Category Obituaries

OBITUARY: JAMES DOAK

                James H. Doak, 65, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Friday, February 4, 2022.    He was born May 2, 1956 in Steubenville, OH a son of James D. & Donna J. (Smurthwaite) Doak of New Cumberland, WV.  James was a retired Mechanical Engineer.                …

OBITUARY: SKIP REASER

. Skip Reaser 1950-2022 Skip always put others before himself.  Family and friends came first no matter what. Most notably he was particularly fond of his in-laws and mercilessly teased all children in the family both in the UK and the USA whenever he was with…

FORMER JUSTICE EDWIN FLOWERS HAS DIED

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Former Supreme Court Justice Edwin F. Flowers died Thursday, January 27, in Morgantown. He was 91. Chief Justice John Hutchison said, “I am terribly saddened to hear of the passing of one of our own. His exemplary career stands as a monument…

OBITUARY: WILLIAM FORDYCE

                William “Sonny” Fordyce Jr.; 83, of Weirton, WV passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Weirton Geriatric Center.                 He was born February 25, 1938 in Claysville, PA a son of the late William & Ettie Mae (Jackson) Fordyce.  He is also preceded in…

OBITUARY: THOMAS DARNLEY

Thomas L. Darnley of Georgetown, passed at his home while in the loving care of his family on Sunday, January 23, 2022, following a lengthy illness. He was 81 years old. He was the son of the late Gilbert and Beatrice Weir Darnley. Tom was…

OBITUARY: BETTY RAYL

Betty Ilene Rayl, 87, formerly of East Liverpool and a resident of Vero Beach for the past 4 years, passed at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach on Thursday, January 20, 2022, following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of East Liverpool,…

OBITUARY: CAROL RUSSELL

Carol A. Russell, loving mother, grandmother, and sister passed at the Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, following a lengthy illness. She was 76 years old. She was born in St. Helen’s England on November 3, 1945. Carol was the daughter of…

OBITUARY: CARON PARIS

Caron L. Paris, formerly of Weirton and most recently Chester, passed at the East Liverpool City Hospital with her loving family at her side as they always were, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, following a lengthy illness. She was 79 years old.Born in Metz, West…

OBITUARY: Don Greathouse

    Donald “Don” Greathouse, 75, of New Cumberland, WV, went home to his heavenly father on January 15, 2022. Born October 17, 1946 in New Cumberland, WV, he was the son of the late Clarence and Rosabell (Jones) Greathouse. He graduated in 1964 from Oak Glen High…