All Obituaries

     Delbert I. Smith, 86, of Lewisville, Ohio (Sycamore Valley Community) passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Arcadia Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coolville, Ohio.      He was born near Graysville, Ohio on April 18, 1935 a son of the late Bryan and Opal Coss Smith.      Delbert was a retired custodian and school bus driver for the Switzerland of Ohio School District.  He was a member of the Stafford...

     Bette M. Hoffert, 71, of Summerfield, Ohio passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at the Altercare Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell, Ohio.      She was born near Senecaville, Ohio on November 7, 1950 a daughter of the late Forest Kermit Leach and Ella Mae Starr Leach Flood.      She was a former bartender, beautician and a home health aide.  She formerly attended Summerfield Church of Christ, Summerfield, Ohio. ...

    George F. Black, 79, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at the Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W.Va.      He was born at Attica, Indiana on January 9, 1942 a son of the late Dorothy Black.      He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Era.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Shrine. .  He was also a member of V.F.W. Post 5303,...

Phillip C. Hartshorn, 75, of Lewisville, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at his home.      He was born near Graysville, Ohio on June 8, 1946 a son of the late Eugene and Eva Jean Highman Hartshorn.      He was a retired heavy equipment operator for the Ohio Operating Engineers, Local 18, Akron, Ohio and was a former coal miner for Central Ohio Coal, Cumberland, Ohio. He was a member of Stafford Lodge 300 F. & A.M., Stafford, Ohio; a...

     Dan J. Stoffel, 88, of Lewisville, Ohio passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.      He was born near Harriettsville, Ohio on March 4, 1933 a son of the late Dan and Maud Day Stoffel.      He was a retired laborer for the former Conalco Corp. Hannibal, Ohio; a member of Trinity United Church of Christ near Lewisville, Ohio; a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War; a 50 year...

     Donald L. Longwell, 71, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio after heart surgery.      He was born in New Martinsville, W. Va. on July 11, 1950 a son of the late Bernard Franklin Longwell and Delphia Adaline Childers Longwell.      Don was an Independent Insurance Agent for 38 years and owned the F. W. Schumacher Agency in Woodsfield,...

Alice Diane Coe Gardner, 79, of Graysville, Ohio passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at her home near Marr, Ohio. She was born in Akron, Ohio on November 4, 1942, a daughter of the late Donald M. Coe Jr. and Dorothy Wilson Landrum. She was a homemaker and was a landlord to various properties in the area. Diane was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ near Graysville and was also a founding and former member of the Bethel/Graysville Emergency Squad. She enjoyed reading, taking...

      Wayne D. Henthorn, 88, of Woodsfield, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio after a short battle with Covid-19.      He was born near Woodsfield, Ohio on November 23, 1933 a son of the late Carl and Margaret Craig Henthorn.      Wayne was a 1951 graduate of Green Local School and was Salutatorian of his class.  He went on to serve...

     Rodney E. Kahrig, 85, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.      He was born near Miltonsburg, Ohio on March 1, 1936 a son of the late Lawrence and Ella Christman Kahrig.      Rodney was former owner/operator of Kahrig Plumbing & Heating for over 40 years.  He was a former Malaga Township Trustee for 18 years.  He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea; a...

     Glenn H. Ayers, 81, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio.      He was born near Farmington, Ohio on August 1, 1940 a son of the late George and Francis Cope Ayers.      He was a graduate of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and received his Master’s Degree in Education from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.  He was a retired principal for the Switzerland...