Area Obituaries

Leonard W. Danford age 86, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. He was born March 2, 1937 in Noble County, Ohio, a son of the late Wayne and Estelene Harding Danford. He was a member of the First Church of Christ in Caldwell and…

Dana B. Foraker, age 94, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, March 10, 2023, at Ohio Health Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge. He was born January 31, 1929, in Caldwell, son of the late Joseph B. “J.B.” and Edna B. Sprague Foraker. Dana was a 1947 graduate of Forest Grove High School. He retired as a…

Kathy J. Haga, age 60, of Zanesville, Ohio, died Friday, March 3, 2023, in Caldwell. She was born November 26, 1962, in Marietta, daughter of the late Howard B. and H. Louise McAuley Haga. Kathy was a 1981 graduate of Caldwell High School and she earned an associate’s degree in business from Ohio University-Zanesville. She…

Barbara J. Bond, age 89, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 29, 1933 in Belle Valley, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lewis H. and Juanita McCutcheon Dennis. She was a member of Ragan’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Barbara loved…

Mitzie L. Mellott, age 65, of Grove City, Ohio, died Monday, February 13, 2023, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born April 1, 1957, in Kentucky, daughter of the late Christman O. “C.O.” Ginn and Ruth O. Trenner Ginn, and the biological daughter of the late Roy and Irene Ginn. Mitzie was a…

Amy Jo Porter, age 44, of Belle Valley, Ohio, died Monday, February 13, 2023, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born March 1, 1978, in Cambridge, daughter of Carol Patricia Prunty Mizik of Belle Valley and the late James  Leo “Jim” Mizik. Amy was a 1996 graduate of Shenandoah High School, where she was…

Dorothy Grace Pickenpaugh, age 88, of Gahanna, Ohio, died February 2, 2023, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. She was born August 12, 1934, to the late Carl H. and Dorothy B. Pickenpaugh. Known to her family as “Grace” and to her friends as “Dottie”, she spent her early years in Caldwell. Later, she…

Verna B. Butler, age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at her home. She was born March 11, 1931, in Summerfield, daughter of the late Fred E. and Nora L. Green Snyder. Verna attended Summerfield High School and she was a beloved mother and homemaker. She served as a home companion for…

Verna M. Stewart Brown, age 88, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born December 18, 1934, in Monroe County, daughter of the late Otis R. and Lola Morris Martin. Verna was a 1954 graduate of Summerfield High School and she retired from Essex Wire in Zanesville following…

Caroline Louella Davis, age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Altercare Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell after a brief stay. She was born June 29, 1930 in Sligo, PA, a daughter of the late William and Alice Gourley Theiss. She attended the Mary Reed Memorial Church at…