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Kenneth Robert Vigneron Sr.

Kenneth Robert Vigneron Sr., 65, of Marietta, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at his home in Marietta, Ohio. Kenny was born February 16, 1960, in Marietta to Thurl and Peggy Schultheis Boice and was adopted by DeForest “Vic” Vigneron Jr. He was a 1978 graduate of ...

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Kevin Eugene Decker — Visitation, 6-8 p.m. Monday at McClure- Schafer- Lankford Funeral Home. Funeral, 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial, Warren Chapel Cemetery. Roberta G. “Bobbi” Pritchett — Visitation, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.Tuesday Ingram Funeral Home, Saint Marys, and 1-2 p.m. Wednesday. Service, 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. interment, Newport Cemetery.

Kevin Eugene Decker

Kevin Eugene Decker, 66, of Fleming, Ohio, joined the pearly gates on his Harley on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. He was at Marietta Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on December 29, 1958, in Marietta, Ohio, to Richard Curtis Decker and ...

Roberta G. “Bobbi” Pritchett

Roberta G. “Bobbi” Pritchett, of Newport, died in the early hours of July 31 at the age of 78. Born in Marietta on July 27, 1947, to Virgil “Barney” and Mary Jo Heddleson, Bobbi grew up in Caldwell, Ohio, with six other siblings. A 1965 graduate of Caldwell High School, she played trumpet in the marching band. She married John C. Pritchett of Newport on June 15, 1968, while in Huntsville, Alabama. They returned to Newport, where she made her home and became part of the fabric of the community for almost 60 years. Over the years, Bobbi worked at Peoples Savings Bank, Byers’ ...

Funerals

Edward E. Hutchins — Memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell. Burial, Dudley Cemetery. Patricia Ann Rathburn — Visitation, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday. Funeral, 1 p.m., at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Burial, Rockland Cemetery.

Edward E. Hutchins

Edward E. Hutchins, 68, of Caldwell, died Monday, July 28, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell. Burial, Dudley Cemetery.