Obituaries

Nov 17, 2023

Ralph "Keel" Christman, 63, of Barnesville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 17, 2023, at his home. He was born on May 28, 1960, in Barnesville to the late Walter "Ralph" and Marlie "Lodena" Christman of Jerusalem, Ohio. Keel was a 1978 graduate of Beallsville High School and a 1978 graduate of Swiss Hills. He owned and operated...

Nov 4, 2023

Harlen James Temple, 64, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Barnesville Hospital surrounded by God's love, his family, and friends. He was born on November 10, 1958 in Barnesville to the late William Franklin "Bud" Temple and Elizabeth Grace "Betty" (Miller) Temple.

Harlen was a 1977 graduate of Barnesville High School. He...

Nov 3, 2023

John E. Watson, 86, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family and dog, Sonny. He was born on October 29, 1937 to the late Gladys U. Watson.

John was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Temperanceville.  He was retired from Consolidated Coal Company where...

Oct 27, 2023

Rhoda Frances Strauss, 73, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at WVU Medicine - Barnesville Hospital Emergency Room. She was born on December 18, 1949, in Flushing, Ohio to the late Fred and Helen (Groves) Saunders. Fran was devoted and dedicated in helping at her church at Centerville Christian Church. She loved helping others. She...

Oct 26, 2023

Charles William McLaughlin, 83, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Astoria Place of Barnesville with Peggy by his side holding his hand. He was born on April 12, 1940 at Barnesville Hospital to the late Herman and Mary "Gertrude" (Brown) McLaughlin.

Charles was a 1958 graduate of Barnesville High School. Peggy and...

Oct 25, 2023

Daniel O'Neil Gallagher (D.O.G), 72, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 25th at Embassy of Cambridge.  He was born on December 23,1950 in Barnesville, Ohio, to the late Jacob and Agnes Gallagher.

He was a 1968 graduate of Barnesville High School.  After graduation he attended Columbus Barber College.  For several years, Dan and his brother...

Oct 23, 2023

Thomas Patrick Wheeler, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, 73, of Barnesville, Ohio passed into the arms of our Lord on October, 23rd 2023 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in East Chicago, Indiana, on August 1, 1950 to the late Phyllis (O'Donnell) Wheeler and the late Harold Wheeler. He graduated from Zane Trace High...

Oct 20, 2023

Annette Maxine Bilyeu, 65, of McConnelsville, formerly of Malaga, Ohio passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023 at her home. She was born on February 17, 1958 in Barnesville to the late Carl and Virginia (Matthews) Groves.

Ann was a 1976 graduate of Beallsville High School. Later she attended Belmont Technical College to become a LPN. She...

Oct 15, 2023

Donna Jean Pryor, 80, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Astoria Place of Barnesville. She was born on September 7, 1943, in Barnesville to the late Bainard Francis and Gladys Juanita (Baker) Murphy.

Donna was a 1961 graduate of Barnesville High School where she was a member of the Raunchy Girls. She...

Oct 12, 2023

Martha Elizabeth (Myers) James, 87, of Cambridge, Ohio formerly of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Kettering Health Main Campus. She was born on June 1, 1936 in Barnesville to the late Hagar and Rosa (Jackson) Myers.

Martha was a graduate of Barnesville High School. She was the writer of the Barnesville High...

Oct 11, 2023

Judy Ann Wilt, 77, of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Akron, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at WVU Medicine - Wheeling Hospital. She was born on August 24, 1946, in Sutton, West Virginia, to the late Gene Sherwood and Anna Lee (Hartman) Whytsell.

She was a 1964 graduate of Springfield High School in Akron....

Oct 7, 2023

Robert Neuhart Harris, 99, of Barnesville passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023.  Bob was born in Noble County on June 11, 1924 to the late Israel and Gertrude (Neuhart) Harris.

Bob was is a WWII Veteran of the United States Air Force.  He was a graduate of Batesville High School.  Bob was a member of the...

Oct 6, 2023

Thomas Emerson "Doc" Hollida, 73, formerly of Barnesville, Ohio passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, October 6, 2023. He was born on March 4, 1950 in Barnesville to the late Willard Park Hollida and Mary Isabelle (Brown) Hollida Dohonish. Tom was a 1968 graduate of Barnesville High School. He was an Army Veteran. Tom...

Oct 2, 2023

Doreen D. "Dee Dee" Detling, 68, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born on September 24, 1955, in Barnesville Hospital to the late Richard Dale "Dick" and Janet A. (Huntsman) Detling.

Dee Dee was a 1973 graduate of Barnesville High School where she...

Sep 28, 2023

Freda G. Duvall, 100, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at Astoria Place of Barnesville. She was born on September 22, 1923 in Belmont County to the late Harry and Mary (Chappell) Mayberry. Freda was a member of the Somerton Church of Christ. She worked as a seamstress for 44 years. Freda enjoyed farming and...

Sep 26, 2023

Erica Renee Peddicord, 35, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Barnesville Hospital. She was born on April 15, 1988 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Barbara Toohey and Philip Van Horn.

Erica was a 2007 graduate of Union Local High School and the JVS. After high school she attended Belmont Tech where she...

Sep 24, 2023

Helen Jean (Wood) Newland, 93, of Holloway passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at Belmont Manor in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Helen was born on September 12, 1930, in West Alexander, PA to the late Glenn James and Mary M. (Acker) Wood. Helen and her husband owned and operated Woods Family Farm. She loved to watch birds and taking...

Sep 23, 2023

Lori J. Watson, 62, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1961 in Barnesville, Ohio to John Logan and the late Rae Jean (Warfield) Logan. Lori was a member of the Assumption Church of Barnesville. She had served as the treasurer...

Sep 20, 2023

Wendy M. Wells, 48, of Barnesville passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital.  Wendy was born in West Covina, California on January 19, 1975 to the late Dennis and Martha (Volen) Mitchell.

Wendy loved to make bracelets and doing word search books.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Sep 13, 2023

Sandra E. Johnson, 85, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September, 13, 2023 at the Walton Home. She was born on November 18, 1937 in Barnesville to the late Hubert Johnson and Marguerite (Patterson) Kloss.

Sandy was a graduate of Barnesville High School and a member of the Barnesville United Methodist Church. She was a nurse,...