Fredrick F. Ritchie
Jan 31, 2015
Fredrick Floyd "Fred" Ritchie, 100, formerly of Belpre, died peacefully in his sleep, Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Highland Oaks Rest Home in McConnelsville. He was born January 20, 1915 at Mile Run in Washington County to Floyd Leroy and Mahala Isabel Hawkins Ritchie. Fred made his living at a young man cutting timber with a crosscut saw, then welded...
Deetta Yvonne Epperly
Jan 30, 2015
DeEtta Yvonne Gettings Epperly, 89, of Williamstown, WV passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born January 5, 1926 to Mabel Franklin Gettings and Harold Perry Gettings in Williamstown. DeEtta graduated from Williamstown High School in 1944 and attended the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, where she was in the Cadet Nurse Corps....
Warren M. Ely
Jan 29, 2015
Warren Montgomery "Monty" Ely, Sr., 76, of Fraziers Bottom, WV and formerly of Barlow, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at his home. He was born November 15, 1938 in Wintersville, Ohio to Howard and Evelyn McNiece Ely. He was a graduate of Vincent High School. He had retired from Dupont of Washington Bottom, WV following 38 years of employment. Monty...
Phyllis Heiss
Jan 28, 2015
Phyllis Wilson Heiss, 73, of Marietta died Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at her home. She was born April 26, 1941 in Salem, WV to Merle and Maysel Heilman Pierce. She was a 1960 graduate of Salem High School. Phyllis had been employed at the museum at Fenton Art Glass for ten years. She was a member of the Church of...
Randall H. Perry
Jan 28, 2015
Randall H. Perry, 65, of Belpre, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at his residence. He was born July 1, 1949 in Marietta to the late Howard Sherman and Evelyn June Lent Perry. Randy was a 1967 graduate of Marietta High School, and graduated from Mountain State College and Bliss College. He started the accounting firm of Perry & Associates, CPA,...
Richard Norman Joy
Jan 26, 2015
Richard Norman Joy, 79, of Marietta, passed peacefully at home on January 26, 2015, surrounded by family. He was born August 13, 1935 in Marietta, son of Clarence and Helen Courtney Joy. He was the proud owner of Joy Excavating and was a member of the Operating Engineers. Richard was a huge fan of The Ohio State football and NASCAR...
Deloris Emma Curtis
Jan 26, 2015
Deloris Emma Curtis, 76, of Marietta, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at The Arbors. She was born May 23, 1938 in Pleasants County, WV to Harry and Emma Ash Streight. She was a member of Post 714 American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed bingo, crocheting and playing euchre at the Moose. She is survived by three children, Paul Lincoln (Krystal) of...
Robert Joseph Schaad
Jan 24, 2015
Robert Joseph "Bob" Schaad, 83, of Fleming, Formerly of Churchtown, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Heartland of Marietta. He was born on November 5, 1931 in Churchtown, Ohio, to Andrew and Mary Lang Schaad. He married the love of his life, Garnet I. Sarver, on March 26, 1951. Bob retired from Union Carbide in 1969, where he was a...
Dennis Eugene Trotter
Jan 22, 2015
Dennis "Denny" Eugene Trotter, 93, of Vincent, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Emeritus of Marietta where he and his wife have resided the past ten months. He was born on December 28, 1921, in Marietta, to Dayton Watson and Mary Margaret "Gretta" Needham Trotter. Denny graduated from Barlow Rural High School in 1941 and married his high...
Ronald Eugene Kemp
Jan 21, 2015
Ronald E. Kemp, 76, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He was born September 5, 1938 in Marietta to Emory S. and Catherine Howell Kemp. He was a 1956 graduate of Marietta High School. On September 13, 1959, he married Vivian A. Theobald. They have one son, Kevin D. Kemp, his wife, Robyn and granddaughter, Jor'Donna,...
Ralph Edward Wilson
Jan 14, 2015
Ralph Edward Wilson, 88, of Parkersburg, WV and formerly of Lowell, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born August 3, 1926 in Beverly to John William and Goldie Wallace Wilson. Ralph was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a lifetime member of the Lowell American Legion, Post #750. He had been employed by Marietta Concrete...
Alfred Schneider
Jan 12, 2015
Al Schneider, age 78, passed away peacefully at his home and surrounded by family on Monday (January 12, 2015) following an illness from colon cancer. Al is survived by his two sons, by previous marriage to Marna Jean Adamson now residing Columbus, Ohio, and their families: Jon married to Kelli Cawley residing in Marietta, and Curt married to Jennifer Haupt...
Betty Lucille Weeks
Jan 2, 2015
Betty Lucille Reynolds Weeks, 88, of Easton, PA, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home. She was born in Marietta to Milo Lee and Amanda Matilda Stauch Reynolds in December, 1926. She was a 1945 graduate of Marietta High School and received her RN degree from the Peoples Hospital in Akron. Betty worked in hospitals in Marietta and then...
Ronald Alan Reed
Dec 30, 2014
Ronald Alan Reed, 62, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was born July 9, 1952 in Marietta, Ohio to James Palmer and Doris Helena McGregor Reed. Ron received his B.S. in Business Administration with a Major in Marketing from The Ohio State University. He had worked for the U. S. Postal Service Distribution Center in Columbus for...
Janet Ruth Mcguinness
Dec 29, 2014
Janet Ruth "Jan" McGuinness, 64, Vincent, died Monday morning, December 29, 2014, at Marietta Center. Born January 16, 1950 in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of Nancy Clark Cook and the late Harold Cook. Jan had been employed as an insurance claims associate at Family Tree Dental in Marietta. She enjoyed caring for her horses and bowling with her...
William N. Barth
Dec 25, 2014
VIRGINIA BEACH - William N. Barth, 66, passed away peacefully on Christmas morning 2014 at his home. Born in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Frederick and Phyllis Barth. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Steven Barth and Theodore Barth. He was a U.S. Navy SEAL, Vietnam Veteran and retired civil servant. He was...
Michael Walton Baldwin
Dec 21, 2014
Michael Walton Baldwin, 67, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at his home in Amesville, Ohio with his family by his side. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Judith (Winston) Baldwin; his sons, Jeremiah, Jacob, Joseph, and Jonathan; his siblings, Daniel, Jeffrey, and Michelle; his grandchildren, Nehemiah, Abigail, Alexandria, and Mackenzie; and many other friends and family Mr. Baldwin was...
Jeremiah Raymond Johnson
Dec 17, 2014
Jeremiah Raymond Johnson, infant son of Shane Michael and Elizabeth Nicole "Liz" Lang Johnson, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born on October 24, 2014 in Marietta. He is survived by his parents of Lowell, sister, Abbi Johnson, step-siblings, Brayden and Courtney McCauley, grandparents, Lewis and Patty Lang of Marietta and William and Connie Johnson of Lowell, great grandmother,...
Clara I. Kitts
Dec 17, 2014
Clara I. Kitts, 87, Lowell, died Wednesday evening, December 17, 2014 at Heartland of Marietta. Born August 14, 1927 in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late Harold D. and Ina I. Gibbeaut Knox. She had been an office manager for Valentine Oil Company for 30 years and later served as clerk for the Village of Lowell for...
Richard Crago
Dec 16, 2014
Richard A. (Dick) Crago, 84, of Marietta, Ohio graduated from his earthly life on December 16, 2014 in the presence of his family. Dick lived a full and multifaceted life, focused on his family, church and serving others. He was born near Pittsburgh, PA and lived in New York, New Jersey, California and Wisconsin during his school years. While living...
