Obituaries

Oct 20, 2018

William Paul Edmunds, age 86, of 72218 Freeport Road, Piedmont died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 in Southeastern Medical Center, Cambridge.

He was born October 12, 1932 in Daisytown, Pennsylvania to the late Edwin Paul Edmunds and Sofia Shipenka Edmunds.

Bill was a US Navy veteran. He was employed by the Ford Company...

Oct 3, 2018

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...

Sep 25, 2018

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 1959. Jim retired...

Sep 17, 2018

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...

Sep 10, 2018

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...

Aug 26, 2018

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...

Aug 26, 2018

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...

Aug 22, 2018

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...

Aug 21, 2018

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...

Aug 1, 2018

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, Kansas.

She...

Jul 24, 2018

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...

Jul 17, 2018

Amy Marie (Gerdeman) Bardall, 48, of Freeport, Ohio, formerly of Delphos, passed away after a brief illness on July 17, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

She was born May 20, 1970 at Van Wert County Hospital to Bill and Mary Elaine (Miller) Gerdeman of Delphos.

Surviving in addition to her parents, is her...

Jul 17, 2018

Harvey Lee Dunlap, age 85, of Freeport died at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Carriage Inn of Cadiz.

He was born April 3, 1933 in New Athens, Ohio, a son of the late Charles Vincent Dunlap and E. Bernice Wilson Dunlap.

He was a graduate of Flushing High School and graduated with a...

Jul 16, 2018

Paul Richard Luyster, age 74, of 78125 Kinsey Orchard Road, Freeport died at 3:50 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2016 surrounded by family after a three year battle with cancer.

He was born February 28, 1944 in Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio; a son of the late Lorence Reynolds Luyster and Eva Irene Greenwalt Luyster.

Paul...

Jul 4, 2018

Betty Jane Denney, age 81, died on the morning of July 4, 2018 at her home near Piedmont.  She was born June 29, 1937 in Lima Ohio to the late Edward Tait and Ruth Vought Cochran. She graduated from Big Walnut High School in 1955and was an office manager for area trucking companies.

She loved living close...

Jul 3, 2018

Michael O. "Mike" Luyster, age 59, of St. Clairsville passed away at his home Tuesday, July 3, 2018 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer .

Born April 11, 1959 in Dennison he was the son of Alma Faye Smith Luyster (Ralph) Brill of Freeport and the late Roy O. Luyster....

Jun 9, 2018

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 Ruth McClintock Mallarnee. Paul graduated from Lakeland High School....

Jun 8, 2018

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...

May 29, 2018

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...

May 24, 2018

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...