Obituaries

Randy “Howie” Howell, 62, of Woodsfield, Ohio (Miltonsburg Community) and formerly of Beallsville, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025. He was born July 2, 1962 in Marion Ohio. 

Ray L. Ryman, 74, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, surrounded by his family at Genesis Healthcare System in Zanesville. He was born on June 2, 1950, in Canton, Ohio to the late Ray A. and Eileen C. (Willison) Ryman.

Shirley Ann Smith, 95, of Beallsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2025.  She was born November 22, 1929 in Lewisville, Ohio, a daughter of Vernon Mann and Ruby (Christman) Mann.

Leila M. Butler, 66, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

She was born at Barnesville, Ohio on October 6, 1958 a daughter of the late Eleanor Jean Butler Crawford.

Kayleigh Jade Dalrymple, age 14, of Chillicothe, IL, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025 at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Jean Ann (Bunting) Greathouse, age 81, passed away on Sunday December 22nd, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona.  She was born on October 21st, 1943 in Barnesville, Ohio to Roy and Zedna (Boyd) Bunting.

Karen Lee Grove, 82, passed away on Sunday January 19th, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Gail Davis; her in-laws CJ and Hazel Grove; a brother, Roger Davis and a brother-in-law, Jack Mitchell. 

Clyde Russell Lynn, 93, of Belmont, Ohio, died Sunday, January 19, 2025, in Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Sandra Sue Materkoski, 77, of Belmont, Ohio, died peacefully on January 19, 2025, at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Barnesville, Ohio.

Martha A. Ralston, 79, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, surrounded by her family at home. She was born on November 27, 1945, in Barnesville to the late Russell A. and Gladys M. (Hall) Ball.