Obituary Listing

Sep 2, 2018

Rebecca L. "Becky" Smith, 57, of St. Clairsville died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at her home.

She was born November 23, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana daughter of the late John King and Iona Pittman King Abbot.

Surviving are her husband, Richard L. Smith; a son, Billy King; two sisters, Louella Urbanek and Leona Pittman...

Sep 2, 2018

Terry E. Turkal, 66, of Belmont, died September 2, 2018.

He was born November 4, 1951 in Bellaire, Ohio son of Wilma Mae Paskel Turkal and the late Matthew James Turkal.

Terry worked in construction and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea during the Vietnam War era. He was a member of the...

Sep 2, 2018

Fayetta Lilley Watkins, 90, of Belmont, Ohio died Sunday, September 2, 2018 in Forest Hill Care Center.

She was born May 3, 1928 in Moundsville, West Virginia, daughter of the late Cecil and Mamie Crow Lilley.

Fayetta and her husband, breeders of Brown Swiss cattle, had a successful dairy farm.  She also enjoyed her flowers,...

Aug 29, 2018

Kelly Ann Windsheimer, 58, of Maynard, Ohio died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry.

She was born April 3, 1960, daughter of the late Clifford and Harriet Milhoan Perkins.

Kelly was an employee of the Walmart Supercenter in St. Clairsville and a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Surviving...

Aug 25, 2018

Dorothy Jean "Cookie" Billetter, 70, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died August 25, 2018 at her home.

She was born May 5, 1948 in Bellaire, Ohio a daughter of the late Andrew J. "Gump" Barnes and Helen Zajac Barnes.

She was an employee of Community Bank in Wheeling.  Cookie was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and...

Aug 24, 2018

Paul C. Balcar, 72, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Friday, August 24, 2018 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born March 1, 1946 in Martins Ferry, Ohio son of the late Frank Andrew and Lenor Walter Balcar.

Paul was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was owner of BBR Drilling Company, a member of Calvary...

Aug 23, 2018

Sally Shinoski Pubal Pauchnik, age 90, passed away on August 23, 2018. She was born in Fairpoint, OH, to Joseph and Anna Salek Shinoski and was the fourth of eight children.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Henry Pubal and Louis Pauchnik; her brothers, Ginger, Brownie, and Andy; and her sisters Helen Bell...

Aug 22, 2018

Wilda Marie Kleevic, 88, of St. Clairsville, passed from this life on August 22, 2018. She was born on a farm near Sardis, Ohio, to the late Jerome and Ida Forrest.

An only child, Wilda walked over 4 miles up and down the Swiss Hills of Monroe County to reach a one-room school house in Jackson Township....

Aug 21, 2018

Orville Allen "Blackie" Blackmore, Sr., 88 of Lansing, Ohio died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV.

He was born March 5, 1930 in Middletown, Ohio, a son of the late William Dennis Blackmore and Mildred Schuyler Blackmore.

Orville was a retired employee of Dover Elevator Company and a member of the...

Aug 19, 2018

Jill Ashley McMahon Brickeen, 34 of Belmont, Ohio died Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Bellaire, Ohio.

She was born May 1, 1984 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of James Alan McMahon, Sr. and Vickie L. Hook McMahon.

Jill was a home health aide for Russell Nesbitt Services of Wheeling, WV and a Christian by faith....

Aug 18, 2018

John David Henry, 59, of St. Clairsville died August 18, 2018 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born in Wheeling, WV on September 8,1958 son of Joan C. Mayle Henry and the late Robert Edward Henry.

John was a former employee of Ohio Edison. He was a Christian by faith. A few of things John enjoyed...

Aug 16, 2018

Emmett E. Craft, 92, of St. Clairsville, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born November 11, 1925 in Lamira, Ohio son of the late Emmett E. Craft and Lydia Stevens Craft.

Emmett was retired from B. & O. Railroad. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving in Guam and the...

Aug 13, 2018

Norma Ann Rice, 89, of Midway, Ohio passed peacefully on Monday, August 13, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born May 5, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio a daughter of the late Louis and Sophia Kunc (Kuntz) Pech.

Norma was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  Her father, Louis Pech, and...

Aug 9, 2018

Vera Irene Stroup, 99 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at her home.

She was born September 20, 1918 in Salineville, Ohio, a daughter of the late William Ferguson and Elizabeth Allmon Ferguson.

She was a former employee of Sebring Pottery, a 67 year member of Rock Hill Presbyterian Church in Bellaire...

Aug 6, 2018

Allison Renee Dunfee, 30, passed away Monday, August 6th, 2018 at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Allison was born November 27, 1987 at the Ohio State University Medical Center and is the daughter of Dean and Loretta Dunfee of Belmont, Ohio.

She is preceded in death by grandparents Harold and Mary...

Aug 2, 2018

Suzanne "Suzie" M. Moskala, of Cornwall, NY entered into eternal rest on August 2, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, NY. She was 67 years old.

The daughter of the late Jesse Dale Milner and Mary Elizabeth Simerall Milner, Suzie was born on March 24, 1951 in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Suzie is survived...

Jul 28, 2018

Ruth Lucille Steadman, 74 of St. Clairsville, Ohio formerly of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Belmont Manor in St. Clairsville.

She was born April 6, 1944 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Herman Steadman and Emma Sonnenwald Steadman.

Ruth was a retired school teacher from New Philadelphia City Schools,...

Jul 27, 2018

Virginia A. Alderman of St. Clairsville, Ohio died July 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Lexington, Massachusetts on March 22 nd a daughter of the late James Comman and Margurite "Rita" Moore Comman. Virginia was co-owner and operator of Alderman Airport and was an accomplished licensed pilot.  She was a co-creator of Jamboree In The Hills. Writing...

Jul 26, 2018

Dorothy Ann Spano, 85, of Lafferty, Ohio died July 26, 2018 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born in Crabapple, Ohio January 7, 1933 daughter of Charles Smith and Helen Hennebert Smith Johnson.

Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. retired cook from Oakview County Home. She was a member of the...

Jul 24, 2018

Madelyn M. Matis Melet of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed peacefully July 24, 2018 six days prior to her 102nd birthday.

She was born July 30, 1916 in Maynard, Ohio a daughter of the late John Anthony Matis and Mary Benitz Matis.

Madelyn was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt. She was a...