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Gary Lewis Dye - Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, 1021 Pike St., Marietta. Visitation, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home with Masonic and Eastern Star services at 8 p.m. Entombment, East Lawn Mausoleum. Maureen L. McDermott - Visitation, 10-11 a.m. Saturday prior to Mass at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 785 Newark-Granville Road, Granville. Mary Arlene Miller - Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Visitation, 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home.

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; ...

Gary Lewis Dye

Gary Lewis Dye, 88, of Marietta, passed away Monday, August 17, 2026, at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born August 12, 1938, in Marietta to the late John William "Barney" and Freda Rinard Dye. He graduated from Graysville High School in 1958 and went to work for the River Gas ...

Maureen L. McDermott

A Mass of Christian Burial for Maureen L. McDermott, 78, of Pataskala, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026 at St. Edward the Confessor Church, Granville with Father Timothy Hayes, celebrant. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio. Maureen passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, August 16, 2026, at Mount Carmel East. She was born July 20, 1948 in Plainfield, NJ, to the late James and Carolyn (Schreyach) Connelly. A loving wife, devoted mother and perpetual caregiver, Maureen worked for Mount Carmel Health as a Registered Nurse for over 30 years, where she ...

Mary Arlene Miller

Mary Arlene Miller, 83, of Marietta, passed away at 6:53 pm on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. She was born February 8, 1943, at Marietta to Raymond Chester Goodwin and Rowena Effie Grace Johnson Goodwin. She was a homemaker. Mary was married to Victor Ward, Sr. who survives and later she married Lloyd Miller who preceded her in death. Surviving are her children Victor (Tina) Ward Jr. of North Carolina, Larry (Marsha) Ward Sr. of New Matamoras, and Marianne Ward Swaney of Marietta, and a step-daughter Amber Miller of Marietta. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and ...

Birdie Jo Rood

Birdie Jo Rood, 56, of Reedsville, passed away Aug. 11, 2026, in Marietta. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.