Caroline Jean Cornell, formerly of Chester and more recently of DeLand, FL., passed at the Florida Lutheran Retirement Center in DeLand on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.A lifelong resident of Newell, and Chester, Jean was born in Newell on March 28,…
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John Paul Shroads
John Paul Shroads, 62, of New Cumberland, passed away April 3, 2021.Born November 23, 1958, in Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late William E. and Anna Marie (Christen) Shroads.John graduated in 1977 from Oak Glen High School.…
Josephine Gibson
Josephine D. Gibson, 89, of Chester, passed away, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester. She heard the words as she entered heaven, “Well done thy good and faithful servant… you have kept the faith, your time…
Steven Smith
Steven W. Smith, 58, of Weirton, passed, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, following a 2-month battle with complications of COVID-19.Born, January 29, 1963, in Cleveland, OH., he is a son of Elizabeth Wilson Smith of…
George Korbel
George Michael Korbel, 85, of New Cumberland, WV went to be with our Lord, Friday, April 2, 2021 at Weirton Medical Center after a very brief illness.He was born on October 21, 1935 in Weirton, WV to the late Joseph…
Ernie Cross
Ernie Cross Jr., 85, of Newell, WV, passed away April 9, 2021.Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Earnest and Elda (Franklin) Cross.Ernie was a retired pottery worker. The co-owner of the former Ernie’s Bar. Ernie…
Patricia Bailey
Patricia E. “Patty” Bailey, 64 of East Liverpool, passed peacefully at her home while in the loving care of her family on Sunday, April 11, 2021, following a lengthy illness.A daughter of the late Harvey and Lacy Cain, Patty was…
Smith February Lions Scholar for January
Jadyn Smith is the February 2021 Oak Glen High School’s Lion Club Scholar of the month. Jadyn is a member of Oak Glen High School Class of 2021. Jadyn is 18, she is the daughter of Todd and Lisa Smith…
Baskets Donated
Members of the Paris Presbyterian Church made a special delivery at WMC just in time for Easter. Karen Cowan and Joel Peterson, Director of Church Outreach, delivered Easter baskets to nursing departments as a token of appreciation for the work…
Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce
But we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. If you’re a procrastinator, we still have both the federal and state tax forms and instruction booklets here for you. Time’s running out, though so you better hurry! We can also…