All Obituaries

     Juanita J. “Poke” Wilcoxen, 67, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 7, 1952 in Coal Run, Ohio, daughter of Clinton J. and Glenna Jean Stewart Misel. Poke graduated from Fort Frye High School and was a member of the Laborers Union Local 639 at Marietta. She is survived by a son, Sam Wilcoxen (Sara); a daughter, Dawn Misel (Mark); six grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Misel...

     Randy A. Dailey, 53, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 9, 1966 in Marietta, Ohio, son of Larry L. Dailey and Rosalie Jean Young Ellis. Randy graduated from Waterford High School and had been employed at Superior Hardwoods for 35 years. In his younger days Randy was an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed taking life slowly on backroads and spoiling his grandbabies. He never met a stranger and always had a story to tell and...

     Josef Kutscherenko, 68, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. He was born on May 7, 1951 in Amberg, Germany, son of Ivan and Ilona E. Kersco Kutscherenko. He graduated from Morgan High School in 1970 and had been a mechanic at Central Ohio Coal Company for many years retiring in 1999. He had been a member of the Beverly-Waterford Jaycees and a member of the United Mine Workers Union. Joe enjoyed his...

     Martin L. “Marty” Francis, 59, of Caldwell, Ohio, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 29, 1960 in Beverly, Ohio, son of William L. and Emily Way Francis. He graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1978 and had been a prison guard at the Noble Correctional Institution for 23 years. He served on the board of Pure Water and had been an avid deer hunter for many years. He was married on May 17, 2002 to Cynni Reed Francis who...

     James Edward Gregory, 79, of Beverly, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 28, 1939 son of Sanford and Bernetta Heiss Gregory. He graduated from Marietta High School in 1958 and served in the US Army. He retired from Solvay Specialty Polymers in Marietta in 1996. James was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America, American Legion Post 750 at Lowell, Mt. Moriah Lodge #37, Washington County Scottish...

     Deborah (Debbie) Lynn McCutcheon, 64 of Waterford, Ohio was welcomed into her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 . Debbie was born on February 8, 1955 in Marietta, Ohio daughter of the late Carl and Betty Bone Darnell of Devola. She graduated from Marietta High School in 1973. She worked for Moores’s Lumber and later for AEP Muskingum River Plant from which she retired in 2012. She attended the Church of the Nazarene in Waterford where she was...

     Lloyd Lee Jeffers, 62, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on August 7, 1957 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Robert L. Jeffers and Alice Joanne Colmer. He was employed at Air Heater and Seal Company in Waterford as a welder and fabricator. He graduated from Fort Frye High School and served his county in the US Army. He is survived by a son, Donnie Jeffers of Hackney; two daughters, Joanna...

     Roy W. Francis, 81, of Dexter City, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1937 in Marietta to George “Todd” and Frances Jones Francis. He was a meat cutter at Cloverdale and Sandy Creek Farms and was a member of the Dungannon United Methodist Church. On March 3, 1956 he married Jeanette Kelley who preceded him in death on September 23, 1985. To this union was born one son, Kenneth (April)...

     Emily D. Francis, 86, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Muskingum Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She was born on November 7, 1932 in Lowell, Ohio, daughter of James W. and Edith Mallett Way. She had worked in Dr. Victor Whitacre’s office in Beverly for 40 years. She graduated from Beverly High School in 1950. Emily was a longtime member and pianist at the Mt. Olive Community Church. She loved her dogs and cats and in her earlier years she...

     Helen Louise Huck, 83, of Waterford, Ohio passed away at Marietta Memorial Hospital on Sunday, September 8, 2019. She was born on May 1, 1936 in Lowell, to the late Walter W. and Thelma L. Statts Schimmel of Lowell, Ohio. She graduated from Lowell High School in 1954. She married Joseph L. Huck on October 25, 1955. She worked for Joe Huck Contractor Inc. as a secretary for 41 years. She was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Her greatest joy was her...