2003 Archived Obituaries
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Francena Bailey, age 85, of Key, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born July 15, 1917 in Wert County, West Virginia.

She was a retired employee of the Bobbie Brooks Garment Company at Bellaire and former Neffs Librarian. Francena was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church at Key and a member of Weyer Chapter # 515, Order of Eastern Star at Centerville.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Roxy Kearns; her husband, Francis D. “Bub” Bailey; and special sister-in-law, Lorena Bailey.

Surviving are two sons, John “Jack” Bailey of Neffs and Melvin Bailey of Key; a daughter, Sharon Hinkle of North Marengo, OH; a brother, Buddy Goldsmith of Parkersburg, WV; 13 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren..

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Kurt Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery, Key, Ohio. Eastern Star services will be held on Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel Presbyterian Church, C/O: Stephanie Bailey 51779 Key-Bellaire Rd., Bellaire, OH 43906.

Ray L. Baker, 85 of Sand Hill Road , Bellaire died Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Country Club Retirement Center, Bellaire.

He was born May 13, 1918 at Pipe Creek a son of the late Everett D. and Gertrude Rieff Baker.

Ray was a retired Engineering Inspector for the city of Orlando , Florida , a member of Shadyside Presbyterian Church and Ionic Lodge #438 F.& A.M. at Bellaire.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Jean Howell Baker and a brother, Bob Baker.

He is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call on Friday from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1:00 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.  Burial will follow in the Jacobsburg Cemetery .

Anna "Annie'' Ball, 69 of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Bellaire, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003 in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling.

Anna was a former employee of Imperial Glass at Bellaire and Amino's Chicken and Ribs at St. Clairsville. She was a member of RSVP at St. Clairsville, Glencoe Senior Citizens, Neffs American Legion Auxiliary and the Ajax Turner Senior Center at Clarksville, Tenn.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Dixon Ball and sisters, Sophia Ruble and Mary Trytko.

Surviving are a daughter, Linda (Jimmie) Krueger of Clarksville, Tenn., sons, Harold N. Ball of Belmont and James A. (Lorrie) Ball of St. Clairsville, brothers John Borovich, Roman Borovich and Stanley Borovich, all of St. Clairsville and Henry Borovich of Glencoe; sisters, Pauline Kesterson of Cambridge, Helen Clark of St. Clairsville, Sheila Hughes of Bellaire, Wanda Bunting of Barnesville, Mary Bumgardner of Warnock, Frances Beckett of Bellaire and Jeanne Sayre of Belmont, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Friends may call at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Ron Stullenbarger officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Key Ridge.

Martin Edward “Sonny” Barnes, Jr., 60 of Willow Grove Rd., Bellaire, died Sunday, June 1, 2003 at his home. He was born March 19, 1943 at Bellaire. A son of Rose Marie Florek Barnes and the late Martin Edward “Chuck” Barnes, Sr.

He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. at Beech Bottom, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Neffs, and Drummer and Singer of the Deep Down Country Band.

Surviving in addition to his mother of Bell Nursing Home ; are his wife, Judith Clark Barnes; a son, Martin Daniel Barnes and his wife Amy Jo of Colerain; a daughter, Heidi Lynn Brown and her husband Gary E. of Centerville; two brothers, Mitch Barnes and Bob Barnes both of Neffs; three sisters, Marlene J. Cramer of Neffs, Carole R. Figura of Willow Grove, and Beverly A. Santini of Uniontown; two grandchildren Kayla June Barnes and Logan Daniel Barnes; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Wednesday from 1 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church in Neffs on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. with Father Gary Zalenski the celebrant. Burial follows in Union Cemetery St.Clairsville.

There will be a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.

Mileva Bayat, 93 of Overbaugh Avenue, St. Clairsville died Sunday, December 21, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville.

She was born at Stolac, Yugoslavia on June 2, 1910 a daughter of the late Nickola and Mitra Jovacevich Hamovic.

Mileva came to America from Yugoslavia in 1936.  She was a home maker, a member of Holy Resurrection Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church at Steubenville, St. Clairsville Senior Citizens and SNF Lodge #21.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Vido Bayat.

Surviving are a daughter, Ksenia Davis of Washington, D.C.; sons, Branko Bayat of St. Clairsville; Nick Bayat of Bethel Park, PA and Ted Bayat of Lancaster, OH, a sister, Rada of Bosnia; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 from 4 to 8 p.m. with Pomen services set for 4 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville the Funeral Liturgy will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2003 in the funeral home with Rev. Fr. Rade Merick officiating. Burial follows at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Bernice Arlene Parker Beck, 70 of Uniontown died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at the Crestview Health Care Center, St.Clairsville. She was born February 13, 1933 in Centerville, a daughter of the late William H. Parker and Lenora E. Foreman Parker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Billie and Robert Parker; a sister, Maxine Moore.

Surviving are her husband, Ray L. Beck; a son, Chris L. Beck of Flushing; two daughters, Lisa R. Howell of Lafferty and Beth Ann Miller of St.Clairsville; a brother, Thomas E. Parker of Shadyside and a sister, Lydia Wallace of Barnesville; eight grandchildren, Chris “Toby” Beck who resided with his grandparents in Uniontown, Melissa and Emily Beck, Marisa and Ryan Vetula, and Brandon, Justin, and Michaela Miller.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville on Friday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Entombment follows in Holly Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Pleasant Grove.

Mary Elizabeth Bell, 103 of Avon, Indiana formerly of Flushing died Saturday, January 25, 2003 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Avon. She was born July 11, 1899 in Holloway, a daughter of the late Oscar VanFossen and Fannie Whiston VanFossen.

She was a member of the Flushing United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Bell; a daughter, Dorothy Stephens; her twin brother, Harry VanFossen and brothers, Alfred and Robert VanFossen.

Surviving are a son, Harry K. Bell and his wife Jane of Heritage Lake, Indiana; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Friday from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ken Kelley officiating. Burial follows in Rock Hill Cemetery at Flushing.

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F. Dale Bethel, 89 of Parshall Avenue, St. Clairsville died Monday, July 21, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born near Flushing, Ohio on December 28, 1913 a son of the late Otis and Mary Craig Bethel.

Dale was a school teacher in the Portsmouth and Bellaire School Districts retiring after 39 years. He then worked as a substitute teacher for an additional ten years in the Union Local, Shadyside and St. Clairsville School Districts. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville where he served as an Elder and Sunday School Superintendent. Dale served four terms on the St. Clairsville City Council and four years as director of the Ohio Retired Teachers Assoc. and was a former chairman of the board of St. Clairsville Union Cemetery Assoc.. He served two terms as president of the AARP and was a former member of the St. Clairsville Noon Rotary Club.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters, Floy Rinkes and Mildred Morris.

Dale is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth “Libby” Pitzer Bethel; two daughters, Patty Stegall of Portsmouth, VA and Beverly Heddleson of Caldwell, OH; one son, Art Bethel of Fuquay Varina, NC; a brother, Craig Bethel of St. Clairsville; nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville and Saturday from 10 a.m. to time of service at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville

Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church or the American Heart Assoc.

Helen A. Saunders Bittinger, 82, formerly of Jacobsburg and Bethesda, died Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell, OH. She was born July 1, 1920 in Warnock, Ohio, daughter of the late Leander and Pearl Workman Groves.

She was a retired Nurses Aide from Bell Nursing Home at Morristown; attended the Hillcrest Bible Church; and was a member of the Women of the Moose Lodge at Caldwell.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Saunders; her second husband, Boyd Kerr Bittinger; three brothers, Robert, Charles and Lewis Groves.

Surviving are her three sons, Henry Saunders and his wife Fran of Belmont, Bill Saunders and his wife Debby of St. Clairsville and Robert Frank Saunders and his wife Mary of Bethesda; three daughters, Carolyn Thomas and her husband Forrest of Cambridge, Sharon Clark and her husband Wayne of Caldwell and Rhoda Frances Ivey of Barnesville; a brother, Cyril Groves of Wellsburg, WV; three sisters, Zelda Barton of Barnesville, Edna Winzenreid of Centerville and Lola Mae Barnhart of Colliers, WV; 20 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 2 great great granddaughters; and a special friend, Earl Viars.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, Ohio on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. with Pastor George Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Bend Fork Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bend Fork Cemetery Association, C/O: Julie Wharton, 58191 Pleasant Ridge Road, Belmont, OH 43718.

Robert William “Bob” Bonnell, age 54, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Friday, August 29, 2003 at his home. He was born April 3, 1949 at Wheeling, WV, son of Nora Mae “Betty” Conaway Bonnell and the late Robert Bonnell.

He was a former sales manager of Radio Shack at Benwood and Warwood; a former certified nurses aide for the former Star Nursing Home at Morristown and graduate of the Career Academy of Broadcasting in Columbus. Bob was a member of First Presbyterian Church at Wheeling. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1968 to 1977; a Past Commander and Chaplin of the American Legion Post 227 at Bridgeport and for the Belmont County Council of American Legions. He was Past Commander of the DAV Chapter 121 at Barnesville and for the Eighth District DAV; and former coach of the Bridgeport Legion Baseball Team.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Surviving in addition to his mother, Nora Mae “Betty” Bonnell of St. Clairsville are his wife, Kathleen Hess Bonnell; a daughter, Kimberly Maye Lowe and husband Greg of Reynoldsburg, OH; a son, James Michael of Clintonville, OH; a special granddaughter, Audrey Elaine Lowe; a brother, Kenneth L. and his wife Judy of St. Clairsville; and two nieces Kristen and Jennifer; and mother-in-law, Elaine Hess Stewart.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Monday, September 1, 2003 from 2 to 4 and 6 until time of services at 8 p.m. Military Services will be conducted by the Belmont County Council of American Legions at 6 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Always and Forever Memorial Program, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.

Dorothy Boone, 99 formerly of Vine St., Martins Ferry died Friday, September 12, 2003 at the Shadyside Care Center. She was born October 29, 1903 in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio. A daughter of the late John Wesley Taylor and Martha Jane Danford Taylor.

She was a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service at St.Clairsville and a member of the Martins Ferry Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Zera Paul Boone, Sr.; a son, Zera Paul Boone, Jr.; two brothers, Cyril Bernard Taylor and Chester Gladis Taylor; two sisters, Eula Slay and Virda C. Neff.

Surviving are three nephews, Glenn Slay of Caldwell, Harry Neff of Cleveland, and John Neff of Colorado.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

Kenneth Paul Joseph Brendel, 66 of Johnet Dr., St.Clairsville died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. He was born October 5, 1936 in Cincinnati. A son of the late Herman Stephen Brendel and Gertrude Elizabeth Nuesse Brendel.

He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Steubenville Plant, a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wolfhurst, and a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Surviving are his beloved wife and best friend, Jenny Busby Brendel; a son, Kevin Patrick Brendel and his wife Patricia of Manassas Park, Virginia; two sisters, Joan Johns of Cincinnati and Lois Duwel of Indianapolis, IN.; two grandchildren, Kyle Paul Brendel and Kelly Patricia Brendel.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. A funeral liturgy with mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Wolfhurst with Monsignor Mark Froehlich the celebrant. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Pastor Michael Tolliver officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville. The American Legion Auxiliary services will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

DOROTHY M. LAMP BYERS

Dorothy M. Lamp Byers, 74 of Barnesville, Ohio died Friday, December 26, 2003 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was born January 22, 1929 in Beatrice, WV, a daughter of the late Everett D. Lamp and Avis Lee Haught Lamp.

Dorothy was a Church of Christ member.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Duane and Denver Lamp.

Surviving are her husband, Charles “Chuck” Byers; three sons, Eugene P. Byers of Warwood, WV., Kenneth J. Byers at home, and Charles E. Byers, Jr. of Flushing, OH; four brothers, Jack Lamp of Massillon, OH, Robert Lamp of Brewster, OH, Roger Lamp of Canton, OH and Larry Lamp of Coshocton, OH; three sisters, Lourie Barnes of St. Clairsville, Ohio, Helen Rogers of Canton, OH and Judy Carpenter of Columbus, OH; three grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, 141 S. Marietta St., St. Clairsville, OH on Sunday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. where services will be held on Monday at 1:00 p.m. Burial follows in Glencoe Cemetery, Glencoe, Ohio.

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Ruth O. Carpenter, age 63, of Pipe Creek Rd., Bellaire, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at Shadyside Care Center, Shadyside, OH. She was born May 18, 1940 at Pipe Creek, Bellaire, daughter of the late Chalmer L. and Elizabeth L. Berry Ramsay.

She was a former employee at Van Dyne’s Restaurant at Dilles Bottom, OH and former school bus driver for Shadyside Schools; a member of the First Christian Church at Shadyside and attended the Jacobsburg Bible Church.

In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by two brothers, Orville and Berry Ramsay.

Surviving are her husband, Jerry N. Carpenter; a daughter, Jackie Lynn Turkoly of Pipe Creek; two sons, David Carpenter of Tupelo, Mississippi and Roger Carpenter of Wheeling, West Virginia; a brother, Shelley Ramsay of Pipe Creek; and a granddaughter, Colby Turkoly.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Friday, August 29, 2003 at 1 p.m., with Rev. Richard Mehl officiating. Burial will follow at the Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Jacobsburg Bible Church, C/O: Eleanor Beltz, 60650 Main Street, Jacobsburg, OH 43933.

Iola Mae Childers, 92 of Neffs, Ohio died Sunday, June 8, 2003 at her home. She was born in St. Joe on September 18, 1910. A daughter of the late James Merwood Childers and Flora Kratz Childers.

She was a retired clerk from the former JC Penney Store in Bellaire, a former employee of Hanna Coal at Willow Grove and a member of the Coalbrook Presbyterian Church in Neffs.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Shirley Childers and Dorothy Curtin; and a brother, Alden Childers.

Surviving are three sisters, Virginia Childers, Mary Childers, and Anna Belle Arcishewsky all of Neffs; a brother, James K. Childers of Neffs; several nieces and nephews.

There will be no visitation

Memorial contributions may be made to the Coalbrook Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 367, Neffs, Ohio 43940.

Arrangements By Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

Geno Chini, age 71, of Flushing, Ohio, died Sunday, November 23, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital,  Martins Ferry,  Ohio.  He was born June 19, 1932 at Lafferty, Ohio, son of the late Luigi and Pia Chini.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Lafferty, Ohio.  He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Stumptown Steam Threshers.

In addition to his parents, Geno was preceded in death by his twin sister, Jeana Chini and a sister, Ella “Grace” Wright; two brothers,  Clementin and Candido Chini.

Surviving are his wife, Rose A. Niemiec Chini;  two daughters,  Joyce Drake and her husband Joe of St. Clairsville, OH and Patricia Headley and her husband Don of Pleasant Grove, OH;  two brothers,  Edward and Rudy Chini both of Flushing, OH;  six grandchildren,  Michael Drake and his wife Christie,  Joe Drake and his wife Sommar,  Amy Drake,  Rebecca Headley,  Don Headley and Dorthea Headley;  and two great grandsons,  Zachary and Geno Drake. 

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 11 a.m., with Father Chester Pabin the Celebrant of the Mass.  Burial will follow at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery,  Lafferty, Ohio.  A vigil service will be held on Monday at 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  

Memorial contributions may be made to the Saint Mary Catholic Church,  42881 Church Street,  Lafferty,  OH  43951 or Lafferty Vol. Fire Dept., Lafferty, OH  43951.

Ralph F. Clark, age 85, of Lloydsville, Ohio, died Sunday, January 19, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born on June 27, 1917 in High Ridge, Ohio, son of the late Harvey Hugh Clark and Elizabeth McGraw Clark.

Ralph was a retired employee from Ohio Edison’s R. E. Berger Plant; former co-owner of Clark’s IGA at Lloydsville and a former coal miner. He was a member of the Lloydsville United Methodist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey M. Clark; five brothers, Russell Clark, Robert Clark, Arthur Clark, Ray Clark and Earl Clark; and four sisters, Elsie Clark, Annie DePoy, Rena Kettlewell and Margaret Adams.

Surviving are his son, Wayne Clark of Lloydsville; his daughter, Beverly McCort of St. Clairsville; three grandchildren, Melissa McCort Joyce, Arthur I. McCort and Stephanie L. Clark; and four great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Thoburn United Methodist Church Choir, P. O. Box 4, St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950

John Edward Coen, infant son of Paul Nathaniel and Virginia Lynn Hall Coen of Franklin Street, Bellaire died Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Paul E. Coen.

In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Paul C. Coen and a sister, Courtney Coen both of the home; maternal grandparents Charles and Joan L. Hall of Martins Ferry; paternal grandparents, Les and Penny Hughes of West Salem, Ohio; maternal great grandparents, Mary Hall of Piedmont and Chloe Popp of Martins Ferry; paternal great grandparents, Bernice Coen Maloney of Glencoe and Alice Lane of Neffs.

Graveside services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family in the Glencoe Cemetery.

Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

Hazel Conner, age 84, of Steinersville, died Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Country Club Retirement Center, Bellaire. She was born July 20, 1919 daughter of the late Neva Tice.

She was a member of Amity United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a brother, Arthur Tice of Wheeling; a sister, Gay Stiles of New Martinsville; an uncle, George Conner of Proctor; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until time of services at 12 p.m., with Rev. Richard Mehl officiating. Burial will follow at Powhatan Cemetery.

Verna Mae Snively Crooks, age 69, of Barnesville, formerly of Belmont Ridge, Beallsville, died Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born September 8, 1933 at Somerset, PA, daughter of the late Hiram and Naomi Sleasman Snively.

She was a member of the Belmont Ridge Christian Church.

In addition to her parents, Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Edman Crooks; and two brothers, Harvey and Robert Snively.

Surviving are two sons, Edward Crooks of Salesville, OH and Doyle Crooks of Barnesville; a daughter, Penny Huntsman of Barnesville; a brother, Elmer Snively of Wooster; two sisters, Lila Ruschak of Alledonia and Nada Keylor of Woodsfield; and six grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Friday, August 8, 2003, from 2 to 4 and 6 until time of services at 8 p.m. with Wayne Clark officiating. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in Belmont Ridge Cemetery, Beallsville, Ohio.

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Luella “Dot” Demarchi, age 83, of Flushing, Ohio, died Thursday, February 13, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born September 15, 1919 at Holloway, Ohio, daughter of the late Fred and Cora Dean.

She was a retired cook from Star Nursing Home, Belmont, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Silvio James Demarchi; and a son, Paul Demarchi.

Surviving are her son, William Demarchi of Elyria, Ohio; five grandchildren, Brad Demarchi of Lafferty, Justin Demarchi of Flushing, Ryan Demarchi of Cleveland, OH, Lisa Demarchi of North Olmstead, OH, and Michelle Ortiz of Elyria, OH; eight great grandchildren; a brother, Edward of Dayton, OH; two sisters, Freda “Till” of Smyrna, OH and Shirley of Urichsville, OH.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Bob Merritt officiating. Burial will be in Rock Hill Cemetery, Flushing, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rock Hill Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Flushing, Ohio 43977.

Idella S. “Della” Demkowicz, 83, known lovingly to her family as “Bubs” died peacefully at the Stow Glen Retirement Center on August 20, 2003.

She was born in McKees Rocks, PA on January 8, 1920 to Mike and Stella Pytlak. She lived most of her life in Neffs until relocating to Brimfield, OH in 1991. Her husband, Fred, died in 1981.

She was a lifetime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Neffs where she had belonged to the Catholic Women’s Club, the St. Francis Society, the church choir and the CCD teaching ministry. She served her community as library clerk in the Neffs Public Library for twelve years before retiring to travel with her husband.

Della’s greatest joy in life was her family. She took pride in their accomplishments, encouraging them to pursue higher education. Being denied the opportunity of a high school education because of the Great Depression era only heightened Della’s zeal for learning. She role modeled life long learning by studying for and acquiring an Ohio GED Certificate at the age of 72. Later she attended classes at Kent State University. In 2002 she and daughters Judy and Marcia graduated from the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, the oldest Book Club in the country.

In addition to her husband of 42 years, she was preceded in death by brothers Alex and Ronald and sister Helen.

Della is survived by sisters, Josephine (Ed) Jagucki of St.Clairsville, Clara (Robert) Patt of Shadyside; brothers, Carl (Wilma) Pytlak of Shadyside, Marion (Doris) Pytlak of St.Clairsville, Ed (Louise) Pytlak of Reedsville, NC; sisters-in-law, Agnes Pytlak of Bellaire, Mary (John) Bryan of Cuyahoga Falls, and Ann Macklin of Sylmar, CA; children, Judy (Richard) Hendershot of Brimfield, Marcia (Robert) Gnuse of Arlington, VA, Carol (Joseph) Glaser of Bowling Green, KY; son, John (Debbie) Demkowicz of Canal Winchester; grandchildren, Lynn (Gary) Gelina, Lisa (Dave) Nutt, Steven (Yumi) Hendershot, Adam (Heather) Glaser, Michael (Sara) Glaser, David Gnuse, Janet Gnuse, Jason Demkowicz, (Mary Beth) and Fred Demkowicz; great grandchildren, Rebecca, Ericka, Aria, Gibson, Michael Joseph “MJ”, and twins, Anna and Mia.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Thursday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Neffs with Father Gary Zalenski the celebrant. Burial follows in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Bellaire.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Sacred Heart Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 425, Neffs, Ohio 43940.

There will be a Rosary Service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the funeral home.

Stella DeMonte, age 89, of Maynard Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born on September 16, 1913 at New Lafferty, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Mary Zaleski Kowalewski.

She was a retired waitress working for many years in New York. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Maynard.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Domenick DeMonte; six brothers, Stanley, Henry, Frank, Tony, Joseph and Kizer Kowalewski; and three sisters, Agnes Jacovetty, Josephine Kowalewski and Anna Wright.

Surviving are her stepson, Robert DeMonte of Long Island, NY; four sisters, Helen Kupczak, Geneva Kowalewski and Florence Delbridge all of St. Clairsville and Marie Hitchcock of Wheeling, WV; one brother, William V. Kowalewski of Cleveland, OH; two step grandchildren; five step great grandchildren; and a special niece, Jean Strawn of St. Clairsville.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Friday from 2 p.m. until time of funeral services at 4 p.m. with Father Tom Graven officiating.Inurnment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pompano Beach, Florida.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, P. O. Box 308, Maynard, Ohio 43937.

Heather Ann Dewey, 19 of Rand Avenue, St. Clairsville died Monday, August 4, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital.

She was born March 14, 1984 at Fort Campbell, KY the daughter of John W. and Melody Austin Dewey.

Heather was a 2003 graduate of St. Clairsville High School, a waitress at the Newellstown Diner, St. Clairsville and was enrolled as a student at Belmont Technical College.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Edward L. Dewey and a great aunt, Libby Dewey.

In addition to her parents, residents of St. Clairsville she is survived by her sister, Tanya Dewey at home; her paternal grandmother, Nancy Dewey of St. Clairsville; maternal grandparents, Art and Margaret Austin of St. Clairsville; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Family and friends my call at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with Everett Hutson officiating. Burial follows at Linwood Cemetery, Blaine.

Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 16810, Columbus, OH 43272-5117 or on the web at www.childrenscolumbus.org\giving

Clyde E. Duffey, Jr., 83 of Taylor Lane, St. Clairsville and former Barnesville resident died Monday, September 8, 2003 at the Barnesville Health Care Center.

He was born at Bethesda on September 12, 1919 a son of the late Clyde E. Duffey, Sr. and Mary Gayle Todd Duffey.

Clyde was employed by the Railway Mail Service for 20 years and retired after 13 years with the Wheeling Post Office. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II having served as an aerial engineer on a B-17 “Flying Fortress” with the 447th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He was also a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, American Legion Post 159 and a life member of VFW Post 5356 all at St. Clairsville.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters, Eleanor O’Connor formerly of St. Louis, MO and Irene Hackett formerly of Barnesville.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hawthorne Duffey; brother-in-law, John M. O’Connor of St. Louis, MO; nephews, James Michael (Joyce) Hackett of South Bend, IN and John “Jack” (Chris) O’Connor of St. Louis, MO; several grand nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will be received Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial follows at Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Presbyterian Church, 100 S. Marietta St., St. Clairsville, OH 43950.  

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Betty Jo Falcone, 71, of Woodrow Ave., St.Clairsville died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. She was born June 6, 1932 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Tom Smith and Mabel Jones Smith.

Betty was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in St.Clairsville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Falcone; a daughter, Paula and a son, Pat.

Surviving are sons, Nelson of St.Clairsville, Paul of Warnock, and Jay of Valley Grove, WV.; sisters, Phyllis of CA, Donna of Shadyside, and Margaret of St.Clairsville; brothers, Paul of St.Clairsville, and Art of CA.; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Friday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, in the First Presbyterian Church in St.Clairsville with Rev. Homer Harden officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in St.Clairsville.

Raymond D. Fatula, age 72, of St. Clairsville died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at his home.  Private services were conducted at Raymond's request by Rev. James Agnew at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Monday, November 17, 2003.  Burial was in Union Cemetery,  St. Clairsville. 

Stephanie Lynn Faulkner, age 9, and Brittany Jo Faulkner, age 8, died Friday, May 9, 2003 as a result of an automobile accident near Fairpoint, Ohio. Stephanie was born June 7, 1993 and Brittany was born December 21, 1994 both at Wheeling, West Virginia, daughters of Amy Lynn Tyrell Faulkner and James J. Faulkner.

They both were enrolled at Union Local Elementary School where Stephanie was in fourth grade and Brittany was in second grade. They also attended the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. The girls were both active in The Girl Scouts with Stephanie in Troop # 4619 and Brittany in Troop # 3158 and their mother, Amy Faulkner, serving as Troop Leader and Michele Williams the Assistant Leader; they were both active in cheerleading camps; and Stephanie was on the fourth grade Union Local Jets Basketball Team.

Surviving in addition to their parents, James and Amy Faulkner, is a sister, Emma Leigh Faulkner; paternal grandparents, Joyce Ella Faulkner and Joseph C. Faulkner and step-grandmother, Sheila Faulkner; maternal grandparents, Mary Ann Tyrell and Robert L. Tyrell; great grandparents, Bessie Manukin and Vivian and Albert Csuiska; aunts and uncles, Neil Faulkner, Christine Faulkner, Tammy and Jack Stultz, Ann Marie Tyrell, Audra Dee Tyrell, Bill and Tanya Wilt; and godparents, Eric and Crystal Turley.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mary Murtha and Dean Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow in Short Creek Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Faulkner Children Memorial Fund C/O: Steel Valley Bank, 68400 Stewart St., St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Trixie Faye “Chick” Frye, 62 of Key Ridge, Bellaire died Sunday, February 23, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born September 23, 1940 in Limestone, WV., a daughter of the late Don F. Burkey and Rosa Hill Burkey.

She was a member of Church Alive at Key Ridge.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle Burkey Andrews and Joann Burkey Eyler; three brothers, Paul David Burkey, Donald Burkey and Arch Burkey.

Surviving are a son, Bobby Frye, Jr. of Key Ridge; a daughter, Deborah Frye Johnson of Bellaire; a brother, Robert L. Burkey of Cameron; five sisters, Mary Burkey Cunningham of Moundsville, Beatrice Burkey Coffield of Mt. Olivet, Rosalie Burkey Clark of Cameron, Clara Burkey Fonner of Triadelphia, and Evelyn Burkey Williams of Glen Easton; two grandsons, Anthony Warner and Jesse Johnson; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received on Tuesday from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg where services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday with Pastor Jeff Lewis officiating.

Lena Margaret Fulton, age 86, of St. Clairsville died Friday, October 10, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home,  St. Clairsville.  She was born October 2, 1917 at St. Clairsville, daughter of the late Edward J. and Lena Mae Wilkinson Bigley.

She was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville; she was a 4-H leader;  a member of the Women’s Home Extension;  the Presbyterian Women;   and the Grange.

In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by a son,  James Edward Fulton.

Surviving are her husband, Albert P. Fulton;  two sons,  Thomas B. Fulton of St. Clairsville and Albert Parker Fulton, II of Glencoe-Whitney Road, St. Clairsville;  one daughter,  Ann Tobin of St. Clairsville;  four grandchildren;  three step-grandchildren;  four great grandchildren;  and seven step-great grandchildren.  

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Monday, October 13, 2003 at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Tom Armstrong officiating.  Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens,  Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to Smith Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept., C/O: Chief John Phillips,  49359 O. R. & W. Station Rd., Jacobsburg, OH  43933.

Verna Neff Fulton, 90 of South Marietta St., St. Clairsville died Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at her home. She was born December 19, 1912 at Warnock a daughter of the late Russell Emmett and Bessie Ault Neff.

Verna was a retired office manager for Eclipse Motor Lines of Bridgeport, a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville, a member of Chapter EB P. E. O., Belmont Garden Club and long time member of Zeta Chapter of Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority at Bethesda.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, George Thomas Fulton on March 16, 1940 and Colonel James H. Fulton on November 12, 1987; two brothers,  J. Wayne Neff and Robert Neff and a nephew, Colonel Robert L. Neff.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Leslie F. “Suelane” Johnson of Wheeling; a grandson, Jeff Johnson of Wheeling; a sister-in-law, Shirley Blake Neff of Syracuse, NY; nieces, Kim Neff Barrett, Karen Neff Whipple and Kristin Neff Froass al of Syracuse, NY and nephew, Brian Wayne Neff of San Diego, CA; great nephew Robert Wayne Neff of San Diego, CA.

Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Friday at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial follows in Warnock Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Presbyterian Church.

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Marie H. Gibson, 84 of Orchard Drive, St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born September 2, 1918 at Whitwell, TN a daughter of the late Charles Perry and Elizabeth Ann Campbell Young.

Marie was a graduate of Whitwell High School at Whitwell, TN. She was a member of the Church of Christ at St. Clairsville and was a devoted volunteer for several local and national charitable organizations.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, George B. Gibson; three sisters and two brothers.

Surviving are her son Richard D. Gibson of St. Clairsville; her daughter, Joy Beth Pempek of Lexington, KY and her grandson, Virgil Lee Pempek.

Friends will be received on Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with Everett Hutson officiating. Burial follows in Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens at Westover, WV.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Christ, 190 Woodrow Avenue, St. Clairsville, OH 43950.

Michael Allan Goddard, 50 of Armstrongs Mills, Ohio died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born October 7, 1952 in Bellaire. A son of Glenn “Jim” Goddard and Dorothy Boston Goddard.

He was an employee of Ohio Valley Coal Co. at Alledonia, a member of the Sons of the American Legion Squad No. 0768 in Beallsville, and UMWA local 1810.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Russell and Eula Goddard and maternal grandfather, Paul Boston.

Surviving in addition to his parents of Armstrongs Mills are two daughters; Becky Rogalski and her husband Michael of Springboro, Ohio, Kimberly Goddard of Beallsville; two sons; Michael “Pete” Goddard of Alledonia and Justin Goddard of the home; maternal grandmother, Lela Boston of Armstrongs Mills; two brothers, Glenn Goddard of Beallsville and Dennis Goddard of Armstrongs Mills; three granddaughters, Lauren, Rachel, and Julia Rogalski.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Sunday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 3 p.m. until time of service at 5:00 p.m. with Rev. Bob Phillips officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Powhatan Point Emergency Squad.

Enid E. Goddard, 91 of Ashland, Ohio a former resident of Alledonia died Sunday, November 24, 2002 at the Kingston of Ashland Nursing Home.

She was born at Alledonia March 15, 1911 a daughter of the late Jennings A. Perkins and Florence E. Scott Perkins.

Enid was a homemaker, a member of the Belmont Ridge Christian Church and a member of the former Grange at Alledonia.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl David Goddard; a daughter, Mary Ann and a sister, Helena.

Surviving are her daughters, Evelyn Thomas of Ashland, OH and Vivian Cline of Phoenixville, PA; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

Friends will be received Friday from Noon until time of services at 2:00 p.m. at the Belmont Ridge Christian Church, State Route 145, Beallsville with Jim Russ officiating. Burial follows in the Belmont Ridge Cemetery.

Arrangements are being handled by Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg.

Karen Yvonne Goff, 61 of Cadiz formerly of St. Clairsville and Bellaire died Saturday, January 25, 2003 at Trinity Medical Center, Steubenville. She was born in Belmont County August 28, 1941 a daughter of the late William Edgar Jeffers and Stella Yoblonski Jeffers.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen Jeffers.

Surviving are a daughter, Karen Williams of Holloway and a son Gary R. Goff of Cincinnati; five brothers, Ronald E. Jeffers, Sr. of Warnock; Terry Jeffers of Neffs; Bill Jeffers of St. Clairsville; Dale Jeffers of Glencoe and Gary Jeffers of Florida; seven sisters, Shirley Grodhaus of Columbus; Janice Tomolonis of St. Clairsville; Mona Kennedy of Delaware; Donna Albus of Stewartsville; Gloria Selmon and Connie Saffell both of Glencoe and Colleen Vondurant of Columbus; five grandchildren and one great grandson.

Services will be held Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. in the Toothman Funeral Home St. Clairsville. Interment follows at the Glencoe Cemetery.

Lorraine Grafton, age 43, a resident of Belmont Habilitation Ctr., St.Clairsville since 1981 died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. She was born October 11, 1959 a daughter of the late Roy and Delores Grafton.

Surviving are three brothers, Gary, Roy and Rod Grafton; a sister, Brenda Graham.

Friends received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville on Tuesday from 1 p.m. until time of service at 3 p.m. Burial in Union Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

Kenneth R. Graham, age 76, of Little Captina Road, Powhatan Point, Ohio, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH after a lengthy illness. He was born December 28, 1926 at Powhatan Point, Ohio, son of Stella Kanzigg Graham and the late Daniel B. Graham.

Kenneth was a retired employee from North American Coal Company # 3 mine and a dairy farmer. He was a Christian by faith and a member of Christ’s Church in heaven and attended the Grandview Christian Church for many years. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II where he served in the Pacific Theater. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wilbur Graham.

Surviving in addition to his mother, Stella, of Powhatan Point, are his loving wife of fifty years, Dorothy Carpenter Graham; two sons, Bob Graham and his wife Kathy and Ron Graham and his wife Kelley all of Powhatan Point; a daughter, Cathy Russell and her husband Scott of Columbus, OH; five grandchildren, Kari, Kali and Gavan Graham, Morgan Rae Graham and Zachary Aaron Russell; sister-in-law, Opal Jenewein; brothers-in-law, Mel Jenewein, Wayne Carpenter and Floyd Carpenter; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. There will also be visitation at Grandview Christian Church on Wednesday from 12 noon until time of services at 1 p.m. with ministers, Richard Baumberger and Wayne Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery. There will be Full Military Graveside Services conducted by the Belmont County Council of American Legions.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grandview Christian Church.

Stella Marie Kanzigg Graham, age 100, of Little Captina Road, Powhatan Point, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born April 4, 1903 near Powhatan Point, daughter of the late William and Catherine Armann Kanzigg.

She was a Methodist by faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel B. Graham; two sons, Kenneth and Wilbur Graham; four brothers, Wilbert, Edward, Leslie and Wilson “Doc” Kanzigg; and three sisters, Gertrude Ramsay, Lida Dunfee and Eva Kanzigg.

Surviving are her daughter-in-law, Dorothy Carpenter Graham of Powhatan Point; five grandchildren, Bob Graham, Ron Graham Deana Graham and Jean Graham all of Powhatan Point and Cathy Russell of Columbus, Ohio; and five great grandchildren, Kari, Kali, Gavan and Morgan Rae Graham and Zachary Russell.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Theresa Bobot officiating. Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Ohio.

Virginia Graham of St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at Crestview Health Care Center, St. Clairsville. She was born March 17, 1917, daughter of the late George and Rachel Ewan Miller.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Wanda Bumba and Rose Carson; and two brothers, George Miller and infant, Charles Miller.

Martha is survived by a nephew, George Miller, Jr. of New Jersey; friends, Opal Donley, Della Bumgardner and Libby Kopyar; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville, on Friday, June 6, 2003 from 11 a.m. until time of services at 12 Noon, with Pastor Dean Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Charles Edgar Grant, age 81, of Centerville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at his home. He was born October 2, 1921 at Kelsey Station, Jacobsburg, Ohio, son of the late Charles E. and Cora Long Grant.

He was a retired electrician from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation; a member of the Centerville Christian Church where he served as Deacon; Ed was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II; he was a member and Tyler of Weyer Lodge # 541 at Centerville; a member of Weyer Chapter # 515 Order of Eastern Star; a volunteer and founding member of Smith Township Volunteer Fire Department.

In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his first wife, Lillian Shacklock Grant; a son, Eugene “Barney” Grant; a step-daughter, Ruth Ellen Seely; two brothers, David Wayne Grant and Robert Grant; and a sister, Mary Dunfee.

Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Lash Walters Grant; Four Daughters, Joyce Van Fossen of Clinton, OH, Phyllis Steen of Barnesville, Lucinda Carpenter of Morristown and Janie Phillips of Cleveland, OH; three sons, Raymond Grant of Kenton, OH, Darrell Grant and Ernest Grant both of Centerville; a step-daughter, Debbie Schroeder of Centerville; two stepsons, Brett Walters of Centerville and Wayne Bradley Walters of Avon Lake, OH; 20 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 10 step-great grandchildren; and 1 step great great grandchild.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 11 a.m., with Joe Lorimor officiating. Burial will follow at the Concord Cemetery, Centerville, Ohio. Masonic services will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Smith Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. will follow with services at 7:15 p.m. at the funeral home. Full military graveside services will be conducted by the Belmont County Council of American Legions.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Centerville Christian Church.

Faye Taylor Gray, 86 of St.Clairsville died Monday, December 2, 2002 at the Forest Hill Care Center in St.Clairsville. She was born January 4, 1916 in Armstrongs Mills a daughter of the late George M. Taylor and Mary M. McMaster Taylor.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in St.Clairsville and a charter member of the Gardener’s Forum in St.Clairsville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Robert E. Gray on March 4, 2002. She was also preceded by four brothers and two sisters.

Surviving are her son, James R. Gray of St.Clairsville; a brother, William J. Taylor of St.Clairsville; two sisters, Mary Porterfield of St.Clairsville and Freda Zastudil of Delaware, Ohio. Many Nieces and Nephews.

Friends will be received on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville with Rev. Homer Harden officiating. Burial follows in Belmont County Memorial Park Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St.Clairsville Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 753 St.Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Isabelle Allison Greenlee, age 90, of St. Clairsville, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born December 19, 1912 at Rock Hill, Bellaire, daughter of the late J. Everett and Grace Coleman Giffin.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville, where she was a member of the choir and Presbyterian Women; she was a Belmont County 4-H Advisor; a member of the Farm Bureau; the Homemakers and the Hilltoppers.

In addition to her parents, Isabelle was preceded in death by her husband, J. Edward Greenlee; a sister, Jean Mallernee; and four brothers, Bernard, Lowell, Roger and Robert Giffin.

Surviving are three daughters, Grace Niemiec of St. Clairsville, Virginia Wildermuth of Mount Perry, OH and Edna Guillot of Trinity, TX; five sons, John Greenlee of Sanford, ME, James K. Greenlee of Kettering, OH, Thomas R. Greenlee, Sr. of Ashville, NC, Robert Greenlee of Washington, DC and Charles W. Greenlee of Morganfield, KY; twenty grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Tuesday, July 15th from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitation will also be held at First Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Homer Harden officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 110 South Marietta St., St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Gordon L. “Gus” Gustely, 66 of Shadyside, Ohio died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at his home. He was born November 26, 1936 in Akron, Ohio.

He was a retired machinist, a graduate of Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio, a Methodist, a member of the Sentinels Motorcycle Club, and the Sons of the American Legion Squad 632 in Glencoe.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gordon L. Gustely, Sr.

Surviving are his step-mother, Helen Karr of Venice, FL; two sons, Richard of Wakeman, Ohio and David of Dillner, PA; a daughter, Susan Alfred of Louisiana; a brother, Raymond of Montana and a sister, Gatha Chambers of Calabash, NC; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until time of service at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Mary Murtha officiating.

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Benjamin Haines,  age 31,  a ten year resident of the Belmont Habilitation Center in St. Clairsville,  died Monday, December 1, 2003 in Wheeling Hospital.  He was born April 17, 1972 in Middleton, Ohio.

Surviving are his mother, Frieda Pitkin of Camden, Ohio;  sister,  Shannon and brother, Dustin Haines of Middleton;  aunt Paula and uncle Roger of Franklin, Ohio.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Thursday from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2:45 p.m.  Burial will follow in Oak View Cemetery,  St. Clairsville.

Kevin L. Hall, age 37, of Glencoe, Ohio, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at his home.  He was born November 10, 1966 at Bellaire, Ohio, son of Kenneth C. and Miriam Mellott Hall.

He was a mechanical contractor for Trico, Inc. of Maine.  Kevin was a Methodist by faith and a member of Sons of the American Legion, Post #632 at Glencoe. 

Surviving in addition to his parents of Glencoe, Ohio are his wife, Susan L. Greenwood Hall;  a son, Kenny Hall;  a step-daughter,  Christina Davis of Bethesda;  two brothers,  Nicholas Burgess of Corpus Christi, TX and Steven Hall and his wife Susan of Glencoe;  three nieces, Nichole Jaclyn and Tiffani Burgess;  and a nephew, Cody Hall. 

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Monday from 4 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 1 p.m., with Rev. Mary Murtha officiating.  Burial will follow at Glencoe Cemetery,  Glencoe, Ohio.   

Memorial contributions may be made to the Glencoe United Methodist Church,  C/O: William Howard Jeffers, P. O. Box 222,  Glencoe,  OH  43928.

William F. Hall, Sr., 84, of Parma Heights, Ohio, formerly of Bellaire, died Friday, January 3, 2003 at Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights, Ohio. He was born December 6, 1918 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Grover and Jennie Minder Hall.

He was a retired employee from General Motors Company at Parma, Ohio; a member of the State Road Church of the Nazarene at North Royalton; and a U. S. Army veteran of World War II.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Sevilla Justice.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Rankin Hall; three daughters, Jennie Cahill of South Carolina, Brenda Lee of Zanesville, Ohio and Sheri Wood of Oklahoma; three sons, William Fred Hall, Jr. of Oklahoma, John Robert Hall of Parma Heights, Ohio and James Alan Hall of Parma, Ohio; a sister, Ann Briggs of Wooster, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, Ohio on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. with Pastor Steve Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Armstrong Cemetery at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, where full military graveside services will be conducted by the Belmont County Council of American Legions.

David William Hardesty, 78 of Harrison Twp., Michigan died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at his home. He was born at Wheeling, September 16, 1924 a son of the late J. Paul Hardesty and Ruth Smiley Hardesty.

David grew up in St. Clairsville and was a 1943 graduate of St. Clairsville High School. After graduation he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He held a Bachelors and Masters degree in chemical engineering from Ohio State University. David retired after 36 years as a research engineer with General Motors in Detroit.

He is survived by three brothers, Robert S. Hardesty of St. Clairsville; John R. Hardesty (Nancy) of Gold Canyon, AZ and C. Richard Hardesty (Dorothy) of Kent, OH.

Private disposition will be held at the convenience of the family. Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to the Hardesty family at www.toothmanfuneralhome.com

Stephen Layne Harris, Jr., infant son of SPC Stephen Layne and Kristin Michelle Hudy Harris of Alexandria, VA died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 at Bethesda, MD.

In addition to his parents he is survived by paternal grandmother, Deborah McCormick of Belmont; maternal grandparents, Jim and Ellen Hudy of Fairpoint; maternal great grandmother, Helen Hudy of Fairpoint; aunts and uncles, PFC Nikolas and Tonya Harris, USMC; Stephanie and Ryan Kemp of Belmont.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville with Pastor Jack McKimmie officiating.  Burial will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery, Flushing.

Richard R. “Dick” Heagin, 70 of Valek Road St. Clairsville died Thursday, August 21, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born February 5, 1933 at Wheeling a son of the late John and Alice Monahan Heagin.

Dick retired with 26 years of service as the Fire Safety Educator and Investigator with the Ohio Fire Marshal’s office. He had over 46 years of service working with local fire departments and went to work for the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal’s Office and Fire Prevention Bureau in 1971 receiving his certification through Ohio State University. He was a certified EMTA and taught fire science at West Virginia Northern Community College and was an instructor at the Ohio State Fire School and at regional fire schools in the tri-state area.

Dick was a member of the Belmont County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and served for 18 years on the Belco Crafts/Belmont Industries board of directors where he served as president for six years.

He was involved with the Belmont County Emergency Management Agency and was a member of the CISD team. He also served as a volunteer with the Cumberland Trail Fire Department since 1985 where he served as president of the Fireman’s Assoc. and was a member of the Maynard Community Volunteer Fire Department. Other involvement include the Fire Tac Board at Parkersburg, Tri-County Fire Fighters Assoc. and serving as a Belmont County Fire Investigator.

He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Maynard and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War serving as a member of the Air Crash and Rescue squad.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Richard, Jr. and a sister, Lucille Bell.

Surviving are his wife, Joann Lotz Heagin, his children, Kathleen Heagin, Barbara Springer of Chesapeake, VA, Karen Cupryk and her husband Steve of St. Clairsville, Kevin Heagin of Neffs, Keith Heagin of St.Clairsville and Bridgett Heagin of Athens, OH; his brother, Jack Heagin of Woodcross, UT and grandsons, Todd, Chase, Kyle, Tyler and Dillon.

Friends will be received on Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville. Concelebrated Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be Monday at 10 am. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville with Monsignor George Coyne, Father Thomas Graven and Father Thomas Chillog as celebrants.

In lieu of flowers the family requests friends to make memorial contributions to the School of Hope, 320 Fox-Shannon Place, St. Clairsville, OH 43950; Cumberland Trail Fire Dept., Box 505, St. Clairsville, OH 43950; Maynard Community Vol. Fire Dept., Box 301, Maynard, OH 43937 or the charity of their choice.

Military honors will be conducted by the United States Air Force. Cumberland Trail Honor Guard will also present colors.

Mary C. Heddleson, 84 of Dennis Lane, St. Clairsville died Friday, August 8, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry.

She was born at Glencoe, Ohio December 30, 1918 a daughter of the late Charles J. and Ethel Mayhugh Vannest.

Mary was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Martins Ferry Plant, a member of Weyer Chapter #515 Order of Eastern Star at Centerville, Wardah Hussam Temple #53 Daughters of the Nile at Wheeling and the Big Band 200 Club.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles E. Vannest.

Surviving are her husband of 53 years, William Heddleson; a brother, Russell Vannest and his wife Esther of St. Clairsville and a sister, Janet Bishop and her husband Earl of Glencoe, several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Eastern Star services will be held Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Marie Theresa Hicks, 82 of Ramsey Ridge Rd., Jacobsburg died Thursday, June 5, 2003 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. She was born, July 26, 1920 in Dublin, Ireland. A daughter of the late Bartholomew and Sarah Christina Fitzpatrick.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell William Hicks; brothers, John and Gerard Fitzpatrick; sisters, Sarah O’Carroll, Annie Olivant, and Agnes Groves.

Surviving are two sons, Charles R. Hicks of Jacobsburg and Russell B. Hicks of Centerville; a daughter, Dana Scott of St.Clairsville; brother, Kevin Fitzpatrick of Dublin, Ireland; sister, Sue Quinn; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren.

Friends received at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Friday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Father Gary Zalenski officiating. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

William A. “Bill” Higgins, 81 of Glencoe, Ohio died Saturday, February 15, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born at

St. Joe, Ohio November 24, 1921 a son of the late Harry Higgins and Pearl Allen Higgins Spoon.

Bill was a retired employee of the B & O Chessie System Railroad, a member of Glencoe American Legion Post #632 and was an Army veteran of World War II.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Viola Neitzelt Higgins, a son Maurice Higgins, brothers Wilford, Ken and Harry Higgins, sisters Inez McGarry and Georgia Johnston.

Surviving are his sons, Roger William Higgins of Glencoe, Keith Allen Higgins of Indianapolis and Mark Evan Higgins of Glencoe, brothers Roy Higgins of Salt Lake City, Paul Higgins of Chasta, MN and Charles “Jake” Spoon of Springfield, OH, sisters Helen Reed of Belmont and Jean Good of New Concord, OH, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with John Oliver officiating. Burial follows in Glencoe Cemetery.

Military graveside services will be conducted by the Belmont County Council of the American Legion.

Derek Lee Hoffman, 23 of Maynard Road, St. Clairsville died Saturday, May 17, 2003 as the result of an auto accident. He was born May 31, 1979 the son of Virgil Lee Hoffman and Charlene A. Barrett Hoffman of St. Clairsville.

Derek was a coach for St. Clairsville High School baseball and an employee of Tim’s Custom Installation of St. Clairsville. He was a 1998 graduate of St. Clairsville High School where he was 2 sport letterman and a McDonald’s All American and a 2003 graduate of Bethany College where he was and outstanding athlete and received a B.A. degree in Elementary Education.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Clarence V. Hoffman.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his brother, Rich Hoffman and his wife Erika (Sis) of St. Clairsville; paternal grandmother, Margaret Hoffman of St. Clairsville; maternal grandparents, Betty and Carl Yoho of St. Clairsville and Charles Barrett of Wheeling; several aunts and uncles and many friends.

Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Friends Church, East Richland where services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

In lieu of flowers contributions my be made to the Derek Hoffman Memorial Fund, c/o Citizens Bank, P.O. Box 11, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 or Friends Church, 67885 Friends Church Rd., St. Clairsville, OH 43950.

Arrangements are being handled by Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

Helen Holowasko, 91, formerly of Country Club Road, St. Clairsville died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Forest Hill Care Center in St. Clairsville. She was born June 1, 1912 in Clymer, Pa., a daughter of the late Michael and Pauline Holowasko.

Surviving are a step-son, Jonathan Ostrow of Nanuet, N.Y.; two grandchildren; four nephews, Ed Klos of St. Clairsville, Bud and Bob Klos of Pittsburgh, and Robert Stevens of Kalamazoo, Mich.

Friends will be received on Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville. Funeral with Divine Liturgy will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas Church in Barton with Fr. Michael C. Kabel officiating. Burial follows in St. Nicholas Cemetery in Barton.

A funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday and a Panachida service at 9:15 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Barton, Ohio.

Evelyn M. Hostsclaw, 87 of Dover Ridge, Powhatan Point went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 6, 2003 at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. She was born December 8, 1915 a daughter of the late Omar and Lula Walters Carpenter.

Evelyn was a life long member of the Grandview Christian Church at Clover Ridge where she attended regularly. She will be sadly missed by her loved ones there. She was also a member of Captina Chapter, Order of Eastern Star at Powhatan Point.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Charles who died May 24, 2002; a sister Marie Kriechbaum and a brother Ray Carpenter.

Surviving are her daughters, Peggy Holtsclaw Burghy of Woodsfield; Linda Lang and husband Phil of Barnesville; Sharon Woods of Tyler, TX; Deborah Moore and husband Neal of Alledonia; Linda Durst and husband Tom of Zanesville; granddaughters, Angela and April Burghy of Woodsfiled; two loving sisters, Opal Jenewein and husband Mel and Dorothy Graham and husband Kenneth all of Powhatan Point; two brothers, Wayne Carpenter of Powhatan Point and Floyd Carpenter of Shadyside; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Evelyn was a homemaker, loved working in her garden was a lover of animals and had a special pet dog named Poochie who will miss her so much.

Friends will be received on Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg and on Friday from 10 a.m. to time of service at 11 a.m. in the Grandview Christian Church, Clover Ridge with Pastor Richard Baumberger officiating. Burial follows in Grandview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grandview Christian Church.

Mary Ellen Hughes, 92 formerly of Glencoe died Tuesday, April 29, 2003 in Columbus. She was born November 7, 1910 in Cecil, PA a daughter of the late John Kostelia and Josephine Kobetic Kostelia.

She was a member of the Warnock Community Church and the Glencoe Senior Citizens Center.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Wesley Hughes on July 10, 1989; five brothers, John, Henry, Matt, George, and Frank Kostelia; three sisters, Anne Weston, Rose Johnson, and Julia Kovaly.

Surviving are two sons, James R. Hughes and his wife Shirley of Pearland, TX. and John H. Hughes and his wife Laura Jo of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Paula Jo (Brian) Thomas, Kathryn (Sid) Powers, Jennifer (Art) Carr, Patrick (Jennifer) Hughes, Darrell (Michelle) Hughes, Bryan (Tammy) Hughes, and Eric (Shelagh) Hughes; great grandchildren, Nathan Thomas, Sarah Hughes, Erin Thomas, and Rebekah Carr; a sister, Pauline Gailus of Watertown, CT; nieces and nephews, Louise Barrett, Sue Kostelia Vavrek, John Kostelia, Henry Jay Kostelia, Tom Kovaly, Beverly Kovaly Duffy, Charles Gailus, Jr., and Janet Gailus.

Friends will be received on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2003 with Pastor Art Carr officiating. Burial follows in Warnock Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Warnock Community Church.

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Gayle Bostancic Hunt, age 97, of St. Clairsville, OH died Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home,  St. Clairsville.  She was born April 10, 1906 at Glencoe, daughter of the late Frank and Frances Grodnik Bostancic.

She was a retired Store Manager from the former M & K Grocery Store at Martins Ferry and Neffs and the former Wise Store at Glencoe; she was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville;  and a member of the SNPJ Lodge at Chicago.

In addition to her parents, Gayle was preceded in death by her husband, J. Raymond Hunt;  three sisters, Frances Plahuta,  Anna Gibson and June Bostancic and two brothers Ludwig and Frank Bostancic.

She is survived by a brother,  Edward Bostancic of St. Clairsville.  

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Friday, November 14, 2003 at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating.  Burial will follow at Crestview Cemetery,  Barnesville, Ohio.

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Virginia Jesalosky, 87, of St. Clairsville died Thursday, June 19, 2003 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born January 13, 1916 at Fairpoint, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph and Bernice Grobelny Jesalosky.

Virginia was a retired Lab Technician from the St. Clairsville Clinic. She was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville; a member of the Bridgeport Chapter #452, Order of Eastern Star; and the Daughters of the Nile, Wardah Husam Temple # 53 at Wheeling.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis and Harry Jesalosky; and two sisters, Helen Rutkoski and Sara “Sally” Leasure.

Surviving are two nephews, Franklin P. Leasure and his wife Margie of St. Clairsville and Skip Jesalosky and his wife Sharon of Florida; three nieces, Edna Finn and her husband James of New Martinsville, WV, Nancy Stiles and her husband David of Wheeling and Dolly Melear and her husband Chuck of Florida.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be held on Monday, June 23, 2003 at 11 a.m., with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Helen Johnson, 88, of Lafferty, died Sunday, December 8, 2002 at Crestview Health Care Center, St. Clairsville. She was born February 5, 1914 at Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Alfred and Carrie Repan Hennebert.

She was a retired nurses aid from the Belmont County Home at St. Clairsville and she enjoyed fishing, cooking and bingo.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Spano; two sisters, Anna Mae VanFossen and Nettie Kantsis; and a brother, Walter Hennebert.

Surviving are her husband, Marion E. Johnson; three daughters, Dorothy Spano of Lafferty, Bonnie Copeland of St. Clairsville and Sandy Feeney of Lafayette, IN; two sons, Charles Smith and Robert Hartman both of Lafayette, IN; three sisters, Rose Marie Ramsay of Jacobsburg, Betty Pearl of Shadyside and Katie Gorshe of Centerville; two brothers, Alfred Hennebert of Oco and Chuck Hennebert of Columbus, OH; 14 grand-children; 21 great grandchildren; and 9 great great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Ken Kelley officiating. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bannock United Methodist Church, Bannock, Ohio 43972.

Wanda Anastasia Josefczyk, age 79, of Flushing, Ohio, died Friday, August 22, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was born July 12, 1924 at Fairpoint, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Anna Milarcik.

She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church at Flushing and a member of the Catholic Women’s Club.

In addition to her parents, Wanda was preceded in death by three brothers, Pete, John and T. Milarcik.

Surviving are her husband, George F. Josefczyk; a son, Dennis Josefczyk of Cumberland, Ohio; four daughters, Georgene Dombroski of St. Clairsville, Linda Pabin of Vilonia, Arkansas, Kathy Funkhouser of Pittsburgh, PA and Gloria Dorris of Shadyside; a brother, Andrew Milarcik of Tippecanoe, OH and nine grandchildren..

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be held on Monday, August 25, 2003 at 1 p.m., with Father John A. Cymbor the celebrant of the Mass. Burial will follow at the Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio. A vigil service will be held on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Saint Paul Catholic Church, 115 Morristown-Flushing Rd., Flushing, Ohio 43977.

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Florence G. Kartman, 83 of Key, Ohio died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born April 25, 1919 at Spiedel, Ohio a daughter of the late Clem and Ethel Carpenter Wittmer.

Florence was a home maker, a member of the Coalbrook Presbyterian Church at Neffs and Shadyside Chapter #581 Order of Eastern Star.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Charles Karkoska, her second husband Louis Kartman, a daughter, Carol Sibiga, a brother Emery Wittmer and two sisters, Annabelle and Lela.

Surviving are her sons, Amos Karkowski of Pipe Creek and Paul Kartman of Key, thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.

Friends will be received Tuesday 7 to 9 and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.

Eastern Star services will be Wednesday at 7 pm

Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals

Lillian Mae Kidder, age 77, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died Monday, October 20, 2003 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home,  Bridgeport, OH.  She was born September 23, 1926 at West Wheeling, Ohio, daughter of the late Hilda Mae Ruble Smith.

She was a former employee at Remuda Ranch in Naples, Florida.

In addition to her mother, Lillian was preceded in death by a son,  Billy Kidder.

Surviving are her husband, Donald D. Kidder, Sr.;  four sons,  Donald D. Kidder, Jr. and Francis Edward Kidder both of Jacobsburg,  Robert Paul “Bobby” Kidder and James Walter Kidder both of Naples, FL;  three daughters,  Sharon Weeks and Gladys Margaret Kidder both of Naples, FL and Melinda Fisher of Columbus, OH;  12 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.  

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 11 a.m.  Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery,  Bellaire, Ohio.

Josephine Johanna King, 89 of 100 Reservoir Road, St. Clairsville died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at her home. She was born at Thurles, Ireland on August 22, 1913 a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Webster Loughnane.

She was a home maker and a Catholic by faith.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter King; a son, Michael S. King and three brothers, Jerrome, Michael and Danial Loughnane.

Surviving are two daughters, Christine Kaplet of St. Clairsville and Josey Isvoranu of San Francisco, CA; two sons, Richard King of Lafferty and Gerald King of Belmar, NJ; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Father Chester Pabin officiating. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, 98B East Cove Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003.

Burl Erwin Kinney, 52, of Belmont, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 in Barnesville Hospital. He was born July 7, 1951 in Centerville, Ohio, son of the late Earl Kennard Kinney and Bessie Rosanna Jarrett Kinney.

He was a Protestant by faith.

In addition to his parents, Burl was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Norman Kinney.

Surviving are two brothers, Arthur Kinney and Bruce Kinney both of Belmont; two sisters, Carol Van Horn and Karen Swallie both of Belmont; several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Ed Emory officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery, Bethesda, Ohio.

Edward Michael Klos, 78, of Country Club Rd., St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003 at home. He was born Aug. 29, 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late John Klos and Mary Holowasko Klos.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Klos.

Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae Barber Klos; six, sons, E. Michael, Jr., and his wife Becky, Steven and his wife Lori, William, and Peter, all of St. Clairsville, Donald and his wife Cheryl of Texas, David and his wife Teresa of North Dakota; a daughter, Jean Snyder and her husband Marty of Cadiz; two brothers, Bud and his wife Tina and Bob and his wife Marge, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., and 12 grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Wednesday, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., on Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Clairsville with Father Thomas Chillog, celebrant. Burial follows in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lafferty.

A vigil service will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, in the funeral home.

Charles William “Charlie” Kocher, 58 of Mills Rd., St.Clairsville beloved husband of Donna Goormastic Kocher and dear father of Brian Kocher and his wife Anne of North Canton and Kristine Nolen and her husband Marc of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling after a long courageous battle with cancer.

He was born June 9, 1944 in Bellaire, Ohio a son of the late Vernon Kocher and Ruth Hammond Kocher.

Charles was a graduate of Bellaire High School and received Bachelors degree in Business and Masters in College Administration from Ohio University. He served as a faculty member, Assistant Dean of Business Technologies and most recently as Dean of Educational Services at Belmont Technical College, where he worked for 32 years. Recently he was designated Dean Emeritus.

An active member of East Richland Friends Church, a member of Ironworkers local 549, and the 200 Club of Wheeling.

He was the proud and loving grandfather of Andrue, Kyle and Gracie Nolen and Sarah Kocher. Also survived by a brother, Richard Kocher and his wife Wilda of WV; uncle and aunt, William and Betty Creamer of Bethel Park, PA; aunt Jean Rydosz of Powhatan Point and uncle Orin Hammond of Sugarcreek, Ohio.; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Richland Friends Church, State Route 40 West of St.Clairsville where services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2002 with Rev. Wayne Ickes & Rev. Jerry Wenger officiating. Entombment follows in Holly Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Pleasant Grove.

Donations may be made to East Richland Friends Church or to a scholarship established in his name for Belmont Technical College.

Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville.

George Kourkounakis, age 71, of Bridgeport, Ohio, formerly of Holloway, died Sunday, January 26, 2003 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born on February 8, 1931 at Holloway, Ohio, son of the late Michael and Evangelina Mopehlia Kourkounakis.

He was a retired employee of 39 years from R. & F. Coal Company at Cadiz, OH where he retired in 1994; served as Mayor of Holloway for many years; worked at the Holloway Water Department; and was a volunteer at the Wheeling Greek Festival.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife, Betty Bethel Kourkounakis; his son, George David Kourkounakis and his wife Betty of Dover, OH; three daughters, Becky Kourkounakis of Columbus, OH, Linda K. Hines and her husband Kenny of Holloway and April Smith and her husband Charles of Hagerstown, MD; a brother, Manuel Kirk and his wife Dody of Holloway; a sister, Mary Stergiou and her husband Pete of Parma, OH; nine grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with a Trisagion Service to be conducted by Father Papageorgiou at 2 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Gary Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Hill Cemetery, Flushing, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Gospel Fellowship Church, P. O. Box 161, Flushing, Ohio 43977.

Olga Anna Kovachic, 89 of Kagg Hill Rd., St.Clairsville died Friday, February 14, 2003 at the Belmont Manor in St.Clairsville. She was born July 2, 1913 in Lansing, Ohio, a daughter of the late Dominick Dalmas and Rosa Santuz Dalmas Molin.

She was a former employee of C&P Telephone of Wheeling and Sebulsky Steel of St.Clairsville. A member of Thoburn United Methodist Church in St.Clairsville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Kovachic and a sister Vanis Byrd.

Surviving are two sons, Leo Kovachic and his wife Patti of Akron and William Kovachic and his wife Carol of St.Clairsville; a sister, Norma Kanopsic of Maple Heights, Ohio; four grandchildren, Jennifer Morgan, Leah Anne Kovachic, Daniel Kovachic, and Eric Kovachic; a great grandson, Kyle Morgan.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11:30 a.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery at St.Clairsville.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Thoburn United Methodist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 4, St.Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

JOHN  KUBICA

John Anthony Kubica,  age 60 of Phillips Road,  Fairpoint, Ohio died Thursday November 27, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital.  He was born January 10, 1943 in Fairpoint,  son of the late John J. and Carina Cervelli Kubica.

He was a bookkeeper for Absolute Concrete in Morristown, former Ohio State tax agent, and bookkeeper for numerous coal companies.  He attended Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville and was a U. S. Navy veteran.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Dingey Kubica;  two daughters, Serena Therrien of Bridgeport and Angela Reardon and her husband Steven of Akron;  a son, John D. Kubica of Fairpoint;  a sister, Deanna Verardi of Fairpoint;  four grandchildren, Alexis, Zachary and Damian Therrien and Brandon Kyle Reardon.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastors Dean Myers and Neil McFarland officiating.  Burial will follow in Union Cemetery,  St. Clairsville.  

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Beulah Lantz, 92 of Hutchinson Dr., St. Clairsville died Friday, February 28, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 3, 1910 in St. Clairsville a daughter of the late John Dunn and Leota Gabel Dunn.

Beulah was a 1928 graduate of St. Clairsville High School, a member of the Thoburn United Methodist Church in St. Clairsville, and after her marriage in 1935 she assisted in the operation of the Lantz Family Dairy.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Dewey Lantz in 1965; and a son, Richard “Dick” Lantz in 1993.

Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Miille of Cincinnati; daughter-in-law, Virginia Lantz of California; sister, Kathleen Gonot of St. Clairsville; two grandchildren, Zachary Richard Lantz of Virginia and Dr. Valorie Miille of Dublin, Ohio; two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in             St. Clairsville on Monday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery,                 St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the St. Clairsville Alumni Association.

David A. Lantz, 52 of Wolfhurst, Ohio died Sunday, June 1, 2003 at the V.A. Medical Center in Pittsburgh. He was born at Wheeling on December 6, 1950 a son of Josephine Jurco Lantz and the late Charles V. Lantz, Sr.

David was a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War where he served in the Airborne of the U.S. Army and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Wolfhurst.

He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Charles “Duke” Lantz, Jr.

Surviving are a daughter Devina Drazick of Casper, WY; his mother Josephine of Wolfhurst and his brothers, Michael Lantz of Senecaville; Robert Lantz of McKee's Rocks, PA; Richard Lantz of Martins Ferry and Edward Lantz of Dillonvale.

Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with Msgr. Mark Fraelich officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Charitable Service Trust, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076.

Military graveside services will be conducted by the Belmont Co. Council of the American Legion.

Sara C. “Sally” Leasure, 84 of Coroline Drive, St. Clairsville died Friday, June 13, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born at Fairpoint on March 16, 1919 a daughter of the late Joseph and Bernice Grobelny Jesalosky.

Sally was a homemaker, a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, St. Clairsville and Bridgeport Chapter #452 Order of Eastern Star.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Leasure; brothers Lewis and Harry Jesalosky and sister Helen Rutkoski.

Surviving are her son Franklin P. Leasure and his wife Margie of St. Clairsville and her sister, Virginia Jesalosky of St. Clairsville; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received on Sunday, June 15, 2003 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m., with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial follows at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.

Anna Serdula Lukacsko, 93 of Franklin Street, St. Clairsville died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born at Midway, Ohio on November 11, 1909 a daughter of the late Michael and Ann Rok Serdula.

Anna was a home maker and a member of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church at St. Clairsville.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, George Lukacsko; four sisters, Pauline Zusack, Betty Churchman, Margaret Shores and Marie Sanford; three brothers, Mike, Steven and George Serdula.

Surviving are her daughter, Irene Ruehl of Saint Clairsville and her son, Donald Lukacsko of Columbus; one sister, Helen Vanecko of Saint Clairsville; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Sunday 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, Saint Clairsville where Vigil services will be held at 6 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville with Father Thomas Chillog as celebrant. Burial follows at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cumberland Trail Fire Dept., St. Clairsville Public Library or St. Mary’s School.

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Sandra Kay McCartney, age 57, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, September 2, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 18, 1946 at Adena, Ohio, daughter of the late David and Gladys Kuegler Applegarth.

She was a former employee at the Belmont Habilitation Center at St. Clairsville.

In addition to her parents, Sandra was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Collins.

Surviving are two sons, Dave McCartney of Belmont and Jim McCartney of Bethesda; and four grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Friday from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m., with Rev. Dalton Hinds officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Pamela Sue Harris Mike, 47 of N. Sugar St., St. Clairsville died Sunday, August 3, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born at Wheeling June 2, 1956 at daughter of Marcia Hamilton Harris Pierce and the late Harold Harris.

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HARRY  H.  MILLIGAN

Harry H. Milligan, 90 of East Main Street, Barnesville died Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born September 16, 1912 at Beallsville a son of the late James and Arminta Brock Milligan.

He was a retired Superintendent for Bates and Rogers Construction and was a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church at St. Clairsville.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Stell.

Surviving are his wife, Sara Knox Milligan; two daughters, Janet Smith Nelson (Ed) of Fremont, Nebraska and Jeane Lake (Terry) of Statesville, NC; two sisters, Wilma Simmons of Alliance, OH and Gloria Miller (Richard) of Beallsville; four grandchildren, Hope Smith Ghaffari (Farhad) of Hampton, VA; Renee Smith Hunter (David) of Barnesville; Brent Smith of Duluth, GA and Misty Lake Warren (Jimmy) of Stateville, NC; five great grandchildren, Amber and Ryan Hunter; Amanda, Michael and Kevin Ghaffari; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Thursday from Noon until time of services at 2 p.m. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

A funeral service for Mary Margaret Dennis Mingyar, age 72, of Buckeye Lake (Licking County), Ohio and formerly of St. Clairsville and Shadyside (Belmont), Ohio, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, 2003 at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville with Rev. Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Bellaire, Ohio.

She previously was the owner of the Ming Tree Gift Shop in St. Clairsville as well as the Marketing Director for the Belmont County Travel and Tourism Bureau.

Survived by: Husband: Paul Mingyar of Buckeye Lake, Ohio; Son: Dennis Mingyar and wife Crystal of Pleasantville, Ohio; Daughter: Polly Ann Marinel Mingyar Boucher and husband Rich of Hebron, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by an infant son and sister, Lorell Dennis Nelson.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003 at the Kirkersville Chapel of Henderson, Van Atta & Johnston Funeral Service, 285 East Main St., Kirkersville and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Toothman Funeral Home, 141 South Marietta St., St. Clairsville.

JOSEPH W. MINOR

Joseph W. Minor, age 57, of Jacobsburg, died Thursday, May 8, 2003 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. He was born August 4, 1945 at Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Joseph W. Minor, Sr. and Thea Lutes Minor.

He was a retired coal miner from North American Coal Company # 3 mine.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving are his daughter, Dawn Minor of St. Clairsville a brother, David Minor of Frederick, MD; a sister, Mary Griffin of Maynard; a granddaughter Reena McMasters of Jacobsburg.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where the services will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, WV.

Nelma Jean Palmer Minor, age 74, of Jacobsburg, died Friday, May 2, 2003 at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire. She was born May 11, 1928 at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, daughter of the late Hugh Allen and Verda Ramsey Corbett McKenen and Meattus Corbett

She was a member of the Jacobsburg United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Archie Ray Palmer; her second husband, Joseph Minor; and an infant daughter, Bessie May Minor.

Surviving are four daughters, Rose Ellen Ewing and her husband Bob and Verda June May all of Barnesville, Doris Ann Weiss and her husband David of San Antonio, Texas and Dessie Fay Baker and her husband Terry of Powhatan Point; three sons, Dale Palmer and his wife Debbie of Clarington, Larry Lee Palmer and his wife Debbie of St. Clairsville and Archie Ray Palmer of Barnesville; two sisters, Zelda May Selmon of New Martinsville, WV and Lena Rose of Chicago, IL; 12 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., where the services will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Jacobsburg Cemetery, Jacobsburg, Ohio.

A. Helen Mojzer, age 92, of Medina, Ohio, died Thursday, January 16, 2003 at the Evergreen Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 24, 1910 at Rush Run, Ohio, daughter of the late John Paul and Anna Ober Mojzer.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John S. Mojzer and Victor J. Mojzer; and three sisters, Rose Hart, Matilda “Tillie” Reed and Anna H. Mojzer.

Surviving are her son, Frank Lawrence “Larry” Mojzer and his wife Kathleen of Medina, Ohio; three grandchildren; Paul Mojzer, Cheryl Mojzer and Christina “Tina” Mojzer; a sister, Elizabeth “Gibb” Mikina of St. Clairsville; two brothers, Frank L. Mojzer of North Benton, OH and Dr. Richard Mojzer of Monroe Falls, OH; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from Noon until time of services at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial follows in McMechen Cemetery, McMechen, WV.

Memorial Contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimers Association,  P. O. Box 321,  Canfield,  OH  44406.

Oscar “Jake” Monroe, 64, of Shadyside, died Saturday, November 23, 2002 at the Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born June 12, 1938 at Shadyside, son of the late Joseph Monroe and Sarah K. Richardson Monroe.

He was a retired coal miner from Oglebay Norton Mine at Captina; a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War; and attended the Powhatan Point Church of the Nazarene.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Jack Monroe, Howard Monroe, John Monroe, Chester Monroe and George Monroe; and a sister, Naomi Monroe.

Surviving are wife, Shirley Palmer Monroe; two sons, Dan Monroe of Shadyside and Chet Monroe of Columbus, OH; a daughter, Jeannie Paboucek and her husband Steve of Barnesville; a sister, Katherine Keyser of Jacobsburg; a brother, Tom Monroe of Shadyside; 11 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Don Lawson, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Davis Cemetery, Bellaire where Full Military Graveside services will be held.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3612 Maple Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43702.

Susan Morgan, age 57, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital,  Wheeling, West Virginia.  She was born November 30, 1946 at Wheeling, daughter of Mary Elinor Ault Waser and the late Edwin Waser.

She was a nurse and an office manager for Dr. Michael Steinberg in St. Clairsville and she attended East Richland Evangelical Friends Church.

Susan was preceded in death by her father, Edwin Waser.

Surviving are her mother, Mary Elinor Waser of St. Clairsville;  her husband, Ronald J. Morgan;  a son, Ronald J. Morgan, Jr. and his wife, Carol of St. Clairsville;  a daughter, Jody L. Whitnable and her husband, Eric of Gahanna, Ohio;  two brothers, Ed Waser of Dublin, Ohio and Roger Waser of Hudson, Ohio;  and four grandchildren, Andrew Joseph Morgan,  Lauren Mackenzie Morgan,  Jared Daniel Morgan and River Howard Whitnable.  

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. where services will be held on Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating.  Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens,  Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Belmont County Division, 40 12th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.

Laura G. Morrison, 87 of Fairpoint-Maynard Rd., St.Clairsville died Monday, June 30, 2003 at the Park Health Center in St.Clairsville. She was born April 28, 1916 in Fairpoint. A daughter of the late Otto Kasik and Mabel Findlay Kasik.

She was a former employee of A&P, Reicharts, and the Belmont Hills Country Club; a member of House Of The Shepherd in New Athens.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Morrison; daughter, Patricia Wolf; son, Robert Piper; three sisters, Madalyn Staten, Elizabeth Mazeroski, and Dorothy Bowden.

Surviving are two sisters, Millie Stack of Homeside, and Kathryn Zavacky of Midway; three grandchildren, Doug, Carol and Mike Wolf; 5 great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the House Of The Shepherd in New Athens with Rev. Paul Hamilton officiating. Burial follows in Longview Cemetery, New Athens.

Memorial contributions may be made to the House of the Shepherd or the Maynard Volunteer Fire Department.

Stephanie L. Moulder, age 33, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Thursday, June 5, 2003 at her home. She was born June 1, 1970 in Allentown, PA, daughter of Robert and Monica Phillips Seyfried of New Ringgold, PA.

In addition to her parents, Stephanie is survived by her husband, Richard Moulder; a son, Kyle Moulder at home; three daughters, Courtney, Sammi and Ashleigh Moulder all at home; a brother, Robert Seyfried of New Trippoli, PA; a sister, Suzanne Pratt of Tamaqua, PA; a niece and four nephews.

There will be two memorial services held.  Wednesday, June 11th at 11 a.m. at the New Hope Community Church, 493 Bev Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512.  Also on Friday, June 13th at 11 a.m. at the Jacobs UCC Church, 8373 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania with burial to follow in Jacobs Union Cemetery.  Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

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Ernest J. Nagy, age 67, of Quaker City, OH, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at his home. He was born on July 21, 1935 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, son of the late Paul and Julia Kovach Nagy.

He was a retired farmer and retired employee from the Belmont County Board of MR/DD where he served for thirty years as Transportation Director, Workshop Director, Maintenance Director and Camp Presmont Director. Ernest was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville; he enjoyed hunting, gardening, camping, the outdoors and fishing with his grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Nagy, Jr.; and two sisters, Margaret Albert and Barbara Kanotz.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara Berisford Nagy; children, Jeff (Kathy) Nagy of Charleston, SC, Anna Nagy of Urbana, OH, Dave (Becky) Horne, Jr. of Martins Ferry, OH, Bonnie (Chris) Colbert of Charleston, SC, Gail (Rob) Mann of Barton, OH, Scott (Melissa) Horne of St. Clairsville, OH, Brian (Dottie) Nagy of Jewett, OH and Brian (Teasha) Horne of Centerville, OH; two brothers, Steve (Mary) Nagy of St. Clairsville, OH and Frank Nagy of St. Clairsville; three sisters, Julia (John) Maine of Weirton, WV, Charlotte (Steve) Kovach of Alledonia, OH and Elizabeth (Joe) Bodollo of Akron, OH; thirteen grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until time of services at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Robert Nagy officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Belmont County Board of MR/DD Employee Council, 340 Fox-Shannon Place, St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Eula Linn Neff, 95 of Jacobsburg, beloved mother, grandmother and friend was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 25, 2003. She was born at Jacobsburg on October 29, 1907 the daughter of the late Samuel Oliver and Luella Fraley Ramsay. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Carl Edwin Neff.

Also preceding her in death are a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Doris) Maloney; four sisters, Mrs. Clifford (Gertrude) Wiley, Mrs. Robert (Wilma) Dunn, Mrs. David (Bessie) Keyser and Mrs. Irwin (Bernice) Wallace; two brothers, Herman and Wilbur Ramsay; a grandson, B. Eugene Ramsay and a great grandson, Christopher Skelton.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Bernadine) Fankhauser of Dilles Bottom, Mrs. Joseph (Eleanor Ann) Beltz of Jacobsburg, Mrs. Wilfred (Shirley) Wharton of Flushing and Mrs. James (Linda) Jeffers of Glencoe; 16 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.

Eula worked as a postal clerk for the Jacobsburg Post Office for 25 years, retiring at the age of 65. In 1957 she became the treasurer of the Pilgrim Holiness Church at Jacobsburg (now known as the United Wesleyan Church of Bellaire, OH) and resigned in 2001 at the age of 93. She also taught Sunday School for many years. On Oct. 17, 2001 she was voted as an Honorary Member of the Official Board of the Bellaire United Wesleyan Church.

To all who had the pleasure of knowing her, Eula was an outstanding role model of a spouse, parent, grandparent and friend. She displayed a quiet, gentle spirit, unconditional love and Christian faith to everyone with whom she came in contact. It was her daily prayer that the Godly heritage that she began at the age of 40 when she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior would be carried on by her family. Throughout the years she was able to see many of those prayers answered. Although her presence will be greatly missed on this earth, we rejoice in knowing that she is spending eternity in heaven.

Friends will be received on Saturday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Ray Benesh and Rev. Richard Mehl officiating. Burial will follow in the Jacobsburg Cemetery.

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V.  VAUGHN  OTTO

Vivian Vaughn Otto, age 80, of Dilles Bottom, Ohio, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at her home.  She was born September 9, 1923 at Captina, WV daughter of the late Jim and Willa Stevens Graham. 

She was a member of Church Alive at Key, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother,  Sidney Graham;  and eleven sisters, Austa Pyles Anderson,  Iona Pyles,  Myrtle Pyles Fabian,  Sonna Pyles,  Alma Pyles,  Clara Hordren,  Pansy Graham,  Josephine Briggs,  Eulala Yocum,  Ima Zajdovic and Ruby Graham.

Surviving are her husband, Harry W. Otto;  three sons,  Lonnie Otto of Barnesville, OH,  Roger Otto of Atlanta, GA,  Greg Otto of Jacobsburg, OH;  two daughters,  Andrea Fleming and Sherri Harmon both of Orlando, FL;  thirteen grandchildren;  and twenty great grandchildren. 

Family and friends will be received on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio, where services will be held on Monday, December 29, 2003 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jeff Lewis officiating.  Burial will follow at Powhatan Cemetery,   Powhatan Point, Ohio.

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Bertha Palmer, 83 of Clover Ridge Rd., Jacobsburg died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at her home. She was born February 5, 1920 in Jacobsburg a daughter of the late William French May and Lucy Bennett May.

She was a homemaker, mother and member of the Grandview Christian Church on Clover Ridge.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Edward Palmer; a daughter, Helen Irene Boyles; and a sister, Edna Palmer.

Surviving are two sons, William Edward “Sonny” Palmer and his wife Audrey and Gary Ray Palmer and his wife Risa both of Jacobsburg; a daughter, Sandra Kay Johnson and her husband Jim of Jacobsburg; five brothers, Albert May and Arthur R. “Huck” May both of Powhatan Point; Herbert F. May of Shadyside, Joseph E. May of Clarington, and William E. May of Florida; four sisters, Myrtle Palmer and Helen Powell both of Jacobsburg, Ethel Bier of Clarington, and Betty Lou Sheets of St.Clairsville; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 9 great great grandchildren;

Friends will be received on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg where services will be held on Monday, July 14, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with Ministers Richard Baumberger and Wayne Clark officiating. Burial follows in Powhatan Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Grandview Christian Church.

ALVERDA  H.  PATHORSKI

Alverda H. Pathorski, age 85, of Midway, OH died Friday, November 7, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital,  Martins Ferry.  She was born March 15, 1918 at Midway, daughter of the late Jesse and Leona Jones Pickering.

She was a retired employee from Azallion’s Department Store and the Farm Fresh Food Market both at St. Clairsville and was an Avon sales representative for many years; she was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville;  a member of the Presbyterian Women and she was a former 4-H leader.

In addition to her parents, Alverda was preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Pathorski;  a daughter,  Betty Donley;  two great granddaughters,  Megan and Melissa;  and an infant sister, Velma Pickering.

Surviving are a son, Gary Pathorski and his wife Rose Mary of St. Clairsville and their daughter, Christine;  a daughter, Joyce Haught Telfer of St. Clairsville and her daughter Sue Ellen Black and her son, Michael Haught;  several grandchildren,  great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.  

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. where services will be held on Monday, November 10, 2003 at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating.  Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens,  Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Alice Paxton, 94, of Centerville, Ohio, formerly of St. Clairsville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Paxton, Architect, infant son, Edward, and grandson, Andrew Kenneth Paxton.

Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy (Harry) Bumgarner of Waynesville; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Bruce (Aline) Paxton of Athens; five grandchildren, Adam Bumgarner, Aaron (Kristi) Bumgarner, Dr. John Telfair Paxton, A. Elizabeth DeGraw and Dr. Julie (Jesus) Pagan; four great grandchildren, Daniel and Eric Pagan and Christina and James DeGraw.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Children's Hospital Foundation, The Andy Paxton Fund, P.O. Box 16810, Columbus, Ohio 43272-5117 or to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville.

Anna Rose Skvarka Pempek, 87 of Fairpoint, Ohio died Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at her home. She was born at Benwood, WV on October 3, 1915 a daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline Skravka.

Anna was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Fairpoint.

She was the loving wife of Stanley Jack “Pistol” Pempek who preceded her in death in 1995. Also preceding her in death were her parents and brothers, Andrew and Pete Skvarka.

She is survived by her loving son, Stanley Pempek and his wife Leigh who was her faithful care giver during her illness; grandson Joshua and his wife Katrina; her loving granddaughter Jessica; great granddaughter Karis Ann; brothers, Philip and William Skvarka; sisters Helen Stack, Elizabeth Mroski and Pauline Mroski.

Friends will be received on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fairpoint with Father Dennis Lyden as celebrant. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fairpoint or East Ohio Home Care, 90 N. 4th St., Martins Ferry, OH 43935.

Dorothy Fay Peters, age 83, of St. Clairsville, died Thursday, June 5, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born April 7, 1920 at Bellaire, daughter of the late Gilbert and Mary Good Jackson.

She was a Methodist by faith.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Harrison Peters; and two sisters, Glenna Jackson and Lola Davis.

Surviving are a son, Gilbert R. Peters of St. Clairsville; two daughters, Diane M. Morris of Chantilly, Virginia and Charlotte Lamp of Shadyside; a stepson, Russell H. Peters of Minerva, Ohio; six grandchildren, Gilbert R. Peters, Jr., Nannette Schau, Mary Ellen Stankovich, Tina Morris, Tommy Morris and Terry Morris; and six great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held on Monday, June 9, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P. O. Box 321, 3736 Boardman-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH 44406.

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SHELLEY  RAMSAY

Donald W. “Shelley” Ramsay, age 69, of Pipe Creek, Jacobsburg, Ohio, died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at his home.  He was born May 14, 1934 at Pipe Creek, son of the late Chalmer L. and Elizabeth L. Berry Ramsay. 

He was a retired carpenter from Blount Brothers Construction in Montgomery, Alabama.  Shelley was a member of the Jacobsburg United Methodist Church where he served as a trustee;  he was a member of Moriah Lodge # 105 F. & A.M. at Powhatan Point, Ohio and he was a member of the Carpenters Local # 186.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,  Orville and Berry Ramsay;  and a sister, Ruth Carpenter.

Surviving are his wife, Audrey V. Knight Ramsay;  two sons,  Donald E. Ramsay of Pipe Creek and Randy W. “Buck” Ramsay of Shadyside;  four granddaughters,  Heidi McClure,  Heather Ramsay,  Jessica Ramsay and Alison Ramsay;  three great grandsons,  Ethan, Micah and Jonah McClure. 

Family and friends will be received on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio, where services will be held on Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Robert Phillips officiating.  Burial will follow at Powhatan Cemetery,   Powhatan Point, Ohio.  Masonic Services will be held on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,  3612 Maple Avenue,  Zanesville,  OH   43702.

Alda Rebecca, 64 of Caldwell, Ohio formerly of Glencoe, Ohio died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. She was born December 15, 1938 in Glencoe, Ohio a daughter of the late Mele Rebecca and Martha Rose Moorehead Rebecca.

She was a retired elementary school teacher and a Methodist.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Franklin Rebecca.

Surviving are a daughter, Kimberlee Wise and her husband Todd of Columbus, Ohio; a son, Kenneth Workman and his wife Carrie of Shadyside, Ohio; two brothers; Louis “Pork” Rebecca of Warnock and Gary Rebecca of Glencoe; a granddaughter, Marissa Workman’ several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2003 with Rev. Mark Slay officiating. Burial follows in the Glencoe Cemetery at Glencoe, Ohio.

Nellie Grace Collins Richards, age 86, of Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of St. Clairsville, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 in NHC Nursing Home, Murfreesboro, TN. She was born on July 17, 1917 at Beallsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Levi A. and Lenora Smith Mellott.

She was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, St. Clairsville and a member of the Bridgeport Chapter # 452, Order of Eastern Star.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, James G. Collins; and her second husband, Former St. Clairsville City Councilman, William R. Richards; a sister, Frances Rice and a brother, George Mellott.

Nellie is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Fleeman, Nancy J. Collins of Nashville, TN and Barbara Richards Gorza of St. Clairsville; a son, Russell L. Richards of Cuyahoga Falls, OH; a sister, Elizabeth G. Greenhalgh of Columbus, OH; seven grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Friday, August 8, 2003 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Clarington Cemetery, Clarington, Ohio.

John Wayne Ridzinski, 60 of Neffs, Ohio died Sunday, June 29, 2003 in East Ohio Regional Hospital at Martins Ferry. He was born at Neffs on November 7, 1942 a son of the late John and Ella Smith Ridzinski.

John was a security guard at the Warwood Foundry.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving are a brother, William Ridzinski of Mineral Ridge, OH; his sisters, Rose Bumgardner of Stewartsville; Helen LeMasters of Neffs and Mary (Terry) Wilt of Wellsburg, WV and his best friend, Buddy.

Friends will be received on Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Randy Cetorelli officiating. Burial follows in Greenwood Cemetery, Bellaire.

George Rimel, 75, of Pipe Creek, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. He was born March 12, 1928, in Bellaire, son of the late George and Lillian Rimel.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Gilbert Rimel; and sister Lillian Halpenny.

Surviving are his wife, Emma M. Worley Rimel; a daughter, Nancy Rimel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Elder William Hadley officiating. Burial will be in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Ohio.

Vesta “Rose” Elerick Roth, 81 of Powhatan Point, Ohio died Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire.  She was born June 15, 1922 at Paden City, West Virginia, daughter of the late James D. Cordery and Clara Belle Duvall Cordery.

Rose was a retired employee from Union Carbide Corporation at Cleveland, Ohio.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Bremenkamp;  a great granddaughter, Shelby Rose Seita;  a brother Walter Cordery and two sisters, Betty Famo and Daisy Gavlik.

Surviving are two sons, Gary Elerick and his wife Virginia of Brunswick, OH and David Elerick and his wife Darlene of Powhatan Point, OH;  a daughter,  Rita Bremenkamp and her husband Bob of Midvale, OH;  a sister,  Doris Flor of New Martinsville, WV;  eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Friends will be received Friday from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. at the Powhatan Cemetery Chapel, Powhatan Point, Ohio with Rev. Donald Cordery officiating.  Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, OH.

Otto C. “Buckshot” Rumskey, 69 of Erwin-Higgins Rd., Belmont died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at his home. He was born at Clarksburg, Ohio February 12, 1934 a son of the late Otto A. and Gladys L. Spence Rumskey.

Buckshot was a retired employee of the former North American Coal No. 1 mine and retired from the Belmont County Engineering Department, Lloydsville Garage.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Lee Covington Rumskey.

Surviving are his sons, Otto C. “Touke” Rumskey of Clarksburg, OH and Chris Rumskey of Glencoe, OH; his daughters, Cindy Barcus of Wheeling, Lora Hendershot of St. Joe, OH and Anissa Kirkpatrick of Belmont; his brothers, John R. Rumskey of Eatonton, GA and Peter R. Rumskey of Waynesburg, PA and his sister, Sally Piatt of New Orleans, LA; 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Friends will be received Saturday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Joe Blon officiating. Burial will follow at the Warnock Cemetery, Warnock, OH.

MILDRED RUSHIN

Mildred Rushin, age 87, of Canton, died Thursday at her home. She was born March 25, 1916 at Jacobsburg, OH, daughter of Sherman and Gertrude Harlan Brooks.

She was a retired employee from Park Poultry Foods.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Surviving are two sons, Charles (Minnie) Saffell of Armstrongs Mills, OH and Harry (Ida) Saffell of Verona, Kentucky; a daughter, Alice St. Clair of Canton; three brothers, Dave, Bob and Raymond Brooks all of Jacobsburg; three sisters, Norma Peel and Edna Warren both of Canton and Ethel Rushin of Boston, Massachusetts; 9 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, OH on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Bob Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Armstrong Cemetery, Armstrongs Mills, Ohio.

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KIMBERLY SAFFELL

Kimberly Ann Cullen Saffell, 34 of Hall St., Maynard, Ohio died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Ctr. In Wheeling. She was born May 25, 1969 in Wheeling, a daughter of Betty Zusack Cullen and the late Thomas Joseph Cullen.

She was a 1987 graduate of St.Clairsville High School and a member of the Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St.Clairsville.

Surviving in addition to her mother of Colerain, are her husband, John Anthony Saffell; a son, Kurtis Anthony Cullen; daughters, Kelsey Rebecca Cullen and Chelsea Saffell all of the home; a brother, Thomas J. Cullen and his wife Jennifer of Martins Ferry.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. where services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday with Pastor Dean Myers and Neal McFarland officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cullen/Saffell Children Trust Fund.

RONALD  D.  SAFFELL

Ronald D. Saffell, 68 of East Captina Highway, Jacobsburg died Monday, November 17, 2003 at University Hospital, Morgantown, WV after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born at Jacobsburg, February 4, 1935 a son of the late Dorothy Caldwell Saffell Broomhall.

Ron was a 1952 graduate of Powhatan High School, an employee of the former Ohio Ferro Alloys plant at Powhatan Point, a retiree of Consolidated Aluminum (Ormet) at Hannibal and farmed the family farm in the Captina Valley where he was born and raised.  He was an advisor for 33 years for the Indianola 4-H Club, a board member of the Belmont-Monroe Farm Service Agency, a member of Amity United Methodist Church at Steinersville and an avid OSU Buckeye fan.

In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by a grandson.

Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Marvelyn Stottlemyer Saffell whom he married on December 24, 1958; his daughters, Debra (Roger) Ogilbee, Denise (Mark) Johnson and Rhonda (Randy) Imhoff all of Powhatan Point and Karen (Jim) Bryan of Delaware, OH, his sister, Margie (Tom) Lucas of Powhatan Point and his grandchildren; Ross, Duane, and Ryan Obilbee; Alana Johnson; Corey, Ashley, Randa and Cortney Imhoff; Kelsi, Preston and Emily Bryan; other family members and friends.

Friends may call on Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Theresa Bobot officiating.  Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Belmont County 4-H Endowment Fund or Amity United Methodist Church.

Albert G. Saksa, 83 of Rehm Road, St. Clairsville died Saturday, December 13, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville.

He was born at Crescent, Ohio on April 7, 1920 a son of the late John and Margaret Semancik Saksa.

Albert was a retired truck driver for the former Community Motors at St. Clairsville a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at                St. Clairsville and the Jedonota Lodge #362 at Barton.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Rose M. Frakowski Saksa a grandson, Thomas Coe; sisters, Rose Nally, Elizabeth Krulyck and Mary Vargo; brothers, John and Andy Saksa.

Surviving are his sons, George M. Saksa of Westerville, Ohio; James Saksa of Neffs and Albert Saksa, Jr. of Gonzales, LA; his daughter, Mary Rose Coe of Lafferty; his sisters, Margaret Malaney and Ann Udeck both of Canton and Agnes DaRe of Colerain and brothers, Charles Saksa of St. Clairsville and Paul Saksa of El Cajon, CA; one granddaughter; seven grandsons and five great grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Vigil service at 7 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.  Funeral Liturgy with Mass Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, St. Clairsville with Fr. Thomas Chillog the celebrant.  Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 212 W. Main Street, St. Clairsville, OH  43950.

Martha R. “Marty” Sanders of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Sunday, June 1, 2003 at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Anne Kilburn Lewis.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Jo Lewis and a sister, Brenda Sue Koblin.

Martha is survived by her husband, Neil R. Sanders; two sons, Gregory A. Sanders and his wife Sherry of St. Clairsville and Lance B. Sanders of Cambridge, Ohio; a grandson, Gregory A. Sanders, Jr.; a granddaughter, Torie M. Sanders both of St. Clairsville; two brothers, Larry G. Lewis of Millville, Ohio and James F. Lewis of Germantown, Ohio; two sisters, Dianne Brown of Millville, Ohio and Melody Frost of Gratis, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Kim Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Always and Forever Memorial Program, P.O. Box 2680
North Canton, OH 44720.

Nettie M. (Davis) Savage, 70 of Neffs, Ohio died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital.

She was born August 12, 1933 at Neffs a daughter of the late Russell and Jane Kirby Davis.

Nettie was a retired employee of the Shadyside Care Center and a member of the St. Joe Church of Christ.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Davis and a sister, Doris Jane Davis Lendon.

Surviving are a son, Randy (Diane) Davis of Neffs; a stepdaughter, Jamie Murphy of Yorkville; sisters, Louetta (Lewis) Trigg and Marge (Jack) Bailey all of Neffs; a brother, Robert (Wendy) Davis of Newark, OH; sister-in-law, Dorothy Davis of Orville, OH; grandchildren Amy, Brandy and Shelby Davis; Rick and David Murphy and 1 great grandchild.

Friends will be received on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be Friday at 11 a.m. with Everett Hutson officiating.  Entombment follows at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joe Church of Christ.

Herman Frank Schafer, 88 of Alledonia, Ohio died Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at the Monroe County Care Center, Woodsfield.        

He was born at Alledonia on June 15, 1915 a son of the late Emma Schafer.

Herman was a retired farmer and school bus driver for the Switzerland of Ohio Schools, a member of Belmont Ridge Christian Church, the National Rifle Association and was a former Washington Township Trustee.

In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Eileen Wheeler Schafer and two half brothers, Newell and Bob Palmer.

He is survived by his son Stanley (Shirley) Schafer of Alledonia, a half sister, Hannah Underwood of Centerville, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Saturday with Josh Hetrick officiating.  Burial follows at the Belmont Ridge Cemetery, Beallsville.

Floyd E. Schnegg, age 90, of Colerain, Ohio, died Monday, February 24, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born June 16, 1912 at Clover Ridge, Ohio, son of the late Lewis and Leota Fraley Schnegg.

He was a retired employee from Consolidation Coal Company’s Georgetown Operations; he was a member of the Colerain United Presbyterian Church at Colerain and Belmont Lodge #16 F. & A.M. at St. Clairsville.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna M. Gates Schnegg; a grandson, David Schnegg; and a brother, Starling Schnegg.

Surviving are his son, Francis Schnegg and his wife Sue of Colerain; a brother, George Paul Schnegg and his wife Caroline “Toots” of St. Clairsville; a grandson, Scott Schnegg and his wife Dana of Adena; a granddaughter, Debra Lucas and her husband Josh of Columbus, OH; and two great grandsons, Zachary and Nathan Schnegg.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Visitation will also be held at the Colerain United Presbyterian Church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. with Rev. John Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, Ohio. Masonic services will be held on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home by Belmont Lodge # 16 F. & A.M.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Colerain United Presbyterian Church or the Colerain Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department.

Charles Henry Schuler, 70 of Pomeroy, Ohio formerly of Lafferty, OH died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born March 2, 1933 at Cheshire, Ohio a son of the late Charles Arthur and Evelyn Mary Denny Schuler.

He was a retired employee of Marietta Coal Co. and a Protestant by faith.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Schuler and Nancy Van Meter.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Belle Faber Schuler; his children, Susie Wilkins of Council Bluff, IA; twins, Jean Marie Keller of Dilles Bottom and Charles Eugene Schuler of Texas; David Lee Schuler of South Carolina; Rosemary Shippy of Piedmont; Norman Arthur Schuler of Gaston, SC; Randall Henry Schuler; Pollyanna Strupe of Coshocton; Tamatha Lynn Blasko of Dayton; Daryl Thomas Schuler of Rutland, OH and Angel Darlene Schuler of Flushing; brothers and sisters, Evelyn Haley of Glen Dale; twin brother, James Schuler of Rutland, OH; John Schuler of Rutland, OH; Jean LaFleur of Virginia and Jane Elbin of Bedwell, OH; twenty nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Friends will be received Friday 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Gary Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

Memorial contributions may be made directly to  the  Schuler Family at P.O. Box 423, Pomeroy, OH 45769 or  P.O. Box 744, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 or to the American Cancer Society.

Faye Irene Scott, 84 of Bannock, Ohio went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 26 , 2003. She was born March 11, 1919 in Warnock, Ohio a daughter of the late Ross A. Piper and Mary Goldie Strahl Piper.

Faye was a member of the Bannock United Methodist Church and a 50 year member of the United Methodist Women.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Scott; a brother, Kenneth Piper; three sisters, Betty Holloway, Ruth Williams, and Lorena Favot.

Surviving are a son, Charles “Bo” Scott and his wife Sharon of New Philadelphia; four daughters, Claudetta Waggle and her husband Robert of Bannock, Judy Lucas and her husband Ron of Belmont, Brenda Althouse and her husband Ron of Downingtown, PA., Vicky Meese and her husband David of New Philadelphia; 7 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.

Friends will be received on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 with Rev. Ken Kelley officiating. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St.Clairsville.

TERESA M. SCOTT

Teresa M. Scott, 87 of Tuscaloosa, AL formerly of St. Clairsville died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Northport, AL. She was born at Wheeling on December 4, 1915 a daughter of the late Amilcar and Jennie Burton Cerutti.

Teresa was the founder of the “Meals on Wheels” program through the Belmont County Committee on Aging and was the founder and director of the St. Clairsville Senior Center retiring in 1979. She was a member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church at Wheeling and a former member of the St. Clairsville Garden Club and Child Study Club.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert James Scott in 1975 and two brothers, Frank and Alfred Cerutti.

Surviving are her daughters, Pat Scott of North East, MD; Sandra Calabria of Fairfax, VA; Robin Duvall of Tuscaloosa, AL and Barbara Morando of Fort Wayne, IN; five granddaughters, two grandsons and three great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, OH with Rev. Mark Seitz officiating.

Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville is handling the arrangements.

Doris D. Shaffer, 70 mother of Tony (Rhonda) Shaffer of Hendrysburg, OH died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville.

Faith Renae Shunk, infant daughter of Cheyenne F. Shunk and Mackenzie Renae Cunard died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital.

In addition to her parents she is survived by her grandparents, Donald and Morningstar Shunk; Dick and Margie Dalton; Scott and Billie Jo Cunard.

Private services were held Saturday at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville with Pastor Mike Husted officiating Burial followed at the Davis Cemetery, Bellaire.

George Raymond "Ray" Smith, Jr., 76, of Rand Ave., St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born February 27, 1927 in Brookside, Ohio, a son of the late George R. Smith, Sr., and Madelyn Thompson Smith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Ann Jones Smith; sister, Nanette Kachur and brother, Robert W. Smith.

Surviving are a son, Gary Smith and his wife Gayle of Pittsburgh; a daughter, Kay E. Smith of St. Clairsville and dear friend, Emma Grelles of Bridgeport.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday with Pastor Leland Eilert officiating. Burial follows in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christ the King Lutheran Church, 238 South Marietta St., St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Alston Woodrow “Skiggs” Soles, 85 of Burwood Dr., St.Clairsville died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. He was born June 22, 1918 in Shadyside, Ohio.

He was a retired coal miner from Windsor Power House Coal, a member of the Church of Christ in St.Clairsville, an Army veteran of WWII and a member of the UMWA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Surviving are his wife , Ruth Rothacher Soles; a daughter, Karen Lucas and her husband George of St.Clairsville; two grandchildren, Amy Sheppard and her husband Brian of Winston-Salem, NC, and David Lawson of St. Clairsville; great grandchildren, Matthew and Jill Sheppard; brother and sister-in-law Bud and Rosemary Schultz of New Paris, Ohio; sister-in-law, Dolores Horner of St.Clairsville; several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville on Thursday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday with Everett Hutson officiating. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

Ruth L. Soles, 82, of Burwood Drive, St. Clairsville, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at Park Health Care Center in St. Clairsville.

She was a member of the Church of Christ in St. Clairsville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Alston W. "Skiggs" Soles.

Surviving are a daughter, Karen Lucas and her husband George of St. Clairsville; two sisters, Rosemary Schultz and her husband Bud of New Paris, Ohio, and Dolores Horner of St. Clairsville; grandchildren, Amy Sheppard and her husband Brian of Winston-Salem, N.C., and David Lawson of Fairport Harbor, Ohio; great grandchildren, Matthew and Jill Sheppard.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m., with Everett Hutson officiating. Burial follows in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, 98B East Cove Ave., Wheeling, W.Va., 26003.

Carolyn Strauss, 89 of Kacsmar Estates, St. Clairsville formerly of Bridgeport died Sunday, January 26, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born November 4, 1913 at Glen Dale, WV.

Carolyn was a home maker and a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at Wolfhurst; the Catholic Women’s Club; KSKJ Slovenian Catholic Lodge and the SNPJ Lodge.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Strauss and a brother Paul Zagoric a former Shadyside resident.

Surviving are her son, Joseph J. Strauss of Reston, VA; her daughter, Carolyn (James) Kacsmar of St. Clairsville and her granddaughters, Annette M. Kacsmar and Alicia A. Kacsmar.

Friends will be received on Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville Funeral Liturgy with mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 9 A.M. in St. Josephs Catholic Church, Wolfhurst. Burial follows in St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Blaine.

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Sarah Ruth Thornton, 88, of Jacobsburg, died Friday, January 10, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born December 26, 1914 at Glencoe, daughter of the late Samuel J. and Elizabeth A. Hess Coleman.

She was a member of the Clarksburg United Methodist Church; a 4-H Leader for many years; Glencoe Senior Citizens and the United Methodist Women.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Franklin “Yank” Thornton; a daughter, Dorcas Ruth Thornton; a grandson, Charles Russell Stillion, Jr.; a granddaughter, Kara Rose Stillion Gillespie; two sisters, Elizabeth Blattler and Mary Haught; and a brother, William Coleman.

Surviving are two daughters, Rose Marie Stillion of Jacobsburg and Sarah Elizabeth VanDyne of Lebanon Church, VA; a sister, Agnes Coleman of Jacobsburg; 3 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Mary Murtha officiating. Burial follows in Glencoe Cemetery, Glencoe, Ohio.

PAUL A. TONGRET, Sr.

Paul A. Tongret, Sr., age 55, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV. He was born May 14, 1947 at Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of the late Roland and Helen Smith Tongret.

He was an employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Yorkville Plant; and he was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary and Roger Tongret; and a sister, Ruth Ann Tongret.

Surviving are his wife, Gabriele Lane Tongret; two sons, Paul Allen Tongret, Jr. of Akron, Ohio and David Tongret and his wife Michele of St. Clairsville; a daughter, Amanda Tongret of Wheeling, WV; three grandchildren, Alexis, Logan and Ariel Tongret; a brother, David R. Tongret of Massillon, OH; and a sister, Martha Mills of Shadyside, Ohio.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3612 Maple Ave., Zanesville, OH 43702.

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JELENA USENICK

Jelena R. Usenick, 40, of N. Sugar St., St. Clairsville, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1962 in Barnesville. A daughter of William Kopyar and Ada Arlene Truex Kopyar of St. Clairsville.

She was preceded in death by her biological father, Charles McClelland; infant sister, Amy McClelland; and grandfather, Charles Truex.

Surviving in addition to her parents, are two sons, Dylan and Gunner Usenick, both of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Floyd "Betty Rose" Shuttleworth of Wheeling, Mrs. Danny "Judy Lynn" McMillan of Uniontown, Mrs. Rich "Julie" Daley of North Canton, Billie Jo DeFelice of St. Clairsville, and Mrs. Greg "Jennifer" Wallace of Bellaire; two brothers, Jerry L. Kopyar and his wife Cyndi of Wheeling, Florian J. Kopyar and his wife Maggie of St. Clairsville; stepmother, Betty McClelland of St. Clairsville; grandparents, Beulah and Delmas Gibbons of Woodsfield; 12 nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Monday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be held at 8 p.m., on Monday, with Everett Hutson officiating.

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Anna Lee Clower Van Dyne, age 74, of Alledonia, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born November 9, 1928 at Petersburg, WV, daughter of the late Albert Newton Clower and Mabel Elizabeth Hogbin Clower.

Anna Lee graduated from Petersburg High School, class of 1946 and worked for several years at Rhodes Hatchery in Petersburg. She completed her bachelor’s degree in secondary education at West Virginia University in 1955. She was a retired School Teacher and co-owner and operator of Veecorp; member of the Petersburg Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, WV, and a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Marion, Elwood and Clement Clower; and a sister, June Inskeep.

Surviving are her husband, Leonard A. Van Dyne; a daughter, Bonnie L. Kolenc of Jacobsburg; a son, Mark A. Van Dyne and his wife Denise of Lima, Ohio; a sister, Mabel “Peg” Sarver and her husband H. L. “Junior” of Union, WV; and four grandchildren, Jenna Kolenc, Ethan Kolenc, Danielle Van Dyne and Lauren Van Dyne.

Family and friends will be received on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Concord Presbyterian Church, 46880 Main Street-Centerville, Jacobsburg, OH 43933 or Petersburg High School Scholarship fund, C/O Mrs. George B. Moomau, 18 N. Main St., Petersburg, WV 26847.

Doris M. Vannest, 71, Reservoir Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2003 at the Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va.

She was a graduate of St. Clairsville High School and the B.M. Spurr School of Nursing. She retired from nursing after 27 years of service at Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glendale, W.Va.

She was a member of Christ The King Lutheran Church, Daughters of the Nile Wardah Husam Temple No. 53, Weyer Chapter No. 510 Order of the Eastern Star, Isis Court No. 1 L.O.S.N.A. Inc. and the Fairpoint Polish Club.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Chester and Robert Beam and one sister, Elizabeth "Tootie" Hrusovsky.

Doris is survived by her loving and devoted husband, John A. Vannest, two sons, Jeffrey Allen and his wife Dorothy of St. Clairsville, Scott Louis and his wife Georgia of Moraine, Ohio.

She was the best grandma to Michael Jeffrey Vannest, a student at the Ohio State University, Tessa Lynn Vannest, a student at Kent State University, Tyler Scott Vannest and Chad Louis Vannest, both of Moraine.

She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Anuskewic, St. Clairsville, Ohio and Mrs. Shirley Hickman, Edinburg, Va. one brother, Allen Lee Beam of Columbus, Ohio. She is also survived by two special friends in her life, Mary Harley, St. Clairsville, and the Reverend Erica L. Harley, Warrensburg, Mo.

Visitation will be held at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Wed., Feb. 26, 2003, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with services to be held Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003 at 11 a.m. conducted by Pastor Leland Eilert and Reverend Erica Harley. Interment will immediately follow at the Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Memorial contributions can be made to Christ The King Lutheran Church Building Fund.

STANLEY VICKER

Stanley H. Vicker, 64 of Maynard Road, St. Clairsville died Thursday, March 20, 2003 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born May 5, 1938 at Maynard a son of the late Stanley Peter and Julia Stopera Vicker.

Stanley was a retired employee of Consolidation Coal Co. having worked at the Oak Park and McElroy mines, a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at St. Clairsville, Maynard PNA Lodge and the United Mine Workers of America.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia A. Brown Vicker and a sister Wanda Frances Carey.

Surviving are his wife, Linda Pikulin Vicker; sons, Karl S. Vicker of Maynard; Christopher A. Vicker of Middletown, OH; William J. Vicker of Maynard and daughter, Pamela Sue Kralovic of Maynard; brother, Leonard Vicker of Maynard and sisters, Ruthann Caddell of Fairpoint and Patricia Pawlak of Burton, OH; grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Vicker, Courtney Leigh Vicker and Ryan Christopher Vicker.

Friends will be received Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where PNA services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday and Vigil Services will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville with Father Thomas Chillog as celebrant. Burial follows in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s School, 226 W. Main St., St. Clairsville OH 43950.

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Robert Ronald Wagner, 63 of Martha Dr., St.Clairsville, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at his home. He was born October 26, 1939 in Canton, Ohio. A son of Elizabeth Painter Wagner Cash and the late Clyde Wagner.

Bob was a retired U.S. Navy Damage Control Chief Petty Officer with 26 years of service, a veteran of Vietnam and Desert Storm Eras, a Licensed Practical Nurse, a former employee of R&F Coal Co. of Cadiz and Stenger Trucking of Barnesville.

A member of Oak Grove Calvary Chapel at Piedmont, Kirkwood Lodge F&AM at Hendrysburg, and Scottish Rite Valley of Cambridge.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Myron Cash and two sisters, Ina and Myra Cash.

Surviving in addition to his mother of Parma, Ohio are his wife, Carol Leigh Wagner; four daughters, Robin A. Garabrandt and her husband Ron of Virginia Beach, Rhonda R. Johnson and her husband Tim and Cara N. Smith and her husband Michael of Cambridge, and Jodi L. Briggs and her husband Orion of Glencoe; a son, Robert N. Wagner and his wife Shannon of Fayetteville, NC.; a brother, David Wagner of Piedmont; two sisters, Carol Littler of Pittsburgh and Kathryn Felatore of Key West, FL.; 13 grandchildren, Brittany A. Shipley, Karisa R. Garabrandt, Alyssa K. Wagner, Jacob R. Wagner, Elijah R. Wagner, Sage L. Keltee, Peyton K. Keltee, Aliya B. Johnson, Brandon M. Dickerson, Courtney J. Johnson, Samuel D. Briggs, Ray E. Briggs, Katie L. Briggs.

Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the Oak Grove Calvary Chapel at Piedmont, Ohio on Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Bob Merritt officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, 98B East Cove Ave., Wheeling, WV 26003

Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville is in charge of arrangements.

Everett Dale Watson, Jr., 74 of Flushing-New Athens Rd., Flushing, Ohio went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. He was born June 19, 1928 in Wellsburg, WV. A son of the late Everett Dale Watson, Sr. and Mignon Cox Watson

He was a retired employee of Consolidation Coal and Cravat Coal, a Navy veteran of WWII, a member of the East Richland Evangelical Friends Church, Flushing American Legion Post 366, and the United Mine Worker’s Association.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi Virginia Knight Watson; a son, Harry William Watson; a brother, Harry William Watson, and his uncle and aunt Alvin and Lillie Cox who raised him.

He will be sadly missed by his daughters, Mrs. Ron “Beverly” Morgan of St.Clairsville and Theresa Dornbush of Bloomingdale; daughter-in-law, Mary Watson of Flushing; sisters, Maxine Leggitt and Lucille Skinner of Hopedale, and Clovetta Hanson of Belpre; a brother, Alvie Watson of Atkinson, Nebraska; grandchildren, Timmie Mann, Deanne Dornbush, Carrie Fijalkowski, Bill Dornbush, Jenni Watson, Jamie Kerns, Ryan Watson and Ron Morgan, Jr.; 13 great grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in St.Clairsville where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial follows in the Unionport Cemetery.

Full military graveside honors will be conducted by the Flushing American Legion Post 366.

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, 98B East Cove Ave., Wheeling, WV 26003.

NAOMI WATSON

Naomi Virginia Watson, 74 of Flushing-New Athens Rd., Flushing, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 21, 2003. She was born February 8, 1928 in Bloomingdale, Ohio a daughter of the late John C. Knight and Blanche Spragg Knight.

She was a former employee of NCR at Cambridge and a member of the East Richland Evangelical Friends Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Harry William Watson; four brothers, Jay, Jack, Don, and Paul Knight.

She will be sadly missed by her husband, Everett Dale Watson, Jr.; daughters, Beverly Morgan of St.Clairsville and Theresa Dornbush of Bloomingdale; brother, Dick Knight of Phoenix, AZ.; sisters, Jean Schuckman and Ruth Barron of Cincinnati; grandchildren, Timmie Mann, Deanne Dornbush, Carrie Fijalkowski, Bill Dornbush, Jenni Watson, Jamie Kerns, Ryan Watson; and 13 great grandchildren.

Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2003 at the East Richland Friends Church with Rev. Wayne Ickes officiating. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in the Unionport Cemetery at Unionport, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made c/o Everett Watson, 70957 Bannock-Uniontown Rd., St.Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville.

Louise M. Williams, 80 of Reservoir Rd. formerly of Taylor Lane,    St. Clairsville died Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born at Barnesboro, PA on August 4, 1922 a daughter of the late Bernard and Gertrude Shay Shortencarier.

Lou was a retired registered nurse, a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville was an alumnus of Syracuse University and served with the U. S. Army as a nurse in France and Belgium during World War II.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred A. Williams, Sr. and a brother, Robert Shortencarier.

Surviving are her son Fred A. Williams, Jr. of St. Clairsville her daughters, Beverly Farrow of Mechanicsburg, PA and Cathy Johnston of Bloomfield Hills, MI; one brother James Shortencarier of Albuquerque, NM and her grandchildren, Brent and Heidi Jo Williams; Peter and Emily Johnston.

Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where Vigil Services will be held at 4 p.m. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Parish Center or the American Cancer Society.

Travis Shane “Hammer” Williams, 23 of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Shadyside died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Barnesville. He was born at Bellaire, August 10, 1979 a son of Billy Williams and Pamela Glass Williams.

Travis was an employee of the Century Mine at Beallsville.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Kaitlyn Rose Williams, a brother William Michael Williams, maternal grandparents Clarence and Ruth Glass formerly of Powhatan, paternal grandparents Ernest and Betty Williams formerly of Pipe Creek.

Surviving are his wife, Christina Lope Monarque Williams; three sons, Treavon Michael Williams, Eric Shane Williams and Cayden Christopher Williams all at home; his mother, Pamela Glass Williams of Moundsville, his father and step mother Billy and Sis Williams of Shadyside, two sisters Shellie K. Williams Bruce of Bellaire and Shawna Leann Williams Kinder and her husband Mark of Bellaire, a step sister Jamie Ramsey and her husband Pete of Bellaire, several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Friends will be received Monday 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Don Cordery officiating. Burial follows in the Powhatan Cemetery.

Marjorie E. Williams, a longtime resident of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Monday, February 3, 2003 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Also known as Mrs. Morgan A. Williams, Marjorie was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She and Morgan were charter members of the Belmont Hills Country Club at St. Clairsville and after Morgan’s retirement from Consolidation Coal Company they shared their time between Ohio and Florida. In 1995 they relocated to California to be near their daughters and grandchildren.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Morgan Williams. She leaves daughters, Marjorie “Marge” Griffin of Atascadero, California and Earlene Alexis VanGorder of Honolulu, Hawaii; her grandchildren, Chelsea Griffin-Hilbert, Laurie Griffin, Kimie Sasaki and Billy Sasaki; and two great grandchildren.

Private interment will be held at Union Cemetery with Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville being in charge of arrangements.

Marie Johnson Wilson, 92 of Bethesda, OH died Friday, March 21, 2003 in Barnesville Hospital. She was born at St. Clairsville, December 15, 1910 a daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and Elizabeth Kurth Johnson.

Marie was a retired school teacher and an employee of the former Clark Paper Co. at Wheeling. She was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville, the Retired Teachers Assoc., AARP Chapter 2994 and PERS Chapter 79.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Wilson, a sister, Etta Taylor and a brother, Thomas Johnson.

She is survived by her sisters, Virginia Brown of Somerton, OH and Louise Johnson of St. Clairsville.

Friends may call on Sunday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville where services will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Laurie Armstrong and Rev. Rick Burkhart officiating. Burial follows in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hendrysburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Paul D. Wilson, 74 of Centerville, Ohio died Saturday, February 15, 2003 at his home. He was born at Fairpoint, Ohio June 19, 1928 at son of the late Charles Lewis and Cecily Lorraine DeBertrand Wilson former Uniontown residents.

Paul was a graduate of Kent State University a retired employee of R & F. Coal Co., and an Army veteran of the Korean War.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a niece, Kay Pickenpaugh Hoover and two nephews, James Kelly Pickenpaugh and John William Laine, II.

Surviving are two sisters, Ruth Pickenpaugh of Stowe, Ohio and Martha Laine of Bushnell, FL, a brother, Herbert C. Wilson of Oxnard, CA, six nieces and their children.

Friends will be received on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice, 98B East Cove Avenue, Wheeling, WV, 26003.

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