Obituaries

Henry Jolly

Henry Jolly

Nov 18, 2014

Henry J. Jolly, 82, of Cadiz formerly of Amsterdam, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville. He was born May 17, 1932 in New York, a son of the late Henry J. and Sophie Yahner Jolly. Henry was a retired Foreman from Weirton Steel Corporation. He was a Special Deputy for the Jefferson Co....

Elizabeth Keadle

Elizabeth Keadle

Nov 18, 2014

Elizabeth Paige Keadle, 18, of Cadiz, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 near Deersville, the result of an automobile accident. She was born November 1, 1996 in Steubenville, a daughter of Brian Keadle and Stacy Murral Toth, each of Cadiz. Liz was a Senior at Harrison Central High School, where she was an honor student. She was a volunteer in the...

Christine Brown

Christine Brown

Nov 17, 2014

Christine M. Hoobler Brown, 53, of Hopedale, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at her home. She was born May 31, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio, a daughter of the late C. Raymond and Carolyn Wilson Hoobler. Christine was a retired employee of the Harrison County Home for thirty years. She was a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ. People knew...

Bernice Hawkins

Bernice Hawkins

Nov 16, 2014

Bernice Elliott Hawkins, 84, of Hopedale, died Sunday at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born November 18, 1929 in Hopedale, a daughter of the late John and Martha Martin Elliott. Mrs. Hawkins was a former employee of the FBI in Washington, DC and attended the Hopedale Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

William Simpson

William Simpson

Nov 8, 2014

William R. "Blackie" Simpson, 71, of Cadiz, formerly of Wintersville, went peacefully to be with the Lord after a brief illness, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, November 08, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born August 16, 1943 in Steubenville, Ohio a son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Isaac Simpson, Sr. Pastor Blackie...

Lynda Ray

Lynda Ray

Nov 7, 2014

Lynda B. Ray, 36, of Cadiz, died Friday at Valley Hospice Care Center, North in Steubenville after a battle with cancer. She was born December 30, 1977 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the Robert H. Moyer, Sr. and the late Karen Lee Pritchard Moyer. Lynda attended the Vinyard Church in Wheeling. In addition to her mother, she was preceded...

John Hanlon

John Hanlon

Oct 30, 2014

John J. Hanlon, 84 of Deersville, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Trinity Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio. He was born April 14, 1930 in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio a son of the late William and Martha Nichols Hanlon. He spent his life as a owner/operator truck driver until his retirement for health issues in 1995. He was...

Abigail Anderson

Abigail Anderson

Oct 30, 2014

Abigail Hope Anderson, infant daughter of Kerry and Allison Sliva Anderson died Thursday October 30, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital. She was preceded in death by her Uncle Zachary Coffland, and great grandparents: Kenneth L. Anderson, Harley J. Johnson and Lois H. (Anderson) Johnson. She is survived, in addition to her parents, by her maternal grandparents: Michael and Michele Sliva and...

Dorothy Kovacik

Dorothy Kovacik

Oct 29, 2014

Dorothy Kovacik, 87, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at her home. She was born November 14, 1926 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Harry C. and Martha Cope Raber. Mrs. Kovacik was a member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz and was a retired Secretary at Consolidation Coal Company in Cadiz. In addition to her...

Jeffery Triplett

Jeffery Triplett

Oct 10, 2014

Jeffery R. Triplett, 56, of Flushing, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at Valley Hospice Care Center, North in Steubenville after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 20, 1958 in Barnesville, Ohio a son of the late Paul and Pearl Taylor Triplett. Surviving are his wife Mary Jackson Triplett; 4 daughters: April (James) Bonnell of Marysville,...

John Dometrovich

John Dometrovich

Oct 7, 2014

John S. "Bussy" Dometrovich, 71, of Cadiz, died Tuesday at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born November 21, 1942 in Wheeling, WV , a son of the late John and Helen L. Yonick Dometrovich. John was a Foreman at the Consolidation Coal Company's Nitrate Plant, and was the owner and operator of Cadiz Florist. He was a member of...

David West

David West

Oct 5, 2014

David Kendall West, 55, of Cadiz, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. He was born March 25, 1959 in Wheeling, WV, a son of Virginia Wheeler Hython West of Columbus, the late Clarence "Brazzie" West. Mr. West was a former Trooper at the Cambridge Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, before becoming disabled....

John Kurucz

John Kurucz

Sep 30, 2014

John L. Kurucz, 73 of Ft. Myers, Florida formerly of New Athens, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers. He was born June 30, 1941 in Crabapple, Ohio a son of the late John and Valeria Hrica Kurucz. He was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church. For thirty years he was the...

Payton Williston

Payton Williston

Sep 23, 2014

Payton Aubree Williston, infant daughter of Thomas and Brittney Mapel Williston of Cadiz, died Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Glenn and Hellen Ball; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Williston; great grandmother, Erma Bray; and several aunts and uncles. A private service will be held...

Donald Rose

Donald Rose

Sep 18, 2014

Donald D. Rose, 61, of Cadiz, died Thursday at his home. He was born May 21, 1953 in Dennison, Ohio, a son of the late Raymond D. and Dolly A. Dosson Rose. Don was member and Elder of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisville. He was a former employee of the Y.&O. Coal Company, R.&F. Coal Company and was a...

Paul Reed

Paul Reed

Sep 18, 2014

Paul Lewis "Toby" Reed, 73, of Cadiz died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his home. He was born September 15, 1941 in Barnesville, Ohio a son of the late Donald and Louise Drake Reed. He was a retired coal miner having worked at Y & O Coal Company, Nelms #2 mine. He was a member of St. James AME Church...

James Mason, Jr.

James Mason, Jr.

Sep 17, 2014

James H. Mason, Jr., "Shorty", 63, of Jewett, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. He was born October 21, 1950 in Steiner, MS, a son of the late James H. Mason, Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Allred Mason Lewton. Shorty was a self employed Mechanic, owning Mason's Garage in Scio. He later worked...

Helen Kimball

Helen Kimball

Sep 14, 2014

Helen C. Kimball, 73, of Cadiz, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Acuity Specialty Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio. She was born April 15, 1941 in Jewett, Ohio a daughter of the late Albert and Lydia Francis Orr. She was a member of Harrison Hill United Pentecostal Church, Jewett, Ohio. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents, by her...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Sep 11, 2014

Betty Marie Waller Smith, 92, of Cadiz, Ohio passed from this life to life eternal with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 11, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Harvey and Jessie Bell Waller of Unionvale, Ohio. Betty was married to Earl R. Smith for 32 years. She was a long time employee of the Cadiz...

Mary Midcap

Mary Midcap

Sep 10, 2014

Mary Ellen Midcap, 62, of Hopedale, formerly of Follansbee, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at her home. She was born February 24, 1952 in Canton, a daughter of the late Harold and Molly Cooper Midcap. Mary was a member of the Weirton Heights Church of Christ. Surviving are a sister, Patty (Dave) Gribben of Hopedale; a brother Harold Midcap of...