Obituaries

Robert Coulson

Robert Coulson

Dec 11, 2014

With that contagious laugh, those steel blue eyes, and the quickest wit, Bob Coulson could charm anyone - or any fish for that matter. Born on September 3, 1931, in Piedmont, Ohio, Robert George Coulson's love for fishing began at an early age. His greatest passion was casting his line in the waters of Ohio, Florida and Canada; and when...

Dolly Hennis

Dolly Hennis

Dec 10, 2014

Dolly J. Hennis, 55, of Jewett, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born July 7, 1959 in Dennison, Ohio, a daughter of the late William and Ida M. Beamer Booth. Dolly was a Bus Aid at Harrison Central High School and a member of the Harrison County Antique Tractor Club. In addition to her...

Helen Hayest

Helen Hayest

Dec 8, 2014

Helen G. Hayest, 95, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Convalarium of Dublin. She was born May 21, 1919 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Donald and Hettie Baker Grimes. Mrs. Hayest was a former member of the Drummond United Methodist Church and the Harrison Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star...

Dwight Pettay

Dwight Pettay

Dec 7, 2014

Dwight Cheever Pettay, Jr., a Cadiz native, died Dec. 7 at his home in Northern Virginia of a stroke. He was born April 10, 1942 to Dwight Cheever Pettay, MD, and Helen Sadler Pettay. "Butch", as he was known as a kid, was a star student and football player who always had a big smile and optimism for his many...

Kathy Wurschum

Kathy Wurschum

Dec 5, 2014

Kathy Lynn Wurschum , 57, of Cadiz, formerly of Hopedale, died Friday, December 5, 2014 at her home. She was born November 23, 1957 in Steubenville, a daughter of the late Charles Richard and Helen Jeannie Souders Wurschum. Kathy was a waitress and a devoted grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Brittany...

Ruth Copeland

Ruth Copeland

Nov 24, 2014

Ruth Ann Campbell Copeland, 86, of Scio, formerly of Cadiz, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. She was born December 4, 1927 in Cadiz Twp., Harrison County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Fred C. and Deane Riggs Martin. Mrs. Copeland was a retired Dispatcher for the Harrison County Highway Department and a member...

Elizabeth Keadle

Elizabeth Keadle

Nov 18, 2014

Elizabeth Paige Keadle, 18, of Cadiz, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 near Deersville, the result of an automobile accident. She was born November 1, 1996 in Steubenville, a daughter of Brian Keadle and Stacy Murral Toth, each of Cadiz. Liz was a Senior at Harrison Central High School, where she was an honor student. She was a volunteer in the...

Henry Jolly

Henry Jolly

Nov 18, 2014

Henry J. Jolly, 82, of Cadiz formerly of Amsterdam, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville. He was born May 17, 1932 in New York, a son of the late Henry J. and Sophie Yahner Jolly. Henry was a retired Foreman from Weirton Steel Corporation. He was a Special Deputy for the Jefferson Co....

Christine Brown

Christine Brown

Nov 17, 2014

Christine M. Hoobler Brown, 53, of Hopedale, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at her home. She was born May 31, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio, a daughter of the late C. Raymond and Carolyn Wilson Hoobler. Christine was a retired employee of the Harrison County Home for thirty years. She was a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ. People knew...

Bernice Hawkins

Bernice Hawkins

Nov 16, 2014

Bernice Elliott Hawkins, 84, of Hopedale, died Sunday at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born November 18, 1929 in Hopedale, a daughter of the late John and Martha Martin Elliott. Mrs. Hawkins was a former employee of the FBI in Washington, DC and attended the Hopedale Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

William Simpson

William Simpson

Nov 8, 2014

William R. "Blackie" Simpson, 71, of Cadiz, formerly of Wintersville, went peacefully to be with the Lord after a brief illness, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, November 08, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born August 16, 1943 in Steubenville, Ohio a son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Isaac Simpson, Sr. Pastor Blackie...

Lynda Ray

Lynda Ray

Nov 7, 2014

Lynda B. Ray, 36, of Cadiz, died Friday at Valley Hospice Care Center, North in Steubenville after a battle with cancer. She was born December 30, 1977 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the Robert H. Moyer, Sr. and the late Karen Lee Pritchard Moyer. Lynda attended the Vinyard Church in Wheeling. In addition to her mother, she was preceded...

John Hanlon

John Hanlon

Oct 30, 2014

John J. Hanlon, 84 of Deersville, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Trinity Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio. He was born April 14, 1930 in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio a son of the late William and Martha Nichols Hanlon. He spent his life as a owner/operator truck driver until his retirement for health issues in 1995. He was...

Abigail Anderson

Abigail Anderson

Oct 30, 2014

Abigail Hope Anderson, infant daughter of Kerry and Allison Sliva Anderson died Thursday October 30, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital. She was preceded in death by her Uncle Zachary Coffland, and great grandparents: Kenneth L. Anderson, Harley J. Johnson and Lois H. (Anderson) Johnson. She is survived, in addition to her parents, by her maternal grandparents: Michael and Michele Sliva and...

Dorothy Kovacik

Dorothy Kovacik

Oct 29, 2014

Dorothy Kovacik, 87, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at her home. She was born November 14, 1926 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Harry C. and Martha Cope Raber. Mrs. Kovacik was a member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz and was a retired Secretary at Consolidation Coal Company in Cadiz. In addition to her...

Jeffery Triplett

Jeffery Triplett

Oct 10, 2014

Jeffery R. Triplett, 56, of Flushing, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at Valley Hospice Care Center, North in Steubenville after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 20, 1958 in Barnesville, Ohio a son of the late Paul and Pearl Taylor Triplett. Surviving are his wife Mary Jackson Triplett; 4 daughters: April (James) Bonnell of Marysville,...

John Dometrovich

John Dometrovich

Oct 7, 2014

John S. "Bussy" Dometrovich, 71, of Cadiz, died Tuesday at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born November 21, 1942 in Wheeling, WV , a son of the late John and Helen L. Yonick Dometrovich. John was a Foreman at the Consolidation Coal Company's Nitrate Plant, and was the owner and operator of Cadiz Florist. He was a member of...

David West

David West

Oct 5, 2014

David Kendall West, 55, of Cadiz, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. He was born March 25, 1959 in Wheeling, WV, a son of Virginia Wheeler Hython West of Columbus, the late Clarence "Brazzie" West. Mr. West was a former Trooper at the Cambridge Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, before becoming disabled....

John Kurucz

John Kurucz

Sep 30, 2014

John L. Kurucz, 73 of Ft. Myers, Florida formerly of New Athens, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers. He was born June 30, 1941 in Crabapple, Ohio a son of the late John and Valeria Hrica Kurucz. He was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church. For thirty years he was the...

Payton Williston

Payton Williston

Sep 23, 2014

Payton Aubree Williston, infant daughter of Thomas and Brittney Mapel Williston of Cadiz, died Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Glenn and Hellen Ball; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Williston; great grandmother, Erma Bray; and several aunts and uncles. A private service will be held...

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