Thomas Smith
Mar 30, 2026
Thomas A Smith, age 65, formerly of Boardman, passed away suddenly, Monday, March 30, 2026, at his home near Jewett.
Born September 12, 1960, in Youngstown, he was the son of the late Harold Smith and Mary Valentine Smith. Thomas grew up in Boardman and graduated from Boardman High School in 1979. He had been a delivery truck driver and worked...
Gertrude McFarland
Mar 26, 2026
Gertrude Mae Cale McFarland, age 90, of Jewett, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Gables Care Center, Hopedale.
Born October 28, 1935, in Jewett she was a daughter of the late Wilbur Maffit and Isabel Ferrell Maffit. She graduated from Jewett High School in 1953 and was a hard worker all her life. She worked as a platter caster and handle...
Jim Buxton
Mar 24, 2026
James Earl “Jim” Buxton, age 73, died Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at his home near Tappan Lake after a period of declining health.
Born September 7, 1952, in Dennison, he was the son of the late Francis A Buxton and Mary Helen Campbell Buxton. A graduate of Scio High School, Jim attended Kent State University for 3 years prior to joining...
Becky Hugh
Mar 23, 2026
Rebecca Sue “Becky” Morrow Hugh, of Scio passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, just three days prior to her 73rd birthday, surrounded by her loving family after years of battling cancer.
Born March 26, 1953, in Massillon, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John L. Morrow and Dolores May Zearley Morrow. She was in the last class to graduate...
Edward Smith
Mar 17, 2026
Edward “Ed” Smith, age 83, of Deersville, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville.
Born August 24, 1942, in the family home near Deersville, he was a son of the late James Walter Smith and Mary Frances Fife Smith. Ed was a dozer operator for R&F Coal Company for many years and served for 28...
Sam Kerwood
Mar 16, 2026
Samuel E. “Sam” Kerwood, age 76, of Scio, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, in Aultman Hospital, Canton after a lengthy illness.
Born December 12, 1949, in Martins Ferry, Ohio he was a son of the late Ross E. Kerwood and Beatrice Raber Kerwood. A 1967 graduate from Jewett High School, Sam honorably served his country in the Army during the...
Joyce Beatty Smith
Mar 2, 2026
Joyce Marilyn Smith, 87, of Scio, passed away March 2, 2026, after a brief illness.
Born January 5, 1939, in Scio, she was a 1957 graduate of Scio High School and completed the Cadet Teacher Program at Ohio University. She began her career in elementary education and, after marrying Airman Frederick “Don” Smith in 1961, lived in several states as an...
DJ Amore
Feb 28, 2026
iDeloras Kay Amore, “DJ” as most knew her, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Truman House in New Philadelphia. Born October 29, 1946, in Canton she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Dowdle and Mary Cecil Dowdle and was a graduate from Jewett High School.
DJ was very active in her church and had all her faith in God. She...
Doris Spence Birney
Feb 26, 2026
Doris J. Ankrom Spence Birney, age 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, February 26, 2026, at her home in New Rumley.
Born June 13, 1936, in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Everett H. Ankrom and Stella Smith Ankrom. Doris was a 1954 graduate of Jewett High School and worked for 15 years in the...
Clyde Compher
Feb 24, 2026
Clyde Eugene Compher, age 82, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home near New Rumley surrounded by his loving family.
Born November 9, 1943, in Dennison he was a son of the late James Merritt Compher and Freda Alberta Finnicum Compher. He graduated from Scio High School and honorably served his country in the Army and Army...
Billy Kerschbaumer
Feb 1, 2026
William F. “Billy” Kerschbaumer, Jr, “The Dragon! BAUMER” age 54, passed away suddenly of natural causes at his home in New Philadelphia on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Born August 19, 1971, in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of Linda Salisbury Smallwood of Scio, Ohio and William F “Bill” Kerschbaumer, Sr. of Midvale, Ohio, Billy graduated from Jewett-Scio High School in...
Carolyn Smallcomb Curry
Jan 31, 2026
Surrounded by loved ones, Carolyn Curry, 83, of Uhrichsville went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2026, after a period of declining health. Born November 4, 1942, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late James Smallcomb and Audrey Smallcomb DeWalt and George DeWalt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Audrick who passed December...
Edward "E.D." Shumaker, Jr
Jan 27, 2026
Edward David “E.D.” Shumaker, Jr., January 18, 1928 – January 27, 2026, lived a long and generous life in Scio, Ohio defined by curiosity, service, and a quiet devotion to the people around him. He was the son of Edward David “Doc” Shumaker (1896–1973) and Emma Lillich Gibbs (1894–1979), and the younger brother of Abbie Shumaker Amos (1925–2012), with whom...
John Phillip Barrett
Jan 26, 2026
On January 26, 2026, John Philip “Phil” Barrett answered the call to the next life.
In this life, Phil found himself always duty bound. To the Air Force, to his workplace, and most importantly to him – his family. His loyalty to family was boundless, even when those duties clashed.
It’s for this reason that Phil found himself driving at unreasonable speeds...
Tammy Jo Barley
Jan 6, 2026
Tammy Jo Stull Barley, age 61, of Bowerston, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Aultman Hospital, Canton.
Born April 25, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Merle L. Stull and Audrey E. Albright Stull. Tammy graduated from Conotton Valley High School in 1982 and had worked for Twin City Hospital for 25 years. She started as a...
Frank Graziano
Jan 3, 2026
Frank Kevin Graziano, age 75, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz.
Born October 12, 1950, in Wheeling, WV, he was a son of the late Frank Graziano and Faye Moore Graziano Cattrell. Frank grew up in Amsterdam and started working in the coal mines at 17, having to lie about his age to get the...
William Nelson Heavener
Dec 31, 2025
William Nelson Heavener, lovingly known as Nelson and affectionately called “Doc” by much of his family, passed away on December 31st, 2025, in Lewis Center, Ohio, at the age of 90.
Nelson was born on June 16, 1935, in Bergoo, West Virginia, to Inecia and Russell Heavener. He was one of ten children and formed lifelong bonds with his brothers and...
Raymond Newbrough
Dec 20, 2025
Raymond Edward “Ray” Newbrough, age 89, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at his home near Jewett.
Born September 28, 1936, in West Virginia he was a son of the late Hurshel Newbrough and Alice Lindsey Newbrough. Raymond worked for Anderson’s Chevy Garage in Shinnston, WV before moving to Harrison County in 1964 to work in the coal mines. He worked...
Joyce Stull
Dec 14, 2025
Joyce Jean Hawthorne Bozicevic Stull, age 81, of Scio, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born August 19, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Wilmer Hawthorne and Alma Agnes Gow Hawthorne. She grew up in Piney Fork and graduated from Adena High School in 1962. Joyce held various jobs over her...
Walt Huhn
Dec 11, 2025
Walter “Walt” Huhn, of Jewett, formerly of Cumberland and Byesville, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on December 11, 2025, after a battle with cancer . Walt was a beloved husband, father, Pappaw, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, who left us far too soon. He was in the care of Valley Hospice of...
