Obituaries

Betty Barkman
Jan 17, 2009
Betty K. Barkman, 76, of Cadiz, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at her home. She was born November 4, 1932 in Grantsville, WV, a daughter of the late Roy and Ruth Bush Plant. She was a longstanding member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene...

Aubrey Carter
Jan 3, 2009
Aubrey J. Carter, 91, of Booneville, MS, formerly of New Athens, OH, died Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the home of his son in Booneville. He was the son of the late Euell and Clova Snodgrass Scott. He was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church and was a retired Coal Miner from Y. & O. Coal Co....

John Knight
Jan 1, 2009
John Morgan Knight, 79, Cadiz, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at his home. John was born June 21, 1929 in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio a son of the late Omen Wesley Knight and Hettie Anna Winn Knight Tongret. John was a farmer, owner/operator steel hauler, a member of Harrison County Farm Bureau, former Nottingham Township Trustee, a fan of...

David Thornton
Dec 14, 2008
David J. Thornton, 78, Jewett, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home. He was born October 26, 1930 in Toronto, Ohio a son of the late Emily Thornton. David was a retired railroader for Weirton Steel, a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ and a veteran having served with the U.S. Navy during WW II. David is survived...

Marion Thompson
Dec 11, 2008
Marion L. Thompson, 75, of Cadiz, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at the Acuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville. She was born March 19, 1913 in Jacobsburg, Ohio, a daughter of the late Howard Dunfee and Maye Beckett Dunfee Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father, Everett Martin. Marion was an avid Cardinal sports...

Richard Tarter
Dec 8, 2008
Richard Thomas Tarter, 60, of Adena, formerly of Bridgeport, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born December 30, 1947 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Otto F. and Eunice Brooks Tarter. He was the owner and operator of the Cadiz Drive-Thru, Inc.; the former owner and operator of J.T.�s General Store...

Robert Wease
Dec 2, 2008
Robert L. Wease, 68, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his home. He was born December 10, 1939 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Lynn Robert and Beulah Taylor Wease. He was an Army Veteran of the Viet Nam Era, and also served in the Army Reserves. He was a member of the Adena American Legion....

Helen Smith
Nov 27, 2008
Helen Marie Smith, 82, New Athens, Ohio died Thursday, November 27, 20008 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born February 15, 1926 in Fayette, Missouri a daughter of the late George and Pattie Smith Hackley. Helen was a member of the New Athens Presbyterian Church and the Ladies Aid Society at the church. She was active in the...

Donald Zitko
Nov 26, 2008
Donald R. Zitko, 57, of Archer Twp. near Cadiz, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Trinity Medical Center, West, Steubenville. He was born December 22, 1950 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Mildred Mattern King of Cadiz and the late Robert J. Zitko. Don was a former coal miner for 18 years and a self employed farmer for 18...

Marilyn Kellar
Nov 23, 2008
Marilyn M. Kellar, 78, of Cadiz, died Sunday at Bowerston Pointe Health Care Center, Bowerston. She was born May 16, 1930 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Wells Hursey. She was a retired employee of Coultrap�s Store, near Cadiz. She attended church at Bowerston Pointe, and enjoyed playing Bingo, crocheting, crafts and gardening. In...

Stanley Toto
Nov 14, 2008
Stanley John Toto, 82, Hopedale, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. He was born April 4, 1926 in Dun Glen, Ohio a son of the late Joe and Mary Twardowski Toto. Stanley was a member of the Cadiz Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah�s Witnesses and a member of the United Mine Workers of...

Jeffrey Dowdle
Nov 3, 2008
Jeffrey L. Dowdle, 46, of Cadiz, died Monday at his home following a long illness. He was born July 22, 1962, in Bellaire, Ohio a son of the late Harold Cloyd and Fannie Harris Dowdle. He was raised in Unionvale, Ohio. Surviving are two brothers, Steve Dowdle of Carrollton and Mike Dowdle of Marion, and a sister, Becky Brown of...

Norma Raynard
Oct 23, 2008
Norma G. Raynard, 82, of Cleveland, formerly of Cadiz, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at University Hospital in Cleveland. She was born July 14, 1926 in New Straitsville, OH, a daughter of the late Morris B. and Goldie Farms Dishon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Raynard in 1980 and by...

Louis Matthews
Oct 16, 2008
Louis James â�œBuzzâ Matthews, 92, of Cadiz, formerly of Smithfield, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Countryview Nursing Home in Sunbury, Ohio. He was born February 19, 1916 in Jefferson County, Ohio, a son of the late Maurice Cody and Stella Hardy Matthews. Buzz was a Mechanic for the Consolidation Coal Company for 36 years. He was a member...

Ruth Hendershot
Oct 14, 2008
Ruth E. Hendershot, 82, Cadiz, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at her home. She was born September 30, 1926 in Shortcreek, Ohio a daughter of the late Frank Earl and Beatrice Fitzgerald George. She was a retired telephone operator having worked at GTE. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents; by her husband, Foster J. Hendershot in...

Marjorie Booth
Oct 12, 2008
Marjorie A. Booth, 73, Cadiz, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Trinity West, Steubenville, Ohio. She was born June 26, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia a daughter of the late Marion and Grace McFadden Dunlap. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz and retired from the Harrison Community Hospital after 21 years. She was preceded in death...

Gary Vancamp
Sep 19, 2008
Gary VanCamp, 63, Port St. Lucie, Florida, formerly of Cadiz, died Friday, September 19, 2008 in Florida. He was born June 25, 1945 in Cadiz, Ohio a son of the late Charles Clifford and Amelia Naomi Black VanCamp. Gary was a Navy veteran having served during VietNam Era and a manager for Stuart Fine Foods in Florida. He was preceded...

Fred Ellzy
Sep 11, 2008
Fred C. ''Kit'' Ellzy, Sr., 62, Cadiz, formerly of Trevose, PA, died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire, Ohio. He was born August 7, 1946 in Pennyslvania a son of the late Ollie and Fannie Ellzy. Kit was the owner/operator of the Home & Industry Service Company in Cadiz; coached both girls softball and basketball in Cadiz;...

Eugene Rose
Sep 7, 2008
Eugene ''Gene'' Rose, 61, Cadiz, died Sunday, Sepetember 7, 2008 at his home. He was born July 1, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of the late Delno E. ''Bill'' and Bernice L. Baltzell Rose. Gene was a former coal miner working at the Oak Park Mine, a self employed carpenter and a member of the Hopedale American Legion....

Clyde Williams
Aug 31, 2008
Clyde L. Williams, Jr., ''Cutty'', 86, of Cadiz, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. He was born June 9, 1922 in Cadiz, a son of the late Clyde and Elizabeth Davis Williams. The retired owner of Clyde Williams Hauling, Mr. Williams was a member of the Hopedale American Legion...