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Judith Kay “Judy” Koerber

Judith Kay “Judy” Koerber, 80, of Sistersville, WV, passed away on January 25, 2025, at WVU Camden Clark. She was born July 27, 1944, in New Martinsville, a daughter of the late Charles Eugene Koerber and Mary Evelyn Bickle Koerber. Judy worked for Union Carbide and retired from GE after 42 years of service and she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sistersville. She was also a member of the Ohio Valley Chapter of the DAR. She loved gardening and animals and she won several awards for her photography of animals and cross stitch. Judy is also donating her pacemaker ...

Funerals

Ila Lee Leatherman - Celebration of Life, 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Mission Viejo, Calif. Graveside service, 11 a.m. April 26 at Willow Island Cemetery. Larry “Baldy” D. Stegner - Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home. Visitation, noon - 1 p.m. Burial, Putnam Cemetery.

Ila Lee Leatherman

Ila Lee Leatherman, 92, died December 21, with her family by her side in La Quinta, CA. Her nurturing spirit made her a friend to many and someone who was loved by all. Ila’s was a life well lived. A celebration of life will be held at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in ...

Larry “Baldy” D. Stegner

Larry “Baldy” D. Stegner, 77, of Marietta, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the MARIETTA CHAPEL OF CAWLEY & PEOPLES FUNERAL HOME. Visitation, noon - 1 p.m. Burial, Putnam Cemetery. www.CawleyandPeoples.com.

Funerals

Melvin Lee Claypoole - Funeral, 11 a.m. today, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta. Burial, Beverly Cemetery. Visitation, 9 - 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Gerald William Miller - Funeral, 10 a.m. today, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Beverly. Burial, St. Bernard Cemetery. Mary Louise Mincks Moore - Services, 11 a.m. Thursday, Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, 609 West St., Caldwell. Burial, Halley’s Ridge Cemetery. Visitation, 2 - 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Melvin Lee Claypoole

Melvin Lee Claypoole, 86, of Marietta passed away at 5:40 p.m., Saturday, January 25, 2025. He was born June 9, 1938, in Walkersville, WV, a son of Noah B. Claypoole and Lona G. Conrad Claypoole. Melvin was self employed as a handyman. He attended Walkersville High School. On ...