In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Wayne Garrett, on June 28, 1985, whom she married March 9, 1940;
five sisters, Mable Niesz in infancy, Gladys Barnes, Estella Claus, Esther
Mellott and Mildred Fankhauser.
Friends were received June 19 at Wise Funeral Service and
the funeral service was held June 20 in
Memorial contributions may be made to
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.wisefuneral.com
Monroe County Beacon,
Bennie Brian Johnson, 27,
Surviving are a sister, Melissa Hinkle of Woodsfield; two
half-sisters, Amber Johnson and Stephanie Johnson, both of
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, James
Johnson, maternal grandparents, Floyd and Oma Maynard; step-father, Charles
Duimstra.
Friends were received June 15 and 16 at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel,
Local arrangements by Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
Miller, Ruth A. Miller nee Gallagher
Monroe County Beacon,
Ruth A. Miller, 83,
She was a member of
Surviving are five sons, David H. Miller, of the home,
Gregory Arthur Miller and friend Barb Garey of Woodsfield, Mark Leon Miller and
friend Dee Ziegler of Woodsfield, Allen (Patti) Christopher Miller of
Stoutsville, Brett Joseph (Wilda) Miller of Woodsfield; five daughters,
Patricia (Paul) Rush of Woodsfield, Linda (Meredith) Kahrig of Woodsfield,
Wanda (James) Monahan of Barnesville, Marilyn Ruth Wells of Wooster, Kimberly
(Jim) Johnson of Powell; sister, Victoria Rosalie (Willis) Carpenter of New
Castle; brother, Larry James Gallagher of Junction City; 19 grandchildren and
26 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Arthur L. Miller on Sept. 10, 2003; three brothers, Raphael,
Gilbert and Donald Gallagher; two sisters, Ida Mae Miller and Eileen Gallagher.
Friends were received June 18, at Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield. Mass of Christian Burial was held June 19 at
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung
Association,
Rader, Roberta Rader nee Rutherford
Monroe County Beacon,
Roberta Stewart Rader, 78, of New Martinsville, died
She was a graduate of
Surviving are two sons, Ted E. (Debby) Stewart of Raleigh,
N.C., and William L. (Karen) Stewart of Morgantown; three grandsons, William K.
Stewart, Corey M. Stewart and William Blaine Stewart; granddaughter, Mackenzie
D. Stewart; three sisters, Wilma Bolyard of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her lifelong companion, Blaine E. Stewart in January 2006; two brothers,
William P. Rutherford, and George L. Rutherford, both of Fellowsville; two
sisters, Thelma Williams and Ellen Miller, both of Tunnelton, W.Va.
Friends will be received June 21, from 2-4 and
Memorial contributions may be made in Roberta s name to the
Bridge Street Church of Christ,
Haynes, Gladys Ethel Haynes nee Mobley
Monroe County Beacon,
Gladys Ethel Haynes, 90, of Rittman, died
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rittman.
Surviving are two sons, Fred (Elaine) Haynes, Walter (Pam)
Haynes, both of Rittman; daughter, Donna Lannine of Rittman; daughter-in-law,
Teri Haynes of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, George Haynes, Jr. whom she married
Friends were received June 16, at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, with Keith Jones officiating. Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
Averille E. Payne, 85,
While in
He was a member of
the United States Army serving his country during World War II, in both the
European and Asian Theatres as a military policeman. He was a member of the
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Steele
Avenue Church of Christ, where he was an usher and a communion server. He was
also an avid outdoorsman.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, Lucille Hogue, whom he
married May 27, 1950; are a son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Dee Kindall, of
Ashland; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two half-sisters, Brenda
Burns, of Texas and Violet Streit, of Ashland.
He was preceded in death by his father and two
step-mothers; one sister, Evelyn Payne; step-sister, Mildred Wiley;
step-brother, Ralph Cline; half sister, Ethel Highman and half brother, Cecil
Payne.
Friends were received until time of services on Feb. 27
where funeral services were held at Steele Avenue Church of Christ, with Jeff
Slater and Donald Highman officiating. Burial with military honors conducted by
the Ashland Veterans Honor Guard was conducted at
Memorial contributions may be made to the Steele Avenue
Church of Christ Building Fund,
Heyl Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Monroe County Beacon,
Ray Stephen Kasserman, 74, of
He was an independent truck driver for over 40 years and
proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a member of the
Teamster s Union Local #92 and the Army/Navy Garrison #207 in Massillion. He
enjoyed bluegrass music and loved his dog.
Surviving are five daughters, Judy (Guy) Keener, Nancy
(John) Shonk, Bonnie and her fianc , Tony Antonelli, Brenda Rhodes and her
fiance, Tim Taulbee, Sheryl Armstrong; son, Ray Kasserman II; nine
grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Norma Jean Kasserman, in 1968; an infant daughter, Linda Rae Kasserman;
brother, George Kasserman.
Friends will be received March 2, from
Watson, Tammy Watson nee Campbell
Monroe County Beacon,
Tammy Watson, 46,
She was a receptionist at Millers Collision and Repair in
Surviving in addition to her mother are her husband, Reed
Wesley Watson, whom she married Dec. 19, 1994; son Shawn H. Cross of
Friends were received March 2 at Brubach-Watters Funeral
Home, Summerfield where funeral services were held March 3 with Pastors Nate
Gibbons and Marvin Shepard officiating. Burial followed in
Wilcox, Judith Diane Wilcox nee Epling
Monroe County Beacon,
Judith Diane Wilcox, 59,
She was formerly of
Surviving in addition to her mother, are her husband, Larry
Wilcox; two daughters, Tammy (Scott) Puleo, of Garrettsville, Heidi (Kenneth)
Scherick, Woodsfield; son,
Friends were received March 6 at Shorts Funeral Home,
Streetsboro Chapel, with Rev. Doug Beggs officiating. Burial in
Antal, Ova A. Antal nee
Monroe County Beacon,
Ova. A. Antal, 85, died
She was a member of the Emmanuel United Church of Christ
where she was a volunteer and taught Sunday School. She worked at McAllied
Tools for 10 years, was a Girl Scout leader for eight years, was legislative
chairman for AARP, volunteered at the gift shop at
Surviving are a son, Don (Mary Ann) Crum of Holly Pond,
Alabama; two daughters, Darla Earnest of Akron, Marcia (Bob) Fidelholtz of
Tallmadge; first husband, Don Crum; 12 grandchildren, Joey Crum, Trudi (David)
Wimberly, Wendi (Kerry) Henderson, Sunshine (Jared) Thompson, Angela Crum, Gary
Earnest II, David (Amy) Earnest, Conni (Mark) Davis, Michael Mueller, Ron
Fidelholtz, Susan (Dr. Gary) Laden and Elizabeth (Brian) Westfall; 16
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jack Hopkins, Paul Hopkins; two sisters,
Anna May Whittaker, Ruth Jacobs.
She was preceded in death by her second husband, Dan Antal;
several brothers and sisters.
Friends were received April 2 at Newcomer Funeral Home,
Memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel United
Church of Christ,
Tipton, Ruth Tipton nee Burcher
Monroe County Beacon,
Ruth Burcher Tipton, 90, a resident of
She graduated from
She was also a member of Thursday Study Club and the
Hillcrest Garden Club, served as Cub Scout, Girl Scout and Brownie leader as
well as serving at Pleasant Street School in various leadership roles.
She was one of the first women elected to the YMCA Board of
directors, and served as treasurer for seven years when the YMCA as [sic-was]
built on
She played bridge with several bridge clubs over the years
and enjoyed the friendships made at the bridge table. Ruth was an excellent
cook and thoroughly enjoyed entertaining friends in her home. She and her
husband traveled extensively throughout the world with many beloved friends.
Her family describes her as being quiet, thoughtful, full of grace and
perseverance, faithful and intelligent.
She lived in
Surviving are her husband, James Robert Tipton; two
daughters, Peggy (Edwin) Tipton Lutz, Nancy Tipton (Dr. Robert) Davis; son,
James Sherwood Tipton and his friend Martha; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey (Pam)
Lutz,
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a
brother, Albert Burcher; half-sister, Martha Burcher Boyles; half-brother,
Joseph Burcher.
Friends were received an hour before the service at the
First Christian Church,
Memorial contributions may be made in Ruth s name to the
First Christian Church,
Heyl Funeral Home,
Toothman Online Obituaries,
Dante "Daniel Vincent" "Dan
V." Barr, 87 of
He was born June 9, 1919 in Glencoe, a son
of the late Vincent Barr and Filomena Archangeli Barr.
He was a retired coal miner, a Catholic,
and member of the Masonic Lodge and Shrine.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by a sister, Alma Mazzie; and two infant sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Rossie Grant Vaughn
Barr; two daughters, Marcia Garcia of Powhatan Point, and Anna Marie Barr of
Bellaire; three step-sons,
Thomas, Paul, and Kenith
Vaughn of Shadyside; 5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 13
step-grandchildren, 7 step-great grandchildren.
Family and friends will be received on
Friday from
Hinds, Myrtle Hinds nee Morris
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Myrtle
Morris Hinds, 90, of
2006, in the
Myrtle
was a homemaker and a member of the
In
addition to her parents, Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband William
"Ears" Hinds on
Surviving are five children: Chalmer
"Butch"Hinds and his wife Linda of Bellaire; Donna Glasow and her
husband Jerry, of
Friends will be received on Sunday, August 13,
from
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Spirit of 17 Fire Department and E-Squad.
Online
condolences may be extended to the family at www.altmeyer.com
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Larry Lazarus Kotur, Sr., 81, of
He was born on April 20, 1925 in
He was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation where he
worked in the 80 inch as a
scheduler. He was an Army veteran of World War II; a member of St. Paul
Catholic Church in
Surviving are one daughter, Linda Mossgrove
of
He will be missed by special friends whom
he considered family.
Friends will be received on
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at
Entombment will follow in
Full military honors will be conducted by
the Ohio Valley Veterans Memorial Squad.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Valley Hospice at
Send condolences to: www.chambersandjames.com
Livingston,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Golda
I. Livingston, 90, formerly of
She was born
Golda
was a member of the
She was preceded in death by her husband Roy
Livingston; five brothers: Charles, Jake, Arthur,
Surviving
are two sons: Albert E. Norris,
Friends will be received
Memorial contributions may be offered to the
family at www.altmeyer.com
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Clarence V. Perkins, 87, of Wayne
Twp.,
Clarence was a life long farmer, and
retired from the former Byrum Construction Company; a member of the
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a sister, Thelma (Hollis) Kemp, and a brother,
Surviving are his wife of 63 years,
Martha Dallas Perkins of Barnesville, Ohio; sons, Roger (Cathy) Perkins of
Belmont, Ohio and Gary (Marcia) Perkins of Bethesda, five grand-children; three
great-grand children, Jennifer (David) Pittman, Carrie Ann of rural
Beallsville, Patrick Perkins of rural Beallsville, Sara Perkins of Washington,
D.C., Michael (Jodi) Perkins, Mitchel and Mackinley of Pataskala, Steven
Perkins (fiancee, Melissa Lloyd) of Lorain, Ohio.
Friends will be received Tuesday,
Burial in
Memorial contributions may be made to
the
Sindeldecker,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Sindeldecker,
on
Larry was born April 26, 1930, in
He was retired from the military after 22
1/2 years of service to his country.
He served in the United States Army during
the Korean War, and in the United States Air Force during
He was a member of General MacArthur's Honor
Guard and Honor Guard Society.
He also served at NASA in
He was a life member of the Powhatan VFW
Post #5565, was an Eagle Scout and was Methodist by faith.
In addition to his beloved wife, he was
preceded by his step-mother Lena Shaw Sindeldecker; grandson David Soltis II;
two brothers: Robert and James Sindeldecker; two sisters: Martha Yocum and Anna
Sindeldecker.
Surviving is a son, Mark E. (Monica)
Sindeldecker of Barton; two daughters: Kathy (David) Soltis of Freeport; and
Debora (Gene) Glasgow of
Powhatan Point.
He is also survived by five grandchildren:
Michael Sindeldecker; Amber Sindeldecker and fiancee John Major; and Andrea
Sindeldecker, all of Barton; Eric Glasgow; Lacie Glasgow and fiancee Jason
Holliday, all of Powhatan; and two great-grandchildren: Isabel Soltis and Davey
Emma Soltis of Columbus, Ohio; and four step-grandchildren: Brandon White, Dallas
and Chase Lawson and Kennedy Cobb, all of Columbus.
Family and friends will be received Monday
from
Entombment will be at
Powhatan Veterans Honor Guard will conduct
Military services at 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed to the
family at www.altmeyer.com
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Walter
Stemkowski, 83, of
He
was born
Walter
was retired from the cast house at the Ormet Corporation at
He
was a member of the VFW Post 626 and DAV Post 117, both of Bellaire; American
Legion Post 521 of Shadyside, Eagles Aire 371 of Bellaire and the Ormet
Retirement Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
In addition to his parents, Walter was
preceded in death by one brother, Louis Stemkowski and two sisters, Blanche
Paliswat and Mildred Kosar.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah Elizabeth
Walter Stemkowski; one daughter, Marie Gibbs and her husband, Kevin, of
Westerville, Ohio; brothers-in-law, Pete Paliswat of Shadyside, Ohio; Joseph
Kosar of Tiltonsville; brother and sisters-in-law, Madelyn Hajdin and her
husband, Mike, of Colerain, and Fred Minkemeyer and his wife, Gloria, of Rayland;
also, several nieces and nephews.
Family
and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes &
Crematory,
Funeral
Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at
Interment
in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove, Ohio, with Full Military Honors
conducted by the Belmont County Council of the American Legion.
Vigil
services will be conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday at 3
p.m., and American Legion
services at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St.
Mary Catholic Church,
Share
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Cloughessy, June Cloughessy nee Gonya
Marietta Times,
Born July 2, 1932, in
Preceded in death by her parents, survivors
include her husband, Edward Cloughessy; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and
Jennifer Cloughessy of
She will be deeply missed by all, but her
legacy emphasizes loyalty, love, and responsibility. Her dedication, kindness,
and empathy will live on through her son, grandchildren, and future
generations.
The visitation will be held from
Memorials requested to a charity of your
choice.
Arrangements by the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral
Home,
Thomas, Georgia M. Thomas nee Haught
Marietta Times,
BEAVERTOWN - Georgia M. Thomas, 81, of
Beavertown died at
She was a daughter of the late William and
Ada Brown Haught. She was preceded in death by her husband, Josiah Thomas. She
is survived by one
son, Bernard of New Matamoras; six daughters, Mary
of Williamstown, Helen of Coolville, Sue
of Florida, Lula of Marietta, Linda of Byesville, and
Rosalie of Coshocton; two sisters, Geneva Bull of
Columbus, Ohio, and Lucille Grimes of New
Matamoras; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a number of nephews and nieces.
Friends may call at the
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Mary Atkinson Agee, 88, died Saturday, Aug.
19, 2006 at Well Spring Retirement Community of Greensboro, North Carolina.
A graveside service will be held at
Mrs. Agree was preceded in death by her
husband, Col. Henry Taylor Agee.
She is survived by two children; son,
Robert T. Agee of Falls Church, Va.; daughter, Patricia A. Friedrichs of
In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Cancer Society,
Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home,
Monroe County Beacon,
Emerson E. Cox, 79,
He was a former General Manager of Doan Ford
in
Surviving are three daughters: Joan (Don)
Thompson of
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary McBride
Cox of Sept.1, 2001; two brothers, Stanley Cox, Delbert Cox; two grandchildren,
Jenna and Nicole Lodge
Friends were received May 21 at Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where funeral services were held May 22, with Sam
Bartrug officiating. Burial followed in
Masonic services were conducted May 21.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Washington County Home Nursing and Hospice,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Edison
E. Fraley, 77, of
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Nada Fraley Grant
and Lenette Fraley; brothers, Nelson and Richard Fraley.
Surviving
are his wife, Louise Staggs Fraley; a daughter, Rhonda (Walter) Brudzinski of
Lafferty, Ohio; sons, Mark (Carolyn) Fraley of Bethesda, and Darrell (Marianne)
Fraley of Belmont, Ohio; grandchildren: Amy Ogilbee, Brian and Eric Brudzinski,
Danny and Kristen Fraley, Mallory and Devin Fraley; three great-grandchildren:
sisters, Dema Schultz of Belmont, Hilda Sherman of Boardman and Carol Kesner of
Wooster, Ohio.
Friends will be received Wednesday,
Memorial
contributions may be made to the
Military graveside services by
Belmont County Council American Legion.
Francis, Kenneth Lee Francis, Jr.
Marietta Times,
NEW MATAMORAS - Kenneth Lee Francis Jr., 68,
of
He
was born
On
He
was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Francis; one daughter, Nannie
Francis; and one brother, Ed Francis.
There
will be no visitation or services. Cremation arrangements have
been entrusted to Hadley
Funeral Home, New Matamoras.
Kindelberger, G. Paul Kindelberger
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Kindelberger, G. Paul, age 84, of
He
was born January 6, 1922 in Clarington, the son of the late George W. and
Gladys C. Isaly Kindelberger.
He
was engaged in the dairy business with his parents at their Hi-Land Jersey Farm
for many years. Subsequent to that, he drove dairy trucks for United Dairy of
Martins Ferry,
He
was a member of
Survivors
include his wife, Janice Rexroad Kindelberger and they would have celebrated
their 48th anniversary on June 21, cousins, Dorothy Schnegg of Beallsville, Don
Isaly and Carol Ollom of Powhatan Point, Ohio, Lynn Isaly of Gahanna, Ohio and
Joan Weigand of Bellaire, Ohio.
Family
will receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and
Interment to follow in
Memorial contributions may be made to
Tolzda, Jean E. Tolzda nee Gibson
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Jean E. Gibson Tolzda, 88, of
She was born
Jean graduated from the former Bellaire City
Hospital School of Nursing and worked as an LPN. She also was a homemaker and a
member of the
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Joseph L. Tolzda; two brothers, Pete and Bill Gibson
and one sister, Sue Dunfee.
Surviving
are two daughters, Joyce Cokinis of
Family
and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes and
Crematory,
Interment
in the
Memorial
contributions may be made to the
Share
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Vinskovich, Mary Lu Vinskovich nee
Kolenich
Toothman Online obituaries,
Mary
Lu Vinskovich, 49, of Jacobsburg, formerly of Barnesville, died
Mary
Lu was a Licensed Practical Nurse with Maxim Health Care and she was a catholic
by faith.
She
was preceded in death by both parents in 1999.
Surviving
are her husband, Andrew M. Vinskovich Jr.; three sons, Matt (Jayne) Vinskovich
of Woodsfield, Jason Vinskovich of Columbus and Brad (Jamie) Vinskovich of St.
Clairsville; a step mother, Anna Mae Mayhew Kolenich of Bellaire; four
grandchildren, Matison and Jaykob Vinskovich, Liam and Reagan Vinskovich; two
brothers, Louis A. Kolenich Jr. of Columbus and Scott Gallagher of Wellsburg,
West Virginia; five sisters, Marie Jordan Martin of Mansfield, Massachusetts,
Nancy Kees of Bellaire, Rhonda Cagle of Andrews, North Carolina, Bernice Dalto
of Bellaire and Rose Anna Alloway of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania; several nieces
and nephews.
Family and friends will be received on Sunday
from 1 to 3 and
Memorial
contributions may be made to the 3C's Cancer Support Group, c/o Sandy Smith 439
W. Main St.,
Monroe County Beacon,
Willis D. Varner, 90, of
He had been maintenance electrician at Union Carbide
Company for 30 years. He was a member of the Harmar Hill Church of Christ and
was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army Corps.
Surviving are his wife, B. Viola Truex, whom he married
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
brother, Dwight Varner.
Friends were received March 23 and 24 until the hour of the
service at McClure-Schafer-Langford Funeral Home,
Monroe County Beacon,
Edwinna Grimes died
As a young woman she came to
Surviving are a brother Roger (Joyce); nephew, Gary of
Palmdale, CA; great-nieces and nephews.
There were private graveside services on March 23 in
Woodsfield. A memorial service is planned for a later time.
Memorial contributions may be made to Midwestern Children s
Home,
Local arrangements by Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield.
McGinnis, Martha M. McGinnis nee Vanness
Monroe County Beacon,
Martha M. McGinnis, 81, Barnesville, died
She was a member of the
Surviving are three sons, Lester (Bonnie) McGinnis of
Beallsville,
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
former husband, Edward McGinnis; four infants; infant grandson, Sean McGinnis;
three brothers, William, Russell and Ralph Vanness; three sisters, Dorothy
Phillips, Emma and Elsie Vanness.
Friends will be received July 20, from 2-4 and
Monroe County Beacon,
Charles E. Hardesty, 70,
He was a former letter carrier and retired as
Superintendent of Postal Operations at the Belpre Post Office. He was a member
of the Belpre Church of Christ, a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Noble
County Genealogical Society and First Families of Noble County.
Surviving are his wife, Ila M. Dailey Hardesty; two
daughters, Elaine (Paul) Moore of Troutville, Virginia, Joni (Greg) Adams of
Waterford; brother, Larry (Yvonne) Hardesty of Canton; six grandchildren,
Jonathon, Hannah, Mary Grace and Abigail Rose Moore and Valerie and Rachel
Adams.
Friends were received May 18 at Belpre Church of Christ and
May 19 at Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, Summerfield, with Ron Laughery
officiating. Burial followed in
Monroe County Beacon,
Donald Mahoney, 80, Woodsfield, died
He was retired from the Woodsfield Street Department and
had worked for Crum Construction and White and Rousenberg. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II, and a member of the Eagles Lodge of Woodsfield.
Surviving are two brothers, Robert and Franklin Mahoney,
both of Woodsfield; two sisters, Meignon Hendershot of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Bernard and Samuel Mahoney.
Friends will be received May 31, from 2-4 and
Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
William J. Calder, 95, of
He was a retired Certified Public Accountant for the
Wiseman Hutzell Co., of
Surviving
are his wife, Hazel I. Thomas Calder; two sons, Jerry (Sharon) Calder, of
Woodsfield, William (Cathie) Calder, San Marcos, California; daughter, Jean
(Jim) Lamont of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren, Cheri Atkins, William Calder,
Michael Lamont, Lisa Barhorst, Joseph Lamont, Krista Calder-Duffy and Daniel
and Jonathan Calder; 12 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
brother, John T. Calder, Jr. and a sister, Mary Jane Ritter.
Friends were received Jan. 20 at Heslop Funeral home,
Martins Ferry. Funeral Lithurgy with Mass was held Jan. 21 at St. Mary s
Catholic Church, Martins Ferry, with Rev. Thomas Magary officiating. Entombment
followed in St. Mary s Cemetery, Martins Ferry.
Wake services were held Jan. 19 followed by Elks services,
both in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to B.P.O.E. Lodge #895,
14 N. 4th
Lively, Gale Denver Lively, Sr.
Monroe County Beacon,
Gale
Surviving are two sons, Rodney Lively, of Tennessee, Dennis
Lively, of West Virginia; daughter, Penny Aquilera, of Texas; sister, Anna
(Junior) Lee of West Virginia; three brothers, Harold (Isabelle) Lively, of Ohio,
Lewis (Connie) Lively, of West Virginia, Jim (Dorothy) Lively, of West
Virginia; five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Lively;
brother, Lawrence Lively; two sisters, Clarabelle Litman and Pat Pinamonti.
Private funeral services will be held in the
Monroe County Beacon,
John William (Bill)
He was a retired coal miner and an Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Darlene Hines Taylor, of
Woodsfield; son, Ronnie Mellott, of St. Clairsville; four daughters, Kathy
Miller, of Fort Wayne, IN, Tammy Taylor of Lewisville, Lisa Carpenter, of
Carrolton, Billie Jo Taylor, of Stafford; brother, Bob Taylor, of Lewisville;
sister Betty Dyer, of Bellaire; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by
three sisters, Shirley Repco, Rene Sullivan, infant sister, Donna Jean Taylor;
brother, Boyd Eddie Taylor.
Friends were received Jan.26 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services were held Jan. 27, with Pastor Sheryl Allen
officiating. Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
Lester Fraley, Jr., 84, of
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired
mechanic for ODOT. He was a member of Sunsbury Lodge #362, F & AM, Scottish
Rite Valley of Cambridge, the Switzerland of Ohio Water Board, and a member of
the Jerusalem Cemetery Board.
Surviving are his daughter, Barbara (Ron) Hendershot, of
Beallsville; son, Scott (Melba) Fraley, of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Mildred (Mick) Thomas Fraley; brother, Richard.
Friends were received Jan. 31 at Harper Funeral home,
Beallsville, where services will be held Feb. 1, with Wayne Clark officiating.
Burial will follow in
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jerusalem United
Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Marva Sue Pack,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Junior R. Allar, 72, of
Junior was a retired heavy equipment
operator, and a member of the
In addition to his parents he was preceded
in death by a brother John Allar.
Surviving are his wife Dorothy Hanlon
Allar; two daughters: Diane (Tim) Ackerman of Barnesville, Ohio, Donita (Joe)
Moore of Lancaster, Ohio; two sons, Bradley (Debbie) Allar of Barnesville,
Ohio, and Brian (Yumiko) Allar of Japan; ten grandchildren; three great -
grandchildren; sisters Faith Morris of Fairview, Ohio; Freda Roberts of Oklahoma;
and Rachael Palmer of Tennessee; Eileen Cramblett of Byesville, Ohio; Judy
Allar of Arizona; brothers, Samuel Allar of Barnesville, Ohio; and Dave Allar
of Bethesda, Ohio.
Friends will be received Monday
Marietta Times,
NEW MATAMORAS,
He was born April 21, 1933, at New
Matamoras to Arch and Irene E. Cochran Amos. He graduated from
He is survived by his wife, Donna Jean
Elrod Amos, whom he married on April 28, 1956; one daughter, Kimberly Oldfield
and her husband, Doug, of New Matamoras; one son, Michael Amos and his wife,
Mary, of Keene, N.H.; three grandsons, Justin Oldfield and his fiancee,
Leighann Fry, of New Matamoras, and Robert and Timothy Oldfield of New
Matamoras; two sisters, Helen Amos of Summerfield, Ohio, and Ruth Heiney of
Beavertown, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Debbie Amos; and a niece, Katie Amos.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
and two brothers, Jack S. and Robert F. Amos.
Services will be held at
Memorial contributions may be made to
Polycystic Foundation,
Bolen, Alma Rachel Bolen nee Rhoads
Marietta Times,
She was born
She is survived by three daughters, Dorothy
Tullius of Marietta, Hazel Butler of Adena, and Ethel Safigan (Dick) of
Ingleside, Texas; two sons, Arthur Bolen (Judy) of Dexter City and Michael
Bolen (Joann) of Belpre; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 15
great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Walter Lawrence Bolen, who died on April 10, 1971; they were married on May 4,
1929. She was also preceded in death by a son,
Funeral services will be held at
Donations may be made to the L-A Fire &
Rescue Squad,
Grisell Online Obituaries,
Bowen, Mildred "Marie", age 67,
of State Route 255,
She was born March 5, 1939 in New
Martinsville, WV, the daughter of the late James and Anna Mary Rebecca Peterson
Johnson.
She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary in
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by two sisters, Phyllis Jean Benson, and Patty Jo McPeek.
Survivors include two daughters, Meleah
Roberton of Clarington, Ohio and Meskal Bowen of Woodsfield, a son, Mark Bowen
of Sardis, two sisters, Shila Gibson of Virginia and Karen DiPofi of Hershey,
PA, three brothers, Terrell Johnson, James Johnson and Nicholas Johnson, all of
Clarington, Ohio, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Monday
from 11am to 1pm at Grisell Funeral Home,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Call, Lester Robert, age 89, of Hickory
Street, Sardis, Ohio, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio and Ft. Myers, Florida, died
Friday, June 02, 2006 in Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, WV.
He was born December 14, 1916 in
Cleveland, the son of the late Clarence and Angeline Peters Call.
He was a retired custodian with the
Force veteran of WWII.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Alice Kozaluha Call, infant son, Lester Robert Call, six
brothers, Mike Whiteman, Charles Whiteman, Richard Call, Clarence (Sam) Call,
twin Leo Call, and William Call, five sisters, Hazel Wilburger, Belle Gerrity,
Irene Greco, Eleanor Irwin, and Corrine Luzius.
Survivors include three sons, Robert
Lester (Nancy) Call of Elgin, Illinois, Clarence Clifford "Pete"
(Sheila) Call, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, Charles Lester (Janet) Call of
Brooklyn, Ohio, a daughter, Alice Ann Kingry of Sardis, 14 grandchildren, 16
great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter.
Family will receive friends on Sunday from
4-8pm at Grisell Funeral Home,
Interment in
Memorial contributions may be given to
Marietta Times,
He was born in
Besides his parents, he was preceded in
death by his brother, Emerson Day.
Survivors include his loving wife of 47
years, Mary Ann Day of the home; three sons, James (
There
are six grandchildren, Michael (Corrie) Stephen, Ryan (Amanda) Stephen, Kristen
and Anna Jett, and Cora and Garrett Day; two brothers, Dennis (Becky) Day of
Carrollton, Ohio, and Harry (Donna) Day of Sardis, Ohio; three sisters,
Rosemary (Louis) Mastellar of Columbus, Ohio, Hazel Day of Stafford, Ohio, and
Claribel Day and her companion, Herman Zerger, both of Stafford, Ohio; and a
host of nieces and nephews are also surviving.
Funeral services will be conducted at noon
Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home-Canton Chapel with Chaplain Paul Rudy
officiating. Burial will be in
Those
wishing to share their condolences or a fond memory may sign the Reed online
guestbook at the Web site www.reedfuneralhome.com
Emigh, Evelyn Grace Emigh nee Cunningham
Grisell Online Obituaries,
Emigh,
Evelyn Grace Cunningham, age 80, of Sardis, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord
on July 21, 2006 at Sistersville General Hospital Journey Hospice after a
lengthy illness.
She
was born
She
was a member of Kiski United Free Methodist Church of
Surviving
are three children, Mrs. Elwood H. Rouse (Dottie) of
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Donald Emigh of
Also
surviving are one brother, Robert (Bob) and Pat Cunningham of
Wheeling Island, WV, three
sisters, Hilda Jean Donaldson of Fairview, WV, Wilda Mae Archabold of
Moundsville, and Betty Ann Johnson of St. Mary s, WV, 12 grandchildren and 7
great grandchildren.
Family
and friends will be received on Tuesday, July 24th, from
Interment
at
Memorial
donations may be made to Journey Hospice, c/o
Marietta Times,
He was born
He was a retired operator engineer for
Martin Marietta, a member of the Operator/Engineer Union, and a member of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Emma Frances Fox; and two brothers, Bert and Charles Fox.
Survivors include a daughter, Juanita
Davis, a grandson, Robert Davis, and a granddaughter, Danielle Davis, all of
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4
and
Interment will be in
Sympathy expressions can be made at www.grisellfuneralhomes.com
Gorder, Donna Delores Gorder nee
Davidson
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Donna
Delores Gorder (nee Davidson), 78, died June 18, at Mayfair Village Retirement
and
A
woman of sharp wit and intellect, Donna sang and read avidly.
She
was preceded in death by brothers, Donald Davidson and Brent Davidson; and
former husband Warren E. Gorder.
Donna
is survived by sons William (Pamela) Gorder of Columbus, Ohio, and James
(Connie) Gorder of Wheeling, W.Va., and much beloved granddaughter Sarah
Gorder.
No
calling hours, cremation private.
An
informal gathering for family and friends will be held in
In
lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to Odyssey HealthCare
Foundation, 6432 East Main
St., Ste. 102, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068, or to the American Macular
Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, Mass. 01061- 0515.
Visit
www.schoedinger.com to sign the guestbook and leave an online
remembrance of Donna.
Arrangements by Schoedinger - Norris Chapel
614-875-6333
Hannahs, Ruby Hannahs nee Huntsman
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Ruby Jane Hannahs, 86,
At
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Earl R. Hannahs (4/25/56); a infant daughter, Shirley Hannahs; three brothers:
Francis, Delbert and Roger Huntsman; one sister, Lena Hannahs; and son-in-law
Robert Crawford.
She was owner of Ruby's
Beauty Shop in
Surviving are two sons: Robert (Judy)
Hannahs and Dr. Dan (Becky) Hannahs, both of Barnesville; one daughter, Beverly
Crawford of Bethesda, Ohio; two sisters, Melba Swallie and Joan (Francis)
Gallagher, both of Barnesville; seven grandchildren: Mike (Jana) Crawford of
Bethesda, Mitch (Ellen) Crawford of Columbus, Ohio, Melissa Crawford of
Bethesda, Olivia (Sean) Donovan of Westerville, Ohio, Anthony Hannahs of
Columbus, Aaron (Angie) Hannahs of Barnesville and Angie (Greg) Bahmer of
Barnesville; and eight great grandchildren.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and
Indermuhle, Martha E. Indermuhle nee
Berger
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Indermuhle, Martha E., age 82, of
She was born March 26, 1924 in New
Martinsville, the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Freda Suter Berger.
She was a homemaker and a member of the
Apostolic Christian Church of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Delbert Indermuhle, and a brother, Clarence Berger.
Survivors include three sons, Robert
(Karen) Indermuhle, Kenneth (Linda) Indermuhle, and Allen (Janet) Indermuhle,
two daughters, Doris (Dennis) Miller, all of Sardis, and Joyce (Bart) Wiggins
of Woodsfield, Ohio, two sisters, Dorothy Meyer of Kent, Ohio and Florence
Straub, also of Sardis, 14 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Friday
from 2-4 and 6-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 751 Third Street,
New Martinsville. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30am at the Apostolic
Christian Church, 49076 State Rt. 255,
Interment in the Apostolic
Keylor, Nellie Blanche Keylor nee Hayes
McVay Online Obituaries,
Nellie
Blanche Keylor, age 92, of
She
was employed as a cook for
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray
Keylor, who died in 1972; three sons, William and Joseph Keylor and an infant son;
four brothers, Truman, Irvin, Allen, and David Hayes and two infant brothers;
and two sisters, Nona Hayes and Grace Clause.
Surviving
are two sons, Manifred (Kathy) Keylor of Woodsfield and Charles Keylor of New
Lexington; a sister, Edna Truax of
Friends may call Tuesday, July 25, 2006, from
4-8PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home,
Knowlton, Ethel Mae Knowlton nee Lohr
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Knowlton, Ethel Mae, age 84 of
She was born April 12, 1922 in
She was the former owner of the Avalon
Inn,
In addition to her parents she was
preceded in death by her husband: Edwin Knowlton; two brothers: Robert and John
M. Lohr; and two sisters: Marie Lohr and Venna Caywood.
Survivors include one brother: Harvey
Lohr of
The family will receive friends on Monday
from 2-4 & 7-9pm at the Grisell Funeral Home, 37234 Mound Street, Sardis,
OH where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:30am with Rev. Frank
Conley officiating. Entombment in
Krempasky, Michael F. Krempasky
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Michael F. Krempasky, 80, of
He was born September 28, 1925, in
Michael was a member of St. John Vianney
Catholic Church, Powhatan
Point,
In addition to his parents, Michael was
preceded in death by a brother, Victor Krempasky.
Surviving are: two brothers, Louis
Krempasky of Powhatan Point and John Krempasky of
Friends will be received on Thursday, July
13 from
Funeral Liturgy with a Mass will be celebrated
on Friday at
Burial will follow in
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Arthritis Foundation.
Online condolences may be extended to the
family at www.altmeyer.com
McGinnis, Martha McGinnis nee Vanness
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Martha M. McGinnis, 81, Barnesville, died
Monday at
She was a member of the
Preceded in death by her former husband,
Edward McGinnis; four infants; infant grandson, Sean McGinnis; three brothers,
William, Russell, and Ralph Vanness; and three sisters: Dorothy Phillips, Emma
and Elsie Vanness.
Surviving are three sons, Lester (Bonnie)
McGinnis of Beallsville, Chester (Carolyn) McGinnis and Ralph (Duana) McGinnis
of Barnesville; three daughters: Dorothy Carpenter of Baileys Mills, Betty
(Charles) Lough of Bethesda and Nancy (Jim) Scott of Quaker City; two brothers,
Clarence Vanness and Carl Vanness of Beallsville; 14 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. Visitation,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Gordon Lee (Flash) Morris, 54, of
He was born Jan. 12, 1952 in
Gordon was a 1970 graduate of
Surviving in addition to his parents, Floyd
and Dorothy Anderson Morris Of Fairview, Ohio, are his wife, Candy Chumbley
Morris, of
Friends will be received Thursday,
Private services and burial at the
convenience of the family.
Grisell Online Obituaries,
He was born April 9, 1927, in
He was a retired employee of Viking Glass
and L.G. Wright Glass, owner of Les's Dog Supply in New Martinsville, a member
of the American Legion Post 28 in New Martinsville, an Army Medic and veteran
of WWII, and a Methodist by faith.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Edward Salisbury, and a sister,
Betty Ritchie.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys O'Neil
Salisbury, two sons, Lester (Brenda) Salisbury of FL and Bradley Scott
Salisbury of New Martinsville, three step-children, Ralph (Robin) O'Neil and
Rodney (Trisha) O'Neil, both of New Martinsville, and Marjean (Robert) Rice of
Middlebourne, WV, two brothers, Lawrence "Jake" Salisbury of Fly,
Ohio and Clarence (June) Salisbury of Sardis, Ohio, four sisters, Cleo J.
"Toots" Salisbury of Woodsfield, Ohio, Helen (Chris) Ensinger of
Sardis, Eileen Adams of Fly and Ruth Rush of New Matamoras, Ohio, five
grandchildren, several step grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and
nephews.
Family will receive friends on Thursday
from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 751 Third Street,
New Martinsville, where funeral services will be Friday at 1:00pm with Rev.
Frank Conley and President Joe Ingold officiating.
Interment in
Shopper, Elizabeth Shopper nee Poulain
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Marsh
Shopper, 88, of
She was born January 30, 1918, in Martins
Ferry,
Betty was a homemaker and a member of the
St. Mary Catholic Church in
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her first husband, George Marsh in 1962; and her second
husband, Joseph Shopper, in 1993; a daughter, Patricia Lowe; and her brother,
Joseph Poulain.
Surviving are three children: Robert G.
Marsh and his wife, Mary, of
Family and friends will be received at the
Bauknecht - Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory,
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Shadyside Fire Department and Emergency Squad Association,
Smithberger, Eileen Smithberger
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
M. Eileen Smithberger, 78, of
Eileen was retired from the former Ohio
Bell Telephone Co., a member of Assumption Catholic Church and the Assumption
Catholic Womens Club of
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by sisters: Laura Armbruster, Leona and Hilda Smithberger,
Helen V. Bishop, and Alberta Huth; brothers:
Surviving are a sister, Ruth Smithberger of
Barnesville; a sister-in-law, Viola Smithberger, of
Friends will be received Tuesday,
Lindsay, Bette "BiBi" Lindsay
nee Soles
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Lindsay, Bette "BiBi" Soles,
age 34 of
She was born
She was preceded in death by her paternal
grandfather: James "Ike" Soles and her maternal grandfather, William
Lyskowka.
Survivors include her companion: James
Sharpe; three daughters: Destiny Lindsay, Desire Hawkins and Diamond Sharpe all
at home; her father and step-mother: James and Debra Soles of Rayland, OH; her
mother: Linda Lyskowka of NJ; her paternal grandmother: Betty Soles of
Moundsville, her maternal grandmother, Reba Stewart of Jacksonville, FL, three
brothers: Rick Clapper of NJ, James Soles of Rayland, OH and James Hooks of New
Castle, PA; four sisters: Donna (Jason) Henthorne of Woodsfield, OH, Jamie,
Wendy, and Kimberly Soles all of Rayland, OH; and two nephews.
The family will receive friends on
Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9pm at the Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 400
Jefferson Ave., Moundsville where funeral services will be held on Thursday at
1:00pm with Pastor Paul Smith officiating. Interment in
Vaglienti, Ann D. Vaglienti nee Krivenko
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Vaglienti, Ann D., age 86 of Bellaire
died Thursday.
She was born
She
was a member of
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband; John Vaglienti and five brothers, John,
Michael, Andrew, George and Pete
Krivenko.
Survivors include two daughters; Esther
Vassar and Nancy (Bill) Vinka, all of Bellaire, a sister; Irene (Leo) Ruminski
of Powhatan Point, Oh., six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and three
great-great grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Monday
from 2-8pm at Grisell Funeral Home,
Memorial contributions may be made to
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Dan Vucelich, 78, of
Dan
was a Serbian Orthodox by faith, he was a retired die setter with the former
International Harvester Corporation's Shadyside plant and a United States Air
Force veteran. Dan was an accomplished golfer and enjoyed playing golf with his
friends.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy J. Veloski
Vucelich; one brother, Melvin Vucelich of
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Walters, Maxine A., age 79 of
She was born on September 20, 1926 in
She was telephone operator and a clerk at
Dotta IGA in Clarington. She was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ
in Clarington and Golden Links of the church.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death two brothers Ralph and Byron Walters, and a sister Romaine
Ollom.
Survivors include two brothers Rex (Jean)
Walters of Powhatan Point,
Family will receive friends on Monday
from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home, 125 Clarinda Drive, Clarington,
where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00am with Rev. Donald
Hitchcock officiating.
Interment in
Memorial contributions may be made to
Immanuel United Church of Christ,
Wayts, Doris A. Wayts nee Gray
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Doris A. (Gray) Wayts, 70, of Painesville
Twp.,
She was born Aug. 26, 1935 in
Surviving are her husband, William; sons:
Roger (Kathleen) of Johnstown, Ohio;
Lynn (Kim) of Painesville; Curtis (Jenny) of Willowick, Ohio; sister,
Theda (Johnny) Workman of Tornado, W.
Visitation,
Workman,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Workman, Roy "Pete", age 58, of
He was born
He was a retired employee of Wal-Mart in
New Martinsville, WV and a Protestant by faith.
In addition to his father, he was preceded
in death by a son, William Parris, and a brother, Vernon Workman. Survivors
include his wife, Marta Beegle Workman, his mother, three daughters, Miriam
Petroze of
Family will receive friends on Tuesday from
2-4 and 7-9pm at the Grisell Funeral Home,
Friends will also be received on Thursday
from noon until time of Funeral service at 1:00pm at the
Yonally, Harvey Thomas Yonally
Marietta Times,
NEW MATAMORAS - Harvey Thomas Yonally, 94,
of New Matamoras died Wednesday (
He was a husband, father, and a Mason.
He was born May 1, 1912, in
He is survived by his wife, Lottie, and two
daughters, Patricia Myers of Taylor,
He was a life member of Golden Ark Lodge
No. 595 F&AM in
Upon his retirement from BASF Corp. of
Funeral services will be held at the Hadley
Funeral Home, New Matamoras, at
Yourkovich,
Elizabeth Jane Yourkovich nee Filuis
Wheeling Intelligencer,
Yourkovich, Elizabeth Jane
"Betty" Filuis, 55, of
She was born October 5, 1950 in
Mrs. Yourkovich was an employee at the
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel,
In addition to her mother, she is
survived by her step father, James Taskaline, Sr.; seven sisters, Vicki Weidman
and her husband, Bill, of Wheeling, Sophie Wallace of Wheeling, Rosellen
Summers and her husband, Dave, of Columbus, Ohio, Gail Neidart and her husband,
Kevin, of Wheeling, Lois Ann Taylor and her husband, Robert, of Wheeling,
Charlene Bradford and her husband, Bill, of Wheeling and Donna Filuis of
Beallsville, Ohio; two brothers, Louis Filuis, Jr. of Wheeling and Timothy
Filuis of Wheeling; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from
Interment in
Monroe County Beacon,
Edgar B. Cline, 72, of Woodsfield Nursing and
He was a graduate of the former
Surviving are a sister, Doris Cline, of Graysville;
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Georgia (Everett) Brown, of Woodsfield;
sister-in-law, Helen Cline, of Harlem Springs; two step-grandchildren, Bill
Decker and Theresa Decker, of Indiana; four nephews, Virgil W. (Robin) Brown,
Wayne (Susie) Cline, Hugh (Carol) Cline and Keith (Chris) Cline; three nieces,
Ida May (Leroy) Downard, Arlene Huff, Betsy (Jerome) Keifer.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Ruby M. McGarry Decker Cline, on Feb. 20, 2005; step-son, John R. Decker,
brother, Warren Cline, nephew, Fred Cline.
Friends will be received Feb. 3, from
McKelvey, Evagene B. McKelvey nee
Winland
Monroe County Beacon,
Evagene B. McKelvey, 83, of
She was the owner operator of the Rose Marie Dress Shop, an
employee of the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Secretary for the Veterans
Administration, member of the Woodsfield Presbyterian Church, the Ladies
Surviving are a son, Gregory McKelvey, of Stockport; two
daughters, Bonnie R. Heil, of St. Clairsville, Connie (Charles) McGee, of
Akron; special friend, Linda Stapp, of St. Clairsville; brother, Jack Winland,
of Barberton; sister, Darlene Carpenter, of Lewisville; eight grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Wade C. McKelvey; sister, Martha Kiser.
Friends were received Jan 30 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services were held Jan. 31. Burial was in
Services were held Jan. 30 at
the funeral home.
Monroe County Beacon,
S. Paul Jones, 86, of
He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of
the Covenant, where he had served as Trustee, Elder and Deacon. He was a member
of Monroe Lodge No. 189 F&AM, Woodsfield, 8-10 Investment Club, Koinonia of
Erie County, a 40 year member of Lawrence Park Twp. Zoning Hearing Board, an
active member of the Eastside YMCA, former member of the Lion s Club, past
president of Iroquois PTA, and a founding member of Fleet 8 Mirror Dinghy
Sailing Club.
He was a research chemist with General Electric Co. for 38
years, retiring in 1984, and was awarded three patents through GE. He was an
avid sports fan, playing baseball in the baseball in the Glenwood Baseball
League and the American Legion Team, and baseball and basketball with the GE
Teams. He was a graduate of
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Janet Jones; three
daughters, Sandy (Scott) Taylor, Barb (Kevin) Giles, of Leesburg, Va., Merry
Sue( John) Betcher, of Harborcreek; brother, George Jones, of Phoenix, Arizona;
nine grandchildren, Christy Krysinski, Matthew and Lyle Taylor, Stephen and
Rebecca Giles, Bailey, Jacob, Zachary and Donielle Betcher; three
great-grandchildren.
Friends were received Jan. 10 at Dusekas Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held Jan. 11 at First Presbyterian Church of the
Covenant, with Rev. Dr. Steven M. March officiating. Burial followed with full
military services at
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian
Church of the Covenant,
Monroe County Beacon,
Viola Rose Crum, 77, Sunset Dr., Caldwell, died
She had lived in
She was a member of the Olympic Senior Citizens in
Surviving are three sisters, Cora (Bill) Lindeman of N.
Canton, Alberta Meister and Marie Canel both of
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Alfred, Carl,
Edgar, and Bernard Crum; two sisters, Helen Burkhart, Irene Noll.
Friends were received March 12 at Murphy-McCurdy Funeral
Home, where there was a Vigil Service, Funeral liturgy, with Mass, was held
March 13 at St. Mary s Catholic Church in Fulda, with Rev. Samuel Saprano and
Rev. Dale Tornes as co-celebrants. Burial was in St. Mary s Cemetery in
Arrangements are handled by Cawley & Peoples Funeral
Home.
Monroe County Beacon,
Bryon Eugene Weyrick, 31, RD 3,
He attended Mount Carmel Church of God in
Surviving in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandmother,
Norma Wilson, Woodsfield; daughter, Aubrey Weyrick, at home; son, Tristine
Weyrick, at home; sister, Cathy (Bardy) Anderson, Alleppo, PA; brother,
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Anna
Mae and Eugene Weyrick; maternal grandfather, Elmer Wilson, Sr.
There was no visitation.
The family had private graveside service at their home in
Arrangements entrusted to the Anderson Funeral Home,
Monroe County Beacon,
Harold Resecker, 77,
He had made his home in the Rittman and Sterling areas most
of his life and had worked at Techno Cast in Orville for more than 30 years.
Surviving are two daughters, Sandra (Gary) Bellomy, Diana (Jim)
Frazier, both of Rittman; six step-children, Mike (Carol) Wolfe of Charlotte,
NC, Steve (Susan) Wolfe of Creston, Claudia Doan of Barberton, Virginia (Sam)
Abboud of Michigan, Theresa Baker, Canton and David Sherry, Wooster; four
grandchildren, Christopher (Roberta) Resecker, Barberton, Jamie (Donnie)
Copley, Angel (Brent) Corp and April (Scott) Hottle, all of Rittman; 11
step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Roy (Mary) resecker,
Comanche, Oklahoma; three sisters, Lula Blinsky of Struthers, Margaret Bauer
and Rose (Ken) Saffle, both of Woodsfield, several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Ruby Resecker
He will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Friends were received March 13. Services were held March 14
with Rev. Donnie Resecker officiating. Burial at
Online registry, obituary and condolences are available at www.legacy.com
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of
Wadsworth-Rittman,
Monroe County Beacon,
Gene W. Dillon, 82, died
He was educated in one-room schools that were called Pine
Knob and Salem Hall and were within walking distance of the farm where he was
reared.
After his first year of high school in New Matamoras, he
joined the Civilian Conservation Corps
and left it later to enlist in the U.S. Army. He served with the Corp of
Engineers in
He was an active member of the American Legion in
Surviving are his wife, Bonnie VanDyke Dillon, whom he
married Oct. 1, 1973; two sons, Barry (Jacque) and Jeffrey (Mona); five
grandchildren, Shari (Lenny) Garcia, Matt (Christy) Dillon, Julie, Brian and
Rachel Dillon; three great-grandsons; three sisters, Florence Miller of
Springfield, OR, Eunice Murphy of Sebring and Wilma Walker of Alliance; many
nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Lawrence and Carl; two sisters, Bernice Moore and Anna Dye.
After cremation a memorial service was held March 17 at
Mobley,
Monroe County Beacon,
Clyde C. Mobley, 79, died
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Alice Norris Mobley; two sons,
Timothy (Heidi), Jack (Jaqueline),; six
daughters, Helen Lewis, Diane Malcolm, Linda (William) Waters, Mary (Paul)
Morley, Maggie Mobley, Amy (Brian) McDonald; 23 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; brother, Onward (Hilda); two sisters, Norma (Ralph)
Perkins, Lula (Dwight) Phillips; brother Joe (Wilma); sister-in-law, Verna
Mobley; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Nyle Mobley.
Memorial service will be held March 31, at
Steele, Betty Jean Steele nee Schwaben
Monroe County Beacon,
Betty Jean Steele, 69, Woodsfield, died
She was retired from the
Surviving are four sons, Daniel (Bert) Mellinger, Bangor,
MI, David Mellinger, Jason (Heidi) Steele, Justin (Taryn) Steel, all of Akron,
former husband, Jack Steele of Springfield; two brothers, Charles (Kay)
Schwaben, Woodsfield, Bernie (Linda) Schwaben, Woodsfield; sister, Linda
(Frank) Lewis, Union Town; sister-in-law, Kathey Schwaben, Woodsfield; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her first husband, Thomas Leighton Mellinger; son, Mitchell Mellinger.
Friends were received March 19 at Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield, where services were held March 20, with Pastor Travis Smalley
officiating. Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
Monroe County Common Pleas Judge, the Honorable William D.
Harris, 63, 47134 SR 26, Woodsfield, died
He was born in
He was a graduate of Cleveland State University, Cleveland
Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, where he received his Juris Doctorate Degree;
received his B.A. Degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea; received a
Certified Public Accounting
Degree from the
He was a Dive Master and member of the Dive Masters
Association; a member of the Monroe Lodge #189 F. & A.M., Woodsfield, and
also a 33rd degree Mason; a member of the VFW Post 5303, Woodsfield,
lifetime member of the American Legion Woodsfield Post 87 and Beallsville Post
# 768; member of the Ohio State Bar Association and Monroe County Bar
Association; member of the Ohio Judicial College of Judges; a former Treasurer
of the American Quarter Horse Association; also a member of the Belmont Hills
Country Club, St. Clairsville. He was a long distance sailor and cowboy.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra Ward Harris, whom he
married, Sept. 1, 1992; son, William Harris and his partner Ken Esry of Lakewood;
daughter, Kerri (Henry) Farmer, of Newbury, Ohio; six sisters-in-law,
Judy(Howard) Andexter, of Bedford, Sharon (Richard) Reffner, of Bedford, Pam
(Steve) Melvin, of Macedonia, Debby (Harry) Gardner, of Northfield, Holly (Jim)
Rybak, of Twinsburg, Cindy (Al) Barbato, of Marana, Arizona; brother-in-law,
William (Diana) Ward, of Peoria, Arizona.
A ceremony of respect in honor of Judge Harris s life and
contribution to
Memorial contributions may be made to the Monroe County Dog
Pound, 47137 SR 26,
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
Burkhart, Sister Adelaide Burkhart
Monroe County Beacon,
Sister Adelaide Burkhart, 103, of the Sisters of St.
Francis Home, one week short of her 104th birthday. She was born
She served in various food service positions in Carey,
Surviving are a sister-in-law, Agnes Burkhart, of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
five brothers, Frank, Isadore, Roman, Leo and Sylvester; sister, Theresa Noon.
Friends were received Feb. 12 with a Christian Wake Service
at St. Francis Convent Chapel,
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Convent
or
Arrangements are under the direction of the Traunero
Funeral Home,
Snyder, Sara L. Snyder nee Wise
Monroe County Beacon,
Sara L. Snyder, 74, of 34497 SR 78,
She was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith.
Surviving are her husband, Raymond Snyder, whom she married
May 31, 1952; two daughters, Vicki (Ron) English, of Lewisville, Teresa (Bob)
Burkhart, of Malaga; son, Tim (Sharon) Snyder, of Summerfield; two brothers,
Roydon (Shirley) Wise, of Caldwell, Gerald (Judy) Wise of Woodsfield; sister,
Lavina Carpenter Woodby, of Sarahsville; five grandchildren, Tony (Amy)
English, Bradley Snyder, Peggy Snyder, Joey Burkhart, Michael Burkhart; several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a
sister, Shirley Leach; five brothers, Paul, Robert, Kenneth, Junior and Sylvan
Wise; grandson. Christopher English.
Friends were received Feb. 14, at Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where funeral services will be held Feb.15, at
Monroe County Beacon,
Gilbert J. Covert, 78,
He was a retired employee of Consolidated Aluminum,
Hannibal, a veteran of World War II as an Army Medic and was a member of the
Plainview Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife, Adelia (Dee) Carpenter Covert of
Woodsfield; son, Bill (Debbie) Covert of Woodsfield; four daughters, Linda
Snodgrass of Woodsfield, Sue (Jim) Cunningham of Freeport, Judy (Dale) Boyd of
Marietta, Nancy (Steve) Burke of Stonecreek; six step-children, Ivan Carpenter
of Kentucky, Diane Valentine of Byesville, Scott Kinney of New Mexico, Roxanne
Blackburn of Kinsington, Donna Martin of Canton and Donald Covert of Lore City;
daughter-in-law, Iris Covert of Woodsfield; five sisters, Edna Petty of
Wooster, Flosie (Elbert) LeMasters of Moundsville, W.Va., Nellie Conway of
Bowerston, Allie Stacey of Canton and Zelma Mercle of Apple Creek; 39
grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; former wife, Zola Silvernail of New
Philadelphia.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
son, Roger J. Covert; two brothers; four sisters; an infant grandson, Jamie
Covert, grandson, Derrick Valentine, Sandy Gromley and Carolyn Sue Postlewaite.
Friends were received Aug. 12 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services were held Aug. 13, with Rev. Alfred F. Bingenheimer
officiating. Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
Roger C. Weber, 79, died
He resided in the
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Donat of
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth; son,
Robert; sister, Grace DeVoe; and two brothers, Frank and
Friends were received Aug. 13 at Hilliard-Mullaney-Rospert
Funeral Home,
Memorial contributions may be made to
Monroe County Beacon,
John Robert Orr, 87,
He graduated from
Surviving are his wife, Helen; two daughters, Charlotte
(Gene) Scott, Teresa (John) Emerson; two grandchildren, Kimberli (George)
McAlmot, Sean (Rhonda) Crum; five great-grandchildren, Ciara, Caleb, Logan,
Michael and Austin; many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Howard Rex, Charles Bud ; two sisters, Mary Thatcher, Emma Burnett.
Friends were received Aug. 8 at Evans Funeral Home,
Columbus, where services were held Aug. 9, with Rev. Jim Burge officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Kinney, Dorothy E. Kinney nee Kiser
Monroe County Beacon,
Dorothy E. Kinney, 86,
She had been a resident of
Surviving are two daughters, Judy (Emerson) Slater, and
Bonnie (James) Strong, all of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Harlan M. Kinney, on
There was no visitation. Graveside services were conducted
Aug. 15 by Chaplains Kenny Lindecamp and Jerry Gess at
Memorial contributioins may be made to Alzheimer s
Association Northwest Ohio Chapter,
Heyl Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Monroe County Beacon,
Lt. Col. Kenneth V. Poulton, 85,
He was a WWII veteran, having served with the 19th
Repair Squadron, Army Air Corps in North Africa and
As a resident auditor serving on the Auditor General s
staff, he supervised bases in
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Abby D. Glaudot
Poulton, of the home; two sons, K. Mark (Dana) Poulton of Charlotte, N.C.,
Matthew S. (Kimberly) Poulton of Aiken; two daughters, Melissa Poulton (Mark)
Kelly, of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
first wife, E. Jean Daugherty.
Friends were received in Ward Hall. Memorial services were
held Aug. 19 at
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer s
Association Research, National Office,
Visit: www.SouthCarolinaCremation.com to view the obituary and sign the online
condolence register.
Monroe County Beacon,
Clarence E. Tucker, 70,
He was a retired laborer for the Flint Ink Company in
Surviving are his wife, Bertha Christman Tucker, whom he
married
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Raymond E. Tucker and Delbert L. Tucker.
There was no visitation. Memorial services will be held
Aug. 26, at
Monroe County Beacon,
Gale Beryl Stewart, 79,
He lived in Woodsfield several years ago before moving to
Surviving are a sister, Clara Bertschy of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Bernelle Rodgers Stewart; five brothers, Charles (Lillian) Stewart of
Arizona, James Stewart of the USAF, John Stewart of Creston, Chester (Zola)
Stewart of Creston and Oscar (May) Stewart of Rittman; four sisters, Susie
(Everett) Henthorne of Beallsville, Mary (Harley) Allen, Lucinda (Floyd) Ault,
all of Woodsfield and Della (Lee) Day of McMechan, W.Va., and brother-in-law, Clarence
Bertschy of Asland.
Memorial services were conducted Aug 17 by Minister and
friend Keith Jones at Woodsfield Church of Christ. Burial was at
Arrangements by Grisell Funeral Home, Clarington.
Myers, Creala Jean Myers nee Leasure
Monroe County Beacon,
Creala Jean (Jennie) Leasure Myers, 61,
She was retired from H&R Block.
Surviving are four sons, Eugene Marvin Myers Jr.(Skip) of
San Francisco, Calif., Eric Mathew Myers of Washington State, Darin Edward
Myers of Lancaster and Devin Edmund Myers of New Albany; brother, Ronald E.
Leasure; three sisters, Bonita Leasure, Sharon Moreno and Bertha D. Leasure and
more like a sister and brother Jeanne and Virgil Ritchie of Sardis.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
Christopher H. Leasure, Jr.
Graveside service will be held at
Arrangements by Mader-Peters Funeral Home, Circleville.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the donors nearest Alzheimer s
Association.
Hollansworth, Ernest Hollansworth, Jr.
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Ernest "Tom" Hollansworth Jr.,
62, of
He was born
Tom was retired from P.P.G. Industries in
He was preceded in death, in addition to
his parents, by father-in-law and mother-in- law, Joseph and Jessie (Saffell)
Bednar; a beloved brother-in- law, Noah Damron; two sisters Bernice Maynard and
Susan Hollandsworth; and three brothers, Grady, Douglas and Leslie Maynard.
Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Sonja
(Bednar) Hollandsworth; two daughters, Amber (Jay) Brove of Taylorsville, Ky.
and Heather Hollandsworth of Sheffield Lake, Ohio; a grandson, Jay Michael
Brove; and was awaiting the arrival of two more grandchildren; two sisters,
Elizabeth Cooper and Hazel Damron of South Point, Ohio; and three brothers,
Clyde Maynard of Sturgus Ky., Willie Maynard of Powhatan Point, and Emory
Hollandsworth of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Tom enjoyed history, traveling, fishing and
NASCAR; but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family. He will be
very sadly missed by his family and friends and will always be remembered as a
devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Family and friends will be received
Tuesday,
Interment in
The Powhatan Veterans Organization will
conduct military graveside services.
Online condolences may be expressed to the
family at www.altmeyer.com
Palmer, Mabel-Jo Christina Palmer nee
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Mabel-Jo Christina Palmer, 57, of
She was born at Neffs on
Mabel-Jo was a Homemaker, a member of the
Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 626 at Bellaire, an honorary member of the Red Hat
Society and was a pitcher in the women's softball leagues around the valley for
many years.
In addition to her parents she was preceded
in death by a son, Timothy Scott Palmer and a sister, Lora Mae Abbott.
She is survived by her husband Lester W.
Palmer, Jr.; her children:
Donato of Jacobsburg; Darryl
Palmer of Shadyside and Christopher Palmer of
Bethesda; Danny Wilson of
Akron; Philip Wilson of Belmont and Herb Wilson of Beallsville; sisters, Sue
Ellen Dilly of Jacobsburg and Mindy Sayre of Belmont; six grandchildren and one
great- grandchild.
Friends will be received at the Toothman
Funeral Home,
Burial will follow in
Smittle, Marie Smittle nee Brown
The Intelligencer,
SMITTLE,
Marie, 91, of the Woodsfield Nursing and
She was born in
She was a homemaker; and a member of the
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Clarence Smittle, on July 9, 1992; one son, James R.
Smittle; two sisters, Virginia Stone and Blanche Jones; and one brother, Floyd
Brown.
Surviving
are one daughter, Audrey (Thomas) Kuebel of Sardis; three sons, Clyde Smittle
of Sardis, Cecil (Marilyn) Smittle of Sardis, and Ralph Smittle of River Rouge,
Michigan; a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Smittle of Marion Center, Pennsylvania; 12
grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Watters
Funeral Home,
Monroe County Beacon,
William A. Baughn, 78, died
He came to Woodsfield in 1957 and taught American History,
French, Latin and English. He was assistant basketball and football coach,
directed the senior plays and was sponsor of the school newspaper. He left
Woodsfield in 1962 when he married and went to
A graduate of the
Fluent in French, Bill delivered numerous papers at
professional meetings of foreign language teachers. In 1995 he was the first
recipient of the
Upon achieving emeritus status in 1997, he continued to
teach on a part-time basis and to serve as an academic advisor until December
2004. When Bill retired from his part-time position, the
Surviving are his wife, Judith Baughn.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
close relative, Emma Bayes, former owner of Bayes Resturant, Vivian and Charles
Maki, Betty, Claire and Bill Archer.
Monroe County Beacon,
Neil E. DeWitt, 74, of Canal Winchester, died
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was retired from the
payroll department of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. He was a
member of the Demorest Moose Lodge #11, Northern Stars Camping Club, enjoyed
bowling and golf, and was a big fan of OSU football and NASCAR racing.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Barbara; daughter,
Donna (Nelson) Redd of Pickerington; grandchildren, Allison Bates and Mitchell
Redd; sister, Janet (Danny) Stoffel of Lewisville; brother-in-law, Tom Chakas
of California; sister-in-law, Carol (Bob) Gerkin of Pennsylvania; and nieces
and nephews.
Friends will be received Aug. 30, from 2-4 and
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation
or Central Ohio Diabetes Association in Neil s memory.
Online condolences at www.spencerfuneralhome.com
Allen, Mary Louise Allen nee Jones
Monroe County Beacon,
Mary Louise Allen, 67,
She was a homemaker.
Surviving are four daughters, Vicky (Peanut) Brandon,
Rhonda (Buck) Jackson, Joy Allen, all of Powhatan Point, and Paula (
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Gary W. Allen; and brother, Dewey Jones.
Friends were received at Anderson Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, Moundsville, on Sept. 1, where funeral services were held
Sept.2, with Rev. Paul K. Smith officiating. Burial in Ebenezer United
Hickman, Lois Hickman nee Kraft
Monroe County Beacon,
Lois Hickman, 76,
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of
Ravenna.
She was affectionately known
as Fritz and enjoyed baking, sewing, gardening, being a devoted wife, loving
mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Leslie Hickman; two
sons, Mike (Pam) Hickman of Kensington, David Hickman of
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her son Jeffrey Hickman and two brothers, Wayne and Donald Kraft.
Friends were received Sept. 2 until time of funeral service
at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home,
Memorial donations may be made to the
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Charles
(Chuck) Everett Briggs Jr. (Coach Bear) age 64 of
He
graduated from
He
is survived by his wife of 41 years Shelva Truax Briggs of Woodsfield, 2
daughters: Kay Knowlton - Clarington, Ohio Stacey (James) Lehman - Powhatan
Point, Ohio 2 sons: Chris (Keena) Briggs - New Albany, Ohio Chad (Torie) Briggs
- Caldwell, Ohio 1 brother: Dean (Carol) Briggs-Woodsfield 1 sister: Vivian
(Joe) Decker - Beallsville, Ohio Sister-in-law: Carole B. Briggs -
Friends
received from
Marietta Times,
He was born
He was preceded in death by his mother,
father and eight brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia
"Pat" Mason; three sons, Mark of Marietta and his wife, Joy, and their
daughters, Paige and Ashley, Keith of Marietta and his wife, Susan, and their
daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, Matthew and Benjamin, and Loren of Waverly,
W.Va., and his wife, Kay, and their daughter, Lauren, and son, Steven; and one
sister, Virgie Canepari of Parkersburg.
Services will be held at
Memorial contributions may be made to
either the
An online guestbook is available at www.ingramfh.com
Pabst, Jennie Pabst nee McClure
Bauer-Turner obituaries,
Jennie Pabst age 91 of
She
was born
Jennie
moved to
practical nurse at Marie's
Home for the Aged in
Preceded in death by her husband
William Edwin Pabst - November 25, 1951, her mother Ethel McClure in 1931, her
father Thomas McClure in August 1969, Step mother Mable Bacher McClure in 1973.
Twin sister Jessie Lee McClure in
She
is survived by her daughters: Ethelene (Ken) Carsonl of Houston, Texas. Marie
(Harry) Adams of
Friends received from
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Phillip Shaw, 81, of
He was born March 18, 1925 in Bellaire, the
son of the late Burt and Telka Wenzel Shaw.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, a
retired employee of Ohio Edison Co., a member of Aerie #995 Eagles of
Bridgeport and attended
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Betty Rayner Shaw.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Shaw
and her husband, Chris Schultz of Sun Valley, Idaho; a brother, George Shaw of
Springfield, Ohio; two sisters, Dorothy Cunningham of Martins Ferry and Marie
(Burt) Woollard of Bellaire; several nieces and nephews and a dear friend, Ida
Lisk of Sardis, Ohio.
There will be no visitation.
Graveside services and Interment will be
held Saturday at
Memorial contributions may be made to
Valley Hospice,
Arrangements entrusted to Grisell Funeral
Home,
Sympathy expressions to
www.grisellfuneralhomes.com
Bauer-Turner online
obituaries,
Edna Mizer went to be with the Lord on
September 10, 2006; just two months shy of her 100th birthday. She was born
In addition to her parents, Edna was
preceded in death by her husband Harold (Hal) Mizer, by two sisters: Bessie
(Everett) Fiesley; Laura (Hugh) Walter; brothers Fred (Daisy) Bauman, Charles
(Nellie) Bauman, Harry (Ruby) Bauman; and Louis (Ruth) Bauman; two nieces Helen
Fraley and Doris Marty.
Edna is survived by nieces and nephews:
Delores (Raymond) Straub, Arlene Winkler; Janet (Sam) Straub, Janis (Fred)
Miller, Marilyn (
When Edna graduated from 8th grade, she was presented a gold medal from
the Monroe County Board of Education for making the highest grade on the final
exam of all eighth grade students in
Funeral services will be held at
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Charles S. Brooks (Chang), 76, passed away
September 3, 2006 at his residence in
He was born January 1, 1930 in
Charles was retired from Lucent
Technologies. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War; a member of the
American Legion Post #768; a member of the Korean War Veterans and a member of
the Telephone Pioneers.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by an infant son.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Helen
Ruza Brooks; two sons, Robert Brooks and his wife, Jenny, of
In accordance with his wishes, Charles'
services were private and conducted at the family's convenience with Toothman
Funeral Home in Jacobsburg in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Valley Hospice,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
James "Junior" William Carman
Jr., 55, of
He was born on September 27, 1950, in
Martins Ferry,
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son John Mack and a granddaughter Amber Mack.
Survivors include his wife Sandy Farmer
Mack Carman; two sons: Rick Mack of West Bellaire, Ohio, and Mike (Joy) Mack of
Shadyside, Ohio; two brothers: Rick (Dee) Carman of Hannibal, Ohio, and Ronald
Mack of Ohio; a sister, Stacy Carman;
and seven grandchildren: Erin Robson, Brad Mack, Derek Mack, Dustin Mack,
Jessica Mack, Jennifer Mack, Colt Mack; and several nieces and nephews.
Private services will be held at the
convenience of the family.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to Grisell Funeral Home and Crematory,
Sympathy expressions may be shared with
the family at www.grisellfuneralhomes.com
Stephen, Luzelda Stephen nee Burkhart
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Luzelda E. "Bill" Stephen, 83,
of
She was a retired seamstress for LGM
Company, Woodsfield, a loving mother and grandmother, a member of
She was preceded by three brothers: Joe,
Everett and Francis Burkhart and three sisters: Virginia Kimble, Audrey
Carpenter and Hilda Burkhart.
She is survived by her husband of 64
years, Clarence; two sons: Robert (Carolyn) Stephen of Beallsville, and Lonnie
(Marilyn) Stephen of Reynoldsburg; one daughter, Connie of the home; two
sisters: Lillian (Harlen) Mercer of Barnesville and Edna (Bill) Tepley of
Eastlake, Ohio; three grandsons: Travis, Mathew and Spencer Stephen; and two
granddaughters: Tawnya Stephen and Tracey Lewis.
Visitation
Vigil service at 3:45 p.m., Sunday at the
funeral home.
Dunn, Mary F. Dunn nee O Brien
Monroe County Beacon,
Mary Frances Hubbard Dunn, 75,
On
Surviving are a daughter, Jill Nanette Dunn of Columbus;
her son, Jason Ian; two sons, Homer Randall Dunn of Marietta and Mark William
Dunn of Marietta; his daughter, Rachel Ann; She always considered Autumn Leah
Joseph a granddaughter and Abby Leigh Turner, a great-granddaughter;
sister-in-law, Anette June Dunn (Woody) Mobley of Woodsfield and their
children, Anastasia Joy (David) Yeater of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Clinton Jay
Mobley of Columbus; and an aunt Ethel Hubbard of New Matamoras.
She was preceded in death by a son, James Francis Dunn;
parents, in-laws, Homer K. and Elsie Belle Dunn and aunt and uncle, Rachel and
Basil Hayes.
Friends were received at Marietta Chapel of Cawley &
Peoples Funeral Home, on Sept. 7 and 8. There was a social gathering at
Marietta Country Club on Sept. 9.
Funeral services were held Sept. 9 at
On line condolences
may be expressed at www.cawleyandpeoples.com
Embury, Gordon L. Embury
Monroe County Beacon,
Gordon L. Embury, 64, Woodsfield Nursing and
He was a former carpenter by trade.
Surviving are two daughters, Tanya Hiatt of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
granddaughter, Jeanette Rench.
There will be no visitation or services. Burial will be
held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Henry Bertschy, age 86 of
He
was born
He was an employee of General Motors Plant as
an auto worker in
In
addition to his parents he was preceded in death by 3 brothers:
Lester, Glenn
"Pete" and Clarence Bertschy.
He
is survived by his wife of 60 years, Wilda Wheeler Bertschy, of
Wadworth, 2 sons and
daughters-in-law: Lloyd (Norah) Bertschy - Cincinnati, Ohio Paul (Leslie)
Bertschy - Wadsworth, Ohio 5 grandchildren: Kelly (Charles) Matriano-Lim -
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Carrie and Douglas Bertschy - Cincinnati, Ohio Ellen
(Lawrence) Cobler - Brunswick, Ohio Kimberly Bertschy - Wadsworth, Ohio 4 great
grandchildren: Camden and Daniel Matriano-Lim - Cuyahoga Fall, Ohio Wesly
Bertschy Hogue - Cincinnati, Ohio Vincent Cobler - Brunswick, Ohio 2 sisters:
Florence Alleman - Sardis, Ohio Wilma Alleman - Woodsfield, Ohio 2
sisters-in-law: Bonnie Bertschy - Creston, Ohio Clara Bertschy - Ashland, Ohio
several nieces and nephews cousins, and friends.
Friends
will be received from
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Joseph
W. Clary, 60, of
Joseph
worked with the former Blaney Lumber Company of
In
addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Ann.
Surviving
are a daughter Betsy Clary of
Friends
will be received Sunday from
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Glenn Fraley, 94, of Beallsville, died Friday,
Sept. 15, 2006 at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1911 near Beallsville, a son
of the late Berton and Nancy Gates Fraley.
He was a farmer and an Elder at the
Grandview Christian Church and also a member of the K of P Lodge.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley L. and
Surviving are his wife of 48 years,
Mildred Kocher Fraley; a son, Robert G. (Nora) Fraley of Beallsville;
stepchildren: Richard Piatt of Akron, Ladonna (Ronald) Moore of Bethesda, and
Janice (Freddie) Moore of Beallsville; two sisters, Jessie Snyder and Bernice
(Glen) Carpenter, both of Woodsfield; eight grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and
Burial follows in
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Grandview Christian Church.
Times Recorder,
He was born
In addition to his parents, surviving are
his wife, Sandra Montgomery Holman of Woodsfield; a son, Sean M. Holman of
Woodsfield; a daughter, Rachel D. Holman of
No calling hours will be observed.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m.
Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home,
To send a note of condolence to the family:
www.bolin-dierkesfuneralhome.com.
Kowalczuk, Angela R. Kowalczuk nee
Haraczy
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Angela R. Kowalczuk, 87, of
She was born at
She was a former telephone operator for
C&P Telephone Company in
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by a daughter, Joan A. Kowalczuk on January 25, 2006; three
brothers, John, Anthony and Joseph; four sisters, Eva, Maryann, Rose and
Pauline.
Surviving are her husband of 64 years, John
Kowalczuk, Jr. whom she married on September 12, 1942; she was a first class
mother to one daughter: Denise K. Anderson of
Friends will be received at the Watters
Funeral Home,
Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be
celebrated at
Sylvester Catholic Church,
Vigil services will be held at
Memorial contributions may be made to the
St. Sylvester School,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Justin
Palmer, 24, Beallsville, died
Justin
was an employee of Walmart Store #2098 in
He
was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles "Sonny" and Roxie
Palmer and Newell Palmer, also by a stepbrother, Jimmy Stonebraker Jr.
Surviving
are his parents, Robin and James "Stoney" Stonebraker, with whom he
resided; stepsisters, Donna (Web) Bishop of Martins Ferry and StaceyStonebraker
of Shadyside; stepbrother, Brian (Chasity) Stonebraker of Powhatan Point; his
uncles, Ralph Palmer of Centerville, Skip (Frances) Palmer of Brookwood, Ala.,
and Randy (Hilda) Palmer of Beallsville; his aunt, Sherri (John) Wells, of Mt.
Vernon, Ohio; cousins Rhonda, Bobby, Renee, Cody, Kayla, and Tyler; nieces,
Jessica, Jody, Autumn, Julie, and Toni; many, many friends.
Visitation
will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 and from
Memorial
contributions may be made to Robin Stonebraker,
Tallman, Ona Tallman nee Piatt
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Ona P. Tallman age 95 of
She
was a member of the
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Paul E.
Tallman, and a brother Everett Piatt. She is survived by her son Glenn E. (Pat)
Tallman of Woodsfield, Ohio, a brother Henry Piatt of Graysville, Ohio, a
sister Evelyn Weddle of Graysville, Ohio and two grandchildren, Bart E. Tallman
of
Friends
will be received from (2-4) & (6-8) p.m. Thursday at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home 100 S. Paul St.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Graysville High School Alumni Association c/o
Yvonne Weckbacher,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Gerald J. Butler, 81, of
Gerald was retired from Severson Transport
Co., and a farmer. He was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church of
Barnesville,
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by a sister, Rita Orr and two brothers, Leon and Donald Butler.
Surviving are his wife, Zella Roe Butler,
two daughters, Caryman (Bryan) Gallagher of Barnesville, Crystal (Steve) Nagy
of Belmont; six sons: Gregory (Debbie) Butler of Stow, Ohio; Brent (Doreen)
Butler of Burlington, Ky., Timothy (Marsha) Butler of Lafferty, Ohio; Thomas
(Cathy) Butler of Barnesville, Vaughn (Lisa) Butler of Morristown, and Corwyn
Butler of Hilton Head, S. C.; 22 grandchildren; one great- grandchild; sisters,
Annabell (Ernest) Howell of Barnesville, Betty Willis of Barnesville, Patty
(Eugene) Hannahs of Springfield, Ohio; Jeanette (David) Hissom of Barnesville;
brothers, Edward (Marjorie) Butler of Quaker City, Robert (Shelly) Butler of
Barnesville, William (Janet) Butler of Hillsboro, Ohio and John (Joyce) Butler
of Quaker City, Ohio.
Friends will be received Sunday, 1 to 3 and
Burial in
Memorial contributions may be made to 3 Cs
Cancer Support Group,
Carman, James William Carman, Jr
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Carman, Jr., James "Junior"
William, age 55, of Powhatan Point, died Thursday, August 31, 2006 in Christina
Hospital, Newark, Delaware.
He was born on September 27, 1950 in
Martins Ferry, the son of the late James William Carman, Sr. and Lena Sacco
Carman.
He was an insulator for Local 24 in
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son John Mack and a granddaughter Amber Mack.
Survivors include his wife Sandy Farmer
Mack Carman, two sons Rick Mack of West Bellaire, Mike (Joy) Mack of Shadyside,
two brothers Rick (Dee) Carman of Hannibal, Ronald Mack of Ohio, s sister Stacy
Carman, seven grandchildren Erin Robson, Brad Mack, Derek Mack, Dustin Mack,
Jessica Mack, Jennifer Mack, Colt Mack, several nieces and nephews.
Private services will be held at the
convenience of the family.
Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Grisell
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Carroll, James Andrew, age 55, of
Middlebourne, formerly of New Martinsville, WV, died Saturday, September 23,
2006 in
He was born on August 24, 1951 in New
Martinsville, the son of the late Virgil and Vivian Ann Hammel Carroll.
He was a construction worker, loved
puzzles, hunting, and fishing.
Survivors include four children Tommy
Carroll of Woodsfield, Ohio, Tonya Carroll of Canton, Ohio, Teresa Shepherd of
New Martinsville, Vivian Carroll of Woodsfield, four brothers William Carroll
of Proctor, Jerry Carroll of Myrtle Beach, SC, Michael Carroll of Ellenboro,
WV, Timothy Carroll of Fairview, WV, a sister Deborah Dendron of Middlebourne,
numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles including an aunt
Ruby Carroll of New Martinsville.
Services and inurnment will be held at
the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Grisell Funeral Home &
Crematory,
Cline , Gladys Cline nee Billiter
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Gladys M. Cline, 88, of
She was born
Gladys was a homemaker and a Protestant by
faith.
In addition to her parents, Gladys was
preceded in death by her first Husband, Lloyd Snider in 1968, her second
husband Raymond Cline in 1977, three brothers, three sisters, and three
grandchildren.
Surviving are three children: Betty Newkirk
and her husband Louis of Beallsville, Ohio; Peggy Brandon of Powhatan Point;
Vonnie Hranko and her husband John of Beallsville; five brothers: Fred
(Florence) Billiter of Strasburg, Ohio; Lee (Betty) Billiter of Alliance, Ohio;
Danny (Joan) Billiter of Paden City, W.Va.; Ervin Billiter of Paden City; Odell
Billiter of Las Vegas; two sisters: Pauline Billiter of Paden City and Jane
(George) Fagart of Greensburg, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren;
and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received on Monday from 2
to 4 and
Burial will follow in
Memorial contributions may be made to
Valley Hospice,
Online condolences may be extended to the
family at www.altmeyer.com
Greathouse, Donna J. Greathouse
The Intelligencer Wheeling,
WV, dated,
GREATHOUSE, Donna J., 57, of
She was born
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by a sister, Betty Tank.
Surviving are her beloved friend, Norman
White of
Wilkinson of
Friends will be received at Myers Funeral Home,
Sistersville on Friday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., with services on Saturday at
Interment in
The family requests that donations be made
to the Myers Funeral Home,
Hall, Audrie C. Hall nee
Marietta Times,
RINARD
MILLS - Audrie C. Hall, 86, of
She
was born
She
is survived by her husband, Elvin Hall, of Rinard Mills; three sons, Charles
Scott of Rinard MIlls, James Scott and
his wife, Jan, of Rinard Mills, and Tom Hall and his wife, Donna, of Rinard
Mills; one daughter, Pat Boron, of Rinard Mills; one daughter-in-law, Connie
Scott of New Matamoras; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ethel Bach of Graysville and Margaret
Ring and her husband, Don, of Louisville, Ohio; one brother, Hebert and Twilla
Griffin of Shreve, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Chauncy E. Scott who
died in 1946; an infant son, Scott; children, George F. Scott,
Linda "Sue" Haslem
Jackson (husband Joe and stepson Joey); grandchildren,
Richard Scott and Kevin
Boron; great-grandchild, Elizabeth Hall; four
sisters, Olive Hill, Wilma
Fruend, Hattie Gardner, and Ruby Turner; and two
brothers, Earl and Cecil
Griffin.
Funeral
services will be held at
Times Reporter,
Daniel
Ray "Crow" Crawford, 47, of
He
is survived by his mother, Clara Crawford of Dover; his children, John Raymond
Crawford of New Philadelphia and Crystal Gale (Andrew) Bayang of Lawton, Okla.;
two sisters, Cindy (Denny) Colvin of Uhrichsville and Lisa (Jim) Rothacher of
Dover; one brother, Michael Crawford; Daniel's girlfriend, Lori Davidson; and
numerous nieces, nephews and one great-niece.
Daniel
was preceded in death by his father.
Visitation
will be held for family and friends in the
Those
wishing to do so may send the family a personal condolence and sign the online
guest registry by visiting the funeral home's Web site. Memorial contributions may be made in
Daniel's memory to the Daniel Crawford Benefit Fund, in care of any branch of
the Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union, to defray final expenses. (330)
343-5506 www.geibfuneral.com
Spencer, Sylvia Mae Spencer nee Huntsman
Clarke Funeral Home,
Sylvia M. Spencer - Age 73 - a homemaker
of
She was preceded in death by her parents,
a son Rodney Dean Wheeler, four brothers and one sister.
Sylvia's survivors are: Husband: Clifford R. Spencer of the home whom
she married April 7, 1977 (29Years); 2 Sons Samuel Wheeler of Summerville,
South Carolina David Wheeler and wife Denise of Bethesda, Ohio;
Daughter-In-Law: Jennifer Wheeler of Bethesda, Ohio; 4 Sisters: Betty Baker of
Caldwell, Ohio, Edna Lucas and husband Francis of Barnesville, Ohio, Thelma
Hicks of Sperger, Texas, Janet Rock and husband James of Toronto; Brother:
Joseph Huntsman of Waynesboro, Georgia; 2 Step-Dau.: Marie Wingate of
Cleveland, Texas, Sharon Spencer of Denver, Colorado; 3 Step-Sons: Mike Spencer
of Cleveland, Texas, Clifford Spencer, Jr. of Denver, Colorado, Patrick Spencer
of California; 12 grandchildren / 2 great-grandchildren
Friends and family will gather for
visitation from
A celebration of life service will be
held
Monroe County Beacon,
Henry L. King, 63,
He was a 1961 graduate of
Surviving are his wife, Robin Fath King, whom he married
June 4, 1994; two sons Bryon (Jean) King, Alan King, all of Loudenville; two
daughters, Laura (Matt) Ajtaji, Rachel (Eli) Lepley, all of Loudenville; five
grandchildren; three sisters, Darlene (Gary) Rastetter of Wooster, Sarah
(Samuel) Berger of Orville, and Shirley Selvy of Woodsfield.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
first wife, Beverly Butler King in 1985; and two brothers, Robert and Homer
King.
Funeral services were held Sept. 23 in Byerly-Lindsey
Funeral Home, Loudenville, with Pastor Matt Thompson officiating. Burial was in
Memorial contributions may be made to the Loudenville Youth
Association,
On line condolences may be left for the family at www.Byerly-Lindsey.com
Monroe County Beacon,
Emmit Eugene Cline, 73,
He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War, was
employed as a security guard for Securitas Security of Akron. He was a member
of the Deerfield American Legion. His hobbies were collecting die cast model
cars, square dancing and playing cards.
Surviving are his wife for 51 years, Bertha (Marty) Cline,
whom he married on May 7, 1955; four daughters, Sharon Cline of Cleveland,
Charlotte Stephens of Caldwell, Barbara (Richard) Goodhart of Summerfield, Tina
(Jim) Scott of Louisville; two sons, David (Yong) Cline of Milford, Ks, Dennis
(Bonnie) Cline of Alliance; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Madelyn Weddle and Wanetta Matthews, both of Woodsfield, and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alonzo and Mary
Hazel Bonam Cline; sister Maryland Cline; and brother, Robert Cline.
Friends were received Sept. 21, at
Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home,
Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help
defray funeral costs. Condolences may be
sent to the family online at www.shaerfuneralhome.com
Smith,
Monroe County Beacon,
Rev. Lawrence R. Smith, Sr., 78,
He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired from Carter Jones
Lumber Co. and attended
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Lucille Talley Smith;
three daughters, Brenda (Dave) Van Camp, Deborah Williams and Shelia (Dennis)
Wade; son, Lawrence (Deborah) Smith, Jr.; sister, Gladys (David) Anthony; two
brothers, Homer (Vera) Smith, Highland (Winnie) Smith; two sisters, Florence
(Vernon) Straub, Emma Jean (Dean) Rufener; numerous nieces and nephews; seven
grandchildren, Trisha Mensore, Michelle Starkey, David Van Camp, Paige Ugo,
Augie Williams IV, Mason and Jacob McInturff, Jordon, Makayla, Kaleb and Thomas
Lawrence Smith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
grandson, Jeffrey Ciancio; great granddaughter, Amanda Starkey and brother,
James Smith.
Funeral services were held Sept. 2 at Campfield-Hickman-Collier
Funeral Home in
Monroe County Beacon,
Russell H. Zesiger, 91, died
He retired from Consolidated Natural Gas; was a Methodist
and a veteran of the Army serving in WWII.
Surviving are a son, Russell H. (Rita) Zesiger II of
Clarington; brother, Wayne Cook Zesiger; two grandchildren, Thomas Russell and
MaKayla Chance.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Irene Smith
Zesiger; son, Kenneth Nile.
Friends were received September 14, with Mike Shank
officiating. There was no graveside service. Burial was in
Marietta Times,
NEW
MATAMORAS - James A. Benner, 82, of
He
was born June 10, 1924, in
He
then served in the U.S. Army from
He
is survived by his wife of 42 years, Hedy M lich Benner of New Matamoras; three
daughters, Barbara Kohlrieser of Dayton, Anita Aneshansley (Nick) of San Diego,
Calif., and Becky Felton (Butch) of New Matamoras; three sons, John T. Berentz
(Jan) of Sardis, Ronnie Berentz (Jeannie) of New Matamoras, and Gary Berentz
(Jamie) of Marietta; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Margaret Eckert.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, and one grandson.
Services
will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hadley Funeral Home,
Memorial contributions may be made to
Disabled Veterans in care of
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Robert
Wayne Buskirk, 54, of
He
was born
Robert
was an employee of the former Suters IGA in Shadyside.
Robert
is survived by a sister, Barbara Bess and her husband William of Powhatan
Point, a nephew David Lamp and a niece Julie Steele, both of
Friends
will be received on Monday from
Robert
was my fourth cousin, once removed through the Keyser line. Robert's
grandparents were Ollie and Maggie Keyser Buskirk who used to reside in
Avondale.
Eikenberry, Dorothy Eikenberry
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Dorothy
J. Eikenberry, 80, of
Dorothy
was a presser with the former Jonathan Logan Clothing Factory of Barnesville,
In
addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers Glen, Virgil and
Everett Kemp.
Surviving
are her husband Michael Eikenberry; two sons: Donald (Patricia) Eikenberry of
Friends
will be received Thursday
Kocher, Earle A. "Bud" Kocher,
Jr.
Marietta Times,
BELPRE - Earle A. "Bud" Kocher Jr.,
63, of Belpre, passed away Friday (
He was born
He
was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and former member of the Belpre
Church of Christ.
Earle
is survived by his wife, Theresa Bartlett Kocher, whom he married
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at
Memorials may be made in Earle's memory to
the Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Fund,
Please send condolences to the family by
visiting and signing the online guest register at LeavittFuneralHome.com .
Lightner, Melvin "Pete"
Lightner
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Melvin "Pete" Lightner, 74, of
He was born
He was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He was a master mechanic and heavy equipment operator of Local 18 in
Pete
was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved farming and especially enjoyed his
donkeys, mules and cattle.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in
death by his first wife, Hester (Brown) Lightner; stepsons Donald and George
Brown; a brother Johnny Millinger; and a sister Betty Thompson.
Surviving
are his wife Margaret Ann Lightner; stepdaughter, Cathy Bihlman of
Friends
and family will be received to pay tribute to Pete and to celebrate his life on
Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Borkoski Funeral Home, 555 E. Market
St., Cadiz, Ohio, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday,
Oct. 3, 2006, with the Reverends Samuel Betts and David Rice co-officiating.
Full military graveside services will be
conducted by the Cadiz American Legion Post #34. Interment will be in
Matusik, Mary Louise Matusik nee Darst
Grisell Obituaries,
Matusik, Mary Louise, age 68 of
Middlebourne Manor died Sunday, September 3, 2006 in
She was born August 17, 1938 in
She was a member of the
In addition to her parents she was
preceded in death by her husband, John P. Matusik.; a granddaughter, Angela
Stewart.
Survivors include four daughters: April
(Kenny) Seifarth of Salem, OH, Rhonda (Roger) Larkins of Sardis, OH, Brenda
(Rob) Taylor of St. Petersburgh, FL, Beverly (Tom) Lewis of Woodbine, MD; three
sisters, Helen, Esther, and Joanne; 7 grandchildren, Tonya, Tom, Ricky, Robin,
Casie, Nicholas, and Andrew; 8 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Monday
from 2-4 & 7-9pm at the Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 37234 Mound
Street, Sardis, OH where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1pm.
Interment in Sardis Cemetery, Sardis. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grisell Funeral Home &
Crematory,
Morris, Gladys Morris nee Giesey
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Gladys J. Morris, 94, of
She was born Aug. 17, 1912 in
Gladys was a member of the Barnesville
Main St. United Methodist Church and a retired seamstress. She was a loving
mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Earl Morris, a son, Wayne Morris, three
sisters and a brother.
Surviving are a son, Philip Morris of Barnesville,
Ohio; daughters, Marlene (Jerry) Lyons of Bethesda and Jean (William) Stephens
of Barnesville; two sisters, Kathy Stottler and Patty Giesey, both of
Barnesville; grandchildren: Chris Morris of Fla., Aaron Morris of Bethesda,
Ryan Morris of Barnesville, Chuck Lyons of Bethesda, Julie Carpenter of Newark,
Lisa Gallagher of Woodsfield, Lori Farrabee of Barnesville; great-
grandchildren: Alyssa Morris, Rachel Carpenter, Zack and Zane Lyons, Nicole and
Brittany Gallagher, Tia, Taylor and Bryce Farrabee; one nephew and three
nieces.
Friends will be received Tuesday,
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
James Robert Morris age 71 of
He was an accountant and served in the U.S.
Marine Corp. during the Korean War. He
is survived by 4 sons, and 1 brother: David (Sandra) Morris of Woodsfield.
There will be no visitation.
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Jack Brent Salisbury of
He graduated from
He was preceded in death by his parents and
brother Victor Salisbury.
Surviving is his wife Mary Reed Salisbury
of Woodsfield, sister Elsie Salisbury Buchman and niece Madelyn (Don) Heslop of
Marietta, Ohio. Also surviving are several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,
nieces, nephews, and cousins. Jack was a member of
Friends received from (4 - 8) p.m.
Wednesday and from
Smittle, Marolyn Smittle nee Beisel
Grisell Obituaries,
Smittle,
Marolyn, age 64, of State Route 7,
She
was born January 16, 1942 in
She was a former order clerk with
Viking Glass and
Survivors include her husband, Cecil
Smittle, three daughters, Sherrie (Pete) Rist, Tanya (Rodney) Roberts, and
Angel (Jug) Armann, all of Hannibal; two sisters, Shelby Thomas of Sardis, and
twin sister, Carolyn (Lonnie) Potts of Hannibal; two brothers, Charles
"Sonny" (Bonnie) Gehring of Bessimer, NC and Donald (Barbara) Beisel
of Duffy; seven grandchildren, Ryan Collins, Heath Collins, Brittany Kilburn,
Laighnell Roberts, Ashley Armann, Tiffany Armann, and Jerrett Armann; a great
grandson, Tyler Collins; several nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends on
Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home, 37234 Mound Street,
Sardis, Ohio, where funeral services will be Friday at 1:00pm with Rev. Cathy
Harman officiating. Interment to follow
in
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
William
H. "Bill'' Strobel, age 68, passed away peacefully Sunday September 24,
2006 in Hospice Care Center of Akron, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family. He
was born
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in
death by one brother, Robert Strobel.
He
is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 24 years, Deb (Hohman); three
children, Karin (Tim) Beam, Linda White, Randy (Dusty Millard) Strobel; six
grand- children, Bill, Mike, Hannah, Hunter, Makenna and soon to be, Levi; two
sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Paul Peden, Darla and Jerry Engel;
several nieces and nephews.
Friends
may call
Memorial
donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in Bill's memory at
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
John W. Taylor, 34, of
He
was a former employee of Safe Auto.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Lois Hartman Taylor Burkas.
He
is survived by his wife, Rebecca Nalley Taylor; his children: Blaze, Paige,
Caleb and Seth Taylor; two sisters, Clara Allen of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and
Holly Jones of Canton, Ohio; two brothers, Jack Taylor of Woodsfield, Ohio and
David Taylor of Beallsville, Ohio; two half brothers, James and Timmy Taylor
both of Tiltonsville, Ohio; his father, Jack Taylor Sr., of Tiltonsville and
stepfather, Tom Burkas of Alledonia, Ohio.
Friends will be received at Toothman
Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Monday from 5 p.m. until time of services at
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Kenneth E. Townson, age 75, of
Originally from
He is preceded in death by a daughter,
Barbara and son, Edd.
He is survived by his wife, Jacquelea;
sons: Glenn (Kathleen), David (Jerri), and Dana (Mary); daughter, Patty (David)
Evans; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; sisters: Mary, Nellie and
Rosie (Clarence) Kocher, and brother, Carl; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Sunday from
The funeral service will be held Monday at
the funeral home and begins at 11 a.m. Pastor John Kirby will be officiating.
Interment at
Ulmer, Helen I. Ulmer nee Fulmer
Marietta Times,
Helen
I. Fulmer Ulmer, 84, former resident of the Oak Grove community,
She was born March 12, 1922, in New
Matamoras, a daughter of the late Harry A. and Myrtle Edwards Fulmer. She was a
graduate of
On
She was preceded in death by her parents;
two brothers, Clyde Fulmer and Floyd Fulmer; and three sisters, Ruth Cham,
Hazel Wagner and Claretta Sarver.
Funeral services will be
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 508A
Van Nest, Charlie Olen Van Nest
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Charlie Olen Van Nest, 68, of
Charlie was born Feb. 9, 1938 in
He was employed at the Belco Workshop
in
Charlie was an avid baseball and
football fan rooting for the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a niece, Robin Steele Rich.

Family will receive friends,
Thursday,
Interment in
Bauer, Margaret Bauer nee Resecker
Monroe County Beacon,
Margaret Bauer, 87,
She was a homemaker, a member of the
Surviving are three daughters, Betty (Charles) Hardin of
Pickerington, Linda (Kenneth) Walton of Hebron and Ruth (Mike) Davidson of
Whitehall; two sons, Raymond (Mary) Bauer of Woodsfield, Danny (Nancy) Bauer of
Lander, Wyoming; two sisters, Lulu Blinsky of Struthers, Rose (Kenneth) Saffle
of Woodsfield; brother, Roy (Norma) Resecker of Commanche, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, John W. Bauer, in March, 1988; daughter, JoAnn Kernan; four
brothers, Paul, Dale, John and Harold Resecker; and two sisters, Stella
Resecker and Bertha Bright.
Friends were received Oct. 30 at Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services were held Oct. 31, with Pastor Chuck Kane and Pastor
Danny Bauer officiating. Burial followed in
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Monroe County Beacon,
Ellwood Mac McCracken, 86,
He was a retired Major with 20 plus years of service with
the U.S. Air Force, he was also a retired employee of the Ormet Corporation,
Hannibal, was an elder and member of the Woodsfield Christian Church,
Woodsfield, and a charter member of the Woodsfield Emergency Squad.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Donna Harmon McCracken,
whom he married on
There was no visitation. Memorial services will be held
Nov. 5, at
Hines, Judy A. Hines nee Huffman
Monroe County Beacon,
Judy A. Hines, 58,
She was a custodian at
Surviving are her husband, John L. Hines of
Friends were received June 4 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield. Mass of Christian burial was held June 5 at St. Joseph Catholic
Church,
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic
Church,
Monroe County Beacon,
Minister Royal Kenneth Ray, 77, of
He served in the Army during the Korean War and went to
school in
Surviving are his wife, Helen G. (Thomas) Ray; two sons and
daughter-in-law, Bill and Bev. Ray of Canton, David Alan Ray of
Friends were received Oct. 10 and 11 until time of service
at Arnold Funeral Home,
McIntyre, Wilma McIntyre nee McCurdy
Monroe County Beacon,
Wilma McCurdy McIntyre, 92, of
She married Gene Fox of Woodsfield in 1934 and was widowed
in 1948. She married Allen McIntyre in 1956 and was widowed again in 1989.
She often said she had been fortunate to have had two
wonderful husbands.
She had quick wit, a ready smile, a love of life and a
positive attitude. Every day was a new adventure and she was a joy to know. She
was always ready to help family and friends in need or provide them with a good
joke or bad pun if the situation warranted. She was a voracious reader, a long
time landscape painter and a dear friend to all who knew her.
Surviving are two sisters, Evagene (Leo) Palmer, Myrna
(Boone) Stovall of Cuyahoga Falls; five nieces, Linda Shannon, Diane McCurdy
Scherz, Lynn McCurdy Jones, Pam McCurdy Nichols, Molly McCurdy Snoke; two
nephews, Sonny (Barbara) Cecil, Carson McCurdy, plus many grand nieces and
nephews.
Family and friends gathered in Woodsfield on Oct. 7 and
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Lloyd K. Ackerman, 53, of
He was a member of the NRA, Friendship
Lodge #89 F&AM, Scottish Rite Valley of Cambridge and Shrine.
In addition to his parents, he is survived
by his wife, Heather N. West Ackerman; one son, Samuel K. Ackerman of
Visitation will be Friday
Gikler, Ruth
Elizabeth Gikler nee Schnegg
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Ruth Elizabeth Gikler, 90, of
She was an award-winning quilter, a
member of the Order of the Eastern Star #533 in Clarington, a homemaker, and a
member of
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, George D. Gikler, and a brother, Raymond
Schnegg.
Surviving are a brother, George (Mildred)
Schnegg Jr., of Clarington, several nieces and nephews; special friends, Steve,
Amy, Marci, Donnie, CJ and Scott, and many other friends.
Family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 to 4 and
Haught, Doris W. Haught nee Rinard
Marietta Times,
She
was born
On
She
was preceded in death by four grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Eugene Lang.
Funeral
services will be held at
Porter,
Lorrena June Porter nee McGregor
Marietta Times,
NORTH CANTON - Lorrena June McGregor
Porter, 94, of
She was born
Nobel and
She is survived by one son, Kenneth Porter
(Patricia) of
Funeral services will be held at
Grisell Online Obituaries,
Potts, Jeff, age 41, of
In addition to his father, he was
preceded in death by his father-in-law, Darrell Jones.
Survivors include his wife, Stacey Jones
Potts, his mother, Sharon Yoho Potts of Hannibal, Ohio, two grandmothers, Betty
Yoho, of Sardis, and Ann Potts, of Duffy, Ohio, two sons, Derek Potts and Chad
Potts, both of Sardis, a brother, Jamie (Tisha) Potts, also of Sardis, a
sister, Tammy (Christian) Rouse, of Timberlake, NC, a mother-in-law, Bernice
Jones, two nieces, Olivia Longwell and Nadia Potts, two nephews, Broc Jones and
Bryce Jones, a great niece, Elaina Longwell, and several aunts, uncles, and
cousins.
Family will receive friends on Monday
from 4-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory,
Marietta Times,
BELPRE - David Ray Rodgers, 57, of
He was born in
Survivors include his wife Rita Paulus
Rodgers, his mother Georgia Scott Rodgers of Lubeck, W.Va.; an uncle, James R.
Scott of Hillsboro, Ohio; four brothers-in-law, Robert Paulus and his wife,
Beverly, of Lancaster, Ohio, John Paulus and his wife Teresa, Edwin Paulus and
his wife Valerie both of Woodsfield, Ohio, Ralph Paulus and his wife, Emily, of
Hockessin, Del.; and a sister-in-law, Catherine Paulus of Woodsfield, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his father,
Raymond Rodgers; two infant sisters; and three uncles,
Services will be at
An online register may be signed at
www.LeavittFuneralHome.com .
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Olive VanDyne, 83, formerly of
Beallsville, died Thursday, Oct. 12,
2006 in the
In addition to her parents, Olive was
preceded in death by her stepmother, Dortha VanDyne.
Surviving are her sister, Hazel (Gerald)
Perkins; two nieces, Janice (Michael) Bash and Joyce (Robert) Hathaway; a
great-nephew, Randall Bostic Jr.
Friends may call Saturday from
Weaver, Michael Douglas Weaver
Marietta Times,
He
was born
He
is survived by his parents of
He
was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Funeral
services will be held at
Weddle, Alvis "Vic" Weddle Sr.
Marietta Times,
Alvis "Vic" Weddle Sr., 78, of
the Oak Grove area passed away at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2006). Alvis was born at
Alvis is survived by four daughters, Vicki
(Doug) Ayers, Terri Long and Toni Weaver of Marietta, and Verna Ball of Lowell;
and one son, Alvis Weddle Jr. of Waverly,
He was preceded in death by his wife of
over 50 years, the former Ethel Irene Hall; his parents; one sister; four
brothers; one infant brother; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
Doan, Mary Catherine Doan nee Witten
Marietta Times,
NEW
MATAMORAS - Mary Catherine Doan, 69, of River Park Manor, New Matamoras, died at
She
was born
She
is survived by two daughters, Deborah Ann Harasty and her husband, Dan, and Connie Halpern and her husband,
Steve, all of
She
was preceded in death by her parents.
Services will be held at
Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on
Wheels in care of Washington-Morgan Community Action,
Kloes, Wanda May Kloes nee Hill
Marietta Times,
She
was born at Eight Mile,
She
was a member of
On
She was preceded in death by her parents; one
son, Robert Kloes; her brother, Ronald Hill; and sister, Eloise Ragan.
Funeral services will be held at
Lucas, Ruth Ann Lucas nee Brown
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Lucas,
Ruth Ann Lucas, 67,
Surviving
are her husband of 50 years, Ed Lucas; her children: Edwina (Roger) Hickman of
Beallsville, Jeff (Stacey) Lucas of Caldwell, Robin (Todd) Christman and Krista
(Bruce) West of Jerusalem; a brother, Larry (Sondra) Brown; her stepmother,
Geraldine Brown, also of Jerusalem; five
grand- children: Robbie, Aaron, Dulcie, Mikaela and Cade; several
nephews and nieces.
Friends
will be received Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m., at the Harper Funeral Home,
Beallsville, where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow
in
Merckle, Harold D. Merckle, Sr.
Grisell Obituaries,
Merckle,
Harold D. Sr., age 74, of
He
was born April 2, 1932 in
He
was a retired millwright from Weirton Steel and a member of
Survivors
include his wife, Betty Mae Burgess Merckle, three sons, Harold (Sherri)
Merckle Jr. of New Matamoras,
Family
will receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home,
37234 Mound Street, Sardis, where funeral services will be held Saturday at
11:00am with Rev. Frank Conley officiating.
Interment in
Grisell Obituaries,New Martinsville, WV.,
dated,
Reeves, Joy Lee, age 68, of
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters.
Survivors
include a son, Mike Kooken of
A
Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday at
Martinsville Church of God,
Wentworth, Mary M. Wentworth nee Warner
Monroe County Beacon,
Mary Margaret Wentworth, 91, Summit Acres Nursing Home,
Caldwell, formerly of Sarahsville and Summerfield died
She was a homemaker and a member of the Batesville Church of
Christ, near Sarahsville. She was also a member of the Noble County Stepping
Stones for
Surviving are a daughter, Donna (Ron) Moore of Caldwell;
son, Laverne (Cheryl) Wentworth of Caldwell; eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren.
There was no visitation. Graveside services were held May
31 at
Arrangements by Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, Summerfield.
Bock, Heidi Renea Bock nee Salsbury
Monroe County Beacon,
Heidi Renea Salsbury Bock, 32, of
She was a Coordinator of Support Services at Ohio Valley
University Adult Program. She was also a member of the Brownsville Church of
Christ.
Surviving in addition to her parents, are her husband,
Daniel Bock of Elizabeth; grandmother, Virginia Rockwell Minger of Fly, Cindy
(Orvel) Bradfield of New Matamoras; five nieces, Meleah and Telah Ewers,
Chelsey Davis, Maggie Bradfield, Melissa Dooley, nephew, Matthew Dooley; great
niece, Destiny Barker; and great-nephew, Ethan Barker.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather,
Charles Poppie Minger and Paternal grandparents, Elmer and Zella Salsbury.
Friends were received Oct. 22 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services were held Oct. 23, with Lynn Caseman officiating.
Burial in
Monroe County Beacon,
Ella Mae Weber, 81,
She graduated from high school in
She was very active in the Women s Missionary Group at the
Christian and
She loved music and directed the Junior Choir at her church
in
Surviving are her husband, Merle; son, Benjamin; four
daughters, Mary (George) Saylor, Ruth (Ron) Elwardt, Faye (Peter) Flynn, Fran
(Jim Perry) Sapp; five grandchildren, Megan (Erick) Holm, Becca Elwardt, Sarah
and Mary Flynn and Chase Sapp.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lora Lee; three
sisters; and four brothers.
A memorial service at Morningside Presbyterian Church in
Memorial contributions may be made to Infinity Hospice,
Mt. Vernon News,
HOWARD - Richard Lynn Keylor Sr., 58, of
Richard is survived by his loving wife,
Brenda Fay (Woods) Keylor, whom he married on March 9, 1973; his caring son,
Richard Lynn (Sherri) Keylor Jr. of Howard; grandsons, Cadence Lynn Keylor and
Dakota Shane Keylor; brothers, Paul (Pat) Keylor of Woodsfield, Marlin (Mary)
Keylor of St. Louis, Mo., and Bruce (Linda) Keylor of Las Vegas, Nev.; a
sister, Wave Boyd of
In
addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Ann;
and a brother-in-law, John Boyd.
The family will have a graveside service on
Friday, June 2, at
The Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home in
To view this obituary or to share memories
and condolences with the family, visit www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.
Rinard, Frances Elizabeth Rinard
Mt. Vernon News,
Surviving are her daughter, Joyce (Jack)
Green of Mount Vernon; her son, Earl Doug (Evelyn) Rinard of Mount Vernon; five
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Besides her parents she was preceded in
death by her husband, Lee Rinard; and seven brothers and sisters.
Friends may call today from
Snodgrass, Thelma Snodgrass nee Newlon
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Thelma L. Snodgrass, 92, of
She was born
Thelma was a member of the
In addition to her parents, Thelma was
preceded in death by her husband, Luther Snodgrass on Sept. 23, 1999, and one
son, Donald Snodgrass, who also died on
Surviving are three children: Barbara
Frasnelly and her husband, Robin, of Lansing, Ohio; William Snodgrass and his
wife, Gail, of Woodsfield, Ohio; and Dennis Snodgrass of Bellaire; one sister,
Wilma Bonar of Moundsville, W.Va. and two brothers, Charles Newlon of
Family and friends will be received at the
Bauknecht - Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory,
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Monroe County Beacon,
Neil O. Turner, 77,
He was a retired field communications engineer for various
railroad companies including New York Central, Penn Central and Amtrack. He was
a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ, and was a U.S. Army veteran of the
Korean War. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid golfer.
Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen Kathy Landry of
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
wife, Lois Turner; an infant brother, Charles Turner; and a brother-in-law,
Robert Cline.
Friends were received at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
Oct.14, where funeral and military services were held Oct. 15. with Keith Jones
officiating. Burial followed in
Memorial contributions may be made to the Woodsfield Alumni
Association, c/o Brenda Weber,
Monroe County Beacon,
Charles Howard Graham, died
Surviving are his wife, Mary Jane; daughter, Beth (Pepe)
Fernandez of Seville, Spain; grandson Miguel Fernandez of
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Louis, Everett,
George Russell Graham and sister, Dolly ( Graham) Rinehart.
Memorial services will be held Oct. 21, at
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Charles to
Vista Care Hospice,
Zesiger, Rita Zesiger nee Hyer
Monroe County Beacon,
Rita Ann (Hyer) Zesiger, 59, Clarington, died
Surviving are her husband of 36 years, Russell H. Zesiger;
son, Thomas (Melissa) Russell Zesiger of Beavercreek; step-daughter, Makala
Chance at home; sister, Rose Hyer of
Friends were received Oct. 16 at Jarvis Funeral Home, New
Martinsville, where funeral services were held Oct. 17, with Rev. Mike Shank
and Rev. David Snyder officiating. Burial in
Memorial contributions may be made in Rita s name to
Sympathy expressions may be made on line at www.jarvisfuneralhomes.com
Brooks, Margaret D. Brooks nee Armann
Toothman Obituaries,
Margaret
D. Brooks, 83 of
In
addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Brooks a
daughter, Wilda Jackson; brothers Oscar, Roy and John Armann and a sister Lois
Loomis.
She
is survived by a son, Ronnie Brooks of Powhatan Point; daughters Abbie
Krempasky, Margie Phillips and Virginia Brooks all of Powhatan Point and Esther
Franklin of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; sisters Ruth Hale of Spring City, Maryland;
Evelyn Brooks of Beallsville; Mary Sandlin of Miamisburg, Ohio and Jean
Galavich of Powhatan Point; 15 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 3
great great grandchildren.
The
family will receive friends on Saturday
services will be held Monday
at
Grisell Online Obituaries,
Chaplin,
David G., 58, of State Rt. 7,
He
was born
He
worked in the
Survivors
include a son, Bryan (Christina) Chaplin of Las Vegas, NV, his mother, Peggy J.
Chaplin of Duffy, and four grandsons, Bryan Chaplin, Jr., Steven Chaplin, James
Chaplin, and Xavier Chaplin, all of
There
will be no visitation.
Arrangements
entrusted to Grisell Funeral Home,
Marietta Times,
Daniel
C. Doan, 64, of
He
is survived by his loving companion of 27 years, Sandy Bedilion; daughter,
Cheryl Gibbs (Craig) of Marietta; son, Brian Doan (Kelly) of King of Prussia,
Pa.; Sandy's daughter, Jackie Hoelzer (Dan) of Sandusky, Ohio; five
grandchildren, Courtland and Sage Gibbs, Claire and Reese Doan, and Madisson
Hoelzer; sisters, Verna Amos and June Talbot (Richard); brothers, Ed Doan
(Ruth) and Mike Doan (Doris Ann); and his beloved beagle, Bubba.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Becky Schaad Doan, whom he married
Dan
graduated from
Dan
was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting with his friends. He
especially treasured his time spent at the log cabin he and friends dismantled,
then reassembled on Pleasant Ridge. He was known as Papaw to his grandchildren.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and
Contributions
in Dan's memory can be made to the Humane Society of the
Doudna, M. Eileen Doudna nee Mayberry
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
M. Eileen Doudna, 74, Barnesville, died Thursday,
at
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by infant twins.
Surviving are her husband, Harold E.
Doudna; brother, William (Sue) Mayberry of Barnesville; and five sisters:
Martha (Paul) McCloud of Tallmadge, Virginia Baker of Barnesville, Luella
(Otto) Burkhart of Miltonsburg, Peggy (Mick) Headley of Beallsville and Rita
(James) Baker of Barnesville.
Visitation,
Heft,
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Stanley
J. Heft, age 88 of
He
was preceded in death by brothers: Theodore, Francis, Paul, Charles and
sisters, Bessie Sutherland and Melba Reich.

He
is survived by daughter Carol (Richard) Schumacker; son, Stephen (Joyce) Heft;
grandchildren and spouses: Rick (Lori) Schumacher Jr., Stephen (
He
was a member of
Friends
will be recieved from 1 to 4 and
Masonic
services will be at
A
calling hour will be observed one hour prior to the funeral service.
Funeral
service Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 at 11 a.m., at
Contributions
may be made in
Hilton, Ann Hilton nee Williams
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Ann "Annie" (Williams) McAninch
Hilton, 80, formerly of
In addition to her parents she was
preceded in death by her first husband, Elisha M. McAninch; her second husband,
William Hilton; a granddaughter, Mandy McFarland, and three sisters: Nettie
Carpenter, Mary Jane Bell, and Elizabeth Volan.
Surviving are two sons: George McAninch
and Ronald (Holly) Hilton all of Martins Ferry; three daughters: Martha Ann
(Bill) Padgelek of
Friends will be received Sunday from
Marietta Times,
Surviving are his wife, Norma Lynn Miracle
Hughes, whom he married on
Friends will be received from
Home, 37501 State Route 78
West, Woodsfield, Ohio, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday
with the Rev. Gary Fitzgerald officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Landefeld, Harold John Landefeld
Monroe County Beacon,
Harold
J. Landefeld age 80 of (Miltonsburg Community) Woodsfield,
Friends
received from (2-4) & (7-9) p.m. Friday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home
100 S. Paul St. Woodsfield,
McVay Funeral Home Obituaries,
June McCune, age 68, of Dexter City, Ohio,
died
Besides her parents, she is preceded in
death by three brothers, Gail, Donald, and James Evert McCune; and one sister,
Betty McCune.
Surviving are two sisters, Nina Leasure of
Lewisville and JoAnne (Delmer) Lincicome of Dexter City; two brothers, John
(Bonnie) McCune of Macksburg and Ronald McCune of Ava; and many nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, including Debbie S. Ramage, Charles
McCune, Rose Haga, Beth Clark, Delmer Lincicome, Jr., Mona Tonnous, and Brent
Lincicome.
Friends may call Saturday, November 11,
2006, from 2-4 and 7-9PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell, where funeral
services will be held Sunday, November 12 at 2PM with Pastor Bill Pickenpaugh
officiating. Burial will follow at
McDowell, Willis (Mac) McDowell Sr.
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Willis
(Mac) Paul McDowell Sr. age 88 of New Matamoras,
Preceded
in death by 2 daughters Pam and Cheryl and a son Eric, along with his former
wife Betty McDowell.
He is survived by 2 sons: Willis Paul McDowell
Jr. - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Gerry (Deborah) McDowell I - Fulton, Illinois 2
grandsons: Gerry (Amanda) McDowell II and son Merik Luke (Sara) McDowell and
daughter Laynie 1 granddaughter: Crystal Brown 2 brothers: Dale Kleckner -
Akron, Ohio Gale Kleckner - Texas Friends will be received from (2-4) p.m.
Sunday November 12, 2006 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home 100 S. Paul St.
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Carl
H. Potts, 78, of State Rt. 536,
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard L.
Potts.
Survivors
include his wife, Twila Bauman Potts; two sons, Stephen (Cheryl) Potts of
Hannibal and Brian Potts of Duffy; a daughter, Tabitha (Kelly) Dierkes; a
brother, Glen (Maxine) Potts of Hannibal; five grandchildren: Stephanie (Matt)
Family
will receive friends on Thursday from 2 to 4 and
Interment
in
Mount Vernon News,
He was born
He is survived by his wife, Faith;
children, Rebecca (Ron) Lock of Danville, Mary Lee Kirk (William Flack) of
Howard, William (Mary) Ridgway of Howard, Thomas (Diane) Ridgway of Danville,
Marcia (Lonnie) Lepley of Howard, Marilyn (Shane) Roberts of Fredericktown,
Steven (Sandy) Ridgway of Galena, Marie (Tim) Blubaugh of Howard and Lisa (Jim)
Blaisdell of Howard; 29 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a
daughter, Cynthia; a son, Joseph; two granddaughters; a grandson; three
brothers; and two sisters.
A funeral service will be Tuesday, Nov. 14,
2006, at the Fischer Funeral Home in
Department/Emergency Squad
(EKCJFD)
Ruckman, M. Janie Ruckman nee McCarrihan
Grisell Online Obituaries,
M. Janie Ruckman, age 72 of
Survivors include her loving husband of
53 years; Bill Ruckman, two sons; John (Nancy) Ruckman of Moundsville and Bob
(Susie) Ruckman of McMechen, WV, two daughters; Cathy (George) Mason and Susan
(Donnie) Loy-Tomblin, all of Moundsville, a brother; George H. (Joanne)
McCarrihan of Moundsville and eight grandchildren; Reyna (Paul) Bieniek of
Sterling, VA, Tracy (Ben) Willis of Moundsville, Amanda (Drew) Mason of Shelby,
NC, John Ruckman of Moundsville, Jenny Ruckman of Moundsville, Heather (Sammy
John) Suhdolski of Moundsville, Allison (Michael) Pratt of Powhatan Point, OH
and Melissa Ruckman of Moundsville, four great-grandchildren; Wiley and Wrya Pratt,
Ryder Jones and Landyn Ruckman and several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral services will be held at
the convenience of the family. Memorial
contributions may be made to Marshall County Animal Shelter, RD#5, Box 210,
Moundsville, WV 26041. Arrangements
entrusted to Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, Moundsville
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Victor
L. Rutter, 81, of
He
was a retired history professor at Ohio University Eastern Campus,
Surviving
are his wife, Carolyn Saner Rutter; two daughters: Lisa Crowe of
Family
and friends received Sunday,
Interment
in
Steed,
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Lorain V. Steed age 83 of
Friends will be received from
The Repository,
Herbert D. Stimpert, age 77, of
Survived
by his wife, Theresa R. Stimpert, with whom he celebrated their 47th Wedding
Anniversary on June 30, 2006; two stepsons and a daughter-in-law, Josh H.
Devore, of
Services will be conducted Thursday at
Vannest, Martha Jean Vannest nee Wilson
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Martha Jean Vannest, 76, of
She is survived by her husband James
Vannest; three sons: Ronald Vannest of St. Clairsville; Bruce Vannest of
The family will receive friends on Friday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where
services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Laurie Armstrong
officiating. Burial will follow in
Firefighters Association,
Weckbacher, Mark D. Weckbacher
Marietta Times,
Mark
D. Weckbacher, 75, of
He
is survived by his wife of 52 years, Leona "Jane" Schafer Weckbacher,
whom he married on Aug. 3, 1954, in Indiana; four daughters, Lorraine Howell
(Don) of Wingett Run, Ohio, Tina VanWey (Dan) of Newport, Ohio, Cheryl
Handschumaker (Tommy) of Marietta and Beth Marshall (Roy) of Bloomfield, Ohio;
two sons, Brent Weckbacher (Kathy) of Bloomfield, Ohio, and Todd Weckbacher
(Kristy) of Marietta; nine grandchildren, Marc and Kurtus Marshall, Aaron and
Adam Howell, Ross Weckbacher, Hillary Handschumaker, Faith and Madison
Weckbacher, and Joel VanWey; three brothers, Dean Weckbacher (Kathy) of
Sycamore Valley, Ohio, Maynard Weckbacher of Marietta, and Wilbert Weckbacher
(Dorothy) of Lowell, Ohio; one sister, Laura Ayers (Melvin) of Sycamore Valley,
Ohio; father-in-law, Delbert Schafer of Bloomfield; and sister and
brother-in-law, Guy and Ruth Scott of Canton, Ohio.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Randy and Scotty Weckbacher;
brother, Alton Weckbacher; and mother-in-law, Mildred L. Schafer.
Services
will be held at
Memorials
may be made to
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Marjorie Joann Williams, 77, of
Surviving are two brothers, William
(Jessie) Williams and Kenneth (Barbara) McKim, both of Martins Ferry,
Graveside services will be held at
Bauer-Turner Obituaries,
Luke Kenneth Edmunds, infant son of Ken and
Amy Edmunds died
Luke is survived by his parents Ken and Amy
Edmunds, his brothers, Will and Johnny, and his sister Courtney. Maternal
grandparents Tom and Julie Myers, Paternal grandparents John and Gloria
Edmunds, Maternal great grandmother Phyllis Wells, Maternal great grandparents
Jack and Helen Myers, and a caring collection of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and
friends. We will be reunited with our
son when God's plan calls us to heaven, until then, Luke lives in our hearts
and daily thoughts. "Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting
out the lamp because dawn has come"
Private graveside service was held in
Oaklawn Cemetery Woodsfield November 17, 2006. Arrangements by Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home.
Times Leader, Martins Ferry,
Rosswell E. Ruble, 85, of
He was born
Ross was a member of the Powhatan
Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and former member of the
church session. He graduated from the former
In addition to his parents, Ross was
preceded in death by two brothers, Dwaine of Los Angeles, Calif., and Myron of
Newark, Ohio; and two sisters, Ruth Stone of
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Hazel
L. Potts Ruble, whom he married on Nov. 14, 1944; three children and four
grandsons: Randall Ruble, and his wife, Linda (Simmons), of Powhatan Point,
Ohio; James D. Ruble and his wife, Paula Byers, and their sons Zachary and
Nathan of
Family and friends will be received at
the Bauknecht - Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory,
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Osiris Temple Transportation and Aid Fund,
Monroe County Beacon,
Paul R. Marshall, 81, 35555 SR 260, Rinard Mills, Marr
Community, died