Obituary Listing

Bessie Marie Devaul Hickenbottom, age 96, of St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born July 3, 1907 at St. Clairsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Simon and Altisha Ault Devaul. Bessie was a former employee of Simpson?s Hatchery and Martini?s Restaurant both in St. Clairsville and she was a member...

Mihalic, John Richard Jr., 84, of Kagg Hill, St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at his home. He was born October 28, 1926 in Maynard, Ohio, son of the late, John Richard Mihalic Sr. and Mary Agnes Kacsmar Mihalic. John was a retired coal miner from Saginaw Mining Company. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in...

Evan Reed Richards, infant son of Tera Cook and Adam Richards, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh. Surviving are his parents, Tera Cook and Adam Richards; grandparents, Brenda and Richard Howell of St. Clairsville, Reed Christman of Quaker City, Bacil and Sarah Richards of St. Clairsville and Dennis Cook of Georgia; great grandparents, Donnie...

Mary Alice Clifford, 80 of Norris Street, St. Clairsville died Friday, April 9, 2004 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born at Black Betsy, WV on September 12, 1923 a daughter of the late John Kenneth Gibeaut and Mary Elizabeth Adamson Gibeaut. Mary Alice was a homemaker and a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church at St....

Leota M. VanCuren, 83, of Flushing, Ohio, died July 17, 2007 at Crestview Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. She was born February 15, 1924 in Holloway, Ohio a daughter of the late Leo and Birdena Wilson Ranville. Leota was a member of the former Flushing Presbyterian Church and a member of the former Flushing Chapter # 369, O.E.S. and current...

Ramsay, E. Earl, 96, formerly of Jacobsburg, Ohio died Monday, January 7, 2008 at Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in West Virginia on September 26, 1911 a son of the late E. Ellis Ramsay and Carrie Dunfee Ramsay. Earl was a retired dairy farmer. He was a member of the Jacobsburg United Methodist Church; a member of...

Robert Louis Jendrusik, Sr., 72 of Graham Road, St. Clairsville went to be with the Lord after a long battle with emphysema on Monday, June 14, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born at Crabapple on April 23, 1932 a son of the late Frank and Mary Dudek Jendrusik. He was a retired employee of the...

James "Jimmy" Horvath, 79 of John Ave. Group Home in St. Clairsville died Wednesday, March 11, 2009. He was born November 13, 1929 in Cuyahoga County to Mary Siksai and Steve Parnay. Jimmy attended Tomorrow?s Corner Day Program and was formerly employed at Belco Works. He was a very quiet guy, however expressed himself when he was displeased. He had...

Lavitchka, Ann, 94, of Pleasant Grove, Ohio, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at her home. She was born in Fairpoint on November 22, 1913 the daughter of Jacob and Mary Markovich Wojnicki. Ann was a retired owner and operator of the Willow Restaurant and Motel and a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisville. In addition to her parents,...

Alexander, Jennie, 82, of Lafferty, Ohio, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Flushing, Ohio on June 24, 1925 a daughter of the late Frank and Julia DelCecato Manzoni. Jennie was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church at Lafferty. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Rayner, Virginia F., 74, of St. Clairsville, died October 4, 2010 at home. She was born June 29, 1936 in Cameron, West Virginia, daughter of the late Cecil and Clara Chambers. Virginia was a retired nurses aide working in nursing homes and in home health for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

French, William "Bill", age 74, of St. Clairsville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 10, 2008. He was born June 6, 1933 in Yorkville, Ohio, son of the late Glenn and Jesse Frye French. Bill was a retired ironworker with 35 years of service with Local # 549. He was a U.S. Army veteran...

Collige, Katherine L. "Kay", 86, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died August 24, 2010 in Park Health Center. She was born November 9, 1923 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, daughter of the late Raymond Meeker and Ora Stead Webb. Kay was a retired Secretary. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in St. Clairsville; a Past Matron of the former Emera...

Nester, Penny G., 57 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio on April 27, 1951 a daughter of the late Elmer and Pat Peterson. Penny was a former supervisor in the CAT Scan / X-Ray department at Wheeling Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Gary G. Nester...

Cropp, Stanley W., 78 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. He was born at Holloway, Ohio on April 4, 1930 a son of the late Everett and Viola Barth Cropp. Stanley was a retired machinist with the former Blaw-Knox Corp. of Wheeling, a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church, St....

Robert Patrick McDonnell, 55 of Maynard died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born November 22, 1950 in Wellsburg, West Virginia. A son of the late Charles M. McDonnell and Josephine Nepa McDonnell. He was a coal miner for Consolidation Coal Company?s Shoemaker and Franklin Mines. A member of Maynard Methodist Church, Maynard Sportsman?s Club, PNA Lodge...

Dixon, Olive Marie, 93 of Shadyside, Ohio died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Shadyside Care Center. She was born at Echo, Ohio on September 3, 1915 a daughter of the late Chalmer and Edna Gatten Hendershot. Olive was a retired LPN from Bellaire City Hospital and a member of the Jacobsburg Church of Christ. In addition to her parents she...

Ramsay, James S. "Tiny", 65 of Key, Ohio died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born at Canton, Ohio on December 4, 1944 a son of the late Samuel and Olive Fern Doyle Ramsay. Jim was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel?s Steubenville North and South Plants, a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church...

Kopyar, Edward L., 82, of Glencoe Rd., Belmont, Ohio, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2009 at Cumberland Pointe Health Care Center in St. Clairsville. He was born Oct. 8, 1927 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Florian J. and Elizabeth Rabulsky Kopyar. Edward retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel?s Martins Ferry Plant after 35 years of service. He served two years...

Mary I. Meske, 88 of Hutchinson Drive, St. Clairsville died Monday, May 31, 2004 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. Mary was born at Key, Ohio May 21, 1916 a daughter of the late Chalmer Raymond Luyster and Etta May Stonebraker Luyster. She was a retired office clerk for the CAC of Belmont County and a former secretary in...