Area Obituaries

Verna M. Stewart Brown, age 88, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born December 18, 1934, in Monroe County, daughter of the late Otis R. and Lola Morris Martin. Verna was a 1954 graduate of Summerfield High School and she retired from Essex Wire in Zanesville following…

Caroline Louella Davis, age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Altercare Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell after a brief stay. She was born June 29, 1930 in Sligo, PA, a daughter of the late William and Alice Gourley Theiss. She attended the Mary Reed Memorial Church at…

Delores J. (Sweet) Doebereiner, 84, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 21, 1938, in Waterford, Ohio, daughter of Howard W. and Joy L. Bush Sweet. She graduated from Beverly High School in 1956 and had worked in finance for several years. Later in…

Rose Marie Williams Sholtis, age 86, of Mt. Ephraim, Ohio, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres in Caldwell. She was born February 2, 1936, in Noble County, daughter of the late Rodney R. and Zola Niswonger Williams. Rose was a 1953 graduate of Sarahsville High School. Over the years, she was employed in…

Imogene M. DeVolld, age 89, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. She was born September 29, 1933 in Noble County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Loren and Ella Pierce Carrel. Many will remember Imogene from her time spent as a waitress for many…

Pastor James C. Garrett age 75, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at his home. He was born July 4, 1947 in Maryville, Tennessee, a son of the late Lester Jessie and Bessie Florence England Garrett. He graduated from Everett High School in Maryville, earned his bachelor’s degree from Johnson Bible College…

James (Jim) Charles Mackie, born July 20, 1946, went to heaven January 10, 2023. Jim was born in Cambridge, Ohio.  Jim was the son of David Scott Mackie Sr., and Marion Laverne Wood.  Jim is preceded in death by his parents David and Marion.  His siblings Scott Mackie (Donna), Terry Mackie (Tracy), and Pammy Jean. …

Laureen Abbott Dozier, 65, died January 10, 2023 at home in Summerfield, Ohio after a three-year journey with cancer. Laureen was born August 11, 1957, to Darlene and Pistol Abbott in Tacoma, Washington, and grew up on ranches in Wyoming and Montana. She married Gary C. Dozier August 24, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona. A graduate…

Mary (Annabelle) Archer, 99, passed away peacefully at Haven Health in Cottonwood on January 2, 2023. She was born in Mt Ephraim, Ohio, on April 21, 1923, daughter of Andrew and Ida Bates. Annabelle and her late husband, Ronald (d1996), moved to Phoenix in 1954 with their three children. Ron and Annabelle moved to Cottonwood in 1976 where…

Helen Irene Cartell McCauley, age 96, of Belle Valley, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at her home. She was born November 5, 1926, in Sharon Twp., Noble County, daughter of the late Okey and Hettie Wiley Caldwell. She was a 1944 graduate of Forest Grove High School. Helen was employed at the office of…