Obituaries
William Sockman, Sr.
Nov 2, 2016
William Sockman, Sr., 86, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at Carriage Inn of Cadiz, OH. He was born June 4, 1930 in Carrollton, OH a son of the late Francis Sockman, Sr. and Mary Emma (Furbay) Sockman. He retired from the former Vale Coal Mine Company. William was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal...
Gary Kenneth Cunningham
Nov 1, 2016
Gary Kenneth Cunningham, 65, of Wheeling, WV, passed Tuesday November 1, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born April 30, 1951, a son of the late Harold and Sevella Jackson Cunningham. Gary was a auto body repair technician. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by brothers Raymond Jackson, Harold "Booboo" Cunningham and a son Jermaine...
Donald G. Rose, Sr.
Nov 1, 2016
Donald G. Rose, Sr., 79, of Martin Ferry, OH died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. He was born October 1, 1937 in Triadelphia, WV a son of the late George J. and Elieen (Gowland) Rose. He was retired from Wheeling Truck, Wheeling, WV. In addition to his parents he was...
Bert Ray Anderson
Oct 31, 2016
Bert R. Anderson, 80, of Bridgeport, OH passed away October 31, 2016 at Heartland of Marietta. He was born June 19, 1936, in Bridgeport, OH a son of the late Benjamin and Virginia (Batin) Anderson. He was an U.S. Army Veteran and a long-time owner and operator of Belpre Vacuum Cleaner Center. In addition to his parents, he was...
Martha Marie Jackson Herink
Oct 29, 2016
Martha M. Jackson Herink, 94, of Bridgeport died Saturday October 29, 2016 at Park Health Center St. Clairsville. She was born March 2, 1922 in Warwood, WV, a daughter of the late John H. and Esther (Conway) Jackson. She was a retired buyer for the former Ohio Valley Drug Co. and a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church....
Helen M. (Johnson) Briggs
Oct 28, 2016
Helen May (Johnson) Briggs, 89, of Glasgow, WV died Friday, October 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 11, 1927 in Cecil, PA. a daughter of the late Charles E. Johnson and Emma (Neely) Johnson Nutter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ivor L. "Bud" Briggs, Sr., who lovingly called...
Barbara Ann Turner
Oct 26, 2016
Barbara Ann Turner, 51, passed away October 26, 2016 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born May 31, 1965, in St. Petersburg, Fl., a daughter of Emma Whitlatch and the late Robert McLemore. She was employed as a cook at Cumberland Pointe. In addition to her father, Barbara was preceded in death by her step-father, Edward Mitchem, first...
Joann Coulson
Oct 26, 2016
JoAnn Coulson, 95, of Bridgeport, OH passed away October 27, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born February 14, 1921 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late John and Norma (Pescatelli) DeVecchis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, John Davis; brother, Ben DeVecchis; sisters, Carmella Ledger, and Ann Litwin. She...
Russell Leroy Bland
Oct 25, 2016
Russell Leroy Bland, 76, of Barnesville, Ohio, died October 25, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. Born July 9, 1940 in Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Russell H. Bland and Lena Frances Stevenson Bland. A member of Cornerstone Assembly of God in Barnesville, Russell's journey of faith was sharing the good news of God's love. He was a...
Geneva Balvin
Oct 24, 2016
Geneva I. Balvin, 98, of Dillonvale, OH passed away October 24th, 2016 at Heartland Lansing Nursing Home. She was born August 2, 1918, a daughter of the late Guy and Nancy (Frazier) Robinson. Geneva was a member of Dillonvale Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Balvin in 1987; brothers...
David "Mole" Kinnison
Oct 24, 2016
David W. "Mole" Kinnison, 62, of Bellaire, Ohio passed away October 24, 2016 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. He was born September 14, 1954, in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late George and Elizabeth (Caruth) Kinnison. He was retired from the Steubenville Local 809 Laborers Union. He was a member of the Wheeling Cave Club, Bridgeport Foresters, and...
Vada M Gully
Oct 24, 2016
Vada M. Gully, 82, of Jerusalem, Ohio, died October 24, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. Born August 20, 1934 in Sutton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Wine and Goldie Posey Wine. A devout Christian, Vada was a very caring and generous person with a very big heart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Dennis "Denny" Howard Walker
Oct 22, 2016
Dennis "Denny" Howard Walker, 70, of Mount Pleasant, OH, passed Saturday October 22, 2016 at UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born October 9, 1946, a son of the late Howard Walker and Marian Richards Hamilton. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and currently employed at Wheeling Downs. He was...
Dorothy Joyce Burkhead
Oct 22, 2016
Dorothy Joyce Burkhead, 87, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed Saturday October 22, 2016 at her home. She was born July 13, 1929, a daughter of the late George and Virginia Monahan Thomas. Joyce was the secretary to several administrators of Martins Ferry Hospital for many years. She was a Member of the Spruce Twig of the Ladies Auxiliary of Martins...
Lillian Cunningham
Oct 20, 2016
Lillian Powell Cunningham, 96, of Bridgeport, OH passed away October 20, 2016 at Heartland Nursing Home in Lansing. She was born November 3, 1919, a daughter of the late John and Felisa (Wright) Jackson. Lillian was retired from Dr. Butler's office and a volunteer at East Ohio Regional Hospital. In addition to her parents, Lillian was preceded in death...
Madgel Lea Gray
Oct 20, 2016
Madgel Gray, 95, of Quaker City, Ohio, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. Born February 18, 1921 in Salesville Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Otis Householder ad Cloe Yaw Householder. A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Madgel enjoyed sewing quilts by hand, providing warmth and comfort. In addition to...
Jane Iola Manukin
Oct 19, 2016
Jane Iola Manukin, 86, of Belmont, Ohio, died at her home October 19, 2016. She was born August 16, 1930, daughter of the late William Jorden and Theresa Grassi Jorden. Jane was a very people oriented person and enjoyed working and interacting with them. She hosted Jamboree in the Hills for 25 years. Jane was an avid Bingo player, and...
Peggy Ann Newell
Oct 18, 2016
"Together Again" Peggy Ann Newell, 79, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Tuesday October 18, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born January 11, 1937, a daughter of the late Walter and Ann Sitar Johnson. She was a former employee of Big Bear and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
Tammy Lea Jackowski
Oct 18, 2016
Tammy Lea Jackowski, 58, of Belmont, Ohio, died October 18, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 1, 1958 in Washington, Pennsylvania to the late Ralph Zediker and Margaret Fox Zediker. A very unique and giving person, Tammy had a giving heart, always giving with joy. She was very dedicated to her family and had a great love...
Ralph Dean Weekley
Oct 16, 2016
Ralph Dean Weekley, 78, died October 16, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born May 11, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late William "Penn" Weekley and Mildred Griffin Weekley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Weekley and granddaughter, Amy Sue Martin. Ralph is survived by his four children,...
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