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Eugene Crawford

Eugene Crawford, Age 70, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Surviving are stepchildren, John (Louida) Brown, Jimmy (April) Mercer, Victor (Alesia) Mercer, Leila (Don) Huntsman, Jeannie (Don) Guy, Mary Mercer and Betty Anderson; several step-grandchildren;  one sister, Lucile (Bruce) English; two nieces, Cecile (Ryan) Watters and Tiffany (Adam) Hesson; great nephews and a…

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Thompson Sentenced to Life without Parole

Tyler Thompson, 29, of Belle Valley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his fiancée, Leah B. Hines, in March. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said, “This man killed a person he claimed to love and had promised to share a life with. He richly deserves his sentence…

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David Alan Pottmeyer

David Alan Pottmeyer, 64, of Churchtown, died November 19, 2021 at Camden Clark Medical Center due to complications from Covid. Dave was born February 22, 1957 to Robert and Elizabeth O’Linn Pottmeyer. He attended St. John Central Catholic School, Fort Frye High School, and the Washington County Career Center where he studied welding. Dave was…

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Sylvia D. Johnson

Sylvia D. Johnson, 80, of New Albany, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 22, 2021. She was born on October 30, 1941, to the late Glenn L. and Martha Bell Wheeler in Noble County, Ohio. She attended the Belle Valley Schools until she met who would become her husband of 61…

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Daniel Lee Green

Daniel Lee Green age 63, of Whipple, Ohio passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He was born October 28, 1958 in Marietta, Ohio, a son of the late Floyd and Lourene “June” VanDyne Green. He will be remembered as a family man, who was most happy…

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LaVonna Marie Lloyd

LaVonna Marie Lloyd, age 74, of Byesville, Ohio, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at SE Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. She was born October 13, 1947, in Columbus, daughter of the late Addie B. Sonner. LaVonna was employed by Red Carpet Health Care Center in Cambridge and she also worked as a home health…

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George M. Zwick

George M. Zwick, 74 of Stafford, Ohio a beloved husband, father, and grandfather entered into God’s kingdom on November 14, 2021, after a 42 day battle with Covid-19. George was born to Clawrence and Juanita (Camden) Zwick, of Marr, Ohio, on May 12, 1947. He was the eighth of 12 children. As a young man, George…

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Tyler Thompson Found Guilty of Murdering Leah Brooke Hines

Noble County Sheriff Jason Mackie announced that Tyler Thompson, age 28 of Belle Valley, was found guilty by a jury of his peers on November 10, 2021 of Aggravated Murder, Murder, and Felony Murder, with each charge containing a firearm specification, as well as a charge of Tampering with Evidence. The jury trial began on…

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Veterans Day Photos from Caldwell

If you have photos from another Veterans Day celebration in Noble County, we’d love to print them in The Journal. Please email them to news@journal-leader.com. These photos are from the November 11 Veterans Day celebration in Caldwell.

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Vernon Thomas “Tom” Sorg

Vernon Thomas “Tom” Sorg, age 67, of Sarahsville, Ohio, died Monday, November 15, 2021, at his home. He was born February 6, 1954, in Greenville, Ohio, son of the late Vernon R. and Jane A. Dyer Sorg. Tom was a 1973 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He retired as a journeyman lineman for IBEW Local…

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