Obituaries
Patricia Ott
Apr 21, 2014
Patricia Ann "Tish" Ott, 83 of Cadiz, formerly of Jewett, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at her home. She was born March 22, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio a daughter of the late William and Jessie Bruck Lukens. She was a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ, an avid reader, collected bird figurines and loved her grandchildren. She was preceded...
G. Myers
Apr 20, 2014
G. Robert "Bob" Myers, age 93 of Palm City, FL and Steubenville (Cadiz), OH passed away on Sunday April 20, 2014 peacefully in his sleep after a very brief illness at Martin County Medical Center, Stuart, FL. He was born March 4, 1921 in Zanesville, OH to the late George and Gertrude (Bell) Myers. Bob was a graduate of Zanesville...
Robbie Harmon
Apr 13, 2014
Robert E. "Robbie" Harmon, Jr., 52, of Cadiz, Ohio, formerly of Freeport, Ohio and Cudahy, California, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. He was born August 30, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio, a son of Robert Harmon Sr. and Beverly Blake Harmon of Cadiz. Robbie was a Protestant by faith. He was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan....

James Smith
Apr 10, 2014
James A. Smith, 74, of Cadiz, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. He was born June 2, 1939 in McIntyre, Ohio, a son of the late Minnie White. Mr. Smith was a member of the First Apostolic Church in Cadiz, where he was an Usher. He was a retired Housekeeper from Trinity Medical Center...
Elizabeth Buck
Apr 8, 2014
Elizabeth Anne Williams Buck age 85 died Tuesday morning, April 8, 2014. She left behind her husband, Maynard A. Buck, Jr., a son, Maynard A. Buck III, (Mike) and his wife, Lynne of Westlake, and Ohio, two grandchildren, Dean, a graduate of the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan, and Samantha, a sophomore at the University of...

David Birney
Mar 30, 2014
David Lawrence Birney, age 80 of Cadiz, OH went to be with Jesus on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was born January 3, 1934 in Hopedale, the son of Lawrence and Marian Myers Birney. David was a graduate of Jewett High School where he played football. He was a carpenter for most of his life, passing the trade to his...

Joseph Strother
Mar 28, 2014
Joseph Martin Strother, 45, of Cadiz, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, the result of a homicide. He was born September 17, 1968 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Thomas Strother and the late Deborah West Strother Ramsey. Though disabled, Joe loved computers and everything about them. He ran his own company called PC Stars. Surviving are his wife,...

Norma Galliher
Mar 26, 2014
Norma J. Galliher, 81 of Jewett, Ohio died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Trinity Medical West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born November 16, 1932 in Pikeville, Kentucky a daughter of the late Ranzy and Laura Smith Conley. She was a homemaker and Avon distributor. She was dearly loved and will be missed by many. She is survived by her...
Taylor Dowdle
Mar 24, 2014
Taylor Jordan Dowdle, 16, of Cadiz, died Monday, March 24, 2014, the result of a auto accident near Cadiz. She was born November 29, 1997 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of Bryan and Christina Woods Dowdle. Taylor was a Sophomore honor student at Harrison Central High School where she was a member of the Select Choir and played trumpet in...
Maxine Bankes
Mar 21, 2014
Maxine Elizabeth Davis Bankes, of Corsicana, TX, formerly of Eastern Ohio, died Friday surrounded by her husband, the "love of her life" for nearly 63 years, and family. Maxine was born May 18, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio to Emery and Ezma Davis. She was the second oldest of six children and survived them all. A Registered Nurse by profession, Maxine...

Miller Merkel
Mar 8, 2014
Miller August "Shybuck" Merkel, 73, of Cadiz, died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Laurels of Steubenville, Ohio. He was born September 26, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Miller Mills and Josephine Julia Russel Merkel. He was a retired maintenance manager for Harrison Metropolitan Housing Authority and a former coal miner having worked at Oak...

Helen Thornton
Mar 2, 2014
Helen Smigiel Thornton, 88, of Jewett, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home. She was born June 16, 1925 in Ashland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Edmund and Wanda Seidner Whitcomb. Mrs. Thornton was a member of the Hopedale Church of Christ, the Jewett Bowling League and was the best cook ever, especially mashed potatoes. She was a...

Margaret Fisher
Feb 17, 2014
Margaret R. Fisher, 76, of Cadiz, formerly of Magnolia, Ohio, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at Sunnyslope Retirement Center, Bowerston, Ohio. She was born June 10, 1937 in Canton, Ohio a daughter of the late Paul C. and Josephine Kahler Janson. She was a homemaker and attended Magnolia Catholic Church. She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents,...

Shelbie Mansfield
Feb 13, 2014
Shelbie Jean Mansfield, 47, of Cadiz, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Harrison Community Hospital. She was born July 21, 1966 in Steubenville, a daughter of Shelby Burch Wilson of Cadiz and the late Murrel Dean Wilson. Shelbie was a homemaker and was an avid Steelers fan. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother,...

Lacy Miser, Sr.
Feb 13, 2014
Lacy W. Miser, Sr., 59 of Cadiz, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at his home. He was born march 5, 1954 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of Charles David and Margaret Busby Miser of Hopedale, Ohio. He was a self employed laborer and a veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Gilmore Miser. He is survived...

Diana Grimes
Jan 31, 2014
Diana L. Grimes, 63, of Hopedale, Ohio, died Friday at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. She was born December 28, 1950 in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Glen and Hilda Kersey Snyder. Diana was an active member of the Hopedale Church of Christ and several women's organizations there. She was a graduate of Hopedale High School and...

Alva Keener
Jan 30, 2014
Alva L. "Alvie" Keener, 49, of Jewett, died Thursday at the home of his sister, Kimmy, near Claysville, PA. He was born October 10, 1964 in Washington, PA, a son of Violet "Bunny" Prosser Keener and the late Kenneth W. Keener. Alvie was a self employed tree trimmer and was also a scared roofer, but a good ground man. In...

Constance Fulton
Jan 29, 2014
Constance Lee "Connie" Fulton, 73, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. She was born December 16, 1940 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Charles Wiley and Viola Estelle Rogers Fulton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Sandy Shaw Fulton. Connie was a retired...

James Gribben
Jan 24, 2014
James Walter "Hog Jaws" Gribben, 90, of Hopedale, passed away at home surrounded by family members on Jauary 24, 2014. He was born April 24, 1923 in Betheny, WV a son of the late James and Lottie Buchanan Gribben. James is a retiree of Weirton Steel with 35 years and 9 months of service, a WW II veteran having served...

Patricia Carter
Jan 19, 2014
Patricia Lynn "Trish" Carter, 59, of Cadiz died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born November 11, 1954 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of Letha Wilson Fulton and the late C. Howard Fulton. Trish was an active member of the FOE, Aerie 2162 Auxiliary in Cadiz where she served as past Madam President,...