All Obituaries

Doris Jean Lynn, age 86, of 78623 Eva Mae Road, Freeport died peacefully at 5:04 a.m. Sunday, October 6, 2019 in her home. She was born May 23, 1933 in Belmont County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lester McCarty Arnold and Lula Mae Johnson Arnold. Doris was a graduate of Freeport High School, Class of 1951. She was a teacher’s aide and librarian at Freeport Elementary School for twenty-five years. She is also a member of the Freeport United Methodist Church Her husband, Delbert...

After a wonderful life filled with love, laughter, mischief and adventure Leon R Harvey, Sr. age 73 passed away with peace and grace on September 25, 2019 at his home in Freeport, Ohio with his family by his side. Leon was born September 9, 2019 in Elkins, West Virginia. He was the second of four children born to Carl and Georgia Harvey. He joins his parents and a brother, Eddie (Kitty) Harvey in Heaaven. He is survived by his sister, Donelda (Dale) Selmon and his brother, Terry...

Joyce Ilene Sears, age 77, passed away at Mount Carmel East Hospital on September 7, 2019. She was born November 10, 1941 in Guernsey County; a daughter of the late James and Thelma Sears. She is survived by her four children: Tamara Clevenger, Christopher (Kittie) Clay, Tracey (Carmen) Clay and Jennifer (Jim Upp) Snyder as well as five grandchildren: Christina Clay, Elizabeth Upp, Levi Upp, Todd Clay and Dylan Upp and two great grandchildren: Ava Tippett and Ryan Tippett.  In...

Dalton Earl Hinds, age 96, of 77400 Freeport Tippecanoe Road, Freeport died at 2:39 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Born November 5, 1922 in Sewellsville, Belmont County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Worthy Worthington Hinds and Lessie Ellen Orr Hinds. Dalton graduated from Barnesville High School in 1940. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a World War II veteran. He was a member of the Flushing...

Larry Lee Cochran, age 66, of 80040 Riggs Hollow Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio 44699 died at 10:07 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, Ohio after a short illness. He was born March 15, 1953 in Akron, Ohio, a son of the late Clifford Kenneth Cochran and Verna Mae Thomas Cochran. Larry worked for thirty-eight years for American Spring Wire in Bedford Heights where he was a strand operator. He retired in 2013 with a medical disability. He was a member...

Verna Louella Stevens, age 93, of 106 Reddington Hill, Holloway, Belmont County, Ohio died at 6:29 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2019 in Forest Hills Care Center, St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born August 10, 1925 in Harrison County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Clayton W. Luyster and Bertha Louella Hamilton Luyster. Verna was a graduate of Freeport High School, Class of 1942, and was a member of the House of the Shepherd in New Athens. She was a devoted wife and homemaker. Her...

Maye Mary Frizzell, age 98, of Cadiz formerly of Piedmont died at 7:00 a.m. Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. Born in Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio on July 17, 1920; she was a daughter of Charles Frederick Rothel and Ruby Jane Varsey Rothel Attended Freeport High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for her dad at Rothel Tractor Service of Cadiz for seven years. Maye was a member of the Piedmont United Methodist Church and was a pianist for many years at...

Raymond Lloyd Householder, age 78, of 31785 Piedmont Freeport Road, Freeport died at 4:07 p.m. June 22, 2019 surrounded by his family in the Harrison County Home, Cadiz. He was born May 4, 1941 in Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Harold Lloyd “Red” Householder and Pearl Simpkins Householder. Raymond retired from Hanna Coal Company. He was a member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church and the United Mine Workers of America. His wife of 57 years, Dorothy Jane Luyster Householder...

Donald Lowell Meredith, age 84 of 14462 State Route 258, Tippecanoe died at 12:31 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 in  Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia. He was born when September 13, 1934 in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, a son of the late David Cowden Meredith and Mabel Sarah Pulley. Don graduated from Madison High School in 1952. In 1954 he joined and served in the Army Reserves for nineteen years. Don worked at Warner Swasey / Gradall in New Philadelphia...

Robert Lee Henry, Sr., age 67 of 65131 Old Route 8, Barnesville, Ohio 43713 died peacefully at home at 1:19 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Bob was born December 20, 1951 in Canton, Ohio to the late Merle William Henry and Martha Naomi Hildreth Henry. He was a 1970 graduate of Buchtel High School in Akron and then attended Ohio Diesel Tech School in Cleveland. He was employed by Ford Motor Company in Lorain for five years working on the assembly line then he worked for a year for Ohio CAT in...