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JEAN THOMPSON

Jean Griffith Thompson went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2022. Jean was born at home May 4, 1928 to dairy farmers, Donley and Ferne Reppart Griffith. Jean loved and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High school in 1946. She sometimes rode her horse, Blondie, into town for many after school activities. She met her husband, Tom, (Paul Thompson Jr.) at the corner of Rt. 150 and 250 at Lightning Peltz’s as she was walking home after work. Tom always said he knew what time her ride from Cadiz dropped her off and arranged to be there! She and Tom married in October of 1947 and spent most ...

JOLENE HODOROWSKI

Jolene Ann (Paolucci) Hodorowski, 80, of Bellaire Ohio died October 10, 2022 at Ohio State Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus Ohio. She was born December 5, 1941 in Bellaire, Ohio, the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred ‘Millie’ Patrone Paolucci. Jolene was a retired High School math teacher from Martins Ferry City School after 25 years of teaching. She also taught for 13 years at St. John Central High School. After retirement, she taught for one more year at St. John Central. She was a graduate of St. John Central, Franciscan University of Steubenville and the University of ...

LAWRENCE “PEACH” WESLEY

Lawrence Robert Wesley, age 78, went home to be with the Lord October 8, 2022. Peach was educated in the Belmont County, Ohio school system, before entering the United States Army. He developed a passion for building which lead him into the field of construction. He loved telling stories. But his greatest passion was the love of family. Lawrence succumbed to cancer, and fought it to the end with tenacity. He is preceded in death by parents, Corrine Sears and James Barnett Wesley Sr; sister, Vanessa; and brothers, James Jr, Harold, and Larry. Lawrence Robert Wesley, affectionately ...

FREDERICK COLLINS

Frederick B. Collins Jr., 75, died Oct. 24, 2021. Inurnment Oct. 22, 2022, 1pm, in Linwood Cemetery. Condolences, www.wilson funeralhomes.com.

TESSA ZANKE

Tessa Marie Zanke, 44, passed away October 16, 2022 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio surrounded by her family and friends. Tessa was born June 18, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tessa is the daughter of Nick and Dorene Zanke and the late Karen Pearson. Tessa graduated with Bachelor’s Degrees in elementary and special education from Fairmont State College in Fairmont, WV. After graduation, Tessa was a special education teacher at Breckinridge Elementary. Following the arrival of her daughter, she dedicated her life to being a mother and continued to share her love of ...

HELEN GARRETT

Helen Marie Garrett, 82, of Stockport, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at home with her family. She was born October 9, 1940 in Bridgeport, Ohio, the daughter of the late Floyd and Marie Daisy (Reger) Mann. Helen was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star, Mother Advisor for the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, former President of Jr. Women’s Club, she volunteered her time to serve lunches for the United Methodist Church, and was co-owner of her and her husband’s store, Stockport Hardware. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by ...