Area Obituaries

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…

Judith “Judy” Ball Kilburn, 90, of Lewisville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Judy was born on August 26, 1935, in Caldwell, Ohio, the daughter of the late Richard and Twila Tilton Ball of Caldwell, Ohio. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Kilburn and a devoted…

Dena Jane Stevens, 68, a five-year resident of Baltic and formerly of Byesville, passed away Monday (July 27, 2026) at The Truman House, New Philadelphia.   She was born July 29, 1957 in Guernsey County, daughter of the late Thomas Stevens and Vivian (Sills) Stevens Cox.   Dena attended the Golden Rule School, where she…

Clara Grywalski, age 98, of Summerfield, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2026. She was born October 21, 1927, in Noble County, Ohio, daughter of the late Fred M. and Sarah Lou Celia Davis Davis. Clara was a 1945 graduate of Sarahsville High School and was employed for 16 years by NCR in Cambridge. She…

Duane J. Hill, 60, of Quaker City, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.      He was born in Cambridge, Ohio on August 28, 1965, a son of Donna Jean Dimmerling Hill who survives of Quaker City, Ohio and the late Robert Dale Hill.     …

Raymond L. Akers Sr. age 91, of Pleasant City, OH passed away Monday, July 13, 2026, at his home. He was born January 27, 1935 in Oak Hill, W.V., the son of the late Raymond Willis and Edith Ann Taylor Akers. He enjoyed working outdoors, especially tending to his yard and hunting. He retired following…

Rodney Lee Butler, 75, of Woodsfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, surrounded by his loving children. Rodney was born on July 9, 1950, at Barnesville Hospital, the son of the late Vernon L. Butler and Cinderella Stephen Butler. A member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in…