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Robert “Bob” R. Baker — Visitation, 4-8 p.m. today, at Chandler Funeral Home, Caldwell. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, with military honors, Hoskinsville Cemetery, near Belle Valley. Pamela L. (Ward) Griffith — Visitation, noon to 2 p.m. today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield. Gretchen Estelle Seagraves — Funeral, 1 p.m. today, April 3, 2026, at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly. Burial, Beverly Cemetery. Visitation, noon 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Paula J. Thomas — Graveside service, 11 a.m. today, at Grandview ...

Robert “Bob” R. Baker

Robert “Bob” R. Baker, 95, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Visitation, 4-8 p.m. Friday, at Chandler Funeral Home, Caldwell. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2026, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, with military honors, Hoskinsville Cemetery, near Belle Valley.

Pamela L. (Ward) Griffith

Pamela L. (Ward) Griffith, 74, of Woodsfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday. Visitation, 2–7 p.m. today and noon to 2 p.m. Friday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home Woodsfield.

Gretchen Estelle Seagraves

Gretchen Estelle Seagraves, 46, of Beverly, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2026, at McCurdy Funeral Home, Beverly. Burial, Beverly Cemetery. Visitation, noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Paula J. Thomas

Paula J. Thomas, 68, New Matamoras, OH, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born in Point Pleasant, WV, on April 28, 1957, she was a daughter of the late John Harvey McCoy, Sr. and Evelyn Marie Hartley McCoy. She was a 1976 graduate of Frontier High School and worked for BF Goodrich/Prefusion for 40 plus years. She is survived by one son, Jasper Thomas; one brother, Jim McCoy; and one sister, Kay Cline. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Roger, one sister, Mary Felter, and two brothers, Andy McCoy, and John McCoy Jr. A graveside service ...

Funerals

Rebecca “Becky” Bowles — Celebration of Life, 11:30 a.m. East Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Marietta. Gathering at 12:30 p.m. at The Galley, where friends and family are invited to share stories, memories, and raise a glass in honor of a life so beautifully lived. Mary Francis Henry — Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes. Graveside service, Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown, WV. Visitation, noon to 2 p.m.Saturday. Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home is honored to serve Mary’s family.