All Obituaries

Edward E. Taggart, age 83, of Mineral City, passed away September 4, 2023. He was born August 12, 1940 in Harrison County, Ohio; a son of the late Samuel and Margaret (Howell) Taggart. Ed resided in the Mineral City area most of his life.  He was a 1958 graduate of Freeport High School and was retired from the U. S. Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta. He was a member of Huff Run, the Mineral City Historical Society, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed Stock Car Races,...

Robert Linwood Clendening, age 83, of 32275 Clendening Lake Road, Freeport died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2023 in Park Village Nursing Home, Dover. He was born on his family’s farm on Route 2, Freeport on February 17, 1940 to the late John Black Clendening and Lena Irene Burrier Clendening. Bob was a 1958 graduate of Freeport High School. He was a basketball player for the Lakeland Raiders. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was discharged as a Sargent in...

Francis George Nielsen, age 73, entered the Gates of Heaven on August 15, 2023 at Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek, Ohio after a lengthy illness. Francis previously lived in Uhrichsville, Ohio, and was originally from Freeport, Ohio. Francis was born May 27, 1950 in Dennison; the son of the late Jorgen and Alice Nielsen of Freeport, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mae Nielsen. Francis attended Freeport Grade School and later Lakeland High...

Jaclynn Marie “Jaccii” (Smith) Powers, age 41, of Belmont Street, Bellaire, formerly of Freeport, died unexpectedly at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, August 13, 2023 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born in Barberton, Ohio on April 13, 1982; a daughter of Roger Eugene Smith and Lora Hale Smith of Kinsey Orchard Road, Freeport. She attended Lakeland High School and was a graduate of Harrison Central High School, Class of 2000. She was an amazing wife and mom. In addition to her...

James Carl “Gus” Gustina, age 88, of Cadiz-Piedmont Road, Piedmont died unexpectedly at 5:16 a.m.  Sunday, August 6, 2023 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born January 23, 1935 in Lansing, Belmont County, Ohio to Charles Gustina and Emma Peccin Gustina. Jim attended Freeport High School, then started driving truck for Les Arnold Trucking in New Athens. After that he started working as a mechanic for Mercury Mining in Lafferty, Cravat Coal in...

Donna J. McBurney, age 79, of Piedmont and Akron passed away August 4, 2023 with family by her side in Akron. She was born in Akron, Ohio on September 24, 1943 to Henry and Glenna (Arthur) Farmer. She enjoyed writing for The Outreach newspaper, attending church, participating in the clothes closet in Freeport, planting flowers, gardening and spending time with her family and friends. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, Gerry; a son, Greg; siblings, Norma, David, Don, Lynne. She...

Christopher (Chris) A. McDonald, age 41, residing in Parkersburg, WV, entered into heaven on July 22, 2023. Chris was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England on December 22, 1981 to his parents, Jeffery Allen McDonald and Elaine Louise Schmit McDonald, who were serving in the military stationed in England at the time of his birth. Chris was a 1999 graduate of South Carroll High School, Sykesville, Maryland. He enjoyed soccer and running. He was often the goalie and prided himself that no...

Barbara Lucille Jeffers Tidrick, age 77 of Massillon formerly of Westchester and Rock Hill died at 12:05 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2023 in Glendora Health Care Center, Wooster, Ohio. She was born January 1, 1946 in Belmont County, Ohio; a daughter of the late Clarence Willard “Buss” Jeffers and Vera Todd “Tootie” Jeffers. She attended school in Holloway, Flushing, and Morristown. On May 8, 1965 she married Ernest L. Tidrick, who died June 3, 2021. After she married...

Gary Noel Zechman, age 80, of Piedmont was pronounced dead at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in his home. He was born December 24, 1942 in Cleveland but lived the majority of his life in Piedmont. He was a railroad engineer starting with ConRail in Akron and then worked for the Wheeling Lake Erie Railroad until retiring. Gary enjoyed life. He spent a lot of time taking care of his property, working crossword puzzles, golfing, writing in his daily journal; and he taught himself how...

Kenneth Michael “Buddy” Sharp, age 54, of 16308 Millersburg Road, Danville, Ohio died at 7:04 a.m. Monday, May 1, 2023 in Knox Community Hospital emergency room from an apparent heart attack. He was born October 17, 1968 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Ethel E. Garrett and Edward Arigoni. He was a 1987 graduate of Danville High School. He was a retired orderly, working for various nursing homes around the Killbuck area.  He liked drinking beer, telling jokes, and having a...