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Darlene Groves, 74, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the Altercare Nursing Home, Cambridge, Ohio.
She was born at Marietta, Ohio on November 5, 1951 a daughter of the late Lee Adam Edgington and Bertha Vivian Hackathorn Edgington.
Darlene was a homemaker and was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star. She enjoyed crafting and watching British T.V.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, David Allen Lee Groves; a grandson, Brandon Groves; one brother, Jerry Edgington; three sisters, Julia Walters, Geneva Hamm and Katherine Bobb.
Surviving are her husband, Howard Groves, whom she married on August 18, 1971; one son, Howard (Jamie) Groves; three brothers, Jim (Betty) Edgington, Richard (Janice) Edgington, Lee (Rhonda) Edgington; one sister, Vicky (Charles) Sparks; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 State Route 78, Woodsfield, Ohio Friday, April 17, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until time of services at 1:00p.m. with Pastor Herb Alexander of the Grace Christian Church officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Graysville, Ohio.
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