All Obituaries

     Michael D. Kenney Sr. 67, of Cutler, Ohio, died on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 19, 1953 in Medina, Ohio, son of Ronald Kenney and Ruth E. Welch. He was a Boilermaker and member of the Boilermaker Local Union # 105 in Piketon, Ohio. He graduated from Waterford High School in 1971. Mike was a hard working and devoted family man who loved teaching his children and grandchildren about the life he was so proud of on the family farm, which...

Diane Wagner Elliott   Diane Wagner Elliott, 80, of Beverly, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 3, with her family by her side.  She was born April 29, 1940, in Caldwell, Ohio to Donald R. and Mary June Hutcheson Wagner.  She grew up in Marietta and graduated from Marietta High School in 1958, and Ohio University, with a bachelor’s degree in education, in 1962.    She is survived by her husband of 57 years, J. Ronald Elliott, whom she married on August 26,...

     Winnie M. McFerren, 91, of Beverly, formerly of Waterford, Ohio, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Appletree Assisted Living in Beverly. She was born in Beverly on August 27, 1928, daughter of Clyde D. and Cora L. Rininger Burchett. She graduated from Beverly High School in 1946 and was a longtime member of the Waterford United Methodist Church. On August 30, 1949 she was married to James M. McFerren who died on May 28, 2002. She is survived by a son, David McFerren and...

Shirley Louene Welch Curry passed away peacefully at home on May 19th, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Daughter of the late Dean and Doris (Morris) Welch, she was born November 15, 1937 in Morgan County, Ohio.  She married Archibald Delbert Curry on August 25, 1956 at Grace Methodist Church in Beverly, and after living in Beverly for a year, they moved to their first home on Main St. in Watertown.  In 1969 they moved to the Curry  home farm on Curry Road just...

     Monica Steorts, 93, of Reno, Ohio, died on Monday, May 18, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 8, 1926 in the country of Poland. She was married in 1960 to Isaac Lawrence Steorts who died on February 10, 2003. A special thanks to the Strecker Cancer Center, Amedisys Hospice, Affordable in Home Care and friend Lulu for all their care and support during her illness. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Center Cemetery near...

     Billy J. Weisend, 93, of Parkersburg, WV, died at his home on Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born on October 26, 1926 in Waterford, Ohio, son of William and Carol Lauer Weisend. He retired after 42 years of service from BF Goodrich in Marietta. He was in the US Army and served his country in the Pacific Theater during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post 750 at Lowell . Billy attended the Latrobe St. Church of Christ in Parkersburg, WV. He was married on...

Kathryn Graham, 95, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away on May 8, 2020. She was born to the late Ralph James Krantz and Mary Ellen Goodwin Allen Krantz on December 5, 1924, in Camden, NJ. During WWII, Kathryn was a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station in PA where she met and married her husband of 57 years, James Buchanan Graham. Kathryn spent much of her life as a homemaker in Beverly, OH. She was a member of the Beverly United Methodist Church. She was an...

     Chad E. McNabb, 47, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 1, 1972 in Marietta, Ohio, son of Chester McNabb and Rhonda Rummer McNabb. He graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1991 and been a farmer for several years. He is survived by a son, Brent McNabb of Waterford; his mother, Rhonda McNabb of Marietta; his father, Chester McNabb of Lower Salem; and his grandmother, Ramona Rummer of Marietta....

     Louis W. Arnold, 82, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville, Ohio. He was born on October 17, 1937 in Churchtown, son of Francis and Mary Luella Green Arnold. Louis was a graduate of Waterford High School and had been employed at Globe Metallurgical. He was a farmer and owned Belgian Draft horses and enjoyed showing them at fairs. He was a member of St. Bernard’s and St. John’s Catholic...

     Louis J. “Whitey” Meyers, 90, of Beverly, Ohio, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born July 17, 1929 in Toledo, Oh. to Louis and Mary Beres Meyers.          He is survived by his wife Juanita Meyers of Beverly, Oh., daughter Dennise Meyers, Franklin, Tn., stepson Dave Bobak of Bradenton, Fl., stepson Kevin Laughery of Charlottesville, Va., stepdaughter Betsy Johnson...