We are a family-owned funeral home that has served the communities of Ohio and West Virginia for over 100 years. Our goal is to provide all of the families we serve a respectful and dignified service at a fair price. Whether a traditional service or more contemporary-style service, we try to meet all the needs of the individuals and families we serve.
Bernice Dolores Rake, 85, of Whipple passed away at 1:40 pm, Friday, April 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 19, 1935 in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of Durward and Dora Powell Gumm.
Dolores was a devoted wife. She was also a loving mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and loved quilting. She will be greatly missed. She was a member of Souls Harbor Baptist Church.
David L. Huston, age 50, Belpre, passed on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. He was born on August 16, 1970, in Marietta, Ohio, to Donald and Donna Huston. David is survived by his parents, daughter Kacie Huston, and siblings Donald Huston II, Deborah Miller, Diana Arnott, and Darla Brannan.
He graduated from Marietta High School in 1989 and Washington State Community College in 1992.
Norma Jean O’Curran, 72, of Marietta passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 27, 1948 in East Liverpool, OH, a daughter of Ernest and Nellie Conner Holland.
Norma graduated from Marietta High School, Class of 1966 and was a homemaker. In 1978, she married John O’Curran who preceded her in death in 1989.
Gilbert R. Jones, Sr. 78, of New Matamoras, OH, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Wetzel County Hospital.
He was born October 5, 1942, in Medina, OH, a son of William Lester and Angus Jones. Gilbert was employed at Ormet. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of VFW and American Legion.
David Erb, who found peace in hard work and God in wide open spaces, died March 25 in his home. He was 78.
His was a life of family and farming with his beloved wife, Wendy, the English girl he met in 1964 while stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, while he was an administrative clerk in the U.S. Army.
Born in 1942, he was the oldest of the six children of Ella Jean (Oliver) and Herbert Erb. Self-sufficient, he planted extra in the spring, filling dozens of buckets with harvested white and sweet potatoes, beans, and melons that he shared with neighbors, loved ones and strangers.
Dave believed fortune came through honesty and hard work, but he was a master at finding four-leaf clovers, tucking hundreds of them into his pockets for his offspring or pressing them into books.
Irma Tullius, 86, of Marietta passed away March 22, 2021 at Waterview Pointe in Marietta. She was Born August 4, 1934 in Marietta to Cecil and Lillian (Hilderbrand) Ritchie. She was married to John Tullius who preceded her in death in 2012.
Date of Death: Mon, 03/22/2021 Services: Mon, 03/29/2021 10:30 am Read MoreBetty Frances Tullius, 89, of Parkersburg passed away March 22, 2021 at Heartland of Marietta. She was born April 7, 1931 to the late Charles W. and Lavern J (McIntyre) Goodwin.
She is survived by her children: Becky (Fiancé Patrick Harper) Littleton, Sherry Tullius, Steve Tullius, and Paul Tullius, several grandchildren, a sister Carol Stutler, and a brother Chuck West.
