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LINDA SMITH

Linda Smith, 66, of New Cumberland, passed away Friday October 10, 2025. She was born on December 16, 1958, in Weirton, the daughter of the late Donald and Lina (Morgan) Smith. She is survived by a daughter, Angela Swiger and a son, Chad Patterson, both of New Cumberland; three grandchildren, JJ., Chelsea and Randy and two great-grand- children, John Jr and Zephyr. She is also survived by a bother, Craig (Wanda) Smith of Chester and three sisters, Kathy (Steve) Shannon, Donna Bryan and Joyce (Bruce) Brouillard all of East Liverpool; and the father of her children, Gary Patterson of New ...

FINLEY SMITH

Louis Finley Smith, 89, of Bloomingdale (McIntyre), OH, passed away Sunday Oct. 5, 2025. Per Finley’s request, there will be no public viewing. Services will be for his immediate family only, at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Smithfield. Rev. Melody Essex of Shaffer Chapel AME Church, in McIntyre, will preside and burial will take place in the McIntyre Cemetery. www.jefosterfh.com

JOHN SERAFINI

John Serafini, 86, of Steubenville passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Trinity Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born November 8, 1938, in Steubenville, son of the late Oreste and Lillian (DiFilippo) Serafini. John was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose ...

FRED CHAMBERS

Fred T. Chambers, 82 of Daytona Beach, FL, formerly of Wellsburg, WV passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at his residence under the care of his family. Fred was born on November 13, 1942 in Wheeling, WV. He was the son of the late Floyd and Genevieve (Brown) Chambers. In addition to ...

NORRIS HAYHURST

Norris E. Hayhurst, 82, of Wintersville, Ohio was called home by his Lord and Savior on October 9, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at Valley Hospice Care Center. He was born December 7,1942 in Munday, WV. He was the son of the late Earl and Eleanor (Mills) Hayhurst. He was preceded in ...

CONCETTA “TINA” DeCARIA

Concetta Rose “Tina” DeCaria, 80, of Weirton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Born December 5, 1944, in Steubenville, Ohio, she was one of six children of the late Salvatore “Sam” and Rose M. Tripoli DeCaria. A 1963 graduate of Weirton Madonna High School, Tina devoted more than 40 years to her family’s businesses, first as a clerk at The International Market in Downtown Weirton and later at DeCaria’s Market on Weirton Heights. Quiet by nature, she found simple joy in watching television and faithfully attending the 4:00 PM Mass at Saint Joseph the Worker ...