Category Obituaries

OBITUARY: LAURA NULL

Laura Ann Null, 83, of Newell, passed away May 16, 2022.Born December 4, 1938 in Little, WV, she was the daughter of the late Richard Brooks and Lula (Stewart) Hardy.  Laura was a retired custodian from Hancock County School System.She was a former member of the…

OBITUARY: ROGER MATTHES

Roger Lee Matthess, 68, of Chester passed at the Weirton Medical Center on Friday, May 20, 2022, after becoming suddenly ill at his home. Born in New Martinsville, West Virginia on November 6, 1953, he was the son of the late Ray Fiber, and Dora…

OBITUARY: TORI HUGHES

Victoria “Tori” Leigh Hughes, 29, passed away May 9, 2022. Born November 4, 1992, she was the daughter of Cristal Hughes and the late Jeremy Blackwell. Tori was a loving mother, an avid crafter, and a lover of all things “Tim Burton.” She will be…

OBITUARY: BRADLEY ROBERTS

Bradley Eugene Roberts, 60, of Chester, passed away May 14, 2022.Born October 11, 1961 in New Martinsville, WV, he was the son of  late James and Martha (Bates) Roberts.Bradley proudly served in the United States Navy. He was a former truck driver for PINI Trucking.In…

OBITUARY: JANIS SCHMID

    Janis Marie Schmid, 67, of Wooster, OH passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital Weirton Medical Center.    She was born June 14, 1954 in Las Vegas, NV a daughter of the late Richard Albert & Vera Mae (Armstrong) Rowland.    Janis was…

OBITUARY: LARRY SHEPARD

    Claude Larry Shepard II, 57, of Weirton, WV passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian.    He was born April 17, 1065 in Weirton, WV a son of Charlene Kaye Shepard and the late Claude Larry Shepard.    He was employed at Stravaggi Industries…

OBITUARY: MEL HOBBS

Harry Melvin Hobbs, 74, of West Point, passed peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from the devastating effects of cancer. He was under the wonderful care of his wife, Helen McManus Hobbs. He was born in East Liverpool on September 27, 1947.…

OBITUARY: EVELYN ZOELLERS

          Evelyn Frances Zoellers, 83, of Weirton, WV passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Brightwood Center Follansbee, WV.                 She was born April 13, 1939 in Holidays Cove, WV (Weirton0 a daughter of the late Grover G. & Geraldine L. (Wilcox) Swiger.  She was…

OBITUARY: RONALD JANNELLE

                Ronald Henry Jennelle passed away in his sleep April 13, 2022.                 Ron was born September 26, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the only child to the late Henry Newton and Laverne (Stringert) Jennelle.                 Ron was preceded in death by his loving…