Bessie Mertle Smith

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Waybright Funeral Home

Posted events

January 28, 2026

Feb

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Waybright Funeral Home

511 S. Church St, Ripley, WV 25271

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Funeral service

1:00 p.m.

Waybright Funeral Home

511 S. Church St, Ripley, WV 25271

Waybright Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 28, 2026

Bessie Smith Obituary

Bessie Mertle Smith, 85, of Advent passed away January 25, 2026 at Mountain View Care Center in Ripley.Bessie was born February 12, 1940 at Advent, a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Vernie Chapman Smith. In addition to her parents Bessie... Read Bessie Smith's Obituary