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Source: The Pocahontas Times

Mavis Marlene Richardson, 90, of Marlinton, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2026, at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton. Born August 21, 1936, in Lamar, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Arthur and Gladys Clawson McMackin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billie Jo Rich-ardson, in 2005;… Read the full story

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