Obituaries

Feb 7, 2023

Sharon Marlene Noe Heiss, 83, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 5, 1939 in Marietta, Ohio to Lawrence Leon and Violet Vivian Guckert Noe.

Sharon was a 1957 graduate of Marietta High School. She was a member of The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption,...

Feb 5, 2023

Howard Clayton Francis, 81, of Watertown, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at his home. He was born on October 8, 1941 in Harrisville, WV, to Herman Perry and Ora Lena Barker Francis.

Howard served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He worked for the United States Postal Service, as a truck driver, bringing...

Feb 4, 2023

Marie L. (Marlies) Mallahan Davis, 94, born July 6, 1928, in Frankfurt, Germany to Gottlieb and Wanda Wacker, went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2023.  She met and married Robert (Bob) Mallahan who was stationed in Germany during the Korean conflict.  Marlies and daughter, Linda, sailed into New York Harbor on November 12, 1954, and...

Feb 2, 2023

Jay Timothy “Bear” Mincks, 64, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Thursday, February 2, 2023. He was born on July 16, 1958 in Marietta, Ohio, to Dwight and Betty (Campbell) Mincks.

Tim was a Diesel Mechanic and a member of the Iron Workers Union, Teamsters Union, and Laborers Union. Tim, though retired, was always working. He enjoyed farming...

Feb 1, 2023

On the evening of February 1, 2023, Chester Frederick Hunter, Jr. of Marietta, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home. Fred, as his friends and family knew him, was 86 years old.

Born and raised in Marietta, Fred graduated from Marietta High School in 1954. He served for four years in the United States Navy as an...

Jan 26, 2023

Paul Sutton, 93, of Vincent, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born in Hopkinsville, KY to Edgar Thomas and Mina Lillian Durham Sutton.

Paul received his Bachelor of Science and his Masters from University of Kentucky. He went on to get his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Iowa State University. During that time, he served...

Jan 23, 2023

Hudson Shaw Green, 80, of Marietta, died Monday, January 23, 2023 at Harmer Place. He was born July 11, 1942 in Mt. Kisco, New York to Angus MacDonald Green and Edith Hudson Shaw.

Hudson served his country in the Army Reserves and was a proud graduate of Marietta College, graduating in 1963 with a BA in English...

Jan 22, 2023

Daniel Robert Turner, 87, of Barlow, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 5, 1935 in Swift, Ohio to Arthur Fremont and Anna Agnes Hayes Turner.

Dan was a 1953 graduate of Waterford High School. He served his country in the United States Air...

Jan 15, 2023

Anna Lou Harris Reid passed away at home on January 15, 2023. She was born June 27, 1932,

in Newark to Harry A. Harris and Thelma Vernon (Russell) Holcombe.

She was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 68 years, Russell L.

Reid as well as her parents.

Jan 15, 2023

Thomas Dale Chalfant, 71, of Oak Grove died Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 3rd. 1951 in Marietta, Ohio to George and Irene Fristick Chalfant.

He graduated from Marietta High School. He was a member of The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Moose Lodge # 1823 and the...

Jan 13, 2023

Ronald D. Knight, 69, of Lowell, died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

A graveside service will be Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 11:00am at Greenlawn Cemetery in Lowell, with full military honors.

Jan 11, 2023

Franklin D. Blair (86) of Dublin, Ohio, formerly of Marietta, Ohio, was born 4/6/36 in Belmont, West Virginia at home. He passed away after a short illness on 1/11/2023, in Columbus, OH.

Franklin was preceded in death by his parents Boyd Copeland Blair and Francis Eleanor Blair (Cantner), and Grandson Alexander Joseph Roderick.

Franklin retired...

Jan 10, 2023

Ericka T. Wallace, 69, of Marietta, died January 10, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 24, 1953 in New York City and was raised by George and Florence Mullin.

Ericka graduated in 1971 from Ramsey High School, Ramsey NJ. She was a Master Gardener and was very proud of her many flower gardens...

Jan 10, 2023

Barbara Ann Fulton, 79, of Marietta, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Harmar Place after a lengthy illness. She was born February 16, 1943 to the late Virgil and Katherine Henderhan Binegar.

Barb graduated from Marietta Senior High School in 1961, and had worked at Hart’s in Marietta as well as the Stop-Light Store in Lowell. She...

Jan 9, 2023

Pamela (Pam) Kay Brown, 67, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Monday, January 9, 2023. She was born on April 6, 1955 in Dallas, Texas to Robert and Patricia (Riggs) Dill.

First and foremost, Pamela’s life was dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ who crafted her into a beautiful person.  Pamela was an amazing and gifted singer songwriter...

Jan 6, 2023

Kenneth William Stehly, 89, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Friday, January 6, 2023. He was born on December 19, 1933 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Earl B. and Madeline O. (Young) Stehly.

Ken was a 1952 graduate of William Allen High School. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, from 1953 to...

Dec 30, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Lang Huck, 91, of Vincent died at Marietta Memorial Hospital on the morning of December 30, 2022.

She was born May 9, 1931, in Lowell, Ohio to the late William and Eleanor Dyar Lang.  She attended Fisher School and Lowell High School where she graduated in 1949. She worked at B.T. Tharpe Store, the Clean...

Dec 30, 2022

Shirley Mae Gilliland (nee Greuey) 78, of Waterford, died Friday December 30, 2022 at Marietta Memorial Hospital with loving family at her side. She was born December 24, 1944 to Ima (Wainwright) and Thomas Greuey and raised on a small farm in Malta, Ohio.

Shirley graduated from M&M High School in 1962 and began her life with...

Dec 30, 2022

Meda Nell Elmore, 96, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on December 30, 2022 at Asbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte, NC. Nell was born October 30, 1926 in Sheffield, Alabama to the late Herbert Lewis Sanders and Nellie Graham Sanders. She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Kelly Lee Elmore, Jr.,...

Dec 23, 2022

Bessie Rose Hager, 79, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Friday, December 23, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 3, 1943 in Middle River, Maryland, to Jess Willard and Genevieve L. Weaver Hager.

Bessie retired from Flex Mag in Marietta after many years of employment. She loved playing BINGO in person and online, especially with...