Area Obituaries

Linda Sue Lothes, age 69, of Beverly, OH passed on Monday, January 20, 2025. She was born April 3, 1955 in Parkersburg, WV. She was the daughter of the late Dale and Donna Secrest Lothes and grew up on their farm in Jackson Township in the southern part of Noble County, OH. Linda attended Dexter…

Teri A. McElfresh Parks age 79, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025 at OhioHealth Southeastern Med. in Cambridge, OH. She was born March 18, 1945 in Caldwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Herman Grant and Evelyn Loretta Davis McElfresh. She was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church and First Baptist…

Virginia L. “Gin” Birch, age 67, of Dellroy, Ohio, died Saturday evening, January 18, 2025 in the Minerva Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at Minerva, Ohio. She was born January 29, 1957 in Dexter City, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Clayton and Wanda (Clark) Slater. Her husband, the late Randal T. Birch, whom…

Earl M. Bond, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, January 17, 2025, at his home. He was born November 10, 1937, in Zanesville, son of the late Ora R. and Ocie Lucille Alton Bond. Earl was a 1956 graduate of Belle Valley High School. He retired as a tool and die maker for the…

Rita Elizabeth Little passed away on January 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. Born on September 6, 1940, at Butler County Memorial Hospital, she spent her childhood in Widnoon, Pennsylvania. Rita was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Florence Bowser, and her siblings: four brothers, Wilbur, Harold, Richard, and Mervin…

Sandra Marie Birch, age 65, of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away Monday January 13, 2025 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. Sandra was born on March 19, 1959 to the late John Birch Sr. and Clara Worthington Birch in Wheeling WV. Sandy loved life and so many things, but most of all she enjoyed and…

Marilyn June Wheeler, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Genesis Hospice – Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born April 12, 1937, in Summerfield, daughter of the late Blaine W. and Mary Rose Washington Moore. June attended Summerfield School and was employed by the former Weatherseal Plant in Caldwell. She…

Michael “Mike” Ray Foraker, age 65, of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at OhioHealth Southeastern Med in Cambridge, Ohio. He was born September 8, 1959 in Cambridge, son of Mary Lou Gardner Vaughn of Caldwell and the late Bernard R. Foraker. He was employed at Detroit Diesel…

Cynthia Marie Carpenter, 74, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025 at Emerald Pointe. She was born on May 20, 1950 in Barnesville to the late Woodrow Wilson Carpenter and Patsy Lou Lucas. Cindy was a 1968 graduate of Shenandoah High School. She was a cashier for McDonalds for many years. Cindy…

Jo Louise Brown, age 97, of Zoar, Ohio, died Friday, January 3, 2025, at her home in Zoar. She was born November 5, 1927, in Sarahsville, the only child of Philip L. and Louise Young McWilliams. Jo Louise was a 1945 graduate of Sarahsville High School and served as deputy auditor of Noble County in…