 54, of Ripley passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg.
Stephanie was born May 11, 1969 in Charleston a daughter of Bernice (Anderson) Casto and the late Denvil Casto.
Stephanie was a 1992 graduate of Ripley High School and enjoyed participating in the Special Olympics. She...
Dr. Christopher Todd Short
Feb 18, 2024
Dr. Christopher Todd Short, 40, of Ripley passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
Christopher was born in Parkersburg on September 15, 1983 to parents Lela Ann (Boggess) Walker and the late Stephen Wayne Short I. He enjoyed collecting Magic: The Gathering cards and playing the games associated with them. He also enjoyed the outdoors, spending...
Janet Lee French
Feb 17, 2024
Janet Lee French, 85 of Ripley, passed away February 17, 2024 at her home following a sudden illness.
She was born September 22, 1938 in Sandyville, daughter of the late Dan and Grace Vannoy Thorn. He was a Foster Grandparent “School Granny” and loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting and...
Douglas W. Withrow
Feb 17, 2024
Douglas Wayne Withrow, 72 of Cottageville, WV, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2024 at his home following an extended illness.
He was born May 2, 1951 in Charleston, WV , son of the late Robert and Lois Colley Withrow. Doug was an awesome, loving and caring father and grandfather who loved spending time with his family....
Bernard A. Lockhart
Feb 17, 2024
Bernard Alonzo Lockhart became reunited with his bride on February 17, 2024 after an extended illness. Bernard was born on November 17, 1931, in Lockhart, Jackson County, West Virginia to the late Roscoe and Belva Lockhart. He was a 1951 graduate of Gilmore High School in Sandyville, WV. He was a member of the Lockhart United Methodist Church.
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Linda Westfall
Feb 11, 2024
Linda Frances Westfall, 67, of Ripley passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 at her home.
Linda was born February 23, 1956 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Oman and Mildred (Benson) Casto. Linda enjoyed making crafts and spending time outdoors and loved her cabin on the hill. She will be remembered for always being there...
Robert L. Parsons
Feb 8, 2024
Robert Lee Parsons, 86 of Ripley, passed away February 8, 2024 at Mountain View Health Center following a short illness.
He was born October 15, 1937 in Sissonville, son of the late Floyd "Harrison” and Garnett Kidd Parsons. He enjoyed farming and building and in the 60’s and 70’s worked at Union Carbide. He was the owner...
Tressie M. Sturm
Feb 5, 2024
Tressie M. Sturm, of Ripley, formerly Arnoldsburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 5, 2024, six days shy of her 98th birthday.
Tressie was born February 11, 1926 a daughter of the late Elza and Ona (White) Wilson of rural Calhoun County. In addition to her parents and several brothers and sisters, she was preceded...
John E. Petty
Feb 1, 2024
John Edward Petty, 84 of Sandyville, passed away suddenly on February 1, 2024 at his home.
He was born August 24, 1939 in Ft. Worth, TX, son of the late John E. and Alta Opal Rodgers Petty. John served his country in the United States Army. He retired from Appalachian Power Company with over 30 years of...
Marjory Cleo Tanner
Jan 31, 2024
Marjory Cleo (Wilson) Tanner, 73 of Ravenswood, passed away January 31, 2024 at Charleston Memorial Hospital.
Marjory, known by many as Marge or Margie gained her angel wings after a short term illness. Marge was originally from Roane County, WV, where she owned and operated her own family restaurant known as Ma-Mar Restaurant.
Margie moved...
Danita Easter
Jan 27, 2024
Danita Easter,80, of Ripley passed away peacefully Sunday, January 27, 2024 at the home of her daughter in Blounts Creek, NC
Danita was born August 5, 1943 at Pikeville, KY to the late Robert and Junie Belle (Mullins) Steele.
Danita enjoyed collecting penguins of all sizes, was an avid reader, and was an animal lover...
Jeanne Casto
Jan 26, 2024
Katherine Jean Casto, 91 of Ripley, passed away peacefully at her home on January 26, 2024 following an extended illness.
Jeanne was born September 20, 1932 in Ripley, daughter of the late Hoyt Glen and Ola Bernice Bever Slaven. She was a very caring and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Jeanne was a member of the...
John P. Bourgeois
Jan 25, 2024
John Paul Bourgeois, 72, of Ripley went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2024, at Adena Pike Medical Center in Waverly, Ohio.
John was born in 1951, the son of Paul F. and Faye Hall Bourgeois. He was a 1969 graduate of Ripley High School and a 1970 graduate of Nashville Auto Diesel College. He...
Brandy Tiffany Parsons
Jan 23, 2024
Brandy Tiffany Parsons, 44, of Evans passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
She was born June 28, 1979 at Martin, Kentucky a daughter of Eddie Sexton and Tonya (Salisbury) Hall. Brandy previously worked as a medical assistant before becoming a full-time mom to her quadruplet girls which her world revolved around, and she loved dearly....
Alvina Faith Brabham
Jan 23, 2024
Alvina Faith Brabham, 75 of Gay, WV, passed away January 23, 2024 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, following a brief illness.
She was born October 3, 1948 in Grafton, WV.
She is survived by her husband of 25 years, John Brabham; daughter, Erica (Plesco) Sherman; step son Jason Dwayne Brabham; brother, Melvin Mayle.
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Dale L. Griffith
Jan 21, 2024
Dale Leon Griffith, 86, of Sandyville, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 at his home with his loving family by his side.
Dale was born on June 6, 1937 at Sandyville, a son of the late Lester Glenn and Eleanor (Kelbaugh) Griffith.
Dale retired from Century Aluminum after many years of service. Dale stayed very...
Virginia Lynn Hammond
Jan 20, 2024
Virginia Lynn Hammond, 57 of Ripley, passed away January 20, 2024 in Encompass Health Care in Parkersburg following an extended illness.
She was born July 21, 1966 in Ripley, daughter of the late Kenneth and Mildred Parsons Hammond. She was an amazing mother and grandmother and enjoyed camping and spending time with her family.
She...
Karen Lynn Engle
Jan 20, 2024
Karen Waybright Engle, 75 of Leroy, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Jackson General Hospital following a sudden illness.
She was born May 8, 1948, in Ripley, daughter of the late Boyd and Doris Hood Waybright. Karen enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, playing bingo, sewing and her pets.
She is...
