Area Obituaries

Jennifer A. Haga, age 59, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, March 19, 2021, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born December 31, 1961, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Delbert and Myrtle Maxine Long Bates. She was a 1979 graduate of Shenandoah High School. Jennifer was a beloved mother and homemaker. She attended Barry’s Ridge…

Rita T. Estep, age 89, of Pleasant City, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at her home. She was born February 20, 1932, in Zanesville, daughter of the late James D. and Frances E. White Kirkbride. Rita was a graduate of Sarahsville High School and she was an in-home caregiver for several years. She attended…

David M. Cline, 65 of Summerfield, Ohio passed away Sunday March 14, 2021 at his home.  He was born in his grandmother’s house in Mechanicsburg, Ohio on June 2, 1955 to the late Kenny Cline and Wilma Jean Brown Cline. Before he met his wife, David proudly served in the United States Navy, and during…

Frederick M. “Fred” Cox, M.D., age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at his home. He was born November 6, 1928, in Caldwell, son of the late Jack Ward Cox and Pansy Henrietta Archer Cox. Fred was a 1946 graduate of Caldwell High School. He enlisted in the United States Army following…

Cheryl R. Townsend, age 71, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born December 23, 1949, in Reinersville, Ohio, daughter of the late Ray and Mary “Kitty” Armstrong Petry. Cheryl was a graduate of Caldwell High School, and she was a beloved mother and homemaker. She attended the…

Donna Jean Kuhn Hammes, age 85, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021. She was born June 30, 1935, in Lewisville, Ohio, and graduated from Summerfield High School in 1953. She will be remembered as a devoted fan of The Ohio State University football and basketball. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and…

Janice G. Wickham Novak, age 74 of Ava, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Southeastern Med Hospital in Cambridge, Ohio. She was born April 7, 1946 in Marietta, Ohio, a daughter of the late Herbert and Clarice Everly Wickham. She loved spending time with her great-grandchildren and car rides around Marietta with her…

Kathryn Maxwell age 77 of Caldwell, Ohio passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Lore City, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 20, 1943 in Caldwell a daughter of the late John Franklin and Leona Frances Wheeler Hardesty. She liked to crochet and spent countless hours working…

Steven V. Hall, age 70 of Caldwell, Ohio and #1 Zeps fan, left this earth on Monday, March 1, 2021, for his heavenly home where there will be no more pain and suffering. Steve was born April 10, 1950 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, the son of James and Louanna Hall.  He was preceded in…

Alvaretta M. Jones, age 86, of Beverly, Ohio, died Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born November 3, 1934, in Caldwell, daughter of the late Lewis V. and Gladys Winona McFarland Poling. She was a graduate of Dexter City High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of the…