01/06/2026
Wilda Bennett McComas, 104, was born on April 9, 1921, and passed away on January 4, 2026, at the home of her daughter in North Ridgeville, Ohio.
Wilda was the third youngest of the eleven children of the late Oliver and Callie Bennett of Jumping Branch, WV. She was the granddaughter of Jacob and Rachel Cochran Bennett and John Vest. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Everett McComas, and son-in-law, Richard Belt. She was also preceded in death by her 10 brothers and sisters: Roy Bennett, Opal Gross, Ray Bennett, Reo Bennett, Eula Stanley, Ola McCutcheon, Wanda Lilly Kirk, Rexel Bennett, Roscoe Bennett, and Ronald Bennett.
Wilda and Everett met at a square dance and eloped to Ohio three-years later. They lived in Baltimore, where Everett worked in a shipyard building Liberty ships. He later joined the Navy, and Wilda went back to the Bennett family home in West Virginia. Later, she and Everett moved to Marmet, WV, where they lived the majority of their lives.
Wilda was a remarkable woman who lived through the Great Depression and World War II. She saw many changes in the world; with the improvement in telephones, the inception of the television, and many, many other modernizations of the world around her.
Wilda was an exceptional seamstress. She was also a clerk in the dry goods department at Keffer’s Store in Marmet, where she created patterns for customers and made sample clothing for display. Later, Wilda worked as a bookkeeper for a realty company. She was an active member of the Marmet First Baptist Church, where she established a library, served on many committees, worked in Bible School, and even made curtains, seat cushions, and scarves for the sanctuary. Along with her husband, Everett, she volunteered as an election poll worker for twenty years in Marmet.
One of Wilda’s life-long wishes was to obtain her high school diploma. Upon the death of her mother, she quit school before her senior year to care for her father, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Her hope was to go back to school, but that did not happen. In 2021, when she turned 100, she was awarded an honorary high school diploma from Summers County High School (formerly Hinton High School). Her longtime dream came true!
Wilda is survived by her daughter, Rondell Belt of North Ridgeville, Ohio; her son, Todd (Becky) of Marmet; two grandchildren: Rae Dawn Hadinger (David) of Rochester, NY and Ryan Belt of North Ridgeville; and three great grandchildren: Henry Hadinger, Reagan Belt, and Alysa Belt.
A Service to Honor the Life of Wilda will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Marmet First Baptist Church, Marmet, WV. Burial will follow in the Anderson-Vest Family Cemetery in Jumping Branch, WV at 2 p.m. A visitation will be held at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memories of Wilda may be shared by visiting http://snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is handling the arrangements.
