All Obituaries

Paul Ray Mallarnee, age 74, of 31945 Piedmont Freeport Road, Freeport died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at 11:41 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018 at home while tilling in his garden.  He was born September 4, 1943 in Harrison County; a son of the late Glenn Thurman Mallarnee and Edna...

Judith Ethel Cost, age 77 of 81788 Lovers Lane, Tippecanoe, Ohio 44699 died at home on Friday, June 8, 2018. Born November 15, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John Litva and Elizabeth Minnie Hardwick Litva. She was a graduate from Warren Consolidated High School in 1958 and attended Wheeling Business College, West Virginia for two years. Judy worked for RCA plant in Cambridge for a couple years and retired from Espenschieds Restaurant in...

David Allen Moore, Sr. age 79, of Moorefield died at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 5, 1939 in Freeport; a son of the late Clark Campbell Moore and Lela Alice Dunlap Moore. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1956.  David Allen retired...

Mary E. Clark, age 96 of 4835 Coopermill Road, Zanesville, formerly of Piedmont died at 12:55 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Genesis Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio. Born October 18, 1921 in Bethesda, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Lowell Enos Lucas and Hazel Lee Watson Lucas. Mary was a 1939 graduate of Summerfield High School. While in high school she was a member of the choir and was involved in the plays. In addition to being the wife of a farmer and a...

James Carter “Skinnyneck” McCleary, age 64, of 102 Kirk Street, Flushing, Ohio 43977 passed away peacefully at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his home. He was born February 7, 1954 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late James Leroy McCleary and Ruth Mae Carter McCleary. He was a 1972 graduate of Union Local High School.  Jim was an owner, operator, and truck driver. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion of Flushing Post...

James Rice Pettay, age 87, of 13742 Havendale Drive, Brook Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Northwestern Health Care Center, Berea, Ohio. Born September 21, 1930 in Orlando, Florida, he was a son of the late William Alton Pettay and Martha Edith Williams Pettay. James retired in 1997 from American Mail-Well Envelope Company of Cleveland. He was in management there for thirty-one years. He was a United States Army Veteran,...

Charles Eugene Ash, Jr. age 78, of 28700 Norris Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio died in Community Hospice Truman House at 4:26 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born October 6, 1939 in Harrison County, Ohio. He was a son of the late Charles Eugene Ash, Sr. and Edith Fern Miller Ash. He worked for Stillwater Clay, Massillon Steel Casting, and retired in July 2016 from Washington Township. Junior was a 60 year plus member of the Washington Township Volunteer...

        Kenneth Maynard Duvall, age 83, of 72881 Freeport Road, Piedmont, passed away at Country View Assisted Living, Lore City, Ohio at 10:18 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018.         Born August 5, 1934 in Wheeling, West...

Virginia Mae Clay, age 99, of 31360 Cadiz Piedmont Road, Piedmont, died at 2:14 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, West Virginia. Born in Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio on July 14, 1918, she was a daughter of the late James Ross Simpson and Anna Kildow Simpson. Ginny was a 1935 graduate of Freeport High School. She was a member of the Smyrna United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women Group. On August 27,...

Emma Jean Farley Ater, age 90 of Uhrichsville, formerly of Dry Ridge Road, Freeport died at home at 1:40 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 surrounded by family. Born May 23, 1927 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Hobart William Farley and Frances May Wyers Farley. Jean was a 1945 graduate of Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia. She worked part-time at the Freeport Press in the bindery department for several years. She was a member of...