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Lorraine Hundley

Lorraine Hundley, 97 of Marietta passed away Thursday Oct. 15, 2026. She was born March 24, 1929, in War, WV to Arnold and Kathleen Martin. She began her career as a teacher in West Virginia and continued for many years in Marietta City Schools. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church Marietta. She enjoyed reading, quilting, travel and feeding the birds. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Peters Hundley. She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Hundley and Andrea Wheeler, her sister Louise Wolfli and brother Roy Martin, her grandchildren Emily Wigal, Julia ...

Olive “Becky” Petty

Olive "Becky" Petty passed away on Sept. 26, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband Arnold "Gene" Petty and daughter-in-lawn Lynn Petty. She is survived by 6 sons, Kenneth (Marcie), Douglas, Richard (Linda), Randall (MariLynn), Timothy, Gary(Christel). 16 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. Memorial visitation will be Oct. 24th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at North End Church of Christ. A memorial service will be from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. with Eddie Cooper officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the North End Church of Christ for ...

Donna Sue Spring

Donna Sue Spring, 90, of Morristown, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on August 15, 1936, in Mansfield, Ohio, the daughter of Dorsel and Genevieve (Wilson) Kincaid. On July 5, 1964, she married Harry Edwin ...

Ann Wakefield Thomas

Marietta native Ann Wakefield Thomas died on Feb 22, 2026, in Bonita Springs, Florida, after a valiant fight against cancer. Ann was born on January 27, 1942, in Parkersburg, W.Va., the oldest child and only daughter of Ella Mae (Klinger) Wakefield and Samuel C. Wakefield. She grew up in ...

Michael Edwin Wesel

Michael Edwin Wesel, 62, son of Joseph and Luada Wesel, lost his long and valiant battle with ALS on October 15, 2026. Visitation 4-7 PM, Thursday, October 22 at A. Ripepi & Sons, Middleburg Heights, OH. Funeral Mass at 11 am Friday, October 23 at St. Columbkille, Parma, OH. Full obituary online at A. Ripepi & Sons.

Funeral Service

Richard Paul McKenna - Visitation, 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home. Funeral, 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park, with military honors.