Obituaries

Joye Huntsman
Jan 20, 2004
Joye Avalyn Huntsman, 72, of Cadiz, formerly of Norton, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. She was born July 16, 1931, in Manchester, Ohio, a daughter of the late Melvin M. and Dolly A. Smith Young. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Jewett, and was a former...

Grace Bach
Jan 17, 2004
Grace Warner Warrington Bach, 89, Bowerston, formerly of Cadiz and Nokomis, Florida, died Saturday, January 17, at Sunnyslope Retirement Center, Bowerston. She was born May 29, 1915 in Shadyside, Ohio a daughter of the late Lewis and Ada Perkins Warner. She was a retired Registerd Nurse having worked at Martins Ferry, Dennison and St. Johns Hospitals. She was a Catholic....

Robert Williamson
Jan 16, 2004
Robert Isaiha Williamson, 11 month old son of Randal Williamson and Crystal Andears Burkhart both of Cadiz, died Friday, January 16 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born January 21, 2003 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He is survived in addition to his parents; by his maternal grandparents: Conrad Andears of Jewett and Sharon Andears of Cadiz; paternal grandparents: Randal...

Martha Thompson
Jan 14, 2004
Martha Lou Spurrier Thompson, 77, of Jewett, OH, formerly of Cadiz and Pleasant City, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, after a long battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 28, 1926 in Pleasant City, Ohio, a daughter of the late John O. and Mildred Hoy Spurrier. She was a member of the E. Warren...

Beatrice Conner
Jan 10, 2004
Beatrice K. Banks Conner, 55, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Cadiz, died January 5, 2004 in Pittsburgh. She was born January 13, 1948 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of Rose Williams of Steubenville, and the late Arthur Banks. She was admired, loved and respected by her hometown of Cadiz, and by others who live elsewhere. Her spirits were lifted to...

Edward Gammeter
Jan 7, 2004
Edward C. Gammeter, 80, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at the Harrison County Home, Cadiz. He was born September 13. 1923 in Cadiz, a son of the late J. Meade and Vera Cummings Gammeter. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz. He served in the Army in WW II, and was a retired Machinist for...

Loudora Bower
Jan 7, 2004
Loudora Bower, 85, of New Athens, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born May 16, 1918 in Flushing, Ohio, a daughter of the late Mark Nichol and Lucille Wright McConnell. She was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church; a graduate of New Athens High School in 1936; and made 300...

Tillie Erdos
Jan 6, 2004
Tillie Erdos, 83, of New Athens, died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at Wheeling Hosptial, Wheeling, WV. She was born February 3, 1920 in Gallagher, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Albert and Helene Baron Hopkins. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Flushing; Franklin Museum Committee; Catholic Womens Club; Flushing Senior Citizens; Harrison County Democratic Women's...

Dr. Ponzani
Dec 31, 2003
Dr. Joe Ponzani was born on April 5, 1930 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and died December 31, 2003 in Rome, Italy while traveling with his family in celebration of his 50th wedding anniversary. He was a son of the late Pasquale and Carmella Santini Ponzani. He attended Ohio State University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1952,...

Clyde Ledger
Dec 30, 2003
Clyde E. ''Mike'' Ledger, 76, Cadiz, died Monday, December 29, at Trinity Medcial Center, West, Steubenville. He was born July 5, 1927 in Sherrodsville, Ohio a son of the late George B. Ledger and Elizabeth Breehl Ledger. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Cadiz, a retired civil engineer, a veteran of the Navy Cee Bees and Army...

George White
Dec 30, 2003
George M. White, 61, Cadiz, died Tuesday, December 30, at Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born October 8, 1942 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Floyd White, Sr. and Martha Christian White. He was a retired machinist having worked at W.F. Gammeter Company in Cadiz, a member of Arch Jackson Post 6564 V.F.W., a veteran of...

Helen Mcconnell
Dec 28, 2003
Helen Irene McConnell died Sunday, December 28, 2003 in Springfield, Ohio. She had resided in Springfield since 1997. Born December 6, 1907 in New Athens, Ohio, she was the daughter of John Stiers McConnell and Lillie Wallace McConnell. Helen was educated in the New Athens Schools and received her teaching degree from Muskingum College. Her teaching career of 45 years...

Elizabeth Carnahan
Dec 22, 2003
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Carnahan, 98, of Cadiz, Ohio and formerly of 980 Lillian Drive, Hermitage, Pa. died at 5:55 AM, Monday, December 22, 2003 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born in Shenango, Pa. on January 17, 1905 a daughter of the late George M. and Fannie McKenzie Frits. Mrs. Carnahan was a member of First United Methodist...

Thelma Brassfield
Dec 21, 2003
Thelma Hazel Brassfield, 104, of Hopedale, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio and Detroit, MI, died Sunday, December 21, 2003 at Gables Care Center, Hopedale. She was born June 20, 1899 in Flint, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Theodore Brassfield, Sr.; a son, Theodore Brassfield, Jr.; and a granddaughter, Sondra White. Surviving are 2 daughters,...

Cale Swann
Dec 18, 2003
Cale Lee Swann, 21, of Cadiz, died Thursday in Cadiz. He was born March 17, 1982, a son of Robert Swann of Cadiz and Alice Ford Swann Graham of Cadiz. He was a 2000 graduate of Harrison Central High School, attended the Hopedale Church of Christ and was a traffic engineer with the Consolidation Coal Company, Cadiz. He was preceded...

Martha Cope
Dec 13, 2003
Martha E. (Betty) Cope, 84, of Cadiz, died Saturday, December 13, 2003 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born May 20, 1919 in Stock Twp, Harrison Co., Ohio (the younger of twins), a daughter of the late Clarence A. and Lydia Ann Phillips Bargar. A member of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, she was a graduate of Scio...

Laura Conley
Dec 11, 2003
Laura Conley, 93, Hopedale, died Thursday, December 11, at Gables Care Center, Hopedale. She was born October 15, 1910 in West Liberty, Kentucky a daughter of the late Jack and Rene McGuire Smith. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ranzy Conley in 1945; a brother and a sister. Surviving are a son: Ronnie Conley...

Ruth Blackburn
Dec 10, 2003
Ruth Ann McCombs Blackburn, 85, Scio, died Wednesday, December 10, at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born September 15, 1918 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Moore McCombs. She was a retired employee of Scio Pottery Company. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents; by her husband, William Blackburn; a son Ronnie...

Jack Greer
Dec 7, 2003
Jack Greer, 65, Cadiz, died Sunday, December 7, 2003, at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born December 3, 1938 in Cadiz, a son of the late Lawrence F. Greer and Audrey Lee Keller Greer. He was a member of Wintersville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; retired mechanic for Consolidation Coal Company having worked at the Mahoning...

James Ross
Dec 5, 2003
James F. Ross, Sr., 73, Flushing, died Friday, December 5, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born December 19, 1929 in Harrison County, Ohio a son of the late James Raymond and Mary Jane Vannest Ross. He was retired from Fairpoint Coal Company, a member of Ridge Presbyterian Church, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was...