Area Obituaries

Constance “Connie” Sophia Schott, 78 of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born August 17, 1946, in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Andrew L. and Pauline M. Crock Crum. She was a 1964 graduate of Caldwell High School and earned her…

Connie Ann Stiers, age 74, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born January 6, 1950, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, daughter of the late Lloyd E. “Dink” and Virginia L. Manion Potts. Connie was a 1968 graduate of Caldwell High School and studied business…

Mary Beth Green age 37, of Whipple, Ohio passed away Sunday, August 25, 2024 at the OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio as a result of an ATV accident. She was born June 27, 1987 in Marietta, Ohio, a daughter of Beth Ann Longfellow Green of Whipple and the late Daniel Lee Green. She…

Laurie Lynn Torrence, 60, of Guysville, passed away Friday, August 23, 2024 at her home.  Born December 4, 1963 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Donald Fannin and Dorthy Fish Fannin. A 1982 graduate of Shenandoah High School, she completed her education at University of Rio Grande and Ohio University in 1986. …

Mary Margaret Wren age 85, of Summerfield, Ohio, passed away Wednesday August 7, 2024 at her home. She was born January 4, 1939 in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late Paul Papic and Evelyn Rheam Anderson.  She could often be found crocheting her blue-ribbon winning pieces for the county fair. Mary was an avid…

Maxine Danford age 90, of Caldwell, OH died peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024 at her home. She was born February 4, 1934 at home in Wakefield, OH a daughter of the late Eddie and Maggie Moore West. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Caldwell and attended the Caldwell Church…

Dolores M. Snider, age 85, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Monday, August 19, 2024, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born February 11, 1939, in Fulda, daughter of the late Albert G. and Marie C. Bishop Schoeppner. Dolores attended Fulda School for eleven years and was a 1957 graduate of Caldwell High School. She was employed…

Larry Allen Bettinger, age 80, of Tabor Ridge, near Stafford, Ohio, died Thursday, August 16, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 4, 1943 in Canton, Ohio, to the late Elmer and Mabel Feldner Bettinger. He graduated from Elk Local High School in Harrietsville, Ohio and later attended Malone College prior…

Kelsey “Kelsi” Elizabeth Chlovechok died on July 19, 2024 at home in Hubert, North Carolina. She was born on July 4, 1989 in Akron, Ohio. In her twenties Kelsi was a firefighter, EMT, and an ocean lifeguard. The eldest of five children, she lived her life as though everyone she met was her younger sibling—hers…

James H. Williams, age 86, of Mt. Ephraim, Ohio, died Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Altercare Summit Acres in Caldwell. He was born October 16, 1937, in Mt. Ephraim, son of the late Reese H. Williams and Edith Cartright Williams. He was a 1955 graduate of Sarahsville High School and he was a member of…