All Obituaries

     Donna Sue Stephen, 84, of Woodsfield, Ohio was welcomed into her heavenly home on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.      She was born at Ozark, Ohio on December 24, 1937 a daughter of the late George and Friedanna Copeland Graham.      Donna was a homemaker and farmer. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening, her flowers, fireworks at the 4th of July and...

Donald Hugh Persinger, 85, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 14 , 2022 near Woodsfield, Ohio following injuries received in an automobile accident.  He was born at Cresap, West Virginia on July 10, 1937 a son of the late Hugh Edgar Persinger and Wilda Mabel Sims Persinger who survives of Bellaire, Ohio. He was a retired machinist for Mobay/Bayer, New Martinsville, West Virginia and was a U.S. Navy veteran. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a...

Linda Lee Young, 73, of Lower Salem, Ohio passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the University Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. She was born at Lima, Ohio on March 5, 1949 a daughter of the late Jack and Glenna Christian McCarty. Linda was a devoted Christian and a homemaker by trade. She enjoyed gardening and buying and remodeling homes. The most important treasures in her life were her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and serving the Lord. In addition to her parents, she was...

Linda G. Bacon, 53, of Woodsfield, Ohio (formerly of Graysville, Pennsylvania) passed away Monday, September 5, 2022 at her home. She was born at Tampa, Florida on November 29, 1968 a daughter of Loretta Harris Rennon of Mulberry, Florida and the late Jack Knighten. Linda was a former employee of McDonalds in Woodsfield, Ohio and was a former employee of the Graysville Store in Graysville, Pennsylvania. Surviving are two daughters, Valarie Rife of Rogersville, Pennsylvania and Emma Buck...

Brayden M. Albright, 15 of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. He was born February 21, 2007 at Martins Ferry, Ohio a son Gerald “Matt” Albright who survives of Jacobsburg, Ohio and Elizabeth Holland Vieweg who survives of Woodsfield, Ohio. He enjoyed making video games and computer gaming. He also enjoyed animals and air softting. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Randy...

Steven E. Baker, 66, of St. Clairsville, Ohio (formerly of Woodsfield, Ohio) passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the Cumberland Pointe Nursing Home, St. Clairsville, Ohio.      He was born at Canton, Ohio on July 11, 1956 a son of the late Ray and Carol Haudenschield Baker.      Steve was a former employee of PEP Drilling Co. in Illinois and was a Methodist by faith.  Steve enjoyed hunting, fishing and was an avid sports fan especially fond...

     Opal Jean Love, 84, of Summerfield, Oho passed away Tuesday,  August 23, 2022 at the Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.      She was born at Caldwell, Ohio on February 8, 1938 a daughter of the late William and Madge Mallett Crum.      She was a homemaker and seamstress and was honored to make the dress for the 1977 Queen of the Sternwheel Festival, Marietta, Ohio.  She was a member of the Summerfield Church of...

Darlene J. Winland, 84, of Byesville, Ohio (formerly of Lower Salem, Ohio) passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio. She was born at Harriettsville, Ohio on May 15, 1938 a daughter of the late Darwin and Beulah Day Kehl. She was a 1955 graduate of the former Bethel High School, Marr, Ohio and attended night classes at Marietta College after High School graduation. Darlene was an educational aid and Main Office secretary at Skyvue High School...

Elsie Marie Morris, 85, of Summerfield, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at the Stellar Care Center, Woodsfield, Ohio. She was born at Piedmont, Ohio on September 13, 1936 a daughter of the late Raymond D. Ferguson and Bessie Myrtle Rankin Ferguson. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Quaker City Southern Baptist Church, Quaker City, Ohio. She enjoyed quilting, going to church, singing, reading, traveling and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents...

     Barbara Jane Christman, 81, of Stafford, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the Stellar Care Center, Woodsfield, Ohio.      She was born near Stafford, Ohio on February 20, 1941 a daughter of the late James Thomas Robinson and Edna Jane Dickson Robinson.      Barbara was a retired hairdresser and was the former owner of Barb’s Beauty Salon, Stafford, Ohio. She was a member of the Stafford United Methodist...