Bernard H. Sephfus
Nov 6, 2024
Bernard "Jimmy" Sephfus, 90, of Amesville, passed away Weds, Nov. 6, 2024 at Rockland Ridge in Belpre. He was born Jan. 3, 1934 to the late Howard "Judy" and Emma (Kennedy) Sephfus in Plantsville, OH. He was a Laminator Operator for 35 years at Kisor Aluminum in Belpre and attended Bethel Wesleyan Church. He is survived by 2 sons,...
Sandra A. (Mccumbers) Bywater
Nov 5, 2024
Sandra A. Bywater 66, of Stockport passed away November 5, 2024 at her home. She was born September 7, 1958 in Calhoun County, West Virginia the daughter of Harrison McCumbers and Ocie Cummings McCumbers. She worked as a clerk at Par Mar in Beverly. She is survived by her children, Casey (Tom) Hickey, Tony (Melissa) Cottrill, Carla (Steve) Wilson,...
Melba A. (Ray) Garner
Nov 3, 2024
Melba A. Garner 88, of McConnelsville passed away November 3, 2024 at her home. She was born September 25, 1936 in Charleston, West Virginia the daughter of the late James Ray and Wava Casto Ray. She was retired from Malta Manufacturing and a member of Tabor Ridge Church of Christ. She is survived by two grandchildren, Donna C. McDonie...
Dale Dille
Nov 2, 2024
Dale "Dee" Dille 61, of Walhonding, Ohio passed away November 2, 2024 at his home. He was born January 20, 1963 in Beverly to Richard Dille and Mary Ellen Knox Fleming. He was a truck driver, a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in McConnelsville, loved to four wheel, and was an avid gardener. He is survived...
Willard “Bill” Dailey
Oct 29, 2024
Willard (Bill) Dailey, 93, of McConnelsville passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 29, 2024. He was born April 1, 1931 to the late Dennis and Bessie Dailey. A veteran of the USAF, he was retired from the Ohio Ferro Alloys after 35 years, and farmed most of his life. He is survived by his wife of 67...
Jean Lois (Raney) Little
Oct 28, 2024
Jean Lois (Raney) Little, 98, of McConnelsville passed away Monday, October 28, 2024. She was born December 13, 1925 in Malta to Ed and Marie Raney. She was a graduate of Pennsville High School. Jean was a lifelong member of Ohio Grange and belonged to several other clubs including the Bristol Ladies' Missionaries and the Never Silent Club. She...
Helen L. (Pauley) Martin
Oct 27, 2024
Helen L. Martin, 95, of McConnelsville passed away Sunday, October 27, 2024 at her home. She was born October 2, 1929 in Middleport, Ohio a daughter of the late, Harley Pauley and Dessie Butcher Pauley. Helen was a homemaker and had formerly worked as a cook at several McConnelsville area restaurants. She enjoyed crafts, gardening, and working with flowers....
Jacquline "Jackie" Fisher
Oct 21, 2024
Jacquline "Jackie" Fisher, 73, of Malta, passed away on Mon, Oct. 21, 2024 at her residence. She was born on Aug. 29, 1951 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Harold and Darlene Neel Fesler. She worked as a bus driver for over 32 years for the Morgan Co. School Systems. She was a member of the Fairview Church in...
Penny J. Smith
Oct 12, 2024
Penny J. Smith, 60, of McConnelsville, passed away on Sat, Oct. 12, 2024 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on Dec. 28, 1963 in Aulburn, California to the late Roy E. and Velma P. Hitt Smith. She worked for the Morgan County Highway Dept. in McConnelsville. She is survived by a son, Matthew Roberts of Sacramento, CA,...
Jake J.D. Reinstetle
Oct 12, 2024
Jake (JD) Reinstetle, 65, of Zanesville, passed on Sat, Oct. 12, 2024 at his residence after a brief bout with cancer. He was born on September 11, 1959 to Stub Reinstetle and Dixie Love (Tony) Janes. He retired from Texas Eastern Gas Company in Somerset and was also a member of the M&M Fire Department in McConnelsville for many...
Rae Ann Stollar
Oct 10, 2024
Rae Ann Stollar, 70, of Stockport passed away Thurs. Oct. 10, 2024 at her residence. She was born Feb. 25, 1954 to the late Raymond and Mary (Sinclair) Pape in Marietta, OH. She is survived by her fiancé, Ron Patterson, of the home, son, James (Lisa) Pape, of Fredricksburg, VA., daughter, Hope McCumbers, of Stockport, sister, Patty Lee, of...
Dennis Robert Harrod, Sr.
Oct 9, 2024
Dennis Robert Harrod, Sr., age 67, of McConnelsville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on October 9, 2024. Dennis was born on January 20, 1957 in Flint, MI to the late Byron Harrod and Marilyn Theetge. He later moved to Georgia and then made his home in McConnelsville, Ohio with his wife, Becky. Dennis's love for fishing and hunting was almost...
Phyllis Joann Wallace
Oct 5, 2024
Phyllis JoAnn Wallace, 89, of Stockport, passed away on Sat, Oct. 5, 2024 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. She was born on May 7, 1935 in Stockport to the late Max and Dorothy Riley Ewart. She retired after 40 years from the Chesterhill Stone Company in McConnelsville. She was a member of the Tabor Ridge Church...
Alice Marie (Mason) Shreve
Oct 5, 2024
Alice Marie Shreve, 99, of McConnelsville passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024 at her home. She was born March 25, 1925 in Adena, Ohio a daughter of the late, Clyde Mason and Gertrude Young Mason. Alice was a long time member of the McConnelsville Methodist Church and the Howard Chandler Christy Art Guild. She was a member of the...
James E. Ratliff
Oct 4, 2024
James E. Ratliff, 78, of Stockport, passed away on Fri, Oct. 4, 2024 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville, He was born on Aug. 23, 1946 in Grundy, Virginia to the late Lawson and Lou Amy Stiltner Ratliff. He was a member of the U.S. Army and was an auto mechanic by trade. He is survived by...
Donald L. Buchanan Sr.
Oct 1, 2024
Donald L. Buchanan Sr. 82, of McConnelsville passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at his home with his family at his side. He was born January 22, 1942 in Morgan County the son of the late Homer Buchanan and Georgia Osborne Buchanan. He was retired from Sprint Telephone Company, attended Fairview Holiness Church near Burr Oak, he loved his...
David L. Bigart
Sep 28, 2024
David L. Bigart, 78, of Malta, passed away on Sat. Sept. 28, 2024 at his residence. He was born on June 22, 1946 in Scranton, Pa. to the late Bruce and Anne Lindsay Bigart. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war and spent his life working as an Electrical Technician retiring from...
Wanda K. Counts
Sep 28, 2024
Wanda Kay Counts, 68, of Stockport, passed away on Sat, Sept. 28, 2024 at her residence. She was born on March 14, 1956 in Huntington, W.Va. to Pete and Polly Evans Browning. She was a homemaker and a member of the Tabor Ridge Church of Christ. She is survived by her Father, Pete Browning of Wilsondale, W.Va, husband of...
Michael W. Sumner
Sep 28, 2024
Michael W. Sumner, 67, of Malta, passed away on Sat. Sept 28, 2024 at his residence. He was born on Jan. 11, 1957 in Vicco, Kentucky to the late James and Joyce Daniels Sumner. He worked as a coal miner until his retirement. He is survived by 2 brothers, Marcus Sumner and Matthew Sumner and a sister, Scynthia Cosgrave. ...
Amanda Tompkins Welsh
Sep 26, 2024
Amanda J. Tompkins Welsh, 41, of Malta, passed away on Thurs, Sept. 26, 2024 at her residence. She was born on Feb. 13, 1983 in Zanesville, Ohio to William and Roberta Apperson Tompkins. She received her Master's in Education from Ohio University and taught for several years at the South Elementary School in Morgan County. She was a member...
