Area Obituaries

Lois C. Chapman, age 67, of Summerfield, Ohio, died Friday, May 29, 2026, at WVU Medicine – Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville. She was born October 24, 1958, in Akron, daughter of the late Leroy and Lois Hummel Chapman. Over the years, she worked in print shops and as a bartender. Lois was very patriotic and…

Carolyn M. Eichhorn, age 86, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at The Arbors at Marietta. She was born December 26, 1939, in Little Hocking, daughter of the late Floyd Webb and Sarah Blodwen Evans Bretz. Carolyn was a licensed practical nurse who retired from Summit Acres Nursing Home following thirty-eight and a…

Gwyneth E. Rouse age 24, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 1, 2002, in Cambridge, Ohio, the daughter of Heather (Michael) Bettinger Bass and the late Eric Rouse.   She attended Crum Ridge Church of Christ, graduated from Ewing School in…

Irene Helen Peters, 85 of Caldwell Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2026. She was born on Feb. 6, 1941, to William Shilinski and Theresa (Nau) Shilinski.   Irene was sincere in manner, courageous in spirit, known for her kind heart, and gave all her love to anyone she met. She had several hobbies…

Richard ‘Rick’ Brian Henthorne, 67, of Caldwell, Ohio went to be the Lord on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born September 4,1958 to the late Joe and Imogene (Farson) Henthorne.  His wife, Cora M. (Haislet) Henthorne, also preceded him in death, as well as two brothers, Randolph (infant)…

Barbara L. Hill, 68, of Summerfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.      She was born at Pine Knot, Kentucky on March 27, 1958 a daughter of the late George Beard and Beulah Neal Beard Davidson.      Barbara was a homemaker and enjoyed painting, fishing, and doing…

Dr. Russell K. Carpenter, 71, passed away on 20 April 2026 in San Francisco, California. Russell was born on 17 December 1954, in Caldwell, Ohio, to Brad Carpenter and Delma Roe Carpenter. Russell graduated from Shenandoah High School in Sarahsville, Ohio, where he was inducted into its Academic Hall of Fame. He earned two bachelor’s…

Noel Leon McFarland, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born May 31, 1938, on the family farm near Crooked Tree son of the late Delmer R. and Edith Darrah McFarland.  Noel attended Jackson School, was a 1956 graduate of Dexter City High School and a…

James Dale Carpenter, “Dale”, age 73 of Calais, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio. He was born on July 18, 1952 in Barnesville, Ohio, a son of the late Irvin and Cledith (Leach) Carpenter of Calais, Ohio.      Dale was a 1970 graduate of Shenandoah High School,…