Obituaries

Feb 4, 2018

James Leroy Chaney, age 86, of 30100 Chaney Road, Tippecanoe died at 11:16 a.m. Sunday, February 4, 2018 at his home.

He was born in the Atwood area on December 26, 1931 and moved to his family's farm where he currently lived when he was a year old. He was the son of the late James H....

Jan 23, 2018

Pamela J. Jones, age 65, of 26544 Fairground Road, Piedmont, Ohio went to be with the Lord at 8:29 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio due to complications following a heart attack.

She was born September 24, 1952 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Bryan Fulton and Betty Luella Cordner Fulton.

Jan 20, 2018

Athena Lynn Bardall was a six day old daughter and a sweet miracle baby of Ethan and Andi Singhaus Bardall of Freeport. She was born at 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio. She weighted one pound, 15.9 ounces, and was 14 inches long. Athena became an angel at 7:58 p.m. Saturday, January 20,...

Jan 19, 2018

Delmar L. Ferguson, age 85 of 65525 Larrick Ridge Road, Cambridge, Ohio went home to be with the Lord at 6:00 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2018 in Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio.

Born July 10, 1932 in Stock Township, Harrison County, he was a son of the late Howard Leslie Ferguson and Marguerita Marie Stevens Ferguson....

Nov 29, 2017

Ocle M. Wolfe, age 81, of 31995 Clendening Lake Road, Freeport died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio after a period of declining health.

He was born August 14, 1936 in Marion County, West Virginia, a son of the late Robert and Rebecca Huffman Wolfe.

He worked and retired as a...

Oct 21, 2017

Ronald Wayne Dunlap, age 78, of Fisher Road, Freeport died Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Ohio State Medical Center, Columbus after a brief illness.

He was born May 16, 1939 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio. Ronald was a son of the late Wilbert Francis Dunlap and Vera Mae Kappell Dunlap.

He was a 1957 graduate...

Sep 15, 2017

Elden Eugene "Tracker" Slack, age 69 of 238 East Main Street, Freeport, Ohio died Friday, September 15, 2017 in Summa Health Systems Hospital in Akron, Ohio.

He was born July 6, 1948 in Syracuse, a son of the late John Orville Slack and Ada A. Blake Slack. As a young man he served in the United States...

May 11, 2017

Donald Leroy Fisher, 90, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Freeport Oh, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, May 11. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Mae (Purkey) Fisher who passed away on December 9, 2016.

Born on Friday, August 13, 1926 in Belmont County to the late Carl Leroy...

Apr 15, 2017

D. Wayne Overholt, age 81, went home to be with the Lord at 6:50 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 in the Truman Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, Ohio after a period of declining health.

Wayne was born October 16, 1935 in Dennison, Ohio,...

Mar 17, 2017

Anne Catherine Gutzman, age 75, of Freeport, Ohio died at 9:18p.m. on 3/17/17 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio due to complications from open heart surgery.

She was born July 27, 1941 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, daughter of the late James Peter Gardner and Cecilia Johanna Sutter Gardner.

Anne was a 1958 graduate of...

Mar 13, 2017

Margaret Lois Cunningham,  age 93, of 76795 Valley Knoll Road, Flushing (Piedmont) died at 12:27 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio following a brief illness.

She was born February 9, 1924 in Antrim, Ohio. She was the only child of Frank Raymond Caldwell and Lillian Downerd Caldwell.

Margaret graduated from...

Feb 4, 2017

Sina Pauline Greenwalt, age 97, of 20432 Sligo Road, Freeport, Guernsey County, Ohio died at her home at 3:06 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2017.

Born August 9, 1919 in Guernsey County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Oliver M. Greenwalt and Lillie Dale Davidson Greenwalt.

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Jan 19, 2017

Ronald Kinsey Milleson, age 82, of Freeport died at 11:24 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Born August 11, 1934 in Freeport, he was the son of the late Arthur H. "Brady" Milleson and Mary G. Kinsey Milleson.

After graduating from Freeport High School in 1952, Kinsey...

Jan 2, 2017

Jean Ivolene Anderson, age 85 of 233 East Muskingum Street, Freeport died at 7:43 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2017 in Emerald Pointe Nursing Home, Barnesville, Ohio.

Born August 25, 1931 in Harrison County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Chester Leland Rapp and Myrtle Marie Dunlap Rapp.

Jan 1, 2017

Sherry Lynn Best, age 74, from 10413 Rock Road SE, Uhrichsville died unexpectedly at 6:32 am January 1, 2017 in Trinity West Hospital in Steubenville, Ohio. Born in Tuscarawas County on October 19, 1942 to the late John and Norma Beech.

Sherry completed 10 th grade at Tuscarawas county schools and worked as a homemaker her whole...

Dec 25, 2016

Donald Thurston DeVoy, Sr. age 72, of 72725 Freeport Road, Piedmont died at home at 3:51 a.m. Sunday, December 25, 2016 after a short battle with cancer.

Born August 29, 1944 in Barnesville, a son of the late Arthur Thurston DeVoy and Sadie Hayes DeVoy.

He was a retired self-employed truck driver for Wampum Hardware...

Dec 9, 2016

Dorothy M. Fisher, 85 of New Philadelphia, formerly of Freeport, Ohio died December 9, 2016 in New Dawn Retirement Community following a period of declining health.

She was born March 11, 1931 in Franklin, Ohio to the late (Thomas) Olan Purkey and Nellie Elizabeth (White) Purkey.  After graduating from Franklin High School, she graduated from Otterbein University...

Dec 5, 2016

Dorothy May Gardner, age 88, of Tippecanoe went home to be with the Lord at 10:15 am Monday, December 05, 2016 in Union Hospital, Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio after a short illness.

Dorothy was born October 18,...

Nov 14, 2016

David Walter Ackerman, Jr., age 74 of 805 High Vista Drive, Davenport, Florida formerly of 26055 Stull Road, Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683 died at 4:16 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2016 in the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburdale, Florida.

Born September 5, 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia; he was son of the late David Walter Ackerman, Sr. and...

Oct 15, 2016

Clarence "Tadpole" Wardell, Jr. of 78721 Side-Hill Road, Freeport went to be with the Lord, Saturday, October 15, 2016 after a battle with cancer.

He was born August 1, 1929 in Dennison, Ohio to the late Clarence Wardell and Lena Bagalis Wardell. He...