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Helen “Honey” Virginia (Noice) Puperi

Helen “Honey” Virginia (Noice) Puperi

Helen “Honey” Virginia Puperi, 67, of Belmont, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Barnesville Hospital. She was born on December 3, 1958, in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Ralph and Anne (Conyers) Noice. Honey was Catholic by faith and was a member of the Church of the Assumption in Barnesville. She […]

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Phyllis June (Witchey) Thomas

Phyllis June (Witchey) Thomas

Phyllis June (Witchey) Thomas, a steadfast presence in the Beallsville community, passed away on February 1 at the age of 96. Born on June 22, 1929, in Canton, Ohio, to the late Thomas Frank and Grace (Myers) Witchey, Phyllis lived a life defined by resilience, faith, and a legendary “can-do” attitude. On December 6, 1947, […]

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Shaun Wilson Hill

Shaun Wilson Hill

Shaun Wilson Hill, age 39 of Quaker City, left this earth on Saturday, January 31, 2026. He was born on September 25, 1986 in Obion County, Tennessee.Shaun loved the outdoors, he thoroughly enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had enjoyed his time of employment at the scrap yard. He took pride in working on his vehicles […]

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David Reynard

David Reynard

David Reynard, 53,of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at the Sherman Home, Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on October 16, 1972 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Thomas Howard and Patricia Mae (Berry) Reynard. David was a 1991 graduate of Barnesville High School, Belmont Technical College […]

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Jon Kevin Briggs

Jon Kevin Briggs

Jon Kevin Briggs, 64, of Beallsville, Ohio (formerly of Woodsfield, Ohio) passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026 at his home.      He was born at Bellaire, Ohio on October 5, 1961 a son of the late Charles Edward Briggs Sr. and Geneva Peek Briggs.      Jon was a retired foundry worker, where he was former […]

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Mary Elizabeth Potts

Mary Elizabeth Potts

Mary Elizabeth (Mercer) Potts of Salesville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday (January 26, 2026). Mary was born on January 29, 1944 in Zanesville, Ohio to Cecil and Rachel (Pletcher) Mercer. She graduated from Maysville High School in 1962. She met her future husband, Donald “Luke” Potts, while working in […]

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Carolyn Fay (Poe) Young

Carolyn Fay (Poe) Young

Carolyn Fay (Poe) Young, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Grafton City Hospital in Grafton, WV. Carolyn was born at her family’s home near Grafton, WV on May 25, 1941, the daughter of the late Mary (Jeffers) and Jake Poe. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, her husband […]

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Patricia Ann Snyder

Patricia Ann Snyder

Patricia Ann Snyder, 91, of Barnesville, Ohio passed peacefully with family by her side on January 19, 2026 at Middleton Senior Living in Granville, Ohio. Born May 23, 1934, Patricia was the daughter of the late Dewey Charles and Rebecca Lucille (Boyd) Thompson. She was preceded by her husband, George Snyder Jr.; brother, Gene Thompson; […]

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Robert E. Dickerson

Robert E. Dickerson

Robert E. Dickerson age 81, of Batesville, OH passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at his home. He was born August 10, 1944 to the late Harold and Ella Bean Dickerson of Barnesville, OH. He graduated from Barnesville High School in 1962. Bob has worked for Moore’s Stores, Ormet Corp. and later retired from American […]

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Harold “Junior” Smith

Harold “Junior” Smith

Harold “Junior” Smith, 72, of Bethesda, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus, on January 25, 2026.  He was born on October 1, 1953 in Canton, Ohio to the late Harold and Margaret (Nye) Smith. Junior was a steel worker for many years.  He also maintained the golf courses at Belmont Hills Country […]

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