All Obituaries

James A. (Bones) Burger, age 64, of Piedmont died at 6:03 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia. Following Jim’s wishes he will be cremated. Jim was born March 31, 1956 in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio; a son of the late Joseph and Murle Irene Perdue Burger. Due to declining health, Jim was retired. He had worked for Baker Construction, Ralph Legg, Crosier Lumber, and Oxford Mining. He had served as assistant fire chief for the...

Gene R. Miller, age 91, of St. Clairsville died at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Select Specialty Hospital of Southeast Ohio in Newark, Ohio after a short illness. Gene was born October 7, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan; a son of the late Fred C. Miller and Lena Morrison Miller. He joined the military when he was sixteen years old. He received his GED while in the military. He served in the Marines and Army, Gene was a veteran of World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam...

Jeffrey Lee Currence, age 67, 30600 Norris Road, Tippecanoe, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring, Florida. He was born September 6, 1953 in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio; a son of the late Charles L. Currence and Dorothy Madeline Cunningham Currence. Jeff was a graduate of Lakeland High School in Freeport and Diesel College in Nashville, Tennessee. He worked at Ohio CAT in Cadiz for several years and retired with a medical disability...

Richard T. Bardall, age 80, of Tippecanoe died the morning of Friday, December 18, 2020 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio. He was born August 19, 1940; a son of the late Elmer Theodore Bardall and Ruth Anita Hoop Bardall. Richard was a 1958 graduate of Freeport High School and received the American Farmer Award in 1961. He was a lifetime farmer and was a long time Harrison Hills School board member. He was a member of the West Chester United Methodist Church.  Surviving is...

Harry “Duane” Ripley, age 89, of West Chester, died peacefully Friday evening, December 18, 2020 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio and will be spending Christmas with Jesus. Born February 19, 1931 in Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Craig Raymond Ripley and Evelyn Lucile Phillips Ripley. He graduated from Madison High School, Antrim, where he excelled in basketball.  On June 6, 1948, Duane married his high school...

Viona Ruth Weaver, age 76, of Canton, formerly of Scio and Deersville died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in Hanover Healthcare in Massillon. Born August 15, 1944 in Massillon, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late James Robert Carl who died November 24, 1998 and Marie Viola Boone Carl who died September 12, 1998. Viona attended McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. She was a professional cook for restaurants, lounges, clubs, and the Boy Scout camp near Deersville. She was also a certified...

Norma Lee Walters Merrill, age 84 of 81245 Burkhart Road, Tippecanoe died at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was born September 4, 1936 in Steubenville, Ohio; a daughter of the late Charles Walters and Bertha Moore Walters. She devoted her life to her family. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Fredrick Merrill who died August 20, 2000. Surviving are a daughter, Kim Wronski of Parma; two sons: Joseph...

Linda Lou Moore Sudduth, age 81, of 14833 Zane Road, Lore City died at 3:29 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Genesis Hospital, Zanesville.  She was born October 6, 1939 in Mt Olivet, Belmont County, a daughter of the late James Reginald Moore and Thelma Lucille McBurney Moore Douglass.  She was a high school graduate and devoted her life to making a home for her family. Linda was a collector of many things and was a fantastic bread maker, a keeper of the old ways. She is...

Ralph Edward Legg, age 85, of 33500 East Main Street, Piedmont, died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020 in the Harrison County Home, Cadiz. He was born January 26, 1935 in Richlands, West Virginia, a son of the late William Theodore Legg and Waneta Mae Huffman Lee. Ralph owned his own trucks. He drove and hauled heavy equipment for the coal industry most of his life. He worked for eleven years for R&F Coal Company and retired after ten years hauling for Nemo’s in...

Karrie Dee (Gay) Householder, age 52, of 26581 Idlewood Lane, Piedmont died at 3:42 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 2020 in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was born April 28, 1968 in Midland, Michigan; a daughter of the late Orville John “Jack” Gay, Jr. and Carol Edith Champine Gay. Karrie was a 1986 graduate of Lakeland High School then graduated with a degree in Mental Health from Belmont Tech in 1995. After graduation she went to work for Jenkins...