Obituaries

Jan 27, 2021

Wanda Cordner Brown Thompson, 88, of Cadiz died Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was born August 1, 1932 in Flushing, Ohio daughter of the late Charles Edward and Fidelia Ann Wagner Cordner.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Wanda retired from GTE (Verizon) in 1987 with...

Jan 23, 2021

Norma Jean Arnold, 87, of Hopedale, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Gables Care Center, Hopedale, Ohio surrounded by her friends. She was born September 28, 1933 in Canton, Ohio a daughter of the late Wesley and Marie Auckerman.

She was the retired owner/operator, along with her husband J.B., of J.B. Arnold Trucking and a member of...

Jan 17, 2021

Joyce Ilene Maxwell

On January 17, 2021 Joyce I. Maxwell (79) of Cadiz went to be with the Lord.

Joyce was born on April 21, 1941 in Bellaire, Ohio to John B and Ilene Dunlap. She worked as a

babysitter, caregiver, and housekeeper for some very special families.

Joyce loved spending...

Jan 14, 2021

Mary Ann “Annie” Porter of Cadiz, went home to the Lord on January 14, 2021 in Sunnyslope Nursing Home.  She was born March 4, 1934 to Leota and Earl Fryer.

Mary Ann was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and was a lay delegate to the Annual Conferences for 20 years.  Mary Ann...

Jan 11, 2021

Larry Lee Ward, Sr., 77, of Hopedale, died Monday, January 11, 2021 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born November 17, 1943 in Unionvale, Ohio a son of the late William and Carolyn Tolbert Ward.

He was a member of the First Church of God in Cadiz, Harrison Lodge #219, F.&A.M., the AFL-CIO...

Jan 10, 2021

Myron Lemoyne Thompson, 93, of Cadiz, Ohio passed away January 10, 2021 at the Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. He was born January 5, 1928 in Germano, Ohio the son of the late Clyde and Ruby Miller Thompson. He was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather.

Myron served in WW II Army Occupation in Japan...

Jan 7, 2021

Pamella J. Grimes, 61, of Hopedale, Ohio died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Weirton Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1959 in Smithfield, Ohio a daughter of the late Jeff and Elizabeth Holsten.

She was a housewife

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Eddie Holsten.

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Jan 7, 2021

Robert W. Smith, 41, of Cadiz, died Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the Meadows of Cadiz. He was born March 15, 1979 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of Kathy Post Smith of Martins Ferry and the late Wayne Boyd Smith who preceded him in death in 1996.

He is survived in addition to his mother; by...

Dec 28, 2020

Charles H. Wenner Sr. age 94 of Cadiz, OH (formerly of Jewett, OH) went to be with the Lord on Monday December 28, 2020 at the Harrison County Home.

He was born on May 10, 1926 in Cadiz to the late George A. and Mary (Hennen) Wenner.  He graduated from Jewett High School in 1944.  He served...

Dec 27, 2020

Beatrice “Bea” Tipton, 82, of Jewett, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Bea was born May 3, 1938 in Hopedale, Ohio a daughter of the late David Vincent and Anna Leone DeCaminada.

Bea loved to cook, bake and be a homemaker to her kids and husband after 25 years of working...

Dec 27, 2020

David Werdebaugh, 79, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 30, 1941 in Oakland, Maryland a son of the late, Luther and Mary Bathlow Werdebaugh.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired wiring foreman in a Machine Shop.

He was...

Dec 27, 2020

Dorothy Bice Gammeter, 92, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Harrison County Home. She was born April 13, 1928 in Camden, New Jersey the daughter of John Lester Bice and Dorothy Elizabeth Evans.

She was preceded in death in addition to her parents; by her husband of 55 years, Edward Gammeter; her son Roger...

Dec 27, 2020

Lana J. Brooks Beall, 60, of Cadiz went to be with the Lord, suddenly, on Sunday, December 27, 2020 in the Emergency Room at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born December 15, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of Roger Eugene Brooks and the late Barbara Joanne Gross.

She was a member...

Dec 24, 2020

Roger Dean Gammeter, 67, Cadiz, died December 24, 2020. He was born February 25, 1953 in Wheeling, West Virginia the son of the late Edward C. and Dorothy Bice Gammeter.

He was employed at Ullman Oil in Sugarcreek, Ohio since 1986.

Roger was a 1971 graduate of Cadiz High School and was a graduate of...

Dec 20, 2020

Christine Vich, 82, of Cadiz, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia with her family by her side. She was born July 23, 1938 a daughter of the late Steve and Catherine Kortis Postalakis.

She was a member of Scott United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Cadiz High School...

Dec 20, 2020

Donald Lewis Rogers, 62, of Cadiz died Sunday, December 20th, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital after a courageous battle. He was born February 19th, 1958, a son of Shirley Rogers (Harold) of Cadiz, Ohio and of the late Drexel Rogers.

Donnie was a member and Past Master of Harrison Lodge #219 F&AM, Plural Member of Flushing Lodge #289...

Dec 19, 2020

Marjorie Ellen Watson Faust Butler, 86, of New Athens, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz. She was born September 6, 1934 in New Athens, a daughter of the late     Edward Faust and Evelyn Watson Faust Kitzmiller.

Marjorie was a homemaker, a great cook and an avid community servant. She was an EMT...

Dec 16, 2020

Lorri Garlinger, 60, of St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Southeastern Ohio Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. Lorri was born on December 4, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of Charles Clifford and Gladys Joann Leatherman Garlinger, Sr.

She is survived by her son, Jonathan Crothers of Sebring, Ohio; 2 grandchildren: Camdyn and Talyn Crothers;...

Dec 14, 2020

John O. Norquest, 73, of Cadiz, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Born September 21, 1947, in Martins Ferry Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was the eldest child of Lester C. and M. Edith Dodds Norquest.

John graduated in 1965 from Roseville High School, Roseville, Ohio. He...

Dec 8, 2020

Ernest D. Kelley, 79, of Adena, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Wintersville. He was born September 16, 1941 in Duncanwood, Ohio, a son of the late Snowden and Mary Paul Kelley.

He was a millwright by trade, a Navy Veteran from 1960-1964 having served during the Cuban Crisis. He was a member...