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Shirley Ann (Gay) Kildow

Shirley Ann (Gay) Kildow

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 […]

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Roger Lee Schmitt

Roger Lee Schmitt

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 […]

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Reverend Dr. Richard Lee Shipley

Reverend Dr. Richard Lee Shipley

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 […]

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Marylin Ellen Shipley

Marylin Ellen Shipley

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 […]

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Ruth E. Warfield

Ruth E. Warfield

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. […]

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David A. Merritt

David A. Merritt

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 […]

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Deborah Ann Ivanoff

Deborah Ann Ivanoff

Deborah Ann Ivanoff, 71, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed away at The Enclave of Barnesville. She was born on November 17, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Walter and Donna (Abersold) Ivanoff. Deborah attended St. Peter’s, Latimer, and Allegheny Schools in Pittsburgh and later the Institute of Children’s Literature, where she nurtured her lifelong love […]

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Robert Dale “Bob” Christie

Robert Dale “Bob” Christie

Robert Dale “Bob” Christie, 67, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February, 5, 2026 at Ohio Health Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Bob was born on February 25, 1958 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Charles William and Edna Susan (Keener) Christie.  Bob was a 1976 graduate of Barnesville High School. Following high school […]

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Stella Lea Ramsay

Stella Lea Ramsay

Stella Lea Ramsay, 90, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, was called home to her Heavenly Father on February 8, 2026, at the Walton Home in Barnesville, Ohio. She was born on August 20, 1935, in Jacobsburg, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert “Bob” and Nellie Williams Graham. Stella Lea spent her life dedicated to her faith, […]

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Vickey L. McEndree

Vickey L. McEndree

Vickey L. McEndree, 67, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2026, at her home surrounded by friends and family. She was born December 1, 1958, in Charleston, West Virginia, daughter of the late Joseph Johnson and Dora Powell. Vickey was a homemaker. She was an avid member of Post 77 Neffs […]

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