Obituaries

Mary Knight

Mary Knight

Oct 3, 2005

Mary Lee Knight, 83, of New Athens, Ohio died Monday, October 3, 2005 at her home. She was born November 25, 1921 in Harrison County, a daughter of the late George L. And Sara Dunlap Knight. She was a Presbyterian by faith and was a member of the Cadiz Country Club. She was an avid golfer and baseball fan, and...

C. Johnson

C. Johnson

Sep 30, 2005

C. Harold Johnson, 89, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Columbus and New Athens, Ohio, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 in Greensboro. He was born March 25, 1916 in New Athens, OH, a son of the late Charles Conaway and Ola Jane McFadden Johnson. He retired from COBA/Select Sires, in Columbus, as advertising and promotion manager, after 40 years of service....

Larry Kaiser

Larry Kaiser

Sep 27, 2005

Larry Edward Kaiser, R.N., 64, passed away at his home on September 27, 2005 after an extended illness. He was born November 28, 1940 in Barnesville, Ohio a son of the late Lawrence and Louella Kaiser. He was a graduate of Barnesville High School, was a veteran of the Air Force serving in Texas, a graduate of Massillon School of...

Lawrence Wheeler

Lawrence Wheeler

Sep 27, 2005

Lawrence A. Wheeler, 94, of Columbus, formerly of Cadiz, died Tuesday at Wexner Heritage House in Columbus. He was born March 29, 1911 in Cannonsburg, PA, a son of the late Luther and Iva Walls Wheeler. He was a member of St. James A.M.E. Church and the First Church of Christ in Cadiz, and the Cadiz American Legion. In addition...

Joseph Duve

Joseph Duve

Sep 23, 2005

Joseph Duve, 55, of Houston, TX, formerly of Harrison County, Ohio, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston. He was born September 19, 1950 in Barnesville, Ohio, a son of the late Victor and Jessie Faye Conard Duve. He was a Purchaser for Marathon Oil Company in Houston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Rev. Hamilton

Rev. Hamilton

Sep 16, 2005

Rev. Paul H. Hamilton, 81, of Piedmont, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born January 10, 1924 in Freeport, Ohio, a son of the late Howard M. and Elsie Johnson Hamilton. Rev. Hamilton was the founding Pastor of the House of the Shepherd in New Athens, was the former owner and operator of...

James Cunningham, Sr.

James Cunningham, Sr.

Sep 14, 2005

James R. Cunningham, Sr., 75, Adena, died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at his home. He was born April 11, 1930 in Kenwood, Ohio a son of the late Ernest and Viola Nichols Cunningham. He was a member of the First Church of God in Cadiz; a retired employee of Y&O Coal Company and then worked at Rocky Valley Farms for...

Eugene Mummey

Eugene Mummey

Sep 14, 2005

Eugene S. Mummey, 79, of Dresden, formerly of Cadiz, died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville. He was born December 15, 1925 in Cadiz, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John O. Mummey. He was a retired Glass Worker at Brockway Glass Co. in Zanesville, Ohio, and a Navy Veteran of WW II. In addition...

Robert Sikon

Robert Sikon

Sep 5, 2005

Robert Sikon, 81, of Piney Fork, died Monday, September 5, 2005 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born March 31, 1924 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of the late John and Anna Hazel Hines Sikon. He was a member of Harrison Hills United Pentecostal Church, Jewett, and was a retired employee of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at...

Melvin Barr

Melvin Barr

Aug 31, 2005

Melvin A. Barr, 73, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Harrison County Home. He was born August 31, 1932 in Elyria, Ohio, a son of the late George and Julia Gedridge Barr. He was former Truck Driver, owner and operator, and was a retired employee of R.& F. Coal Company in Cadiz. He was a member of...

Doris Gill

Doris Gill

Aug 30, 2005

Doris H. Gill, 75, of Cadiz, formerly of California, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at her home in Cadiz. She was born September 26, 1929 in Iowa. She was a member of the First Church of Christ of Cadiz, and was active with the American Kennel Club and the Collie Club of America. She was preceded in death by her...

Mildred Lawson

Mildred Lawson

Aug 19, 2005

Mildred Price Lawson, 93 of Scio, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Schoenbrunn Health Care Center, New Philadelphia. She was born December 10, 1911 in Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late Lester Morgan and Gracie Belle Emerson Neely. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, and worked as a waitress in various restaurants in...

Opal Hall

Opal Hall

Aug 17, 2005

Opal D. Hall, 80, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born March 4, 1925 in Short Creek, Brooke Co., WV, a daughter of the late Charles Homer and Lillian Allen Knox. She was a retired employee of the Harrison County Home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Susan Mccallin

Susan Mccallin

Aug 16, 2005

Susan Lurene McCallin, 49, Cadiz, formerly of Canton, died Monday, August 15, 2005 at Weirton Medical Center. She was born September 11, 1955 in Canton, Ohio a daughter of Hansford and Carol Lee Kerns, Sr. of Freeport, Ohio. She was a member of the Canton Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her brother Kenneth Clyde Kerns. She is...

Dwight Floyd

Dwight Floyd

Aug 16, 2005

Dwight C. Floyd, 79, Moorefield, Ohio died Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at his home. He was born February 3, 1926 in Noble County, Ohio a son of the late L.D. and Merle Davis Floyd. He was a former member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church; a retired employee of the State Department of Transportation; a past member of the Cadiz Country...

Juanita Hendershott

Juanita Hendershott

Aug 5, 2005

Juanita Hendershott, 75, of Holloway, Ohio died Friday, August 5, 2005 at her home. She was born August 22, 1929 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Grover C. And Mamie W. Crooke Davenport. She was a member of the Trinity Gospel Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Bernard...

Joseph Jimison

Joseph Jimison

Jul 31, 2005

Joseph G. Jimison, 84, of Cadiz, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Select Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio. He was born Feb. 1, 1921 in Shamokin, PA, a son of the late Joseph T. And Emma Davis Jimison. He was a member of Scott United Methodist Church, was a graduate of Wilkes College. He was a retired surveyor with Hanna...

Francis Wrightson

Francis Wrightson

Jul 27, 2005

Francis Wrightson, 73, of Melbourne Florida, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 in Melbourne. He was born March 15, 1932 in Kirkbymoorside, England. He was a retired maintenance supervisor at J.C. Penney Company, and was a twenty five year veteran of the armed forces of the United Kingdom. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Erca Phillips Harris...

Glenn Carter

Glenn Carter

Jul 21, 2005

Glenn Carter, ''Clifton'', 38, of Cadiz, Ohio, formerly of Long Beach, California, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. He was born May 13, 1967 in Elyria, Ohio, a son of Calvin and Marie Mason Harris, of Long Beach. He was a member of St. James A.M.E. Church in Cadiz, and worked as a Mailroom Clerk for...

Mary Tompkins

Mary Tompkins

Jul 21, 2005

Mary H. Tompkins, 85, of Cadiz, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. She was born December 20, 1919 in Arkansas, a daughter of the late George and Edna Hester. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Tompkins; a son Eddie Joe; and by two sisters and one brother,...