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Joseph Dean “Smiley” Brookover - Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, at Roberts Funeral Home-East Lawn Chapel, 27880 State Route 7, Marietta. Funeral, 1 p.m. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park. Constance Rae (Connie) Cartmell - Funeral, 3 p.m. Monday, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Visitation, 1-3 p.m. Dolly Jean Payne Smith - Funeral, noon Saturday, Souls Harbor Baptist Church, 115 Caywood Road, Marietta. Visitation, 10 a.m. to noon at the church. George W. Zimmerman - Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home. Burial, Salem Township Cemetery. ...

Joseph Dean “Smiley” Brookover

Joseph Dean “Smiley” Brookover, 61, of Marietta, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Joe was born May 30, 1964 in Marietta to Lonzo and Kathleen {Oliver} Brookover. He was a 1983 graduate of Marietta High School. Joe worked for Richardson Printing for many ...

Constance Rae (Connie) Cartmell

Constance Rae (Connie) Cartmell, 83, of Marietta, Ohio, experienced her final sunset peacefully on the evening of May 5, 2026, surrounded by what she loved most: her family. Connie was born on May 22, 1942, to Robert Eldon and Eleanor (Gecsey) Whitmore. She grew up in Ashland, Ohio, and ...

Dolly Jean Payne Smith

Dolly Jean Payne Smith, 92, of Marietta, OH, died May 5, 2026, at home. She was born January 25, 1934 in Marietta to the late George (Pop) and Fern Whetstone Payne. She was a 1953 graduate of Lawrence High School. On December 20, 1953, she married Homer Ellis Smith in Newport, OH. Dolly spent ...

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Amanda Dawn Hendricks - Visitation, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Roberts Funeral Home, Marietta. A short service will follow at 7 p.m.

George W. Zimmerman

George W. Zimmerman, 84, of Marietta, passed away at 8:35 pm, May 4, 2026, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 19, 1942, in Marietta, a son of Howard Zimmerman and Elsie Baker Zimmerman. George had been employed in the oilfield. He married Judith D. Lauer who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sons, Shawn (Bridget) Zimmerman and Scott (Treasa) Zimmerman both of Marietta; stepchildren: Crystal (Rusty) Brown of Lowell, Carmen (Robert) Patterson of Marietta, Jim (Kyla) Kidd of Marietta and Carla Sparks, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, also ...