Obituaries
Calvin Phillips
Sep 11, 2013
Calvin Luther Phillips, 88, died in Elizabethton, TN, on September 11, 2013. He was born on the family farm in Belmont County, Ohio on September 11, 1925, to Luther and Jessie Phillips. In addition to his parents, Calvin was preceded in death by Gail German Phillips, his devoted wife of 49 years and sister, Arlene Phillips. He is survived by...
Kenneth R. Irvin
Sep 11, 2013
Kenneth R. Irvin Sr., 65 of Bridgeport, died Wednesday September 11, 2013 in Martins Ferry surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 8, 1948 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Harry and Esther (Randall) Irvin. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Martins Ferry Plant, a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church Bridgeport, and...
Betty Lee (Worley) Spurlin
Sep 9, 2013
Betty L. (Worley) Spurlin, 77 of Middletown, OH passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 at The Woodlands of Middletown. She was born July 6, 1936 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Christman) Worley. She was the secretary for the First Presbyterian Church from 1979 to 2002. Betty's life revolved around her family. She...
William J. "Jeff" Herr
Sep 8, 2013
William J. "Jeff" Herr, 60, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born Feb. 15, 1953 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Walter "Bill" and Gwendolen (Morgan) Herr. He was previously employed with WTRF, Wheeling, WV and The Times Leader, Martins Ferry. He was a member...
Marsden L. Teasdale
Sep 7, 2013
Marsden L. Teasdale, 74 of Bridgeport, died Saturday September 7, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born May 2, 1939 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Robert and Stella (Meyer) Teasdale. He was a retired employee of the former International Harvester Co. and Navistar International of Springfield Ohio, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Bridgeport, the Bridgeport...
George Grant Ralston
Sep 2, 2013
George Grant Ralston, 88, of Oak Lawn, IL died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. He was born in Ames, IA a son the late Anderson Wheeler and Esther (Carpenter) Ralston. He was a member of the Cotillion Club and he was also a veteran of the U.S. Army, WW II. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Joann L. (Yeager) Williams
Sep 2, 2013
Joann L. (Yeager) Williams, 78, of Martins Ferry, OH formerly of Yorkville died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital of Martins Ferry. She was born Nov. 28, 1934 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Dewey and Mable E. (Brown) Yeager. She was retired from the Yorkville Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Joann was a member...
George P. Burns
Aug 31, 2013
George P. Burns, 53, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013.. He was born January 27, 1960 in Bath, Maine a son of Barbara (Vigue) Burns and the late George H. Burns. He worked for Ohio Valley Coal Co. and was a member of U.M.W. Local #1810. George was a catholic by faith. In addition to his...
Nell Naylor Liston
Aug 31, 2013
Nell Naylor Prager, Friedrichs, Liston, 94, of Martins Ferry, Ohio passed away peacefully at Liza's Place on August 31, 2013. She was born on July 30, 1919 in Wheeling W. Va., a daughter of the late Blanche N. Haller Prager and James H. Prager Jr. Nell was a Lutheran by faith and a member at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
Dorothy M Thompson
Aug 29, 2013
Dorothy M. (Hastings) Thompson, 96, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Thursday August 29, 2013 at Park Health, St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on March 12, 1917, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Kate Stroble Hastings. Dorothy was a member of the Lansing Methodist Church. She enjoyed crafts, ceramics, camping, cake decorating and helped...
Harry T. Orth
Aug 28, 2013
TOGETHER AGAIN Orth, Harry T. 81 of Wolfhurst died Wednesday August 28, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 19, 1931 in Wheeling, a son of the late Harry J. and Alberta (Foxe) Orth. He was a retired member of IBEW Local 141 of Wheeling, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst,...
Jerry Leroy Ruckman Sr
Aug 28, 2013
Jerry Leroy Ruckman Sr., 69, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed on his birthday August 28, 2013. He was born August 28, 1944, a son of the late Wilford and Lena Emmal Ruckman. He was a retired employee of Y&O Coal Company. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father Don Ruckman and brothers: John and...
Edward F. "Eddie" Litten
Aug 27, 2013
Edward F. "Eddie" Litten, 80, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 2, 1933 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late H. Frank Litten, Jr. and Bernice I. (Workman) Litten. He was retired from Hughes Xerographic Equipment, Bellaire, OH and was a member of the...
Patricia Joann Marx
Aug 27, 2013
MARX, Patricia Joann Beckner, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed Tuesday August 27, 2013 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place, Wheeling, W.Va. She was born April 2, 1933, a daughter of the late George Preston Beckner and Lily Ellen Lewis Beckner. Patricia was a current employee of Macy's Department Store; a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church, St. Clairsville;...
Charles Duvall
Aug 24, 2013
Charles Walter Duvall, Jr., 82, of Belmont, Ohio died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born March 14, 1931 in Bannock, Ohio, son of the late Walter Duvall and Bertha Morland Duvall. He was a 1950 graduate of Belmont High School. A devoted Christian, he was a member of Belmont Church of Christ. Charles was a member...
Jennie Antoinettee Martinkosky
Aug 20, 2013
Martinkosky, Jennie Antoinettee, 96, of Lansing, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday August 20, 2013 peacefully at home. She was born in Adena, Ohio on June 23, 1917, a daughter of the late Stanley and Frances Tybushaski Mayeski. Jennie was a retired cook from St. Joseph Catholic School and an very active member of the...
Emma L. (Brown) Martin
Aug 17, 2013
Emma L.(Brown) Martin, 94, of Colerain, OH died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH She was born Dec. 25, 1918 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late William and Justina (Kramer) Brown. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
David Van Horn
Aug 16, 2013
DAVID M. VAN HORN David M. Van Horn, 55, of Barnesville, Ohio died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. He was born September 28, 1957 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of Harry W. Van Horn and the late Mary G. Anderson Van Horn. David was a great outdoors man, enjoying hunting and fishing. In...
Lucille Woodford
Aug 15, 2013
Lucille (Williams) Woodford, 91, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed Thursday August 15, 2013 at Forest Hills Retirement Community. She was born in Mingo Junction, Ohio on July 19, 1922, a daughter of the late Charles and Jessie Mae Fellows Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harold Woodford in 2009; sisters Helen...
Eileen Fulton
Aug 13, 2013
Eileen V. Fulton, 96, of Belmont, Ohio died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. She was born November 11, 1916 in Centerville, Ohio, daughter of the late Brooks F. Dixon and Verna A. Jackson Dixon. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Belmont. A devoted homemaker, Eileen was a loving wife, mother, and...
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