L. Virginia Wagner
May 22, 2010
L. Virginia Cross Wagner, 85, of Cincinnati, died May 22, 2010, at Hospice of Cincinnati. Survivors include husband, James W. Wagner, daughters, Janis and Sandra, and sister, Fern Ogle. Private services will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery in Lowell. Donations may be directed to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45242. Arrangements have been entrusted to Cawley &...
Donald Eugene Funk, Sr.
May 16, 2010
Donald Eugene Funk, Sr., 85, of Laramie Rd., Marietta, died at his residence on Sunday, May 16, 2010. He was born on March 28, 1925 in New Lexington, Ohio to George and Loretta Funk. Don is a 1943 graduate of New Lexington High School. He was in the United States Navy for three years, serving during WWII. Don owned and...
Ruth E. Henry
May 14, 2010
Ruth E. Henry, 85, of Chesapeake, Virginia died on May 14, 2010. She was born November 3, 1924, a daughter of Charles and Lela Fleming McVay. She married Emerson Henry on February 7, 1945. Survivors are her husband and two sons, Joe Henry of Austin, Texas and Glenn Henry and wife, Marian, of Norfolk, Virginia; three grandsons, Craig, Mason and...
Craig Leslie Douglas
May 9, 2010
Craig Leslie Douglas, 55, of Marietta, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at his residence. He was born November 1, 1954 in Parkersburg, WV to Arthur Leslie and Donna Jean Anderson Douglas. He had been employed by Parkersburg Bedding. He is survived by his sister, Kimberly Benton (John) of Marietta, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...
Jeannette Louise Sheppard
May 9, 2010
Jeannette Louise Haas Sheppard, 82, of Marietta, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at The Ohio State University in Columbus. She was born July 27, 1927 to Emmett W. and Goldie Dutton Haas. She spent her early years in Lower Salem, Ohio, and was a graduate of Marietta High School and Swarthmore College, where she majored in math, and met her...
Mary Phyllis Oliver
May 5, 2010
VINCENT - Mary Phyllis Oliver, 84, of Vincent, died at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Muskingum Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation in Beverly. She was born in her parent's Palmer Township family home on March 30, 1926, to Levi Gordon and Florence Hayes Thornberry. She was the first of six children. She graduated from Vincent High School in...
Sandra "Sandy" Parmiter
Apr 25, 2010
Sandra "Sandy" Sayre Parmiter, 68, of Marietta, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, at her home. She was born March 4, 1942 in Zanesville, OH to Robert and Dorothy Smith Sayre. She was a 1960 graduate of M&M High School, McConnelsville. She then moved to Columbus and worked as a secretary for two years for the Ohio State Personnel Dept., then...
Minnie M. Walters
Apr 24, 2010
Minnie M. Kahrig Walters, 87, of Marietta, died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Heartland of Marietta. She was born March 7, 1923 in Lewisville to Phillip and Louise Pfalzgraph Kahrig. Minnie had been a seamstress, working in several fabric shops. Her last eleven years of employment had been for Weiser and Cawley, working in Custom Drapes. She is survived by...
Joy W. Roby
Apr 16, 2010
Joy W. Roby, 84, of Lowell, died Friday, April 16, 2010, at The Arbors. She was born November 23, 1925, in Lowell to Edward T. and Dora Chandler Way. Joy had been employed as a secretary at Fort Frye Schools for 20 years. Joy was a member of the Lowell United Methodist Church, where she played the organ. She is...
Loretta Irene Shock Byer
Apr 15, 2010
Loretta Irene Shock Byer, 85, formerly of Lowell, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Carroll, Ohio. She was born February 17, 1925 in Parkersburg, WV to Raymond C. and Inez Lang Brookover. She was a 1943 graduate of Parkersburg High School. Loretta had retired in 1983 from Fenton Art Glass. She is survived by a daughter, Holly Shock (fianc, Larry...
Clarence Delmer Schmidt, Jr.
Apr 11, 2010
Clarence Delmer Schmidt Jr., 88, of Lowell, died Sunday (April 11, 2010) at Genesis Health Care in McConnelsville. Born July 28, 1921, in Washington County, Ohio, he was a son of the late Clarence D. and Alma Henniger Schmidt Sr. Clarence had retired from Hyde Brothers Printing in Marietta and had farmed in the Lowell area. He was a member...
Helen Marie Cozzens
Apr 5, 2010
Helen Marie Cozzens, 86, formerly of 802 Second Street, Marietta, Ohio, died at 9:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Harmar Place in Marietta. She was born on July 11, 1923 in Schley, Ohio in Washington County, to John Henry and Bertha Emma Best Hearn. Helen had worked as a factory worker for Skuttle Manufacturing Company from 1955 to...
Darrill Dean Holland
Apr 4, 2010
Darrill D. Holland, 75, of Marietta, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born November 22, 1934 in Marietta to Forrest C. and Sarah Weaver Holland. He was a graduate of Marietta High School. He had worked at Forma Scientific for 37 years, retiring January 31, 1998. Darrill was a charter member of Twin Rivers Baptist...
Andrew Wilson Brackenridge
Apr 3, 2010
Andrew Wilson "Andy" Brackenridge, 91, of Brackenridge Road, Vincent, Ohio, died at 2:28 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 30, 1919 in the family home in Vincent to William D. and Veva Shaw Brackenridge. Andy attended Vincent High School and then served his country in the U.S. Army with the 531st...
Avis Jeannette Bond
Apr 1, 2010
Avis Spindler Bond, formerly of Barlow, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Harmar Place in Marietta. She was born September 2, 1928 in Caywood to Alexander and Emma Bules Spindler. She grew up in Stanleyville and Marietta, and graduated from Marietta High School in 1946. On June 2, 1950, she was married to Harold "Husky" Bond, who preceded her in...
Ardella Ruth Gifford
Apr 1, 2010
Ardella Ruth Gifford, 76, of Janet Road, Marietta, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born September 30, 1933 in Perry County, Ohio to Cyril and Sarah Jane Taylor Deavers. She was a graduate of New Lexington High School. Ardella was a member of the Central Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Howard S....
Joan Maxine Tornes
Mar 30, 2010
Joan M. Tornes, 78, of Marietta, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born July 19, 1931 in Marietta to Edward and Odessa Zoller Alexander. She was a 1949 graduate of Marietta High School and continued to enjoy the company of her friends from school. She had retired from the gift shop at Fenton Art Glass....
Homer Henry Gerken
Mar 22, 2010
Homer Henry Gerken, 89, long time Lowell resident, died Monday, March 22, 2010, in Lancaster. He was born February 2, 1921 in Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio to Henry Walter and Ella Bertha Gerhold Gerken. He had worked as a chemical operator at Elkem Metals. Homer was a member of St. John's Evangelical Church in Lowell and was a past...
Calvin Dean Buhrow
Mar 22, 2010
Calvin Dean Buhrow, 49, of Marietta, died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born February 20, 1961 in Pasadena, CA to Clifford and Beverly Jean Cundy Buhrow. He had worked in the landscaping business. He had been making his home in Marietta with his sister, Cheryll Maloney. Calvin was cremated and there will be no visitation.
John Kent Hushion
Mar 19, 2010
John Kent Hushion, 83, of Marietta, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Selby Hospital in Marietta. He was born on January 6, 1927 in Parkersburg, WV to Michael W. and Dorothy McGlothlin Hushion. John graduated from Parkersburg High School and Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. He served in the U.S. Navy in the V-12 Program from 1944 to 1946 and...
