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Loruma B. “Lori” (Jones) Brokaw

Loruma B. “Lori” (Jones) Brokaw

Loruma “Lori” Jones Brokaw, age 83, of 68319 Morristown Flushing Road, Belmont, Ohio died at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2025, in WVU Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was born March 27, 1942, in Monongalia County, West Virginia; a daughter of the late Asa Jones and Lula Margaret Williams Jones. She was a 1960 […]

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Betty Marie (Douglass) Barylak

Betty Marie (Douglass) Barylak

Betty Marie Barylak, 90, of Belmont, Ohio passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at Emerald Pointe in Barnesville.  She was born on February 26, 1935, in Flushing, Ohio, to the late Delbert and Glenna (Gilbert) Douglass. Betty retired from Kroger.  She was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church in Barnesville, Ohio.  Betty was […]

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Bill Allen Mann

Bill Allen Mann

Bill Allen Mann, 77, of Barnesville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 16, 1948, in Barnesville, Ohio, to the late Roger William “Rocky” Mann and Jessie Wilma (Copeland) Mann. BIll was a 1966 graduate of Barnesville High School. He was a […]

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Charles Boulet Obituary

Charles Boulet Obituary

Charles Hubert “Boo” Boulet, 84, of Hopkins, South Carolina, passed away on May 27, 2025, at Warriors Walk surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 5, 1941, in Barnesville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Gaston and Helen (Anderson) Boulet. A dedicated and decorated U.S. Army veteran, Charles honorably served his country […]

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Paul Jeffery Metzler

Paul Jeffery Metzler

Paul Jeffrey Metzler, 63, from Altoona, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at UPMC Altoona with family at his side. He was born October 21,1961, in Altoona, PA, to the late Paul F and Jean Metzler. Paul was a friendly man who enjoyed going to church and talking with people.  He will […]

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Blanche Marie Tipton

Blanche Marie Tipton

Blanche Marie Baker Tipton, 89, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away July 12, 2025, at her home in Bradenton, surrounded by her children.  Blanche was born March 12,1936, in Sewellsville, Ohio, to the late Dexter and Zelma (Butler) Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, following 68 years of marriage. Also preceding were sisters […]

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Matthew Paul Pierce

Matthew Paul Pierce

Matthew Pierce, 55, of Philo, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 13, 2025. He was born on November 6, 1969, in Barnesville, Ohio. He was raised in Frazeysburg, Ohio, by his parents Robert and Violet (Pierce)McGee. Matthew was a dedicated union worker for The Shelly Company for many years. He had a […]

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John Edward Dingus

John Edward Dingus

John Edward Dingus Sr., 80, of Fairfax, VA, formerly of Batesville, OH, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. John was born on September 1, 1944, in Newcomerstown, OH, the son of Ernest and Isabella Dingus. He graduated from Batesville High School in 1962 and married Jennifer Sue […]

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Jack Cera

Jack Cera

Jack Cera, a native son of Belmont County hailing from Bellaire, Ohio, and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, passed away on Sunday, July 13th. He was with his wife, Becky (Mick), and beloved dog, Poppy. He leaves behind his daughters, Jaclyn Yocum (Brent) and Bethany Trifonoff (Jimmy), and granddaughters, Scarlett and Lena […]

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John Adam Miller

John Adam Miller

John Adam Miller, 77, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Barnesville Hospital.  John was born July 25, 1947, in Ironton, Ohio, a son of the late Matilda Miller. John lived in many different places in his life.  In the local area, he lived at the Wiley Avenue group home, Lafferty […]

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