Obituary Listing

McFarland, Judith R., 71 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at her home. She was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio on August 5, 1937 a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Dull Bennington. Judy was a retired employee of the Belmont County Department of Human Services and a member of Christ The King Lutheran Church at...

Tipton, Elizabeth Julia, 76 of Flushing, Ohio died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at her home. She was born August 27, 1932 in Flushing, a daughter of the late James DePietro and Lena Bartolo DePietro. Elizabeth was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Flushing, the CWC, and the Flushing Women's Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Grace Loretta Yates, 81 of Dillonvale, Ohio died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Heartland Care Center in Lansing. She was born June 20, 1928 in Willow Grove, a daughter of the late Thomas Butler and Eva Abel Butler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Loretta Senikovich; brothers, Bill and Pete Butler; sisters, Beverly...

Wilmoth, Tressie P., 80, of St. Clairsville, devoted wife of 60 years, died peacefully October 6, 2008 in Belmont Manor Nursing Home just one week following the death of her husband, Benton M. Wilmoth, Jr. Tressie was a wonderful mother and doting grandmother. Her energy and sense of adventure was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was born...

HINES, William E. Jr. Bill, 79, of Jacobsburg, died June 15, 2011 at the Acuity Specialty Hospital in Bellaire. He was born in Jacobsburg, on June 2, 1932, son of the late William E. Hines Sr. and Della Mae Parker Hines. Bill was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steels Mingo Junction Plant. He was a member of the Church of God in...

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...

Gayle P. Favot, 93 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Forest Hill Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. She was born July 2, 1915 in Stewartsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Peter C. Gordon and Minerva Helms Gordon. She was a homemaker, a member of Creighton United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ., The Women's Club of...

Richard Newell, Sr., age 63, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 at Aultman Hospital, Canton. He was born Sept. 15, 1940 at Bellaire, son of the late William and Gale Schramm Newell. He was a retired employee from North American Coal Company # 3 mine and a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he...

Harris, Frances Arlene, 89, of St. Clairsville, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 in Cumberland Pointe Health Care Center. She was born on October 24, 1920 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Ernest R. and Hazel Taylor Ault. Arlene was retired from the Times Leader in Martins Ferry. She was the former owner of the former Hudson Restaurant in...

Mary Jean Thornton, 62 of Neffs, Ohio died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Wheeling Hospital.She was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio on June 1, 1945 a daughter of the late Virgil Eugene Burghy and Mary Katherine Pelkey Burghy. Mary Jean was a full time wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker and was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at...

Charles H. Pelkey, age 80, formerly of Belmont, Ohio, died Sunday, December 26, 2004 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was born on March 18, 1924 at Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Charles (Ross) Pelkey and Mary E. Behrens Pelkey Forshey. Charles was a retired employee from Ohio Valley Coal Company No. 6 mine at Alledonia;...

CRAFT, Gerry E., 58, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in the Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on April 29, 1951, son of Emmett Craft and Eva Holliday Craft. After playing professional baseball for three seasons and managing for one season, Gerry scouted for 30 years, the first seven years for the Milwaukee Brewers...

West, Rayford Andrew, Sr., 92 of McClainsville Rd., Bellaire, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 11, 2010. He was the son of the late George Otho and Alta Eugenia (Clary) West. He was born March 17, 1917 in Piedmont, Guernsey Co., OH. He was a member of Coalbrook Presbyterian Church at Neffs, Ohio, a graduate...

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...

Adelbert C. Black, 81 of Centerville went home to be with his wife, Lizzie Fador Balck on April 1, 2006. He died surrounded by his family. He was born March 2, 1925, was a member of the Belmont Ridge Christian Church, and the Centerville Senior Center. Del had a love of photography and trains. He lived with his niece, Frances...

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...

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...

Helen Virginia Paden, 82, of St. Clairsville, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at her home. She was born on May 11, 1921 at Chester , West Virginia , daughter of the late Virgil and Amanda M. Nutter Logston. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by a sister, Eva Ryder. Surviving are her husband, Orion C. Paden;...

Eleanor Jean Brown, age 67, of Wegee Road, Shadyside, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born July 29, 1937 in Shadyside, Ohio, daughter of the late George W. and Helen Heath Williams. Eleanor Jean was a retired employee from City Hospital in Bellaire and City Restaurant in Bellaire. She was a member of the Church of...

Lillian A. "Sally" Ault, age 87, of Centerville, Ohio, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at the SunBrigde Care Center in Parkersburg. Preceded in death by husband Donald R. "Mutt" Ault, she was born in Centerville, May 11, 1922, a daughter of the late Harold and Jessie Fitch of Centerville. Lillian was a longstanding member of the Centerville Christian Church. She...