Eileen Strawn
Mar 15, 2013
Strawn, Eileen D., 85 formerly of St. Clairsville, Ohio died March 15, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Flushing. She was born June 14, 1927 in Buffalo, NY a daughter of the late William R. and Lena Foster Barlow. Eileen was a graduate of Wheeling High School class of 1945. She was a former employee at the former...
David James Elerick
Mar 14, 2013
Elerick, David James, 70, of Powhatan Point, Ohio died peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2013 while surrounded by his family at Liza's Place in Wheeling, WV. He was born October 20, 1942 in Powhatan Point, a son of the late Henry Elerick and Rose Cordery Elerick Roth. He was a retired coal miner and carpenter formerly employed by North American...
Charles William "Bill" Heddleson
Mar 10, 2013
HEDDLESON, Charles William "Bill", 88, of St. Clairsville, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on October 15, 1924, son of the late Charles F. Heddleson and Anna Louisa Smith Heddleson. Bill was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel's Martins Ferry Plant with 50 years of service. He...
Bernice Baker
Mar 10, 2013
Baker, Bernice, 78, of Lockwood Run Rd., Shadyside, Ohio died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at her home. She was born August 15, 1934 at Pipe Creek, Ohio, daughter of the late, John and Lucille Vennum Gallaher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Jacob "Bud" Baker. Surviving are her four children, Bruce (Kathy)...
Raymond Paul Southwood Jr.
Mar 2, 2013
Southwood, Raymond Paul Jr., 68 of Hickory, NC formerly of Bellaire, Ohio died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at his home. He was born July 25, 1944 in Cumberland, MD., a son of the late Raymond Paul Southwood and Doris Clifford Southwood. He was a 1962 graduate of Bellaire High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War serving...
John J. Kafka
Feb 28, 2013
Kafka, John J. "The Dulcimer Man", 68 of Midway, Ohio died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born April 7, 1944 in St. Clairsville, a son of the late Joseph Kafka and Rose Pecenka Kafka. John was a retired inspector for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. He enjoyed playing bluegrass, gospel and folk music. Surviving is...
M. Ruth Winzenreid
Feb 25, 2013
WINZENREID, M. Ruth, 84, of Bellaire, Ohio died Monday, February 25, 2013, at Belmont Manor Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born in Armstrongs Mills, on July 28, 1928 daughter of the late Clarence Forest Phillips and Flora Agnes Piper Phillips. Ruth was a homemaker, and former employee of G.C. Murphy in Bellaire. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...
Sean Allen Hixenbaugh
Feb 24, 2013
Hixenbaugh, Sean Allen, 43 of Rescare's Pineview Group Home in Belmont, Ohio died Sunday, February 24, 2013. He was born March 13, 1969 in Wheeling, WV. Surviving are his parents, Bud and Sue Corbett of Bridgeport; brothers and sisters, Wayne (Cheryl) Hixenbaugh of Bridgeport, Brenda (Carl) Moore of Bethesda, Stephanie Travis of Bridgeport, Keith (Maria Clayton) Corbett of Bridgeport, and...
Luella C. Planey
Feb 22, 2013
PLANEY, Luella C., 97, of St. Clairsville, went to be with her Lord and family on Friday, February 22, 2013 at her home. She was born in Stewartsville, Ohio, on November 23, 1915, daughter of the late James F. and Martha Keys Clark. Luella was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a homemaker extraordinaire and excellent...
Lana L. Traczyk
Feb 22, 2013
TRACZYK, Lana L., 67, of St. Clairsville, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born in Wheeling, WV, on January 7, 1946, daughter of Virginia Harding Drumm and the late Lambert Drumm. Lana was a retired owner and operator of the Drumm School of Dance in Wolfhurst. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter,...
Jean Eleanor Kelley
Feb 18, 2013
Kelley, Jean Eleanor, 87 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. She was born May 13, 1925 in New Castle, PA., a daughter of the late Willard Marion Tribby and Eleanor Eckleberger Tribby. Jean was a greeter at Walmart in St. Clairsville, a Methodist, and AARP member. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Violet Marie Brunner
Feb 16, 2013
BRUNNER, Violet Marie, 82 of Powhatan Point, Ohio died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at her home. She was born at Jacobsburg, Ohio on April 9, 1930 the daughter of Benjamin Carl and Ada M. Lippencott Williams. Violet was Owner/Operator of the former Violet's Thread and Thimble at Powhatan Point. She was a member of the Amity United Methodist Church at...
Cheryl "Sherry" Hornbeck
Feb 16, 2013
HORNBECK, Cheryl L. "Sherry", 52, of St. Clairsville, died February 16, 2013 at her home. She was born on November 30, 1960 in Canton, Ohio daughter of Shirley L. Cross Amos and the late Carl William Amos. Sherry was an employee of Rescare. She enjoyed garage and yard sales, finding collectibles, gardening and flowers. She also loved her dog, Stitch....
Dennis Edward Koher
Feb 15, 2013
Koher, Dennis Edward, 57 of Bridgeport, Ohio died Friday, February 15, 2013 at his home. He was born November 15, 1955 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of Dorothy Ann Everett Koher and the late William Edward "Ed" Koher. Dennis was a heavy equipment operator working out of Operating Engineers Local # 18. He was currently employed by James White Construction...
Rev. Richard F. Mehl
Feb 10, 2013
MEHL, Rev. Richard F., 82, of Key, Ohio, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 in Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. He was born on August 10, 1930, son of the late Paul Asher Mehl and Edna Shepherd Mehl. Richard was a retired educator with Bellaire Schools and Pastor of Jacobsburg Bible Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great...
Jennings Eugene "Gene" "Jake" Thatcher
Feb 9, 2013
THATCHER, Jennings Eugene "Gene" "Jake", 87, of Plainfield Rd., Belmont, Ohio, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Emerald Pointe Care Center, Barnesville. He was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio on July 3, 1925, son of the late Jennings B. Thatcher and Elsie May Foraker Thatcher. Gene was a retired carpenter from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry Plant. He was a...
Duane "Tom" T. Kidd
Feb 9, 2013
KIDD, Duane T. "Tom", 62 of Piedmont, Ohio died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born at Crabapple, Ohio on January 14, 1951 a son of the late Wilbur and Ethel Donner Kidd. Tom was a construction worker and a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War having received the Bronze Star Medal. In addition to his parents...
Charles Clayton "Chuck" Mercer
Feb 8, 2013
Mercer, Charles Clayton "Chuck", 57 of Armstrongs Mills, Ohio died Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home after a long hard fought battle with cancer. He was born January 24, 1956 in Wheeling, WV. Chuck was a coalminer at Consolidation Coal Company's McElroy Mine and a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Powhatan Point. He was preceded...
Lyle R. Bumgardner, Jr.
Feb 7, 2013
BUMGARDNER, Lyle R. Jr., 53, of Neffs, Ohio, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on October 22, 1959, son of Rose Ridzinski Bumgardner and the late Lyle R. Bumgardner Sr. Lyle was an employee of CVG Mayflower Vehicle Systems Shadyside Plant. He served in the U.S. Army and was...
Grace Hunt
Feb 6, 2013
HUNT, Grace McFarland, 102, widow of W. Thornley Hunt died on Feb. 6, 2013. Grace graduated from St. Clairsville High School and received a degree from Ohio University in elementary education. She conducted her own pre-school in the late 1930's (decades before pre-school popularity) and was a founding member of the St. Clairsville garden club. She volunteered with many beautification...
