Obituaries

Charmaine Greer

Charmaine Greer

Apr 14, 2015

Charmaine Greer, 75, of Cadiz, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born August 31, 1939 in Cadiz a daughter of the late George Bland and Bernice Neff Mattern Bland. She was a retired homemaker who cherished her children, and an awesome Grandma, "Nana" to all her grandchildren....

Loman Smith

Loman Smith

Apr 12, 2015

Loman B. Smith, 86, of Cadiz, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born December 15, 1928 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Samuel H. Smith and Jean Alexander Smith Owens. Mr. Smith was a retired Carpenter, ran L.J. Smith in Connotton, former employee of Harrison County Highway Department, assisted his son Roy...

Albert Hoagland

Albert Hoagland

Apr 9, 2015

Albert Leroy "Abby" Hoagland, 71, of Bloomingdale, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at his home as the result of a farming accident. He was born January 14, 1944, a son of the late Marion Earl Hoagland and Wilma J. Naylor Hoagland Abel. Abby was a member of the Unionport Christian Church, the Unionport Lodge 333, F.&A.M. , the Scottish Rite,...

Terry Wyckoff

Terry Wyckoff

Apr 8, 2015

Terry Lee Wyckoff, 64, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home following an illness. He was born May 23, 1950 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of the late Maurice A. Wyckoff, Sr. and Wilma Sockman Wyckoff. Terry was a retired maintenance worker at Belmont College in St. Clairsville. He had an avid interest in CB's and scanners...

Ray Beach

Ray Beach

Apr 7, 2015

Ray R. Beach, 67 of Cadiz, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. He was born July 23, 1947 in Dennison, Ohio a son of the late Elmer L. and Mary Reed Beach. Ray was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death in addition to his...

Richard Mikesell

Richard Mikesell

Mar 16, 2015

Richard H. Mikesell, 93 of Cadiz, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at his home. He was born March 14, 1922 in Jewett, Ohio a son of the late Lawrence S. and Martha Wells Mikesell, Sr. He was a member of Scott United Methodist Church in Cadiz and was the retired Postmaster of the Cadiz office. He was past master of...

Mary Kasarda

Mary Kasarda

Mar 4, 2015

Mary Christine Kasarda, 68, of New Athens, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born December 16, 1946 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Wilma V. Twigg Waller. She was a former bus driver, sales clerk and a homemaker. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents, by two brothers: Carl and...

Bonnie Talbott

Bonnie Talbott

Mar 4, 2015

Bonnie "Goldie" Talbott, 70, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her home following a long battle with lung cancer. She was born March 29, 1944 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Russell and Faye Waller Fenstamaker. She was a loving homemaker along with being a manager of Cosmetology. She was the owner/operator of Bonnie's Hair...

Eric Garvin

Eric Garvin

Mar 1, 2015

Eric Joseph "E.J." Garvin, 38, of New Athens , died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his home. He was born August 9, 1976 in Bellaire, Ohio the son of Richard Garvin of New Athens and Kathy Fulton Garvin of Louisville, Ohio. E.J. was a surveyor at Hamilton and Associates in Flushing. He was an avid fisherman, liked camping, playing the...

Raymond Brooks

Raymond Brooks

Feb 23, 2015

Raymond M. "Sonny" Brooks, 76, of Cadiz, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born September 5, 1938 in Cadiz, Ohio a son of the late Raymond Russell and Anna Jackson Brooks. Sonny was a retired employee of Y & O Nelms #2 Mine and...

Rodney Freeman

Rodney Freeman

Feb 17, 2015

Rodney L. Freeman, 57, of Cadiz, died Tuesday at East Ohio Regional Hospital following a long illness. He was born January 17, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late Samuel and Betty Jean Freeman. Surviving are his wife Sandra Blanchard Stewart Taylor Freeman; two daughters, Rodericka Johnson of Columbus and Ronnica Freeman of Cleveland; step-children, Shawn Stewart of...

Rachel Burgins

Rachel Burgins

Feb 16, 2015

Rachel Lee Burgins, 43, of Hopedale, formerly of Cadiz, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16, 2015 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born September 5, 1971 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of Benjamin Burgins and the late Jeanette P. Banks Burgins. Rachel was a Phlebotomist, having worked at Trinity Medical Center, West...

Mary Chaney

Mary Chaney

Feb 15, 2015

Mary Lou Chaney, 82, of Hopedale, died Sunday at the Harrison County Home, Cadiz, following a long illness. She was born March 1, 1932 in Hopedale, a daughter of the late John and Martha Martin Elliott. Mary Lou was a member of the Hopedale Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed puzzle books and deer watching. In addition to her parents, she was...

Franklin Branson

Franklin Branson

Feb 12, 2015

Franklin Lewis Branson, III, 58, of Cadiz, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. A memorial service will be held Saturday February 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Pilgrim Rest Jesus Church in Bellaire with Rev. Robert Ellsworth officiating. Service Saturday, February 21, 2015 3:00 PM Pilgrim Rest Jesus Church 3501 Monroe St. Bellaire...

Phyllis Mckibben

Phyllis Mckibben

Feb 9, 2015

Phyllis Gene McKibben, 84, of Cadiz, died Monday February 9, 2015 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. She was born October 14, 1930 in Wadsworth, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leslie Casper and Mary Ellen Holbert Hildreth. Mrs. McKibben was an active member of Rankin United Methodist Church and a Care Giver. She enjoyed square dancing and writing for...

Samuel Sliva

Samuel Sliva

Feb 6, 2015

Samuel R. Sliva, 82, of Cadiz, died Friday, February 06, 2015 at Gables Care Center, Hopedale, Ohio. Sam was born December 2, 1932 in Adena, Ohio a son of the late Joseph and Julia Dulkowski Sliva Sam was retired from Consolidation Coal Company, a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church in Cadiz; a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served...

Benjamin Rice

Benjamin Rice

Jan 25, 2015

Benjamin Rice, 85, of Pittsburgh, PA, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV. He was born June 25, 1929 in Cordova, AK, a son of the late John and Ann Caseroff Rice. Mr. Rice was a member and volunteer of Valley View Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh and a retired groundskeeper at the University of...

John Ford

John Ford

Jan 24, 2015

John Edwin Ford, 93, of Cadiz, passed away on Saturday, Jan 24, at the Harrison Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born January 10, 1922, in Doddridge County, West Virginia to Lily Gay (Conwell) and John Samuel Ford, John Edwin, along with his four brothers and five sisters, spent his youth on the family farm tending crops, hunting squirrel, and...

Sharon Decaminada

Sharon Decaminada

Jan 23, 2015

Sharon L. DeCaminada, 65, of Hopedale, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born October 6, 1949 in Steubenville, a daughter of the late David and Anna Leone DeCaminada. Sharon attended the Hopedale Church of Christ and was a Secretary at Polen Insurance Agency and the Cadiz Insurance Agency. She was an avid knitter, collected...

Thelma Ramsey

Thelma Ramsey

Jan 14, 2015

Thelma A. Ramsey, 83 of New Athens, died January 14, 2015 at her home. She was born October 7, 1931 in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio a daughter of the late Clark O. Adams and Carrie Simpson Adams Barrett. Thelma was a retired employee of Harrison Community Hospital and attended the House of the Shepherd in New Athens. In addition...