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John Roy Sorensen

John Roy Sorensen, 82, son of the late Herbert and Wanda Sorensen, was born on September 4, 1943, in Akron, Ohio. He passed away at his home in Winter Park, Florida, on December 31, 2025. John spent his youth and school years in Marietta, Ohio. There he met many lifelong friends. John joined the Air Force after graduation from Marietta High School. While serving in Japan, he became a sixth degree martial artist. John was a graduate of Tennessee Temple and Bob Jones University where he studied Religious Education. John is survived by his sons, Jeffery, Jonathan and Jason. He will be ...

Funerals

Sharon K. Brooks — Funeral service, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at McClure- Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Burial, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Visitation, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Anna Lee Roberts — Memorial service, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Visitation, 5-7 p.m. Wednesday.

Sharon K. Brooks

Sharon K. Brooks, 81, of Lowell, OH, passed away at 9:42 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born on December 3, 1944, In Monroe, Louisiana, a daughter of Orman Kehl and Emma Bower Kehl. Sharon was a graduate of Marietta High School in 1962 and was a ...

Sally Nan Neff

Sally Nan Neff, 83, Caldwell, died Friday Jan. 9, 2026, with her daughter Julie and sister Patsy by her side. Private services are being held at Chandler Funeral Home in Caldwell on Wednesday with graveside services and burial at Dudley Cemetery.

Anna Lee Roberts

Anna Lee Roberts, 66, of Long Bottom, died Jan. 10, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Memorial Services will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday.

Colonel Larry Lee Sutton

Colonel Larry Lee Sutton (US ARMY RETIRED), 95 of East Windsor, died on Friday, January 9, 2026 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Williamstown, West Virginia, he was raised in Marietta, Ohio. Larry graduated from Marietta High School and enlisted in the United States Navy ...