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Patricia Ellen Buck

Patricia Ellen Buck, 66, of Williamstown, passed away October 6, 2026, in Parkersburg. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

John Thomas “Tom” Carey

John Thomas "Tom" Carey passed away with his wife by his side on October 5, 2026, from complications of cancer. Tom was born April 17, 1947, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Anne and John Carey. He grew up in McKeesport, PA, and graduated from McKeesport High School. He was an Eagle Boy Scout, altar boy and loved tennis. He and a friend were the Northern Virginia doubles champions. Tom went to Ohio University on a tennis scholarship and graduated in 1969. He then became a Physical Education Major and taught in Northern Virginia and received his Masters Degree from George Washington in Washington ...

Betty Louise Godfrey

Betty Louise Godfrey, 92, of Belpre, Ohio, passed away Oct. 6, 2026. The family will be having private services. Internment will be at Rockland Cemetery Belpre. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.LeavittFuneralHome.com.

Francis E. Miller

Francis E. Miller, 83, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1943, in Waterford, Ohio, son of Wilfred H. and Mary Ida Belle Province Miller. Francis had worked at Globe Metallurgical for many years and had also helped on the family farm and feed mill for a long time. He attended Waterford High School and was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Waterford Grange, Washington County Farm Bureau, Waterford Fair Board and was an honorary member of the Waterford FFA. He had a great love for farming and always enjoyed going to tractor ...

Funeral Services

Vicki Lynn Benson - Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday at McClure Schafer Lankford Funeral Home. Visitation, 9-11 a.m. Michelle P. Dick - Graveside services, 1 p.m. Friday, Riverview Cemetery. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, at McClure Schafer Lankford Funeral Home.

Vicki Lynn Benson

Vicki Lynn Benson, 56, of Belpre, passed away at 10:44 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Thursday at McClure Schafer Lankford Funeral Home. Visitation, 9-11 a.m. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.