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JENNA MADAMA DAVIS

Jenna Madama Davis, 43, of Pittsburgh, PA passed away on December 28, 2023. She was born September 3, 1980 in Steubenville, OH a daughter of Karen and Dennis Madama. Jenna was a graduate of Steubenville High School and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Otterbein ...

SALLY VELEGOL

Sally Ann (Hodge) Velegol, 85 of Colliers, WV, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at her residence under the care of her son with the assistance of Valley Hospice after a long battle with COPD. Sally was born on June 22, 1938 in Mansfield, OH. She was the daughter of the ...

MARK COWDEN

MARK COWDEN Mark (Hoss) Cowden of Weirton, WV, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024 in the presence of God and his family. Hoss was preceded in death by his father, Robert S. Cowden Sr. and survived by his wife, Christal Cowden; his daughters, Elise (Ryan) Fullerton and Liz (Donald) ...

SAMUEL GEDDIS

Samuel James Geddis, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday Jan. 4, 2024, in the Sienna Skilled Nursing Facility in Wintersville, OH. Sam was born June 6, 1937, in Steubenville, OH, son of the late William J. and Margaret (Collins) Geddis. He retired from Timet in Toronto where he worked ...

HELEN HOOBLER

Helen M. Hoobler, 95, of Richmond, Ohio, passed away on January 3, 2024. She was born on May 6, 1928, in Alikanna, Ohio, to the late Richard and Mary (Williams) Myers. In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence “Bud” Hoobler; her son, Timothy Hoobler; and her 13 siblings. Helen was a Sunday school teacher since 1964 and was actively involved in her church. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Janet) and John Hoobler; her daughters, Donna Byrley, Debra (John) Oberman, Lawana (Kim) Scott, and Angela (Jay) Shelton; her sisters, Mary Alice Stietz ...

JOE “PAP” RITCHIE

Joe Louis “Pap” Ritchie, 86, of Sardis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, Ohio after fighting a long battle. He was born near Sardis, Ohio on September 5, 1937 a son of the late William Conrad Ritchie and Bertha Virginia Leasure Ritchie. Joe was a 1956 graduate of the River High School. He served as a cook in the Army National Guard. He delivered milk for a living until being employed at the former Conalco Aluminum Corp., Hannibal, Ohio. Joe enjoyed living and working on the family farm where he ...