Category Obituaries

James Davis

James (Jim) David McDonald, of New Middletown, OH, and formerly of Chester, WV, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family on August 6,2021, at the Hospice House in Poland, OH.                 He was born on November 27th, 1939, at East Liverpool City…

Joanne Hobbs

Joanne R. Hobbs, 87 of Chester, formerly of New Manchester, passed peacefully at the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester on Friday, August 6, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Born in Pricetown, Wetzel County West Virginia on November 26, 1933, she was the daughter of the…

Myrtle Cunningham

Myrtle Cunningham, 83, of Chester, WV, passed away peacefully at Orchards of Foxcrest, Chester, WV, with her family by her side, on August 5, 2021. She was the daughter of late Harold and Mabel  (Chambers) Blake; besides her parents she was preceded in death by her…

Stephanie Freeman

Stephanie Ann Freeman, 55, of Chester, passed away August 2, 2021. Born in Weirton, WV on June 5, 1966, she was the daughter of the late William and Donna (Westfall) Mercer. Stephanie was a former cook for Connie’s Corner in Chester. She was a member…

Betty Pierce

Betty Pierce, 77, of New Cumberland, passed away July 20, 2021.Born May 11, 1944 in Washington, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Homer Pierce and Lelia (Runkle) Pitcock.Betty enjoyed walking and taking care of cats. She attended the New Cumberland free Methodist Church. …

James Lloyd

James “Jimmy” Lloyd, 47, of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away  July 19, 2021.Born April 6, 1974 in Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of  Deborah Baker (Chad) Black of New Cumberland and the late James LloydJimmy volunteered at the Steubenville Mission.Also left to cherish his memory…

Frederick Lang III

Frederick “Phil” Lang III, 63, of New Cumberland, passed away July 15, 2021.Born April 14, 1958 in Weirton, WV, he was the son of the late Frederick and Willa (McKinney) Lang II.Phil worked for Maxwell Welding & Machine. He was an avid Steeler fan and…

Amy Francis

Amy Ann France Williams, 34, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Born, May 1, 1987, in Weirton, she is a daughter of Phillip and Margaret “Diane” France both of New Cumberland. Amy was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Lasure,…

Kristy Martin

Kristy L. Martin, 55, lifelong resident of East Liverpool passed with her loving family at her side at the Hospice House in Poland on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, following a difficult battle with cancer. Born in Salem on January 12, 1966, Kristy was the daughter…