Obituary Listing

Christina L. Bumgardner, 45, of Bellaire, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at her home. She was born June 5, 1957 at Bellaire, Ohio, daughter of Rose Ridzinski Bumgardner and the late Lyle Ross Bumgardner, Sr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, George Albert and Ellula Bable Bumgardner; maternal grandparents, John and Ella...

Mary Margaret Greenlee McClelland, 82 of Beallsville, Ohio died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield, Ohio. She was born October 26, 1926 in Glencoe, Ohio, a daughter of the late Theodore Crall and Beulah Wheeler Crall. Mary was a Christian by faith, member of Powhatan VFW Post 5565 Ladies Auxiliary, and American Gold Star Mothers....

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...

R. David Coutts, 72 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at his home. He was born March 24, 1934 in Ashtabula, Ohio, a son of the late Hugh G. Coutts and Hazel A. Hegfield Coutts. David was a retired employee of Consolidation Coal Company?s Controller Department in Washington, PA. He was a member of Thoburn United Methodist...

Helen Louise (Dunlap) Taylor , 85, died peacefully on Sunday, December 28 after fighting a courageous battle with Alzheimer?s disease for nearly a decade. A former resident of St. Clairsville and Cadiz , Helen spent her last years at Countryview Nursing Home of Sunbury where she received excellent care from their staff and from Acclaim Hospice. Helen was born in...

Barnes, Andrew J. "Gump", 87, of Willow Grove Rd., Bellaire, Ohio died Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home. He was born at Neffs, Ohio on November 9, 1921 a son of the late George and Celia Kapitan Barnes. Gump was a retired coal miner from the former Y & O Coal Allison Mine. He was a Catholic by faith,...

Nida, Lewis E., 66, of Lafferty, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. Lewis was born in Walton, West Virginia, November 14, 1942, son of Hershal and Levina White Nida. He was retired from Ohio River Colliers and was a retired truck driver. Lewis was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War; and...

Fred Bernard (Hudock) Hudak, Sr., 89, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1914 in Portage, Pa. A son of the late John Hudock and Julia Skalsky Hudock. He was a retired coal miner from Lorain Coal and Dock in Blaine, a former custodian for St. Clairsville-Richland Schools and a...

Holubeck, Joseph John, 90 of St. Clairsville passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born at Herrick, OH, on April 3, 1921, son of Paul and Anne Michalo Holubeck. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by granddaughters, Adrienne and Lauren Sproull, sisters, Ann Stock Nagy and Louise...

Farris Claude "Scotty" Scott, 80 of St. Clairsville died Monday, May 7, 2007 at his home. He was born September 30, 1926 in Bannock, Ohio, a son of the late Claude Tyree Scott and Ida Mae Adamson Scott. Farris was a retired supervisor for Blaw-Knox and a current employee of Russ?s Value Used Cars in Lansing, a Methodist and member...

Barker, Shirley L. Newkirk, 71, of Bellaire, died Friday, October 12, 2007 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. She was born June 12, 1936 in Bellaire, daughter of the late Roy and Isabelle Hoke Whitlatch. Shirley was a member of DTM Victory Center in Moundsville; and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Woods, Catherine Marie, 77, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Friday, February 27, 2009 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born October 16, 1931 in Barton, Ohio, daughter of the late Louis and Eva Savage Biggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Woods; a daughter, Cathy Lynn Woods; two sisters,...

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...

Denham, Mary Elizabeth age 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Park Health Nursing Home after battling progressive dementia for nine years. She was born October 28, 1927 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Charles and Elizabeth (Vandyne) Winesburg. Mary was a devoted homemaker, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend who was adored by many....

Martin, Earnest Sr., 86, of Jacobsburg, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Liza?s Place in Wheeling. He was born January 16, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Dexter Clayton "D.C." Martin and Mamie Jackson Martin. Earnest was retired from Ohio Ferro Alloys in Brilliant, Ohio and from Ohio University?s Eastern Campus and he was a member of the...

Mike Mriz Jr., age 82, of Midway, Ohio, died Friday, June 2, 2006 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale, West Virginia. He was born on July 20, 1923 in Midway, son of the late Mike Mriz Sr. and Mary Santa Mriz. He was a retired employee of Crown City Mining Co. Mike was a member of the St. Joseph...

Robert Carl Taylor, 77 of Uniontown, Ohio died Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born at Uniontown on November 30, 1927 a son of the late William Carl and Otie May Swann Taylor. He was a retired truck driver, a member of the Teamsters Union and was a Navy veteran of World War II. While serving in...

DUNHAM, Charles A., 80, formerly of Sun City, Arizona, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Lancia Villa Royale Nursing Home in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born October 7, 1930 in Breckenridge, Texas, son of the late, Luther A. Dunham and Minnie Jane DaVault Dunham. Charles was a retired draftsman and Electro-Chemical Engineer. He was a member of the First Christian...

Helen L. Niemann, age 79, of Brunswick, Ohio died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at Pearlview Care Center in Brunswick. She was born in Maynard, Ohio on July 12, 1927, a daughter of the late George and Pauline Serdula Zusack. Helen was a retired employee from General Electric in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a Catholic by faith. In addition to her...

Billie June Burgess, 77, died Thursday, August 4, 2005 at her home in St Clairsville. She was born on January 15, 1928 in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of the late William D. Brewer and Harriet M. Brestle Brewer. In addition to her parents, Billie was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald T. "Jerry" Burgess. Surviving are her four children,...