Obituaries

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...

Ila Blake
Dec 5, 2003
Ila Gatts Blake, 66, Cadiz, died Friday, December 5 in Pittsburgh. She was born January 17, 1937 in Pine Hill, West Virginia a daughter of the late Alden Gatts and Beryl Ray Gatts. She was a former employee of Carriage Inn of Cadiz, Penny's Place, and The Place restaurant; and a member of the Harrison County Board of Elections; the...

Olive Wilson
Dec 1, 2003
Olive Roiene ''Peg'' Wilson, 87, of Canton, formerly of Jewett, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Canton. She was born July 18, 1916 in Jewett, a daughter of the late John Roy and Mary Edith Gruber Gotschall. She was a member of the Annapolis Presbyterian Church, the Unionport Chapter 360, Order of the Eastern Star...

Ernest Bailey
Nov 28, 2003
Ernest E. ''Bill'' Bailey, 90 of Jewett, died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born October 27, 1913 in Harrison County, Ohio a son of the late Oscar Price Bailey and Mary Martha Thompson Bailey. Bill was a member of the Cadiz FOE, Aerie #2162 and the UMWA. He was a former employee of R....

Verner Mckibben
Nov 27, 2003
Verner McKibben, 72 , of Cadiz, died Thursday at his home. He was born May 21, 1931 in Harrison County, Ohio, a son of the late David E. and Bessie Stevens McKibben. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, the Harrison County Antique Tractor Club and a retired member of the Army Reserve 660th Transportation Unit after...

James Flaherty
Nov 20, 2003
James Lee Flaherty, 69, of Cadiz, Ohio, died Thursday at Trinity Medical Center, West, Steubenville, Ohio. He was born June 14, 1934 in Ohio County, West Virginia, a son of the late James H. and Virginia Crawford Flaherty. He is a retired coal miner and a member of the East Warren St. Church of Christ in Cadiz. In addition to...

Anna Kidder
Nov 9, 2003
Anna J. Kidder, 86, Cadiz, died Sunday, November 9, at the Harrison County Home, Cadiz. She was born May 29, 1917 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Lloyd McFadden and Viola (Ola) Icenhood McFadden. She was a member of the First Church of Christ on North Main Street, Cadiz; the Cadiz Business and Professional Womens Club, and Harrison Community...