Obituaries

Mary Gooding

Mary Gooding

Jun 24, 2016

Mary Louise Gooding, 96, of New Athens, died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio. She was born October 17, 1919 in Wallace, WV a daughter of the late Ota Jefferson and Elsie Hildreth Pigott. She was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church and the Freeport Order of the Eastern Star #319; and...

Oma Porter

Oma Porter

Jun 11, 2016

Oma K. Porter, 95, of Hopedale, formerly of Navarre and Canton, died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Gables Care Center in Hopedale. She was the daughter of hte late Noah and Lillie Polen Cline. Mrs. Porter was a retired secretary from Ford Motor Company, Ventron Co. and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. She owned her own ceramics business. She was...

Dwight Spaar

Dwight Spaar

Jun 8, 2016

Dwight D. "Doc" Spaar, 72, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Lifeline Hospital in Wintersville, Ohio. He was born October 22, 1943 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Charles and Sarah Jeffers Spaar Claring. He was the former Cadiz Police Chief and currently worked at Orme Hardware in Cadiz; he was an Army veteran having served...

Joy Porter

Joy Porter

Jun 7, 2016

Joy Y. Porter, 82, of Cadiz, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at OVMC in Wheeling, WV. She was born March 27, 1934 in McAllen, Texas, a daughter of the late Van and Mildred Cox. Joy was a member of the First Church of God in Cadiz where she played the organ and piano. She served as an officer for the...

Mary Cooper

Mary Cooper

Jun 7, 2016

Mary Ellen Cooper, 75 of Cadiz, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Allegheny General Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born October 12, 1940 in Toledo, a daughter of Willis and Lesta Butcher Davis. She was retired from the Group Home in Smithfield, attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and loved to help with the food bank at Harcatus...

Charles Brooks, Jr.

Charles Brooks, Jr.

Jun 6, 2016

Charles Henry "Hennie" Brooks, Jr., 89, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Cleveland and Cadiz, Ohio, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at McNaughten Pointe Nursing Home in Columbus. He was born August 9, 1926 in Cadiz, Ohio, a son of the late Charles H. Brooks, Sr. and the late Marcella Jones Brooks Ballard. Mr. Brooks was a retired employee of the...

Kenneth Bickerstaff

Kenneth Bickerstaff

Jun 3, 2016

Kenneth E. Bickerstaff, 93 of Cadiz died Friday, June 03, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 1, 1923 in Steubenville, Ohio a son of the late Jess and Esther Merritt Bickerstaff. Kenneth was a member of the Word of Life Fellowship in Steubenville, a veteran of World War II having served in Italy and...

Reva Swayne

Reva Swayne

Jun 2, 2016

Reva M. Swayne, 83 of Parlett, died Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born October 15, 1932 in Waterford, Ohio a daughter of the late Cecil and Laura Allison Ellis. She worked at the former Cadiz Convalescent Center, Phoenix Pastry and did private home care. She was preceded in death in addition...

Charles Suttles

Charles Suttles

May 25, 2016

Charles Suttles, 65, of the Cadiz Group Home, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the home. He was born April 5, 1951 in Zanesville, Ohio a son of the late William C. and Helen L. Suttles. He was preceded in death in addition to his parents; 2 sisters: Debbie Suttles and Linda Doty. He is survived by 4 sisters: Ruthann...

Linda Berard

Linda Berard

May 24, 2016

Linda Sue Krankovich Berard, 66, of Cadiz, died Monday, May 24, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born November 8, 1949 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Daniel and Martha "Betty" Manbeck Krankovich. Linda enjoyed dancing and visiting Sally Buffalo Park, her parents in Cadiz, and her children in Tennessee and West Virginia....

Opal Patrick

Opal Patrick

May 15, 2016

Opal L. Patrick, 92, of Byesville, formerly of Cadiz, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 the home of her daughter. She was born September 1, 1923 in Clarington, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Melvin and Mary Elizabeth Smith Harris. Opal was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting and was a cat lover. She like listening to the Statler Brothers. In...

Forrest Irwin

Forrest Irwin

May 15, 2016

Forrest W. Irwin, 64, of Uhrichsville, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. He was born March 10, 1952 in Dennison, Ohio, a son of the late Wilbur and Ruth Kidd Irwin. Forrest was a disabled laborer, having worked at Belden Brick in Gnadenhutten. Surviving are three sisters, Mary McKinney of Hopedale, Margaret Trehern of...

Charles Terman

Charles Terman

May 12, 2016

Charles Stanley "Chuck" Terman, 56, of Flushing, Ohio, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio. He was born January 24, 1960 in Cambridge, Ohio, the son of the late Rev. Robert Stanley and Donna Jeanne Blair Terman. Chuck was an avid fisherman. He was a member of the North Central Bass...

Cheryl Bove

Cheryl Bove

May 9, 2016

Cheryl A. Bove, 73, of Cadiz, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born November 10, 1942 in Salem, Ohio a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ellen Butkus. She was a homemaker and attended the Presbyterian Church of Freeport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister...

Ross Wells

Ross Wells

May 7, 2016

Ross B. Wells, 80, of Cadiz, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born April 16, 1936 near Cadiz, a son of the late Glenn Fletcher and Beulah Birney Wells. Mr. Wells attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. He was a farmer and a retired coal miner, having worked at Kimble and Cravat...

Jane Shuss

Jane Shuss

May 2, 2016

Jane E. Shuss, 56, of Gables Care Center, Hopedale, formerly of Scio, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. She was born September 17, 1959 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Nina Fulton Schuss. Jane was an employee of the Harrison Industries Sheltered Workshop in Cadiz. She enjoyed country music and...

Wayne Ferrell

Wayne Ferrell

Apr 30, 2016

Wayne O. Ferrell, 68, of Cadiz, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. Arrangements are pending. A memorial service will be held on a future date to be announced.

Wayne Ferrell, Jr.

Wayne Ferrell, Jr.

Apr 30, 2016

Wayne O. Ferrell, Jr., 68, of Cadiz, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling. He was born April 20, 1948, a son of the late Wayne O. Ferrell, Sr. and Doris Barnhart Ferrell. Wayne was an employee of the Harrison County Highway Dept. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. In addition to his parents,...

Carolyn Karver

Carolyn Karver

Apr 27, 2016

Carolyn "Kay" (Easthom) Karver passed away the 27th of April 2016 in Gold Canyon, AZ. Mrs. Karver, a licensed cosmetologist, but her chosen profession was homemaker, was born April 3, 1941 in Steubenville, OH. , a daughter of the late Carroll Howard and Mary Marshall Easthom. She leaves behind her husband Wayne Karver, daughter Melissa Karver Komen, and two grandchildren...

John Ramsey

John Ramsey

Apr 26, 2016

John R. Ramsey, 87 of New Athens, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the home of his daughter Lindy in New Athens after a lengthy illness with his family by his side. He was born September 8, 1928 in Dennison, Ohio a son of the late Wilbur and Merle Lafferty Ramsey. He loved to rebuild antique John Deere tractors. If...