Andrew Mitchell Kruprzak, 87, of Maynard, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at his home. He was born June 28, 1938 in Bannock, Ohio, a son of the late Sabastian and Alice Cuiksa Kruprzak. Andrew was a retired coal miner with the former Hanna Coal Company, District 6 as a beltline shoveler. He […]
Karen Sue Gallagher, 71, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away at Wheeling Hospital on February 13, 2026. She was born on July 12, 1954 to the late Karl and Betty (Morris) Sturgill. Karen graduated from St. Clairsville High School. She graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She was a substitute teacher and […]
Herschel D. Watson, 82, of New Concord, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Herschel was born on August 1, 1943, a son to the late Herschel and Mary (Wadsworth) Watson. Herschel was a member of the Buggy Wheel Horse Club, the Shenandoah Riding Club, NFRA, AQHA, the […]
Kayla Marie Garcia-Paugh, 36 of Beallsville, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 13, 2026, at her residence. She was born on January 19, 1990, in Glendale, WV. She is the daughter of Joseph W. Garcia and Bobbi Jo Blake. If the only measure of a human’s life were time, it would seem short, but when […]
Shirley Ann (Gay) Kildow was born November 2, 1936, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, of Bethesda, Ohio, passed away February 12, 2026, at Emerald Pointe Health and Rehabilitation facility, Barnesville, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Charles E. Gay and Lela M. (Jenewein) Gay (aka Lela M. Roe). Shirley was retired […]
Roger Lee Schmitt, 78, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Forest Hill Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. He was born May 17, 1947, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Francis and Margaret DeLeau Schmitt. Roger was a retired mechanic for Ohio Valley Paving in Belmont and Rod’s […]
Reverend Dr. Richard Lee Shipley, age 91, of Hudson, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. Richard was born in Flushing, Ohio. He was born after his father’s death and was raised by his mother as the youngest of four brothers. He attended Nyack College and went on to earn a doctorate in theology from Chicago […]
Marylin Ellen Shipley (nee Phelps), age 90, of Hudson, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026. Marylin was born in Great Bend, Pennsylvania. She attended Nyack College and went on to earn her master’s in teaching from Geneva College. She was a lifelong elementary school teacher at Beaver Local and was the organist at any church […]
Ruth E. Warfield, age 101, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 10, 2026. She was born December 28, 1924 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clyde and Emma (Hess) Taylor. Ruth was a 1942 graduate of St. Clairsville High School. Ruth worked during WW II in a factory to support the war effort. […]
David A. Merritt, 92, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. Dave was born on March 7, 1933 in Hendrysburg, Ohio to the late Austin and Vada Mae (Adkins) Merritt. David was a true jack of all trades and master of most. A hardworking and dedicated […]