Obituaries

Lillian Shannon
Feb 25, 2004
Lillian Shannon, 87, of Dillonvale, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, died Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. She was born November 9, 1916 in Hattiesburg, MS, a daughter of the late Steven and Jesse Dietz Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Shannon in 1986; and by...

Ruth Applegarth
Feb 17, 2004
Ruth L. Applegarth, 80, of New Athens, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Heartland Rehabilitation Center, Lansing, OH. She was born January 29, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, a daughter of the late James F. And Marie Snyder Kelley. She was a member of the New Athens United Methodist Church and the Flushing Chapter 369, Order of the Eastern...

Cathy Ball
Feb 17, 2004
Cathy Jean Ball, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, died Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. She was born January 27, 1948 in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Frederick and Audrey Ellen Shafer Ball. She as an accountant and a Baptist by faith. She was an active member of the American Payroll...

Robert Grim
Feb 16, 2004
Robert Eugene Grim, 87, of Jewett, Ohio, died Monday, February 16, 2004 at his home after a long courageous battle with Black Lung. He was born August 8, 1916 in Holbrook, PA, a son of the late Raymond and Nellie Longenette Grim. He was a member of the Jewett United Methodist Church and was a retired Shovel Operator for Consolidation...

Michael Eickleberry
Feb 7, 2004
Michael Richard ''Mikey'' Eickleberry, 23, of Hopedale, died Saturday, February 7, 2004 at Harrison Community Hospital, the result of a work related accident. He was born October 19, 1980 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of Michael and Cathy Hawkins Eickleberry, with whom he resided. Mikey graduated from the Harrison Career Center in 1999, he was active in FFA and 4-H....

Keith Price
Feb 2, 2004
Keith Price, 56, New Athens, died Monday, February 2, 2004. He was born May 27, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of Wayne and Mary Laverne Cross Price. He was a charter member of the New Athens Buck Club, a member of the Polish Club in Fairpoint, the American Legion, UMWA, attended the New Athens United Methodist Church as...

Luke Mallernee
Jan 26, 2004
Luke Clark Mallernee, 21, Cadiz, died Monday, January 26, 2004, as the result of a automobile accident. He was born March 10, 1982 in Dennison, Ohio a son of Dennis Mallernee and wife Susan of Cadiz and Nancy Martin Cunningham and husband Ed of Cadiz. He was a Specialist E-4 with the Ohio Army National Guard, 1485th Transportation Co., Steubenville...

Kimberly Bishop
Jan 26, 2004
Kimberly Evon Bishop, 19, Freeport, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, died Monday, January 26, 2004 as the result of an automobile accident. Kim was born May 3, 1984 in Steubenville, Ohio a daughter of John and Donna Jenkins Bishop of Freeport, Ohio. Kim attended the Uhrichsville Christian Temple; she was FFA Queen; Husky and Cardinal Mat Stat. She wrote poetry; was...

Ernest Hardwick
Jan 24, 2004
Ernest A. ''Ernie'' Hardwick, 64, of Cadiz, died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. He was born June 13, 1939 in New Cumberland, WV, a son of the late Ernest Wilbur and Alice Helene Boyles Hardwick. He was an associate member of St. James A.M.E. Church in Cadiz and was a retired employee of the Village of...

Neva Cope
Jan 23, 2004
Neva E. Cope, 91, of Cadiz, died Friday, January 23, 2004 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born January 25, 1912 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Harry and Florence Keesey Milliken. She was a member of the First Church of God of Cadiz and a former member of the Cadiz Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. In addition to...

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...