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Betty Lou Farson Wilson

Betty Lou Farson Wilson died peacefully on August 7, 2026 in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born on November 6, 1939 to Hosmer and Ethel Hughes Farson in Jackson Township, Ohio. She graduated from Dexter City High School with the Class of 1957. She married William Charles Wilson on August 30, 1959. They resided in Lowell where they raised their daughter, Heather. During those years, Betty enjoyed sewing, reading, collecting Longaberger baskets, and financial planning. She moved to Colorado in 2005 to be near Heather, her son-in-law Anthony Krupa and their two children, Anna Grace and Simon ...

Funeral Services

James Allen Boyce - Celebration of Life and Memorial with military honors, 1 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post 5108 on Pike Street, Marietta. Donald "Don" Lawrence Carpenter - Funeral, 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes, Graveside service, following at Salem Township Cemetery. Visitation, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, and one hour before the service. Hollie Chester Michael - Graveside service, with military honors, 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Evergreen Cemetery, near Belpre. Visitation, 4-8 p.m. Monday at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly.

Robert M. Armour II

Robert M. Armour II, 79, of Marietta, died Aug. 17, 2026. Abiding his wishes, cremation to be observed. www.CawleyandPeoples.com.

James Allen Boyce

James Allen Boyce, 87, of Lowell, Ohio, died on July 31, 2026, due to post-surgical complications. He was born in Marietta on October 30, 1938, to the late Jacob and Helen Boyce. He is survived by his wife, Linda E.Buchanan Boyce (married in Gatlinburg, TN on July 16, 1999), five children; ...

Donald “Don” Lawrence Carpenter

Donald "Don" Lawrence Carpenter, a beloved resident of Whipple, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the age of 90. He was born on August 5, 1936, in Marietta, Ohio to Lawrence and Elizabeth Smith Carpenter. Don was a proud truck driver and ...

Hollie Chester Michael

Hollie Chester Michael, 83, of Lowell, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Rockland Ridge in Belpre. He was born on January 23, 1943 in Belpre, Ohio, son of Hollie C. Michael Sr. and Virginia Ross Michael. Hollie spent 4 years in the US Navy during the Vietnam War on the U.S.S. Krishna ...