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Nora M. Carpenter - Visitation, 4-8 p.m. today, Hadley Funeral Home (Reno Chapel), Marietta with an Eastern Star service, 7:30 p.m. Funeral, 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow in the Highland Ridge Cemetery near Lowell. Naomi G. (Chidester) Muntz - Funeral service, 2 p.m. today at Roberts Funeral Home, Marietta, Visitation, noon to 2 p.m. today. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park. Gathering to follow at Warren Fire Department on St. Rt. 550. Nancy L. Murphy - Funeral service, 1 p.m. today McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Burial, Barker Cemetery. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1:00 pm.. ...

Nora M. Carpenter

Nora M. Carpenter, 87, of Lowell, Ohio passed away Friday, June 12, 2026 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio. She was born near Harriettsville, Ohio on March 14, 1939 a daughter of the late Nelson and Vietta Love Williams. Nora was a retired clerk from the Kroger Co., Marietta, ...

Naomi G. (Chidester) Muntz

Naomi G. (Chidester) Muntz, 94, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born to Albert and Lenna (Nicholson) Chidester on November 6, 1931 in Marietta, Ohio. Naomi is survived by her daughters Norma Edgell, Cathy Farley and Rebecca Muntz; grandchildren Timothy (Jennifer) Edgell, DeLynn Edgell, Dusta (Robert) Goodwin, Josh (Jen) Farley and Adam Muntz; great grandchildren Danielle (Heath) Edgell, Noah (Eleanora) Edgell, Gracee (Darwin) Goodwin, Mylee, Annee, Hazelee, Parker and Ethan Goodwin, Peyton (Henry) Farley, Mackenzie and Joel Farley; great-great ...

Nancy L. Murphy

Nancy L. Murphy, 66, of Newport, OH, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Belpre Landings. She was born on November 19, 1959, in Marietta a daughter of Charles C. Benson and Gertrude Matheny Benson. Nancy was a stay-at-home mom. She enjoyed taking care of everyone she knew, especially her family.  She was a "Big Time" Steelers fan, but loved spending time with her grandchildren. On August 6, 1976, she married James Murphy who preceded her in death on September 13, 2015. Surviving are her sons, Ray Murphy and Donnie (Christina) Murphy; grandchildren:  Jared, Dylan, Makenzie, ...

Funeral Services

CASTO, Judy K. – Monday 11 a.m., McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta, with burial following in Valley Cemetery. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday and one hour before the service on Monday. REYNOLDS, George “Jerry” – Today, June 13, noon, Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home. Visitation from 9 a.m. to noon today, June 13. Burial in Gravel Bank Cemetery with full military honors.

Judy K. Casto

Judy K. Casto, 85, of Marietta, passed away at 11:05 am, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Judy was born August 27, 1940, in Marietta, a daughter of Andrew Barth and Genevieve Siley Barth. She was a 1958 graduate of Marietta High School and had been employed at Hayes ...