Area Obituaries

Patricia L. “Patty” West, age 85, of Pleasant City, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born June 9, 1938, in Caldwell, daughter of the late William David and Ruth Jane Montgomery Buckley. Patty was a 1956 graduate of Belle Valley High School and was a beloved mother…

Richard A. DeVolld, age 78, of Cuenca, Ecuador, formerly of Noble County, Ohio, died Saturday, August  19, 2023, in Cuenca. He was born June 3, 1945, in Caldwell, Ohio, son of the late F. Marshall and Irene Hess DeVolld. Richard was a graduate of Belle Valley High School and graduated from The Ohio State University…

Bradford Alan Pryor of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023, at the Weirton Medical Center.  He was 64 years old. He was born on September 4, 1958, in Marietta, Ohio.,  a son of Billy Dale and Patricia Haas Pryor Bradford was a member of the 1976 graduating class of Weir High School…

August 8,1964-August 20, 2023 Ted began his life growing up on his family’s Ohio farm, doing chores, riding his pony and camping outside all summer. He attended Tuscarawas Valley HS and completed secondary school at Caldwell HS in Noble County, Ohio in 1982. While there he earned letters in baseball attended Boys State and worked…

Jerry S. “Country” Hood, age 71, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. He was born September 21, 1951, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, son of the late Oliver Jerry and Bessie Jo Sibley Hood. Jerry was a graduate of Salem High School in Salem, Ohio, and was…

Helen Louise Moore, age 95, of Marysville, formerly of Pleasant City, Ohio, died Monday, August 21, 2023, at Monarch Skilled Nursing in Marysville. She was born March 6, 1928, in Coal Ridge, daughter of the late Harry and Maggie Way Hickman. She was a graduate of Belle Valley High School and took adult education nursing…

Darren Matthew Cheeseman, 57, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 20, 1966 in Marietta, Ohio to Lloyd Cheeseman, Jr. and Jeannine Bishman Cheeseman. Darren was a 1984 graduate of Marietta High School. He had been a member of the L-A Fire & Rescue…

Anthony Potochnik, Jr., 91, of Quaker City, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehab. He was born on July 9, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Anthony and Katherine Belle (Jones) Potochnik, Sr. Tony was a 1950 graduate of Patton High School in Patton, Pennsylvania. Tony was…

Carson A. Duffey Jr. age 37, of Caldwell, OH passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at his home unexpectedly following an extended illness. He was born October 29, 1985 in Cleveland, OH a son of Kimberly Duffey of Pleasant City, OH and the late Carson A. Duffey Sr. He could often be found fishing or…

William D. “Dean” Banks, age 82, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge. He was born June 6, 1941, in Asheville, North Carolina, son of the late Jeff and Mildred Chapman Banks. Dean was a graduate of Owen High School in Asheville and he was a United States…