Obituaries

Jul 23, 2014

Glenda Joyce Riley, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 22, 1943 at home in Pittsboro, NC to the late Cuba Owen Matlock and Mary Julia (Durham) Matlock.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandchildren -...

Jul 21, 2014

Betty J. Arick, 86, of Barnesville passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Cambridge Health and Rehab Center.  She was born in Belmont County on August 8, 1927 to the late Christopher and Stella (Steven) Carpenter.

Betty was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church.  She worked at the Jonathan Logan Company and also the...

Jul 18, 2014

Kenneth Darrell Stephens, 71, of Barnesville passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital.  He was born in Belmont County on December 10, 1942 to the late Fred Pearl and Garnett Irene (Stephen) Stephens.

Kenneth retired from Cravat Coal Company where he was a dozer operator.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Jul 18, 2014

John W. "Jack" Crum, 71, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at his home. He was born on December 12, 1942 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late H. Dean Crum and Mary A. (Ball) Crum Tarleton.

Jack was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ and was retired from R&F Coal...

Jul 16, 2014

Sally Robb Dingus, 70, of Batesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on October 17, 1943 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Clyde William and Grace (Carpenter) Robb.

Sally was a member of Batesville United Methodist Church, served on Batesville Village Council for 20 years, and Noble County Board of...

Jul 6, 2014

Betty J. Gallagher, 86, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at her home.  She was born in Belmont County on April 3, 1928 to the late Clarence J. and Inez (Dunfee) Doudna.

Betty was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church, a life member of the Ladies Auxillary of VFW Post 2792 and worked as...

Jun 24, 2014

Penny Lee Bates, 51, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Ohio State University Medical Center. She was born on May 25, 1963 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Thomas and Freda (Bishop) Gilmore.

Penny was a member of the Barnesville VFW, American Legion Auxillary, and the Eagles Ladies Auxillary.

In addition...

Jun 23, 2014

Ronald Eugene Whitsell, 74, of Maryland, died Monday (June 23, 2014) in Cambridge. He was born June 6, 1940 in Barnesville, son of the late Clarence Whitsell and Margaret (Gallagher) Whitsell.

Mr. Whitsell retired from Aggregate Dirt Solutions (ADS), where he had been a supervisor. Mr. Whitsell was a...

Jun 18, 2014

James E. Monahan, Sr., 70, of Barnesville, Ohio died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 15, 1943 in Martins Ferry, son of the late Arthur E. and Winifred (Steiner) Monahan.

He was a good husband and father and he loved his family very much. He was a retired coal miner. He...

Jun 12, 2014

Robert V. Speicher, III, 30, of Jacobsburg, Ohio passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home.  He was born in Wheeling, WV on April 25, 1984 to Robert Speicher, Jr. and the late Ada Mae (Moore) Speicher.

Robert is a veteran of the US Marines and a carpenter by trade.

He is survived by...

Jun 3, 2014

Dody L. Greenwood, 54, of Flushing, Ohio passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at The Ohio State University Medical Center. She was born on August 9, 1959 in Barnesville to the late Harry and Ruth (McGee) Shilling.

Dody is survived by her husband - John Greenwood; 3 children - Jessica (Tom McGuire) Greenwood of Flushing, Adam (Melody)...

Jun 1, 2014

Vivian R. (Arick) Gallagher, 94, of Elyria, Ohio formerly of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Life Care Center of Elyria. She was born on March 21, 1920 in Quaker City, Ohio to the late Henry and Adeline (Graham) Arick.

Vivian was a graduate of Batesville High School, member of Barnesville Assumption Church, Catholic...

May 30, 2014

Jean W. Smith, 90, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at her home. She was born on June 20, 1923 in Barnesville to the late Charles Walter and Mabel E. (Wilson) Wilkins.

Jean was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She retired as a clerk for Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library for several years. She...

May 11, 2014

Eric D. Saffield, 50, of Barnesville died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Ohio Valley Medical Center.  He was born in Barnesville on May 20, 1963 to Ronald E. and Sandra (Fields) Saffield of Barnesville.

Eric was a 1981 graduate of Barnesville High School.  He was a carpenter by trade.

In addition to his parents, he...

May 10, 2014

Janet Armstrong Ball passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 on her 97th birthday at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born in Barnesville to the late Henry B. and Della (Ault) Armstrong.

She was a member of the Barnesville First United Methodist Church and former member of the Barnesville Lilac Twig, Barnesville Mother's Club and Bridge Club....

May 10, 2014

William Lee Kurtz, 70, of Somerton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 24, 1943 in Newark, Ohio to the late Theodore and Shirley (Morris) Kurtz.

Bill served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1964 in Germany and in the United States Marine Corps from 1964...

May 8, 2014

Linda Sue (Wheeler) Smith, 66, of Morristown, Ohio passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born on April 20, 1948 to the late Clarence and Doris "Ruth" (Whittacre) Wheeler, Jr.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her companion - Charles Donald Carpenter.

She is...

Apr 30, 2014

Marjorie S. "Dodgie" Hunter, 87, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehab. She was born on September 11, 1926 in Belmont County to the late Howard and Edith (Henderson) Skinner.

Marjorie was a member of the Barnesville First United Methodist Church and the Epworth Park Board. She was District...

Apr 29, 2014

Paula K. (Santore) Seneff, 74, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 24, 1939 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to the late Pete and Wanda (Sosinsky) Santore.

Paula was the owner of Turk's Trophy Shop and was a member of the Senior Citizens Center, Band Bonanza, and Doll...

Apr 26, 2014

Terence L. "Terry" Carpenter, 67, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 27, 1946 to the late Paul C. and Marjorie (Allen) Carpenter.

Terry is a veteran of the US Army.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...