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William (Bill) Abrams - Visitation, 3 – 6 p.m. Thursday at Jerusalem Community Church and 1-2 p.m. Friday, Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday at Moffett Community Church Woodsfield. Darrell Eugene “Sonny” Carpenter - Funeral service, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Stone-Matheney Funeral Home, Chesterhill. Visitation, 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 at the funeral home. Margaret Matterson Fredericks - Celebration of Life, 11 a.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta with a reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall. Lillian I. Sams Hile - Graveside service, 1 ...

Elaine Fisher

Elaine Fisher of Waterford, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, which was her 65th birthday. She was born in Beverly, Ohio, to Audrey Brooker and the late Donald Brooker. Elaine was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and the Catholic Women’s Club in Beverly, Ohio. She ...

Jeffrey “Jeff” Dean Hall

Jeffrey “Jeff” Dean Hall, 66, of Marietta passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2026. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. May 8 at New St. Mary’s Cemetery in Marietta where family and friends will gather to celebrate Jeff’s life. Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, Marietta, is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Eugene Maxon Sr.

Donald Eugene Maxon, Sr., 75, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital Southeast, in Newark, OH. He was born on September 3, 1950, in Marietta, OH to Ruth (Smith) and Thomas Maxon. After graduating from Marietta High School in 1968, Don attended ...

Paula M. Polito

Paula M. Polito of Stockport died April 19, 2026. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Barlow Chapel of Cawley and Peoples Funeral Home. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial in Polito Family Cemetery.

Robert Eugene Richardson Jr.

Robert Eugene Richardson, Jr., 81, passed away November 21, 2025. A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, 232 3rd St., with reception to follow. For full obituary, service details, RSVP, to share ...