Area Obituaries

Robert E. Dickerson age 81, of Batesville, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at his home. He was born August 10, 1944 to the late Harold and Ella Bean Dickerson of Barnesville, Ohio. He graduated from Barnesville High School in 1962. Bob has worked for Moore’s Stores, Ormet Corp. and later retired from American…

Mary Lou Vaughn age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Altercare of Cambridge in Cambridge, Ohio. She was born September 29, 1938 in Caldwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Bernard and Emma Cooper Gardner. She was a Caldwell High School graduate. Mary Lou spent many years caring for others through…

Donna Marie Bridgman, lovingly known by many as Mommer, age 89, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Altercare Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell, Ohio. She was born on May 4, 1936 in Carlisle, Ohio, daughter of the late Rayner A. and Bernetta Rose Ruppel Schehl. She was a…

Rhonda S. Petry age 59, of Macksburg, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. She was born January 15, 1967 in Adamsville, Ohio, daughter of the late David Allen “Donald” and Jessie Frances “Fran” McCort Workman. She worked as a weaver at Longaberger Baskets for thirteen years…

Larry E. Foraker, age 85, of New Market, Tennessee, passed away on January 18, 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Larry was born in Zanesville, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. Go Buckeyes! He was also a USAF veteran. Larry is survived by his son, Zane (Renee); and his…

Roy Dale Hedge age 96, of Caldwell, Ohio, formerly a lifelong resident of Brookfield Township, Noble County, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at the Altercare Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell. He was born January 10, 1930 in Noble County, Ohio, son of the late Lewis E. and Grace Bartlett Hedge.…

Chesne Hannah Long, 19, of Caldwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026. She was born on August 1, 2006 in Cambridge, OH the precious daughter of Brent and Kristen Stephen Long. Chesne brought light, laughter, and kindness into the lives of everyone who knew her. She was a faithful member of Caldwell Church of…

Sally Nan Neff, age 83 of Caldwell, Ohio passed peacefully in her home on Friday January 9, 2026, with her daughter Julie and sister Patsy by her side.  Sally has been eternally reunited with her devoted husband Larry, who has been waiting to share the beauty of Heaven with his beloved since October 14, 2023.…

Deborah “Debbie” Jo Leach, 66, of Summerfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at her home.      She was born at Barnesville, Ohio on June 19, 1959, a daughter of Neva Stephens Burkhart who survives at Temperanceville, Ohio and the late Charles Edward Burkhart.      She was a former bartender and was a prep…

Janice Roe Keith passed away January 7, 2026 at the age of 87 with family by her side. She was born September 8, 1938 in Batesville, Ohio to Harold Luther and Grace Stephens Roe. She was a proud graduate of Batesville High School and Cambridge Business College. Janice met Andy Keith, who she later married,…