All Obituaries

     Ralph Gene Smith, 89, of Newark, Ohio (formerly of Woodsfield, OH) passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at the home of his daughter in Newark, Ohio.      He was born in Low Gap, Ohio on December 30, 1930 a son of the late Everett and Waife Cline Smith.      He was a 1948 graduate of Graysville High School, Graysville, Ohio; a retired employee of the former Ormet Corporation, Hannibal, Ohio with 29 years of service and was a...

          William E. “Bill” Clift Jr., 55, of Lower Salem, Ohio (Marr Community) passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.           He was born in Marietta, Ohio on March 7, 1965 a son of Irene Cline Clift who survives of Caldwell, Ohio and the late William E. Clift Sr.           He was a shipping...

               David Bruce McCleary, 57, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.           He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 17, 1962 a son of the late Donna Sue Hall McCleary.           He was a former block mason and handyman. He was an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan, enjoyed fishing, cooking out and...

          Robert Joseph “Bob” McLaughlin, 91, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at his home.           He was born in Weston, West Virginia on July 11, 1928 a son of the late William T. and Lorena Droppelman McLaughlin.           He was a 1951 graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in mechanical...

     Edwin Lynn “Eddie” Piatt, 72, of Woodsfield, Ohio (formerly of Graysville, Ohio) passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Stellar Care Center, Woodsfield, Ohio.      He was born in Marietta, Ohio on January 4, 1948 a son of the late Charles Denver Piatt and Dora Vess Piatt.      Eddie was a self-employed farmer, having raised cattle and sheep. He also enjoyed making hay on the farm.      In...

     Kathleen J. Walton, 85, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Brandywoods Assisted Living, Woodsfield, Ohio.      She was born in Portland, Maine on January 8, 1935 a daughter of the late Raymond A. McDonald and Marie Diane Rocheleau McDonald.      She was a homemaker and a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ, Woodsfield, Ohio. She enjoyed gardening, canning food and raising her...

     Harold E. Fields, 91, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Arbors of Woodsfield, Ohio.      He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1928 a son of the late Clyde and Ethel Fields.      Harold was a retired steel mill worker and pipefitter. Harold honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.      There are no known family...

     Robert L. “Bob” Smith, 77, of Marietta, Ohio passed away from this life on Memorial Day, Monday 25, 2020 at the Harmar Place of Marietta, Ohio after an extended illness.      He was born in Sycamore Valley, Ohio on January 14, 1943 a son of the Arthur Raymond and Mabel McVay Smith.      Bob was a former engineer at the former Kardex Corporation, Marietta, Ohio and was also a former employee at the Sears Company in...

            Virginia May Cook, 91, of Woodsfield, Ohio (formerly of Hackney, Ohio) passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at the Stellar Care Center, Woodsfield, Ohio.             She was born in Hamtramck, Michigan on February 15, 1929 a daughter of the late Ralph and Verla Viola Wineberger Moretz.             She was a homemaker...

            Ronald W. “Ronnie” Kinney, 74, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.             He was born near Woodsfield, Ohio on November 7, 1945 a son of the late Joseph and Oweda Jones Kinney.             Ronnie was a member of Graysville Church of Christ...