Obituaries

Dec 27, 2020

Lana J. Brooks Beall, 60, of Cadiz went to be with the Lord, suddenly, on Sunday, December 27, 2020 in the Emergency Room at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born December 15, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of Roger Eugene Brooks and the late Barbara Joanne Gross.

She was a member...

Dec 27, 2020

Beatrice “Bea” Tipton, 82, of Jewett, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Bea was born May 3, 1938 in Hopedale, Ohio a daughter of the late David Vincent and Anna Leone DeCaminada.

Bea loved to cook, bake and be a homemaker to her kids and husband after 25 years of working...

Dec 27, 2020

David Werdebaugh, 79, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 30, 1941 in Oakland, Maryland a son of the late, Luther and Mary Bathlow Werdebaugh.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired wiring foreman in a Machine Shop.

He was...

Dec 27, 2020

Dorothy Bice Gammeter, 92, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Harrison County Home. She was born April 13, 1928 in Camden, New Jersey the daughter of John Lester Bice and Dorothy Elizabeth Evans.

She was preceded in death in addition to her parents; by her husband of 55 years, Edward Gammeter; her son Roger...

Dec 24, 2020

Roger Dean Gammeter, 67, Cadiz, died December 24, 2020. He was born February 25, 1953 in Wheeling, West Virginia the son of the late Edward C. and Dorothy Bice Gammeter.

He was employed at Ullman Oil in Sugarcreek, Ohio since 1986.

Roger was a 1971 graduate of Cadiz High School and was a graduate of...

Dec 20, 2020

Christine Vich, 82, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia with her family by her side. She was born July 23, 1938 a daughter of the late Steve and Catherine Kortis Postalakis.

She was a member of Scott United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Cadiz High School...

Dec 20, 2020

Donald Lewis Rogers, 62, of Cadiz died Sunday, December 20th, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital after a courageous battle. He was born February 19th, 1958, a son of Shirley Rogers (Harold) of Cadiz, Ohio and of the late Drexel Rogers.

Donnie was a member and Past Master of Harrison Lodge #219 F&AM, Plural Member of Flushing Lodge #289...

Dec 19, 2020

Marjorie Ellen Watson Faust Butler, 86, of New Athens, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz. She was born September 6, 1934 in New Athens, a daughter of the late     Edward Faust and Evelyn Watson Faust Kitzmiller.

Marjorie was a homemaker, a great cook and an avid community servant. She was an EMT...

Dec 16, 2020

Lorri Garlinger, 60, of St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Southeastern Ohio Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. Lorri was born on December 4, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of Charles Clifford and Gladys Joann Leatherman Garlinger, Sr.

She is survived by her son, Jonathan Crothers of Sebring, Ohio; 2 grandchildren: Camdyn and Talyn Crothers;...

Dec 14, 2020

John O. Norquest, 73, of Cadiz, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Born September 21, 1947, in Martins Ferry Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was the eldest child of Lester C. and M. Edith Dodds Norquest.

John graduated in 1965 from Roseville High School, Roseville, Ohio. He...

Dec 8, 2020

Ernest D. Kelley, 79, of Adena, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Wintersville. He was born September 16, 1941 in Duncanwood, Ohio, a son of the late Snowden and Mary Paul Kelley.

He was a millwright by trade, a Navy Veteran from 1960-1964 having served during the Cuban Crisis. He was a member...

Dec 7, 2020

Lewis “Ned” Schrickel, 83, of Cadiz, died Monday, December 7, 2020 in the Emergency Room at Wheeling Hospital. Ned was born on November 3, 1937 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of the late William W. and Mary Hilda Walker Schrickel.

Ned was a retired coal miner having worked at Y&O Coal, Ohio Edison and Harrison Mining;...

Dec 6, 2020

Victoria L. “Vickie” Mingus, 62, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born May 18, 1958 in Dennison, Ohio a daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Weaver.

Vickie was a longtime employee of Shurfast in Cadiz.

Preceding her in death in addition to her parents; were...

Dec 5, 2020

Mary M. Best, 96, of Cadiz, Ohio died Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at the Harrison County Home. She was born July 17th, 1924 in Rose Valley, Ohio, a daughter of George and Carrie Thompson.

Mary was a homemaker known for her baked goods and “famous” homemade noodles. She was a member of the First Church of Christ...

Dec 5, 2020

Donald Robert (Don) Shaw, 77, of rural Cadiz, died December 5, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital.  He was born August 9, 1943 in Wheeling, West Virginia.  Son of the late Robert Ogden Shaw and Helen Margaret (Davis) Shaw.  On May 23, 1964 he married the former Betty Jo Cope and they celebrated 56 years of marriage.

Don was...

Dec 4, 2020

Frederick Wilbur Cowans, Sr.  80, of Cadiz, went home to be with the Lord, December 4 surrounded by his family at Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, Ohio.

He was born August 8, 1940 in Warren, Ohio. He was the only child of the late Asa and Marie (Crawford) Cowans. He was a 1959 graduate of...

Dec 4, 2020

Edna Marie Morris, of Denton, went home to the Lord Friday, December 4, 2020.

Edna was born on September 18, 1931 to Chester E Morris Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Seevers of Martins Ferry, OH.

She is survived by her brother, Donald Morris of Chillicothe, OH; Donna Morris, sister in law, of Denton, Nephews and nieces,...

Dec 1, 2020

R. Dean Bower, 96, of Cadiz, Ohio, and recently of Willowbrook Christian Village of Delaware, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2020.  He was born August 27, 1924, in Scio, Ohio.

Dean graduated from Cadiz High School in 1943 and was employed by Hanna Coal and the Consolidated Coal Companies, where he operated...

Nov 26, 2020

Ellis Eugene “Pete” Abel, 74, of New Athens, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his home. Pete was born August 10, 1946 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Cloyd Ellis and Edith Pauline Parrish Abel.

He was a retired Service and Sales Associate from Excel Mining Systems in Cadiz.  He was a member of...

Nov 24, 2020

Donna K. Taylor, age 76 from Cadiz, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Donna loved going to and watching all sports, especially football and was passionate about watching her son and grandsons play. She was a remarkable cook and was especially known for her pies. She devoted her...