Obituaries

Dec 23, 2021

Ronald L. Ferri, 68, of Georgetown passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born April 30, 1953 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Dominic and Martha (Blake) Ferri.

Ron retired from Columbus Equipment Company in 2019 after 35 years of service. He was an...

Dec 21, 2021

It is with sadness of the departure and the joy of being reunited again, the Miller family announces that, George Donovan “Butch” Miller went home to be with his Lord on December 21st, 2021. Butch was born June 26, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of the late George Leon and Maxine Christian Miller.

He was...

Dec 21, 2021

Leonard J. “Lenny” Stewart, 79, of Jewett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 18, 1942 in Ames, New York a son of the late James and Evalyn Kail Stewart.

Lenny was a self employed farmer, a member of the Harrison Hills Church in Jewett,...

Dec 17, 2021

Ellen Yoho, 90, of Cadiz, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Harrison County Home, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born October 6, 1931 in Bellaire, Ohio a daughter of the late Frank and Priscilla DeCorte Palumbo.

Ellen was a member of the Scott United Methodist Church in Cadiz and worked at the former Consolidation Telephone Company...

Dec 16, 2021

Leslie L. McCartney, 69, of Cadiz, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born January 17, 1952 in Steubenville, Ohio a daughter of the late Leslie Lynn and Eula Mae Little Tice.

She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death in addition to her...

Dec 16, 2021

Donn Lee Beckett, Jr., 79, of Cadiz, formerly of Smithfield, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2021 at Harrison Community-Wheeling Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. He was born February 3, 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia the son of the late Donn Lee and Dorathea Gallagher Beckett, Sr.

He was a member of the First Church of God in Cadiz;...

Dec 15, 2021

Lynie Lorraine Eberhart, 58, of Cadiz, passed away, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Lynie was born July 27, 1963 in Ojai, California a daughter of the late Melvin P. “Tut” and Lucille M. Stephen Dowdle and Julia Cessna Campbell.

Lynie worked at Bulldog Rack in Weirton, West Virginia.

In...

Dec 14, 2021

Bernice L. Starcher, 96, of New Athens, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the Harrison County Home. She was born November 13, 1925 in Georgetown, Ohio a daughter of the late Henderson and Mae Sargent Moore.

Bernice was a member of the House of the Shepherd in New Athens, Ohio. She enjoyed shopping, eating out and...

Dec 13, 2021

Gordon E. Wilson, Sr., 46, of Cadiz passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at his home. He was born January 11, 1975 in Bellaire, Ohio a son of Kelly Mason of Cadiz and the late Gordon Olmstead.

Gordon was a truck driver most of his life. He was a graduate of Cadiz High School, an avid poker...

Dec 10, 2021

Shirley E. Grose, 85, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born November 11, 1936 in Clay County, West Virginia a daughter of the late Lemon and Pribble Brown Daniels.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her grandmother, Lillian Brown.

Surviving are...

Dec 8, 2021

Edgar Lynn “Ed” Cunningham 71, of Cadiz, passed away, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Alleghany General Hospital in Pittsburgh after a sudden illness with is family by his side. He was born September 20, 1950 in Mannington, West Virginia       a son of the late Joseph R. Cunningham and Freda (Burell) Cunningham Mansfield.

Ed was an employee of...

Dec 7, 2021

A devoted wife, a loving mom, and a caring grandmother, Janet Claire (Arnold) Coulson lived a life dedicated to those she loved.  Born on December 26, 1932, on the family farm in Cadiz, Ohio, Janet grew up knowing the value of hard work and how to reap the rewards of an early morning caring for others - whether that...

Dec 3, 2021

Russell Elsworth Bowersock, Sr., 70, of Moorefield, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born January 13, 1951 in Parkersburg, West Virginia a son of the late Charles and Velma McCune Bowersock.

He was retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years and was a truck driver and bus driver....

Dec 3, 2021

Beverly K. O’Hara, 70, of Cadiz, passed away on December 3, 2021 at her home. She was born December 4, 1950 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Paul and Eleanor Virginia Jones Hutton.

She was a housekeeper having worked at Harrison Community Hospital and the Lafferty Group Home.

In addition to her...

Dec 2, 2021

Bonnie Lou Smith, 68, of Cadiz, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio. She was born August 18, 1953, in Dover, Ohio a daughter of the late Merle and Kathryn Margaret Alpeter.

Bonnie was an educator and homemaker. She was a member of Scott United Methodist Church and a graduate of Kent State...

Nov 27, 2021

Michael J. Fletcher, 58, of Adena, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born May 19, 1963 in Barnesville, Ohio a son of Miriam Sue Burroughs Kanopsic of New Athens and the late Joseph T. Fletcher, Sr.

Mike was a welder by trade.

In addition to his father, he...

Nov 22, 2021

Vicki L. Snyder, 68, of rural Cadiz, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Harrison Community Wheeling Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio.

She was born January 23, 1953 in Dennison, Ohio a daughter of the late John and Alice Thomas Hidey. She worked as a LPN.

She enjoyed planting flowers, baking for her family and watching her...

Nov 17, 2021

Charles L. “Bud” Ledger, 80, of Cadiz, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. Bud was born January 15, 1941 in Cadiz, a son of the late Leonard and Wanda Mary Cologie Ledger.

Bud started his working career at McCombs Chevrolet, Rose Valley Mine and then Goodyear Rubber in Akron, Ohio. He...

Nov 14, 2021

Belinda M. Carter, 61, of Westlake, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021 at St. John in Westlake, Ohio. She was born May 12, 1960 in Bellaire, Ohio a daughter of Aubrey Keith Carter and the late Janice Mae Richards.

She attended Avon High School and Lorain County Community College where she obtained a degree in marketing. She...

Nov 10, 2021

Lawrence M. “Larry” Bossell, 58, of Cadiz passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home. He was born June 14, 1963 in Wheeling, WV, a son of Mary June Reinagle Bossell of Blaine and the late Larry E. Bossell.

Larry was the Principal and Lead Teacher at the Belmont-Harrison Joint Vocational School in Cadiz; was a...