All Obituaries

Boyd Hall Jr, age 88, of Piedmont, passed away on Wednesday, Oct 3, 2018 in Cambridge with his family by his side.  He was born July 9, 1930 in Freeport to the late Hazel Kent Hall and Boyd Hall Sr. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Inez Joanne Murphy Hall, his daughter Corella Green of Denver, CO, his son George Hall of Scio, OH; five grandchildren: Alexandra Green of Seattle, WA, Rochelle Green of Salt Lake City, UT, Andrew Hall of Scio, OH, Kyle Hall of New Philadelphia,...

         James Alan Cost, age 78, of 81788 Lovers Lane, Tippecanoe, Ohio died at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, Ohio.           Born March 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was a son of the late Clarence Edgar Cost and Audrey Stringer Cost.           He graduated from Warren Consolidated High School in...

Norman “Foxy” Fox, age 82, of Freeport passed away unexpectedly at his hardware store on Monday, September 17, 2018. Norm was born April 2, 1936 in Shepherdstown, Belmont County, Ohio to the late Ralph Edward Fox and Thelma Marie Weir Fox. Foxy married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Abel on November 28, 1953 and graduated from St. Clairsville High School  in 1954. Also surviving are three children: Bryan (Tammy) Fox of New Athens, Debra (Mike) Wilden of Myrtle Beach,...

Elizabeth Jean Gleason, age 70, of Piedmont died unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 10, 2018. Born March 15, 1948 in Harrison County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn Wilson Luyster and Mary E. Russell Luyster. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School, Freeport. She retired from Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz where she was a nurse’s aide for twenty plus years. She is survived by a daughter, Letisha (Larry) Wells of Freeport; four grandchildren: Alicia (Zach)...

Guyla Jean Bailey Ferguson, 51, of Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 2018. Guyla is the daughter of Thurman Dwight Bailey and Verla Jean (Tomblin) Bailey of Mineral City. She was born October 21, 1966 in Dover, Ohio. She was a 1985 graduate of Tusky Valley High School in Mineral City.  Guyla had a varied work history, including retail, grading roses, and government work among other endeavors, before getting her dream job as Personal Assistant...

Michael “Mike” James Ferguson, age 56, of 30695 Ferguson Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 20 Michael was the son of the late James “Jim” Lawrence and Hazel Bernice Smith Ferguson. He was born October 15, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio. Mike attended high school at Lakeland High School in Freeport and in Ojia, California, but school was never really his thing. Mike was a dedicated worker with a brilliant mind, who found his place in...

          Sara Louise Basham, age 86, of Tippecanoe went to be with her loved ones in heaven at 8:16 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Crowne Pointe Care Center, Columbus, Ohio.           She was born April 17, 1932 in Tippecanoe, Ohio; a daughter of the late Samuel Theodore “Ted” McConnell and Ruth Mae Lee McConnell.           She was a graduate of Uhrichsville High...

Samuel David Glasure, Jr. age 78, of New Philadelphia passed peacefully at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in Union Hospital, Dover. Sam was born April 19, 1940 in New Cumberland, West Virginia to the late Samuel David Glasure, Sr. and Olive Elizabeth Sellars Glasure. He was a US Army Veteran. He was a truck driver most of his life owning and operating his own trucks and he also drove for Mighty Tire of Canton. He was a foreman at Republic Steele in Massillon till they closed. Sam was a...

          Alice Marie Pittis, age 95 of Freeport died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Schoenbrunn Health Care Center, New Philadelphia, Ohio.           Born November 4, 1922 in Junction City, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Omer and Hazel Mounts.           Marie graduated in 1940 from Wakefield High School, Wakefield,...

John Edward Weekly, age 85, of Piedmont died at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville. He was born October 23, 1932 in Toronto, Ohio, a son of the late Paul M. Weekly and Mabel S. Dixon Weekly. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korea War, enlisting on February 4, 1952 and discharged on February 4, 1954. His wife, Jewel Weekly died October 28, 1998. They were married March 7, 1957 in Toronto, Ohio. Surviving are his children: Melodie Scurti of Piedmont,...