Area Obituaries

Linda S. Grywalski, age 86, of Akron, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on September 1, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born October 5, 1939, daughter of the late Michael J. and Anna S. Sichina Vyloscik. Linda grew up in Belle Valley and was a 1957 graduate of Belle Valley High School.…

Virginia F. “Toni” Smith, age 79, of Sarahsville, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at her home. She was born March 17,1947, in Harrisville, West Virginia, daughter of the late Owen “Joe” and Bessie Parr Cantwell. Toni was a graduate of Dexter City High School and retired from Food Center in Caldwell. She helped open…

Harry Theodore “Ted” Hannum, 76 of Caldwell, OH left this earth on Friday, August 28, 2026. He was born April 12, 1950 in Zanesville, OH to the late Harry L and E. Marguerite Hannum. Ted was a 1968 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He then joined the United States Navy and served two tours in…

Kayla L. Dimmerling, age 38, of Beallsville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026. She was born August 12, 1988, in Cambridge, daughter of John H. Carter, III (Lori Graves) of Caldwell and Christy L. Stottsberry (Lloyd) Ferguson of Beallsville. Kayla was a 2006 graduate of Shenandoah High School and dental hygienist school in Cambridge,…

Richard Allen “Dick” Davis of Cumberland, Ohio, passed away at his home on August 20, 2026. Born on October 5, 1933, in Cambridge, Ohio, he was the second son of Arthur Wilson Davis and Neva Mae Hanes Davis. In his early youth, Dick lived in rural Senecaville before moving and working on his family’s farm in…

Betty Lou Farson Wilson died peacefully on August 7, 2026 in Lakewood, Colorado.  She was born on November 6, 1939 to Hosmer and Ethel Hughes Farson in Jackson Township, Ohio.  She graduated from Dexter City High School with the Class of 1957.  She married William Charles Wilson on August 30, 1959. They resided in Lowell…

Gay Junior “Bugs” Pitts, age 82, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Altercare Summit Acres. He was born April 29, 1944, in Caldwell, son of the late Gay and Kathryn Johnson Pitts. Gay was a graduate of Caldwell High School and was a United States Army veteran, having been stationed in Germany.…

Larry Edwin McCullough age 91, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving children. He was born April 20, 1935, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Paul J. and Ruth E. Cooper McCullough. He was a 1953 graduate of Cadiz High School, earned a…

Jerry K. Robinson, 81, of Sarahsville, entered his eternal rest on August 5, 2026, at The Arthur G. James Cancer Center, Columbus, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 20, 1944 in Sarahsville, OH, a son of the late James Ralph and Waneda Bonnie Jones Robinson.   After graduating from Sarahsville High School,…

Carolyn Veva (Clark) Carpenter-Allison-Slabaugh, age 92, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2026, at Canton Christian Home. She was born March 9, 1934, to the late Richard and Bernice (Batten) Clark. Carolyn was preceded in death by her husbands, Marvin Carpenter, Eugene Allison, and Melvin Slabaugh. She is survived by her sister, Delores Guiler of…