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FRYMAN, Gertrude Ann (Gertie) — Today 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., visitation, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta. HILVERDING, Helen L. — Tuesday noon, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta, followed by cremation. Visitation, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. KIDD, Charles Warren — Today 11:30 a.m., Roberts Funeral Home-East Lawn Chapel, Marietta, with Pastor Matt Armstrong officiating. Burial will be at East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation from 10-11:30 a.m. today at the funeral home. STOKES, Eleanor “Brenda” — Friday 10 a.m., Funeral Liturgy with Mass, the Basilica ...

Gertrude Ann (Gertie) Fryman

Our beloved mother, Gertrude Ann (Gertie) Fryman, 89, of Marietta, passed away on May 14, 2025. She was born March 9, 1936, in Gary, Indiana, a daughter of Fred Legleitner, Sr and Jaunita Hufford Legleitner. She is preceded in death by her sister Patricia Foy and brother Fred Legleitner ...

Michael Hodges

Michael Hodges, 76, of Marietta, passed away May 8, 2025 in McConnelsville, Ohio. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Charles Warren Kidd

Charles Warren Kidd, 68, of Waterford, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at The Arbors, in Marietta. Chuck was born July 19, 1956 in Marietta to Warren and Evelyn {Venham} Kidd. He was a 1974 graduate of Marietta High School. Chuck was a delivery driver for Dominos for over 30 years. ...

Alfred B. Smith

Alfred B. Smith passed away on May 9, 2025. He was born in Persinger, WV, to the late Leonard D. and Edith Smith. He served in the Army National Guard. He and his brother owned MarFab in Marietta for many years. He married the love of his life, Karen Stephen, in 1981 and the two of ...

Eleanor “Brenda” Stokes

Eleanor “Brenda” Stokes died January 22, 2025. Funeral Liturgy with Mass, 10 a.m. Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption. Family will greet friends in the social hall of the church following burial of her ashes after Mass. www.CawleyandPeoples.com.